Me so much for watching Newsnight State of the Race Laura coates live starts now this is cnn Breaking News good Evening And Welcome to cnns special coverage of the historic Prisoner Swap with russia you are now looking at live feed from Joint Base Andrews, where just moments from now, Three Freed Americans will finally return home after surviving a long and grueling nightmare in russian captivity. President biden, Vice President harris, and their families will be on site to welcome them home. As. They walk off that plane. And finally, finally Step Foot on American Soil. A homecoming i suspect because replayed in their minds, an effort to hold onto hope that this day would one day be possible. Freedom on board former marine Paul Whelan held for nearly six years, journalists evan Gershkovich And Alsu kurmasheva held for more than a year all of them wrongfully detained, yet no ability to fight back in a russian court, no meaningful presumption of innocence or due process. But today, we lo
let us pray. almighty god, our shelter from the storms, give our senate jurors discernment that will rescue our nation from ruin. illuminate their minds with your truth as you speak through the whispers of conscience. remind them that the seeds they plant now will bring a harvest. may the choices they make bring blessings, healing, and prosperity to our land. we pray in your merciful name, amen. please join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. please be seated. if there s no objection, the general proceedings of the trial are proved to date and i d ask the sergeant at arms to make the proclamation. hear yeah, hear yeah, all persons are commanded to keep silence on pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is sitting for the trial of the article of impeachment exhibited by the house
the federal judge raising serious concerns about the plea deal. hunter biden arriving in federal court in delaware, expecting to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges, and agree to a plan that would avoid prosecution on a felony gun charge. the judge, though, taking issue with key parts of the deal, calling it atypical and not straightforward. so, instead, hunter biden pleading not guilty. so, what happens next here? terry moran live at the court tonight. here in new york city, the frightening high rise crane fire and collapse. the crane slicing through a neighboring apartment building, plunging at least 45 stories onto a busy street below. right during rush hour. multiple injuries. and what we ve learned tonight about the crane company. an alarming scene on capitol hill late today involving senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, suffering an episode, suddenly appearing unable to speak. staring forward, his colleagues then stepping in, asking him if he s okay, if y
the federal judge raising serious concerns about the plea deal. hunter biden arriving in federal court in delaware expecting to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and agree to a plan that would avoid prosecution on a felony gun charge. the judge, though, taking issue with key parts of the deal, calling it atypical and not straightforward. so instead, hunter biden pleading not guilty. so what happens next here? terry moran live at the court tonight here in new york city, the frightening high rise crane fire and collapse. the crane slicing through a neighboring apartment building, plunging at least 45 stories onto a busy street below right during rush hour. multiple injuries. and what we ve learned tonight about the crane company , an alarming scene on capitol hill late today involving senate minority leader mitch mcconnell suffering an episode suddenly appearing unable to speak, look staring forward his colleagues, then stepping in, asking him if he s okay. if you wan
they were covered, water over the mailboxes. i need you to get up in there, and i m going to hand her to you, and and you ve got to hold her. [background sounds] i m surrounded here by stress is els that were in this marina, tossed around really like tinker toys. that was my house. my house is gone. a lot of people can say that today here, lost everything. neil: an incredible week, and it s not over. just some of the incredible images we ve seen throughout this week brought on by a pretty ruthless hurricane ian. many southwest florida homes leveled and communities destroyed. more than three dozen lives lost and now warnings of a potential levee break that could cause a 15-foot surge. in the carolinas, some similar scenes. hundreds of thousands still in the dark there as they try to assess the havoc caused by ian. we re following it all with nate foy in myrtle beach, south carolina, alexandria hoff in hard-hit fort myers, florida, and ache rick reich newt reichmuth