to bring in american-made mrna vaccines and allow vaccination, but only for foreigners. perhaps that could be an avenue for a soft open. all right, thank you both very much. there are not many foreigners left. yes, and even people like hao have fled. and i want everyone to know hao was planning to stay in china. but now he s left and doesn t plan to go back. thank you both very much. and, next, attorney general merrick garland speaking publicly tonight about the newly named special counsel in the doj trump investigations. plus, former u.s. marine paul whelan who has been wrongfully detained in russia is now reportedly in a prison hospital. but his family hasn t heard from him. whelan s brother is my guest. and record-breaking early voting numbers coming out of georgia just six days before the runoff between herschel walker and raphael warnock. so who has the momentum? we re live in georgia, tonight.
colony. out front now is paul whelan s brother. when was the last time that anyone in your family heard from paul? the day before thanksgiving. and he had had regular phone calls with them for quite a while. and it was just an average call, things that were going on in the prison colony and things that he wanted to hear about from our mom and dad. and i know he has made a longstanding point of if i don t call every few days, then something s wrong. and obviously now it s been a full week. and i understand the russians are telling you that he was sent to a prison hospital nearly two weeks ago. obviously that would mean that he would have called you from that hospital if that s the case when he made the call. do you believe their claims that he s even in a prison hospital? and do they even say why? no, i don t believe it. paul was visited by the u.s. embassy staff. they said he looked very healthy
jury. so clearly things have not been affected. the question is how soon do we see action against some of the big targets that we know are in focus of this investigation. absolutely. evan perez, thank you very much. and next, concerns growing about the american paul whelan who s being wrongfully detained in russia at a penal colony. we are now learning that he is reportedly, emphasis on that word, been in a prison hospital for two weeks now. plus, herschel walker missing crucial days on the campaign trail less than a week before the runoff senate election in georgia. so, can he catch up? surprise! it s a new buick. you got me a new buick?! oh! and there are more gifts inside. you got me e head up display. heated steering wheel. the massaging seat. okay, okay, what next?
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voters want, for their leaders to work together on these issues. van jones, thank you. thank you. another big political headline, just 48 hours left for georgia senate candidates to turn out the early vote. former president obama looking to give a boost to raphael warnock tonight. plus new concern for paul whelan, an american detailed in russia. what his family is now saying about reports that he was moved to a prison hospital and is now unable to call home. also ahead, a not quite royal welcome for prince william and princess kate at a celtics game last night in boston. as they make their first trip to the u.s. in years. and twice the choice. sirloin salisbury ststeak and all-natural salmon. perfect for lunch oror dinner. only at ihop. download the app and earn free food with every purchase.