US prisoners speak to family after being freed from Russia

Tears of joy flowed in the Oval Office the moment families of prisoners such as Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich spoke by phone to their loved ones.

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Russia freed Gershkovich, ex-US Marine Paul Whelan and others on Thursday as part of the elaborate multi-country exchange that the White House said involved 24 prisoners, including Russian hitman Vadim Krasikov, released by Germany.

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