marine paul whelan, who are both detained in russia.contained in february for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. whelan was kwukted on espionage charges that he denies. he's been in prison for more than three years and faces a total of 16 years in prison. tonight's meetings at the white house took place separately. the biden administration has been pushing for the release of both americans, saying that they are wrongfully detained. and days ago, cnn reported that former new mexico governor bill richardson and his team were in moscow holding meetings with russian leadership. joining us with more is cnn political correspondent abby phillip, anchor of "inside politics sunday." what did brittney griner's wife say about how the meeting went? >> i got on the phone with brittney brianer's wife for a few minutes. she was appreciative of this meeting. she's been pushing to meet with president biden for months now. she thought that a meeting with biden would be pivotal in the process to bring brittney griner home. an

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whelan has been held for more than three years on espionage charges that he's denied.kraine war factor into their fates? >> the russians are looking very weak because of their war effort. they're looking weak internationally. putin's looking weak domestically. he may have an additional incentive for making a deal right now. >> those meetings with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan started just over two hours ago. we are told that they are ongoing. wolf? >> brian, thank you very much. we'll have more news right after this. pressure, pressure? pressure, pressure. so where do you think this pressusure's coming from? everyone. i'm just here for the mints.s. [ cheering crowd ] so much pressure. pressure makes diamonds. true. pulisic! he scores! incredible! if you wake up thinking about the market and want to make the right moves fast... get decision tech. foinsights on when to buy and sell. and prctive alerts on market events. th's decision tech. only from fidelity. today, you'll make around 35,000 bets... not just on the game. but on every moment in everyday l

we were with paul whelan's family yesterday. i know britney's family has come in to be here.f congress insists the president should meet. we applaud that. we also know that in the course of our work, many of us have done different communications, i met with the counsel general here in houston, the ambassador from russia in washington. and delivered a message for him to deliver to putin that he should, one, be merciful, but as well, to consider seriously the offer put on the table. it is a two for two. we recognize that there are two persons and that it may be that two persons have to be offered. the movement is that the united states has submitted this as we believe was asked for by russia. but there have been no response. >> that's been seven weeks. has there been any movement in the last seven weeks since that was put on the table? >> let me say that it is my understanding and belief there is not, but there are different, how should i say it, lines of communication that may be at the government level and may be at other levels. and i welcome that. but russia has not made an

paul whelan's brother tells cbs news, "we appreciate president biden's concern for our family. this meeting rearc sures us that paul's case is still a priority for his administration." white house aides say what the president wanted to convey to these family members face to face today is that this situation is still a top priority for him, even if he can't give them the news that they're hoping to hear, which is that their loved ones are coming home. norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes, thank you. we want to turn now to that tremendous show of love and admiration for queen elizabeth as britain prepares for monday's emotional farewell. the line to view the queen lying in state got so long today, it was temporarily shut down. we get more now from cbs' charlie d'agata in london. >> reporter: the river of people lining up to pay their respects has become a flood, determined mourners braving cold have been warned it could take up to 24 hours. former soccer star david beckham, somber and in a suit, who could have skipped the line, chose to wait from 2:00 a.m., 13 hours in total, for ju

whelan has been held more than three years on espionage charges he denied.r into their fates? >> the russians are back on their heels. they are looking very weak because of their war effort. they are looking weak internationally. putin is looking weak domestically. he may have an additional incentive for making a deal right now. >> reporter: analyst evelyn farkas says she is certain there is more going on behind the scenes in the griner and whelan negotiations than anyone in the administration is letting on. it's possible that bill richardson may not be working quite as independently as it seems. richardson and his team have not commented at all on his trip to russia. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> still ahead, a weakening economy and slowing demand is fueling fears of a global recession and it's sending stocks tumbling. we'll is discuss next. for strength and energy. woo hohoo! ensure, complete babalanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerala. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪ then add the whoa! of listerine to your routine. new science s

viktor boot in exchange for both griner and whelan. we should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day. we get to share that good news. the white house says negotiations with russia are ongoing. reiner is now serving a 9 year sentence in russia. h% she's been detained there since february after airport authorities discovered vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage whelan, a former u.s. marine has been detained in russia since 2018 on espionage charges. the white house says both americans are being wrongfully detained. still no word on exactly what time this meeting will take place. the president is expected to meet with both families at the same time. >> for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you right now. all right. thank you for that update. recount. well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, we know delta. >> and omicron to be the variant of covid-19 with could we see a mutation with inbox here with some health experts are concerned about where to be right back after the break. well, for your health this morning, f

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marine paul whelan. today's meetings come as the u.s.eleased griner who also plays for russian women's basketball team was arrested in a moscow airport in february on drug charges which he later pled guilty to a russian court. she says her possession of cannabis vape cartridges was an honest mistake. whelan was arrested in russia back in 2018 and then convicted on espionage charges. today president biden will meet with griner's wife and whelan sister. the white house says russia has not been responsive to their negotiations on getting the pair released. the administration says getting griner and whelan freed is a top priority. one of the reasons he's he is meeting with the families is that he wanted to let them know that they remain friends of mine and that his team is working >> on this every day, some reports have indicated that a potential prisoner swap could be the key to getting those 2 americans released. >> that could potentially include a russian arms dealer currently being held in u.s. custody. the white house wouldn't comment s

paul whelan has been there since 2018. he is serving a 16 year sentence.artbreaking situation, but the white house is saying that they are trying to do everything they can. and of course, that offer remains. >> michelle sender, thank you for bringing that to us. appreciated. a quick programming note for tomorrow night, msnbc films presents model america. a four parent series which details the fall out after a black teenager was fatally shot by a white police officer in teaneck new jersey back in 1990. here is a quick clip from the documentary. >> i got a call from -- in teaneck who was a friend of mine. and he just called me up, screaming. and they said, there was a shooting. teaneck police just shot somebody. they shot a young kid. they shot a black kid. >> in teaneck? a white cop shot to a black kid? i can't believe it. >> be sure to catch this incredibly powerful series starting tomorrow night, 10 pm eastern, right here on msnbc. also streaming on peacock. come coming up, a second state institutes a near total abortion ban. as republicans are pushing to

and now sitting down with sister of paul manafort whelan and the wife of brittney griner.old he's going to have that conversation and try to convey this is something he's focused on. the white house said he's regularly briefed on this but it's something that has really risen to the top of the president's priority list with all of this public pressure. and so, he has spoken to both of these families on the phone back in july but this is the first meeting they'll have in person. they're going to be two separate meetings jose and this is the first time that the president is doing that. >> carol lee, i thank you so much very much. >>> with us to continue our conversation is texas congressman, colin alred who has been in touch with brittney griner's family. what do you think brittney griner's family is hoping to get from today's meeting with the president. >> good morning, thanks for having me on. one of the things i've appreciated about this president is his ability to empathize with others. he's been through tragedy in his life and knows what these families are going through,

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the families of brittney griner and paul whelan meet with president biden for the first time. what he told them about getting their loved ones released from russia. ♪ tomf the oper♪ >>> and "phantom's" finale. the longest running show on broadway announces its closing date. ♪ the end of an era on the great white way and the farewell to the music of the night. >>> good morning, america. it's so great to have you with us. eva is off this morning, but we are very happy to have amy and t.j. co-anchoring from london. >> and that is where so many people are lined up. the queue, as it's called, stretching for miles to say their final farewell to queen elizabeth. amy and t.j., we know there's been tremendous traffic this morning. you guys even actually saw the new king in traffic. >> yes, well, we're really happy to be anchoring here with you all from london because we almost weren't here. a walk that typically takes us ten minutes -- we've been doing it every day -- turned into 45 minutes because there are so many people here now trying to catch glimpses of the king, which we got, wh

whelan has been held for three years on espionage charges he's declined.oking very weak because of their war effort. they're looking weak internationally and putin is looking weak domestically and he may have an additional incentive for making a deal right now. >> evelyn farcas says she's certain there's nor behind the scenes than anyone in the administration is letting on and that it's possible that bill richardson may not be working quite as independently as it seems. neither richardson nor his team has commented at all on his treatment to russia. boris? whitney. >> thank you very much for that report. >>> at new day we want to take a moment to remember a colleague and a member of the cnn analyst. legal analyst paige pate died this week. >> he died in an accident off the coast of georgia. he was sadly swept up in a rip current while swimming with one of his sons. he was an excellent lawyer and such a val you will for cnn. he was a trial lawyer for more than 25 years and was the founder of the georgia innocence project and they hailed him as an advocate f

. >> wilfred frost, thank you very much >>> brittney griner and paul whelan, two americans among manyng held in foreign jails. today, a meeting between the president and their families, as their loved ones look for signs a prisoner swap may bring them home >>> a sword dpsordid love affair now investigators are looking at their very strange relationship. >>> currently, if you're pregnant and working, there's no law that an employer has to make reasonable accommodations, but reasonable accommodations, but that may changas why do nearly one million businesses choose stamps.com to mail and ship? no more trips to the post office no more paying full price for postage and great rates from usps and ups mail letters ship packages anytime anywhere for less a lot less get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again >>> joe biden today meeting with the families of two americans who the white house says are wrongfully detained in russia. brittney griner and paul whelan, it marks the first time the president has spok

, the sister of paul whelan. a meeting with president biden and they will get their independent meetings tomorrow. no serious breakthrough for him to present, but they continue to work on this. >> kylie atwood, thank you very much. we'll watch what happens tomorrow. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> yoourcgovernor ron desantis backing down after sending planes of migrants to martha's vineyards. >>> president trump making a thinly veiled threat. should he be indicted and cricke contradicting his own legal team. >>> is there a split or are they closer than ever

whelan was sentenced to 16 years on spying charges he denies. the meetings underscore the pressure the president is facing to bring these people home. talks have not moved as quickly as the u.s. would like. russia has balked at the prisoner exchange the united states offered this summer to trade griner and whelan for convicted russians arms dealer, viktor bout. the russians have wanted a two-for-two person exchange, but u.s. officials say the russians have not come up with a serious counteroffer. this is one other tension point here that's notable. the former u.s. ambassador bill richardson, former new mexico governor, was in moscow last weekends on behalf of the griner family, and richardson has had some success in the past bringing home americans detained overseas. but top officials have publicly spoken out against his help in this situation. the state department this week saying that richardson did not coordinate his visit with the u.s. embassy and suggesting that his efforts are in their words likely to hinder the work the u.s. government is

cnn, president joe biden will finally hear directly from the families of brittney griner and paul whelan two families being unfairly detained in russia. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper and start in our politics lead with stark moves by two republican governors. ron desantis and texas governor greg abbott sending planes and buses full of migrants to two specific places, selected, it seems to get a reaction. the liberal enclave of martha's vineyard in massachusetts and outside vice president kamala harris' official residence in washington, d.c. volunteers say the migrants seem to be mostly from venezuela. you can see some standing outside the naval observatory in the nation's capital earlier today. the immigrants were dropped off by two buses by texas. no heads-up was given to leaders of washington, d.c. that they were coming. in addition, overnight florida governor ron desantis shipped two plane fulls of immigrants to martha's vineyard. it is a vacation destination for many including former president obama and we're told was not equipped with shelters, nor was it ready with supplie

and biden met with the family of paul whelan who's also a prisoner of russia.te house says there's been movement with russia but not a breakthrough. griner has been held since february on drug charges, whelan for three years on alleged espionage, which he denies. the white house offered to release a notorious arms dealer in exchange for whelan and griner. there's been so far no response from putin to that offer. thanks for joining us. "anderson" starts now. >>> good evening. the very best this country can be was on display today as 15 migrants flown to martha's vineyard shared a state promising to shelter them and provide emergency services. today they were sent to a military base on cape cod after locals had donated man power and tens of thousands of dollars to help and also greeting them. cnn has spoken to more than a dozen of these venezuelans, all of those who say they're fleeing oppression i

thomas-greenfield as mass graves are found in ukraine and family members of brittney griner and paul whelan are set to meet with president biden. >>> and i'll meet with former ambassador brown as the line extends for more than five miles wanting to pay their respects to queen elizabeth. and the prince and princess of wales today before the funeral. >>> good district attorney i'm andrea mitchell in washington. where merrick garland's justice department lost all requests to a florida judge to allow them to continue using classified documents seized at mar-a-lago for now. this will delay the criminal investigation. judge aileen cannon handing mr. trump another legal victory by putting a especially master in charge of the documents. judge raymond dearie, a senior judge from new york, respected by both sides, will have until november 30th to sift through thousands of papers to determine if any documents are privileged. meanwhile, the former president is predicting trouble if he's indicted. >> i think if it happened, i think you'd have problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we've nev

viktor boot in exchange for both griner and whelan. we should accept our offer today.p working diligently until the day. we get to share that good news. the white house says negotiations with russia are ongoing. reiner is now serving a 9 year sentence in russia. she's been detained there since february after airport authorities discovered vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage whelan, a former u.s. marine has been detained in russia since 2018 on espionage charges. the white house says both americans are being wrongfully detained. >> no word on what specific time this meeting is set to take place. but according to the white house, the president will be meeting with both families at the same time for now washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> well, still ahead, a new kind of fentanyl is going around the bay area. we're going hear why police. our concern will be right back after the break. ♪ struttin' your way into my heart ♪ ♪ take your hat off, make yourself at home ♪ ♪ how about stay the night then strut on home ♪ ♪ day one, i'm in love with your strut ♪

president is expected to personally meet for the first time with the families of brittney griner and paul whelanthe biden administration repeatedly saying securing their release from russian custody is top priority for him. >>> let's begin this hour with our colleague katelyn polantz on the appointment of the special master to review the documents. it is a miracle as many pointed out that they agreed on someone, judge deary. i think the treat contentious issue that will lead to this appeal is what doj can and can't do as the special master goes through the stuff, right? >> right. and there is what this judge is able to do, whether she can or cannot do the things she's already done in this case. so the criminal investigation is paused, that's one thing judge aileen cannon did. the other thing is she has appointed special master judge raymond deary, he is a senior judge, very experienced and well-respected judge out of the federal court in brooklyn. what he's going to do now is he's going to work with the justice department and with donald trump's legal teams about donald trump's wishes essentiall

wnba player brittney griner is still being held in russia, paul whelan still there, too, ned price washris jansing. >> does the escalation from putin push us further and further from reaching a deal for the return of paul whelan and brittney griner. >> we put forward a proposal to russia a number of weeks ago and we continue to urge them to take up this proposal, so that we can bring paul and brittany home, and reunite them with their families and their loved ones. >> price also said in the relieve of trevor reed in the early time of the war, and the former u.s. marine freed from russia. nice to have you back. thanks for being with us this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> a lot to talk about here, let me start where we just left off right there, with brittney griner and paul whelan, i though you have told me it is your mission, now that you're brought home, to get them out, are you satisfied with what you've seen the white house do so far? >> it's hard to answer, that because obviously, there's a lot of stuff going on behind closed doors, but i can see that they're obviously very

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. >> wilfred frost, thank you very much >>> brittney griner and paul whelan, two americans among manyng held in foreign jails. today, a meeting between the president and their families, as their loved ones look for signs a prisoner swap may bring them home >>> a sword dpsordid love affair now investigators are looking at their very strange relationship. >>> currently, if you're pregnant and working, there's no law that an employer has to make reasonable accommodations, but reasonable accommodations, but that may changas ♪limu emu & doug♪ it's nice to unwind after a long week of telling people how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. showtime. whoo! i'm on fire tonight. (limu squawks) yes! limu, you're a natural. we're not counting that. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ >>> joe biden today meeting with the families of two americans who the white house says are wrongfully detained in russia. brittney griner and paul whelan, it marks the first time the president has spoke within their families face-to-face. today

corporate security executive paul whelan. tomorrow, griner was recently sentenced to 9 years in prison. for drug possession. whelan is serving a 16 year sentence on espionage charges. the separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between biden and the families. this as former ambassador to the u n bill richardson travels to moscow to try and negotiate their release. a trip to the white house trip that the white house does not support. in the east. crews responded to a major fire that caused extensive damage to several arby's in oakland. this is the citizen app. video of this smoke. it happened at an encampment at 7th and castro just before 01:00pm. the oakland fire department said 15 crew members responded. officials say that no injuries were reported and the vehicles were unoccupied at the time of the fire. cal fire is reporting major progress against that mosquito fire, which has now become. >> the largest in the state so far this year. it's near auburn, just south of interstate 80. and today crews built con

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whelan was arrested in 2018 on espionage charges. the white house has been in talks with russian officials with biden saying last month he was hopeful a deal could be reached. >> you wanted to let them know that they remain friends of mine and that his team is working on this every day. >> the president will meet with the family separately. and he also says his administration is committed to securing the release of both griner and whelan. but a senior administrator with the white house says there's been slow progress on the latest efforts to secure any release. >> after the break, we have another look at the fire burning in oakland at this hour along i-580, will be righ >> continue to follow breaking news out of oakland, firefighters working to put out a fire that has spread to homes near i-580. you're watching now. new citizen app video just into our newsroom, showing crews responding to the scene. we know that oakland fire is going door to door on quigley street ordering evacuations for homes there that might be under threat. this

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officials tally confirming president biden will meet with the families of britty griner and paul whelan, the two dedaned in russia. a lot to get to on this thursday afternoon. i'm hallie jackson. glad to be with you in washington. we start with the new developments in the january 6th investigations, plural. the capitol hill correspondent ali vitali, ryan riley and former u.s. attorney and nbc legal analyst before bra mcquade. let me start with you, and chair benny compton was kind of chatty today. >> he was chatty toops today and what i was asking about is the reporting in the last few hours that the january 6th committee at least for now will not be cooperating, sends can its transcripts and its findings to the department of justice, at least until they're done with the public phase of their hearings. when i asked chairman thompson about this, his response was just simply that this is the committee that is still actively working, and they have long said that they have been on parallel tracks with the d.o.j. is doing and what they're doing, and of course the committee's work is being do

viktor boot in exchange for both griner and whelan. we should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day. we get to share that good news. the white house says negotiations with russia are ongoing. reiner is now serving a 9 year sentence in russia. she's been detained there since february after airport authorities discovered vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage whelan, a former u.s. marine has been detained in russia since 2018 on espionage charges. the white house says both americans are being wrongfully detained. that is why the white house has not announced what specific time this meeting will be held is expected. the president will meet with both families at the same time. >> for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. all right. thank you for that update. recount. >> we'll take a break 6.22. still ahead, a new kind of fentanyl is going around the bay area. we're going to hear why it has police so why it has police so concerned. you really can't get much for 5 bucks these days... unless... ♪ you got that bag ♪ ♪ you

. >> in paul whelan, both currently imprisoned in russia.d love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the russians have accepted our offer. and and we are bringing their loved ones home. that is not what we're we're we're seeing that leave. the white house says they do not have good news to bring thursday. white house press secretary karine jean pierre, that russia has yet to accept their offer to do a prisoner swap in august, the biden administration offered for free russian arms dealer. viktor boot in exchange for both griner and whelan. we should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day. we get to share that good news. the white house says negotiations with russia are ongoing. reiner is now serving a 9 year sentence in russia. she's been detained there since february after airport authorities discovered vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage whelan, a former u.s. marine has been detained in russia since 2018 on espionage charges. the white house says both americans ar

brittney griner griner is appealing a nine year sentence and paul whelan has served two years of his sentence sentence for espionage charges . . the white house said they hade a substantial proposal to get them home but there is not a sight that there is a breakthroh a breakthrough. > >> people are lining up again to to see queen elizabeth ii as she as she lies in state. the line was put on pause this morning because so many people showed u. showed up. cbs reporter in the joins us with more details on the ceremonies. the line has been crazy with people waiting up to 14 hours. >> reporter: that is right but we are keeping an eye on it. it looks like they extended the pae the pause even further. at one point it was five miles long. it it was a 14 hour waiting time. people still had a smile on their face. today king charles is on the last stop of his tour and he is in wales . cheering crowds welcomed king charles iii for his first visit to wales as wales as a monarch and he met with well-wishers. the new king has made a stop in all four nations of the uk. with the queen consort at his s

deal to swap a convicted russian arms dealer for women's basketball star brittney griner and paul whelanwe have the latest. >> reporter: the biden administration is giving a status update on the biden administration negotiations with russia to try to secure the release of brittney griner and paul whelan saying there has been movement but not a breakthrough indicating there has been back and forth but also saying the biden administration has encouraged russia to put a serious counter offer on the table but they haven't done that. instead, what they have done is repeatedly demanded for something that the biden administration is not capable of delivering. that's how a senior administration official described it. now, of course, this comes as president biden is meeting on friday with the wife of brittney griner, sherrell griner, and the sister of paul whelen. they have both pressing the white house for this meeting with president biden for quite some time. it is significant that he is meeting with them, but the white house is not indicating if there is any major break through that he will pr

the administration is committed to getting griner and whelan home safely. >> i would love to say thepose of the meeting is to inform the families that the russians accepted our offer and bringing their loved ones home that is not what we are seeing in the negotiations at this time look, as we said, the russians should accept our offer. they should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day we get to share that good news >> for months, the white house has been negotiating to get the two americans released russia is demanding a 2 for 2 deal brittney griner in exchange for viktor bout and paul helan in exchange for an unnamed russian spy. that spy is in u.s. custody right now. fr>>> and now another live lookt westminster hall where queen elizabeth lies in state. thousands of people waiting in line right now valerie castro saying moments ago the miles long line is stretched to 4.5 miles the queen's death is focusing in on the next generation of the monarchy we are familiar with william and their little ones, there are more carrying on the legacy of the queen. h

what that may mean for brittney griner and paul whelan but first, zelenskyy visits a retaken city. >>is was a surprise trip by the ukrainian leader he posed for a group picture with some of the soldiers who fought to liberate the city. he also sang the national anthem as ukraine's blue and yellow flag was raised in front of a burned out city hall building. ukrainian forces making a big gain ukraine's deputy minister of defense says they freed about 150,000 people in some hundred communities in the northeast this comes as putin gets set to meet the chinese president in a summit tomorrow they last met at the winter olympics back in february. following that meeting, they issued a joint statement saying their friendship has, quote, no limits less than two weeks later, russia invaded ukraine sky news and their reporter deborah haynes at a liberated town in northeast ukraine. >> reporter: free to show their desperation, now the russians have gone. no space for manners as they swarm the ukrainian relief truck. son, give me an eight-pack, please i have a walking stick, she says he's recoverin

but i do actually think in the case of brittney griner, paul whelan, that we will have some progress. we will have a resolution. the question is going to be, where do we land and what are the russians going to be will and it because you are not hefact t uks to fight back against russia's invasion. major gains on the battlefield could this ultimraine that th makes this a more diffic negotiation. but that d mean that we should not be supporting the ukrainians and their efforts to protect their own country and for their own freedom. they are using the tools we are giving them extremely effectively. as you said. they are fighting with incredible bravery. i thank the. whole world can see, a free people, that want to remain free. certainly want to do everything we can to bring our americans home. but i do not think we should consider the two to be in conflict. >> congressman all, right thank you so, much appreciate your, time thank you for coming. >> president biden responding today to florida governor ron desantis, sending a plane full of on documented immigrants to martha's vineyard. we a

wnba stary griner insecurity executive paul paul whelan. it's the first time time the president spoke in person with the wife of brittney of brittney griner and the sister of paul whelan. they met separate lakes discussing how his administration is working te to free their loved ones from russian detention. >> we put forward a proposal to russia. we are looking at additional steps to take to makt clear that countries that engage engage in these practices will pay a price. > >> the u.s. reportedly offered s russian arms dealer in a prisoner swap. the biden demonstration use the same channels early this year to free free marine trevor reed. the doj doj is now appealing a judge's decision to allow a special masr to review materials that the fdi fdi sees for mar-a-lago, the doj doj said there review will impede their investigation. we have details from the white hou. white house.rekesamy retired judge from new york has been appointed to serve as the independent arbiter or special master who will review documents documents seized from former prt

griner was in jail since january for cannabis oil, and whelan was convicted on espionage charges whichdenies. >> john: scenes of horror from newly liberated parts of ukraine. izyum digging up a mass grave with more than 400 bodies days after ukraine took back the town after a successful counter offensive. jeff paul is live in kyiv with the latest for us. jeff, this is not the first time that ukraine has discovered atrocities after russia has retreated. >> completely right, john. a few months ago it was bucha, and now izyum. you have russian forces who occupy a town or village, they are then drawn out and driven out by ukrainian forces but it's what they leave behind that is a devastating reminder of the brutality of this war. officials in izyum say they are just the latest sight of a discovered mass burial site. more than 400 bodies were discovered buried in a forest. ukrainian prosecutors say some show signs of torture and a few cases they are seeing their hands tied behind their backs, others ropes around their necks. some are ukrainian soldiers but above all, most are innocent civil

marine paul whelan both serve lengthy prison sentences in russia.s we're told will be held separately. president biden has yet to speak face to face with those families the goal is to reassure them they're committed to getting them home safely. >> i would love to say the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the russians have accepted our offer, but that is not what we're seeing in these negotiations at this time. look, as we have said, the russians should accept our offer. they should accept our offer today. we will keep working dig gently until the day we get to share that good news >> for months now, the white house has been negotiating with russia to get the two americans released two senior officials tell nbc news, russia is demanding a two for two deal, brittney griner in exchange for viktor bout and paul whelan in exchange for an unnamed russian spy. that spy is in u.s. custody right now. >>> and now another live look at westminster hall where queen elizabeth lies in state. thousands of people waiting in line right now valeri

i do actually think, in the case of brittney griner, and paul whelan and, that we are making progressill have a resolution. the question will be, where do we land? what will the russians be willing to accept? it looks, because we're trying to bring back to americans, that they will ask for at least two russians to be released. in some cases, there are things that we cannot provide. just because you do not hear daily news about it, does not mean that it is being worked on. i know, for a fact, we are still pursuing these leads, trying to get a deal with the russians. >> let me ask you about this. the u.s. has been funding ukraine's efforts to fight back against russia's invasion. the ukrainians have been making major gains on the battlefield. could this, ultimately, work against the u.s., and hostage negotiations? >> you know, obviously, the war in ukraine precipitated their invasion, and makes some more difficult negotiations. that does not mean that we should not support ukrainians in their efforts to protect their own country, and for their own freedom. they are using the tools that

marine paul whelan in exchange for their release, they are offering this man viktor bout, serving a 25ar sentence in the u.s. richardson, who worked on the release of trevor reed, has negotiated the release of several americans held in other countries. in an interview last month, he said he was hopeful about the chances for a 2 for 2 prisoner swap >>> the january 6th committee is reviewing thousands of text messages, radio traffic, and other communications between secret service agents. that's according to committee chairman bennie thompson he says the secret service has turned over a significant tranche of text messages, primarily from the day of the capitol riot and the day before. they could potentially provide insight on former president trump's actions and planning on january 6th. the secret service has been under intense scrutiny since it emerged that the agency erased its employees text messages from the day of the riot. the secret service insisted it was not malicious, and they were deleted in a preplanned agency wide replacement of cell phones. >>> nfl quarterback brett favre,

whelan is serving a 16 year sentence on espionage charges. the separate meetings are the first in-person encounter between biden and the families. the administration said in july that it had made a substantial proposal to get them home. but russia has not yet settled on a deal with the united states. coming up here on kron 4. it is hispanic heritage month. so we're going to take a look at this very colorful art form and how we can. >> go check it out. we're also following the latest developments as mourners continue to pay their respects to late queen elizabeth. the second, a live report from london. a little bit later on. and today we followed up with oakland, mayor libby schaff on the latest win for the newest a's ballpark project. what she had to say about howard kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day. this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. and we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving cha

whelan is serving a 16 year sentence on espionage charges. administration said in july that it had made a substantial proposal to get them home. but russia has not yet settled on a deal with the united states. tonight, there are reports that russia and china are hold a joint military exercises according to a statement from the russian defense ministry crews from both countries are conducting joint tactical maneuvers and carrying out exercises involving artillery and helicopters. china's president aaso met with russia's president to talk about the ukraine and taiwan today. the 2 last met in february just weeks before the russian president ordered the invasion of ukraine. here's a live look at westminster hall in london tonight, where queen elizabeth, the second is lying in state until the morning of her funeral. >> on monday, officials say some of those people paying their respects camping for more than a day to say their farewell. reporter katie corrado takes us there. >> thousands of mourners have been lining up all through the night to pay

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