floyd. the russians have made it crystal clear what they want. they want to trade. and a brittney griner pleading guilty in a russian court today. we will take a quick look at her fight to avoid prison time and bring her home in the latest. talks of a prisoner swap between the u.s. and russia. the news at 5:30 start right now. i m janelle wang. brittney griner s unexpected guilty plea was a strategic move. she was retained in russia since february on drug charges. abc s mcguinness has the call to bring her home along with other americans imprisoned in russia. reporter: wnba star brittney griner on file in russia with charges of drug possession and a surprise guilty plea today. the judge said there was no intent. i did not want to break the law. the u.s. official in moscow showing a letter delivered from president biden without disclosing what it said. miss greiner was able to read that letter. you are an amazing person. you will not be able to ever be quiet unti
holmes. his conviction comes months after a split verdict in homs case. ktvu mark sayer was in the courtroom for today s verdict and joins us now live from san jose. with details on this verdict, mark well, alex. it took the jury four full days of the liberating to reach us unanimous verdicts. ramesh sunny ball. wani arrived in court with his attorneys at his side, not making any comment as he walked inside the courtroom to hear the verdict. alwani was facing 12 criminal counts 10 for wire fraud and two for conspiracy. in the case of the failed startup theranos. the jury unanimously found that alwani both conspired to and did defraud both investors. and patients of theranos and convicted him on all counts. six months after guilty verdicts. in the elizabeth holmes strong this story has concluded that holmes s business partner ramesh for one. also bears responsibility. friday friday, investors and the company claimed that it had invented specialized blood testing equipment that
his criticism getting outrage from republicans who call it unacceptable. tonight the president showing no sign of backing down. i know you re all busy as i i am. meeting virtually with nine democratic governors today president biden urged his party to find new ways to ensure abortion remains legal. one week after the supreme court ruled states can decide if and when a pregnancy can be terminated. i share the public outrage at this extremist court. as i have said last week, this is not over. the president s growing war of words that the supreme court generating swift backlash from republicans who argue the presidents rhetoric including including comments made overseas thursday goes too far. president biden is unhinged and he should not have done that. this is the third branch of government, coequal branch of government. they did what they thought they had to do. the white house examining ways to work around the abortion decision. president calling on congress to le
heavy rain and flash flooding now along the gulf coast. rob marciano tracking it all. news tonight about a deadly police shootout in kentucky. two officers and a k-9 shot and killed. several officers wounded. police serving a warrant when the gunman opened fire at his home. pierre thomas standing by. summer shark warnings for the holiday weekend. authorities patrolling the shores. a 17-year-old girl now speaking out from her hospital bed after being attacked by a shark in florida. doctors trying to save her leg. overseas tonight, the deadly russian missile strike near odesa, ukraine. at least 21 people killed, 39 wounded. russia hitting a residential building and recreational center. after being detained for 134 days, the trial of wnba star brittney griner getting under way in moscow. president biden meeting today with ten democratic governors trying to protect abortion rights following the supreme court s overturning of roe v. wade. the president telling them, the fi
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