i should say he s denied all of that and will i m sure continue to do so despite the remarkable significance russia s diplomacy gives to what he was to them. john. and now on his way back. i believe already on the ground in russia. nick paton walsh, very important perspective. more important perspective on this deal, the former deputy director of national intelligence beth santer joins us now. you ve been in the room when difficult things like this are discussed. this is a basketball star, an american athlete who played for a russian team, who was accused of smuggling cannabis oil into russia, traded for you just heard nick paton walsh and you ve seen the file, you know who viktor bout is, traded for a notorious arms dealer. how dogs the president of the united states decide it s my only choice, i m going to do it? well, in this case, i mean i think the all or nothing, the russians were telegraphing this for some time that it was going to be a one for one and wouldn t do a two for
pennsylvania senate race for their only debate. and incumbent governor kathy hochul taking on lee zeldin in the race in new york. a russian court just upheld u.s. basketball star brittney griner s prison sentence. this comes three months after griner was convicted of smuggling cannabis oil into the country. griner spoke in court apologizing for her mistake. the lawyers called griner s nine-year sentence disproportionate. i stand here before you ready to lead our country into the future, to put your needs above politics, to reach out and build a government that represents the very best traditions of my party. rishi sunak giving his first speech as britain s new prime minister. he met with king charles this morning and was formally appointed. sunak is the uk s third leader in seven weeks as the country
hydration beyond the hype. hello, everyone, i m dana bash. kate is off today. we are following breaking news out of russia. we have a verdict in the brittney griner trial. griner has been found guilty of smuggling cannabis oil in her luggage back in february. she pled guilty last month in the hopes of being granted leniency. right now you see that, the wnba star is in the courtroom. it s just outside of moscow.
issue, if this is what s going to happen to comedians. now i didn t appreciate that howard stern was saying, you know, will smith slapped chris rock was breeding violence against comedians, i don t think that to be true, but i do think that that is an underlying people are frustrated and looking for an outlet. unfortunately, this got to get out on dave chappelle. okay. i want to make sure we get into talk about britney griner. the wnba star is still detained in russia. after she was accused of smuggling cannabis oil in her back. the state department now says that she is being illegally detained. now, let me just say, britney griner, where any major male athlete in the nba, this would be on page news every day. which say you, mark? i say she ain t gotta be major. even if she were a minor male athlete. if she was the 12th person at the end of the sacramento kings, we would be outraged, but the problem here is that one, we don t respect women athletes.
home. griner is accused of smuggling cannabis oil into the country, a narcotic. she is scheduled for a court hearing on may 19. but this designation means that the government won t have to wait for griner s case to move through russia s legal system to move more aggressively to secure her release. and the recent release of trevor reed marks a successful negotiation between moscow and washington despite the invasion in ukraine. the wnba will honor griner with her initials bg and her number 42 along the sidelines of all 12 courts when the season opens on friday. the league says it continues to do everything it can to help bring the phoenix star back home. and a physical start to game two between the warriors and grizzlies. brooks ejected less than three minutes in to the game after hitting a player in the head as