colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we re delivering so much. i regret not to have been successful in those arguments. and there s big breaking news from moscow. appearing at her trial today wnba star center brittney griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges but said it was accidental, just one day after president biden spoke with her wife cherelle by phone. her plea to perhaps accelerate the end of the trial, perhaps lead to negotiations to her release. we ll have more coming up this afternoon at the white house. the president awarded the medal of freedom to 17 americans for their dedication to the nation. denzel washington, gold medal ayes simone biles, gabby giffords, simone campbell and steve jobs and john mccain post posthumously. we begin with keir simmons, doug has worked with johnson in the past and welcome to you all. sir peter is also author of they call it diplomacy. and now a big welcome to all including keir, first of all, boris johnso
brittney griner is pleading guilty to drug charges stemming from that february detainment at the moscow airport. she faces up to ten years in a russian prison unless negotiations can get under way for a prisoner swap. more on the reporting from the new york times overnight that former fbi director james comey and his deputy mccabe were both subjected to intensive, intrusive irs audits during the trump presidency. the odds of a single person being selected for that kind of audit are one in 30,000. for two men who basically had the same job, well, it s kind of like winning the worst lottery. certainly raising suspiciouses about the trump appointed leadership at the irz. we begin with keir simmons. how are the people reacting to this shakeup? another at the top of their political leadership. reporter: there will be those who are breathing a sigh of relief. there will be those who are disappointed because he s a colorful character. there are people and many people who liked
andrea mitchell reports. boris johnson is out at number 10 downing street, bending to unrelenting political pressure from within his own party. throwing the united kingdom into political chaos. they need a successor until elections are held. his successor will be the fourth prime minister in the past seven years. johnson making brief remarks earlier today. we have seen westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. i know there will be many people who are relieved and perhaps quite a few who will be disappointed. i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them s the breaks. them s the breaks. in moscow, wnba star and former olympic gold medallist