Americans being detain instead russia are now in u. S. Custody, following the biggest Prisoner Exchange since the cold war. Among them, Evan Gershkovich arrested in March Of 2023 and just sentenced last month to 16 years in a penal colony on espionage charges. Also freed former marine, Paul Whelan hes been jailed since 2018 on what the u. S. Says is baseless charges. And Alsu Kurmasheva, accused of spreading false information about the russian army, and russian activist, vladimir karamurza. And we got this video from russian State Media, claim to go show the freed prisoners in transit right now, and this photo from the White House of them on the plane showing the sheer relief just painted on their faces there. What happens next . We have the latest on where all four are right now in their journey home. Plus we have reporting on the effort it took from several nations to get this deal off the ground, and what Vladimir Putin just got in return. Lets get started. Joining us now, Nbc News
Thanks to our panel, its going to be very long day. Im gonna be on our special coverage tonight, starting right ahead of the president s speech. So dont miss that. Thanks to you for joining us. Its now i am kasie hunt, dont go anywhere. Cnn new central starts right now the battle is on over the battleground, States Vice President Kamala Harris, President Ial Campaign lays out their planned path to victory, Brand New details this morning on how harris plans to beat Donald Trump. We also have new details on israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus address to Congress Today, who will and will not be there day six of the delta debacle, the airlines still struggling to get back on its feet days after other airlines are pretty much back to normal sparking a federal investigation. Now Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is our guests. Im Kate Bolduan with John Berman and sara sidner. This is cnn news central breaking overnight a new Campaign Memo revealing how The Hill Heroes Campaign i
Are home after their historic threeday mission. A warning from the cia came too late to stop a u. S. Air strike that killed ten afghan civilians last month. According to three sources, the Intelligence Agency warned that there were likely civilians in the area and possibly children just seconds before the missile found its target. The military hit the toyota following a Suicide Bombing that killed 13 u. S. Troops and scores of afghans at the kabul airport, but the pentagon now admits No One in the car was linked to isisk and up to seven people killed in the Air Strike were chil children. Cnns Alex Marquardt has mar on what were learning from washington. On the heels of the Pentagon Dmigt O admitting On Friday to a tragic mistake, we are now learning in the final seconds before the H H Hellfire missile tore through the car of an aide worker, the cia issued a warning that civilians were likely in the area, including possibly children inside the vehicle. Thats according to three sources s
The FIrst MInIster consIders draftIng In the mIlItary to help the scottIsh Ambulance Delays after average waIt for an ambulance reached sIx hours last week. And the top 100 most InfluentIal people on the planet TIme MagazIne puts Harry And Meghan on Its lIst for 2021. The programme of thIrd, booster, covId jabs has got underway In england and wales wIth some vulnerable people and Health Workers receIvIng theIr dose thIs mornIng. ElIgIble people who had theIr second vaccIne at least sIx months ago wIll be InvIted for the extra dose the full rollout begIns next week. Everyone aged 50 and over across the uk Is elIgIble, as well as FrontlIne Healthcare workers and vulnerable groups about 30 MIllIon people In all. But as some people are now receIvIng theIr thIrd jab there are stIll more than FIve MIllIon adults across the uk who are yet to have one. Heres our Health Correspondent katherIne da costa. Come along, lets see you. On the Front LIne and among the fIrst In lIne to receIve a covId b
Administration about to back boosters. Plus, a desperate and unprecedented surge at the u. S. Mexico Border. We talk to migrants who told us why theyve continued to make this incredibly dangerous journey. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start today with our world lead. The White House this afternoon attempting to defend how it handled the u. S. Troop withdrawal from afghanistan as the taliban solidifies its grip on that country, and americans and allies rush to try to safely evacuate. This afternoon national Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the taliban has agreed to give civilians Safe Passage to the Kabul Airport where the u. S. Military is hoping to speed up the pace of evacuation flights within the next 24 hours. This striking image obtained by Defense One shows nearly 650 afghans packed inside a u. S. Military cargo plane. They were safely evacuated on sunday to qatar. The White House estimates that at least 11,000 americans remain in afghanistan. But those figures