we condemned the detention of mr herskovits in the strongest terms, she added. we also condemned the russian government's continued targeting and repression of journalists and freedom of the press. now, one thing that officials say is key in this moment is trying to obtain that consular access to go herskovits so officials can determine his conditions at this time, as well as being able to relay that to his family members as well, just a short while ago. spokesperson over at the state department said that that would be a matter of days they are expecting before they would have consular access to him do some of the security and administrative processes on the russian side. additionally one thing that has been said in the statement as they have been referring to this as a detention of oreskovic, oftentimes in the past with other detainees, you have heard the white house and the state department say that they have been wrongfully detained at the white house says that that is a process that is currently being evaluated. and under going over at the state department t

david sanger , what can you tell us about evan herskovits? he's 31 years old and the challenges of reporting in russia right now, particularly now, with putin, trying to control the narrative on his war in ukraine. well that has been a problem. wolf really since the war started, you may remember that a few weeks after the war began, there was a new national security law that was passed in russia that basically made it a crime to call the war in ukraine, an invasion even to call it a war was supposed to be that the special military operation that putin had named it. most major news organizations. american news organizations polled a lot of the reporters are all of them at that time for fear that their own coverage would lead those reporters to be prosecuted. that didn't happen and you've seen reporters begin to filter back in. i suspect that with this nightmare unfolding, um a lot of news organizations are now going to be recalculating. the risks that are involved in having reporters there. you know, there are a lot of echoes to the cold war h

wall street journal reporter evan herskovits now white house press secretary, karine jean pierre flat out called those espionage espionage charges ridiculous and said that they have no reason to believe that they are accurate. the white house has also started to provide a very limited timeline about when exactly that they became aware of this. detention the white house has said that last night, the white house officials and state department officials spoke with garcia vic's employer, the wall street journal, and the state department has also been in contact with his family for president biden's heart part, he was first informed and briefed of this matter this morning as he received his president's daily brief. that was something that was scheduled at 10 45 in the situation room, and we've also heard corey jean pierre really trying to warn about some of these tactics that they've mean russia using as they're trying to stress to americans not to travel to the country and to leave immediately. we don't have any specific indication that journalists would be targeted. as we know this is in

lawyer for the reporter, says that he worries he won't have any contact with herskovits .or weeks. the arrest saddles the biden white house with yet another foreign policy puzzle, as relations with russia slide backwards toward cold war lows. joining us now is former deputy director of national intelligence, beth sanner. and russian american journalist masha gessen. beth i want to start with the broader context here, which is unmistakable. this is a low point for us russia relations and also a moment in which this issue of russia taking americans as prisoners as bargaining chips is front of mind just recently. brittney griner was released after being in a russian prison on drug charges. trevor reid was released about a year ago. but there are still two americans left there. does this case now join these others? i think absolutely, and i think it joins especially paul whelan, which you know, we know his case was also a trumped up. issue, but it's completely absurd. the idea that mr gersh covic was spying for the u. s intelligence community, we actually have a prohibition ag

says it could be several more days before us diplomats can visit wall street journal reporter evan herskovits . he was arrested in russia accused of spying. he's the first first american reporter detained in russia since the cold war. the white house calls the charges. ridiculous ceviche is a russian speaker whose parents came to the u. s from the soviet union. he is due back in court in may, and the military is investigating the crash of two blackhawk helicopters near fort campbell, kentucky. nine soldiers were killed during a training exercise. investigators are believed to be looking into whether the choppers collided.ld were wearing night vision goggles. tense moments at the tennessee state capitals, parents and students demanded action on gun control. officers had to clear a path for lawmakers crowd. it follows monday's school shooting in nashville. that left six people dead. we're now hearing the 911 call made by a teaching assistant hiding with her students in a closet during the attack. somebody's shooting guns. okay you're still hearing shot. you're still hearing shots. no, it sounds

also this morning, newly released video appears to show the wall street journal reporter evan herskovits arriving at a moscow court yesterday after he was arrested on espionage charges. the white house now says it is fighting for consular access for the american citizen, saying that the charges are quote ridiculous. this is a priority for this administration, regardless of whether someone has received a wrongful detention designation, the state department seeks counselor access for all americans held abroad, and that's what we're waiting to do. that's what we're fighting for. to get get that council representation for evan at this time. cnn's matthew chance is live in moscow this morning, matthew. we talked about this yesterday. when this hit, we were just hearing and learning about these charges. what do we know about where evan is now and what's next for him? well, that video is interesting because he saw evan gagovic arriving at the lefortovo court house, which is in central moscow. it's part of a larger sort of complex of sort of prison facilities. when he was inside the court, the c

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s needs to act quickly to secure herskovits release clearly done this for political purposes to gain some kind of leverage over the united states or make make an example out of them to make a point. if convicted, evan gersh kovic faces up to 20 years in a russian prison in london. greg palkot fox news. all right now back to the weather and to rosemary for a look at the bay area forecast really nice day outside today. so are we in the clear for a bit rosemary oroczo spar. generally we do have a very slim chance at a few scattered showers over the bay area this weekend. definitely not enough to cancel your plans. i'll show you in just a moment. let's take a look at that beautiful blue sky and sunshine that we are enjoying today. one cloud there to be seen temperatures a little bit warmer than yesterday, but still below average for this time. um, of the year 57 degrees right now in san francisco in the north bay, 59 napa low sixties reported livermore, walnut creek and san jose enjoying 61 degrees and again look at the 24 hour temperature change where most of us outside of santa rosa ei

what will happen next with american journalist evan herskovits in russia and other u s journalist still working? they're safe. the kremlin claims they are but like jim just said, there is deep concern as gustav. it's a 31 year old wall street journal reporter faces now espionage charges president biden this morning making a direct plea to russia. upper right now, as they're just staining the to russia as they're detaining this wall street journal reporter go. and joining us now is jodie ginsberg , president of the committee to protect journalists. jody thanks so much for being here, you know, look, the kremlin says that foreign journalists are safe there. do you believe that's the reality? i don't know. okay? might have to fix that fix that. bring back jodi to discuss the case. uh, just after this break. and moments from now. is t this a cult if i ever heard, but yes, it is.s. by killing themselves. they ensured. their immortality. it's a god. i mean, it's the cult of cults. evans gate. sunday at 10 on cnn. the only thing i regret about my life was hiring local talent. if i knew about u

first off, you know, we did hear from two of your colleagues in the house on the arrest of evan herskovits. let me first play that for you because they're referring to this kidnapping this as a kidnapping or hostage taking. listen. do we have that sound? this is very typical russia behavior and that is to grab americans use them as leverage in this case, reporter make spurious allegations against them and detain them, you know, potentially for long periods of time, but we are in very dangerous territory with him. this is all about leverage . and so now we have a human life. in the balance. do you agree with that characterization hostage taking kidnapping? yes absolutely. i don't think there's any question that russia is using this for leverage. look, russia, russia has become increasingly aggressive and increasingly lawless in the way that they interact on a wide range of issues, pulling, pulling out of treaties. obviously the invasion of ukraine the way they're conducting that war. i don't think there's any doubt that they did this as a kidnapping for leverage against the u. s. and it it

allegations from the fsb and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter evan herskovits, adding , we stand in solidarity with evan and his family. congress is taking another look at creating a new no fly list for unruly passengers. it would be separate from the fbi's list, which is geared towards people suspected of having ties to terrorism. as madeline rivera reports. not everyone is on board. bad behavior may soon get you banned from flying, with congress looking to ground unruly passengers commit violence in the skies. you will no longer fly bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing a bill that would create a no fly list for people who act up in the air. the transportation security administration would be responsible for creating and managing the list. the initiative comes after a spike in the number of events involving violent passengers. 2021 was the most combative year for flying since the federal aviation administration began recording unruly passenger incidents in the mid 19 nineties. tell them to greeks want to shoot me down? because they're gonna have to shoot

matthew president biden is calling on russia to release seven herskovits immediately.what more is the kremlin saying about his arrest and where he's being held? well, wolf. we're not seeing any sign tonight that evan gorshkov itch is going to be arrested immediately, despite what president biden had to say. in fact, the kremlin have doubled down on this idea that he was caught red handed, engaging in espionage and something other russian officials have talked about as well, the foreign ministry spokesperson saying that whatever he was doing was nothing to do with journalism. it's almost like russian officials are already talking about his guilt before his trial has already begun, has even begun in terms of where he's being held. that's a sort of notorious press. risen in the southeast of moscow called lefortovo. he appeared in court there. within the past 24 hours, of course, where he was arraigned until the 29th of may , the u. s officials say they're trying to get you know consular access to evan gush ceviche and the foreign ministry, for their part, say that that ac

herskovits a reporter for the wall street journal, was detained in a small town just east of moscow. the wall street journal strongly defending their reporter. the kremlin says he was quote caught red handed, but refuses to provide any more details. its track record on this sort of thing. does not inspire confidence ahead. we will have the latest from russia plus overnight, the army says. several people have now been killed this after two blackhawk helicopters crashed near fort campbell will be on the ground there in kentucky. also right now homes are evacuated in raymond, minnesota, after a train carrying ethanol derailed early this morning. we've got new details for you on that. we're also keeping an eye on the vatican as pope francis is in the hospital undergoing treatment for a respiratory infection ahead. we'll have an update on his condition. but we begin this morning with that alarming headline out of russia . american journalist herskovitz is right now in russian custody after the wall street journal reporter who's based in moscow, was arrested on suspicion of espionage. jere

does the arrest of evan herskovits of the wall street journal in moscow.oes that feel like a retaliatory tick for tat? or do you feel as some have suggested that this is russia really stepping up its efforts to arrest and hold americans who they can then trade. you know, alex, i've talked with several former diplomats, very senior diplomats, and each one says that there are a lot of factors could be going into this. i mean, it could be finding someone to trade for the for this guy. you know who is in brazil right now. there are also are two russians in slovenia who are being held. that might be a possibility. there's also the idea and the wall street journal is saying this that it's an attempt to intimidate journalists in general. and then , um, you know, there could be a lot of different reasons for this, so i think it's unclear, but it's entirely possible that that is one of the scenarios. in terms of next moves. jill the wall street journal today called on the bike administration to expel not just russia's ambassador who is still in washington, but russ

these are photos of herskovits in russia that he posted on his instagram page.covers russia and ukraine from the wall street journal's moscow bureau. russia's accusing him of trying to obtain classified information. he is the first reporter for an american news outlet to be arrested on espionage charges in russia since the cold war time now, 5 58 ukrainian president. zelensky is warning there could be alarming consequences if russia were to capture a key ukrainian city while the united states, his training ukrainians how to use american weapons systems. canada new zealand, australia and six other countries are preparing thousands of ukrainians to go into battle. part of the training is teaching ukrainian soldiers how to survive in the trenches. and how do we adapt psychologically given few of them have had previous military training? well during the night, a homicide investigation in oakland shutdown of bay area freeway ktvu was out there at the scene as the police are giving us new details on exactly what happened, plus. i'm at my breaking point, like mentally