chuckat schumer, released a joi statement, with senator manchin saying that theem west virginia democrat will now support, not oppose, but yes, support the democrats rt big new budget dea. despite objecting to it, just two weeks ago. now, we don t have all the details yet, but a one-page summary says that the deal will make progress in some pretty big areas. including a 15% minimum tax on corporations, along with other provisions to make the ultra wealthy pay their fair share of tax. lowering affordable care act premiums for millions of americans, allowing medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, something democrats have been trying to achieve for over a decade. decreasing energy production and decreasing carbon emissions over the next 40%. which would be huge. and 725 pages. obviously, this is not a done deal yet reactions from other democratic members of congress have ranged from cautious optimismge to outright frustratn at having apparently been kept out of t
release of brittney griner and paul whelan. cnn learning exclusively that the u.s. is now proposing a deal to exchange a convicted russian arms dealer for the two americans. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with new evidence that the justice department s criminal investigation of january 6th is picking up steam big time. a star witness from the house hearings is now cooperating with federal prosecutors who have been asking questions about former president trump. let s go to our congressional correspondent, ryan nobles, up on capitol hill. tell us about the key witness who is now working with the feds. yeah, wolf. it is the witness that perhaps delivered the most compelling testimony of any of the january 6th select committee s public hearings. that s the former aide to mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson. it shows that this probe is expanding, specifically into the efforts to sta
reporter: president vladimir putin is possible open to additional c al exchanges. they need to see how negotiations play out. they are clear that paul whela home to his family. thank you very much. in the meantime, there s new video showing what some of brittney griner s days were like before she boarded that plane to return to the u.s. rosa flores reports. we re absolutely gratified that brittney griner is back on american soil. reporter: welcome news on griner s return. we can confirm brittney griner arrived at joint base san antonio. brittney griner now in her home state after ten months in a russian prison. most recently, serving her nine-year sentence in a russian penal colony. and there s new information about her life there. griner says she cut her long
understand what the documents said. and amid griner s testimony today, cnn was first to report on a potential prisoner exchange between russia and the u.s., with the biden administration reportedly offering convicted russian arms dealer viktor boot who is serving a 25-year sentence in the u.s. in exchange for brittney griner and paul whelan another american in russian detention. and the secretary of state blinken in a press briefing today would not comment on the details. only telling reporters quote, we ve got a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago, to facilitate their release. when pushed by reporters to further address that substantial proposal, this is what blinken said. we are very focused on getting brittney griner and paul whela nochld home. this is something we re working on every single day and most of the time we re working it quietly, behind the scenes, for obvious reasons. and i would say just because you don t see us doing something, or you don t hear us talking a
brittney griner gets home and gets home soon. fred pleitgen, thanks very much for that report. let s get more on all of this. joining us now, democratic congressman colin allred of texas who has been helping lead the call for brittney griner s release. what s your response to our exclusive reporting that the biden administration is now offering to exchange russian arms trafficker victor boot for britntney griner and paul whela. i ll say i have been meeting with the negotiating team. what we have been trying to do in those meetings is support them in whatever they have to do to bring brittney and paul whelan home. it seems like that s what they re trying to do. i can t go into the specifics of the offer, but certainly what we have seen in the past is the russians will float names in their own press. we have seen this being one of the names they have floated. and you know, we re trying to support the administration in their efforts to bring brittney home and understanding this is not