discussions. gallium and germanium, the two metals in question, will be subject to export control subject august one, and china s ministry of commerce said it was to protect national security interests. china is the largest producer of gallium and germanium which are used in a variety of products, including computer chips and solar panels. this is just the latest development in the global battle to control chip making technology. the battle will go on, i m sure. michelle fleury with the latest. later today, president putin is expected to participate in his first multilateral summit, since an armed rebellion, headed for moscow, rattled his leadership. leaders from the shanghai cooperation 0rganisation will convene, virtually, for a summit, hosted by india. the sco is a security grouping founded by russia and china to counter western alliances and has members from east asia to the indian ocean. the war in ukraine and continued tensions between china and the west are
in the eye and say that this operation will hurt our enemies more than it hurts us. and so i will reluctantly vote no. reporter: in contrast, democratic supporters of the war kept a low profile and so did the democratic leadership. during the debate, neither nancy pelosi nor any other democratic house leader came forward to speak in favor of funding the war. for the most part, it was republicans that made the case for the obama administration s policy in afghanistan and gave the president the votes he needed to fund the war. jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. a young woman is under house arrest in texas, accused of trying to smuggle u.s. weapons into russia. anna fermanova was born in latvia but grew up in dallas. investigators say they found three night vision rifle sights in her luggage as she boarded a plane in new york headed for moscow. her attorney says she was taking them to her husband who works in russia. fermanova is now charged with smuggling but not espionage. pre
as unregistered foreign agents. from a distance waiting vans could be seen shuttling the former captives from one plane to another as the spies literally traded places. with 90 minutes the planes took off. the ten from the u.s. headed for moscow. the four from russia to london and washington. in a statement today the white house said the u.s. government chose the men who were freed by the russians. one big question this entire misly that hasn t really been answered until now, just who in the world are these people? these 14 people on both sides of story who have led cloak and dagger lives? tonight reporters from moscow to washington uncovering new details. cnn s jill dougherty starts with the four people the u.s. is getting back in the exchange. reporter: russia s state television aired video of the men, some in cages that russians traditionally you re for defendants. one video in classic cold war