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Family history, his parents were sovietjewish emigrants to the us in the 19705, fleeing persecution to come to the us. with his russian heritage in mind, he became fascinated about the country and eager to go back. well, we can see where this part of the story has brought us. but one day he will come back to the newsroom and he will continue his stellar career.- continue his stellar career. paul, thank you _ continue his stellar career. paul, thank you so _ continue his stellar career. paul, tha...

Thing theyre relying on is president bidens promise to do everything he can to bring evan home. >> i have amazing support. i have amazing parents. just knowing that our government is doing everything in their power right now. just everyone wants to help. is thinking about him. i just know that were not alone in this. >> we got a chance this week to speak with one of evans colleagues at the "wall street journal." just like the u.s. government, they say theres no way that evan was a spy or engaged...

Signalled that a prisoner swap is possible. any of those conversations wouldnt be made possible. you talk to white house officials. they say they have no break-throughs to report. so its understandable that evans family is bracing themselves for this to go on for a very long time. they did get some relief written just last month the family got to see evan and speak with him at his pretrial detention hearing. >> its harder now the leave him there than it was the first time. >> im trying not to th...

In the 1970s, fleeing persecution to come to the us. with his russian heritage in mind, he became fascinated about the country, and eager to go back. well, we can see where this part of the story has brought us. but one day he will come back to the newsroom and he will continue his stellar career. paul, thank you so much for speaking to us, and we all hope for the speedy of evan. and we all hope for the speedy return of evan. stay with us here on bbc news. we closed the working week on a hot and

Vehicles. today marks the 100th day of wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich�*s wrongful detention in russia. evan has spent more than three months in moscows lefortovo prison, held on espionage charges. earlier this week, a kremlin spokesman said that russia is in contact with the us regarding prisoner swaps. but, they must be carried out in, quote, "complete silence". white house national security adviserjake sullivan earlier, i spoke to paul beckett, the wall street journals dc burea...

In captivity in russia. talking about a prisoner swap. they love to have an american to use in these negotiations in leverage. you guys had a lot of big headlines in getting people home. how does this play out and work with putin under this administration? >> well, im praying for evan and for his family. i pray he will return home safe and healthy just as quick as possibly can be. but shannon your point is well taken. we have britteny griner home and they took another hostage because we traded b...

Remember that he not only represents all the journalists that are working here in the united states and abroad all over the world, but he represents freedom of press. this is one of the greatest freedoms that the united states affords us. it does not exist, it really does not exist in the rest of the world, many many countries all over the world. so i really want to remind everyone when were going about our daily lives and celebrating with our families, just remember the freedoms we have and get...

Chanting in nanterre today, thousands gathered to mark the void left by one local teenager and the rage that flowed in to fill it. the violence here last night still mapped onto the surrounding streets in ash and debris. nahel�*s mother leading a chant of "police, assassins." evan came from a suburb on the other side of paris, but the problems there were just the same, he said. translation: we do not have jobs. we do not get hired if we do not lie on our cv.

Evan Gershkovich has been held behind bars in Moscow since March on charges of espionage.

That was not justified by the -- shop is written. its how its interpreted that matters. >> thank you both for those perspectives. i want to bring in evan right now. so evan, you just do this podcast, diners into a portion of, and it was great, about the supreme court and how political so many americans believe that it has become, and in fact you did it with -- , new york reporter who coined the term the dark money supreme court. what does that mean? >> as many people will remember, jane mayer ga...