i'll just say with john engine has more from washington paul whalen, and evan greevich for the plane to freedom. the 2 men were part of the largest multi country prisoner swap of its kind. it's an incredible, really, for all the family owners gather here as relates to the fridge college all across the country has been framed for their stay for a long time. wailing is a former marine goose give it your wall street journal reporter became the story. and thursday's paper also fried was russian. american journalist also who curl machine in return, russia received several newly freed prisoners, including that him credit card who was convicted in germany in 2021 of killing a former chechen rebel in berlin. in that try to i've talked about no one method decision, lightning to pull to manager who had been sentenced to life in prison up to on a few years in detention. the state's interest enforcing the prison sentence had to be weighed against the risk to life and limb of innocent people and prisons in russia and those unjustly imprisoned for political reasons. in moscow, president vladimir p

reporter, evan gosh, coverage, unfamiliar us marine pool renan, joan 100 and has moved from washington. paul wayland, and evan garcia beach, florida, plaintive freedom. the 2 men were part of the largest multi country prisoner swap of its car. is an incredible, really, for all the family members gather here as relates to the fridge college all across the country has been framed for this day for a long time. wayland is a former marine goose give it to wall street journal reporter became the story. and thursday's paper also fried was russian. american journalist also who curl machine in return, russia received several newly freed prisoners, including that him credit card who was convicted in germany in 2021 of killing a former chechen rebel in berlin. in moscow, president vladimir putin personally welcome the freed prisoners. the exchange took place in the turkish capital congress and involved prisoners from poland, slovenia in norway, in addition to germany in the us, happy birthday to prison, invited me let the families of release prisoners and singing happy birthday to the daughter of karma

shop and jeff will sign it this evening afterhiam tonight's program this morning in the washington examiner, paulrote the jeff sheppard's credibility is hard to challenge, you can see jeff talking more about the nixonir conspiracy on newsmax ts wednesday morning and he will appear on the hugh hewitt show on tuesday november 30 at 8:05 a.m. eastern time, now let's hear from the man himself, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jeff sheppard. [applause] >> thank you, my friend, i appreciate it. >> hello and welcome. thank you for the kind remarks. it is good to be back amongst friends friends from high school, i went to wilson and graduated in 1962, friends from college i graduated in 1966. and friends from the nixon white house where he served for fivet years. i don't know if any of my friends from harvard law school are here but if you know of the book on the cover of my criminal law professor alan dershowitz said some pretty nice things about me. in addition to the above as jim mentioned i was deputy counsel on president nixon's watergate defense team. and i was there throughout the scandal when

gift shop and jeff will sign it this evening after tonight's program this morning in the washington examiner paul bedard wrote that jeff shepherds quote credibility is hard to challenge. you can see jeff talking more about the nixon conspiracy on newsmax this wednesday morning, and he will appear on the hugh hewitt show on tuesday, november 30th at 8:05. am eastern time now, let's hear from the man himself. ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome jeff shepherd? thank you, my friend appreciate. hello and welcome. jim thank you for those kind remarks. it's could be back amongst friends friends from high school. i went to long beach wilson graduated in 1962 friends from college. i went to whittier college like president nixon except i graduated in 1966. and friends from the nixon white house where i serve for five years. i don't know that any of my friends from harvard law school are here. but if you note on the book on the cover my criminal law professor alan dershowitz said some very nice things about me. so in addition to the above as jim mentioned i was deputy council on president nixon's

or was dw as washington bureau chief in this paul that demonstrates his calling for the us to end a to israel gathered near the venue hosting the convention full pallets. and in protesters briefly managed to break through a nearby fence spot were pushed back by police. thousands of marchers demanded that the us stop giving military and financial support as well. activists have criticized divided hires administration for its handling of the war and gaza. riley . it was much smaller than organizers had hoped and protest. i think folks dw reporter stuff on the assignments is standing by. it's a park just outside the d n. c, where the main protests were happening. i asked him about the reports about protesters breaking through fences. quite well, if you would have asked me an hour ago that was quite a different situation. you see here in my back here, police is actually moving now back. they were, are quite in force present to you and push people out of this park. this is not union park, this is a, just a part, not just a stone's throw from the convention center. from here you're right to

scandal was such that ritter was personally noted by the then us secretary of state colin paul, who stressed that washington makes decisions based on ironclad facts. later, when the facts. where were all these champions of international law when nato created the state of kosovo, tearing it away from serbia, simply because some albanian kosovars said: we want independence, where was the peace when the us invaded iraq, where were those who are now expressing fears and concerns? from the very beginning of the ukrainian conflict, rieter opposed washington's policy, which implied pumping kiev with weapons with the fact that. met with the kremlin's us presidential candidate, but he himself literally just recently met with kennedy jr., so you can't exactly call him an armchair expert or marginal. "i'm doing what every concerned american should do when our authorities go against our values, as enshrined in the constitution of the united states. the rhetorician has already stated that despite the search, he will continue to work, especially since he now has the opportunity to check for himself whether the first amen

and let's hop over to our washington bureau chief and his paul, who is at the value of the democratic national convention. there is a president biden, will speak to night at the convention delivery. the headline is speech won't really focus on. it's all right, so this is the 1st speech of the d n. c, the national convention here in chicago. and of course, for him, it was meant to be such a different moment to you was hoping to agree on be the next now mean a again to run again for the presidential race for the democrats. for this going to happen to be dropped out only like one months ago. so you just imagine what happened not only here in the country and within the democratic policy, but also for him was being in the center. it's or a senator since more than 50 years of that he then became of course, the vice president and then the uh, the president. so this will be a moment to celebrate his public life, his life as a public servant for more than 50 years. i'm sure it will be a very emotional life. he definitely will talk about his own accomplishments, but then of course, he wants to

our washington bureau chief unit as paul was at the venue of the convention and sent us this assessment as the see the democratic national just see how much stop is behind governor senators the same thing and see what's also to buy it. and the really, really the to the also at the convention center in chicago, the mood was different. pro palestinian protestors gathered to put pressure on the democratic ticket to address the civilian death toll in humanitarian crisis and gaza. many americans accused by the ministration, including couple of harris have given unconditional support to israel. the w talks to the protesters who say harris won't get the same kind of support from them. it was a peaceful day of marching in protest for an estimated crowd of around $5000.00 in chicago until it wasn't anymore. small group of activists takes matters in a different direction, fences fall quickly, a security perimeter is 50 breached, and then everything is over. as quickly as the test lab pick up, police bring reinforcements, arrest 3 or more protesters and push everyone else back into a small park ne

been going on between moscow and washington over evan gershkovich, paulwhelan, and washington over evan gershkovich, paul us has officially designated as wrongfully detained, paulwhelan officially designated as wrongfully detained, paul whelan had been in a russianjailfor more detained, paul whelan had been in a russian jail for more than five years, which shows the prisoner exchanges are easy, though easier to bring people home. we know discussions have been going on. we know vladimir putin, other senior russian officials had been dropping very public hints that they are open for a deal and very public hints that they are open fora dealand vladimir very public hints that they are open for a deal and vladimir putin made it pretty clear without naming names russia wants to get back, the russian agent who is serving a life sentence in germany for murder. if he is returned to russia i think the kremlin will consider that to be job done and mission accomplished. the russians will consider that to be a victory. of course friends and family of evan gershkovich and paul whelan and other russian dissidents who m

paul: bloomberg's vonnie quinn in washington. more global and political stories, israel and hamas are blaming each other for impeding a cease fire and hostage deal. prime minister benjamin netanyahu told his cabinet there are some things israel cannot be flexible on. hamas released a statement detailing what it says would prevent a deal. the standoff comes with the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken in tel aviv to press for an agreement. the international atomic energy agency is warning that safety in southern ukraine is worsening after a drone strike hit a plant over the weekend. the iaea warns it is seeing an escalation of nuclear safety and security dangers in area, as ukraine continues its incursion into russia. indian medics have rallied in new delhi to protest the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern city of calcutta. they want to aim to highlight the mishandling of the investigation. prime minister narendra modi called for stronger punishment for sexual crimes. plenty more ahead, this is bloomberg. ♪ paul

washington and across the country. saturday morning we look at the results of the first white house prescription drug price negotiation with lauren gardner, fda politics and policy reporter at political. and then john paul lederach talks about solutions to overcome polarization and civil war. washington journal, joining the conversation live at 7:00 eastern on c-span, c-span now or online at c-span.org >>-span'soverage of the 2024 democratic national convention kicks off sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern with a live one ur preview of the biggest evenin democratic politics. we will be joined byhe senior communications director for an insider look at the convention hall, convention themes d expected speakers. we will ar from the washington bureau t -- washington bureau chief will provide political and historic contacts. and then on monday, to any and for first day of the convention when president biden and former secretary of state hillary clinton are slated to eak. tuesday features f president barack obama. wednesday, former president bill clinton will addhe convention along with vice presidentialee tim walz. on thursday the convention concludes with vice president kama harris officially accepting the democrat

reflecting some of the detail for that story of paul whelan, he is one of those freed. just before i go to will in washingtone president kamala harris has tweeted about the prisoner exchange, of course she's on the campaign trail for the presidency. she says today, we celebrate the release of paul, evan, vladimir and others who were unjustly held in russia, she said it gives me great comfort to know that their horrible ordeal is over and they will soon be reunited with theirfamilies, the president and i will not stop working until every american wrongfully detained or held hostage is brought home. so that tweetjust hostage is brought home. so that tweet just appearing from hostage is brought home. so that tweetjust appearing from kamala harris. let's go to will grant in washington, and of course, will, we think we arejust washington, and of course, will, we think we are just not very far away, minutes away from a statement by president biden. we minutes away from a statement by president biden.— minutes away from a statement by president biden. we do. so we can exect president biden. we do. so we can exoect

the ukraine would be stabilize west and security and have a negative impact on washington's global standing with the paul also mentions if you would, people now support the provision of economic assistance, sounds needful, aids to care for my head to vince, a governmental affairs for the us trade representative steve gil. so he's the american public has started to learn more about what caused the conflicts which explains the change in us to chewed. i think to the outset of the conflict between russia and ukraine, the media was so one sided that americans were only getting one side of the story. and it was all about promoting ukraine, creating fear of russia. the american people have suddenly and finally started to get more of the truth of what precipitated the conflict and, and how badly it's actually going for ukraine. at this point. i think the danger now is that zalinski seized possible is not likely trump administration coming in that will not continue to write blank checks due to zelinski and his regime. i think he's getting more dangerous and more, more desperate. i think that's why you've seen the

washington. john boehner and paul ryan.daniels is "politico"'s white house correspondent co-author of play book and an msnbc political contributor. michaels is the director of the new york state democratic party. okay, eugene. you were the very first to report on this debate dispute. i know it keeps changing minute by minute. what's going on? >> yeah. i think the -- you know, for a while we thought that everybody has kind of moved on and that the negotiations were, you know, what kind of poll it might be. but what's ended up being true is that over the last two weeks the campaigns have been going back and forth with abc. they're not negotiating with each other. that's important for folks to know. but going back and forth with abc on the microphones and whether they should be muted while the other person is talking. interestingly enough, the harris campaign is saying they want it on while the trump campaign is saying they want to deal with the rules they already agreed to, which includes muted microphones. the harris folks s

hostage evan gershkovich, a "washington journal" reporter, as well as paul whelan, a former u.s. . let's bring in kailey leinz, who is in washington, to bring us more context on this. we heard from president biden that he was thanking allies. he said there were six countries involved. he give a shout out to the german chancellor as well, think it matters -- you know what? let's go back to president biden at the white house. he is still speaking. pres. biden: it matters. >> what did they ask for in response to their cooperation question mark pres. biden: nothing. >> president trump said repeatedly he could have gotten the hostages out without giving any in exchange. what do you say to that? what do you say to former president trump? pres. biden: why didn't he do it when he was president? scarlet: let's go back now to kailey leinz. again, president biden leaving the white house east room as he finished making remarks on the prisoner swap, the largest since the cold war era, 24 prisoners exchanged. kailey leinz, the bloomberg "balance of power" cohost, who has been listening to the c

paul events. he says, washington is comfortable with chair and as well as the wall looks on in disbelief . it is ongoing transgressions, like an order has been issued for israel to cease these crimes. meanwhile, over 2 thirds of gauze that has been reduced to rubble, there were no hospitals, no churches, palestinians to be left homeless and displays. despite this devastation, the united states has exercised vito power 3 times while the world unites in condemning israel's aggression in gaza. us comfortably wields its vito at the united nations security council. this is a catastrophe, a continuing american disaster. the president, some of the boss, essentially side that's the biggest obstacle in ceasefire developments is the united states. the biggest obstacle for a 2 state solution is the united states and the policy and president went on to say that the united states is a plague and that it is plaguing any prospect or probably entity of putting an end to this violence that is not just been ongoing since october 7th, but a decades long conflicts. what else is interesting to say is the pales

paul a month. he condemned washington for supposing as well as the well looks on. he said in disbelief at the ongoing violence to talk like an order has been issued for israel to cease these crimes. meanwhile, over 2 thirds of gauze that has been reduced to rubble. there are no hospitals, no churches, palestinians would be left homeless and displaced. despite this devastation, the united states has exercised its veto power 3 times. while the world unites in condemning israel's aggression in gaza, the us comfortably wields its vito at the united nations security council. this is a catastrophe, a continuing american disaster. but anyway, we spoke to the unicef communications officer for the mid least ons, no software can you say that sees fire in gone? so is the only way to stabilize the situation in the region. 50 percent of the schools that are being used as strict as having targeted over 80 percent of schools in general have been damaged or destroyed with totally and hospitals. we don't have many hospitals that are running every every couple of days . we hear abou

rocking the fashion themselves, including anna wintour and vera wang, kerry washington and emily in paris stars ashley park and paulomi osaka is due back on the court tomorrow. remember when tennis outfits were boring? that's nightline for this evening. we'll see you right back here. same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night. >> baywatch is a fantasy. when you hear that theme song. >> it was a wild time. and i was a wild chick. i mean, jason momoa exploded. >> carmen was a bombshell. >> pamela anderson wasn

and vice president kamala harris greeted evan gershkovich, paul whelan, and alsu kurmasheva overnight at joint base andrews outside of washingtons's weijia jiang reports from the white house. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: marine veteran paul whelan was the first former prisoner to step back onto u.s. soil, immediately welcomed home by president biden and vice president harris. "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich soon followed, embracing his mother on the tarmac. [applause] and journalist alsu kurmasheva. [cheers] who could not wait to see her daughters. >> to me, this is about, yes, it is who we are as a country, but it really is about personal relationships. it is about families. >> reporter: whelan's family played a critical role securing his release. they were disappointed when he was not part of the last prisoner swap with moscow that freed wnba star brittney griner and former u.s. marine trevor reed. >> sometime some harsh words with the government, having to keep them accountable for taking care of us, but, in the end, you know, here i am. >> reporter: at least five americans remain imprisoned in russia,

paul: bloomberg's vonnie quinn in washington, let's get back to chicago with barack obama wrapping upis comments. president obama: so into our convictions we will elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states and tim walz as the next vice president of the united states. we will elect leaders up and down the ballot who will fight for the hopeful, forward-looking america we all believe in. and together, we too will build a country that is more secure and more just or equal -- more equal, and more free. so let's get to work. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] paul: rousing speech therefrom former president barack obama to the democratic national convention in chicago, let's take a closer look now at things closer to home in asia, how the yen currencies are faring, avril hong is taking a look at things. avril: it makes you wonder how politics might play out on the japanese currency with governor ueda that the face parliament on friday and this coincides with the dropping of the japanese inflation data ahead of his appearance.

was such that ritter was personally responded to by then us secretary of state colin paul, who emphasized that washingtonecisions based on ironclad facts. later, when these facts were put into the proverbial test tube, it became obvious that ritter was right in his dispute with uncle sam. where were all these champions of international law when nato created the state of kosovo, tearing it away from serbia, simply because some albanian kosovars said: "we want independence." where was the world when the us invaded iraq, where there were those who are now expressing fears and concerns. from the very beginning of the ukrainian conflict, ritor spoke out against washington's policy of pumping up. "i am doing what every concerned american should do when our government goes against our values, as enshrined in the constitution of the united states. ritor has already stated that despite the search, he will continue to work, especially since he now has the opportunity to check for himself whether the first amendment to the american constitution, which prohibits the state from suppress freely expressed opinion, even

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paul farhi at the washington post, david folkenflik at npr especially in a number of other publications, did stories about this. it was a distraction for us because you don't want to be taking calls from other reporters asking about what's really going on inside your own shop and, you know, we we, i think handled it as as well possibly could be handled under those really circumstances. and one final question on a viewer specifically, since it doesn't have a u.s. focused constituency. outside of government. was it harder to get attention in press briefings because of that? i think if you're covering a domestic politic campaign, yes, i'll give you a reason example. i was doing a profile about robert f kennedy jr as this independent candidate. so, of course, wanted to try to talk to the candidate or somebody on their staff and. they were very blunt and told us, because we're not a domestic news outlet, they weren't even going to assign surrogate to talk to us. that's kind of rare. i think most people, if they know or we explain what voa se mission is, they're they're happy cooperate even i

rocking the fashion themselves, including anna wintour and vera wang, kerry washington and emily in paris stars ashley park and paul foreman. naomi osaka is due back on the court tomorrow. remember when tennis outfits were boring? that's nightline for this evening. we'll see you right back here. same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night. >> baywatch is a fantasy. when you hear that theme song. >> it was a wild time. and i was a wild chick. i mean, jason momoa exploded. >> carmen was a bombshell. >> pamela anderson was an icon >> i'm really proud of everything i've done. almost >> baywatch was a whirlwind of epic highs and bitter lows. >> everyone likes to watch s if you already have your sights set on the labor day weekend, we have got you covered. from the crowds to the costs, we have more on what to expect from one holiday to another. we have a major announcement about one of the biggest parades in the world. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with new findings in what was this frightening and deadly crash. this wrong-way driver zipping down highway 85 i

cnn's alex marquardt has the latest from washington goes last three. >> that's us. >> paul whelan, evan gershkovich, and also kurmasheva holding a flag that flies over the white house commemorating detainees and hostages were brought home. their places. now on the flag the message from us officials let's do the three american now former prisoners and their families as they arrived overnight in texas. your ordeal is over. but quote, the next phase of your journey begins now, as we came over england and i looked down that's when it came real whelan, a former marine who was held in russia for over 5.5 years, was in good spirits, getting off the plane and seeing the president the vice president that was nice. a good homecoming. so looking forward to seeing my family down here fair. and just recuperating from five years, seven months in five days of just absolute nonsense by the russian government. >> the three are now being evaluated and treated at the brooke army medical center where program is offered to help those recover physically and psychologically from being detained or held hostage

washington. >> our condolences go out to his son paul and daughter pam.colleague ward sloan put it, jones believed it was his job to poke his finger in the eyes of power and ask the hard question. it's a legacy we all aim to carry on here at cbs news. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you the news continues. for others tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center here in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ >>> hello and thanks so much for staeg up with us. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." former president donald trump ramps up his schedule, hoping to take the steam out of the harris campaign, and he's threatening to pull out of the next debate. >>> hawaii dodges a zrekt hit from one hurricane but braces for another as extreme weather rocks western u.s. states. >>> and ukraine is slammed by the largest russian air assault of the war. >>> former president donald trump is back on the campaign trail hoping to regain

it's my great pleasure to introduce paul kaine who came to washington years ago to cover congress for roll call. the "chicago tribune" in my hometown paper and moved to the "washington post" about 15 years ago something like that and he now heads the congressional bureau for the post and i'm told in addition to this and encyclopedic knowledge of congress which you all enjoy in the "washington post" he has an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball statistics to which i am not sure is a good use of time but be that as it may. >> tom davis has a the better encyclopedic knowledge on both of those subjects. i think he had to leave so alternative filling that role. >> he's probably at the matinee with the mets. they have a day game. we have had a lot of discussion this morning about what drives some of the dysfunction of congress but as you all know i am related to rome in one of the commonalitiesw, we have given though i meant academic instead of these highfalutin thoughts is we like to get things done. and my colleagues on the right here will tell you that's my motto for the departments in th

it's my great pleasure to introduce paul kane, who came to washington 25 years ago to cover congress for roll call. the chicago tribune, my hometown paper. then moved to the washington post 15 years ago, something like that. he now heads the congressional bureau for the post. and i am told, in addition to his encyclopedic knowledge of congress, which we all enjoy in the washington post, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball statistics, which i'm not sure is a good use of time. [laughter] but be that as it may. >> it's a certain inclination of mine. >> i'll try to fill in on that role. >> is probably at the matinee. [laughter] they are playing a day game. >> we have had a lot of discussion this morning about what drives some of the dysfunction of congress. but as you all know, -- as you all know, i am related to rom. even though i am an academic, we like to get shit done, as they say. as my colleagues who are on the right here will tell you, that is my model for all the departments and part of the university that i run. let's get stuff done. we would like to be pragmatic here.

i want to thank you for having c-span "washington journal." host: pauls in bethesda, maryland, republican. caller: i would like to say as far as kamala harris and tim walz are concerned they are both a blink slat -- a blink slate, they have no solutions to the disastrous economy that kamala harris has helped foster where people are struggling to get by. everyone is poorer because of joe biden and kamala harris. everyone. because their dollars are going much -- they can barely even buy groceries or gas. this kamala harris regime has weakened america on every front, economically, militarily, as far as national security is concerned, and made the world more dangerous because we america is weak or perceived as being weak that emboldens the bad actors of this world and one is iran which is the kamala harris regime has helped empower it engage in much more adventureism whether attacking american trips. so on every issue whether the economy, whether it is domestic policy, protecting children against the sexualation of children which tim walz has been on every s

paul whelan and wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich. we get details now from abc news reporter perry russom in washington. >> president biden says the prisoner exchange includes the release of three americans and one legal permanent resident among the released are evan gershkovich and paul whelan, and now their brutal ordeal is over and they're free. gershkovich is a reporter for the wall street journal. arrested by russian authorities in march of 2023. >> we want him to come home as soon as possible. >> russian authorities charged gershkovich with espionage, a charge both he and the u.s. deny. >> we condemn the detention of mr. gershkovich in the strongest, in the strongest terms. >> gershkovich faced a three day trial in moscow two weeks ago and was found guilty. sentenced to 16 years in russian prison. >> this was a fast, secret and completely bogus trial. >> everything about it was a sham. >> paul whelan is a former marine arrested while traveling in russia in 2018. he was also charged with espionage, convicted in 2020, sentenced to 16 years in prison. whelan, the biden administration and trump administration denied the allegation from r

americans freed from russian custody, touch down at a military base just outside washington, dc first down the steps was paul whelan so when held by russia for almost six years, then greeted by president joe biden and vice president kamala harris before being reunited with his sister elizabeth, then evan gershkovich, the wall street journal reporter, who like whelan, had been convicted of espionage by russia and sentenced to 16 years in prison. >> finally, russian-american journalist alsu kurmasheva, who's two daughters and husband rushed across the tarmac to hug her and emotional moment for all on a truly historic day that saw 24 prisoners in total exchanged seven different countries involved president biden spoke with reporters at joint base andrews and emphasize the partnerships with other countries that made this moment happen asked him to do some things against her immediate self-interest very difficult for me. >> germany, slovenia really came into last minute i tell you what chancellor to, accomplish the deal. the united states had to convince germany to free a russian assassin and other european count

in chief frequently making appearances joining us in the studio thereat washington as well, but when you look for example at paulink the sense there and paul whelan said it himself on phone calls from prison, he was concerned that his was being forgotten, that there had been prisoner exchanges that had taken place and not included in at the time, including brittney griner. and then of course, thinking about the time that they will be coming out, paul whelan, for example, has said, my parents are elderly. if vladimir kara—murza comes out as well, it will remain to be seen what kind of health state he is in as well, somebody we know suffers from a neurological condition as a result of being poisoned twice.— condition as a result of being poisoned twice. condition as a result of being oisoned twice. ., ~ , ., , . poisoned twice. thank you very much for that, poisoned twice. thank you very much forthat. helen _ poisoned twice. thank you very much for that, helen humphrey. _ poisoned twice. thank you very much for that, helen humphrey. let's - forthat, helen humphrey. let's bring you right up to date with the latest

it was more paul revere than george washington. okay. fair enough. and you were proven correct in the democratic party came to your point of view? late light, but not not too late that did anybody has i don't know if you saw, but i asked governor walz who had kind of discounted, you and said some not nice things about your campaign. i asked him about it like, you know, congressman phillips was right, you were wrong. he kind of sidestepped it. does anybody said you were right? >> i mean jake, it was not my intention actually, they come here this week last-minute, i decided to do so and it was a great decision because i've been welcomed back at the popular kids table. right? could you not? it's been full of high fives, handshakes and hugs gratitude from some party elders my colleagues and just everyday delegates and democrats said really restored my faith that there still his capacity for dissent and to be welcomed back. and that is that's our mission. i just and i want to celebrate the friend here who recognizes there is no political reward for demons

washington around midnight. president biden, the american media, for the biden administration, the return to america of paul willen, evan gershkovich and alsou kurmasheva is not just a historical deal, as it has already been dubbed here, incredible diplomatic success is also an election success, a trump card for kamala haris. in the fight against trump. vice president for this on occasion, she hurriedly returned to washington to meet with those released. as vice president, it has been my honor to work with our president joe biden to bring home more than seventy americans in 3 and a half years, and we will never renege on our commitment to bring home every us citizen who has been wrongfully detained, this is mine a promise to the americans. immediately details appeared in the press, allegedly haris too. i don’t know the nuances yet, trump wrote on social networks, so when are they going to publish the details of the exchange concluded with russia, how many people we get and how many they get, we pay them money or they pay us. trump, apparently, is hurt; at almost every rally he insisted that if he wins the election

americans freed from russian custody touched down at a military base just outside i'd washington, dc, first down the steps was paul whelan held by russia for almost six years, then greeted by president joe biden and vice president kamala harris it's before being reunited with his sister, elizabeth, then evan gershkovich, the wall street journal reporter, who like whelan, had been convicted of espionage by russia and sentenced to 16 years in prison. >> finally, russian-american journalist also kurmasheva, whose two daughters and husband rushed across the tarmac to hug her and emotional moment for all on a truly historic day that saw 24 prisoners in total exchanged seven different countries involved president biden spoke with reporters at joint base andrews and emphasized the partnerships with other countries that made this moment happen. >> i asked him to do some things against her immediate self-interest very difficult for me to do germany slovenia, so really came into last minute i tell you what chancellor was incredible to accomplish the deal the united states had to convince germany to free a russian assassin a

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writing major group carrie chapman and anna howard shaw were the leaders and they let alice paul set up a washington office just like lots of nonprofits and ngos and trade associations have a washington office. and it was right here on fayette square. th's cameron house. it's across the square from where we are now. it's light yellow facade. 's one of those historic facades that was preserved by jackie kennedy. now the structure sor rises up behind it. so originally it was congressional office lobbying arm of the national american suffrage ation, and that was their headquarters but alice paul of went rogue andng, publishing a competing newsletter and she went out and set some of her own money and the national american moment ffrage association kicked her out and told her they were already pretty nervous about her tactics. and they said, if you're goi pursue this pankhurst aggressive stance, you can't do it under umbrella of the national. so they split. theytad at cameron house and eventually called themselves the national woman's party. so throughout. 1914, 1915, they continued to push for a federal