to bring paul whelan home and is the u.s. willing to do it. russia got the better of thursday s deal. he said griner was traded for what he called a world class felon and that now russia is dangling imhad, paul whelan, over president biden s head and will ask for something big. cnn s selma abdelaziz is tracking the latest. a mix of elation and concern for the man exchanged in her freedom. reporter: that s right, paul. you would assume she ll be greeted by family and friends. you ll see a big celebration there. state department will help griner on arrival including support activities for those who have been in isolation experiences like the one she has been in, but there s a lot of controversy as well around this prisoner swap because of who
among young people. lustre, from about midnight, the crowds were full of people in their 20s, 30s, some teenagers, so itaewon is always a crowded on saturday night, a lot of bars concentrated in one area. they are in quite narrow and street and halloween traditionally has been very popular in itaewon, a big celebration there. for the past couple of years it has not happened because of covid 19. so people were looking forward to resume festivities. people dressed up in regular halloween costumes, they were coming to have a fun night out and then they found themselves fighting for their lives, losing friends, witnessing horrendous, traumatic sense. friends, witnessing horrendous, traumatic sense. some speculation and it may be traumatic sense. some speculation
here, the eagle has landed. roger, 20, tranquility, we copy you on the ground. you got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. we re breathing again. thanks a lot. big celebration there. but another reason they re about to turn blue. neil armstrong, the eagle landed down on the moon just in time. nasa said later it was just 30 seconds of fuel left in the tank. can you imagine? it s been 50 years now since apollo landed on the moon. to celebrate, there s a projection. look at this on the washington monument. back in 1969, more than 500,000 million watched on tv as neil armstrong stepped down that ladder and said that line that we all know so well. it s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. i want to go to the nerve center of that mission and so many others, rachel crane at the
add, if you are not at the table, you are on the table. that s what all prosecutors say. yeah. we have a saying that i like to quote in all of my writing. thank you all very much. appreciate it. an update for you. the three people trapped in an abandon west virginia coal mine for several days have been rescued alive. kale wireuniting with their friends and family before being taken to the hospital. they went into the cave looking for copper wire. that s got to be a great feeling. oh, my goodness. talk about elated. big celebration there. absolutely. there are only nine days to go. so will the white house cut a
eve terror concerns. new york will send 6,000 police officers to times square for the big celebration there. security will also be tightened in washington d.c. and in l.a. more cameras and security will be posted up at the rose bowl parade. arrests in other parts of the world, mainly europe, have also prompted officials to take action. nick robertson joins us from brussels in belgium. so, nick, in fact, authorities there in brussels have cancelled new year s eve festivities. why did they make that decision? a different response to events planned across the united states, for instance. reporter: sure. what the prime minister here, both the prime minister talked to national television last night to explain why they re making this decision. the prime minister said, look, the terrorists right now are than they ve been in the past. the threat at the moment is