tell us more about the negotiations, and this afghan drug smuggler who is now free. >> mark frerichsntract ner afghanistan more than two years ago when he was captured and became a hostage, and he was really the last u.s. hostage that was on the american official's radar, when the u.s. announced it was pulling out of afghanistan more than a year ago. and so it was a top priority to try to get him back. and over the past many months of negotiations, according to senior administration officials, what became clear was that if the u.s. wanted to get mark frerichs back from the taliban, what the taliban really wanted in exchange was this other person in u.s. prison by the name of norzi who was convicted in 2008 of running a drug smuggling ring, trafficking heroin into new york city, he had been given a 17-year sentence. and he was also known to be close to mola omar, the founder of al qaeda in afghanistan, had led hundreds of his own fighters to the taliban in the early years and it was a top priority for the taliban to get him back as they were trying to show their supporters their loyal

it took time for them to release mark frerichs and his family is very, very excited.g out, his sister saying this i'm so happy to hear my brother is safe and on his way home to us. our family has prayed for this each day of the 31 months he's been hostage. we never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us. now, we're told, according to the senior administration official that he is in stable and solid condition. that is according to an initial reading of his health situation, and the biden administration conducted a review in terms of what the u.s. government thought the impact would be of releasing noorzai because he's a convicted drugs trafficker and what they found there wouldn't be a significant emanating from afghanistan or on the ongoing drug trade by releasingings him, and that's one of the factors that led to this prisoner swap. >> kylie, let's turn now to americans imprisoned in russia. the russian foreign ministry says now they are ready to negotiate. >> reporter: yeah. that is according to the spokeswoman from the russian foreign ministr

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. >> former navy veteran mark frerichs had spent more than a decade in afghanistan as a civilian contractor kidnapped in january of 2020 by the taliban negotiations for his release centered on a deal that involved the release the tory u.s. drug lord and member of the taliban who had been in u.s. custody for 17 years, according to reports, frerichs physical and mental condition appear to be good. his family prays president biden for securing his release. the exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the biden administration. meantime, china is blasting president biden following his statement that u.s. troops would defend taiwan in an interview with 60 minutes. >> president biden said american troops would act to defend the democratic island a nation if china tried to invade. >> china's foreign ministry said the president's comments send a quote seriously wrong signal. the united states has long tried to stay politically ambiguous on whether or not taiwan belongs to china or is independent. in a statement after the interview, the white house said that the offi

mark frerichs is now in qatar. doctors say his health is stable, even after years in detention.ow 60-year-old was abducted while working on aid projects in afghanistan. in exchange for frerichs, the u.s. is exchanging a convicted drug lord who had been sentenced to life in prison in the u.s. in 2009. president biden said negotiating the exchange was a difficult decision, but the president, like frerichs' family tonight, are all grateful he will be coming home. david? >> all right, martha raddatz live in washington with late developments. martha, thank you. >>> and to the war in ukraine tonight. a russian missile reportedly striking near another nuclear power plant in the south. that missile damaging a power station near the second-largest plant in ukraine, falling within 1,000 feet of the facility. president zelenskyy tonight releasing this video, said to show that explosion. the president also warning russia has to be stopped, quote, before it's too late. >>> when we come back here tonight, the images coming in right now after a powerful and deadly earthquake hitting mexico. th

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three years after he was abducted, mark frerichs is safe in doha, qatar, flown there after a prisonernge. the 60-year-old frerichs, a navy veteran and engineer working on aid projects in afghanistan at the time he was kidnapped is said to be in stable health this morning. >> i want to thank all the people would worked on this. >> reporter: but frerichs' freedom was not without cost. the u.s. releasing convicted afghan drug trafficker haji bashir noorzai held since 2005 in the u.s., who was welcomed back into the arms of the taliban like the conquering hero. president biden releasing a statement saying, bringing the negotiations that led to mark's freedom to a successful resolution required difficult decisions, which i did not take lightly. for years there was no evidence that frerichs was alive. he had been transferred to khost, a taliban stronghold, and transferred to the powerful and violent haqqani network. but in april of this year "the new yorker" obtained a hostage video with him clearly reading from a script. >> please, release me. >> reporter: pleading for the taliban to relea

the taliban agreed to release mark frerichs in exchange for haji bashir noorzai, who was convicted inthe united states on drug trafficking charges in 2008. noorzai, who had been sentenced to life in prison, was a key financial backer of the taliban in the 1990's. secretary of state tony blinken spoke monday. >> i want the families of americans who are being arbitrarily detained and held hostage anywhere in the world to know that oucommitme to them , bringing their loved ones home, is resolute and we will relentlessly continue to focus on doing just that. amy: in related news, president biden met friday at the white house with the families of two u.s. citizens imprisoned in russia, basketball superstar brittney griner and paul whelan. it was biden's first meeting with the families. back in the united states, a for-profit company that operates prison telephone lines has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by incarcerated people. advocates say global tel link routinely pocketed deposits made by prisoners to pre-paid phone accounts and preyed on prisoners by

. >> navy veteran mark frerichs has spent more than a decade in afghanistan as a civilian contractor.s abducted in january of 2020 by the taliban go. shuns for his release centered on a deal that involved the release of a notorious drug lord and member of the taliban who had been in u.s. custody for 17 years, according to reports for eric's physical and mental condition appeared to be good. his family praised president biden for securing his release. the exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the biden administration. >> a judge in baltimore, a baltimore has ordered the release of a non syed after overturning his conviction for the 1999 murder of his high school girlfriend. case was brought into the national spotlight during the first season of the popular podcast called cereal, which investigated the death of hae min lee. the judge determined that there was evidence in the state investigation, which was not properly turned over to his defense team, including the existence of 2 suspects who may have been improperly cleared as part of the investigati

. >>> his name is mark frerichs, a navy veteran the taliban linked militant group abducted him in kabulgo officials say they released bashir noorzai, a war lord and drug trafficker with ties to the taliban. he was serving a life sentence after the jury convicted him in 2008 of leading an operation to smuggle her win into new york city the federal prosecutor said his narcotics network supported a taliban regime that made afghanistan a breeding ground for international terrorism. president biden applauding his release. in a statement today, he wrote in part, bringing the negotiations that led to mark's freedom to a successful resolution required difficult decisions which i did not take lightly. eamon javers now how's he doing >> he's doing okay authorities conducted a physical check after he landed this morning, and they say he's in good health. he actually flew there on the same plane that delivered noorzia to his freedom the family said, our family has prayed for this each day that he has been a hostage we never gave up home he would survive and come home safely to us officials say pres

stephanie mark frerichs had : worked on development projects before he was kidnapped by a taliban-alliedn january 2020. in ukraine, russian missile fire hit close today to another nuclear power station. late-night footage showed explosions epting at the plant in the mykolaiv region 300 yards from theeactors, ukraine accused the russians of -- quote -- "nuclear terrorism." china weighed in today after president biden said again that u.s. forces would defend taiwan against any invasion. the president spoke in an -- in beijing, a foreign ministry spokeswoman denounced the comments made on 60 minutes at a briefing. >> the u.s. remarks seriously violate the one china principle, breach the u.s. commitment to not support taiwan independence, and send a severely wrong signal to the separatist forces of taiwan independence. china strongly deplores and rejects it. stephanie: the white house maintains u.s. policy toward taiwan has not changed. a super typhoon smashed ashore overnight in japan, killing at least two people. millions were told to evacuate and hundreds of thousands lost power. the stor

we should note that mark frerichs is currently on his way to germany, where he is going to get medicalthe u.s. government runs. >> and there are talks with another possible prisoner swep. the u.s. has been trying to get back brittney griner, as well as paul whelan. secretary of state antony blinken is at the u.n. general assembly gathering today, along with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. do we know if they are meeting to discuss this at all? >> reporter: well, listen, the state department has said there is no scheduled meeting, and that is an area that we'll be watching, however, because the state department has said if there is, you know, any remote possibility that a meeting could actually advance their efforts to get home paul when land and brittney griner, then they would entertain it. but as of right now, it doesn't seem like that's the direction they're heading in. we should note that linda thomas greenfield, the ambassador to the united nations for the u.s. told you, jake that the russians will be isolated here in the united nations for the general assembly. >> all righ

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mark frerichs was abducted in january of 2020.eading for his release. eric spent more than a decade in afghanistan is a civil contractor civilian contractor he was let go in exchange for the release of a notorious drug lord and taliban member who was held for years at guantanamo bay . and in a statement today, president biden said in part and the negotiations that led to mark's freedom to a successful resolution require difficult decisions, which i did not take lightly. our priority now is to make sure mark aceves a healthy and safe return. ukrainian troops continue their counter offensive against russia and russia is now pushing back russian missile struck close to a power plant in the southern part of ukraine. as foxes, jeff paul reports. this comes as ukrainian officials say they're uncovering more evidence of war crimes. russian troops striking a massive power plant in the southern region of ukraine overnight, with authorities denouncing it as an act of terrorism. meanwhile ukrainian forces continue to liberate towns and villa

mark frerichs was abducted in january of 2020.e was last seen in a video earlier this year, pleading for his release spent more than a decade in afghanistan. as a civilian contractor. he was let go in exchange for the release of a notorious drug lord and taliban member who was held for years at one time, um, obey closer to home now. authorities in alameda county say one man was killed in a suspected road rage shooting. it happened late yesterday afternoon near the wal mart at the to 38 8 80 interchange in san lorenzo video now from citizen app. it shows the man here the scene of where this happened to man taken to the hospital who was shot. he later died, investigators say that should have fled the scene toward interstate 80. anyone with information about the case should call the alameda county sheriff's office. the midterm election is just seven weeks away in candidates are trying to energize voters to head to the polls in november. fox's alexandria. hoff is in washington. meantime the president biden is sharing his thoughts on r

the taliban freed mark frerichs, who worked on development projects in afghanistan for a decade.rn ukraine say 13 civilians have been killed by ukrainian shelling. the city's mayor said two children were among the dead. there is no comment from ukrainian officials. donetsk has been controlled by russia's proxy authorities since 2014. we can return to events of the historic day. the service at westminster abbey was attended by 2000 people including heads of state and foreign royalty. 0ur diplomatic correspondent reports on the day world leaders descended on london to pay respects. as the king's car passed by the many commonwealth flags en route to the abbey, it was clear this funeral transcended national borders. she was, one biographer wrote, queen of the world. and today's symbols and service bore witness to that truth. political leaders may have flown in from all corners of the world, but their last journey was by bus. rarely can so many african leaders have shared an outing quite like this. but there were too many of them to come by car, so they came together and queued togeth

mark frerichs was abducted in january. 2020 he was last seen in a video earlier this year, pleading forivilian contractor. he was like, oh, in exchange for the release of an afghan drug lord and member of the taliban, who was held for years at guantanamo bay time is 5 46. at least one person was killed in mexico in a big earthquake on the pacific coast. it was a magnitude 7.6 quake centered in the central part of mexico. one person reportedly was killed in the ports city of manzini. oh, that's where a wall collapsed at a shopping mall. the quake was felt almost 300 miles away in mexico city, where people ran into the streets. there's no word of any major damage there. this quake happened to fall on the very same date as major deadly earthquakes that hit in 2017 and in 1985, and just an hour before that quake hit, many people in mexico city were taking part in the nationwide drill. for the anniversary of those previous earthquakes this morning. powerful hurricane fiona continues to cause catastrophic damage across the caribbean. wanna show you new video from the dominican republic? now t

president biden applauding frerichs release in a statement he wrote in part bringing the negotiations that led to mark'so a successful resolution required difficult decisions which i did not take lightly eamon javers now how's frerichs doing, eamon? >> reporter: he's doing okay they conducted an initial medical check and they say he's in good health he flew there on the same plane that delivered noorzai to his freedom. frerichs sister said i am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage we never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us officials said president biden made the decision to proceed with the release back in june, and the two sides negotiated the swap through the summer. biden granted noorzai relief from his life sentence back in june, which made that prisoner swap possible. remarkably these negotiations continued even through the u.s. operation to kill al qaeda leader al zawahiri in afghanistan back in august secretary of state appentony bl enreferred to it in

mark fredericks was abducted back in january of 2020. it was last seen in a video earlier this year, pleading for his release. frerichsnt more than a decade in afghanistan as a civilian contractor. it was let go in exchange for the release of a notorious drug lord and taliban member who was held for years at guantanamo bay. coming up on ktvu news at 6 33 children in the east bay are seriously hurt after they were hit by a car while walking home from school family and friends now rallying together to offer support. also ahead. much of puerto rico remains in the dark tonight, and authorities worried that recovery from this latest hurricane could take weeks. a lance undergoes successful surgery on his broken ankle. but what does that mean for his immediate future with the 49ers joe fonzi has more on that te only road rage shooting in san lorenzo over the weekend, deputies say 30 year old victim died after being shot at the intersection of lou welling and his syrian around 4 30 yesterday afternoon. witnesses say the victim had gotten out of his car to confront the other driver. preliminary hearing has begun in the murder