maria butina prepares to finalize her plea deal, we are getting details on her cooperation with federal prosecutors. how much did she learn about the gop and the nra. what did she tell the kremlin? how manafort lied. a federal judge tells robert mueller to provide more information about the former trump campaign chairman's alleged lies to prosecutors. will more crucial clues about the broader russian investigation be revealed publicly? out like flynn. the special counsel says the president's former national security adviser deserves to stay out of prison because of his cooperation. tonight flynn is weighing in on his own fate and his role in the russia probe. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the siutation room". ♪ this is "cnn breaking news". breaking news tonight.