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RUSSIA has a sprawling network of sleeper agents in the UK who could kill on command, an ex-MI6 agent has warned.Former spook Julian Richards said Mos

The most senior of 10 Russian spies unmasked in the US in 2010 in a case that inspired the TV show The Americans has died. Mikhail Vasenkov, who worked for years in secrecy...

He and his wife were among 10 Soviet sleeper agents who blended into American society before being exposed and deported in 2010. The TV series sprung from the episode.

the austrian capital of vienna today. >> in a scene out of a cold war era spy navl, the deal is for russians accused of spying for the united states. john hendren joins us now. >> reporter: you put it just right. its like something out of a novel. its the first spy swap between the u.s. and russia in 24 years. ten spies head for mother russia, a reminder that cold war-style espionage is alive and well. >> the cold war is over. but the game goes on. >> reporter: in an extraordinary spy ...

where did everybody go? lets go to maryland. to the outer loop is running a speech at new hampshire ave. we will keep an eye on this side of the building. newschopper 7 will join us in a little while. alison and doug. >> thank you. d.c. police are investigating a double shooting in southeast overnight. one victim shot in the 3500 block of 19th street and the second victim shot in the 3400 block of stanton road. both transported to the hospital and one of them in grave condition. if n...

him. we talk to kyrons parents. and "american idol" takes central park. the entire top ten is here, performing live in our summer concert series. ♪ schools out for summer boy. no slowing down going into the weekend. a lot of breaking news overnight, starting with the russian spies. the ten suspected russian spies, sent back, in exchange for four people convicted of spying on russia for us. many of the russian spies have children. and their fate is unclear. some appear to be going...

today. >> in a scene out of a cold war era spy navl, the deal is for russians accused of spying for the united states. john hendren joins us now. >> reporter: you put it just right. its like something out of a novel. its the first spy swap between the u.s. and russia in 24 years. ten spies head for mother russia, a reminder that cold war-style espionage is alive and well. >> the cold war is over. but the game goes on. >> reporter: in an extraordinary spy swap, the russian spies pleaded...

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a spy novel. >> those suspected russian spies being sent home in exchange for the freedom of american agents being held in russia. and were told it could all happen in a matter of hours. >> sonia gallego joins us from london with the latest on all the intrigue. good morning, sonia. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. were expected to receive information on the ten detained in the u.s. on spying allegations. the trade-off is reported to be four others imprisoned in russia. a nuclear weap...

and were told it could all happen in a matter of hours. >> sonia gallego joins us from london with the latest on all the intrigue. good morning, sonia. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. were expected to receive information on the ten detained in the u.s. on spying allegations. the trade-off is reported to be four others imprisoned in russia. a nuclear weapon scientists who was detained in 2004. all accused of spying for the u.s. all ten suspects were moved to new york, reportedly in a...