john liang, also convicted on espionage charges and sentenced to life in prison.he biden administration is now touting that they have helped bring more than 70 americans back home who have been classified as wrongfully detained from countries like russia, afghanistan and now, of course, china. and some believe beijing may be hoping that releasing the prisoners will pave the way for the state department to relax its current travel warning for americans headed to china. for president biden, a chance to point to a rare diplomatic agreement with china as part of his legacy. christiane cordero abc news with the president in nantucket, massachusetts. >> and we're following the story of the recall of oakland mayor chantel. the focus now turns to filling her seat. a special election will be held next year, and the group behind the recall is making sure their voices continue to be heard. yesterday, leaders of the group laid out their priorities. they want their next mayor to renegotiate union contracts to help close the city's massive budget deficit, which is already more

those three men mark sweden, kai li and john liang, are set to arrive at a texas military base tonight. they were freed in a prisoner swap with unidentified chinese nationals in u.s. custody. sweden was sentenced to death in 2012 on drug charges. liang was convicted on espionage charges. li was convicted of espionage in 2016 and sentenced to ten years in prison. his son attends stanford and has released a statement thanking the biden administration. harris and li said, quote, we urge president biden to use the remaining days in his administration to bring home the remaining americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. next week, the california legislature will hit a milestone for equal representation by gender. the senate will be at least 50% women for the first time, and the assembly will be swearing in a record number of women. abc seven news reporter monica madden explains why it's more than a milestone. >> there are dozens of new members headed to the capitol next week for the special session, and the majority of them are women. >> these are my important women that are in

mark swidan kai li and john liang coming home in exchange for unnamed chinese nationals. so not a lot of details on that part of the prisoner exchange, but crucially, especially in the case of sweden and kai li, who have been wrongfully detained in china for for a decade or more it is the culmination of the work to bring them home and that's what we saw here. we have seen the biden administration make this an effort to bring home wrongfully detained prisoners from other countries, as well. evan gershkovich, paul whelan, brittney griner these are never easy, but there is always the work there behind the scenes, and this is where it pays off. we have seen statements of thanks first from critics of the biden administration, senator ted cruz very much praised the biden administration for the work done here. congressman mike mccaul doing the same. and then, of course, the families very happy that these three are home before the holidays. >> yeah, a significant deal there. oren liebermann, great to see you in person. thanks for joining us stay with us again on news central. we'

official tells cnn kylie marks sweden and john liang are being freed in exchange for unidentified chinese nationals who have been in u.s. custody. kylie and mark sweden had been a designated as wrongfully detained by the u.s. state department in our politics lead, elon musk and vivek ramaswamy will be on capitol hill next week. that's according to speaker mike johnson. president elect donald trump has tapped the two, of course, to head his new agency, which is being called the department of government efficiency, or doge. look for that high profile hill visit next thursday. speaker johnson says musk and ramaswamy will speak with house and senate republicans about their major reform ideas and here's a live look at chicago for you, one of many spots that you will see here on cnn tomorrow morning for what we hope will soon will quickly become a holiday tradition. thanksgiving in america. we'll be highlighting the parade there in the windy city, as well as a number of other spots across the country throughout the morning, including this one. here's a live look at new york city. you see minnie

john long, all of whom have been designated by the u.s. government as wrongfully detained by china. sweden had been facing a death sentence on drug charges. lee and liangimprisoned on espionage charges. the associated press reported in january. lee's son, harrison lee, is a stanford university doctoral student. santa clara county is restarting a program that allows people with nonviolent misdemeanor warrants to avoid jail time in the month of december. it's called operation second chance, and if people turn themselves in, they'll receive a new court date rather than being booked into county jail. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters has more about the program. as long as they can see their families for the holidays. >> it beats being locked up in the long run. >> from december 1st to december 31st, anyone with a nonviolent misdemeanor warrant in santa clara county can avoid being booked in jail through operation second chance. the program first ran from 2007 to 2017, and more than 3500 people resolved their warrant without jail time. >> this is a chance around the holidays to allow people to not stress out if they have a warrant, get back into the c