Americans were moved from tehrans Notorious Eivin Prison to a hotel guarded by iranian officials earlier today. Cnns Christiane Amanpour was first to break the story. She also spoke with one of the Iranian American detainees in an unprecedented interview from the prison back in march. She joins us now. Christiane, Siamak Namazi took a huge risk talking to you, but it does seem his message has been heard. Reporter well, lets hope so because he was desperate. And youre absolutely right. He told me desperate times, you know, mean you have to take desperate measures. And it was an extraordinary thing for somebody to be able to take a phone call out of eivin. He had been in nearly eight years, so he had some privileges like the ability to use a phone. But never had this been allowed to the press, and he didnt get permission. He just did it. But it just goes to show how desperate they were and how they absolutely wanted to get their message in front and center of the Biden Administration to
Shows that poorer households do suffer high inflation. These people are feeling it somewhere around 5 to 6 . Reporter thats because most of a low income familys budget goes to necessities, which are still rising, like rent, groceries and electricity. And theres new evidence people are using credit cards to cover the bills. For the first time in the u. S. Credit card debt has surpassed 1 trillion. We polled consumers that carry credit card balances about what was behind that. What caused it . Emergency and unplanned expenses was the top answer. But even everyday expenses, about 1 in 4 a sign of financial strain. Reporter now, gas prices have been ticking up in recent weeks. A little too late to impact the july inflation report. But if those prices keep rising it could add some Inflationary Pressure when the september reading comes around next month. Major . Necessities, they always matter. Carter evans, thank you. A political assassination in ecuador has thrown that country into a state
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American Prisoners Released from iran and almost home. The lead starts right now. A nightmare almost over. For Five Americans who spent years behind bars in brutal iranian prisons. One was a father locked up when he was tried to visit his jailed son. Coming up, inside of the negotiations to get The Americans released which some critics are calling Hostage Diplom diplomacy. Plus annoyed on the bench. A judge expressing irritation with Jeffrey Clark who trump almost appointed as Attorney General and who didnt bother showing up for todays hearing. And cnn undercover. Looking into what the Mercenary Wagner group is up to in africa. After Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on suspicious circumstances. Welcome to the lead, the jake tapper. We start with Five Americans who the u. S. Has been wrongfully detained in iran headed home. We saw them for the first time today stepping off a plane in qatar after leaving iran. They are back on a plane headed to the United States. Theyre expected to arrive at
85 years old and to stay alive now to reach this moment to hug his son in freedom and to reunited with his family. And seeing your emotion coming through on this, it is showing real, the humanity of all of this in the mix of obviously this so complicated politics. I am looking at the statement, and it is a lengthy statement. Of course it is. He has been waiting a long time to say it. He has a lot to say. Yes. And he will have a lot the say going forward. And that is one thing in this, it is not what has happened to me since, but it is a call to now, and speaking directly to President Biden, as i take my first breath of freedom, will you engage with World Leaders and engage at a endeavor to prevent taking hostages in the first place. And talk to me about what his mission is now that he is now having his first breaths of freedom. Well, i think that is this is his mission, because he has been and he will be a Case Study Example of the worst of an american detained somewhere in the world b