Steve: thank you very much, todd, it s 6:00 here on a couch in new york city. It s friday, august 2nd. This is fox friends. Welcome, kayleigh, good to have you. Kayleigh: thank you very much. Steve: we start with this great news and it is a fox news alert. Emotional moment as americans freed from russia touched down on american soil probably while you were sleeping embracing their loved ones for the first time in a long time. [cheers and applause] we will show you more from those powerful moments and talk to general jack keane about what this prisoner swap means for the united states and russia going forward. Plus today the secret service will hold a press conference. I can t believe it on donald trump s assassination attempt as a whistleblower makes a stunning accusation against their acting director. Plus, it is a good day for some gospel music. We have maverick city music for our allamerican summer concert series. And the one and only rock will join us live this morning. Steve: he i
There s no difference of gonzalez to mexico. We want to start a transition. That s why the armed forces need to step up and behave institutionally, obey the constitution and respect the vast majority of venezuelans. Thank you for being with us today. Appreciate your time. I appreciate you. Thank you so much. That wraps up the hour for me. I m jose diazbalart. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on andrea mitchell reports, freedom. American prisoners safely back in the u. S. Today and recuperating in san antonio after their celebratory midnight meeting with president biden, vice president harris and their families at joint base andrews outside washington. Great satisfaction and a feeling of relief for the families. Did you think this moment would come? yes. This is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy. Former president trump railing against the exc
Those gathered here. A relief to friends and colleagues all across the country club and winning the state for a long time. What d you say when they answer the phone? speak i said welcome almost home. Sandra: president biden speaking whimsical from the white house after the u. S. And russia secured a historic prisoner swap deal in one of the largest and the cold war in in just moments we are next expecting an update from national security advisor jake sullivan and the details of the swap when he joins the white house briefing we are watching for that to begin right now. Hello and welcome i am center in new york what a day. John: what a day indeed i am john roberts in washington this is america reports that white house briefing was moved up we expect in the next few minutes and a credibly powerful front page of the wall street journal website has the general reports its own air and cursive has been released after being held for 16 long months in russia. Now have a brandnew photo from the
Products. You cora is a lyptsi tried today at your core. Com donors bailing, poll numbers falling, more democrats bolting the president biden just sent out a new statement saying he is staying in the race and that he s excited to get back out on the campaign trail. Plus a global meltdown, a major tech outage hitting airlines, businesses, and emergency services worldwide. We re going to explore what caused it and whether it could happen again. And american journalist evan gershkovich is convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years. In washington prison us has called this a sham case from the start. How the government is responding this hour, we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here. Here to cnn news central president biden plotting his return to the campaign trail. But a growing number of democrats are saying it is too late. Thank you so much for joining us. I m brianna keilar alongside boris sanchez back from milwaukee here in washingto
alexandria ocasio-cortez s revelation. vaccinated at your local pharmacy? the new white house plan tonight to increase the number of shots to americans. reversing trump s hard-line immigration policies. president biden aims to reunite families separated at the border. women and the pandemic. in our series, we look at the economic toll. a she-session. why more women are leaving the workforce than men. putin, the poisoner. protests tonight as opposition leader alexei navalny lashes out at the russian president after he s sentenced to prison. leaving in his prime? the surprise announcement about amazon s founder, jeff bezos. and, plot twist: how this group of women in a small-town book club banded together to vaccinate their community. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. there are several major headlines as we come on the air tonight, includ