overthrow vladimir putin. and we re learning more about where yevgeny prigozhin might be at this hour. also ahead, ukraine tries to make the most of russia s crisis on the battlefield after a slow, bloody start to their counter offensive. plus, president biden s first public comments on everything that s unfolding in russia, and on capitol hill, lawmakers voicing their concerns but will that translate to more dollars and supplies for ukraine? our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, but we begin with nbc s matt bradley who has the latest on this challenge to putin s leadership. so matt, how significant is this new audio from prigozhin who has not been publicly seen since all of those people were coming around him in russia as he was getting ready to leave. well, it s pretty significant, chris, when you consider the fact that we haven t heard from this man in the past two days. it shed just a little bit more light on an episode that has really b
down. also, from hot dog vendor to hired gun, who is this man willing to challenge one of the world s largest military forces? plus, america divided this decision must not stand! one year after the supreme court took away the constitutional right to an abortion, the debate rages on with confusion over care in many states still grappling with the high court s decision. to the rescue, why dolphins and sea lions are washing up on california shores and the effort today to save them. i m carter evans in southern california, there are so many sick sea lions at this facility they can t take any more in. and later, futuristic friend, the robot powering up learning for kids. i m glad to play with you today. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with adriana diaz. good evening, we begin tonight with whiplash on the global stage. the world watched minute by minute as the wagner group, soldiers for hire fighting for putin in ukraine turned on russia s militar
not have authority over our territory. we are going to have a new sheriff in town on january 20th, 2025. bret: central u.s. facing heat advisories well above triple digits to 118-degrees. if there is a sign of dehydration 100 moms red to jump on it. tigers win, tigers win the national championship is headed back to baton rouge. brian: all right. we begin with this. president biden, once again, adamantly denying claims that he knew about his is son s hunter biden overseas business dealings. does anyone believe that at this point. steve: the administration receiving pushback after hunter biden s appearance at white house state dinner while facing criminal charges a bad look some say. ainsley: alexandria hoff is live from washington with more. good morning. the president is having to answer to a lot of things right now. namely whether he knew about his son s business dealings, ever talking about it with him. that was detailed in 2017 whatsapp message allege that
u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s reported missing at sea off the coast of somalia and the u.s. military strikes houthi rebels in yemen. more than two dozen targets hit over two days with help from american allies. will it stop the attacks on merchant ships in the red sea? the houthis vowing more attacks. revenge for israel s war with hamas, now approaching its 100th day. countdown to iowa. just two days until the caucuses. expected to be the coldest ever on record. the candidates forced to shuffle their schedules. how the bitter cold and snow could affect turnout. former president donald trump expecting a win and the new polling on the importance of the race for second place. rachel scott on the trail. texas governor greg abbott defending his remarks over the migrant crisis saying they re doing everything except shooting people who come across the border because the biden administration would charge them with murder. tonight the governor explains what meant as negotiations continue in
chief meteorologist ginger zee is reporting from the storm zone tonight. she ll time this out. the breaking headline late today. law enforcement sources telling abc news marine veteran daniel penny has now been indicted by a grand jury for the subway chokehold death of jordan neely in new york. also tonight, former president trump this evening, what he s saying about the justice department. the attorney general merrick garland on special counsel jack smith today. and mike pence tonight now saying, if true, i cannot defend what s in that indictment. the horrific scene off the coast of greece tonight. hundreds missing in the water after a fishing boat sinks. the images coming in tonight. the rescues at sea. tonight, for the first time, we hear from one of the alleged victims in the case of the new york city lawyer who was brought back to boston to face rape charges. authorities say multiple cases. the victim describing how he allegedly approached her with a gun. she s