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Laura, that russia really doesnt value its people all that much when you talk about this presumptive nominee they a are -- prisoner exchange. he says that they have killed tens of thousands of body bags with the corporatiose of russia soldiers left behind. so really trying to set the scene with these negotiations. russian state media reporting that the deputy foreign minister has said, yes, russia is still open to a prisoner swap, but we also heard from the leader of donetsk who says that they a...

Parents. hes uses the phone calls as our conduit way of getting information out of the prisons to us to let us know how hes doing. >> can you tell us what the message was? >> sure. i fwrout with me. he said this is a disintegrating experience for mind, body and south. i need the white house to take decisive action to secure my release, top level action, and theres no better time than the present. >> so elizabeth, i dont know if its difficult to see trevor home given the fact that paul has been t...

Fighting, we also heard from the mayors office in mariupol, saying they are on the verge of an infectious disease spread because of the conditions there. many families waiting to hear about their loved ones in russian captivity had a chance to talk to one of those. >> as russia pummeled the steel plant with overwhelming firepower, natalia could only watch and pray for her husband inside. but, the ukrainian soldier was able to update natalia almost daily, she says, chronicling the worsening condi...

Captured ukrainian soldiers from the capture azov steel plant w. what do we know? >> reporter: yes, thats right. i had toe chance to talk to natalia. her husband she has not heard from in four days. one of the people were watching closely. he is in captivity. he surrendered. she is desperately hoping to hear from him, and potentially if theres any kind of prisoner of war swap to be had, negotiations, but so far, no word about his whereabouts and how he is doing. i had a chance to talk to her, an...

Your, they are under threat. a l now they are getting a chance at survival. ♪ >> reporter: high on a hilltop in the andes, a moment of transcendence is about to take place. >> translator: when the condor takes flight, all of us feel like we rise with him. >> reporter: this andean condor has been bred in captivity and never flown before. now, its doing it with an audience to celebrate its release into the wild. >> translator: the connection with an iconic species for thousands of years has insp...

But the politicians. it was a very far wide-ranging interview. we sat down with him for a couple hours. we sat down with his family and him. there were a lot of harrowing stories. there were tears. there was laughter. really impressive guy. one other thing, jim, as i mentioned to you before, he has a little bit of a russian accent. you hear it there. because he spent three years in russian captivity. you know, he didnt speak russian when he went into that russian jail in august 2019, but he lear...

Obviously a traumatic ordeal, to both think about the future, but deny yourself the hope of achieving all that he was thinking about. how is he now mentally and physically? >> well, those are two obviously very different things. hes not a super tall guy and he lost about 45 pounds in russian captivity because of malnutrition, because of his hunger strikes, because of his sickness. so since coming back to the united states, hes gained about 10 to 15 pounds, so he looks much better today than he d...

Just emerge and go back to normal. its going to take reactly magz and a lot of work to physically be back where he was. but if you met him, you wouldnt know that he had been in russian captivity for three years. he seemed great, he was defiant, he was emotional, he was angry, he laughed, he got upset at times. so, i mean, better than can be expected, i guess is my answer. >> yeah, its going to take some work and some time, obviously. you mentioned that he shared these stories like out of a horro...

A Memphis woman told police her partner was holding her against her will, had confiscated her phone, and punched her in the face when she tried to leave. That she was able to...

Statement that they would actually be supporting him. thats pretty notable considering how important the state of pennsylvania is. >> abby phillip, margaret talov, david chalian, thank you. the ukrainian fighters who surrendered at the mariupol steel plant are in russian captivity as prisoners of war, well talk about what comes next for them, and the department of homeland security is warning law enforcement of potential threats against the public and the supreme court ties to the abortion deb...