i want to show you brittney griner's life. went to the schools, public schools in the area and high school in my congressional district, i met some of her classmates and the students there want to do something to show their care and outrage about where she is today. brittney griner, no, she was not in the united states military. i honor them, but she wore the uniform. he is an owe limb pi. d.m. anand: brought -- olympian, brought home a gold medal at the u.s.a. number 42 and number 15, and number 1. in the blocks. -- olympics. that is brittney griner, a good dunk maybe with her teammates. brittney griner, an olympian, wearing that good-looking gold medal. . . we like that because everybody watches the olympics. what an unbelievable basketball player. that's a shock. i could almost dream about that shot. brittney griner, an american, african-american young woman. i know the baylor-ites love the championships and her playing for them. baylor university. that's brittney griner. had a life in front of her. because of the very poor

. >> still ahead, president biden meets with the families of brittney griner and paul of brittney griner and paul whelan as the white when a truck hit my car, of brittney griner and paul wthe insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. >> today, president biden met with the families of brittney griner as well as paul whalen. this is at the white house and both are detained in a russian jail. our washington correspondent reshad hudson joins us now with more. >> on that meeting. good evening, grant and vicki, the white house says the purpose of this meeting is to show these families that bringing their loved ones home as a top priority for this administration. >> and this is a meeting that both of these families have been wanting for quite some time. >> these 2 individuals on the home anyway, period. president biden is meeting with the families of wnba star brittney griner and marine paul w

brittney griner, a houston native. we have learned there has been movement in these talks with the russians, the negotiations to bring brittney griner and paul whelan home. you were clued in here. do you know any details of what the movement, if not a breakthrough, has been in this case? >> well, let me first of all thank the president for meeting with these families. they have been in pain. we were with paul whelan's family yesterday. i know britney's family has come in to be here. members of congress insists the president should meet. we applaud that. we also know that in the course of our work, many of us have done different communications, i met with the counsel general here in houston, the ambassador from russia in washington. and delivered a message for him to deliver to putin that he should, one, be merciful, but as well, to consider seriously the offer put on the table. it is a two for two. we recognize that there are two persons and that it may be that two persons have to be offered. the movement is that the u

the time is now 04:20am, and the families of wnba star brittney griner and paul whalen. our meeting with president joe biden at the white house today. both americans remain imprisoned in russia. washington correspondent raquel martin joining us from dc with what we can expect. good morning, raquel. reyna. good morning. the white house says this meeting is all about showing these families. >> that their loved ones and bring them home remains top of mind. the president will be meeting with the wife of brittney griner and also the sister of paul whelan. both of them have been ramping up the pressure on this administration to do more. friday. president joe biden is meeting with the families of wnba star brittney griner. >> in paul whelan, both currently imprisoned in russia. when i would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the russians have accepted our offer. and and we are bringing their loved ones home. that is not what we're we're we're seeing that leave. the white house says they do not have good news to bring thursday. white hous

i know you spoke with brittney griner's wife late this evening. what did she say about how the meeting went? >> yeah, anderson, just a few minutes ago i got on the phone with cheryl griner for a few minutes, and she was generally appreciative of this meeting. remember she's been pushing to meet with president biden for a few months now. she thought that a meeting with biden would be pivotal in the process to bring brittney griner home. and she said she came out of this meeting feeling confident that the biden administration was doing all they could do to bring b.g. home. she said president biden wanted to reassure her and i think the other family members of paul whelan, who he also met with today, that he's committed to making this happen and that he was going to put forward pretty much any effort that it took. but she acknowledged that there have been some setbacks, some roadblocks in that process, not the least of which is just the dismal state of u.s./russia relations right now. >> and mrs. griner has been pushing for a face-to-face meeting for

and now sitting down with sister of paul manafort whelan and the wife of brittney griner. and we're told he's going to have that conversation and try to convey this is something he's focused on. the white house said he's regularly briefed on this but it's something that has really risen to the top of the president's priority list with all of this public pressure. and so, he has spoken to both of these families on the phone back in july but this is the first meeting they'll have in person. they're going to be two separate meetings jose and this is the first time that the president is doing that. >> carol lee, i thank you so much very much. >>> with us to continue our conversation is texas congressman, colin alred who has been in touch with brittney griner's family. what do you think brittney griner's family is hoping to get from today's meeting with the president. >> good morning, thanks for having me on. one of the things i've appreciated about this president is his ability to empathize with others. he's been through tragedy in his life and knows what these families are go

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still ahead, president biden meet with the families of brittney griner and paul whalen as white house updates. the latest efforts to bring them home from russia. >> and now to an update on the war in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin vowing to intensify russian attacks on ukraine. this comes after ukraine has pushed some of the forces back as far as the russian border. but putin says that russia we'll continue its military campaign for the long haul is also warning that russian forces could ramp up attacks on ukraine's infrastructure. putin and ukraine's government accused each other of refusing to negotiate. >> today president biden met with the families of brittney griner and paul poile and this was at the white house. both are detained in a russian jail. our washington correspondent reshad hudson has more on that meeting. >> good evening. the white house says the purpose of the meeting was to show these families that bringing their loved ones home is a top priority for the administration. >> these 2 individuals on the home anyway, period. president biden is meeting with the

the families of brittney griner and paul whelan meeting with the president separately. the meeting don't come as the biden team has made a renewed commitment to try to win their release. president biden's first-ever face-to-face meetings with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan since they were detained in russia, a move white house officials say was intended to let the families know griner and whelan remain, quote, front of mind with the president. white house officials are frustrated that an offer the biden administration had made to the releases for griner and whelan didn't, according to the white house, bring a serious response back from the kremlin. >> russia should take this offer. it is a substantial offer. >> reporter: sources have told cnn the white house has offered convicted arms dealer victor boot in exchange for the releases of whelan and griner. the u.s. has gotten a repeated demand back from the putin regime for something the u.s. is incapable of delivering on. >> the russians are masters at, you know, asking us to do things that we cannot do.

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obviously this is something very much that the families of paul whelan and brittney griner had wanted for some time. they have written letters to the white house and met with other officials and spoken with president biden on the phone, but now actually getting an audience with the president in person is certainly something they want so they can make their case of why obviously they want their loved ones to come home and get an update on efforts. when it comes to whether or not there will be major changes on the efforts so far to get them home this is what the white house said earlier. >> well, i would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the russians have accepted our offer and we are bringing their loved ones home. that is not what we're seeing in these negotiations. at this time, look, as we have said the russians should accept our offer. they should accept our offer today. >> reporter: and as cnn has reported that's an offer that the united states made to russia to exchange a russian who is detained in exchange for some of the u.s. citizens t

president biden met with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan. it was the president's first in-person meeting with the families, although they spoke by phone over the summer, as well. want to bring in michelle's tinder who's joining us from the white house. it is great to see, you my. friend heard about this meeting obviously over the last 24 hours or so reporting come out of the white house on this. what are they saying as to what took place? >> well, the white house is saying that this is an incredibly important meeting. the first in-person meeting between president biden and the families of paul whelan's brittney griner. we met with paul whelan sister, elizabeth, as well as brittney griner's wife cherelle. and he said that he is going to do everything he possibly can to get their loved ones home. he also said he wanted to make an emotional connection, to hear from the people who are really staying with and keeping their hearts open as their loved ones are continuing to be detained in russia. i want to redo part of what the white house put out

after the meeting, brittney griner's wife cherelle griner telling abby phillip she believes administration is working hard but haven't quote quite figured out what russia wants in return for brittney griner. what is your reaction to that? >> sounds consistent with what i've heard and thanks for having me back, don. i think that the -- there is some stagnation because of the russian side at the moment, not the american side. >> a senior administration stra official said there was movement but not breakthroughs on getting these americans back. did the biden administration miscalculate when they offered their deal earlier this summer? >> i don't know if they miscalculate about the deal but i wonder if they miscalculate making it public. there very well may have been a great reason for doing that. it still baffles me. the fact that we have seen no deal yet is, you know, makes one wonder if that was a good idea. >> biden is also praising the courage of paul whalen's family. he has been in prison for more than three years after being convicted on espionage charges that he denies and that the u.s

wnba player brittney griner is still being held in russia, paul whelan still there, too, ned price was asked about this with my colleague at msnbc chris jansing. >> does the escalation from putin push us further and further from reaching a deal for the return of paul whelan and brittney griner. >> we put forward a proposal to russia a number of weeks ago and we continue to urge them to take up this proposal, so that we can bring paul and brittany home, and reunite them with their families and their loved ones. >> price also said in the relieve of trevor reed in the early time of the war, and the former u.s. marine freed from russia. nice to have you back. thanks for being with us this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> a lot to talk about here, let me start where we just left off right there, with brittney griner and paul whelan, i though you have told me it is your mission, now that you're brought home, to get them out, are you satisfied with what you've seen the white house do so far? >> it's hard to answer, that because obviously, there's a lot of stuff going on behind closed do

now, of course, this comes as president biden is meeting on friday with the wife of brittney griner, sherrell griner, and the sister of paul whelen. they have both pressing the white house for this meeting with president biden for quite some time. it is significant that he is meeting with them, but the white house is not indicating if there is any major break through that he will present to these families. kylie atwood, cnn, the state department. >>> sigh of relief for u.s. consumers. a rail strike that would have been disastrous for the u.s. economy has been avoided. a tentative agreement was reached thursday hours before the strike was set to begin. u.s. president joe biden whose administration praised the deal here. >> this agreement allows us to continue to rebuild a better america with our economy that truly works for working people and their families. today is a win and i mean this sincerely, a win for america. i want to thank you all for getting this done. >> the agreement is tentative and has to get the green light from union rank and file but union leaders say that shouldn't

the wife of brittney griner earlier this summer, and now he will have separate meetings with each of them and we're told that the president will convey that this is a top priority for him, the white house saying that this is something that he is very focused on and wants to convey that personally and that's what he will do in these meetings and also update them on where things stand and as for that, what we're learning is that russia, there is an offer on the table from the u.s., and to the administration is saying, and russia has just not counter-offered or accepted it. and now they're saying that negotiations nonetheless are still ongoing but that's where things stand right now. the press secretary at the state department talked about this a little bit. take a listen. >> why this process is taking so long is a better question for moscow than it is for us. it's a better question for moscow, because as i said, we took the initiative to put a substantial proposal on the table. i wouldn't characterize this process as stalled. it certainly hasn't moved with the speed we would like. >> s

brittney griner and paul whelan. it is the first tie first time the president spoke in person with wife of brittney griner and the sister of paul whelan. he met with them separately today, discussing how how his administration is working to free their loved ones ones from russian prisons. >> we have put forward a central central proposal to russia. we are looking at additional steps to take to make it clear that countries that engage in these practices will pay a real price. price. >> the u.s. has reportedly offered a convicted arms dealer for a prisoner swap. the by the administration use the same channels earlier this year to free former marine trevor reed. > >> still ahead, a northern california woman set to be sentd be sentenced for faking her own kidnapping. the debate ov have you seen my new phone yet? it like, folds in half. i would never switch to samsung, i love my phone. what??? ♪♪ (...it folds in half.) you see i love my phone. i would never switch to samsuuu... (gasping) ♪♪ kevin: i've fought wild

star brittney griner and marine veteran paul whelan as the administration works to secure their release from russian prisons. cbs' nancy cordes has the latest details from the white house. >> i am innocent of any charge resulting from this potential kidnapping. >> reporter: nearly four years after paul whelan was first arrested in russia, his sister got his first meeting with the president today, along with the wife of basketball star brittney griner, who was detained in february for possessing a trace amount of cannabis oil. >> i had no intent to break any russian law. >> reporter: the two are living behind bars in diplomatic limbo. back in june, the u.s. offered russia a prisoner swap, griner and whelan in exchange for convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout. >> we have put forward a substantial proposal to russia. >> reporter: but the u.s. heard nothing until early august,s after griner was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony. only then did russia's foreign minister say the kremlin is ready to discuss this topic. >> discussion are ongoing. sadly, we don't have a result to tel

. >> wilfred frost, thank you very much >>> brittney griner and paul whelan, two americans among many being held in foreign jails. today, a meeting between the president and their families, as their loved ones look for signs a prisoner swap may bring them home >>> a sword dpsordid love affair now investigators are looking at their very strange relationship. >>> currently, if you're pregnant and working, there's no law that an employer has to make reasonable accommodations, but reasonable accommodations, but that may changas why do nearly one million businesses choose stamps.com to mail and ship? no more trips to the post office no more paying full price for postage and great rates from usps and ups mail letters ship packages anytime anywhere for less a lot less get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again >>> joe biden today meeting with the families of two americans who the white house says are wrongfully detained in russia. brittney griner and paul whelan, it marks the first time the president has

appreciate your time. >> today president biden met with the families of brittney griner and paul foil and at the white house and both of them, of course, detained still in a russian jail. washington correspondent reshad hudson has the latest. >> good evening. the white house says the purpose of the meeting was to show these families that bringing their loved ones home is a top priority for the administration. >> these 2 individuals on the home anyway, period. president biden is meeting with the families of wnba star brittney griner and marine paul whalen to discuss how the u.s. is trying to secure the release of their loved ones. that is the goal. we want to make sure that the come home safely in february griner was detained in russia for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis in her luggage. she pled guilty and was sentenced last month to 9 years in prison. whalen has been in a russian jail for more than 3 years after being convicted on espionage charges. we get how hard this could be for their families. this president understands secretary of state antony blinken says bringing

as i finish on thish new of -- the issue of brittney griner. she's a hostage in putin's russia. playing basketball there was her only crime, if you will. and there she is in a cage in russia. a hostage since february. and we have a department that works on this issue inside the state department. i want to applaud them and make sure they have the resources for the many americans that are innocently held by countries around the world. it is a tragedy and shame that we have a circumstance where americans cannot travel. and i'm grateful for that support. but i'm also grateful to acknowledge, if you will, the disaster relief fund for our domestic crisis. as i said earlier man was interviewed in florida and said i lost everything. my house and everything in t a million people with no access to power. so this is a crucial and important -- puerto rico in need. a crucial and important c.r. because we always stand as the hand to hand out to our friends around the nation and the world. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackso

of brittney griner, and elizabeth whelan, the sister of paul whelan. both of those families have been pushing for a meeting with president biden and they will get their independent meetings tomorrow. no serious breakthrough for him to present, but they continue to work on this. >> kylie atwood, thank you very much. we'll watch what happens tomorrow. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> yoourcgovernor ron desantis backing down after sending planes of migrants to martha's vineyards. >>> president trump making a thinly veiled threat. should he be indicted and cricke contradicting his own legal team. >>> is there a split or are they closer than ever

brittney griner and paul whelan. the president is not going to let up in trying to bring them home. and bill richardson met with russian leadership in moscow and he worked to free detainees alone and he's been told to stop and leave russia. and kaitlan collins joins us live. why is president biden finally meeting with these families now and what do we know about the status of any negotiations to bring them home? >> reporter: it is a good question, jake. because this is a meeting that the families have pushed for more months. they have wanted to come to face-to-face with president biden to talk about how much they want this to be a priority for him and for his administration. bringing home their loved ones that are being held prisoner in russia. so they are finally getting the meetings separately today we're told with the families. they are really scheduled because the white house-h said one family was in town and they were scheduled that one and they wanted to make sure they met with both because you've seen situations in the last several months where brittney griner's wife got a ca

. >> wilfred frost, thank you very much >>> brittney griner and paul whelan, two americans among many being held in foreign jails. today, a meeting between the president and their families, as their loved ones look for signs a prisoner swap may bring them home >>> a sword dpsordid love affair now investigators are looking at their very strange relationship. >>> currently, if you're pregnant and working, there's no law that an employer has to make reasonable accommodations, but that may changase lawmakers and advocates ramp up the pressure isn't that right phil? sorry, i'm a little busy. what in the world are you doing? i'm in the metaverse, bundling my home and auto insurance. why don't you just do that in the real world? um, because now i can bundle in space. watch this. i still don't get it. save up to 25% when you bundle home and auto with allstate. click or call for a quote today. ♪♪ hey, sorry i missed your game. it's okay. you see that? that's when i realized it's time to finally do the thing we've been talking about for years. so we're making plans for right now. ♪♪ car

is this having a direct impact on the detention of brittney griner, paul whelan, actually others, of course, the griner and whelan families today are meeting with the president for the first time and they've been saying that, you know, wrongfully detained americans are being held longer than any time in history. how do we get them home? >> yes. first and foremost, the president will be meeting with the families to assure them that this is front and center of our efforts. we will work diligently to get their family members brought home safely. and that's the message he will pass to them today. there's not good news in the sense we wish we could tell them today that they were being brought home, we wish the russians would accept the offer that we have put on the table for them. they should accept it today and release them. unfortunately they have not done that. so what will happen with -- in terms of our relationships and discussions in new york next week, it will not be business as usual with the russians. they have provoked an attack, an attack on the very core of the u.n. charter by

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. >> well, happening today, the families of wnba star brittney griner and paul whalen are meeting with president joe biden at the white house yet both americans are still imprisoned in russia. we have our dc correspondent raquel martin with the very latest. good morning. the white house says today's meeting is simply to show these families that bringing their loved ones home remains top of mind. >> the president will be meeting with the wife of brittney griner and the sister of paul whelan in recent months. both have been ramping up pressure for the administration to do more friday. president joe biden is meeting with the families of wnba star brittney griner in paul whelan both currently imprisoned in russia. when i would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that >> the russians have accepted our offer. and and we are bringing their loved ones home. that is not what we're we're we're seeing that leave. the white house says they do not have good news to bring thursday. white house press secretary karine jean pierre, that russia has yet to accept their

the president will be meeting with the wife of brittney griner and the sister of paul whelan in recent months. both have been ramping up pressure for the administration to do more friday. president joe biden is meeting with the families of wnba star brittney griner in paul whelan both currently imprisoned in russia. when i would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that >> the russians have accepted our offer. and and we are bringing their loved ones home. that is not what we're we're we're seeing that leave. the white house says they do not have good news to bring thursday. white house press secretary karine jean pierre, that russia has yet to accept their offer to do a prisoner swap in august, the biden administration offered for free russian arms dealer. viktor boot in exchange for both griner and whelan. we should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day. we get to share that good news. the white house says negotiations with russia are ongoing. reiner is now serving a 9 year sentence in russia. she's been detained there

we continue to urge them to take up this proposal so that we can bring paul and brittney griner home and reunite them with their families. >> let me ask you finally president treasury department is imposing sanctions on iran's morality pleas. what's the u.s. message to the women of iran right now? >> our message to the women of iran is the same message i delivered to the people of russia. the women of iran, the people of russia, people around the world have universal rights. among those universal rights are the rights to peaceful assembly, the right to freedom of expression. we have seen those rights extinguished, in some cases violently, both in russia and including recently in iran with what is going on there. seven people have been killed. at least in the recent uprising you're right that we continue to stand with them. but we also continue to take action. today not only did we sanction the so-called morality police, but seven other individuals who have been compicit in some of the repression that we have seen on the part of the iranian government. unfortunately, this is par for t

the president will be meeting with the wife of brittney griner and also the sister of paul whalen. both of them have been pressuring the administration to do more to get them home friday. president joe biden is meeting with the families of wnba star brittney griner. >> in paul whelan, both currently imprisoned in russia. when i would love to say that the purpose of this meeting is to inform the families that the russians have accepted our offer. and and we are bringing their loved ones home. that is not what we're we're we're seeing that leave. the white house says they do not have good news to bring thursday. white house press secretary karine jean pierre, that russia has yet to accept their offer to do a prisoner swap in august, the biden administration offered for free russian arms dealer. viktor boot in exchange for both griner and whelan. we should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day. we get to share that good news. the white house says negotiations with russia are ongoing. reiner is now serving a 9 year sentence in russia. she's been detained

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reporter: can you tell us any more with the families of brittney griner and call for their release? will that be a public message or private conversation? mr. sullivan: the president had a long session with elizabeth wheel. d.m. anand: brittney griner's wife and they were both very detailed discussions of what the united states is doing to try and secure the release of them both. and it's time to end the unjust detention of these two individuals and the president and just to talk about it, he would be available and in that sense, it was president biden in the way you have seen in many other contexts and look into the eyes of the family members and reenforce to make sure that we get them home as rapidly as possible. fundamentally, the united states at the direction of the president has been prepared to take significant steps in order to secure the release. we have communicated that to the russians and had direct discussions with the russians over the past few months. president biden is trying to get them home and the russians understand what we are prepared to do. and from our perspe

brittney griner griner is appealing a nine year sentence and paul whelan has served two years of his sentence sentence for espionage charges . . the white house said they hade a substantial proposal to get them home but there is not a sight that there is a breakthroh a breakthrough. > >> people are lining up again to to see queen elizabeth ii as she as she lies in state. the line was put on pause this morning because so many people showed u. showed up. cbs reporter in the joins us with more details on the ceremonies. the line has been crazy with people waiting up to 14 hours. >> reporter: that is right but we are keeping an eye on it. it looks like they extended the pae the pause even further. at one point it was five miles long. it it was a 14 hour waiting time. people still had a smile on their face. today king charles is on the last stop of his tour and he is in wales . cheering crowds welcomed king charles iii for his first visit to wales as wales as a monarch and he met with well-wishers. the new king has made a stop in all four nations of the uk. with the queen consort at his s

brittney griner in exchange for victor boot, and if in this arms dealer, and paul whelan in exchange for an unnamed russian spy. sources say that spy is in u.s. custody. >>> now another live look at westminster hall where queen elizabeth license day. thousand people waiting in line right now. the miles long line is now stretched almost 5 miles. the death of the queen bringing a new focus on the next- generation of the monarchy. there are many more royals caring on the legacy. >> reporter: to the world, queen elizabeth was the longest reigning monarch in britain, but she was the ultimate matriarch within her family. they're all united in grief for their queen. over the weekend, the process of oil saying her four-year-old son told her, don't worry, the queen is now with great grandpa. the new royal line of succession on full display as the next-generation steps into the spotlight. after prince william, his three children are next in line to the throne, including his youngest four-year-old, prince louis. following suit, following prince harry and his children, is princess beatrice and p

. >>> president biden is set to meet with the families of brittney griner and former u.s. marine paul whelan both serving prison sentences in russia the white house insists they are wrongfully detained. meetings will take place separately president biden has yet to speak with the families. the administration is committed to getting griner and whelan home safely. >> i would love to say the purpose of the meeting is to inform the families that the russians accepted our offer and bringing their loved ones home that is not what we are seeing in the negotiations at this time look, as we said, the russians should accept our offer. they should accept our offer today. we will keep working diligently until the day we get to share that good news >> for months, the white house has been negotiating to get the two americans released russia is demanding a 2 for 2 deal brittney griner in exchange for viktor bout and paul helan in exchange for an unnamed russian spy. that spy is in u.s. custody right now. fr>>> and now another live lookt westminster hall where queen elizabeth lies in stat

what that may mean for brittney griner and paul whelan but first, zelenskyy visits a retaken city. >>> this was a surprise trip by the ukrainian leader he posed for a group picture with some of the soldiers who fought to liberate the city. he also sang the national anthem as ukraine's blue and yellow flag was raised in front of a burned out city hall building. ukrainian forces making a big gain ukraine's deputy minister of defense says they freed about 150,000 people in some hundred communities in the northeast this comes as putin gets set to meet the chinese president in a summit tomorrow they last met at the winter olympics back in february. following that meeting, they issued a joint statement saying their friendship has, quote, no limits less than two weeks later, russia invaded ukraine sky news and their reporter deborah haynes at a liberated town in northeast ukraine. >> reporter: free to show their desperation, now the russians have gone. no space for manners as they swarm the ukrainian relief truck. son, give me an eight-pack, please i have a walking stick, she says he's recov

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wnba star brittney griner place for the women's basketball team in both the u.s. and russia officials there arrested her back in february at a moscow airport on drug charges. whelan was arrested in 2018 on espionage charges. the white house has been in talks with russian officials with biden saying last month he was hopeful a deal could be reached. >> you wanted to let them know that they remain friends of mine and that his team is working on this every day. >> the president will meet with the family separately. and he also says his administration is committed to securing the release of both griner and whelan. but a senior administrator with the white house says there's been slow progress on the latest efforts to secure any release. >> after the break, we have another look at the fire burning in oakland at this hour along i-580, will be righ >> continue to follow breaking news out of oakland, firefighters working to put out a fire that has spread to homes near i-580. you're watching now. new citizen app video just into our newsroom, showing crews responding to the

has been trying to get back brittney griner, as well as paul whelan. secretary of state antony blinken is at the u.n. general assembly gathering today, along with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. do we know if they are meeting to discuss this at all? >> reporter: well, listen, the state department has said there is no scheduled meeting, and that is an area that we'll be watching, however, because the state department has said if there is, you know, any remote possibility that a meeting could actually advance their efforts to get home paul when land and brittney griner, then they would entertain it. but as of right now, it doesn't seem like that's the direction they're heading in. we should note that linda thomas greenfield, the ambassador to the united nations for the u.s. told you, jake that the russians will be isolated here in the united nations for the general assembly. >> all right, kylie, thank you so much. >>> turning to our national lead. and growing calls for an investigation after migrants were shipped north by republican g governors r

griner and paul whelan. the biden administration repeatedly saying securing their release from russian custody is top priority for him. >>> let's begin this hour with our colleague katelyn polantz on the appointment of the special master to review the documents. it is a miracle as many pointed out that they agreed on someone, judge deary. i think the treat contentious issue that will lead to this appeal is what doj can and can't do as the special master goes through the stuff, right? >> right. and there is what this judge is able to do, whether she can or cannot do the things she's already done in this case. so the criminal investigation is paused, that's one thing judge aileen cannon did. the other thing is she has appointed special master judge raymond deary, he is a senior judge, very experienced and well-respected judge out of the federal court in brooklyn. what he's going to do now is he's going to work with the justice department and with donald trump's legal teams about donald trump's wishes essential

. >> the white house is saying that president biden is not going to let up on getting brittney griner and paul whelan released from russia. >>> president biden's first-ever face-to-face meetings with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan since they were detained in russia, a move the white house says was intended to let them know that they were front of mind with the president. an offer the biden administration had made for theory lease of griner and whelan didn't bring an offer. the white house has offered viktor bout, but one administration tells cnn that they've gotten a written demand for something the u.s. is incapable of delivering on. >> the russians are masters at asking us to do something we cannot do, where they think we control something that they don't control. independent negotiator bill richardson was in moscow this week meeting with russian leadership. administration officials expressing open frustration that richardson has been working outside official channels. >> our message is that private citizens should not be in moscow at all right now, and that private