At the olympics and growing questions at this hour over the decisions electrical boxes compete in the Womens Division after failing Gender Eligibility tests that borrowed them from other competitions. This is the front page of the new York Post crawling, Crying Foul one of those fights below the belt. John are the lives of female athletes increasingly at risk . We hear from Tomi Lahren and Charly Arnolt later on in the show but first. We are concerned in making sure this does not happen again and what was not taken into consideration from the time the site was selected to the time up to that point what was the preparation that was taken and who was put in place for security . We will start from the very beginning and we will create a Chronology And Figure out what shouldve happened, what did happen, and we will walk all the way through it. Sandra we are now awaiting that 2 00 p. M. Briefing from the Secret Service. It has been nearly three weeks since the attempted assassination of the
An extraordinary effort and a historic day. There is nothing that matters more to me than protecting americans at home and abroad. Three American Citizens wrongfully imprisoned in russia. Some for years. Now finally on a plane and heading home. Today, excuse me. Today was a very good day. Tonight, the massive effort by the biden administration. We never stopped fighting their release. The role of the Vice President in the negotiations. Im a russian politician. Russia is my country and my home and this is where i have to be. The release of kara more than two years since i last spoke to him arrested by Vladimir Putin. When all in starts right now. Cook, im alexander in for chris hayes. And they include evan gershkovich, the 32yearold reporter, the son of russian immigrants who fled the Soviet Union in 1979. Gershkovich moved to russia to write for the Moscow Times before joining the Wall Street Journal in 2022. Nearly a year and a half ago, he was arrested while trying to interview facto
Journalist Evan Gershkovitch and former marine Paul Whelan. Well work through it as we get it stepbystep. We dont know where these gentlemen are and wait for more information on that. Dana so much to come. It could be a very good day. Im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. Evan gershkovitch spent 16 months behind bars. Paul whelan was arrested in 2018. Bill what we dont know is what putin gets. We are waiting for more information on that. Britteny griner the Highprofile Case when she was taken prisoner and resulted in the swap of victor boots. A russian Arms Dealer and they busted him in Southeast Asia and considered a major prize. He went back to russia when griner came back home here. Dana there was criticism at the time because nobody could really understand why Britteny Griner would be the only one released at the time. Gershkovitch wasnt in custody at that point but Paul Whelan was. His family has been stalwart and recognize them if you saw them. Theyve been on our air and
Ride to freedom for american prisoners released in a swap with russia. Is a huge day. We all woke to this happy news and as it was brewing we are grateful Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, fox had Wall Street Journal owned by the same company. Its a throw for everyone here to have Evan Gershkovich rightfully on his way home. Americans were used to, unfortunately, seeing him like this. In a Glass Cage in Russia Court appearances he would often smile and would wave. Most recently seen with a shaved head. In the most recent images we got of him he was behind bars for a year in a 9 by 12 cell. On false charges of espionage. This is Paul Whelan on his way home after his wrongful detainment for espionage as well. He was 4 years into a 16 Year Sentence in the hard work labor camp. You can see in this next image, evan on the left seated with a big smile on his face. Hall on the right. Below him is a journalist. At this hour they are saying based on the conversations with them stro
Ties to the group. It is primary day in arizona and we are keeping an eye on key races, including the battle for the senate seat. As The 11th Hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Greetings, everyone. I am simone sanders townsend. We are 98 days away from the Election And Tonight after a 6 00 p. M. Deadline Vice President Kamala Harris is officially the only candidate seeking the democratic nomination for president. According to the dnc, nine and percent of delegates has signed the nominating petition and this comes as democrats have torture on their mind. Vice president Kamala Harris joins the senators in Atlanta Tonight for what can be described as a starstudded campaign rally. They hope to capitalize on the Energy And Momentum among the democratic base and particularly black voters. It was only a week ago that georgia, a state which President Biden flipped four years ago appear to be slipping out of democrats reach, but now democrats are feeling more confident about their chance