Cash and gold in exchange for political favors, the allegations against a sitting u. S. Senator are damning. Nearly 500,000 stuffed in envelopes, a mercedesbenz, even gold bars, the gifts allegedly given to senator bob menendez and his wife. New video of ukraine on the attack after more than a year at war. This team they confirm a successful hit on a russian ship. And more workers hit the picket lines in dozens more locations. This could impact you if your car needs to be repaired. Welcome to the lead. Im pamela brown in for jake tapper. We start with senator bob menendez accused in a sweeping indictment today charged with accepting bribes, pressuring a u. S. Official and spilling sensitive u. S. Information to benefit a foreign government. The indictment lays out how federal agents raided menendez home last summer finding a stash of gold bars, nearly 500,000 in cash stuffed inside envelopes and a gifted mercedes convertible. Menendez wife is also charged. According to the indictment s
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Five Americans who would be imprisoneded in iran are expected to be leased today as part of a wider u. S. u. U. S. iran deal. The u. S. Government designate all Five Americans as being wrongfully detained. Joining me now is International Diplomatic editor nic robertson. Its a complex deal, isnt it, nic . Reporter it is a very complex deal. And it seems to be open to a variety of interpretations that weve heard from the iranian Prime Minister over the last week. What were hearing from the Iranian Foreign minister today as he says, we wilhopefully and what hes referring to there is 6 billion of frozen iran accounts that are being currently under the control of south korea. And that money would arrive in an account. Now, the Foreign Minister says, in a regional state. But we understand that account, that new account that iran would have access to would be in qatar, but the implications are here that this expected arrangement that would allow for th
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Five Americans who would be imprisoneded in iran are expected to be leased today as part of a wider u. S. u. U. S. iran deal. The u. S. Government designate all Five Americans as being wrongfully detained. Joining me now is International Diplomatic editor nic robertson. Its a complex deal, isnt it, nic . Reporter it is a very complex deal. And it seems to be open to a variety of interpretations that weve heard from the iranian Prime Minister over the last week. What were hearing from the Iranian Foreign minister today as he says, we wilhopefully and what hes referring to there is 6 billion of frozen iran accounts that are being currently under the control of south korea. And that money would arrive in an account. Now, the Foreign Minister says, in a regional state. But we understand that account, that new account that iran would have access to would be in qatar, but the implications are here that this expected arrangement that would allow for th
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Five Americans who would be imprisoneded in iran are expected to be leased today as part of a wider u. S. u. U. S. iran deal. The u. S. Government designate all Five Americans as being wrongfully detained. Joining me now is International Diplomatic editor nic robertson. Its a complex deal, isnt it, nic . Reporter it is a very complex deal. And it seems to be open to a variety of interpretations that weve heard from the iranian Prime Minister over the last week. What were hearing from the Iranian Foreign minister today as he says, we wilhopefully and what hes referring to there is 6 billion of frozen iran accounts that are being currently under the control of south korea. And that money would arrive in an account. Now, the Foreign Minister says, in a regional state. But we understand that account, that new account that iran would have access to would be in qatar, but the implications are here that this expected arrangement that would allow for th
Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Five Americans who would be imprisoneded in iran are expected to be leased today as part of a wider u. S. u. U. S. iran deal. The u. S. Government designate all Five Americans as being wrongfully detained. Joining me now is International Diplomatic editor nic robertson. Its a complex deal, isnt it, nic . Reporter it is a very complex deal. And it seems to be open to a variety of interpretations that weve heard from the iranian Prime Minister over the last week. What were hearing from the Iranian Foreign minister today as he says, we wilhopefully and what hes referring to there is 6 billion of frozen iran accounts that are being currently under the control of south korea. And that money would arrive in an account. Now, the Foreign Minister says, in a regional state. But we understand that account, that new account that iran would have access to would be in qatar, but the implications are here that this expected arrangement that would allow for th