this may be just an attempt by the lawyers to bring the spotlight again to this case. but there could be something in it, as well. let me add another level of intrigue here. you know, is this going to fuel speculation that the suspected russian agents held in the united states were set up to secure the release of the agents held by russia? it s so convoluted, isn t it? there s all sorts of possible permutation that is can happen. it s difficult to keep up. but, yes, this is one of the other strands of speculation coming out, that this whole spy saga in the united states was, in fact, a set-up by the americans, in order to set up a situation where they could exchange those spies in the u.s. for the actual spies that are in detention and have been arrested and convicted in russia in a kind of you know, kind of sounds like it comes out of the pages of a cold war spy thriller.
being held in that sus spengted spy ring in the united states. he says the exchange could happen very soon, possibly as early as tomorrow. there s no confirmation of this from russian officials or u.s. officials but it would be, of course, a big twist, an important twisten in ongoing spy saga, kyra. all right, matthew chance, thank you very much. day 79 of the gulf oil disaster. weather a cause of concern for the coast guard. it s closely watching a system near the yucatan peninsula. high seas continue to hamper cleanup efforts. bob dudley, bp s chief of gulf coast restoration says it s a reality now that those relief wells may not work. on pbs s news hour yesterday he admitted that bp along with the government is exploring at least two other options, and also a new ship aimed at sucking more oil from the gushing well has been delayed as well as the arrival of a navy blimp to
a number of potentially, highly value russian intelligence officer. the freed were one who was convicted of spying for the u.s. alexander convicted of being a double agent. sergi, a former intelligence officer found guilty of spying for the u.k. and former k.g.b. major, an 89-year-old who was convicted of illegal weapons. it helped pave the way for improved u.s.-russian relations but unresolved the fate of metsos, money man for spy ring. after being released on bail in cyprus, he disappeared and is a fugitive. as the spy saga came to a close, we re learning that the president was released on jewel 11. two weeks before the arrest took place and that time, the spy swap was taken under consideration. u.s. came up with the names of the prisoners to be free in part on the health issues
convicted of spying for the u.s. alexander convicted of being a double agent. sergi, a former intelligence officer found guilty of spying for the u.k. and former k.g.b. major, an 89-year-old who was convicted of illegal weapons. it helped pave the way for improved u.s.-russian relations but unresolved the fate of metsos, money man for spy ring. after being released on bail in cyprus, he disappeared and is a fugitive. as the spy saga came to a close, we re learning that the president was released on jewel 11. two weeks before the arrest took place and that time, the spy swap was taken under consideration. u.s. came up with the names of the prisoners to be free in part on the health issues as well as the humanitarian concerns and for the children of the convicted russian spies, tonight authorities say they have left or are now