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...or passing down the family business... ...or giving back to the places that inspire you. no matter your purpose, at pnc private bank, we will work with you every step of the way to help you achieve it. so let us focus on the how. just tell us - whats your why? ♪ for the first time in almost 300 days, wnba superstar brittney griner is waking up in the united states after the nightmare of being held in a russian prison. >> griner was freed in a prisoner swap involving a notorious arms deale...

Confirm she arrived at joint pace san antonio. britney greiner now in her home state after nearly 10 months in a russian prison. most recently, serving her nine year sentence in a russian penal colony. and there is new information about her life there. greiner says she cut her long hair two weeks ago and trimmed it to make her life easier during the russian winter, and her attorney there says she was unable to do the sewing work she was assigned at the penal colony, due to her large hands, and b...

Nic robertson, appreciate it. joi joining us again when you learn more. all right. brittney griner is waking up in the united states this morning for the first time in nearly ten months. the wnba superstar is in texas undergoing a routine medical evaluation at san antonios brooke army medical center. griner was freed on thursday in a prisoner swap with russia. in exchange for griner, vladimir putin secured the release of notorious arms dealer viktor bout who is now back in moscow. cnns rosa fl...

Conditions are said to be quite harsh. griners newfound freedom, also highlights the continued imprisonment of poland, a former marine imprisoned in russia for nearly four years on espionage charges which he and the u.s. government have tonight. wieland is serving a 16 year sentence and did not return home this time because, according to the white house, it was griner or no one at all. back with me now is msnbc correspondent marissa to dig into that. marissa, good to see. what do we know? i know...

Raising hopes that paul whelan could be the next american freed. for now, griners family, friends and teammates say they are just happy to have her home. >> were incredibly gratified and thankful she is back. >> rose a joins us. i understand that griner spoke with her dad on the flight back to the u.s.? >> reporter: you know, she did. this is according to congresswoman sheila jackson. i got off the phone with her and she says she had a conversation with brittney griners father about that midair ...

Appears to be in good health. >> she was incredibly gracious and humble on the flight, very appreciative of the effort to get her home. >> reporter: griner is undergoing a medical evaluation before being reunited with her wife cherelle and the rest of her family. a senior biden administration official saying the negotiations to bring griner home were separate from any talks about ukraine. the deal came together about one week ago after the u.s. offered to swap convicted russian arms dealer vikto...

American soil. >> reporter: welcome news on griners concern. we can confirm she arrived in san antonio. after ten months in a russian prison. and theres new information about her life there. griner says she cut her long hair nearly two weeks ago and trimmed it to make her life easier during the russian winter. her attorney there says she was unable to do the sewing work she was assigned at the penal colony due to her large hands and because the tables were too small to accommodate her. president...

Minute. were not going to hear from her soon, right? she needs to go through and get her seat legs. people who come back from these, right? it takes a minute for them to be able to handle stimuli like noise, large crowds, flash bulbs, and any of those things can be very scary at first. >> and i will leave you with this. after the mental and physical -- this total evaluation is done, really, with the state department that expresses that this is a conversation they will be having with britney grin...

Long week for her. then, looking at the even bigger picture, the last ten months that, mental toll that must take on some on, let alone the physical. we dont really know all the conditions that she went through. so, this is her getting off the plane. you could see she seems to be walking just fine. she has a bit of pep in her step, no doubt. excited to be walking on the west soil, about to reunite with her loved ones, including her wife, cherelle. but by all accounts, while she may be presenting...

State after nearly 10 months in a russian prison, most recently serving her nine-year sentence in a russian penalent joe biden security council spokesman said she appears to be in good health. >> very gracious and kind and humble on the flight. very appreciative of the effort to get her home. >> reporter: she is undergoing evaluation before being reunited with her wife and family. the deal came together about one week ago after the u.s. offered to swap convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout f...