tonight here, my, my interview trevor reed's parents, joey and paula reed.hey describe the call from their son and then the call that came in at the same time from president biden. and they tell me what they thought when they saw those first images of their son today, heartbroken by how he looked. tonight, trevor reed's family even with their own son almost home now, they are also focused on those who remain in russia. paul whelan and brittney griner. we have it all covered tonight, including our interview with trevor reed's parents, but we begin with our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: today, an extraordinary scene on a tarmac n turkey. former u.s. marine trevor reed on the left, walking right past a convicted russian drug smuggler. the prisoner exchange broadcast on russian state tv, ending in a handshake and reed boarding a flight to freedom. a closer look shows reed flanked by russian soldiers, appearing gaunt as he started that journey home. the white house saying his deteriorating condition was behind the urge

agreed to return in exchange for reed. the russian pilot was serving a 20-year prison sentence in connecticut, convicted of conspiracy to smuggling cocaine into the u.s. in a statement, president biden said, "the negotiations that allowed us to bring trevor home required difficult decisions that i do not take lightly." >> our overriding priority here was the safe return of trevor reed, knowing, not only had he been held against his will for too long, but that his health condition, which required urgent treatment. >> reporter: reed's family said he was coughing up blood multiple times a day, running a fever, and that his lung hurt. the marine veteran was serving a nine-year prison sentence, accused of assaulting two police officers after a night of heavy drinking in 2019. at least two well-known americans remain in russian custody, w19 star brittney griner, who was arrested in february, and paul whelan, also a marine vet, accused of espionage, who has been detained since 2018, longer than reed. his twin brother, david whell

reed, then 28, was in moscow visiting his girlfriend.was traveling home with friends after a late night of heavy drinking when, according to his girlfriend, he became unmanageable and forced them to pull over. reed's friends called police, who agreed to take the texas native to the station to sober up. but russian authorities say on the way to the station, an intoxicated reed violently assaulted the officers in the car and grabbed the vehicle's steering wheel, causing it to swerve. he was later charged with endangering the lives of the officers, despite evidence contradicting the officers' accounts. reed's lawyer said traffic camera footage showed the car never swerved and that russian investigators never handed over other security camera footage that could have bolstered his case. >> every single piece of evidence that was used in this case was taken by my attorneys. the investigator refused to take video evidence from the vehicle that i was in after we made several requests. >> reporter: nearly a year later, trevor reed is sentenced to

of course, trevor reed first, family first. trevor reed, his time in a russian prison, in addition to not knowing when he would get his freedom, has been difficult. he's had hunger strikes to protest not just his imprison, but treatment there, he had symptoms of tuberculosis, more recently he said he broke a rib, he was not getting proper treatment in prison as well. the ordeal for trevor reed, the ordeal for his family, bigger picture we should note, here are the u.s. and russia who are currently o ly on opposite sidea war, speaking, a prisoner swap like this would not happen in a day, it would be the result of weeks, perhaps months of negotiations and the fact that it came to be today in the midst of this war shows that russia and the u.s. at least have diplomatic channels open. and we should note in the past that not all the time, maybe not even oftentimes, but sometimes exchanges like this have because of those openings allowed for discussion of other issues. doesn't mean it happens here. the u.s. still at loggerheads with

it was the case of trevor reed.as i said before, the individual who had a primary hand in this, our special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, the key word in his title is hostage. when roger karstens deals with other countries, with regimes, he's talking about one thing and one thing only and that's americans who are held against their will. unfortunately we have not seen on the part of the russians any sincere desire in the various channels of communications they have with our partners around the world who have sought to foster diplomacy, who have sought to lend their good auspices to dialogue between russia and ukraine. our french allies, german allies, israeli partners, turkish partners and others have been attempting to foster dialogue between russia and ukraine at every turn. it has hit a dead end, not because our ukrainian partners are not serious, they're very serious about sitting down, about having good faith discussions and negotiations with the russians, the challenge and the problem has been the ru

agreed to return in exchange for reed. the russian pilot was serving a 20-year prison sentence in connecticut, convicted of conspiracy to smuggling cocaine into the u.s. in a statement, president biden said, "the negotiations that allowed us to bring trevor home required difficult decisions that i do not take lightly." >> our overriding priority here was the safe return of trevor reed, knowing, not only had he been held against his will for too long, but that his health condition, which required urgent treatment. >> reporter: reed's family said he was coughing up blood multiple times a day, running a fever, and that his lung hurt. the marine veteran was serving a nine-year prison sentence, accused of assaulting two police officers after a night of heavy drinking in 2019. at least two well-known americans remain in russian custody, w.n.b.a. star brittney griner, who was arrested in february, and paul whelan, also a marine vet, accused of espionage, who has been detained since 2018, longer than reed. his twin brother, david

but reed and the u.s.ernment denied those claims calling them fabricated and video evidence show the incident as described by the russians never happened. reed was sentenced to nine years in prison. the u.s. government believed he was being used as a political bargaining chip. >> congress, my president, anyone in the united states state department, secretary of state, anyone who believes that they have an ability to help me, i'm asking for help now. >> reporter: last summer reed was transferred to a remote prison colony where he spent months in solitary confinement, waging a hunger strike in protest. reed's parents, joey and paula, relentless in their quest to bring him home, joey spending a year in russia trying to appeal trevor's sentence. and last month, the couple meeting with prsident biden in the oval office after demonstrating outside of the in exchange for reed the u.s decision to free konstantin yaroshenko. president biden saying in a statement, the negotiations that allowed us to bring trevor hom

one is trevor reed's health.ecause that isn't something you seen them talk about time and time again, saying he was coughing up bloochld he was going on hunger strikes repeatedly to draw attention to the lack of healthcare he was getting while he was held by the russians and his parents say they believe something a big factor was a meeting they had with president biden at the white house last month. you remember it was raining heavily at the white house. his parents were standing outside. they were demonstrating, trying to bring attention to his case. they wanted to meet with president biden about this, because they wanted to get the attention and the issue in front of him, to talk about it and make it a case for getting their son home. today they said they believed that was a huge point in what played a factor in having this release happen and happen now. >> thank you both. >>> i am joined now by david whelan, his twin brother paul is a former u.s. marine who was convicted in russia of espionage, nearly two year

. >> reporter: trevor reed is a former u.s. marine immissed for supposedly endangering the life of russian police. prosecutors said he assaulted an officer after a night of heavy drinking. but he was sentenced by a moscow a court to nine years. his girlfriend broke down. this is the reputation of russia, she screamed, before being escorted out. reed's parents can finally express their relief. but also they are continuing concern. >> the bigest issue is his health. if you have seen any of the videos today, of him getting out of the van to get into the jet, he looks terrible. he does not look well. he's very thin. >> he was walking strange and they had to help him into the airplane. >> i understand there's medical personnel on the plane with him and they are checking him out. >> reporter: trevor reed's freedom wasn't for free. this is the dramatic moment brbrbrdct on russian television when the american was swapped for a russian convict held in a u.s. jail. you can see reed on the left walking towards the u.s. plane. crossing bac

-russia prisoner exchange trevor reed former u.s. marine arrested in russia coming home nearly 3 years ago rita was accused of assaulting a russian cop this exchange is unbelievable even for peacetime reed was traded this morning for a russian pilot who was serving a 29 year sentence the usa will be joined by his polo mother. tell us how you feel, we're happy. how did you know that he will be released, and i'm an ult. we got a call from the state department and the president. we also got a call, amazing they sent it on a plane from moscow to turkey then an american plane. i stood next to the russian and two prisoners at the same time led past each other, just like in a movie shots from the mordovian colony, prisoners reed dresses, collects things outwardly potter by the correctional officers and manages to exchange words en. the geniuses at the cops didn't break anything for anyone. it was under such conditions that trevor reed was serving a sentence for a modern tv, a refrigerator, the convoy hurries it's time to be ready. all refue

they sent him back to moscow in exchange for reed, a former u.s. marine. he's been held in russia for 985 days, that after being arrested and sentenced to prison for nine years there. his family on cnn earlier today calling his release an answer to their prayers. listen here to reed's father, joey. >> he quickly told us that the american plane pulled up next to the russian plane and they walked both prisoners across at the same time like you see in the movies. >> this exchange is extraordinary because, of course, the timing. the swap happening just one day after tf united states announced to the world its goal in the ukraine war is to significantly weaken russian military and as ukraine acknowledges, it is losing ground to russian forces in that country. let's go straight to the white house now to cnn's mj, what do we know about this swap? >> reporter: john, this ends a three-year ordeal for trevor reed and his family. this is the former u.s. marine who had been sentenced to nine years in prison in russia for an alleged altercation with russian police. his

trevor reed and y yurshenko. my organization, we don't work for the government but we work for the families. and this is good news because what we're seeing here, despite the enormous tension in the relationship, the administration is correct. it was a humanitarian release that maybe will pave the way for other releases. we have paul whelan, another marine in russia. we have brittany griner, the basketball player. this was done discreetly. it's good news. it's good news around the world because humanitarian issues need to take precedence and i want to personally thank fred smith of fedex who flew us to russia to help with this, and armenian who also helped, but this is credit to the biden administration. we don't like prisoner swaps. it's not u.s. policy but in this case, because trevor was a bit sick, his parents were worried, he had tuberculosis. the deal is good for us. a convicted drug dealer for an american marine. so this is very good news. i'm very happy. >> and as you mentioned, trevor's parents thanked y

officials or from trevor reed's family about his release. so it is significant that it happened at this moment, but u.s. officials are saying that this release will have no impact on how they treat the war in ukraine, saying that these were discreet conversations on a limited problem set. guys? >> yeah, reed's family saying that a meeting they had with president biden, they believe, helped move these things, this along. john harwood at the white house. president biden in a statement said this exchange required some difficult decisions. do we know what he was speaking about specifically? >> reporter: oh, i think he was speaking about the release of the russian prisoner. no doubt, the meeting between trevor reed's family and the president had an influence on this, and we've seen the president put out a statement this morning saying that he heard in the voices of trevor reed's parents how much they worried about his health and missed his presence. he was delighted to share the news today of his freedom, but he noted, as you indicated, that this

in texas, the wait for reed's return. his girlfriend speaking to our dallas station. >> i told him that, i'm going to wait for the moment when he will meet with his parents, and i said, please do not clean his room. because he was resting for too long. >> reporter: still no word on when reed will arrive home. his parents said they are waiting for guidance from the state department. >>> a new threat from vladimir putin. he is promising lightning fast retaliation against any country that interferes with russian military action in ukraine. some say the bluster from putin reflects growing insecurity about the war effort. explosions rocked an ammunition depot inside russia just across the ukraine border. no word on who was responsible. one ukrainian official called it karma. putin's decision to halt natural gas imports to poland and bulgaria is driving up prices at home. investors are concerned that it could lead to effects worldwide. the east coast of the u.s. is already facing the lowest stockpile in decades. >>> americans a

also tonight, the return of american trevor reed held in russia since the summer of 2019. released today in a prisoner swap in turkey. his parents spoke to reporters just a short time ago. >> it's not going to hit us until we see him. >> we're excited. we know he's on the plane. i think it's going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. >> for its part today, the kremlin flexed its economic muscle, cutting off natural gas supplies to poland, as well as bulgaria. poland's prime minister calling it a direct attack, his words, on the country, vowing not to give into what he called russian bl blackmail. vladimir putin evoked more nuclear jitters showing nonspecific but certainly ominous sounding threat. >> translator: if someone tends to intervene into the ongoing events in ukraine from the outside and creates unacceptable strategic threats for us, then they should know that our response to those strikes will be swift, lightning fast. we have all the tools for this. ones that no one can brag about and we won't brag. we will use them if needed. i wa

another part of this is trevor reed's health. we are told, we have reported that it has been deteriorating over the last year. he had covid-19 last year. he has experienced symptoms of tuberculosis, his family has said at times he's been coughing up blood. so that is something that accelerated the conversation surrounding his release. we heard just this afternoon from his mother talking about seeing images of him being released and saying he dunlt look all that well. >> and matthew, you heard kylie there, the administration saying these negotiations happened completely separately from diplomatic talks about the war. how does that even work? >> very encouraging and very surprising, but very encouraging for the other americans in russian jails. paul whelan, brittney griner. there could be these negotiations taking place in parallel or despite the fact that the relationship with the united states and russia has deteriorated to sort of unprecedented depths, specifically over the war in ukraine. and so the fact that there can be this

reed was released today. we are calling for paul to be next. i want to close with a message to paul's dear parents rosemary and ed who live in my district, manchester, michigan and toll paul's siblings, elizabeth, david and andrew. i know this has been an incredibly trying time for your family. i admire your resolve in the face of adversity. i grieve with you, i pray for you, and i continue to stand with you. it is time for paul whelan to come home to michigan. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan yields back. the gentleman from south carolina reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. phillips: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. wilson: i yield myself such time as i may consume. in closing, i would like to thank representative stevens for her work on this resolution. you can tell it's from the heart and working together republicans and democrats and how fortunate we are with the leadership of con

trevor reed's family thanked him for traveling to moscow in an effort to win reed's release.happy to have you here. thank you for joining us, sir. appreciate it. >> thank you very much. senior administration official says reed's release took months and months of work. you went to moscow just before the war in ukraine to help secure his release. more about what went onto get trevor reed freed. >> well, what was descisive was the parents. the reed's talking to the president. they had a meeting in the oval office and they convinced the president, who was very em patpa thet -- empathetic that his health was deteriorating. some exchange. another marine who is detained there that we need to get out along with the britney greiner, the basketball player. the u.s. is generally against prisoner swaps. you don't get the exchanges for free. t i think we got the better deal. an american marine coming home. wrongfully detained. the russian, a drug dealer, served 13 years. a drug pilot. this is day do celebrate amidst all this terrible news that's happening in ukraine. we got two more to go

of course, trevor reed first, family first.sian prison, in addition to not knowing when he would get his freedom, has been difficult. he's had hunger strikes to protest not just his imprison, but treatment there, he had symptoms of tuberculosis, more recently he said he broke a rib, he was not getting proper treatment in prison as well. the ordeal for trevor reed, the ordeal for his family, bigger picture we should note, here are the u.s. and russia who are currently o ly on opposite sidea war, speaking, a

reed was freed yesterday after being held in a russian jail for nearly three years. he was convicted of assaulting a police officer following a night of heavy drinking. the u.s. released a russian pilot serving a 20-year sentence on drug smuggling charges. bradley blackburn is in new york remarkable story.n this good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. this exchange would have been a big deal even during peace time. the fact that it happened during the war is a huge surprise, but the white house says it does not mean there has been a broader breakthrough with russia. the parents of marine veteran trevor reed were given a heads up earlier in week that their son may be released from a russian prison. >> we were on pins and needles -- >> reporter: on wednesday they got the news they had been hoping for. though frail and struggling to walk, trevor was on his way back to america. >> my son was probably never going to let up. he had made it his mission to, you know, try and not go along with anything they said. and he was paying the price for it. and we feared that --

matthew, you followed this case for a while, of trevor reed. mean, what a relief for his parents, but of course as they expressed, they're also quite concerned about his health, so explain how this all came to pass. >> yeah, before we get to years because there have been negotiations underway for the three years between the u.s. authorities and the russians to try and orchestrate some kind of deal, agree something that would get trevor reed out of there. he was convicted just under three years ago, remember, of endangering the life and health of russian police officers. but, you know, what prosecutors said is basically police guy was being taken to a police station in moscow after a night of heavy drinking. and he apparently had to wrestle with one of the police officers. no harm was done to anyone. but he was sentenced to nine years in prison, and the thought back then was that trevor reed was a bargaining chip for the russian government to try and get some of the russians that are being held in u.s. jails back into russian territory, and that

his mother paula tweeting, "it's been a very exciting day for the reed family." congressman august flugler, also on hand, posting these pictures to twitter. did he seem excited? did he seem anxious? kind of describe that -- >> well, it's a long journey. so he was obviously very fatigued. his spirit is incredible. he's a survivor. he's a fighter. and there's obviously health concerns with him. >> reporter: reed held by the russians for three years. his parents watching the dramatic prisoner swap that set him free, describing the moment to david muir. >> he looked horrible. he looked like he could hardly walk. he looked like he'd been walking shackled. in fact, when we both saw that video this morning first time, we started crying. >> reporter: with their son back home, reed's family hoping to draw attention to other americans held in putin's russia. wnba star and olympic gold medalist brittney griner, detained since february for allegedly having hashish oil in her suitcase. her wife cherelle posted on instagram, "my heart is overflowing with joy for the reed famil

reed.ditions in exchange for trevor reed? >> there were no other conditions that i'm aware of. >> what did the white house to release trevor reed now in the middle of this invasion of ukraine? >> i think the release of trevor reed, him returning home to his family, receiving the healthcare that he's long needed does not change our approach or view, opposition or the president's intention to put forward a package in the coming days to help continue to support the ukrainians. in terms of what they need or how they assess it, i leave it to them to speak to that. >> did it make anyone at the white house more optimistic or -- >> this is about one issue and topic. don't read anything more into it. >> during an interview this morning, trevor reed's parents say they believe that personal meeting with the president was the "tipping point" that it made all the difference. is that true? >> look, i would say any time that you meet with a president or any official from the government meets with the pare

. >>> trevor reed, he spent three grueling years in a russian prison today the u.s. marine is finally a free man he's coming home, following a prisoner swap between moscow and washington the white house exchanged reed for a russian cocaine trafficker this is video of the actual swap happening at an airport in turkey there they are, the men walking past each other on the tarmac, like something right out of a spy movie, before they get on different jets to go their separate ways. reed's parents say their son looked terrible and unwell in this russian state video of him being loaded onto a plane in moscow while in prison they say he was coughing up blood and suffering from tuberculosis. they put him in solitary confinement instead of treating him. reed's parents described their first phone call with trevor today. >> he did not sound like himself. he was very subdued. and we were hyped up and all excited and kind of expected him to be excited as well, but he wasn't so i don't know if it was just shock or too early in the morning for him or whatever, but he was not his no

marine veteran trevor reed is headed home to the u.s. following his release from russia in a prisoner swap between the two countries. u.s. officials say that reed's declining health was a driving factor in the deal which took months to secure. no one is more excited than reed's parents, you can imagine. >> it is not going to hit us until we see him. >> we know he's on the plane, but i think that we'll really -- it will really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. >> also reunited with his family is russian national constantine who had been held in the u.s. for more than ten years on drug trafficking charges which he denies. cnn's kaitlan collins explains how the exchange happened. >> reporter: the white house says it was months and months of work behind the scenes that eventually brought trevor reed home, released from russia in this exchange for another russian, a convict who is out of prison in the united states. and his parents say that seeing trevor reed on that tarmac in turkey as the swap was happening, they re

we should also note that trevor reed's health is the key factor.e last year or so, he had deteriorating health as you mentioned and he had covid-19 last year. he was experiencing symptoms of tuber tuberculosis. they were quite concerned about that. that's one of the things that drove the urgency of getting h him released. >> clearly his family iso is overjoyed. >> overjoyed, every time they got a phone call, they were on pins and needles, hoping it was the call they finally got this morning. one interesting thing here is there is another american who's also wrongfully detained in russia. he was not released today. that's paul wheelen, the family of trevor reed feels really connected. listen to what reed's parents said today about the fact they were so connected to paul wheelen. they didn't know if trevor would leave if wheelen was by his side. >> we believe at one point before the government started considering this trade, which i think the russians said basically been suggesting a year or two that if they were to take our son and not paul wheelen

a miracle for the reed family.eelings for families of other americans still detained in russia, such as wnba star brittney griner. and paul whelan, who has been detained in russia since 2018, on charges of spying which he denied. he's serving a 16-year prison sentence. paul's brother saying this -- >> it's so great when an american hostage is released anywhere in the world. and then disappointment, because we hoped that paul would be the next one to come home and he isn't. >> reporter: an administration official tells me they don't believe this release wl attribute to momentum for other americans wrongfully detained. but t t at channel of communication between the u.s. and russia that was able to create the situation that allowed for this prisoner swap still remains open. so that, of course, is a positive signal. erin? >> kylie, thank you very much for that. >>> next, no privacy, no showers. to lights, stay on 24 hours a day. that's what my next est sa life is like for those who test positive for covid, even sympto

give reed's parents. joey, in policy, president biden broke the news of the exchange wednesday morning. reid was serving a 9 year prison sentence accused of assaulting 2 russian police officers after a night of heavy drinking in moscow. a job i love you. they will cease reed's parents lobbied for years for the u.s. to negotiate their son's release, recruiting republican representative august pfluger to help put pressure on the administration to act a texan, a marine. >> and a patriot has been released from russian prison. after being held for an anguished 985 days as a political texas republican senator john cornyn says it was a bipartisan effort. he says concerns for reed's well being accelerated the process. the family would tell that they basically been cut off from contact and they were concerned about not only his conditions of detention, but also his health. the biden administration successfully secured the swap which took place in turkey, read in exchange for a convicted russian drug dealer who was

you can go to gofundme.com/forward-trevor-reed . >> jonathan franks, you told me that trevor reed wasarine. we know where he got it from, from his parents. they have been tough, they have been relentless. thank you for your help. >> and some of the nicest people i have ever met. >> jonathan franks, thank you so much. jim. >>> coming up next, i visit a lviv church that is taking in hundreds of ukrainians forced to leave their homes in this country due to the war. many of them women and children. t they don't want to leave the country, they want to stay. >> they must have some community and a kind of society, conditions to forget about the war. rance, so you only pay for what you need. if anyone objects to this marriagege... (emu squawks) kevin, no! not today. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty.y. liberty. liberty. ♪ why burn a candle when you can switch to air wick essential mist? it's the modern way to transform fragrance insed with natural essential oils into a mist. air wick essential mist. connect to nature. this is remington. he's a member of the family, for sure. we a

and we should also note that trevor reed's health is one of the key factors here.he last year or so, he had deteriorating health, as you mentioned. he had covid-19 last year. his family said that he was experiencing symptoms of tuberculosis. so, they were quite concerned about that. and administration officials say that that is one of the things that drove the urgency of getting him released. >> clearly his family is overjoyed. >> reporter: overjoyed. they talked about the fact they got a call last week saying something positive may be coming. and every time they got a phone call, they were on pins and needles. that was their words describing it -- just hoping that it was the call that they finally got this morning. but one interesting thing here is that there is another american who is also an ex-marine who was also wrongfully detained in russia, and he wasn't released today. that's paul wheelen. and the family of trevor reed feels really connected to paul wheelen and his family. just listen to what trevor reed's parents said today about the fact they were so conn

reed and this family and paul and his family deserve the same joy and relief. paul has been in prison and had years stolen from him and precious time with his parents and siblings and he has lost his home, his job, his beloved dog and so much more. i want to see my constituent back home. this innocent man has had his life and livelihood stolen from him by putin. today we have the opportunity as a congress to denounce paul's wrongful imprisonment and stand up to the lawlessness of the putin regime. in the years since paul's detention we have seen putin further isolate himself on the world stage as his government has gone to lawlessness leading to threats and we have witnessed the loss of ukranians and a democratic nation is being destroyed at the directive of this dangerous war criminal. we must stand up in this chamber. i want to thank my colleagues and mr. keating and i would like to recognize the chairman, mr. meeks, and ranking member, mr. mccaul. paul, if you are watching this, know that i am prying and rooting for you and i will never stop fighting for you

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i am reed cowan. our top story. we have no information on that child kidnapping case out of san jose. anne makovec has new details on the three people police they worked together to steal a baby. >> reporter: police say it was a premeditated kidnapping of the people they arrested did have ties to the babies family, though they are not saying what. here are their mugshots. 28-year-old jose roman portillo, who police say snatched the baby from the apartment. yesenia guadalupe ramirez, accused of taking the grandmother shopping and facilitating the kidnapping. and 37-year-old baldomeo sandoval, who police say helped them behind-the-scenes. police were able to crack the case by connecting the female suspect, ramirez, to a silver van, showing she had taken the grandmother and baby shopping beforehand. police say she changed her story several times, but eventually led them to sandoval. now there is this man, caught on surveillance video carrying a baby carrier at the scene. police say he brought it in empty and walked awa

uh, i mean reed's requirements, whose parents repeatedly communicated with the us president, and thehange was carried out, according to my information, by, and the constitutional prerogatives of the us president either pardon the prisoner or cancel the prison term, which prisoners should be. this is the method konstantin yaroshenko was physically born. konstantin yaroshenko was born on october 13, 1968 and entered the krasnokutsk civil aviation flight school in the saratov region, and after graduation, he worked at the rostov helicopter plant as a co-pilot 32 later, owned the rosavia company. in the same place in rostov-on-don, and according to the pilot himself, he worked as an expert on the technical condition of aircraft and was not engaged in air transportation, and in 2010 he went to liberi for the first time to negotiate a new contract, it was there on may 28, 2010 that the pilot was arrested by agency employees national security, liberia. and american intelligence agencies. yaroshenko was accused of drug smuggling state investigation. they started back in 2007 and roshenko bec

caitlyn, what are you learning about how trevor reed's release came about today?>epter: i spoke to his parents earlier, joey and paula that you saw there talking to rerters. they said they believe really what helped get this across the finish line, get his release secured was a conversation they had here at the white house about a month ago. they had been out in front of the white house, demonstrating, talking about how he was on his second hunger strike. they believe having that conversation helped with the urgency of bringing the message home. president biden said this is something he raised with russians three months ago and that they had been working on this ever since then trying to secure the release. they believe this is something that's often, very sensitive to talk about. the details are very delicate and the white house doesn't want to often disclose thememem. there are other russians detained we'd like to get out. the president said it was a difficult decision when it came to the release and that's becae released in exchange for reed. they said that was

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today he was exchanged for an american marine, trebor reed, and here's what else they said about thise. washington managed to put the squeeze on, using the interest of the united states in the exchange of the american trevor reed, convicted in russia for a drunken brawl, resisting the police , the main thing is that justice has triumphed. even if not immediately, konstantin iroshenko. i returned home to my family, we will continue to make every effort to free all russians who have fallen into the fat punitive american justice system to protect their rights and ensure an unimpeded return to russia the exchange itself took place at one of the airports in turkey where an american airliner stood next to a russian one. after that, the convicts were simultaneously led past each other by a russian, apparently he did not hide his emotions, at some point he could not hold back his tears, well, i will add right away on board the aircraft. and so the doctors watched while the us citizen received medical attention, apparently it was not required. after all, he is in a russian colony. i did not ha

reeds. on yaroshenko may give hope for possible similar exchanges in the future.ever, as reported on condition of anonymity. one of the high-ranking american officials was accused as a result of long and very difficult negotiations. the last word, in which the president of the united states had this quote, it was a difficult decision for president president biden, decided to return home an american whose health began to cause serious concern and , according to the same official, the exchange that took place in no way reflects any . expansion and improvement of diplomatic relations with russia on the website of the us federal bureau of prisons now, if you look for a prisoner named konstantin yaroshenko, a message pops up that the bureau is no longer in charge, however, the date of release to change, either they did not have time, or they forgot, is still june 12, 2027, when konstantin yaroshenko's prison term was supposed to end aleksey veselovsky ntv usa tv company well, here's some more recent news, the plane with yaroshenko flew from turkey to sochi and already

reed has already reacted and the white house.iddy home and celebrating his return to a family that missed him so much and i was delighted to be able to share a good moment with his parents. news of his freedom, the negotiations that allowed us to return trevor home required difficult decisions, which i do not take lightly in 2011, american justice sentenced yeroshenko to twenty years in prison in the united states the pilot was brought from leberia, from where he was actually kidnapped by american intelligence agencies in violation of all international conventions . the main screen was that i should cooperate with them, that i should follow their lead, but they did not succeed in transporting drugs. as a result, interrogations with passion knocked out teeth for many months bullying, prison doctors prescribed flu pills to a patient with pain in the heart. he goes to work every morning. uh, the medical unit sits in long lines, but they don’t take him, he doesn’t eat, because he has a proctology disease. he says, if i tell you, e, h

american marine veteran trevor reed will be on his way to come to the united states. natalie has more details about that exchange. natalie. >> reporter: ryan, good evening. the white house says read's release followed months and months of negotiations. speaking to reporters earlier today describing reed as in good spirits, but also noted president biden made this decision about the prisoner swap out of concern for reed's ailing health while in detention. russian stated television cameras showed kpix appearing gaunt but finally free. the marine's veteran release was part of a prisoner swap between russia and the u.s., which returned a russian pilot convicted of smuggling drugs. reed's parents say the exchange took place in turkey. >> the american plane pulled up to the russian plane and they walked both as a nurse across at the same time like you see in the movies. >> reporter: reid was sentenced in july of 2020 for assault charges while drunk. he denies the allegations. his family fears his health had been failing in russian custody. >> we are praying he doesn't have

welcome come, trevor reed. reed's mother who has fought so hard for his release wrote, it has been a day of joy for the family, but hard for paul whelan. whalen is another american detained in russia since 2018. joining me now is paul's twin brother david whelan. thank you so much for being with us this morning. what's it like to hear that from trevor reed's mother paula, even as she's rejoicing she's spending hauts to your brother and family. >> i think paula is very gracious and i think she probably represents many of the families of detainees. there are dozens and dozens of american families who have their loved ones held abroad as hostages or detainees and i think we all feel the same way, when any one of them is freed and getting to home to their family it's almost as good as having our own loved one come home. >> i bond what are your reaction was the succession of reactions you had when you first learned -- and i do understand you saw it on the media -- that trevor reed was coming home but not your brothe

as for reed, he has a long road to recovery.will receive medical care in san antonio at a military hospital that helps service members and civilians acclimate to life after being imprisoned overseas. cecilia. >> long road ahead. we are thinking of him. stephanie, thank you so much. >>> coming up, as we said george will speak exclusively to trevor reed's family. >>> we turn to weather. severe storms moving into the plains. ginger joins us now with that and, ginger, they're on the lookout for possible tornadoes and huge hail. >> yes, in populated places like oklahoma city or wichita. look at what the skies were doing, elect rified over omaha. last night you did have rotation trying, but today all of the pieces come together. all of the ingredients for severe storms including the supercells which create those tornadoes. this is the area that will look for it along the dry line which is a big instigator out in the plains from southern nebraska right through kansas city, wichita, tulsa, and even wichita falls down into texas, damagin

what a huge relief for the family of trevor reed. he landed in a military base in san antonio early this morning. his release the culmination of a months' long effort that started a day before the russian invasion of ukraine, when bill richardson landed in for a prisoner swap. >> a homecoming three years in the making. former marine trevor reed back on u.s. soil after being jailed in russia. he was released in a prisoner exchange straight out of a spy novel. russian state tv broadcasting this unverified video, this showing the 30-year-old arriving in a moscow airport. his parents say after living a nightmare, their prayers have finally been answered. >> it's going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. >> reed was accused of assaulting two officers after a night of drinking and imprisoned. president biden campaigned for his relief. the white house says reed is receiving care for his urgent health needs. >> he looks terrible to us. >> he was walking strange. looked like they had to help him get in the air

reed was drunk, had an argument with two women. they called the police.ied to deliver to the police department, he hit one of the policemen and attacked the driver of the patrol car, he almost caused an accident, the us ambassador to russia sullivan insisted that the marines were convicted for nothing, but there are much more questions about the detention of russian citizen konstantin yaroshenko in 2011 , american justice sentenced him to twenty years in prison in the united states leberia, from where he was actually unearthed by the american special services in violation of all international conventions. my name is beria, my kidnapping is fast without any. procedures, if the violation of many laws, it was all a screen, the rest was that i would cooperate with them, so that i would follow them on their lead, but they did not succeed in transporting drugs. as a result, interrogations from the prison.

reed's health had deteriorated in recent months, which prompted major concern from his parents. >> herible to us. we know he does not look well. he's very thin. >> he was walking strange and looked like they had to help him get up in the airplane. >> he didn't look good. i understand there is medical personnel on the plane with him and they're checking him out. so that's our main concern right now. >> cnn's kylie atwood joins me now from the state department. they take the weight of their time in detention home with them. so what more are we learning about the sort of welcome home process he's going through? >> yeah, we know he's going to undergo a head to toe medical check. that's according to his parents yesterday. they believe he's going to be headed to a military hospital in the united states to get the medical checks he needs as we have talked about. he had covid-19 in 2021. he is expected, they said, he had symptoms of tuberculosis. they are concerned about his health. and they want to get him back on track in that sense. he's also going to be talking to someone about his emotio

reed's father joey reed told cnn he spoke to his son soon after his release. >> he seemed to be in shockbit. >> they had moved into a moscow prison this week. i think it is the same prison that paul wheeling was held in for a long time. they flew him from there to turkey and then quickly told us the american plane pulled up next to the russian plane and they walked both as a cross at the same time like you see in the movies. amy: trevor reed's father referred to another u.s. citizen still held by russia, former marine paul whelan, who was convicted of espionage charges he has denied, in a trial u.s. officials have said was unfair. the release has led to growing calls for the bide administration to do more to help free u.s. basketball star brittney grine a blk, lesbian wnba player. she was detained in russia after she was pied up at a russian airport on february 17 on allegations of carrying cannabis oil vape cartridges. she faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years. brittney griner is a two-time olympic gold medalist and a seven-time wnba all-star, and has played for a team in russia for