Youll hear how a Cocktail Napkin set this entire deal into motion. And Trunk Tripling down on attacking harris and questioning her race. Charlemagne Tha God has something to say about that. Hes my guest. Lets go outfront and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The breaking News Countdown to touchdown right now, we are monitoring a private plane that as i speak, is flying over the atlantic, the amid atlantic approaching the united states at this very moment. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Us Marine Paul Whelan and russianamerican Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are on that private plane after the, biggest Prisoner Swap since the end of the cold war. And well show you live pictures from Joint Base Andrews that is where that private plane is going to be landing within the next few hours, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be there to greet them at Joint Base Andrews when they arrive. In fact, Kamala Harris is expected to touch down at Joint
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
nikki haley, courting controversy after she was asked about the cause of the civil war and initially did not mention slavery. her campaign, struggling to silence the criticism. and a ballot battle, colorado s republican party calling on the supreme court to keep donald trump on the ballot as other states wrestle with whether the former president should be banned or not. plus, a border deal. u.s. and mexican officials reaching an agreement that would reopen recently closed border crossings with a bigger problem, the surge of migrants trying to reach the united states remains. we are going to get reaction from a border town mayor in just moments. we are following these major development stories with many more y all coming in right here to cnn news central. called out, now trying to clean it up. republican presidential contender nikki haley responding after facing criticism for comments that she made on the campaign trail last night. this is in new hampshire,
months. the city pushed to the brink, and some new yorkers are not happy about it. it s a story you ll see first outfront. and an american citizen sentenced to 16 years in a saudi prison for tweets he sent while he was in the united states. the man s son is my guest. let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront front, putin s top commander speaking out saying russia and ukraine are one, upping the ante hours ahead of a major meeting between putin and his national security council. all eyes on what putin will do. this as his top commander in an interview said that, quote, difficult decisions are ahead, seeming to signal that he may pull back from the crucial ukrainian city of kherson. tonight we have new video, it shows ukrainian forces pushing deeper into the russian-controlled area of kherson. so they re in that armored vehicle moving relatively quickly there. that is in the kherson region. you hear the sound of constant gunfire. you see that man
region, 50 strikes in just the past 24 hours as putin s forces are in turmoil. tonight, one russian soldier is now accused of killing his commander. plus, incoming congressman george santos under even more scrutiny tonight. a district attorney now looking into the new york republican s litany of lies as cnn s k-file uncovers even more discrepancies about his education. and a covid crackdown. the u.s. announcing it will now require travelers from china, where covid is raging, to show a negative test before entering the country. what s china s response? let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, 50 rocket strikes in just 24 hours. that s the extent of russia s brutal onslaught in the kherson region of southern ukrainian according to a ukrainian official. now civilians there are being urged to evacuate immediately. it comes as intense fighting is underway in eastern ukraine where russian troops are moving out of a key city,