also saying there are people still including marc fogel.oint out not to beat a dead horse. one of those released, she was a reporter for the radio liberty. it was that entity that had reported extensively after he was murdered on the commonalities between that. there are repercussions here for free journalism's and repercussions for those reporting freely on the atrocities occurring within russia that they then react to seemingly impunity. >> you wonder about the future of journalism. how are we going -- >> i think benjamin hall has one of the most important voices here. if you read his book, not only do you hear what happened to him in ukraine but the other war zones and dangerous places that he traveled throughout the world and how critically important that is. if we don't hear the message, if we don't get a full picture of that story painted for us as americans, who can get lost in our comfortable lives, then we lose sight of people who are still held over there like marc fogel and others whose names we have never even lea learned. it is

that includes marc fogel whose sister ann is going to join me in just a few minutes live. >>> president biden tried to salvage cease fire talks in israel even as the regional conflict there teeters on the brink of all-out war. the president making it clear to the israeli prime minister where he thinks things should go next. but is prime minister prime minister netanyahu listening? >>> vice president kamala harris as we noted, is growing a now historic financial war chest. the harris campaign announcing that it raised $310 million last month bringing harris's total cash on hand to $377 million. the campaign says that it has now raised more than $1 billion this cycle, and we've still got nearly 100 days to go, marking the fastest presidential campaign ever to cross that threshold. this is, of course, a step ahead of donald trump's campaign, it raised nearly $139 million last month, it has a total of $327 million cash on hand, and these fund-raising announcements come hours after the former president once again questioned the vice president's racial identity. but as "the new york times" pu

dana, which is that marc fogel is on all of our minds every single day, we have been working to get marc fogel out throughout the course of his detention including working to get marc fogel out throughout the course of his detention, including trying to get marc fogel included in this deal. >> and we're continuing right now in real time to try to work toward the release of marc fogel beyond that, i don't have much to say other than to reiterate what has been a priority for the president, which is a whether those american detainees or in russia, or in a country like afghanistan or in iran, or in syria, or anywhere else. we're going to make it a priority to try to bring them home. and we showed that last week jon finer. >> thank you so much for being here this morning. i appreciate it thank you in georgia last night, donald trump had harsh words for this dates, popular but republican governor is former lieutenant governor is voting for harris and he joins my panel next when you're the leader is asked clean up and restoration. how do you make like it never even happened happened whatever co

don't have anything at this time to read out with marc fogel specifically.e top when he was delivering his remarks to getting americans home. with each of these exchanges, it is our goal to secure release of of as many as americans as we can. that is the goal every time we get into these negotiations. and we're always very careful. we do not do these in public, obviously. and at every step in this process, starting all the way back when we sought the release of paul whelan and brittney griner, we also sought to release marc fogel as well, as you heard from jake sullivan. we are actively continuing to do so and are engaged in active discussion on how we can get to that, how can we get to a path to get him home. don't have anything to read out on a recent conversation with his family. reporter: the federal reserve yesterday signaled that it could cut interest rates for the first time since the pandemic. does the white house believe that's a good idea? ms. jean-pierre: i'm not going to comment on any monetary policy decisions or potential decisions by the feder

this, of course, would apply to somebody like marc fogel, who us officials had said they want it to be a part of this historic massive deal. they made that push and the same way that they did for paul whelan in that brittney griner deal. mark was not a part of this deal and us officials have really said that they are going to double their efforts to, at some point, get him out and get him home as well. laura mj, we have some sound of what evan gershkovich, who came off the plane. we held his hands up for a moment as if to say, i'm home. here's we had to say as he's walking towards the press evan out of the home not bad. >> it feels good. pretty unbelievable to think about that. the split-screen, as you've mentioned, brittney griner, mj lee, i mean the olympics are going on. she is participating, playing on behalf of the united states of america, only made possible by her release through the concerted effort of diplomatic negotiations to get her home. and tonight she's also expressing her joy that they are able to be home as well it's pretty extraordinary. mj absolutely. >> and you can'

marc fogel is another one. the ballerina whose name i can't remember, and there's several other people serving sentences in russia. i would like to see us go back and clear the decks. that does not take away from the incredible accomplishment that the administration has pulled off today. >> i was also thinking, at one what point, did you believe, when you take hostage training, to not trust anything, don't say anything that you don't want to have overheard, et cetera. was there a point at which you realized, yes, this is finally at. >> i was lucky, an afghan journalist helped me escape. i didn't feel free until we landed at bag ram air force base in afghanistan. i couldn't sleep. i had another former hostage said he would go to restaurants and couldn't figure out what to order. he wasn't used to that. and i kept thinking i was going to wake up and it would all be a dream, but, i, you know, was home. it was real. >> how long did that take? >> weeks. but they will recover, there's this thing about not wanting to

. >> i want to ask you before you go about marc fogel, he is a us school teacher sure. arrested in russia in 2021 sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly having a small amount of medical marijuana he wasn't included in this deal. his family says they received no explanation from the administration and they're not happy about it his mother and fogel told my colleague jim sciutto that she has not heard from the white house so here here's what i'd say, dana, which is that marc fogel is on all of our minds, every single day, we have been working to get marc fogel out throughout the course of his detention including trying to get marc fogel included in this deal. >> and we are continuing right now in real time to try to work toward the release of marc fogel beyond that, i don't have much to say other than to reiterate what has been a priority for the president, which is a whether those american detainees or in russia, or in a country like afghanistan or in iran, or in syria, or anywhere else. we're going to make it a priority to try to bring them home and we showed tha

the people left behind -- marc fogel, he is the schoolteacher. he taught your kids.has not been declared wrongfully detained, which puts him in a tougher category for the beginning of the legal process to negotiate for him. the state department says they are negotiating for him to be released open humanitarian grounds. he has been held since 2021. >> yeah. it was a bittersweet day for the family. i talked to his sister yesterday. again, just to emphasize, the families that are involved in this, evan's family, all the other families, that helps to keep the pressure on. it was such a roller coaster ride for them. they got indications that he might be on the list. there was a russian press report that said he was, then he wasn't. i'm cautiously optimistic given what the state department has said, what jake sullivan said this morning, that there might be a way to release him on humanitarian grounds. his health is not well. he has serious health problems. it would be a horrible tragedy if he died in jail. i hope that this now creates the permissive conditions for successf

marc. and he needs to come home. and the biden administration has nothing to lose. they should have brought him home. geoff: anne fogel are with you, your family, and your brother, marc. thanks again for your time this evening. we appreciate it. anne: thank you for having me. ♪ geoff: concerns about a growing conflict in the middle east start our day's other headlines. that's after israel's military confirmed an airstrike last month had killed the leader of hamas's military wing, muhammad deif. also today, iran's supreme leader attended the funeral in tehran for another hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, who was killed in an attack this week. israel has not claimed responsibility. while in beirut, mourners paid their respects for hezbollah commander fuad shukr, who was killed in an israeli strike in lebanon's capital on tuesday. addressing the crowd, hezbollah's leader threatened retaliation, saying the conflict had entered a new phase. for his part, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his country is ready for any response. >> israel is highly prepared for any scenario, both defensively and offensively. we will

people like marc fogel, who is a teacher was a teacher at the anglo american school in moscow. he brought cannabis into the country he's serving a 14 year prison sentence gordon black is an american soldier still there. i cosine karelina, she's a mutation from la, she's not part of this deal either. so there are still people with us connections in russian prisons. and i think they must be feeling, i don't know what they're feeling tonight. it must be pretty bleak for them. >> yeah i'm one of them. their families released a statement talking about just that and i'm going to be interviewing white house official coming up in the show and that of course will be part of that discussion. thanks to you all we appreciate it and up next, we're going to go back live to the white house with president biden's deputy national security advisor, john finer side. >> are you on singleton to feel me house of the dragon streaming exclusively on max mokri thanks buddy someone needs to customize and save hundreds of liberty mutual wait there's an elevator. only pay for what you need labor day you k

one of them is marc fogel. marc fogel has missed in three years.om pennsylvania was detained in 2021 on smuggling charges. you can see him here on the right, at a russian airport, where he was found to be carrying a small amount of medical marijuana. his family has urged the biden administration to do more to bring him home. earlier i spoke to his sister ann fogel, who told me about hopeful she is about his chance to come home. i am clinging to whatever hope i can, so, yes, to a certain degree, and the administration pulled off a masterful, incredible swap, and they should be congratulated, and i'm very happy for the return of paul and evan and alsu. ijust wish my brother was among them. when you speak to your brother, do you get a sense of his condition there? you mentioned he is able to follow the news, you're able to talk with him. how is he doing? this is especially difficult because it comes on the heels of 21 days in a prison hospitalfor him. he was released on the 21st of which ironically is the day that they, i guess, formalised the list of

they have been advocating, as you know, to get marc fogel out. he was in a separate category, because he was not technically innocent of any crime under russian law. there was a drug issue. it was medically prescribed. they raised it. they convicted him of it. >> yeah. i've unfortunately been part of these prisoner release deals in the past where my constituent was not on that initial list. that happened in an iranian prisoner release deal that left one of my connecticut constituents behind. we don't give up. we do not give up. this administration doesn't give up. the biden administration eventually finally freed my constituent from the clutches of the iranian regime. in this case, we have not gotten everyone out. but as you point out, this deal is made possible because we have allies. i haven't gotten briefed on the details yet. that will happen after -- >> here comes the president, senator. >> thanks. >> the president is coming in with the families. thank you so much. here is the president of the united states on a signature day. >> got everybo

one of those families is the family of marc fogel.ican serving a 14 year prison sentence in russia facing charges of smuggling drugs, his family says, however, that he was carrying marijuana into the country for medical purposes and they came out with a statement after the news of this prisoner swap and the fact that he wasn't included in it saying, quote, marc is not rich, a celebrity, or connected to powerful patrons. all he has is his family. this glaring injustice and indifference are unacceptable. it's wrong, unfair not the america. we know and love essentially making the case that there has been a double standard applied to different americans who have been detained in russia. we should note, however, that national security adviser jake sullivan did mention marc fogel's name on talking about ongoing efforts to bring home americans detained around the world. kylie atwood, cnn, the state department wall street journal says, gershkovich had one final request for russia's president just before his release in the paperwork yet to fil

. - the somebody like marc fogel, madam — the somebody like marc fogel, madam vice president?e president? reporters firing questions that _ madam vice president? reporters firing questions that are _ madam vice president? reporters firing questions that are at - firing questions that are at presentjoe biden. you also heard the voice of vice president kamala harris, this is potentially a big issue in a election year. it is also before the families of those returns, evan gershkovich's family, paulwhelan returns, evan gershkovich's family, paul whelan and the journalist alsu kurmasheva, president biden was also asked about his legacy there, he said he would be taking those questions as another time. let us have a look at some pictures of when they arrived at andrews air force base. this was the moment that president biden first met paul whelan. there were hugs from both president biden and kamala harris. former us marine there. the flight had come via turkey. it was quite a feat for many countries that were involved in this prisoner swap. russia claiming the victory as well. let'

questions around other american nationals who were not released as part of this agreement, namely marc fogelo is in detention in russia on drug related charges. the u.s officials, biden administration have now described him as being wrongfully detained. they say that it's simply wasn't going to happen in this exchange with it, they will continue can you to work for the release of other american nationals wrongfully detained? we heard from the u.s. national security adviser, jake sullivan, given quite an emotional statement yesterday, saying that this had been a long road for the biden administration and the families of those now released back on american soil, but also said that this was a foundation that they could build on you have to continue to work towards securing the release of other american nationals that will certainly continue to be a focus for the biden administration while he remains in office appreciate that update now that bashir in london. >> thanks so much washington's now walking free include a former colonel convicted of murder, as well as several alleged or convicted spie

there's also marc fogel. he he is an american teacher who had been teaching in moscow for many years diplomats here at the state department actually know marc fogel pretty well because he is selling i'm one who taught their children while they were serving in russia. now the school that he was working at has since closed. and when he was returning to russia in 20 21, he was going there for his final year of teaching and he was arrested. he was charged with smuggling of drugs. the same charge that we saw against britain and the griner who was then of course released in a falling prisoner swap. he hasn't been deemed wrongfully obtain detained, but he's someone who's family. we've been talking to has been worried about him has been worried about his health. so there are many individuals that we have been keeping an eye on. we'll watch to see if they are included and then of course, as you guys have been discussing, who else from around the globe, us officials have been able to secure as part of this overall deal

and second, they of course, did not get everything that they wanted that includes marc fogel, an american that was sentenced to 14 years of labor camp in russia. this is a history teacher who had been teaching in moscow though us officials are making clear that they are going to redouble their efforts to try to get him out. they were unsuccessful in doing that this time around. and this deal also us officials are stressing does not mean that there is now some breakthrough or even a detente of sorts. and us, russian relations there, us officials making very clear that even despite this deal, there are going to be no major policy changes when it comes to how this administration views vladimir putin or the ongoing war in europe train and we also to get a briefing at the white house in just moments, we'll of course, bring that to live. >> mj, the white house is also touting how vice president kamala harris was in vault in this prisoner swap. break that down for us yeah, there are two meetings that we are now learning about that vice president harris had privately lee when she was attending th

and mickie, it's great to have you back on because you've got to feel for marc fogel's family. one of them was speaking to erin burnett last night and just a tearful interview about how this felt and they did try to get them out. russia refused to allow him to be part of this plea deal. and you heard president biden there, but i think the question is how much harder is it to get people like him out with and the biggest bargaining chips. these russian assassins that we saw traded as part of this deal yesterday, were already a part of a swap well, thank you. >> kaitlan. first of all, let me say it. look, today and yesterday were good days and this was an operation that was run by the u.s. government and negotiate he did an executed by the u.s. government. and i commend the president for going ahead and being able to pull it off his team at the white house, the cia, the state department, everybody does, has been involved. it's incredible. but as you said at the same time, and i wrote about it i have failed full-time full times to bring paul whelan back home. and i was extremely de

lot of questions about what might happen to other americans still detained in russia, including marc fogel. but the biden administration is saying at this point that some tough decisions had to be made, and again, the president calling this a very good afternoon and a feat for diplomacy. >> thank you so much for that, gabe. chris, you know how complicated even i would say the most straightforward, if there is such a thing, of negotiations like this could go, but as gabe just pointed out, this was very complicated every step of the way. you could see where every step o. way, something could and in a few cases did put it off track. is it fair to call this a feat of diplomacy? >> it is. just within the u.s. government, getting it through the bureaucratic of the u.s. government is a feat in and of itself. all three branches of government are involved in this. all three have different, you know, equities in this, some do not want it to happen. or in a political season, that's going to be incorporated. it starts, you know, hrg, the national security council, hostage recovery group, starting to s

. >> reporter: prisoner marc fogel -- >> we are not giving up on that. >> reporter: what are you goingou want me to tell you ahead of time so he does not get out? >> reporter: obviously, as he said, they're still working on it, not that simple, not as simple of how much work has to be done. of the americans released from custody, their two crucial things a lot of the people still in jail don't have, one of them is a conviction. when you're convicted by the russian system, only then can you enter into negotiations to be finally freed, we saw that with brittney griner and paul whelan, evan gershkovich of the wall street journal. a conviction is the only thing that allows you to be eligible for some sort of prisoner deal. the other thing is you need the state department designation from the united states that you can, quote, wrongfully detained, only a few are wrongfully detained when the state department designates you as such, would you really be considered for these sorts of negotiations. that is something a lot of these people might black they might be guilty. there is a man named mar

marc fogel, an american teacher at the angle american school in moscow, who serving a 40 year prison sentence facing charges of smuggling drugs. his family said he was bring marijuana and for medical purposes, his family he is saying today, essentially that they believe that there's a double standard that has been applied saying in a quote, mark is not rich, a celebrity are connected to powerful patrons? lee has is his family. this glaring and justin's and indifference are unacceptable? it's wrong unfair, and not the america we know and love. we should note however the national security adviser, jake sullivan did cite marc fogel's name when talking about ongoing efforts to try and bring americans back home, were detained around the globe pam, right? >> kylie atwood. thank you so much now, let's go to cnn's mj lee standing by at joint base andrews in maryland, where the freed americans will arrive tonight. mj, president joe biden and vice president harris plan to be there, right that's absolutely right. >> pam, in just a few hours here at joint base andrews, we are about out to see a

here's your morning round up that was marc fogel's. >> we can to his family from a russian penal colonynnsylvania teacher was devastated. he was not included in a prisoner swap that brought three other americans home. last week, fogel is serving a 14 year marijuana smuggling and sentenced for hotel workers in milwaukee facing felony murder charges. the workers accused of killing d'vontaye mitchell to the ground for up to nine minutes after dragging him outside the hyatt regency the hotel. >> they told police he was trespassing. >> the employees have been fired an arizona fake elector, reaching a plea deal in the state's 2020 election subversion case. lorraine pellegrino, pleading guilty to a reduced charge of signing false documents in order to get the rest of the counts against her dismissed. she was facing multiple felonies all right. >> let's turn now back to 2024 but we respect our neighbors and their personal choices that they make even if we wouldn't make the same choice for ourselves. there's a golden rule. mind your own business minnesota governor tim walz, hitting on one of the

there are still americans being held in russia, like school teacher marc fogel. his family says they're heartbroken, outraged that he was left behind. is there any intelligence about why he wasn't included in this deal? >> ana, there's not. there's nothing specific about it, but i do wonder if there's some sort of calculus on the part of the russians about how much they would trade for how many people. there are many russians that have been intercepted abroad. if you look at this package of russians that was returned, you had all three russian intelligence services, domestic, foreign, and their military. all involved in some way in many of these countries. the next thing that you look at is some of these were long-time prisoners and that had worked in many different facets, everything from espionage to huge intelligence. i'm guessing that there was some sort of calculation. i would imagine the administration pushed hard to bring everyone home they could. there's some sort of calculation the russians are making, and i'm wondering today are there other russian spie

and that includes marc fogel, who we are actively working to get his release from russia as well. and there are others being held in syria, afghanistan, other countries around the world who we are working to get released. and just on a personal note, i want to say that this is the culmination of a monumental level of effort and level of skill by my teammates across the national security enterprise: my colleagues here at the nsc, my colleagues at the central intelligence agency, my colleagues at the state department. these are dedicated, talented professionals who are not in the headlines, who don't get to stand at a podium like this one. and it was at the president's direction that they built and pulled off the most intricate, expansive deal of its kind in memory. so, they know who they are. i salute them. and every american should be proud to have those kind of people standing up on their behalf and on behalf of american security. while this has unfolded, we have been closely monitoring the events in the middle east as well. since october 7, we have worked to deter and prevent es

i mean, what can you tell us about the marc fogel case? >> i would never want to speak for the president of the united states, but i would say that we've made calls on the russians to release more fogel on humanitarian grounds. we've brought back people that were not wrongful detainees i think for and venezuela, we've brought back one on this recent efforts. so just because someone's not necessarily designated grumble doesn't mean that we're not also trying to work behind the scenes to bring them home as well and the president is working hard to get those five americans being kept in captivity by hamas and gaza is so absolutely that's a full-court press by the entire united states government. >> cia director bill burns, my boss, tony blinken and jake sullivan the president. everyone is pushing hard to try to bring those americans home. >> well, i know how much joy you brought to so many people and we cover these stories. we don't often get to cover the good news stories on this show. but when we do often, you're at the other end of the tabl

ago departing the white house for delaware, and he was asked about his message to the family of marc fogel, an american still jailed in russia. >> of course, fogel not included in yesterday's prisoner swap. biden told reporters, quote we're not giving up and with back-channel phone calls, clandestine meetings, covert discussions between world leaders yesterday's outcome reads like something out of a spy novel. and this morning we are learning the intricate details that went into the planning of this prisoner swap. for more, we're joined by cnn's priscilla alvarez. priscilla, what else are you learning? >> well, look, president biden described yesterday as a quote feat of diplomacy and what we have learned over about what happened over the last several weeks months certainly demonstrates that as you mentioned, there there were multiple meetings and discussions underway over the last several months about what they could offer russia to secure the release of these american and it is the reason why it was so important for the united states to work with other countries, especially for example g

at least a dozen americans remain jailed in russia, including marc fogel, a teacher in moscow serving 14 years for possession of medical marijuana prescribed by an american doctor. his 95-year-old mother shocked that marc didn't come home. today, president biden says he is determined to keep working on fogel's case. >> i thought one of them would surely be marc. but -- it wasn't. >> reporter: today president biden saying he is determined to keep working on fegel's case. >> we're not giving up. we're not giving up on that. >> reporter: the families traveled to san antonio and are staying at hotels near brooke army medical center, the facility you see behind me. that way, they can visit their loved ones whenever they want, also so they can participate in some of the therapy these former prisoners are going to go through in that reintegration process. whit? >> whit: an emotional 24 hours for those families, mireya, thank you. >>> news tonight about the u.s. economy and a sharp drop in the stock market fueled by lower than expect-jobs numbers. now growing concerns the fed may have waited

in a statement mr fogel�*s family said: "we are completely heartbroken and outraged that marc has been brought other americans home." they said they feel mr fogel has been "abandoned" to die in prison. three americans released in the deal landed in the us late thursday night — meeting theirfamilies, along with presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris. evan gershkovich, paul whelan and alsu kurmasheva were then flown to san antonio, texas for medical and psychological evaluations. our chief international editor jeremy bowen reports on the moments leading up to their homecoming. president biden invited the families of the released americans to the oval office and they were counting the minutes to their return. they are all standing around the oval office here. this was a good day for president biden. he hasn't had many lately. and an even better one for the families. the wall street journal reporter hadn't forgotten the prisoners he left behind in russia. ijust spent a i just spent a month ijust spent a month in prison and there is a whole... everybody i sat with hazard been a

other american detainees abroad are still waiting to come back home, including pennsylvania teacher marc fogel was arrested in russia in 2021. today a "washington post" journalist from marin county who was held captive in iran is giving his perspective on what those freed prisoners are experiencing now. >> that initial feeling is elation and relief, but you still haven't gotten to the point where you really wrapped your head around the fact that that part of your ordeal, the imprisonment, the stripping away of choice and dignity, is over. >> jason rezaian was detained more than 500 days in iran before he was released in a prisoner swap in 2016. he says it's going to be a big adjustment period for them and their families and that patience is the biggest key. >>> up next, the hog island oyster company is teaming up with bay area scientists to fight climate change, how they hope to find a path to sustainability. >> we make a salsa verde with sea lettuce. you can dehydrate it, make it into dried parsley flakes. >>> why these classic cars are driving straight into a famous canal. >>> in our project

a small donation to a ukraine aid group and was detained whilst visiting family in russia, and marc fogel, the american teacher held on charges of bringing a small amount of medical marijuana into russia. his family tonight saying, we are completely heartbroken and outraged that marc has been left behind while the u.s. government brought other americans home. tonight the biden administration saying it is actively working to get his release as well. >> and keir joining me now. we're hearing more from russian president putin about this deal. >> reporter: that's right, lester. president putin offering those returning russians awards. meanwhile, news from "the wall street journal" tonight, it says evan gershkovich, just before he was released, wrote to president putin asking for an interview. already looking for his next story. lester? >> amazing, keir, thank you. today's historic prisoner swap was the result of long and difficult negotiations with russia and key allies. peter alexander is at the white house. peter, what more have we learned? >> lester, officials here say today's prisoner swa

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will be i'll hold came to jason carroll, cnn, manchester, michigan the family of american teacher marc fogel was outraged that he was not included in thursday's prisoner swap photo. fogel was charged with smuggling drugs after a small amount of medical marijuana was found in his luggage, he is currently sentenced to 14 years of hard labor in russia his family says the drugs were recommended by a doctor to treat severe spinal pain while president biden says the administration is not giving up on foegele's release. he has not been deemed yet as wrongfully detained as several of the other detainees held in russia are. i spoke to mark's sister, anne fogel who has been pushing for his release for months as the state department explained to you, why he has not been designated as such yet they we've never received an explanation. >> they issued a report to congress in june and frankly, they had a they had a lot of the facts wrong about marks case to be so it was it was it's been hard to be trusting we met with jake, saw over of 2022 in the white house and he told us you told my sister-in-law and i

fogel was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for possessing medical marijuana. in a statement to cbs news, his family said, "we are completely heartbroken and outraged that marc hasn left behind while the u.s. government brought other americans home." president biden vowed to fight for fogel. >> we are not giving up -- we are not giving up on tha. >> reporter: the agreement led to the release of 24 prisoners by seven different countries. among the freed russians, a convicted murderer, several spies, and hackers. on "cbs mornings," national security advisor jake sullivan justified the trade. >> at the end of the day, the president looked at this deal, and he said, what we are getting, the value of human life, the value of putting families back together, the value of standing up for freedom of the press, far exceeds what we are giving up by sending a few more criminals back to russia. >> reporter: in his formal request for clemency, evan gershkovich asked if vladimir putin would sit down with him for an interview. tonight, the kremlin said it is ready to consider the request. nancy? >> nancy: that would be a fascinating interview. weijia jiang at the white house, t

marc fogel we're back we're not given up on that you had a time for it get out the exchange comes after these amazing images you see them, that's late last night on the tarmac at the joint base andrews in suburban maryland, wall street journal's evan gershkovich greeting president biden, then give me a big emotional hug to his mother gershkovich was one of three americans released in that exchange today, the journal quotes, get this a vladimir putin's spokesman who rather amazingly says the russian president is ready to consider an interview request, by gershkovitz. this comes after the journal reported gershkovich has made that request in the blank space of a form as part of his official request for clemency, rosa flores joins us now from san antonio, where those three americans are receiving medical care. rosa, what do we know about the type of care they need and will receive well, we were able to witness the first steps of that process. >> as bring much minutes after they landed here in san antonio. now, that airplane landed at about 3:11 a.m. local time add kelly field. we were ther

one of those still detained is marc fogel.he 63—year—old school teacher was arrested in 2021 on smuggling charges and is serving a iii—year sentence. you can see him here on the right, at a russian airport, where he was found to be carrying a small amount of medical marijuana. his sister, anne fogel, says she is hopeful about his chances of coming home. you know, i am clinging to whatever hope i can so, yes, to a certain degree, and, you know, the administration pulled off a masterful, incredible swap. they should be congratulated, and i am very happy for the return of them but ijust wish my brother was among them. this is especially difficult because it comes on the heels of 21 days in a prison hospitalfor him. he was released on the 21st, which ironically is the day that they, i guess, formalised the list of who was coming home, but marc was in a prison hospital, which is not actually... i'm not certain it is really a hospital at all. but he was given many, many, many shots, injections and drugs, and they did an ultrasound o

american schoolteacher marc fogel has been detained in russia since 2021. his sister says he's been left behind. >> it's really one of the most incredible betrayals that i have lived through. i hope that they make it right. >> reporter: today the president promised he's not giving up on bringing fogel home. >> and, gabe, what's next for the americans who were released? >> reporter: well, lester, they'll now receive post-isolation treatment at brooke army medical center in san antonio. that's the same facility that has helped reintegrate other prisoners such as brittney griner. there are still more than 40 americans wrongfully detained or held hostage around the world, lester. >> all right. gabe, thank you. >>> and a milestone for vice president harris today securing the democratic nomination for president as she closes in on choosing a running mate. dasha burns is following it all for us. >> reporter: tonight, vice president harris making it nearly official, the dnc saying she's won enough delegate votes to secure the democratic nomination in a virtual roll

it comes in the face of criticism from the family of marc fogel, an english school—teacher from pennsylvania airport in 2021, where he was found to be carrying a small amount of medical marijuana. he is now serving a 1a—year sentence. in a statement, mr fogel�*s family said: they said they feel mr fogel has been "abandoned" to die in prison. three americans released in the deal landed in the us late thursday night — meeting their families, along with presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris. evan gershkovich, paul whelan and alsu kurmasheva were then flown to san antonio, texas for medical and psychological evaluations. our chief international editor jeremy bowen reports on the moments leading up to their homecoming. president biden invited the families of the released americans to the oval office and they rang the plane. i tell you what, i'm not as good as your families are feeling, we're all standing round the oval office desk here. they were counting the minutes to their return. i miss you so much. when they landed just outside washington, evan gershkovich appeared when vice pr

to pressure russia to release another american that was left out of the deal. 0ne one of them is marc fogelania was detained in 2021 on smuggling charges. you can see him here on the right, at a russian airport, where he was found to be carrying a small amount of medical marijuana. his family has urged the biden administration to do more to bring him home. earlier i spoke to his sister ann fogel, who told me about hopeful she is about his chance to come home. iam clinging i am clinging to whatever hope i am clinging to whatever hope i can, so, yes, to a certain degree, and the administration pulled off a masterful, incredible swap, and they should be congratulated, and i'm very happy for the return of paul and evan and alsu, i just wish my brother was among them. ~ , .. just wish my brother was among them. ~ y., ,, . ~ ., just wish my brother was among them. ~ ,, ., them. when you speak to your brother, them. when you speak to your brother. do — them. when you speak to your brother, do you _ them. when you speak to your brother, do you get _ them. when you speak to your brother, do you get

one of those still detained is marc fogel.entence. you can see him here on the right, at a russian airport, where he was found to be carrying a small amount of medical marijuana. scientists say the world's biggest iceberg is stuck, spinning on the spot, in the southern ocean the iceberg, known as a23a, is more than twice the size of greater london. it began drifting north four years ago, and was expected to break up. but for the past few months it's been caught in a vortex of water near the south orkney islands, which will delay its eventual demise. let me take you to sicily, where the airport at catania has partly closed and drastically reduced the number of its flights as a lava fountain gushes from nearby mount etna. a ten—kilometre—tall volcanic cloud has accompanied etna's eruption. it's the third time this month volcanic activity has disrupted flights. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. 0ur sunday story so far has been a rather cloudy one, and if you get to see some sunshine, it will be fleeting glimpses, as de

finally, before we let you go, john, the president's in active talks to bring marc fogel home. has he reached out to marc's family this week? have they spoken? i don't have a conversation specifically between the president and the fogel family, but the state department i know has been in touch with the fogel family in the wake of this deal, and i can assure them, as we have assured them, marc, was we were trying to get marc to be a part of this deal, try to uncouple occasions, and the russians just weren't biting. doesn't mean we're giving up. and every time you do one of these deals, jackie, you learn, you get a little knowledge of the perspective of the other side. we're going to use that knowledge to see what we can do to get marc home where he belongs. john, thank you so much for being here. admiral john kirby, appreciate it a pleasure. thanks. joining us now is south carolina senator lindsey graham. senator, thank you so much for being here. senator. thank you. president trump reacted to this prisoner exchange at his rally last night. listen to this. i'd like to congratulat