Americans being detain instead russia are now in u. S. Custody, following the biggest Prisoner Exchange since the cold war. Among them, Evan Gershkovich arrested in March Of 2023 and just sentenced last month to 16 years in a penal colony on espionage charges. Also freed former marine, Paul Whelan hes been jailed since 2018 on what the u. S. Says is baseless charges. And Alsu Kurmasheva, accused of spreading false information about the russian army, and russian activist, vladimir karamurza. And we got this video from russian State Media, claim to go show the freed prisoners in transit right now, and this photo from the White House of them on the plane showing the sheer relief just painted on their faces there. What happens next . We have the latest on where all four are right now in their journey home. Plus we have reporting on the effort it took from several nations to get this deal off the ground, and what Vladimir Putin just got in return. Lets get started. Joining us now, Nbc News
All right danny, thank you very much and thanks so much to all of you as always for being with us. Anderson starts now good evening. Thanks for joining us in just a few moments. Were going to be bringing you live remarks by Vice President harris will be speaking live in houston to a biennial gathering and the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority its hard to imagine she wont weigh in in some way on what her opponent, Donald Trump, said today, the national association of black Journalists Convention in chicago, white House Press Secretary Karine Jean Jeanpierre has already called his remarks repulsive. Before we play some of what mr. Trump said, i do want to read you a portion of the statement his campaign put out shortly afterwards trying to put their spin on what happened, quoting now, President Trump has continually said that unlike Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, hes running to be president for all americans. If youre running to night, the entire country, you have to back it up with action Presiden
Straight from the Source Tonight, Donald Trump pulling out the birther playbook, smearing Vice President harris by questioning her identity as a black woman, falsely accusing her of misleading voters the reaction is coming in fast and furious. Senators, Mark Kelly, Cory Booker, and Tom Cotton are all here to join me. Im Kaitlan Collins, and this is the source with Pressure Building on Donald Trump as he is facing a new two and potentially formidable opponent. The former president is turning back to his old playbook back from 2011, reviving that strategy of his infamous birth or lie, about 400 president barak obama. But fast forward to now and 2024 and today in chicago, in a room full of black Journalists List Trump questioned Vice President harriss identity, saying falsely that she quote, happened to turn black just a few years ago moments ago, we heard the Vice President respond for the first time. Donald trumps spoke at the annual meeting of the National Association Of Black Journali
Come to washington im bret baier. Former President Donald Trump preparing to speak at a Campaign Rally in pennsylvania, his first time back to that state since the Assassination Attempt that could have taken his life. This trip comes after attending a Panel Discussion at the National Association Of Black Journalists in chicago. A discussion that was at times contentious. The former president raising some eyebrows with some of us answers one of which appeared to question Vice President Kamala Harris is ethnicity. First, big news overseas. The Middle East is on high Alert Tonight as irans Supreme Leader orders a direct attack on israel in response to the assassination of a top Hamas Leader while he was in tehran, iran links that killing directly to the israelis. The target was the top Hamas Negotiator for a possible ceasefire In Gaza. That comes after a cop has Blood Commander was killed in lebanon, something we told you yesterday. A mission the israelis did claim as a successful operati
Wound required a bandage that large. Well, honestly, there are so many. In all of this is to say, i think everybody wishes Donald Trump a speedy recovery. Nobody wants to see any political figure the subject of an Assassination Attempt or political violence in general. But there are so many questions that we have gotten literally complete Information Blackout on this, and that seems irresponsible. I agree with you on that. Alex, thank you very much. Enjoy your weekend. Thank you very much, have a good show. Thank you. I am back from milwaukee where i covered all four nights of the rnc for pbs. In less than 24 hours after Donald Trump gave the longest Convention Acceptance Speech ever, Donald Trump received an unsurprising endorsement. A white nationalist who previously served time in prison for his role in the deadly 2017 Unite The Right rally in charlottesville was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison for his role in the January 6th attack on the capital. Nbc news reports th