ahead. i ll speak with the family of paul weiland, another american, the kremlin has locked up on espionage charges and a group of military families gets the tragic news. nine service members killed when two black hawk choppers crashed. cnn has a crew right near that save. plus tension in the house from paper tossing to hallway shouting in your face. debates are getting heated on the hill. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we start today with our world lead. top u . s. officials are strongly criticizing russia after an american reporter was detained on charges of spying. evan gersh covic appeared in a moscow court today accused of trying to steal russian state secrets. his employer, the wall street journal, says it quote vehemently denies those claims. but now gorshkov itch faces up to 20 years in prison. and today , lawmakers on capitol hill are accusing russia of using this journalist as leverage, and the white house is dismissing the charges.
injuries we learned earlier today that four service members at that site hasakah site suffered traumatic brain injuries, according to the pentagon. they re in stable condition were treated at the site and with the latest update remain at that position, but there were other attacks and other positions kanako and green village and that those lead to more traumatic brain injuries. pamela the pentagon, saying there may be more as they screen other u. s service members or lieberman at the pentagon. thank you for that report up next drama in the house with the mood so tense on capitol hill. is there any hope of working together? to know where you re going. you must know where you ve been every mile marks a moment in history. for 75 years , sherm has led a charter drive change. we fight for women at work. shape policy and protections for all we advocate for an inclusive workforce. and endure together during unprecedented times because the beauty of the road is there s always something ahead,