germany. how much he appreciates this country. he was charged with aiding terrorism after the failed coup of erdogan. ed: ridiculous charges. pete: attest to the fact that this president has been willing to time and time again to throw down for americans held abroad. trish: this is a big win for this administration and for president trump. it s also a win for sanctions. a lot of times people say sanctions don t really work. i would argue they do. this is proof of how we can use economic sanctions. ed: only a few months ago josh holt another american held in venezuela this president got i m hut without paying any ransom. marc thiessen was on fox saying this president has been all over this issue trying to get americans freed. watch. this is the 17th american, by my count, that president trump has freed from foreign captivity. there was the four americans in north korea. american aid worker in egypt. three ucla basketball
economy. jillian: the historic return bringing the number of three detainees during the trump administration to caller: before the americans overnight arrival, three ucla basketball players were brought back to the us in november after being held on shoplifting accusations. american caitlin coleman, her husband and three children released after being captured by the tell a man, otto warmbier died shortly after his release from north korean determined in june. johnson and her husband returned from egypt after three years. and the first american released under donald trump held captive in china after being convicted of spying. rob: as mike pompeo was working to bring these hostages homes, the new york times letting him for tearing up the iran deal.
the field. dynasties rule, and one of the greatest comebacks ever. starting with number seven on our list, not winning a grand slam since 2012, roger federer bead rafael nadal, and extending his record to 19 grand slam titles. serena williams having quite the year on and off the court. won the australian open after learns she was pregnant two days before starting the tournament. shemar rid her fee an i say in november. she plans to be back on the court in 2018. three number six, three ucla basketball players were charged with kidnapping. after being confined to their hotel in china for more than a week, the players were finally
entertained. but athletes have really kept us entertained all year long. cnn s andy scholes has a look at the year s biggest moments in sports. reporter: 2017 will go down as one of the most memorable in dynasties and one of the greatest come backs ever. starting with number seven on the list. not winning a grand slam since 2012. roger federer beat his arch rival, raphael nadal and nominated wimbledon extending to 19 grand slam titles. on the women s side, serena williams having quite a year on and off the court. after learning she was pregnant two days before. she had her first child in september and married her fiance in november. she plans to get back on the court in 2018. to number six, three ucla
than anyone else in the country. ( ) because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest. jesse: when cnn defends president trump for more than 2e has gone off the rail. that someone is the father of one of those three ucla basketball players who the president helped free from china after they shoplifted. those young men are extremely lucky mr. trump helped them evade punishment. liangelo ball s father. it s not like he said there s three kids in china. i need to get them. that was not the thought process. you seem to have doubts about