taiwan in six different locations opening fire. so what is the cost/benefit analysis of this trip here? live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is thursday, august 4, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and 11:00 a.m. in moscow where closing arguments are expected in just a few hours in the trial of u.s. back star brittney griner. it is the second hearing so far this week for griner who was arrested at a moscow airport back this february. she is being held on drug charges after being caught with cannabis oil in her luggage. griner pleaded guilty to the charges against her in hopes of securing a lighter sentence. the u.s. has attempted to broker a prisoner swap with moscow, but so far no agreement. fred pleitgen isle following the developments for us from moscow. and this could be the final day, we could get the result. reporter: we could indeed. certainly something that is not set in stone and isn t necessarily on the official agenda.
tonight for the final listed stop on her tour of asia, japanese officials still working on pelosi s schedule for tomorrow in tokyo and that includes who she will meet with. and that all being said, the chief cabinet secretary said that he welcomes the speaker to japan and that her visit will further strengthen personal and parliamentary cha e exchanges b united states and japan. they wouldn t comment on the surprise visit to taiwan, but the chief cabinet secretary did express concern over the live fire military drills and urged a peaceful resolution of the cross-strait issues. he said that china s exercises could undermine peace and stability in the region and directly impact the security of japan and its people. this is just 110 kilometers east of taiwan. i inokay. steven and blake, thank you both