we can expect it will be an emotional day for paul whalen's family. of course we're waiting to hear more as to how this all came to fruition. you'll remember that earlier this summer we reported that the biden administration had put an offer on the table with the russians to try and get out brittney griner and paul whalen and viktor boot was part of that deal. we're seeing part of that deal coming to fruition but not entirely. >> and, kiley, my question on this is obviously this is big reporting that we had over the summer about this offer that the biden administration made for this convicted arms dealer, vi viktor boot. they thought the russians were going to jump on that proposal and the russians did not. it caused serious frustration from the white house, they made it very clear they were frustrated with the fact the russians had not taken them up on that offer. the question about this, we do have big questions about paul whelan but what changed in this? is there any sense of why the russians have now taken the united states up on this offer to get

we had no choice but to take brittney griner over paul whalen. putin demanded that. >> we've not forgotten about paul whalen who has been unjustly detained in russia for years. this was not a choice of which american to bring home. >> tucker: this was not a choice of which american to bring home. really? it clearly was a choice and we know it was a choice because the first accounts of the prisoner swap with russia said it was a choice. earlier today, andrea mitchell of nbc, this is somebody who has been in washington covering news for more than 50 years, someone who is deeply supportive of the joe biden administration, contributed to a story that contained this line. "the kremlin gave the white house the choice of either griner or whelan or none." so mitchell's piece attributed to a senior u.s. official, it was not a guess, it was sourced. and then, as with the earlier reporting on paul pelosi last month, that account was scrubbed. the kremlin ultimately gave the white house the choice of either griner or no one. in other words, joe biden's versi

paul whalen, that's how isolated he is? he didn't know if he'd gone gender fluid he'd be home tonight? can we get this message to americans in prison around the world tonight? >> i think we need to. you know, turns out, all that glitters is not fact gold. case in point is this radioactive drag queen, who, by the way, we already know way too much about his personal life and his sexual fetishes than we ought to know about any government worker. turns out his creepiest, most bizarre kink was sitting there, waiting at baggage claim all along. he has a fetish for stealing luggage, which is so creepy and so strange, and the thought of that mustache drag queen rummaging through your clothes, yuck. when you think of luggage thieves, you think of kids taking the train to the airport to quickly find an ipad to sell it. i don't think that's what this guy was doing. it's like he's getting off on this thing. >> tucker: neither one of us is a psychiatrist, but how decadent do you have to be to reach the point where you've tried everythin

so at this point, we can assume the obvious, the biden administration chose griner over paul whalen. the basketball player over the marine facing 16 years. there was only room for one, the lifeboat, and the marine got left behind. why did they make that choice? you should know that whalen is a trump voter and he made the mistake of saying so on social media and he's paying the price now. griner is not. different politics. she despises the us, she's been

paul whalen should be part of that too. be interesting to hear what she says very she should b grateful for the american peopl pretty honest side note, she's one of the best women's best buswell players we've ever had. number to is playing overseas commit that is how a lot of women make a living, elite athletes because they do play the soccer players and volleyball players in buswell players to go over there. but the one thing about this viktor bout, they did a movie o him and they did a documentary on his notorious news as may be the worlds premier arms dealer, i think this is coming out late. the amount of people who are upset the sting operation and the lives lost in pursuit would be a storyline in this so the people should keep in mind as paul whalen sets in jail, we ge brittney griner back, which is great, but the people that took him down and that people that h has killed through his arms sales in the civil wars that he has basically financed and supplied in the surface to air missiles he was going to be selling to a

marine paul whalen who's been in custody in russian now for years. brittney griner had actually been detained, tried, convicted in prison on watch the russians russians claimed our drug possession charges. thanks to the deal back to russia, he's been accused of supplying arms to the taliban, drug cartels the world over. white house officials insist swapping a basketball player for a dangerous arms dealer was the only deal they could manage. >> this was not a choice of which american to bring home. the choice was one or none. i wholeheartedly wish we could've brought paul home today on the same plane as britney. >> while we have not yet succeeded, we have not given up. we have never given up. >> t>> on trumped up charges on espionage which has no basis in fact, today's news is a devastating blow. >> we are greatly disappointed that moore had not been done to secure the release. i'm happy that britney is going home today and met trevor one home when he did but i don't understand why i'm still sitting here. my bags were packed, ready to go home. >> this

you've got to wonder at paul whalen thinks of all this. you've heard his name. whalan is the iraq veteran, a former marine who's currently serving 16 years. really the rest of his useful life in a russian penal colony. and he's still there tonight. because the bush administration decided to bring home a female basketball player busted for weed instead. and they did that because she had a lot more friends in the media and a much more interesting personal life . >> and in some sense, if we're being honest, you kind of got to blame paul whalen for remaining behind bars tonight. if only paul whalen had stolen someone else's underwear from an airport carousel or advertised his fetishes on instagram or decided to switch genders and therefore become holy, if only he had done that. joe biden respond, he would have sent the 101st airborne. and paul will be home tonight in, masking in his own house. of course, he's been in a russian prison, so we didn't know the rules have changed. you can't really blame chadwick. >> moore is a journalist, contributing editor at the spect

we've not forgotten about paul whalen, who's been unjustly detained in russia for years. this wasr not a choice of whict american to bring home. >> this was not a choice of which american to bring home, really. oh, but it clearly was a choice and we know was a choice because the first accounts of the prisoner swap with russia eaid it was a choice earlier today. >>rlier andrea mitchell of nbcc is someone who's been inov washington covering news for more thafon 50 years, someonef h who is deeply supportive ofbide the joe biden administration. n contributed to a story that contained this line, quote, the kremlin gave the white house the choice of either greiner or whalan or none. griner so mitchell's piece attributed this fact to a, quote, seniorgu us official. >> it was not a guess. it it was sourced and then, as with the early reporting on paul pelosi, last month, that account was scrubbed and sanitized and a new versiona of the nbc story assures us that, quote, the kremlinite o ultimately gave the white house gre choice of either griner or no one . in other words, joe bid

failed to win freedom for another american paul whalen. you see him there. he's been jailed for nearly 4 years in russia. the white house said the president biden is ready to talk with way lund's family and they hope they can understand. this is a very difficult situation. >> well, we're celebrating britney's return home today. we have also. continue to be in touch with the wheeling family for whom this news brings mixed emotions. in recent weeks. it became clear that while russians were willing to reach an agreement to secure brittney's release. they continue to treat paul whelan differently. given the nature of the toe tap totally illegitimate charges. they have levied against paul. unfortunately, the choice became to either bring brittany home for no one. >> biden's authorization to release the arms dealer. viktor about the russian felon. once nicknamed the merchant of death underscored the heightened urgency that his administration face to get griner home, especially after the recent resolution of drivers criminal case on drug charges in our subsequent t

paul whalen has essentially just his family. the journal editorial ends with this. the world becomes a much more dangerous place for all americans when bad foreign actors think they can get away with the abusing any u.s. citizen, welcome home, britney griner, we hope you take up the cause of paul whalen in the same way so many others took up yours. that's the message. certainly to britney griner, no that she is back on u.s. soil. maria: it was a great piece. adam, your thoughts. >> maria, i think there's a trend that's beginning to emerge that i find troubling. it seemses to be that this administration is taking the easy way out too many times, whether that is bringing back britney griner instead of a marine who is still held hostage in effect, whether that is doing a deal with a venezuelan dictator for his oil rather than empowering our own dri drillerst home or pulling out of afghanistan in an embarrassing man aer for so many people rather than finishing the job. the reason they that borrows me, as a money manager, trying to shepherd people's wealth, i need confid

paul whalen, convicted of espionage in 2020, and sentenced to 16 years in a russian prison. president biden says they'll continue negotiating for his release . greiner had written a letter to president biden, where she worries should be forgotten to day, making it clear that wasn't the case. she's home. particle, he l 0. washington. let's speak to our white house correspondent, kimberly healthcare now and we just through the russian prison flitting. the person has said that future prisoner swaps with united states a possible when they can only be a good sign for poor whalen. ad there's no question. the white house is paying attention to those signals we've just heard from the national security spokesperson, john kirby who has intimated that the white house is taking these signals from russia and is actively considering them a, in the context that to this is a good sign for paul whalen, the american that was not able to be released as part of this exchange between brittany griner and victor boot. what we know is that the feel is here in the united states is that there is now a certain

s. diplomats for the release of paul whalen. i was on a senator, kristin sonoma has decided to register as an independent. it means the democrats now have 50 seats in the $100.00 seat. senate was president carmella harris holds the tie break vote.

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there is no evidence at all that paul whalen in any way was a spy. he didn't even have a diplomatic passport. and yet biden did not win his release even after giving up one of the world's most dangerous men . now, today, in a statement, his brother david expressed their deep concern for paul , saying, quote, brittney griner is free and paul is still a hostage. despite the possibility that there might be an exchange without paul . our family still devastated. i can't even fathom how paul will feel when he learns this. >> now, a few years ago, obama's former defense secretary, robert gates, wrote joe biden has, quote, been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades. as president biden has proven gates right. afghanistan, the border weakness against china and inability to deter putin from invading its neighbors. because joe biden and our country, by the way, and the world now are less safe at any point since the height of the cold war. thank you, joe biden, very much. the american people, you deserv

you know they've also taken aim at biden's failure to negotiate the release of former us marine paul whalen, who is currently serving a 16 year sentence for espionage falling on. that's the charge, the u. s. has continually denied, however, you can see how they are at that in a sign of hope. putin said more prisoner exchangers were on the cards, look, must feel that the pro law oh, contact the part of the contact is ongoing on the level of special services, it never stopped or other exchange as possible. yes, everything is possible. this is the result of negotiation, susan and the surgeon for compromise. the boys could compare me. in this case, the compromise was found. we aren't ruling out a continuation of this work in the future. so that is patient continues to wage. his war of aggression in ukraine and washington through its full support behind cave hopes of more co operation may be premature. earlier i spoke to the w corresponding curling that she was in washington, d. c, and asked her how the u. s. is reacting to russia, claiming the swab of greiner and boot to be their victory. b, u.

you have they've also taken aim at biden's failure to negotiate the release of former us marine paul whalen, who is currently serving a 16 year sentence for espionage falling on. that's a charge. the u. s. has continually denied, however, you can see how they are. but in a sign of hope, putin said more prisoner exchanges were on the cards look muzzle with the pro law contact. the put of the contact is ongoing on the level of special services, it never stopped. our other exchange as possible. yes, everything is possible. this is the result of negotiation. susan, in the search for compromise, the boys could complain. in this case, the compromise was found. we aren't ruling out a continuation of this work in the future, so you said that his patient continues to wage his war of aggression in ukraine and washington to raise its full support behind cave types of more cooperation. may be premature douglas, far as a journalist who has written extensively about victim boot to asked him if trading a basketball stuff for a man whose business activities that resulted in the deaths of thousands, if tens

signals from russia and is actively considering them a, in the context that this is a good sign for paul whalen, the american that was not able to be released as part of this exchange between brittany griner and victor boot. what we know is that the feel is here in the united states is that there is now a certain atmosphere that has been created. and there are now active discussions underway between the russian diplomats. the u. s. diplomats for the release of pol well it arizona senator kristen sonoma has decided to register as an independent. that means the democrats now have 50 seats in the 100 seat. senate vice president commonly harris holds the tie break vote or the was longest serving president has been sworn in for 6 term in office, equatorial guineas to your daughter. alb young and grammar to be presidential host, before inspecting a military parade. the 80 year old ceased power in a coo, in 1979. south africa's government is planning to legalize prostitution to combat growing violence against women. if the change is backed by parliament, the justice ministry says sex workers will have

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but veteran paul whalen was not freed. here's president biden earlier. >> this was not a choice of which american to bring home. we brought home trevor reed when we had a chance earlier this year. sadly for totally illegitimate reasons, russia is treating paul's case differently than brittney's. we're not giving up. we will never give up. >> martha: john kirby is standing by with more on that. first to paul whalen's brother, david. good to have you with us. i heard you earlier saying that you're happy for brittney griner and the relief that her family must feel. you want this white house to be more aggressive. how do you want them to go about that exactly, sir? >> well, it's really more assertive. i think the u.s. government is a little bit behind the rogue nations that are taking americans hostage. the biden administration has done a good job in the last two years of trying to get ahead of that curve. we need them to take the next step. when they have someone like paul that is a wrongful detainee, they'll have a plan to g

now, as brittney griner is coming home, paul whalen another american detained in 2018 will remain in a russian prison at this point and will stay there, you know, until they can work it out. here is the president. >> we've not forgotten about paul whalen who has been detained unjustly and this is not a choice of which american to bring home. we brought home trevor reed when we had a chance earlier this year. sadly for total illegitimate reasons russia is treating paul 's case differently than britneys. reporter: the whelan family is releasing a statement saying there's no greater success than for a wrongful detainee to be freed and for them to go home. the biden administration made the right decision to bring ms. griner home and to make the deal possible rather than waiting for one that wasn't going to happen so the u.s. gave russia viktor bout. nicknamed the "merchant of death " convicted for selling 800 surface-to-air missiles to terrorists to use against u.s. military helicopters. this news comes after more states are now banning tiktok because of possible data sharing with the ch

or something woman, so i'm really relieved that she's been released and again i am hopeful for paul whalen something can make it need be negotiated. he is certainly omotwell. i don't know. i'm going to be waiting eagerly to hear what president biden has to say and i don't know whether there were choices he had are not about which prisoners or whether or not who got to go home. i don't know that president biden chose her over all whalen. >> lisa, good morning, mindful republicans. >> thank you for taking my call, thank you representative more for being on the show and i appreciate it. i just wanted to make a couple of comments and then ask a question. the woman that's being released from the russian present, i understand she was not very patriotic towards america so i'm sure she's going to be after this i'm sure she will be very happy to be and an american when she gets home because it was my understanding that she would sometimes rail against our country so i'm sure she will have a deeper appreciation for our country when she gets back and i'm glad she's being released. representative more

reported by the biden administration that she had been offered in exchange for both griner and paul whalen a time and ultimately, i believe that's the sort of with geopolitical tensions that have been going back and forth russia and the united states and ukraine and are positioning their i believe vladimir putin ultimately view that this was the right time to move this geopolitical chess peas that brittney griner had become. and even the biden administration really has no rhyme or reason for why now was the time that russia relented. >> and you mentioned paul whalen, the former u.s. marine who still remains jailed in russia. he's been there for 4 years now. do you think that runner status as a wnba star affected the decision and her release at all or could something else have been at play here? >> no, absolutely. i believe that is why she became geopolitical chess piece that she became is that she did amass a significant amount of attention across the globe. she didn't become a rallying cry for those who are wrongfully detained i think ultimately and all over the and ultimately over year t

she said she would try to help bring home other unjustly held americans like paul whalen. she said she'll play for the phoenix mercury this season. >>> russia fired at least 70 missiles to ukraine inside ukraine. a rocket toward tore this building apart and killed three people. russian forces targeted the ukrainian power grid and disrupted water and electricity in large cities. the ukrainian government said restoring electricity will take a long time. >>> back in the u.s., people across the south are picking up pieces after tornados devastated their communities. look, this is just across the river from new orleans. three people died there from at least 20 tornados across louisiana. five in the new orleans area alone. thousands are still without power as recovery begins just over a week before christmas of course. these storms were part of a massive system moving across the country this week targeting the northwest with heavy wind, snow and ice through the weekend. >>> our continuing coverage about our climate in crisis. scientists say climate change disproportionately affe

joining me now is david whalan,p paul whalen's brother. and david , i know that you and soy many in america are happy thatth brittney griner is coming home. but of course, your reaction tonight to those words fromords your brother. th it's hard.e you can hear in his voicet hear the despair. i haven't hearmyd my my brothers voice like over a phone call. so it's these snippets come through in the media tha ct are the latest tim e i can hear him. >> and you can hear how disappointed he was atas the news and it's not reallying. surprising. i think we all had heard h secretary blinkeadn back ininke august say or provide the news about the substantial proposal to russia to bring poland to bring brittany home. and i thin k he had been i counting on that. and so to find out that it wastt not going to happen is probably hugely disappointing. >> let's the status ofe the communication you've had with the administratiocon abouty securing your brother's release. i mean, it seemsous re obviousle he's been there a lot longer. and as has mr. fogel,, th th

paul whalen, convicted of espionage in 2020, and sentenced to 16 years in a russian prison. president biden says they'll continue negotiating for his release . greiner had written a letter to president biden, where she worries should be forgotten to day, making it clear that wasn't the case. she's home, political haine, al jazeera washington. all us to talk about here. we'll get reaction from moscow in a moment with reilly hashem. but 1st, let's go to our white house correspondent, kimberly how can i'm so kimberly, we, it has been a certain amount of criticism over this exchange. we had some of it in, in, in patty's report there that the paps, the u. s. gave up too much here, but overall, what's been the reaction in the united states? so over the steel? well, there's a tremendous amount of optimism right now because there is a feeling that there is opportunity given the fact that there are signals. now coming from the russian side, particularly from vladimir putin, that another swap is possible. namely, the american that was left behind and that is of course paul whalen, the american

greiner says she'll use her platform to help president biden bring bring home paul whalen and other detained americans who are in russia. today. president biden signed legislation to fund the government for another week. this is very temporarily avoiding a shutdown. >> congress passed extension last night. otherwise the shutdown would have happened at midnight. lawmakers have until december 23rd to work out details of a long term spending bill. the roughly 1.7 trillion dollar package would finance stated a government operations. it is expected to include another round of military aid for ukraine. it will also include some election changes designed to try to prevent another january 6 style insurrection. >> well, support next week to a short-term continuing resolution and to the new year, nobody's going to get everything they want. but the final product will include winds. everyone can get behind, including passing the electoral count that emergency aid for ukraine and funding for our kids, our veterans, our small businesses and our military families. >> some republicans want to wait until jan

his feeble administration, gave up a russian arms dealer. meanwhile, the marine and good american paul whalen, has sat in the russian prison for 4 years to rot. well for years, the u. s. been pushing the north of victor boots, being a so called merchant of death. his lawyer, steve, so spoke to r t a by the case found his lines release. 15 years ago, the u. s. government devised a plot, if you will, to create a crime of this retired russian citizens living in moscow. committing no crime against anyone. they target him simply because they didn't like what they thought he had been doing in previous years and, and at victor sentencing. and i don't hard to believe or this talk crime that nothing ever happened with. and no one was ever heard. and no one was ever done at the sentencing the u. s. government, prosecutors asked that victor be sentenced to life without rule. meaning he would never be released that's, that's the, that's the insanity we were fortunate that the judge and victor's trial, a judge genuine, made some very important findings at his sentencing that were really strong and support

giving up that notorious arms dealer in the griner case, they say they remain determined to bring paul whalen home. >> coming up, it is not business as usual at sfo today. what airport workers are demanding and what travelers need to know and it's known for causing traffic problems around the country. what police want you to know about the latest chick-fil-a to open in the bay area. plus crackdown before the countdown. how airbnb plans to prevent unauthorized new year's eve parties. >> think we're the rainy season. oh, yeah. another storm has just started hitting the bay area live. look at radar here. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. we'll time out that big storm set to arrive this weekend. >> it's a rainy thursday night as we take a live look here at storm tracker. 4 radar, not everybody in the bay area's getting wet currently, but there's a good amount of green on the screen and that is great news. great news. yeah, i mean, hasn't got what yet. but apparently there's plenty of time for that, right, yeah, believing we're going to make up for all of that as we head into the weekend to

was unable to also get former marine paul whalen, white house national security council spokesperson john kirby told abc's this week they had to take this deal in a negotiation. you do what you can you do as much as you can. you push you push you push and we did. >> and this deal we got last week, that was the deal. it was possible. illinois republican congressman adam kinzinger celebrated griner's return. >> but it disappointed as other americans are still in russia. >> if you make it clear that you're willing to take a deal no matter what you're going to get a bad deal. and i think you have to negotiate from a position of strength on cbs's face the nation. california democratic congressman adam schiff worries what the situation could mean for the future. whatever your trade, an innocent american for gil, 2 it's an incentive to other. >> despots essentially grab an american, use them as a bargaining chip. that was once seen as the world's largest weapons smuggler. former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, preet bharara put bout in prison in told nbc's meet the pres

no, you know he, there was this, this may you know about that in just to add to to paul whalen, the u. s. marine still detail his brother reached out as well. it was happy that brittany greiner came back. he said, it's happy any time an american comes back from russia and is safe. but now unfortunately, the us doesn't seem to have a piece. they can trade for paul wayland to secure his return. so it looks like he'll have to serve out his sentence, i believe. yes, 16 more years of hard labor in that penal colony in russia. so, you know, i think it will be a merry christmas for all of those who are britney griner in. they'll champion and support this outcome, but the reality is there still an american being held in russia. chris harrington from date of his 4. it's a little bit more reaction and insight on who for any crime has and how her release is being received. thank you. so much. thank you. and let's get more. we are joined by our correspondent and russia analyst constantine agrent. he's joining us from vilnius in lithuania. constantine, tell us how is this swapping scene in russia?

was unable to also get former marine paul whalen, white house national security council spokesperson john kirby told abc's this week they had to take this deal in a negotistion. you do what you can you do as much as you can. you push you push you push and we did. >> and this deal we got last week, that was the deal. it was possible. illinois republican congressman adam kinzinger celebrated griner's return. >> but it disappointed as other americans are still in russia. >> if you make it clear that you're willing to take a deal no matter what you're going to get a bad deal. and i think you have to negotiate from a position of strength on cbs's face the nation. california democratic congressman adam schiff worries what the situation could mean for the future. whatever your trade, an innocent american for gil, 2 it's an incentive to other. >> despots essentially grab an american, use them as a bargaining chip that was once seen as the world's largest weapons smuggler. former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, preet bharara put bout in prison in told nbc's meet the press

the, the white house saying that paul whalen is, in fact, also being unjustly held by russia. they say that this is a case, but well, he has been detained longer than brittany griner. that the russians are treating this case differently because he is accused of espionage on white house correspondent, kimberly, how could they live in washington lisco life of moscow then? i'm 0 is ali hash. hm. is there what's moscow saying about this ali and what can you tell us about that? about the man for whom victor brickley griner was swapped. yes, edwin, so what we know right now is that victoria has but victor booth. i lived in la, shy, and you're going to go by just like minutes ago. and that the russian government on the russian foreign ministry spokesman, treated sorry, wrote on telegram that the united states has been refusing categorically over the past months, including victor wooten, ne swap. and that i, after all the efforts that they've been exit exerting. and this succeeded and they were able to get back victim notes. as for victor, which is a very mysterious personality, as we

s. moraine paul whalen, who is currently serving a 16 year sentence for espionage falling on. that's the charge. the u. s. has continually denied, however you can see it, but in a sign of hope, putin said more prisoner exchanges were on. the cards look. must fuel with the pro law. oh, contact. the put of the contact is ongoing. on the level of special services. it never stopped or other exchanges possible. yes, everything is possible. this is the result of negotiation soon in the search for compromise, the boys could compromise. in this case, the compromise was found. now, we aren't ruling out a continuation of this work in the future if you've got a will do that as person continues to wage. his war of aggression in ukraine and washington through its full support behind cave hopes of more co operation may be premature. and for more, we now speak to the delay of corresponding carling actually moisture in washington dc. catalina, britney. griner is back home in the us. what are you hearing? how is she? yes, she arrived this morning in texas as we heard the report and was taking

s. moraine paul whalen, who is currently serving a 16 year sentence for espionage falling on that surcharge. the u. s. has continually denied, however, you can see how they treated her. that in a sign of hope, putin said more prisoner exchangers were on the cards, look, must feel the proud law of contact. the political contact is ongoing on the level of special services, it never stopped or other exchanges possible. yes, everything is possible. this is the result of negotiation soon in the search for compromise, the boys could compromise. in this case, the compromise was found. we aren't ruling out a continuation of this work in the future. so that is patient continues to wage his war of aggression in ukraine and washington through its full support behind cave hopes of more cooperation may be premature. earlier i spoke to d. w. corresponding curly mentioned more in washington and asked her how brittany griner is now that she's landed back home in the u. s. she arrived this morning in texas as we heard on the report and was taking it to the brook army medical center where she will be examine

his feeble administration gave up a russian arms dealer. meanwhile, the marine and good american paul whalen, had sat in the russian prison for 4 years to rot. americans are tired of capitulating to terrorist regimes. another view on this, we got from former intelligence almost in the ca, lori johnson, who sees the prisoner exchange, revealed the degree of weakness and the current us administration. i think from russia standpoint, this was laughable. it's just that it underscores the weakness of the. ready foreign policy team that surrounds joe biden. as far as the families are concerned, it's a 1st swap. i would know the difference. now. what's interesting is there is a lot of blow back in the united states. complaints that he left behind. i think it's phil wayland, former marine, there was arrested on espionage charges in russian that many say that he would have been a more appropriate exchange because he was actually there for some, you know, perceived political pushback as opposed to miss grinders case. she was, she was carrying drugs that were prohibited prescribed. clearly the united s

but the white house, regrettably saying that they were not able to secure the release of paul whalen. he is an american that is still serving a sentence for espionage he has been serving for years in prison. the white house saying they are still working to secure his release. okay, thank you so much for that. update that so white house correspondents, kimberly hawkers really hush him has the largest from moscow on the release of russian alms dealer victor boot. victor bought was arrival in moscow still a matter of conflicting reports. we don't know yet if he lived or not. the foreign ministry say, said he, i've now we have just saying that he's on his way about, according to the forwards he was known, natoya se dealer involved in deal from africa, congo to live, to yawn, to honest, saw lebron on several places where he was involved in deals and he was arrested in 2008 in file and the 5 police arrested him in coordination with the u. s. authorities. he was taken to the u. s. where he was sentenced to 25 years. now this, the, the, the swap that took place hours ago, it seems, it was daw

giving up victor booth but by an artist this will be seen as a when the confession about leaving paul whalen for another. busy that won't be a concession. that hurts him too much. okay, william cooney, thank you so much for your insight to this william courtney with the rand corporation from washington d. c. thank you. well, 2 other stories now in peru we're dina blue has been sworn and as interim leader after congress and peach president pedro castillo, and he was arrested just hours after saying he would dissolve congress by presidential decree and move. the constitutional court said with a crew to tar marianna sanchez has the latest from lima a day of hall drama video with vice president, he never knew out of the been sworn in the country leader. nissan. pedro castillo dissolved congress by presidential decrease and moved. the country's constitutional court said was a, could a talk with you. as a result, he quickly lost the backing of his political allies, geography, and i went, went, bought a lot. a co attempt has been made an initiative laid by mr. pedro castillo. it was not echoed by a

signals from russia and is actively considering them a, in the context that this is a good sign for paul whalen, the american that was not able to be released as part of this exchange between brittany griner and victor boot. what we know is that the feel is here in the united states is.

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