any word of mark fogel?est on earlier formerly of the trump administration, national senior advisor, security advisor victoria coates from pennsylvania, one of her citizens from 2022, mark fogel. they were hoping that he was in the mix. his family was engaged today. any word of that name or any other americans at this point being held inside russia? >> yes, so we do have some other names. mark fogel is not among the people being released. we are told that there were efforts to get mark fogel returned and that was just not going to happen. those efforts are continuing. however, along with the three u.s. citizens and one legal permanent resident there were 12 german nationals russian political prisoners returning to germany and they included a list here. [names are >> this is all coming in rapid fire now. the families are in the oval office and any moment calling their relatives on the plane now. >> harris: this is such a big moment for the entire country. we need to bring all americans more importantly we hav

they said they feel mark fogel�*s been abandoned to die in prison.ies along with president joe biden and vice president kamala harris. evan gershkovich, paul whelan and they were then flown to san antonio, texas for medical and psychological evaluations. our chief international editor jeremy bowen leads 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. miss you so much. when they landed just outside washington, evan gershkovich appeared when vice president harris was distracted. 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 basically everybody i sat with... inaudible. paul whelan was held for spying, which he denies, during a two—week trip to russia in 2018. feel good, it is a long time coming. glad to be back. alsu kurmasheva

>> my point is connected. >> and mark fogel? >> but my point is that that is not a responsible statement about the -- what the biden administration is doing every day to get more than 70 americans out of prison or out of hostage-taking situations around the world. i have personally worked on the mark fogel case. i am still working on that case. i am determined to get him home, and i will do everything in my power to see to it that he's freed. but paul whelan, we weren't able to get him in a couple previous deals. we got him in this one. i look forward to the day i call mark fogel's family and tell them he's coming home. >> it was a late night, so thanks for getting up. appreciate it. >> thanks a lot. >>> all right, guys. let's turn to the 2024 race. donald trump facing pushback from members of his own party in the wake of controversial comments about vice president harris' personal identity, but the former president, he's not backing down. nbc's garrett haake's in d.c. with that story. garrett, good morning. >> yeah. those comme

and mr. fogel, mark focal does not. so why do you think that the double standards, the why, why were russian political figures, even though they have us citizenship favorite over ordinary american citizens with no political backgrounds like.

state department over its failure to declare mark fogel as wrongfully detained.ink he hasn't received that designation, and how has it complicated efforts, in your view, to secure his release? anne: i don't think he's been designated because i don't think he's important enough. as i said, we just don't have the notoriety, the celebrity status. and believe me, the worst part of this process is being pitted against other americans. i don't want that. no one wants that. mark doesn't want that. geoff: when we started our conversation, you said you wanted to get your brother's story out. what do you want folks to know about your brother, marc? anne: i want you to know that marc has had an outsized impact on the world, essentially because he has taught internationally for so many years. he has thousands of students that he has taught, and he is -- there's not a hall of fame for teaching, but he is the best of the best. and you have one of his students in your newsroom as we speak. he has students all over the world, writing to him, praying for him, making movies about

countries and the administration says that the us is still trying to secure the release of teacher mark fogel that is one person who is not on this list, but the white house hailing the prisoner swap as historic. and let me also tell you a bit more about the wall street journal, which is giving us more insight into what is happening today. evan gershkovich's mother, eleanor, was told to come to the white house, to arrive morning meeting with president biden, on the 49ist meeting with president biden, on the 49ist day of her son's detention. she had been told to bring her husband and her daughter, danielle, in a three—minute call that ended with the strict instruction to tell no one. what she didn't know was that 5000 miles away, as the wall streetjournal writes it, evan gershkovich was in his final hours in russia's custody. across europe planes were ferrying the other human pieces of a fragile puzzle, among them two other americans and eight russians who had together served decades in political prisons and penal colonies, says the wall street journal. so that is a bit more of the of what was

tragically, i think there's going to be some people left home, left back in russia, one of them, mark fogel, who i also know personally, a day of sorrow for them. lots of joy for the americans and russians and i want to remember those who haven't been released, russians and americans alike. >> we will certainly keep them in mind. this does appear to be a joyous day for many americans. we will stay on the fast moving developing story on msnbc. that does it for us this morning. my thanks to katty kay, we will see you again tomorrow morning for "morning joe." ana cabrera picks up the coverage. >>> let's get to the breaking news this morning, a prisoner swap between the u.s., russia, and several other countries underway right now. we don't yet have the official list of the americans released as part of this deal. according to the senior administration official who we have been in contact with, we can expect them to be in u.s. custody soon. we do know that russia has been holding several high profile americans, and among them, "wall street journal" reporter, evan gershkovich, and former u.s. mar

not included in the prisoner swap is pennsylvania teacher mark fogel, sentenced to 14 years for bringing marijuana into russia even though it was prescribed by his doctor. his family calling it an injustice, writing they are completely heartbroken and outrage that mark has been left behind. while a u.s. government brought other americans home. initially, talks for this deal included kremlin critic alexei navalny, but he died behind bars in february. >> now to the race for president and growing speculation about vice president kamala harris's potential running mate. it comes as former president trump's running mate looks to explain trump's remarks this week, questioning harris's race. abc's em, nguyen has details and good morning rhiannon. >> good morning. yeah. the harris campaign is writing a fundraising wave while facing more criticism over the crisis on the border. >> this morning, the harris campaign is expected to announce a monthly fundraising record, bringing in what's expected to be more than $300 million in july, compared to about 140 million announced by the trump campaign. it

mark fogel is a school—teacher from pennsylvania.und to be carrying medical marijuana. you can see his luggage being searched on the right. he is now serving a 14—year sentence. mr fogel�*s family said in a statement... president biden responded to reporters�* questions about mr fogel, saying the white house will continue to pressure russia on his release, but did not give any details. friday was a day of records at the paris olympics. great britain continued their most successful start to a summer olympics as they collected three gold medals on day seven. they came first in trampolining, showjumping and rowing, meaning team gb have nine golds after seven days at the games — the most successful start at a summer olympics. french swimmer leon marchand won his fourth gold medal friday, setting an olympic record in the 200—meter individual medley. his time beat the previous record set by michael phelps at the beijing olympics. and team usa sprinters set a new world record in the 4x400 metres mixed relay during the race's opening heats.

and now mark fogel and others are left behind. >> paul realizes that this was part of the russian playbooka paul whelan there wouldn't have been a trevor reed, a brittney griner, an evan gershkovich, alsu kermashena. paul has an understanding as he's trying to understand what was happening on this side of the atlantic that he was just exploited and reexploited as were, i believe, all the american public by what's happened to paul. so obviously something has to be done in the coming years about hostage diplomacy. it's no way to run foreign relations policy between countries. so hopefully this is something that the government will focus on to ensure there's never a paul whelan again. >> clearly a policy of vladimir putin's. what -- the secret steps behind the scenes that got him out? was it enlarging the deal to include more people in the trade? >> yeah. ultimately, look, the white house was very firmly committed to getting this done. across all of government -- and that's really a testament to the work that the family had done. elizabeth and david and andrew, to raise the profile of paul's

. >> several americans are still detained in russia, including pennsylvania teacher mark fogel, who officials say they are still actively trying to bring home in washington matter. rivera, fox news california shakespeare theater has announced it's extending its emergency fundraising efforts. >> the east bay theater company says it needs $350,000 to continue operating. the program's director says if it can't raise the money in time to put on their 50th anniversary production of as you like it, the show will be canceled and staff could be laid off. joining us now is cal shakes executive director, clive worsley, with more on that effort. clive, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. crystal, thank you for having me. >> so, clive, i understand cal shakes has been able to raise about $238,000, but the deadline to donate has been extended to monday to help put on that next production. these next few days could really make that difference. >> they really could. and we've been, overwhelmed by the positive outpouring of support from our community. and, i can't, you know, express my gratitude enough

. >> several americans are still detained in russia, including pennsylvania teacher mark fogel, who officials say they are still actively trying to bring home ally. >> madeline gershkovich was in detained in russia for about 18 months, whelan for a much longer, almost six years. what do they plan to do next? are they going to is gershkovich going to go back to reporting for the wall street journal, or what are their future plans involved? you know, i would imagine gershkovich would like to return back to his usual reporting duties at the wall street journal, but for now, there are brooke army medical center in san antonio, texas. >> they'll spend the next several days there getting tested, getting evaluated psychologically and physically before they return back to normal american life. >> allie. madeline rivera in washington. thank you. >> all right. madeline, thank you. time now, 704. a short while ago, we talked to robert muret, a retired vice admiral and deputy director of syracuse university's institute for security policy and law. he explained what's next for the newly freed americans. >

the other americans looking to add their marks to that flag include a teacher named mark fogel. in 2021, fogel was detained at an airport in moscow after marijuana was found in his bag. his family says he was prescribed the drug to manage a severe, decades long spinal disease. he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. president biden was asked about him today. >> we're not giving up. we're not giving up on that. >> in a statement, fogel's family says they are completely heartbroken and outraged that he was left behind in yesterday's deal. >> i am personally working on that case and i'm going to do everything in my power to see mark get home. >> also still in prison, russian american ksenia karelina arrested in february. the former ballerina is accused of raising money to support the ukrainian military. her boyfriend says she made a donation of about $50 to a ukrainian organization. her trial starts in a few days. >> i'm happy for them. i'm happy for the for the hostages. but at the same time i'm very heartbroken and sad because mike has said he is not on that list. >> karolina's b

courtney, just moments ago, president was asked about another american still being held in russia, mark fogel. president said he's not giving up. fogel's family released a statement following this prisoner swap yesterday, saying in part, quote, for the second time in three years, since marc fogel's detention in russia, we are completely heart broken and outraged that marc had been left behind while the u.s. government brought other americans home. what do we know about efforts to get fogel free? >> yeah, there was a point where they thought the u.s. officials hoped that fogel would be included in this current deal. he wasn't, obviously. officials say they are continuing to work, they're literally starting again today to try to negotiate his release. this one is tough because he was a long time teacher in russia, and many current and former state department officials who he taught their children have written letters to the biden administration, to the state department, and imploring him to help get him out. in a strange coincidence, fogel's mother actually was at the rally in butler, pennsylva

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at least three american citizens, including school teacher mark fogel, are still being held by russia. >> happening today a court date for three police officers accused of killing a man in alameda james fisher, eric mckinley and cameron lehigh will be arraigned for involuntary manslaughter in the death of mario gonzalez. gonzalez died while being restrained by the officers in april of 2021. earlier this year, alameda county district attorney pamela price decided to charge the officers, reversing a decision by her predecessor. >> marin county is reporting a spike in covid 19 cases. the number of people with the virus in local hospitals has doubled in the last month, in that same time frame, public health officials say they also saw the highest number of deaths related to covid in over a year. senior living facilities like the redwoods in mill valley say they're taking extra precautions. the facility's chief operating officer says they've seen a few cases but have kept things under control. >> some of the measures that we've kept in place are screening all of the visitors that come to t

at least three american citizens, including school teacher mark fogel, are still being held by russia. >> this is a story we've been covering for a while. the redevelopment of the hunters point naval shipyard. it covers roughly 500 acres, but there's toxic waste. and last year, radioactive material was found on the site. nearby residents ended up suing over the cleanup efforts. the chronicle says that the navy agreed to expand the toxic cleanup, which is going to further delay that project. it could take an additional 18 months as the navy retests some of the sites. the shipyard was heavily used by the navy during the cold war. >> marin county is reporting a spike in covid 19 cases. the number of people with the virus in local hospitals doubled in the last month, and that same time frame, public health officials also say they saw the highest number of deaths related to covid in more than a year. senior living facilities like the redwoods in mill valley say they're taking extra precautions. the facility's chief operating officer says they've seen a few cases but have kept things under

and mr. fogel, mark folk well does not. so why do you think that the double standards, the why, why we're russian political figures, even though they have us citizenship favorite over ordinary american citizens with no political backgrounds like market photo, it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that this is an election year and, and they're trying to get in political points perhaps, you know, they're definitely trying to gain political points and they don't care about people that represent the main stream of american society. like a white male, for example, who was merely a teacher who had a certain percent certain amount of medical marijuana. whereas brittany grinds, for example, in black female basketball star. i probably have more marijuana and did not have it wasn't medical marijuana, it was recreational marijuana. so it just, it just proves that this administration is playing politics with these people. it is using them as political ponds in order to score points when they can and to totally disregard the thos

. >> now, several americans are still detained in russia, including pennsylvania teacher mark fogel.tively trying to bring them home. >> some fans of the grateful dead are rallying behind kamala harris for president. a group of deadheads are hosting a virtual fundraiser to raise money for the vice president's campaign for the oval office. the free online gathering promises special guests and music. the virtual event is august 13th at 8 p.m. some big names in silicon valley are also lining up behind vice president kamala harris. more than 500 venture capitalists, including linkedin founder reid hoffman and vinod khosla of sun microsystems, have signed an open letter supporting harris and promising to fundraise for her as well. this comes after some top tech leaders, including elon musk, have voiced their support for donald trump. we talked with sonoma state university's david mcewen about the big money that is likely to flow into both campaigns. >> it means that this is going to be the most expensive presidential campaign we've ever seen, because donald trump outspent in 2016 and 2020

americans that maybe haven't been classified as wrongfully claimed but we want them home, such as mark fogel to continue. as we negotiated this deal, every time we do this, we learn, we gain knowledge and perspective on what the russians were thinking. that was the case here. though we couldn't get mark in this deal, we're still going to do what we can to try to get him home with his family where he belongs, as well. as for the larger relationship, jonathan, don't look for some major policy shift here. there is no detente here with russia. we can compartmentalize. we can do what we have to do to negotiate on the behalf of american citizens that are being wrongfully detained, and at the same time hold mr. putin accountable for the aggression and activities on the european continent. we're going to continue to do that. look for us to continue to make sure ukraine has what it needs to defend itself. look for president biden to continue to make sure that nato alliances remain strong, relevant, and viable well into the future. don't look for any major policy shifts here in the u.s./russia relatio

tragically, i think there's going to be some people left home, left back in russia, one of them, mark fogela day of sorrow for them. lots of joy for the americans and russians and i want to remember those who haven't been released, russians and americans alike. >> we will certainly keep them in mind. this does appear to be a joyous day for many americans. we will stay on the fast moving developing story on msnbc. that does it for us this morning. my thanks to katty kay, we will see you again tomorrow morning for "morning joe." ana cabrera picks up the coverage. >>> let's get to the breaking news this morning, a prisoner swap between the u.s.,

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 that he was working to get mark home and i want that i want to be respectful and i an eye. >> but it's hard not to be angry if if jake sullivan's brother had been left behind in this situation, he would also be angry this is i have my right to this anger i we need i need to have my yeah. >> with his wife and see my mother it certainly understand that emotion. >> marc fogel worked for nearly a decade as a history teacher at the anglo-american school in moscow before american women getting a hero's welcome after winning the gold medal in team fencing, are for what coy wire speaks with him he be on the edge, moments th

fogel was not freed. his family said today, quote mark is not rich, a celebrity, or connected to powerful patron friends all he has is his family. this glaring injustice and a indifference are unacceptable. it is wrong, unfair and not the america we know you know, and loved. what do you say to foegele's family tonight? >> well, i'd start by agreeing with what they said about it being a complete injustice that marc fogel continues to be held in russia, that marc fogel should be released and should be allowed to come home, and that this administration will continue to work toward marks release and toward the release of other americans who are held captive in various countries around the world, countries like syria and countries like afghanistan. it's the other side of the corner of the question you were just asking me. we have i've been quite clear that this is a priority for the president. it has been from the beginning of the administration and we're going to continue to work on those cases, including marks. >> all right. jon finer. thank you. >> back i was doing maybe on the edge moments that shaped our cu

mark has been 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 that. >> 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 vita mayor 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, thanks. turning to breaking news now on the economy and numbers that are raising some alarm bells. the labor depart

and they said that for the second time in three years, marc fogel's detention in russia we are completely heartbroken and outraged that mark has been left behind while the u.s. government brought other americans home so they also expressed their well-wishes to the gershkovich and whelan families. but they said that it is incomprehensibl e that the u.s. government did not manage to get their relative marc fogel out today, ambassador, it speaks to the bittersweet nature and the nuance nature an incredible different difficult decisions that must be made in trying to determine a prioritization of people who are likely viewed completely equally by americans as american when you see this moment a reunification, and you see all the effort that must have gone into it what's your reaction tonight it has to be joy. >> it has to be happiness, it has to be satisfaction and has to be some pride. laura and what our government has done, and we did it as americans. we had values. they represented values. we want and bring them home into those places where we respect those values. so it's a good time for us to remember what those values ar

. >> i think we have had all the marks here that this is a nation at war with another nation. this opens up the dynamic of hostage taking. marc fogel, he is still there. 2021, half an ounce of marijuana, he is a schoolteacher. that is who is rotting in a russian jail. when you say don't go to russia, if you are a journalist or a schoolteacher or a basketball player, it seems relevant to issues that concern. i do think that when you are dealing with journalism, it is hard if you want to go and report at a place. it is better to be present with whatever you are reporting on. you also have to think the long game. how good are you are if you are in a jail sale? perhaps in different ways. everyone has to address that as effectively the world at war. >> we have seen someone lay out notes on the president's podium. we will take our viewers there the moment he comes out. these are really big moments. here he comes, president biden in the white house. >> president biden: hello, everyone. everybody. good afternoon. this is a very good afternoon, a very good afternoon. today, we are bringing home paul, evan, alsu kurmasheva, vladimir kara-mur