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battling flames for almost a week now. we ll ask them how they decide which homes they can save. we begin this hour with a story of international intrigue. a super bowl nfl ring belonging to robert kraft is currently stashed way in the kremlin. how did it get there? craft initially said the massive ring of almost five carats of diamonds was a gift to president putin in 2005. now, kraft is telling a much different story. elena cho is live with this story. explain how this came to be. you say it s international intrigue. really, a case of international he said-he said. the question being this, did russian president vladimir putin steal a super bowl ring from new england patriots owner, robert kraft. kraft is now saying, yes. the patriots owner was an an event in new york city and accepting the carnegie hall of excellence. during that acceptance speech he brought up the story that first surfaced in 2005. that is when kraft met with putin in st. petersburg according to the n
0 abandoned in the canadian arctic, only to be found by american sailors and returned to queen victoria. the desk was a token of good will and friendship, as the plaque on it attests. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. hello, everyone. i m fredericka whitfield. welcome to the cnn newsroom. a look at the top stories for this hour. how did russian vladimir putin end up with an nfl super bowl ring? the new england patriots owner, robe robert kraft, says putin took it. putin claims it was a gift. we get all to the bottom of the controversy with a live report. cut in half. firefighters have been battling flames for almost a week now. we ll ask them how they decide which homes they can save. we begin this hour with a story of international intrigue. a super bowl nfl ring belonging to robert kraft is currently stashed way in the kremlin. how did it get there? craft initially said the massive ring of almost five carats of diamonds was
good morning and welcome to the weekend. welcome. finally the weekend. yeah, and a beautiful day here in new york. i hope it is there with you. we have a great lineup of guests this saturday including garrett clark jr. who s been called the future of the blues. he s an exceptional guitarist, and you ll hear it for yourself when he performs in our second cup cafe. just in time for father s day, our chef dishes up a brazilian style steak dinner sure to please most dads. that huge wildfire in colorado, the most districtive in the state s history. firefighters are gaining ground in getting the fires under control but say that could all change if the weather shifts. manuel borjorquez is in colorado. good morning manuel. what is the latest there? reporter: good morning, anthony and bonita. another hot and dry day could reverse the progress firefighters made yesterday when they received unexpected rain. the fire is now 30% contained, and some evacuation orders have bee
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