we made a substantial offer to secure the release of paul whalen and brittany griner. the president and his team are willing to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home. the report that we're hearing is that there's the possibility of a prisoner swap with victor. oops, the russian arms dealer who's been held in us prisons for quite some time being traded for brittany griner and paul whalen. this is quite an exciting idea. it would certainly be meaningful in the lives of all 3 of those individuals. now, at this point, we've heard u. s. secretary of state antony blank and touch on the matter and say that it could be that he would soon be discussing this with his russian counterpart. here's what we heard from blanket i plan to raise an issue that's a top priority for us. the release of americans, paul wilson and brittany griner, who been wrongfully detained and must be allowed to come home. we put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate the release. our governments are communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal. and i'll use the con

we made a substantial offer to secure the release of paul whalen and brittany griner. the president and his team are willing to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home, the mutual exchange of russian and american prisoners on the territory of the 2 countries was previously discussed by the presidents of russia and the united states. these negotiations are being carried out by competent apartments. a concrete result has not yet been achieved. at the same time, we consider it necessary to take the interests of both parties into account. during these talks, russ and victor boot is a convicted arms dealer who was arrested in thailand in 2008 and later extradited the united states. in 2012, an american court sentenced him to 25 years in prison for arming a terrorist group and conspiring to kill us citizens. brittany greiner meanwhile, is currently on trial in moscow for possession of marijuana and bringing drugs into russia. while paul whalen, a former us marine convicted of espionage, is currently serving a 16 year sentence and a russian prison. earlier u. s. sec

for detainees brittney griner and paul whalen. he expects to speak to official soon.et more from barbara plett-usher. some kind of a prisoner swap is in the works? guest: we do not know that because he would not give details about this substanal proposal. wh we do know is there was a prisoner swap with russia a couple months ago the administration negotiated and ey have expressed interest in the release of a notorious arms dealer who is in jail in the u.s., and there has been mounting pressure on the administration to win the release of brittney griner, a famous basketball star, arrested on drug related charges in russia, and paul whalen, a former u.s. marine who has been detained there for several years. this is quite a rare and risky move to go public at this juncture. especially because the administration has not been speaking to russians since the invasion of ukraine. laura: thank you. the white house says president biden has tested negative for covid-19 after spending five days in isolation. the president will continue to wear a mask the next 10 days. here is mr.

. >>> the deal to release brittney griner and paul whalen. this gun trafficker in trade, and what the basketball star said from her cage in court. >>> one month until college football. the impact of deals. the high school players now looking for cash, and the coach who says they have legalized cheating. >>> a possible nancy pelosi trip to taiwan. >>> sentencing for the final two cops arrested in george floyd's death. >>> and, social media users push back against major platform changes. >> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening. the u.s. economy is slowing, and spending is softening. but, the fed chair, j powell, does not say the country is in a recession. it does not mean that one is eminent, at least, not yet. >> i do not think the u.s. is currently in a recession. the reason is, there are too many areas of the economy that are performing too well. >> this is a very strong labor market. it doesn't make sense that the economy would be in a recession with this kind of thing happening. >> parts of th

you want to get griner and paul whalen out. how to do that after making a big trade over opposition of the justice department, he's serving a 20-year sentence? and how can you try to get this grain deal locked in since they bombed odesa after 24 hours of agreeing to the deal? how can you trust anything that lavrov and the russians agree to? secretary blinken: thanks, andrea. when it comes to our efforts to secure the home of paul whalen and brittney griner, you understand i can't and won't get into any of the details of what we proposed to the russians over the course of some many weeks now. reporter: can you talk about why you would make such an important -- why would you put what you call a substantial offer on the table? secretary blinken: so here's what i can say about this. first as i mentioned, we've conveyed this on a number of occasions and directly to russian officials. and my hope would be that in speaking to foreign minister lavrov i can advance the efforts to bring them home. we have two impair tiffs when it comes t

we made a substantial offer to secure the release of paul whalen and brittany griner. the president and his team are willing to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home for more on this less cross live to our corresponded kayla mop and to hear more about this possible exchange. so caleb, what do we know about this proposal coming from washington? well, at this point we're hearing talk of perhaps what sounds like a prisoner's swap. the idea is that victor boot has been long held in us prisons might be released in exchange for russia, releasing brittany greiner and paul whalen. and this is quite an exciting idea. it would certainly be meaningful in the lives of all 3 of those individuals. now, at this point that we've heard us secretary of state anthony blank and touched on the matter and say that it could be that he would soon be discussing this with his russian counterpart. here's what we've heard from blanket i plan to raise an issue that's a top priority for us. the release of americans, paul whelan, and brittany griner, who been wrongfully detained and must

named vickor boot in exchange for brittney griner and former marine paul whalen. natasha, what are you hearing now? >> reporter: we are learning that the biden administration is deeply frustrated that russia has not responded in a substantive way to this offer that administration officials believed they would jump at of course because victor boot, an international arms smuggler is someone russia has wanted back on russian territory back since before he was even convicted here. he has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and it is a very asymmetrical proposal. the biden administration offered to swap boot. brittney griner is accused of bringing in a very small amount of cannabis that she says was not even on purpose. so the fact that the administration has made this very significant proposal to the russians is something that they have not taken lightly and they are deeply frustrated that russia has not responded. john kirby, the national security spokesperson said that this is not a decision that was taken lightly, to make this public, the fact that they actually p

and, former marine paul whalen. kylie atwood broke the story for us, she joined us, now. kylie, hello to you. what are you learning about this offer? >> reporter: it is significant that we are learning that this convicted arms dealer is part of the proposal that the vitamin ministration is put forward to try to secure the release of paul whalen and brittney griner. he is an infamous guy. he has carried out a number of really significant crimes. he is known around the world. for decades, he was smiling arms into countries that are active war zones. places like afghanistan and south america. the middle east. this is someone the russian has had their eye on. the kremlin has made it clear, the russian state media, they want him back. it is significant that the biden administration is willing, and has put him on the table. but, we are told that the department of justice officials were opposed to putting in force. he was president biden who supported putting them on the table. it eventually overrode the objections. the secretary of state said that there was a significant offer.

up next, we'll speak with the sister of paul whalen who's also being held in russia. what she's asking for in light of today's call. that's next. hi. we're zerowater. and we believe everyone deserves the purest tasting water. that's why we strive for zero. you see, to some it means nothing. but to us,t means everything. here, take a look. this meter showing triple zeros means r five-stage filter did its job, and that virtuly all dissolved solids or tds have been removed. and all that's left is the purest tasting water. let's compare. a two-stage brita filter stops here. but our five-stage filter doesn't quit. zerowater. we strive for zero. >>> a call today with president biden, vice president harris and the wife of brittney griner. the white house says they reassured her the president is working to secure her release from russia. biden biden wrote back to her in response to the letter she sent from prison. all this as the family of paul whalen is asking why they're not getting the same level of attention from the biden administration. joining us now, elizabeth, paul's

> bret: breaking tonight president biden is suggesting a swap return home of britney griner and paul whaleneign affairs correspondent details. >> hi, bret. secretary blinken broke the news of this possible deal between the u.s. and russia on a day when one of those involved was an n. a moscow courtroom. basketball star britney griner testified she mistakenly packed cartridges of medical marijuana illegally found in russia found when she was stopped in moscow airport. she said originally she wasn't given access to a lawyer and little of what she was told or forced to sign was translated facing 10 years in a russian prison, here is more of what she had to say. >> no. my rights were never read to me. no one explained any of it to me. >> already in a russian jail serving a 16-year sentence american paul whalen, a corporate security executive who was picked up by russians charged and convicted of espionage. he and his family say that he is innocent. it's the return of these two americans, secretary blinken says discuss in a phone call soon. the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, their first

russia would release griner and another jailed american paul whalen, secretary of state antony blinkenuested a call with his russian counterpart to discuss the proposal which has been on the table for several weeks now. it would be their first communication since russia invaded ukraine. >> it has been a very wet week for new york city. one resident capturing a look at this video of a wall of rain just kind of moving over lower manhattan. you can see buildings are covered in clouds, next to the east river. flash flood warnings were issued throughout that area. and this follows several days of record-breaking heat waves and greece is back with us now. it. >> change coming little bit here in terms of the moisture in the air. >> yeah. especially for our inland valleys. it's going to feel downright miserable. the next couple of days we're going to get the return of that mcgee. monsoonal moisture is arriving as early as tomorrow afternoon for the bay area. so enjoy these drier and clear conditions while they last radar for. we are tracking that marine layer hugging the coastline, eventually

after the state department confirmed there is an offer on the table, griner and marine veteran paul whalenange for boot. a russian arms dealer known as the merchant of death. griner has been detained in russia since february after cannabis oil was found in her luggage. >> whalen was sentenced to 16 years in a russian prison in 2020 after a court found him guilty of espionage. lawmakers are applauding the administration for pursuing the swap. >> we're trying to get to americans a russian custody. we thank the president for making that a priority. we do expect to speak with foreign minister we request we put in a call request yesterday. >> a spokesperson for the kremlin says they are aware of the offer but have not agree to anything yet. the state department officials say the negotiations are not moving as quickly as they would like, but they remain hopeful. russia will come to the table. >> president biden and china's president spoke for more than 2 hours by phone today. each reiterating their country's stance on taiwan. the white house says biden was clear that u.s. policy has not changed.

we made a substantial offer to secure the release of paul whalen and brittany griner. the president and his team are willing to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home. victor booth is a convicted arms dealer, an interpreter who was arrested by the f. b i n. a 2012 us court sentenced him to 25 years in prison for arming a terrorist group and conspiring to kill american citizens. brittany greiner meanwhile, is currently on trial in moscow for possession of marijuana and bringing drugs into russia. while paul whelan, a former us marine convicted of espionage, is currently serving a 16 year sentence in a russian prison. u. s. secretary of state, anthony blinking said earlier that he would soon be discussing the release of these 2 people with his russian counterpart. i plan to raise an issue that's a top priority for us. the release of americans, paul whelan and brittany griner, who been wrongfully detained. and must be allowed to come home. we put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. our governments are communicated repeated

what is the prospect of getting paul whalen and brittney griner out by making such a big trade, arguably of the justice department. >> i can't and won't get into any of the details of what we propose to the russians over the course of so many weeks now. the president's prepared to make tough decisions, if it means the safe return of americans. >> reporter: griner holding pictures of her wife and teammates explaining she didn't know that cannabis prescribed back home for medical use was in her luggage, facing questions from russian prosecutors and the russian judge. >> i was in a rush packing. like i said, i was recovering from covid. stress of packing, making sure i had my covid tests, jet lag, and i was in a rush throwing my stuff into my bag. >> reporter: the wnba star telling the judge when she arrived in russia five months ago she was held for hours without a lawyer, interrogated in russian using her phone to try to google translate. she says she was made to sign documents without knowing what she was signing. >> no, my rights were never read to me. no one explained any of it to me.

but the family of paul whalen goes, wait a second, our loved one has been gone for a very long time.sure they're grateful that all of this talk is starting up. but if you don't work for the "washington post," if you're not a wnba star, sometimes you just fade into the woodwork. >> definitely. that's one of the reasons why i've committed so much time and column inches in the "washington post" to this issue, because i realize that other people aren't going to have the benefit of the kind of campaign that i did or that britney griner does right now. i want to point out that within the hour, a massive mural is going to be unveiled in georgetown with the faces of 18 of these americans who are currently being wrongfully detained. >> oh wow. >> we do whatever we can to make as many americans aware of other americans being held hostage abroad as possible. because ultimately what i learned in my case and reporting on it after the fact is that people come home when this rises up the agenda of the president of the united states. i think this executive order yesterday from president biden is an

that's paul whalen and wnba star brittney griner. she is facing charges there. to listen to what tony blinken has to say. we'll have any more headline as we get them. meanwhile, if there was any doubt a political divide in the republican party right now, it has been drawn very clearly by two men who were once in lock step and the chasm is wide and deep. donald trump and mike pence in washington yesterday, and very different views of america from them. trump, despite all the evidence against the big lie, didn't retreat. he doubled down. >> i ran the first time and i won. then i ran a second time and i did much better. we got millions and millions more votes. and you know what? that's going to be the story for a long time, what a disgrace it was, but we may just have to do it again. >> his speech notably dark and negative. "politico" stated, trump spoke of an america whose streets are riddled with needles and said the dangerous deranged roam our streets with impunity. it could provide a preview of a potential 2024 campaign. for more i'm joined by michael field, fo

. >> how does paul whalen play into this and another american detained in russia. see him being a part of that? >> sure. paul whelan is american who was also wrongfully detained in russia in 2018. he has been serving his sentence in a labor camp since that time. and negotiations have been going on behind the scenes for his return both with the white house and with an outside organization called the richardson center run by former ambassador and governor bill richardson. richardson is working on paul whelan's case, as well as brittney griner's case i hope to come home together. they are very different cases and carry different kinds of crimes associated with them but i would imagine the u.s. government is doing everything it can behind the scenes to make sure we get every american citizen home as quickly as possible. >> cnn confirmed president biden spoke with paul's sister elizabeth just yesterday offering support saying the government is doing all that i can to bring him home. quickly, brittney griner's next court hearing is next tuesday. what do you expect to hea

details on a proposed prisoner swap between russia and the usa to bring home brittney griner and paul whalenprisoner in exchange for releasing griner, detained since february and whelan, the american businessman and former marine in a russian cell since 2018. sources tell cnn along with the u.s. releasing viktor bout, russia also wants a convicted killer and former colonel in the spy agency released from custody in germany. here's what the biden administration told my colleague, jim sciutto about that. >> holding two american citizens hostage in exchange for an a assassin in a third party country is not a serious counteroffer. it's a bad faith attempt to avoid a serious offer and proposal the united states put forward. we urge russia to take that offer seriously. >> cnn's frederik pleitgen is now with me, coming in live from moscow. fred, tell us more about this second person russia is seeking and has the u.s. reached out to germany. is this being taken seriously at all? what's the latest? >> the u.s. didn't believe the counteroffer was necessarily serious. he's someone inside a german jail

the white house is also working to get russia to release other americans, including paul whalen a former u.s. marine serving a 16 year sentence for alleged spying. his brother wrote in a tweet that the guilty plea will houston the end of the injustice she is experiencing. russia will not work to send her home until there is a conviction and sentence. brittney griner is scheduled to appear in court in russia again next week. her legal team reports they expect the trial to wrap up in early august. let's turn to william pomerantz. is an expert on the russian judicial system and acting director at the wilson center cannon institute. do you agree with the weather there? was pleading guilty the right move? >> it was her best option. there is a 99% conviction rate. having pled guilty she can throw herself on the court, ask for leniency, and will hopefully be one step closer to going home. >> russian state media said moscow might be interested in a prisoner swap. one name that is being floated is a big one. viktor bout. he is serving a 25 year sentence in the u.s. a federal jury convicted him of

we go to a deal to bring wnba star griner and marine paul whalen home, trading arms dealer viktor bout trump is said to lift off in a few hours for a liv golf event hosted in new jersey. president trump will be joined by caitlyn jenner and former football star brian or lacquer. >>> a nine foot tall dinosaurs to gallatin is on the auction block. about 77 million years ago, the dino which is a relative of the t rex has a skeleton just under 22 feet long. it is said that the skeleton could fetch five to $8 million at auction. those are your headlines for this thursday. >> francis, thank you so much for that. straight ahead we will be discussing facebook parent meta, down more than 50% to about 5% in premarket. we will discuss their eain. rngs the dow is down, nasdaq down about 8%. another busy day? of course - you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business. with fully integrated security solutions all in one place. so you're covered. on-premise and in the cloud. you can run things the way you want - your tea

s proposal in negotiations to free wnba star brittney griner and fellow jailed american paul whalen.tween the two countries in regards to a prisoner swap but the kremlin spokesman expressing surprise at the public nature of the u.s. proposal. we are back with rick stengel. it's great to have you with us on these two very important conversations. first, what do you make of russia's response today to the deal? how important will this reported call be between secretary of state tony blinken and foreign minister sergey lavrov, if it does, in fact, happen? >> i think it's very important, aymon, but we also have to recognize how the russians see this. these kinds of hostage negotiations have always gone on behind the scenes. the russians are not used to the amount of publicity that miss griner has gotten in america and around the world, and that is i'm afraid a double-edged sword, on the one hand it gets you to the top of a list and it gets to that secretary of state talk to the russian foreign minister. at the same time, it gives the russians leverage, too, in part because they know just

announcing a deal to release american detainees, brittney griner and paul whalen in exchange for russians dealer. viktor bout. it's unclear if any progress was made on today's phone call, diplomacy with the country has mostly stalled since russia's invasion of ukraine. >> coming up, a rare rebound case out. president biden ended up testing positive for covid again. >> plus, palo alto residents pushing back on a plan to host the homeless in a parking lot of a local church. that was quick. and rewarding. i earn 3% cash back at drugstores with chase freedom unlimited. that means i earn on my bug spray and my sunscreen. you ready to go fishing? i got the bait. i also earn 5% on travel purchased through chase on this rental car. that lake is calling my name! don't you get seasick? we'll find out! come on. and i earn 3% on dining including takeout. so much for catching our dinner. some people are hunters. some are gatherers. i'm a diner. pow! earn big time with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee. how do you cashback? chase. make more of what's yours. >> the city of palo alto is plannin

and new efforts are now underway to free americans britney greiner and paul whalen from captivity in russia. the better and hostage negotiator former governor bill richardson is now expected to travel to moscow in hopes of winning the release. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. on this the eve of the next january six hearing, select committee aides are sharing new details on what to expect as the panel zeros in on the far right extremists at the forefront of the insurrection. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles has our report from capitol hill. >> the justice department says they were among the writers causing the most trouble on january sixth. right wing extremist groups many of which came to washington intent on disrupting the certification of the election will be the focus of the house select committee. >> just to get and historical precedents to the group -- >> the committee is repaired outline groups on january sixth. a will grill the former spokesperson. maccallum giving is givin

biden's offer to give back a notorious arms dealer in exchange for americans britney griner and paul whalensenior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot has the latest tonight. >> russian officials confirming today an offer has been made by the u.s. to swap wnba store griner and whelan for reportedly russian weapons traitor viktor bout. didn't say how close the sides are including whether russian foreign lavrov and blink ken proposed by blinken happened. they did complain the u.s. was talking too much. >> so issues are discussed without any such release of any information. normally the public learns about it when the agreements are already implemented. >> in fact, this proposal has been an offer for weeks now. the u.s. trying to pressure russian president putin to end what it wrongful detention. >> this is a horrifying practice. that puts lives in the balance ends in cases it calls for extraordinary tactics and measures. >> amid more complaints about the u.s. giving up boot. the so-called merchant of death had dealings with dictators, rebels and militias around the world including report

paul whalen, the u.s. secretary of state says that he talk to the russian foreign minister, the deal reportedly involves a prisoner swap with for a while and and griner with a convicted russian arms dealer. viktor bout after the call, russia for whatever it's worth did urge the u.s. to pursue griner and violence. freedom through quiet diplomacy as they put it without the release of speculative information. today, the mayor of washington, d.c., is asking for help from the national guard to handle the busloads of migrants are rising arriving from the southern border. >> mayor muriel bowser said the city is now at a tipping point. she's calling for 150 national guard troops a day to assist local authorities and set up a processing center in washington in april as response to an influx of the southern border. texas governor greg abbott began sending buses full of migrants from texas to sanctuary cities, dc officials estimate that almost 200 buses have arrived in the city delivering more than 4,000 migrants. th

. >> forgot griner's release along with the release of paul whalen.ner's trial for drug charges did resume in russia today will keep and i on this and bring you the latest on kron. 4 news at 3. and later on today. in san francisco, a woman says she was attacked by a dog and then she says the dog's owner attacked or as well. now she's hoping police can find the woman before the attack. someone else kron 4 s taylor bisacky has that story. >> your job me. and you. >> these are the moments after the dog seen in this cell phone video. brady got son's arm sunday jurors in city streets in san francisco. watson asks for the dog owner's phone number several times, but the woman continues to walk away, even threatened have right are again. and then. >> she hit me in the head and took off. watson says this all unfolded as she was walking to her car. i didn't even look at them. i had no interaction with them. and right after they had just passed me by the dogs jumped up and like randomly bit my arm. these are photos of the bite marks. >> watson says she's now spe

we have paul whalen and other americans unjustifiably held in russia. problem of having a rogue state, that they may try to use prominent americans as leverage. >> congressman, i thank you for your time. appreciate it. >> thanks, jose. >>> a texas sheriff wants to sit down with president biden to talk about border policies and what's happening. he is here to explain next. >>> 40 past the hour. this week's tragedies involving human smuggling have asked for one texas sheriff to ask for help. this sheriff sent a letter to president biden asking to meet with him, to address the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. he criticized texas governor greg abbott's stance on immigration and human smuggling. he is with us now. it's a pleasure to see you. tell us about what you are asking for. what are your needs? >> well, right now -- thank you for having me, first off. right now, i'm asking for the president or a member of his administration that can make decisions to come down and talk to at least 12 other texas sheriffs from major counties in the state of t

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the table to exchange britney griner, the wnba star in russian since february, as well as marine paul whalen who would go back to russia. greg palkot is live in london with the latest. paul has been in jail 42 months on a 16-year sentence for espionage, convicted in june of 2020. britney griner is on trial now, she's been detained since the 17th of february for possessing cannabis oil as she entered the country. an offer on the table. do we know what the offer might look like? >> we don't know, but it's been talked about, john, and looks like secretary blinken is getting a little bit more specific about this russian gentleman held in the u.s. on various charges, arms smuggling, drug dealing, contacts with terrorists, he's a pretty hefty figure and the reports have been that he could be swapped, again, for whalen and griner, a big day for griner, she was in court today and the first time she was able to testify on her behalf. she entered under heavy guard, griner said she mistakenly packed the cartridges, illegal in russia, she found herself meeting officials at a moscow airport in february,

suffered, offered a substantial proposal to russia for the release of wnba star brittany griner and paul whalen 10 years in prison for drug charges and whalen now or so -- a security executive for alleged espionage. the biden administration could give up russian victor bout, the soviet military officer served 20 years in us jail convicted and sentenced in 2012 for illegal weapons sales, contracts from the terror group, conspiring to kill americans in connection with the colombia guerrillas. the merchant of death has had reported dealings with a range of nasty folks from the caliban and al qaeda to militias, in asia, south america, the kgb successor organization and some people close to russian president putin. no wonder russia wants him back, russian officials confirmed today what secretary blinken said the talks are ongoing but won't confirm how close the us and russia are to a deal even if there was a meeting with russian foreign secretary lavrov. there is a recent precedent, former american marine trevor reed was released in april for a russian drug runner, what many people talked to, a very

marine paul whalen.rrently serving a 25 year sentence in the united states after being convicted of conspiracy to kill u.s. citizens and provide aid to a terrorist organization. secretary of state and for duplicate announced yesterday that the administration has made a substantial proposal for brittney griner in whalen's release. he plans to speak with russian foreign minister in the coming days about this potential stop. take a look at this a massive 170 ^-caret diamond discovered it may be the largest gemstone founded 300 years it is named a lugo rose, it's unclear how much it's worth because of the color only one in 10000 diamonds are colored paint. breaking news this morning jetblue has announced it will acquire spirit airlines in a $3.8 billion stock deal the stocks every reactive spirit of four and a quarter percent jetblue higher by 2% on this done deal this makes frontier the last man out and it was bidding but it will not get spirit. west virginia senator joe manchin has reversed course instruct

. >> and offered to russia to release paul whalen and britney.into river. >> roads trapping people inside their own house. >> live at the national park ahead of the congressional baseball game. >> we are confident it is staying with the republicans. ♪ ♪ >> brian: it was 1972 when the washington senators said i'm tired of washington, d.c., and i'm going to texas. he became a texas ranger. but then he came back. in the term of the washington nationals and they won a world series championship. and then there is today the congressional baseball game will take place in about eight hours. and the first pinch is coming up shortly. i cannot believe how early these men and women are practicing getting ready for the game. >> ainsley: they want to win. >> brian: they don't want to pull anything, right? you don't want to wrap yourself. >> ainsley: the older we get, easier. >> steve: the icy hot, and they also have that sleeve you put on, those compression sleeves. what do they call, copper? >> ainsley: what do they do? they have medicine and it? >> steve: a

free her now, free paul whalen. as i close i want to acknowledge the americans with disabilities act in its 32nd anniversary tarntion important law. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> americans are suffering through the biden recession, struggling to afford gas and groceries with inflation at historic highs. the working families that biden, pelosi and schumer promised to represent have been hurt the worst by their leftist economic policies. americans have been gaslighted while the media serves up propaganda for biden and the left. people remember the energy independence, low gas prices and booming economy we had during the trump administration. the media portrayed the prosperous trump economy as doom and gloom and cover the biden recession with rose-colored glasses. mrs. miller: t

state department has gone public about an offer to win her release and that of another american, paul whalen't give details, but the administration did recently agree to a prisoner swap with the kremlin for this former us marine. that increased pressure from the families of other detainees. earlier, the president's point man for hostages told me their campaign was effective. i think the importance of the families coming up with their narrative to address what they're going through is actually very powerful for them. and i think it's also good and holding, i got to say, in creating situational awareness and at times holding the us government accountable. brittney griner�*s case has helped shine a spotlight on an issue that's usually in the shadows. this mural recently unveiled highlights how many americans are in this fix. how many stories there are. such as matthew heath. he's been held in venezuela for nearly two years. matthew's been beaten over there so many times that both of his hands have been broken. he tried to take his own life and has been moved to a military hospital. my son is no

paul home as well. i don't have a conversation or a phone call to speak to today specifically in terms of the president, but as i said earlier, we have stayed in constant touch with miss whalent. >> no, i had not heard that. and it's true that we have regular conversations with people within the state department and people within other parts of those agencies, but it would be -- i think we have heard a lot of talk, and it has been very supportive, the first two years under president trump when in detention we did not hear anything from the u.s. government, so at least we are hearing from people like secretary blinken, secretary solomon and so on, and it's take time to take action, although the russian government is hardly corrupt, the u.s. government does not seem to find an exception the corrupt government would want. and they don't find a way to bring paul and perhaps miss griner home as well. it is to have been following your efforts to do so and we hope and pray for your family on the best outcome for all of you. thank you very much for coming on. and keep us posted. we will check back in soon. >> bill: a lot of anguish and strength as well. as >> sandra: rightly so. all