Hello, im Annita Mcveigh and welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the news and the facts Behind the stories. The biggest Prisoner Exchange since the end of the Cold War is expected to take place in the coming hours Between russia and the west when as many as 2a Prisoners could Be freed. The biden administration says it has agreed to an exchange to secure the release of three american citizens imprisoned in russia, including Wall Streetjournal reporter Evan Gershkovich, marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian American Radio Journalist Alsu kurmasheva. And according to the german magazine der speigel, This plane on the tarmac in the turkish Capital Ankara is taking vadim krasikov, identified by germany as a colonel in the the russian fsb intelligence service, back to russia. Hes Been serving a Life Sentence in germany for the murder in 2019 in Berlin of a kremlin critic. With me is our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner. We have a numBer of correspondence lining Up To
Markets Performance Today after that shellshock of a Trading Day Yesterday . A lot of Market Technicians look at this stuff and say after a huge sell off, its kind of nice to see the next day be an update. It wasnt. It was better than yesterday, but all of this comes at a time when theres growing pressure to see what happens in china could ever happen here. Most experts say no for the time being. But we have our own problems here. Debt Ceiling Breach that could come sooner than we think. Theyre pushing that off. Were going to talk to Senator John Thune about the republican effort to challenge the democrats for punting on this one. Well get the read on that shortly. The Battle Overhandling all of this almost simultaneously. That could weigh on stocks as well. First, Susan Li on what happens to the earlier very strong update. Susan . Not much of a rebound after the worst day for the Stock Market since Mid May on monday. It was all over the place. Google investors trying to figure out wha
The destructive Storm Crashing on shore as a category four. One of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state of louisiana. On the same day as the 16th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm so powerful, it reversed flow of the mississippi river. Hears what we know. One person is dead. Louisiana State Health says a 60yearold Man died outside Baton Rouge after a tree fell on his home. More than A Million homes and businesses are still without power across the state and that includes all of the city of new orleans. We are Hearing Reports of catastrophic damage. 911 experiencing technical difficulties in certain areas, reports of people still trapped. President Biden Foegsly approving Emergency Declarations for louisiana and mississippi. We have a team of Expert Reporters safely across the region now. I want to start with Jay Gray in new orleans. What is the scene like there this morning . Reporter Finally A Little Bit of sunshine after what has been two days of hell. You
The national Weather Service warning the storm could hit some places in Southeast Louisiana And make those places uninhabitable for weeks or even months. That warning just released. Hurricane ida is expected to make lAndfall in that state, louisiana, as a category 4 hurricane tomorrow. Almost exactly to the day, 16 years after Hurricane Katrina lAnded as a Category 3. Our team of reporters is covering the storm from all angles. Nadia And jason are on the ground for us. Lets begin with Allison Chinchar at the cnn Weather Center. What is the update from the Weather Center . BrAndnew update, showing gusts have ticked up a bit to 105 miles per hour. The forward movement is the same. Northwest at about 16 miles per hour. Its a category 1 now, but it is expected to intensify And strengthen as it moves through the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. Likely becoming a category 2 sometime in the next few hours. A Category 3 by this evening. Then a category 4 by tomorrow morning. Its expecte
By the initial ultimate item. The question is are they back on board now . Also this morning a spectator causes a crash at the Tour De France when her sign Hit One of the riders. The question is can that now create legal problems . Its waY Too Early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to waY Too Early, the show that asks the question what happened to the weekend. Im Kasie Hunt on this monday, june 28th. Well start with the news. Hope is not yet lost for the friends, family, and Loved Ones of those missing inside the collapsed condo in surfside, florida, outside of miami. Were on day five of searchandRescue Efforts. Nine people are confirmed to have died. Eight of them have been identified so far. And 152 people remain unaccounted for, while 134 have been accounted for. Unfortunately No Ones been pulled alive from the rubble since thursday when the 12story Building completely collapsed in the early morning hours. The mayor of miamidade warns that these numbers are going to continue to sh