even discuss brittany greiner then you have the community of the n, b a and the w. n. b a who seemed to be following the state department dictates to just be silent. and yes i have, i have real doubts if, if not raising up her name is an effective way to actually raise attention to this and bring her home. i want to just jump in one more thing. i think that this idea that this can be handled quietly with such a public well known figure as they've pointed out, it's impossible, right? all you have to do is go on change dot org and see that there is a, a petition to free brittany griner signed by tens of thousands of people, right. my family put one of those up while i was in prison, half a 1000000 people signed it over a period of many months. this is not a secret, right? this is something that is happening out in the open. you're the u. s. government, the w. n. da, britney grantor's family decided not to talk about it. russian government made a decision to put this out in the world right. once that she needs out of box, you can't put it back in. and even if maybe the uk

he didn't say vladimir putin please bring brittany greiner home. he said, president bible, please act to bring brittany liner home and i think that's where our focus needs to be. no one's asking the w m b a to occupy the state department. all i want to see is not this kind of impose silence. i've spoken to people in the w n, b o r 1st thing to want to say something about this, but they're so scared and they show if they should get up and say something that the fact of the matter, and i wanna piggyback off of what you what both danny and dave said, you know, there is this notion as danny mentioned that, you know, if we talk about publicly, it raises the stakes. right? but that's and that, that more has to do with, with criminal gangs and terrorist organizations, governments know what they're trying to get when they taken hostage sitting here quietly about it ensures that we are not forcing the u. s. government to do their job or their jobs is to protect the rights of citizens while they are abroad. and dave, is it 100 percent? right? the united stat

official believes putin has strong motivation to keep holding greiner. the fact that she's a u.s.member, she was seized in february right after the olympics, when russia was roundly embarrassed yet again for doping of its olympic athletes. and so this might be also a way of getting revenge at the u.s. olympic committee. >> reporter: another american held in russia, trevor reed, on tuesday had a court appearance by video where his appeal was kicked back to a lower court. his parents are worried he may have tuberculosis. >> he looks terrible in that shot that they had on the tweet. and we're really concerned because he he really looks thin. >> reporter: u.s. officials openly concerned about reed's health. >> we do believe that he needs urgent treatment to prevent any further deterioration in his medical condition. >> reporter: reed was sentenced to nine years for allegedly endangering the lives of russian police officers while drunk, which his family and u.s. officials deny. on tuesday reed's father made a bold statement about his son's situation. >> they're taking him for trade and

and britney greiner. we have to work to do that. >> it's been several months for britney. 40 months for paul and almost 1,000 days for trevor reed. it's been a while. we appreciate you joining us. thank you for doing what you do. >> thank you. an armeninan really helped me and flew me there. fred smith. i want to thank him. >> also, you're energy secretary under clinton. a many of many -- >> couldn't keep a job. i was doing all kinds of things. >> thank you. we appreciate it. be well. >> all right. >>> alarming inflation numbers, spears of huge disruptions to the food supply. now russia is shutting off gas supplies for two important european countries. what does it mean for the global economy which we're all apart of? richard quest is here to talk to me. it's good to see you. we'll talk to richard right after the break. perfect car, under budget too! and i get t seven days to love it or my y money back... i love it! i thought online meant no one t to help me, but susan from carvana had all the answers. she didn't try to upsell me. not once, because they're not salespeople!

stop working until they are released, too, katy. >> is there any talk about exchanges others for greiner and for whelan? >> those are among the conversations they are having, and it's significant that there was this breakthrough with trevor reed. it's given the administration some measured optimism they may be able to get the others out but hurdles remain. >> igor, i want to talk to you about what people in ukraine are experiencing right now. you've got friend and family all over the country. what are they telling you? >> nice to see you. i do apologize the way i look. travel has become different. we can't just hop on a play now, we have to drive a lot commuting back and forth. to me the most important person in my family is my cousin, a soldier in eastern ukraine. he was wounded two weeks ago but is expected to be back on the front lines by sunday. he told me this story and shared some pictures only today. they went for a walk in i think he's in sloviansk and two missiles landed like literally a few hundred meters away from them. so he got a scratch as well. he sent me pictures of the r

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what this says about greiner and wheelen is really unclear. i would suspect it would be nice to see some sort of package deal to get both those americans out, but it's too early to make a judgment and i suspect the russians will use them both as they've used trevor reed over the past several years. >> certainly everybody's hoping for their release really soon. aaron david miller, thank you so much. >> thanks, fred. >>> still to come -- i mean, images hard to believe. dozens of buildings levelled after massive tornados like this tearing through kansas and nebraska. we'll tell you where the powerful storm might be headed now after this. unlimited. i earn 5% on our cabin. hello cashback! hello, k kevin hart! earn bigig time with chase freem unlimited with no annual fee. how do you cashback? chchase. make more of what's yours. for back pain, i've always been a take two and call in the morning guy. but my new doctor recommended salonpas. without another pill upsetting my stomach, i get powerful, effective and safe relief. salonpas. it's good medici

britney greiner was arrested two months ago on drug charges. her lawyers have not responded to requests for comment. paul whelan is serving a 16-year sentence. whalen asked why was i left behind? the world knows this was fabricated. why hasn't more been done to secure my release? >> his release came as a major surprise, especially considering the escalation between the u.s. and russia over russia's assault on ukraine. officials here negotiations about reid were walled off from the administration's efforts to punish vladimir putin and russia. back to you. >> a lot of concern about paul whelan and britney greiner. >> and when will rudy giuliani have a date with the january 6 committee? what we know about his expected testimony. and good news for parents as the u.s. comes one step closer to be able to vaccinate the younger ones. later, the economy shrinks for the first time in nearly two years, so why aren't economists worried? years, so why aren't ec worried? your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't you jonathan from tv, that 99

. >> reporter: greiner has been able to see her representative in russia twice a week and is able to release. >> he's not going to release anyone that he has in custody. he'll try to use it as he has been probably behind the scenes all along as a bargaining chip to get something from us. >> reporter: there's very little the u.s. government can do right now. we have very limited leverage over russia right now given the political situation. >> reporter: one former u.s. official believes putin has strong motivation to keep holding greenier, the fact that she's a u.s. olympic gold medalist. >> remember, she was seized in february right after the olympics when russia was roundly embarrassed yet again for doping of its olympic athletes, and so this might be also a way of getting revenge at the u.s. olympic committee. >> reporter: another american held in russia, trevor reed, today had a court appearance by video where his appeal was kicked back to a lower court. his parents are worried he may have tuberculosis. >> he looks terrible in that shot that they had on the tweet, and we're really

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but other americans like security executive, paul whalen, and basketball player. brittany greiner remain in russian captivity, and despite tensions with russia, president biden says the united states will not stop working to secure their release. kimberly help in al jazeera, the white house. israeli forces of shot down dead, a palestinian man after a raid in the occupied westbank. it's the 2nd killing there in just 2 days, following 17 deaths in recent weeks involving israeli forces. they say they're carrying out came to terrorism operations in the city of jeanine. doctors in saddam say at least 230 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in gun battles between nomadic arab tribes known arabs fighting started in west on 4 state after the bodies of 2 nomads were found on thursday on rest, latest spread to the state capitol on janina the lens warning that parts of kenya, ethiopia, and somalia are facing their driest conditions in 40 years. $20000000.00 people are at risk of starvation this year after the failure of a 4th rainy season. food security is also been impacted by confli

but other americans like security executive, paul whalen, and basketball player. brittany greiner. remain in russian captivity and despite tensions with russia, president biden says the united states will not stop working to secure their release. kimberly, how can al jazeera, the white house and my can join us live now from washington dc. mike, so trevor reeves family have been talking about his unexpected release one more day than say this indeed with his family at the home in texas, waiting for their sons arrival. as they watch footage of him being transferred from a russian ed croft at a turkish air base to h u. s. aircraft, they were a cautious about the state of his health. his father believed that he was walking really strangely, his mother saying that he appeared then. but above all, they utterly delighted that this son is returning home. this is what his mother paula had to say. finally, after waiting all this time, i'm going to be able to hug my kid, you know, put my arms around him. i had a little bit of a panic attack. when he told me he was gonna spend the whole summer russia.

but other americans like security executive, paul whalen, and basketball player. brittany greiner remain in russian captivity, and despite tensions with russia, president biden says the united states will not stop working to secure their release. kimberly, how can al jazeera, the white house and my can joins us live now from washington dc. mike, so we understand trouble reads, family have been talking about his unexpected release. what melvin said yes indeed. well there at the home in texas, preparing for his arrival. they watched footage of his transfer from a russian aircraft to a u. s. one at a turkish air base, and they expressed concern about his health, his father saying that he appears to be walking a little unsteadily, his mother remarking that he appears to be thin. they spoke to him by telephone once he was on the u. s. plane as well and he does appear to be in good spirits despite his apparent ailments. but above all, his family are utterly delighted that he is returning back to the us. and this is what his mother paula had to say. finally, after waiting all this time, i'm goi

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the wife of wnba star brittney greiner, who has been detained in russia since february, posted that hereart is overflowing with joy for the reed family. and paul who has been in russian custody since 2018 for alleged espionage, said he was thrilled, too, but in a statement he asked, why was i left behind? why hasn't more been done to secure my release? whelan's twin brother david. >> my goal is to be home to see our parents before they die. and that's a little bit grim, but that's the reality that gets me up every morning. >> reporter: and as the war rages on, today president biden announced he is creating new expedited procedures to seize properties from russian oligarchs like yachts and luxury homes, then liquidating those assets and using the funds to rebuild ukraine. norah? >> weijia jiang, thank you. >>> on the ground in ukraine, the u.n. secretary-general said he was shocked by how close the missiles landed how close to the hotel he was staying. he called the attacks by russia an effort to intimidate nato. chris livesay tonight from the capital. >> reporter: in the crosshairs afte

brittany greiner and corporate executive paul whelan. saying that they were happy for the reed family and applauding president biden for saying that he will continue to work for releasing people like paul whelan. they also hope that the president will not forget about paul and others left behind. neil? >> neil: thank you, griff. general, you read your good stories where you can find a a prisoner swap might be a step in the right direction. but russia gives a different mixture. who do you see where we are right now? >> it's good news for the reed family in fort worth, texas. that is good news for them, good news for the americans. nonetheless, the war still grinds on. the russians are trying to create momentum in the donbas region. they haven't -- that has not come to fruition. part of their historical playbook is to grind on. you can see that before world war ii and fighting the nazis and so forth. he's also trying to create, putin and his commanders in the field, trying to create outside of donbas, create the momentum, not necessarily a

. >> yeah, and paul whelan, brittany greiner are two americans still held in russia and it's a priority for the americans in this administration to have them released as well. a joyous day for the country and for trevor reed's family. kylie atwood and john harwood, thank you. >>> overnight here in ukraine, and just across the border in russia, several blasts specifically targeting things like weapons depots, fuel supply depots. cnn correspondent scott mclean with me here in lviv, ukraine, international correspondent, i should say. it's interesting because ukrainian officials, as we have seen evidence of what at least are the hallmarks of potential attacks on russian facilities. we see ukrainian officials be very cagey about claiming any potential ukrainian responsibility until today, raising the idea that this is some sort of debt being repaid by russia. what do we know? >> reporter: exactly. so we know that the first round of strikes this morning was in the wee hours of the morning and that was that ammunition depot that you mentioned, jim, a little while after that, there were a lot o

officials say securing the release of wnba star brittany greiner, another american held in russia, remains was arrested in february. the energy department authorizing additional exports of liquefied national gas to europe, the move will further wean europe of its dependence on russian fuel. earlier this week from a russia cut its supply to poland and bulgaria in retaliation for the shipment of weapons into ukraine. putin's war and other republica- i'm trace gallagher. now back to "hannity." >> sean: joe joe biden's work border crisis going from bad to worse. there has been a whopping 1 million migrants in just the last six months. according to failed dhs secretary mayorkas, the crisis being effectively managed. really? take a look. >> we inherited a broken and dismantled system that is already under strain. it is not built to manage the current levels and types of migratory flows, only congress can fix this. yet we have effectively managed an unprecedented number of noncitizens seeking to enter the united states and interdicted more drugs and intercepted more smuggling operations than ever

. >> reporter: bill richardson says a prisoner swap is not certain for greiner or weland, because the swaps, because it encourages the other side to use americans as bargaining chips. and then there's justice issues. >> reporter: and a short time ago, paul weland and family responded to trevor reed's release. paul weland released a statement which they shared, saying "why was i left behind? while i'm pleased trevor is home with his family, i've been held on a fictitious charge for 40 months. the world knows this charge was fabricated. why hasn't more been done to secure my relief? whelan's family has complained they were not given more notice before word of trevor reed's release was all over the news. these families are raw with emotion tonight. >> brian todd, thank you very much. >>> just ahead, powerful figures here in washington deliver a final farewell to the first female secretary of state, madeleine albright. a cfp® professional can help you build a complete financial plan. visit letsmakeaplan.org to find your cfp® professioion. ♪ here's to real flavors... real meals. real good.

. >> what about whelan and greiner? what about getting them out? >> we should be pushing. i'm sure we are pushing. very hard to get those people out, just the same way we got this person out here today. so that will continue. >> tell me about this development today, the russian energy giant halted gas supplies to both poland and bulgaria. these are eu countries, nato members. both countries refuse to pay in rubles, the russian currency, and that's why this supposedly happened. the head of the eu commission called this a provocation by the kremlin. how big of an escalation is this? >> a big escalation. however, it comes as the heating season ends. as we're going into spring and summer, the warmer time, less use of gas. however, it is a demonstration that the russians can cut off gas, but they lose revenue. >> right. >> they need revenue to run this war. to fund this war. and they're cutting themselves off from that. >> that's my next question, which is obviously, we don't want our polish and bulgarian allies to suffer, but there truly is a goal now for nato countries to wea

russia has continuing to hold w nba player britney greiner was arrested in february after authorities say they found vaped cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage at the airport near moscow. vice president kamala harris has tested positive for covid. according to her office, she is not showing any symptoms. due to her recent travel schedule, she has not been in recent close contact with president biden. this comes as new research from the cdc suggests that more than 60% of adults and 75% of children in the united states have been infected with by -- with covid at some point during the pandemic. that's a far higher total than the official number of confirmed cases. meanwhile, the world health organization is warning that cuts to covid testing is making it harder for public health officials to track the pandemic. who chief tedros adhanom ghebreyesus spoke tuesday in geneva. >> as many countries reduce testing, who is receiving less and less information about transmission and sequencing. this makes us increasingly blind to patterns of transmission and evolution. but this virus

the league's commissioner said before yesterday's draft, the greiner is safe, but they want to get her back home. now. >> we're trying everything we can. >> every angle working through with her. representation her age i'm elected leaders, the administration, just everybody in our ecosystem to try and find ways to get her home safely and i'm very as quickly as we can. >> the biden administration is also trying to get to former u.s. marines back to the states, paul whalen, who was convicted and sentenced to 16 years back in 2018 on espionage charges, which both the u.s. and his family say are fabricated. and trevor reed, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison for allegedly assaulting 2 russian police officers on a drunken night out. a group of state lawmakers is now in iceland studying new ways to try to address climate change and the economy. and our capitol bureau rep rter ashley zavala talked with officials who organized the trip. >> and they explain why they chose iceland. >> for about a dozen california lawmakers spring break 2022 mean swapping out there, sunny coastal districts for

but other americans, like security executive, paul whalen, and basketball player brittany greiner, remain in russian captivity. and despite tensions with russia, president biden says the united states will not stop working to secure their release. kimberly help him al jazeera, the white house. coming up on this news hour from london. from the frying pan into the fire. why an indonesian bid to stabilize the price of cooking all could push food prices to boiling point caught in. meanwhile, sentences on song suit she to another 5 years in prison in the 1st of 11 corruption cases against her sport dynamo keep delight football fans in germany. details coming up later ah, the u. n. is warning, the parts of kenya, ethiopia, and somalia are facing their dry august conditions in 40 years. $20000000.00 people are at risk of starvation this year after the failure of a 4th rainy season. that security has also been impacted by conflict, poverty, and a locust invasion. while the world food program says 40 percent of somali us population faces hunger, with a wheel whisk of famine in the coming months, h

greiner is a basketball star playing in russia. she is still behind bars. you wonder if there is movement soon. >> dana: she is expected to have another hearing in may. >> bill: to ukraine. president zelenskyy marking 36 years since the chernobyl disaster warning that moscow is trying to blackmail the world with nuclear threat as russia suggests moldova could be the next target. griff jenkins live in kyiv with all that today. >> good morning. that's right. president zelenskyy has spoken every night for all 63 days of this war to the ukrainian people. last night in a fiery speech he warned no one in the world is safe from russia's nuclear capabilities and weapons. but amid the nuclear threats it is not stopping the u.s. from continuing to support ukraine. defense secretary lloyd austin rallied defense officials from 40 other countries yesterday on how best to meet ukraine's security needs. it comes as russia continues to pound the city of kharkiv in the east with russian troops gaining ground in small towns in the donbas and more strikes in the mariupol wher

wnba star britney greiner and michigan security executive are still locked up in russia.test. >> steve: we all know that inflation is hurting us and it's causing a lot of americans to change their grocery shopping habits. a new report revealing consumers are buying more store brands and swapping different kinds of meat as those prices climb. the cost of beef and veal up 20% and poultry is up 13.2%. the ceo of that meat purveyors enjoins us right now. good morning to you. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> steve: we are big fans of pat leahy fritos burgers. we use those throughout the pandemic. a lot of people are going through the budget cuts right now. we don't have to buy a car this year. but we have to eat today. >> some of us do need to buy cards. i need to buy trucks to make me deliveries. i'm waiting for supply chains to open. i'm waiting for the ports to unload trucks. a truck parts that we need in those trucks for those refrigeration units. that's part of the inflation that is adding to the meat costs. yes, i think it is smart to look at for economy cuts of