. >>> wnba star brittney griner set to testify in her trial at russia and our exclusive with trevor reed, the american freed from russia in april. why he's criticizing the white house's handling of the griner case. >>> and the long overdue honor for a 102-year-old world war ii veteran. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone after holding the attention of millions of tv viewers this summer, the recent pause to the january 6th hearings into the attack on the capitol have turned attention now to the department of justice and attorney general merrick garland to provide what could be the next act in this american, legal, political, and constitutional drama with outside pressure mounting for indictments of mr. trum and some of his inner circle, i sat down with the attorney general today for an exclusive interview. the ag dismissing accusations his office hasn't moved swiftly enough to build cases against those at the top of the ladder and telling me concerns over further tearing the country apart would not deter his office from holding those crimin

russia's case against that prisoner trevor reed was sketchy from the start.2018 while visiting his girlfriend in moscow, who's taken to a police station is sabra after a night of heavy drinking. the next moment after this question by the russian intelligence service, the fsb, the marine veteran was attained and a call accused of insulting the officers who taken him in. during the steyer trial, this officer struggle to remember the incident and repeatedly contradicted themself. the whole thing was such a farce that at one point the judge laughed at the evidence. so it's no surprise the people thought that read was used as something of a bargaining chip for russia. history may be repeating itself in the case of the a w b and a star brittney griner. today she pleaded guilty to drug charges claiming that the two cartridges found in her luggage with police said contain cannabis oil were left there unintentionally. but she still faces up to ten years in jail if convicted. she's expected back in court on july 14. her wife charles mercury held up -- calling on the bi

one on one with trevor reed. the marine now back in the u.s. after being imprisoned in russia for nearly three years. his advice to brittney griner, who's in court today, and what he says the white house should be doing. i'm hallie jackson in washington with a jam-packed show for you today. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, who is posted up in the location where mr. trump is set to give that speech. nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali is with us. justice reporter ryan riley joins us along with "washington post" political investigative reporter josh dausee and former republican congresswoman from virginia barbara comstock. vaughn, i'll give you the floor first with the expectations for donald trump coming now as we said really in the shadow of the capitol, of the attack on the capitol, of the investigation into the attack on the capitol. we saw him lash out against that a little bit over the weekend as president biden is basically calling out donald trump's hypocrisy, essentially, with the former president exp

we saw that that led to ultimately securing trevor reed's release.ems to be sort of a page from this playbook as griner's family is raising their own public pressure campaign on the white house in the hopes that it leads to more engagement on the part of the white house. we'll see if we get more of a response from the administration today when we hear from the white house press secretary or perhaps even from the president later today. >> our thanks to mike memoli. joining us is retired add midterm james stavridis. admiral, i know you know how high the stakes are and the relationship between putin and the white house, the u.s. and nato. what the official media in russia says they want trade for victor boot, the notorious arms trader, terrorist, 25-year sentence, jailed, convicted in the u.s., and that's very high price, some would argue, for the president to pay, but sharell greiner is telling people they spoke with trevor reed's family, met with trevor reed's family, and they know the only way to get anything done, a trade done which is what was done

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in the case of trevor reed, u.s. ambassador called it theater of the absurd.aul whelan's trial had secret evidence according to u.s. officials. so i think that it is understandable that the family are very worried about this trial and how it will go. but i think the other point to this is that trial even a conviction doesn't preclude an eventual deal being made to secure her release. trevor reed was released after having been convicted, admittedly that gave a sort of combination of both hope and despair to the other families because of course trevor reed had a health emergency which seems to be why u.s. officials pushed for his release. but there is talk in the state department, they do seem to be actively dealing with this, jake tapper spoke to antony blinken about a week ago, asked him about the potential for a prisoner swap for brittney griner. and he said that they are not discussing details, but he said that bringing americans detained abroad home from detention is their highest priority. so the trial is set to start within the hour, we're hearing from cn

. >>> trevor reed, home in texas for the first time in nearly three years. after being freed from a russian jail. president biden agreed to a prisoner swap for a convicted russian drug smuggler serving 20 years in the u.s. >> we believe that he probably saved our son's life. >> the two prisoners trading places between american and russian planes on a tarmac in turkey overnight. >> the last time prisoner swap between russia and the u.s. took place was just a few months ago, in april, russia's case against that american, trevor reed, was sketchy from the start. in 2019, while visiting his girlfriend in moscow, he was taken to a police station to sober up after a night of heavy drinking. the next morning after he was questioned by the russian intelligence service, the fsb, the marine veteran was detained and accused of assaulting the officers who had taken him in. during reed's trial, those officers struggled to remember the incident and repeatedly contradicted themselves. the whole thing was such a farce that at one point the judge in the case laughed at the e

the sentence of a russian criminal, and you had a case that just went on and on and the word was trevor reedwe at least have had a chance to see brittney griner. we also have paul whelan, another american, and the difficulty in this situation is, you are dealing with a government in moscow, a very mercurial government and very mercurial vladimir putin at the time wn there is a war between russia and ukraine, and the united states and nato and britain and others have made it very clear on where they stand on that issue. brittney griner was taken one week before the russian invasion of ukraine. so, imagine what she was thinking. in her case, it was for a small amount of drugs that she says she inadvertently packed. in the case of others, it is charges of spying. so, these are all very different, very complicated that you are dealing with a government that, the best word i can use is mercurial at best. >> thanks for the analysis, torah, ending this edition of "outside source." thanks so much for watching. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: fina

trevor reed a few months ago. and i have every confidence in predicting that the biden administration is looking very closely at trying to make it happen again. >> and would it be, would it be reasonable to turn over viktor bout who such a dangerous criminal, an arms dealer? >> no, it's not reasonable. and i think if we try to equate equivalency who is a good guy and who is a bad guy, there is never a deal that would be done. it is just a very prag mat ig decision. do we want ho told him for ten ors near, he has been in jail for 10 or 15 or do we want to get these americans out and if you put it in morality terms or what is right, you'll never get a deal, i think you just have to make a decision is, that swap in the interest of these americans. that's the question that the biden administration has to tackle. and then remember, they have to get the russians to go along. so we're focused on what the biden team needs to do. remember, the russians have a say in this. we should not presume that they will go along. but

you saw that in the case of trevor reed is few weeks ago.iously the specifics of these negotiations for reasons i'm sure you can understand have to remain private but what i can say is i have personally seen the president's engagement in this case, he spoke do shir rel griner a few weeks ago and has directed his team to do everything in their power to ensure they come back to their loved ones. >> we appreciate the time this morning. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> and in just moments we are going to speak to former u.s. marine trevor reed who was in the same situation that griner and paul whelan are. he was in that situation just a few months ago. his reaction to the possible prisoner swap. >>> and in a cnn exclusive the principal of robb elementary school is breaking her silence. >> do you feel you share some responsibility? >> i believe that there is always room for improvement. i believe that i did my job to the best of my ability. ok, let's talk about those changes to your financial plan. bill, mary? hey... it's our form broke

that's what happened with trevor reed. there has been the idea that the russians, what they want is a very high valued prisoner in the united states, a convicted criminal, not at all analogous to an innocent person illegally defined of brittney. he was a weapons trader with terrorists. he's a criminal. do you think the president should turn him back to the russians to get her home? >> we got several americans that are locked up. i think trade them for the three of them. we got a former diplomat. we got brittney. we got several. we have to do what we need to do. we are the richest country in the world. we can handle a prisoner swap. we can handle that. as the united states of america. what we can't handle is having our loved ones over in the russian prison not knowing what's going to happen to them next. >> you alluded to this. speak to the fact that these athletes, brittney, a lot of these people from the teams have to go to russia to make money in the off season because they're not paid enough. that women athletes are sti

in the case of trevor reed, and this is what we are doing now, former marine trevor reed was exchangedussian pilot konstantin yaroshenko in april of this year at the white house, then they expected a flurry of criticism from republicans for this exchange, but contrary to expectations, american politicians. he was greeted, apparently inspired by the success. the biden administration then decided to work out a new deal, when the exchange could happen is unknown, but it is unlikely will happen until the court in khimki delivers its verdict. britney granner. the process is still ongoing aleksey veselovsky alexander gusev ntv usa donald trump intends to sue the american media correct the publication; and apologize otherwise compensating for damages. ex-president will seek already in court, and across the ocean, they just put an end to a high-profile case. the british court slandered thirty years ago, told the bbc to pay a large compensation to the former nanny of prince william and harry, one of the prominent journalists talked about her and did this only in order to get an exclusive interv

we've demonstrated with trevor reed who came home a few months ago that the president is prepared to make tough decisions if it means the safe return of americans. at the same time we are working with partners around the world to use all of the relevant tools at our disposal, including some that were announced just recently in an executive order to respond to and impose costs on those who engage in this practice. i believe we can fulfill both imperatives. i think you can expect to hear me in the weeks and months ahead speak more to the efforts that we're making to reinforce this global norm against arbitrary detention to deter countries from doing this in the first place. reporter: can you speak to the grain? secretary blinken: apologize. i didn't get to your second part of the question. look, andrea, it was incredibly powerful when we were in bali a few weeks ago at the g-20 to see foreign ministers from around the world demand that russia end its blockade of odesa and the grain that's been blocked in ukraine for six months. more than 20 million tons. and minister after minister did

i know cherelle also met with the family of trevor reed, the u.s.imprisoned in russia for almost three years, who was released earlier this year. he has already called for her to be released. what did she tell you about their meeting? >> reporter: yeah, sara, she called it a club, a club that i think none of these families want to be in. the families of americans who are wrongfully detained abroad and they comfort each other. they communicate with each other. and they give each other advice, lessons learned. she talked about meeting families whose loved ones have been detained for years. and she thought to herself just the thought of that would break her, that if she were in this position for years, it would ultimately break her. she said there were a couple of main lessons she took away from some of these conversations from the family of trevor reed himself. she said one of them was to not be quiet. at the beginning of brittney griner's detention, they didn't say a whole lot. they were being quiet waiting for there to be more behind the scenes acti

but we will see. >> do you think trevor reeds prisoner exchange helped push the biden administration no question don. i think trevor's parents protesting in dallas, and again in front of the white house. in fact, protesting their way into the oval office. had a lot to do with it, right. i think with the reads, we have been campaigning for the straight since last fall. i think we saw from the ground under and the way i see it. we are getting for more time, the russians are getting off of there. we have to set mr. putin back in 2028, whether we like it or not. and we may as well get something in the deal. >> you know, britney griner was in court today. you say she is a character and a perverse play. that putin is orchestrating. tell me about that? what is he trying to accomplish? >> it's hard to say, you know, he has a history of thinking, seemingly like objects to be fogged at. we know he is a massage honest. i am not sure where he stands on issues of race. it just seems like he is parading her. you are showing the video now, i think, her first day in court. they had a like seven guar

and i point to the case of trevor reed, i was often asked from this podium about updates for trevor reed's case and i have said things very similar to what i just said about brittney griner. and to paul whelan, of course, we were able to find a way to secure trevor reed's release and we were able to do so i i would say, in large part because we were discreet about what we were doing at the time. we do not want to do or say anything that would potentially jeopardize the chances of seeing an american released or that would delay, by a single day, a single hour, or minute the safe return of an american to his or her family and loved ones back here in the united states. >> to be clear, the secretary and president, neither of them have had a conversation with cheryl greiner since the letter was received by the administration? >> i believe the letter was received yesterday. i can't speak for the white house, but we do engage regularly, if not daily with brittney griner, her loved ones, as well. >> the coach of the phoenix mercury, the team that britney is playing on, made a comment just yesterda

he was actually taken into custody before trevor reed.ink that the administration would have put this deal on the table only for your brother or only now it's on the table because brittney griner, a wnba star, is also being held? >> it's really hard to tell. i think that the u.s. government, the biden administration in particular, is moving much faster with wrongful detention cases. so, it may be that where there was reluctance to do any sort of deal before, now people are more willing to make concessions or be more pragmatic about it. i think it certainly helps that ms. griner has a greater celebrity, creates perhaps a greater value to the american spirit. if nothing else to have her come home. when you're talking about the merchant of death and a tourist, it becomes very difficult. it's so asymmetrical that it's hard to see how that sort of exchange could work. >> and quickly, how is your brother doing? >> not so great. they've cut back on food at the prison due to sanctions. so, he's eating less. it wasn't very good food in the first p

in the case of trevor reed, and this is what we are doing now, former marine trevor reed was exchangedor russian pilot konstantin yaroshenko in april of this year at the white house, then they expected a flurry of criticism from republicans for this exchange, but contrary to expectations, american politicians. he was greeted, apparently inspired by the success. the biden administration then decided to work out a new deal when the exchange may occur is unknown, but it is unlikely to happen until the court in khimki delivers its verdict. britney extreme. now the process is still ongoing aleksey veselovsky alexander gusev ntv usa donald trump intends to sue the american media for spreading false information. the former us president decided to start cnn tv channels. he accuses him of publishing fakes discrediting him and trying to misinform the results of the last elections. trump requires 10 days treatment to withdraw or correct publications, as well as to apologize, otherwise compensation for damages, the ex-president will seek already in court on the other side of the atlantic, just put

official telling cnn that trevor reed wrongly detained in russia forced to plead guilty.ner workings of the russian legal system. is the guilty plea a necessary step before a prisoner swap could occur? >> i think it is. the statements from the government said they won't exchange her until she is convicted. i think they made it a necessary step. we have a long way to go before a prisoner exchange. >> as we know griner said that the drugs less than 1 gram of cannabis oil in the luggage and said she is wrongly detained which is a designation that doesn't mean that she is innocent but guilty or not does that actually even matter here? >> if guilty she is going to get a sentence and the reason she pled guilty because that's a factor that can be taken into account for a russian court in sentencing her and i think she is hoping for a leniency based on this. maybe the sentence is predetermined for political reasons but i think that's part of the strategy. >> right. did she feel she had to plead guilty? her attorneys say they hope the court will show leniency in sentencing because

we'll share those with you and discuss with trevor reed who was recently freed from russian captivity. the historic flooding in kentucky killed at least 16 people including 6 children. i'll speak to kentucky governor. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin this hour with exclusive new reporting. multiple sources are telling cnn the top watchdog over department of homeland security learned about missing u.s. secret service text messages months earlier than previously known. let's get to ryan nobles. what are you learning about the missing texts? >> reporter: the timeline outlined by the inspector general of the department of homeland security just doesn't match up with exactly how it played out. that according to reporting. according to the reporters learned is that he was notified as early as may of 2021, a couple months after the text mebsz ands were deleted and did not inform members of the january 6 select committee and the other oversight committees. this raises serious questions about the t

even though i don't understand, i feel like i should support it. >> your former client, trevor reed, spoke to mike colleague jake tapper. here's what he said. >> i'm extremely optimistic about it. i think that is a good possibility. i think that, you know, if the russians are not stupid that they will take the offer. you know, i am hoping they are not stupid. but, we will see. >> do you think trevor reads prisoner exchange help push the biden administration to make this offer? >> no question, don. i think that trevor's parents protesting in dallas, then again in front of the white house -- in fact, protesting into the oval office, had a lot to do with it. we have been campaigning for this trade since last fall. i think we saw, from the ground under its -- the way i see it, we are getting far more time off of our visitors and the russians are getting off for theirs. we have to send mr. boot back in 2028, whether we like it or not. we may as well get something in the deal. >> brittney griner was in court, today. you say she is a character in a perverse play that putin is orchestrating.

russians in the us jails that the russians want back, too, so i think what we learned from the trevor reedr swap was even when relations are as tense as they are now between the united states and russia, it is possible for deals to be done. erin. >> >> thank you very much, from moscow tonight. well, one of those being held by russia as we speak, alex, also, the two americans went missing during a battle 27 days ago. they've been missing, they were captured while fighting with ukrainian forces and tonight, we have an exclusive update on the health of one of the two missing americans. alex, in a call to his mother revealed this about andy. >> i saw him about a week ago when we did our last set of interviews. he was healthy, in good spirits. >> it's the first time that he has said anything and been able to confirm that he was alive. joy, i'm so glad to have you back and under the circumstances, what did you think when you heard that update? >> first of all, thank you so much for having me. i appreciate the opportunity. when i heard the audio clip, it was definitely very good to hear what he s

. >> the president did not act himself, and do a prisoner swap for trevor reed, a former marine, which he did in april until the family got to meet with him. and i am told that her wife met with trevor reed and his family, and they told her, until the president gets directly involved, it's not going to work. at the same time, state department believes to be negotiated but i'm told by our sources that they don't expect any action from russia until after her conviction, because they believe she will be convicted, everyone is, there's no fair trial in russia. that could take weeks and she is in the prime of her career, she is 6'9", she is transported to and from jail in a cage. and has no physical exercise. how can this be sustainable? how can we wait months and months? you know, potentially months more? she is missing out on the prime of her career? >> it's not sustainable. you are right, she is put in a cage that is too small for her to ride 2-1/2 hours from the prison to where they are having court to have a ten minute court session in 2-1/2 hours back. she has gone five hours round tr

he was instrumental in trevor reed's case. >> and we'll watch closely to see what brittney griner has to say today. clare, thank you. >>> quick victory russia expected in ukraine has turned in to a grinding war of attrition, one that requires reinforcements by russia appears to be deploying more troops. >>> plus from deadly flooding to devastating wildfires, the vast impact of the growing climate crisis is hitting home for millions of people. >>> catastrophic rain event the past 24 hours across missouri, rainfall amounts exceeding a foot in a few spots. additional heavy rainfall is in store. we'll touch on this coming up. to keep you both c comfortabl. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. save $500 on the sleep number 360 c4 smart bed, ququeen now only $1299. lowest price ever! i'm jonathan lawawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. wh are the three ps? the three ps of life inrance on a fixed budget are price, price, d price

i'm talking about trevor reed. and you were instrumental in helping to secure his release. have been interested in getting bout fair very long time but then earlier today said there is no agreement for now, how do you read into that? what's going on? >> thanks for having me, fred. i just don't know. it's hard to make. it could just be posturing on the russians' part. they had made getting viktor bout back, as you mentioned, a national priority since 2016. so, ultimately, i think they'll take the deal. >> oh, you do? >> i do, ultimately. but they may control us a little bit on the way. >> okay. to get extra attention. what do you think the conditions will be? you know, if the deal means here's the prisoner swap, does it mean free and clear, whelan and griner coming home? or does it mean some time spent in russia for a period of time and then coming home? >> in theory, it could be either way. but i would expect that once the deal is struck, the transfer will happen on a runway somewhere relatively quickly, assuming the deal is actually struck. >> right. and, you know, and ass

i will talk to the father of trevor reed who was just released from russia few months ago. right now though, across this country, americans are taking to the streets once again to stand up for their beliefs on abortion. in washington, d.c., a rally organized by the women's march organization is underway. organizations are attempting to put -- to protect abortion nationwide. what they're calling the summer of rage, marchers gathered this morning at franklin square before heading to the white house for a sudden. that event was given a permit for 10,000 people. in chicago, the march for life rally, described as the midwest's largest pro-life went, is that to happen this afternoon. -- rights relating to abortion are not guaranteed by the state constitution. the proposal will have to pass another round in the state legislature. if it does, abortion rights will be on the ballots for pennsylvania voters as early as next spring. meanwhile, president biden citing an executive order that will -- protect -- women will have to be able to travel to out of state abortions, -- this move,

at the state department that is working on this has had some success gting americans out, like trevor reedey know what they are doing and they know how it works with russians, even in the context of the russian invasion of ukraine. they he still been able to have some success. i have confidence in that team, but certainly we are on the russians floating some ideas of what they would like to see. anchor: thank you so much for your time. hong kong is marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule. hong territory for being -- anniversary. ther he swor hong kong's new leader, who praised the security law has been used to crush protests, saying it brought stability to hong kong. john simpson reports. reporter: hong kong still seems to make chinese leadership nervous. when the chinese president arrived, he was not going to stay long. he soon retreated back into china to spend the night and came back again this morning. he told the hong kong people that after reuniting with the motherland, they had become masters. hong kong's true democracy started from there he said. 25 years a when bri

marine trevor reed from russia earlier this year.worked on the successful rease of several other americans wrongfully detained overseas. welcome to you both. thank you for being here. ambassador, i will begin with you. we didn't get many details about what that deal was from secretary blinken. he said it was substantial, offered weeks ago. this is the first time they're saying publicly we've made a deal. what does this say to you about where those negotiations are? >> well, i think it'd be highly unlikely for secretary blinken to say anything about the deal if he didn't think the deal was going to be completed. so there's a very positive sign, i think, for brittney griner and paul whelan. i hope that they add to the list another american who i think is wrongly detained in russia. his name is mark fogle, but it sounds like they have put together a deal, it sounds like it's probably for victor boot. a criminal that was arrested a long time ago and the russians have been asking for his release for years, going all the way back to when i

jonathan franks is a crisis management consult ant who worked on the release of marine veteran trevor reed in a prisoner swap this year. >> there's a number of strategic reasons why people would enter a guilty plea even if they're innocent. that may have been what happened here. >>> after defiantly saying that he would fight on, british prime minister boris johnson is stepping down. johnson made the announcement yesterday outside 10 downing street. he said that he would stay on until his conservative party chooses a successor, though. johnson's resignation comes aftg intmof a politician cused of sexual misconduct.d foe unl t cipollone is tmeet comtte investigating the january 6th capitol attack today. the committee issued a subpoena for his testimony which will be conducted behind closed doors and videotaped. last week white house aide cassidy hutchinson testified that cipollone knew about potential criminal activity in the trump white house. >>> europe is seeing a new wave of covid according to the european union. health officials say that it's being driven by highly transmissible mutatio

. >> no doubt trevor reed was used as a pawn as well, he is now home.team, you've met with them, are they making progress? >> well, i really can't say exactly where they are in terms of the negotiations, and really what the russians you won't know honestly until you arrive at some kind of agreement. so as i think secretary blinken has said their highest priority with this team and also just for the state department is to help americans who are wrongfully detained abroad come home, particularly obviously in this scenario because of the heightened scrutiny and also because we have other americans who are wrongfully detained in russia like paul whelan. we know dealing with this country, with this kind of rogue regime really in many ways that their demands will be unreasonable, we know that, you know, this trial is a complete sham, americans and brittany's fans should not really follow in terms of what the verdict s whether or not that matters to any kind of sense of guilt. it has nothing to do with that. this is all about trying to put pressure on the nego

she had been advised by trevor reed and his family, the former marine who got out of the prison in russiaoner swap but only after trevor reed's family had gone to the white house and protested outside and protested in texas separately when the president was protesting there on another trip. they persuaded her you've got to go right to the president. finally today she got that call just hours before her team, the phoenix mercury, will be rallying for her in phoenix and i was on the air with vanessa nygaard, her head coach and broke the story that this all had taken place that the vice president harris was on the call, that the president said, as you just reported, that he's written a letter back to brittney, to her emotional appeal, saying she was terrified she was going to spend the rest of hadar life there. this is how vanessa responded. >> the news today is that the president has responded, has spoken to cherelle and is going to continue to push for her return is probably the best news we've heard in a very long time and something we'll be able to talk about at our rally tonight and hop

we see that in the case of trevor reed, now in the case of brittanyd, greiner, how importa the role ofy is in trying to intercede directly to the presidentng himself, not ev as the president of the united states, but as a man, to try to do everything they can to try to get results, and they have found success in getting the meeting that they wanted so quickly with that her directly to the president. it will be interesting, as we see in, and in your consideration with the phoenix coach, what pressure is come from thish, evening's rally wha is complicating the effort, as youll know well, is the view amg administration officials, that russia isng in no mood to reall consider any deal like we saw in the case of trevor reeds under this squall trial that greiner is now facing reaches its conclusion. if and when that is concluded. maybe then those discussions ramp up for a potentially exchange, but so much has to happen between now and then, especially from the perspective the greiner's family. >> mike, exactly right. we'll be watching that rally tonight. it was important for the president to

we traded for trevor reed. that was a very difficult decision to make but they did the swap and if you listen to the russia news reporting that's what they want. they want victor boot who's been in jail for 20 years. i dealt with conversations about him when i was ambassador. they want him out of jail. i would say to my american colleagues this is not setting a precedent or a terrorist organization. this is a government and consider the swap not just brittney griner but paul when he lane and mark fogel. >> what is so special about victor boot to vladimir putin or the kremlin? why is he so desirable to get out? >> to us he is a criminal and indicted and in jail rightly so for things he did. to putin he worked for those guys. he helped them. running weapons. running drug deals around the world and considered one of them. i can't say that for certain but considered one of them and never want to leave one of theirs on the battlefield. it is a personal thing that mr. putin is quite focused on. >> ambassador mcfaul,

trevor reed case gives you a little bit of faith that's possible. it won't be for a lack of serious effort on the part of the white house or the state department or anyone else. >> the cia director said that he thinks that china's president xi is determined to control taiwan. no time frame for that that he could or will predict. he thinks the lesson that president xi has taken from what happened with putin and ukraine is, do not attempt to take another country by force quickly and have a decisive victory if you have under whelming force. >> fascinating interview. thank you so much. beauty it will backdrop as well. >>> we are waiting for an update from the white house on the president's condition after he tested positive pore covid. there you see the podium at the briefing room. that will happen at 2:00. before that, in this next hour, we are expecting to hear from vice president kamala harris. we will continue our coverage right here on msnbc. coverag don't pay for water. pay for clean. it's got to be tide. age right here on msnbc. versus 16 grams i

." >> trevor reed earlier this year who had been held captive in russia, reed will speak to us shortly on "new day." in 2014 bowe bergdahl was traded for five detainees, he was held captive for nearly five years by militants during the u.s. war in afghanistan. in 2010 the u.s. and russia completed a spy swap at an airport in vienna. russia released four men imprisoned, they were traded for ten russian agents, including anna chapman. in 1986 a dissident was released to the west in exchange for a mole in the cia. and francis gary powers, his spy plane was shot down over the soviet union in 1960. powers finally returned to the u.s. in 1962 in an exchange. steven spielberg's film "bridge of spies" based on that event. >>> let's bring in steve hall, cnn national security analyst and former cia chief of russia operations. steve, how are you feeling about the potential foreign exchange here? >> i think cautiously optimistic is the best way to put t the one thing that does concern me is that the russians seem to be spending a little bit of time as to whether or not they will make up their mind

he was previously involved in securing the release of former marine trevor reed in a prison swap.nwhile, the wnba honored griner in their all-star game. >>> an unusual scene in las vegas. check it out. a dust devil touched down at a pool at luxor resort. sending deck chairs flying. several people were knocked down by the strong winds friday and some injuries were reported. >>> with that, time now for a look at your monday weather. a storm system moves into the midwest today, the biggest threat for severe weather will be from illinois to michigan, damaging winds will be the biggest concern. meanwhile, extreme heat is gripping much of the west. all the way to the gulf coast. feel-like temperatures will top 100 degrees from northern california to kansas city, to houston. checking the high temperatures elsewhere, 80s in the northeast and northwest, 90s in both chicago and detroit. again, 93, kansas city. >>> coming up, the dispute in the carpool lane as a pregnant woman argues that her fetus is a passenger. >>> but first, the powerful avalanche caught on camera during a mountain tour.

we saw trevor reed coming home in april.hich was a huge relief to his family who had been waiting for him for almost three years. the reality in these situations is when you travel to a foreign country, you are in that country's jurisdiction. you are within their legal power. just as anyone who comes to the u.s. could be prosecuted for violating u.s. law, that's the position these americans are in. however, when there is a wrongful detention, the u.s. does not simply sit back and accept that. so we work actively both through as i understand that official and unofficial channels to figure out what it will take for russia to give her that pardon and send her back on a plane home. >> let's take a look at one option often mentioned. that is a prisoner swap. who could be swapped for her, realistically? victor bout has been mentioned. in a russian arms dealer serving 25 years for conspiracy to sell weapons to terrorist organizations. do you suppose that is a realistic option? >> i think it is pretty dangerous, to think of a specif

the last successful negotiation between the two countries was just a few months ago when trevor reed,arine who had been detained for almost three years, was released from russian custody in a prisoner exchange. griner isn't the only american currently still detained in russia. there are at least two others, including 52-year-old paul whelan, a former marine who was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. he maintains his innocence and his family continues to advocate for his release. >> she's likely to get a much shorter sentence than paul's 16 years. she could absolutely come home earlier and i would be thrilled for her. but it's still hard. >> reporter: secretary blinken tweeting in part today, we will not relent until britney, paul whelan, and all other wrongfully detained americans are reunited with their loved ones. >> i think the administration is very committed to getting all of them back. it's just being committed to doing something and actually doing it are two different things, especially when you're dealing with the russian government on the other side.

and the kremlin have done prisoner exchanges in the past, most recently bringing american trevor reed home. last month in an interview with abc news, reed and his parents said it would be worth it to trade viktor bout if it meant bringing griner and whelan home. andrew and mona. >> all right. we'll see what happens next. jay o'brien in washington, thank you. >>> president biden is no longer isolating after testing negative for covid. biden delivered remarks in the rose garden touting his administration's pandemic response. he said he benefited from the covid fighting tools that are now available to every american, and he drew a comparison to the former president. >> here's the bottom line, when my predecessor got covid, he had to get helicoptered to walter reed medical center. he was severely ill. thankfully he recovered. when i got covid, i worked from upstairs of the white house in the offices upstairs and for that five-day period. the difference is vaccinations, of course. >> biden added americans can live without fear by doing what he did, get boosted, get tested and get treatment

councilmember trevor reed and some community activists are hosting the first ever community safety day of action. the first of its kind event kicked off this morning, taking over eight blocks of international boulevard. tents were filled with job and housing resources, workforce training, mental health services, and even hot meals. the goal, a one-stop shop that will provide resources to the community in hopes of addressing the root cause of violence in the area, poverty. >> if that's a problem of what's been a trigger to you to act in ways that are not healthy for the community. we got resources. >> the community safety task force will continue to hold day of action events once a month. councilmember reid says increased surveillance cameras are also coming to the area, along with $500,000 recently approved for east oakland community-based organizations. >>> a vacancy is opening up on california's supreme court. the court's chief justice announced her retirement today. then governor arnold schwarzenegger appointed her to the bench in 2011. she's a native of sacramento. she attended uc

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in may, there was another american, trevor reed, who was released from prison in russia. he was released from russia in 2019 and there was a prisoner swap with a russian imprisoned in the united states to bring him home. in some ways, this brought really good views for brittney griner and paul whelan another, american who has been imprisoned there since 2018. the fact that there was a prisoner exchange means that the united states and russia, despite the ongoing war, despite the sanctions, despite the tensions between our two governments, that these channels are open. our diplomats and their diplomats are able to work out these deals. it opens the door for us to be a little optimistic that this might be something to bring brittney greiner home. >> danielle, what is your estimation of how long this process could take? a long time to resolve. so, i hope brittney griner and paul whelan can come home soon now. but i am bracing for the long haul. >> danielle gilbert rotate piece in usa today that you can read. you can follow her twitter as well. danielle, thank you very much f

. >> reporter: jonathan franks is a consultant that worked on the release of marine veteran trevor reedier this year. >> a number of strategic reasons why people would enter a guilty plea, even if they are in fact innocent. that may be what happened here. >> reporter: griner's legal team hopes that her guilty plea will lead to a less severe sentence, and they also hope the court takes into account her contributions to russian sport, adding that she wanted to take responsibility for her actions. jericka? >> all right. we'll see if this strategy works. thank you, caitlin. >>> well, now to the passing of a hollywood icahn. actor james caan. tonight tributes are pouring in on social media from fans and fellow actors. cbs' mark strassmann looks back on a legendary career that spanned six decades. >> reporter: sonny corleone, the godfather's oldest son was volatile. >> you got to get up close like this, ba-da-bing! >> reporter: but james caan the actor was versatile and surprisingly vulnerable as barbra streisand's husband in "funny lady," john wayne's cowboy sidekick in "el dorado" and the f

. >>> wnba star brittney griner set to testify in her trial at russia and our exclusive with trevor reede american freed from russia in april. why he's criticizing the white house's