Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Paula Reid in washington. Jim acosta is off and we start this morning with three Words Everyone was waiting to hear. Theyre finally home. Former us marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich and Russian American Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are now back on us soil, arriving to a Heros Welcome overnight take a look theyre long nightmare. Finally over as they hug to their families for the first time since being freed, President Biden and Vice President harris, also on hand to welcome them home the historic Prisoner Swap was the largest since the Cold War involving 24 detainees and said of in countries biden posted this photo showing the trio on their way home earlier this morning, they touched down in texas for medical evaluations with their families in tow. But even with the gravity of the last 24 hours still sinking in gershkovich was quick to point out that the nightmare is far from but over for other detainees w
up up on sports day, the greatest in the history ofjersey red, they ve won the championship but the premiership a dream. won the championship but the premiership remains a dream. evening, we ll start with football on this bank holiday monday, we ll look ahead to the basement battle between leicester and everton, the championship play offs are also becoming clearer but there is a huge match underway at the emirates stadium, it s a sell out, with arsenal women taking on wolfsburg in the second leg of their champions league semifinal. jane dougall has been keeping across the first half, what s been happening? the first 11 minutes where he was just electric. and they went ahead and it was through and she took advantage of some really poor defending by wolfsburg, a bit of a mix up in the slotted home and she has been immense so far and few more chances since then and getting the equalising the first leg as well for the season so far and they went ahead and the 11th minute and it c
it for the first time. he beat the four time champion, england s mark selby. before this tournament, brecel hadn t won a single match at the crucible. joe lynskey was watching. luca brecel. this year in snooker. the man to beat is luca. belgium s luca brecel could see this sport s finish line 1510 up in the world championship final, but up against mark selby. he s won this title four times before, but brazil s theme for the fortnight has been to take on the best. before this year he d not been past the first round. now with century breaks and sensational shots, he was two frames from victory as he got it. of course he has. but selby knows how to come back. oh, look at this. last year, he had a break from the game and took time out for his mental health. the man who made a one for seven last night now stared down the deficit and won five frames in a row. the former champion was on the charge, but brecel got a breakthrough. a miss brought a chance and brecel won a crucial 17th
he beat the four time champion, england s mark selby. before this tournament, brecel hadn t won a single match at the crucible. joe lynskey was watching. luca brecel. this year in snooker. the man to beat is luca. belgium s luca brecel could see this sport s finish line 1510 up in the world championship final, but up against mark selby. he s won this title four times before, but brazil s theme for the fortnight has been to take on the best. before this year he d not been past the first round. now with century breaks and sensational shots, he was two frames from victory as he got it. of course he has. but selby knows how to come back. oh, look at this. last year, he had a break from the game and took time out for his mental health. the man who made a one for seven last night now stared down the deficit and won five frames in a row. the former champion was on the charge, but brecel got a breakthrough. a miss brought a chance and brecel won a crucial 17th frame. the path was cle
he beat the four time champion, england s mark selby. before this tournament, brecel hadn t won a single match at the crucible. joe lynskey was watching. here comes the belgian, luca brecel. this year in snooker the man to beat is luca. belgium s luca brecel could see this sport s finish line. 15 10 up in the world championship final, but up against mark selby. he has won this title four times before, but brecel s theme for the fortnight has been to take on the best. before this year he had not been past the first round. now with century breaks and sensational shots he could go all the way. but selby can do comebacks. wonderful shot. he is here off the back of a break from the game where he took time out for his mental health. last night he made a 147 maximum and yet still so far it s not been enough. the former champion was on the charge but luca brecel got a breakthrough. a mis brought a chance and new server set up one a crucial 17 frame and the pass was cleared to make it