in the united states and around the world. i m alex marquardt in washington. and i m anderson cooper on the canadian coast. a new mission to investigate the debris of the imploded submersible. the company under intense scrutiny, as we re learning about early warnings that the sub might be unsafe. cnn s new reporting on the special counsel s january 6th investigation. sources revealing that at least two fake trump electors were given limited immunity in exchange for their grand jury testimony. and the chief of the wagner private military group makes a powerful claim, accusing leadership of killing a huge amount of its mercenary force, describing its actions as evil. we ll break down what this could mean for russia s war in ukraine. you re in the situation room. we are coming to you live from canada, st. john s, newfoundland. this is a key staging ground for the investigation of the deadly submersible. many critical questions remain unanswered, as a new mission is und
hi, bret. bret: this is america s newsroom. 36 hours of chaos threatening vladimir putin s grip on power. mercenary group that was supporting russia in ukraine turning against the kremlin and marching towards moscow. dana: the rebels were members of the wagner group. their leader called off the revolte at the 11th hour. not clear why. his whereabouts right now are unknown. ukrainian forces taking advantage of the chaos. they are reporting gains against russian troops in the east. russian defense minister is making his first public appearance since the revolt doing little to quell speculation that putin is in serious jeopardy. much of his longevity is tied to what happens inside ukraine. he knows full well his future is dependent on what happens in ukraine. i don t see him admitting that he made a terrible mistake here and pull all his troops out. you see a real public perception going against putin. he doesn t have a strong sense of being a strong man anymore. see
putin s power is becoming tenuous for the first time in 23 years. good evening. good evening to you, trace. the civil war that appeared to be on the point of breaking out in russia has become a war of words with a clearly angry russian president lashing out at those who led what he called the rebellion. they wanted russian soldiers to kill each other. soldiers and civilians would die and russia would lose and our society split. choke in a bloody strife. putin never mentioned the mercenary leader by name but the notorious head of the group was central to everything putin said. once a close friend and ally he s putin s public enemy number one. locations and intents unknown. giving no clues in an audio statement released today in which he come papered the ease of his troop s movement through russia to the failures of russia s regular army when they invaded ukraine 16 months ago. a master class on how february 24th, 2022 should look like. did not have the goal of over thr
implosion of the titanic bound sub deepening as one man speaks out to tell his story. plus, inside the implosion, we ll tell you what the catastrophe might have looked like under water. i m here with a friend of those on board to talk about the warning signs he heard himself. and tanks on the streets of moscow tonight. russia breaking into state television with an urgent message. now the head of russia s private army accused of attempting a coup. let s go out front. good evening. out front tonight a new mission to the titan debris field underway at this hour. the robot that found the sub s wreckage near the titanic is back deep under water to search and map the debris. it s a slow process. right. it s pitch black. it s operating under that crushing pressure, 380 times the pressure on the surface. and as this new mission is underway at this hour we re learning troubling new details about the titan submersible. a marine certification company telling cnn it rejected a requ
the same robot that found the titanic sub is back at the wreckage site, the lead starts right now. what went so tragically wrong? causing the implosion that killed five people on that v voyage. first on cnn, a new mission today for that remote vehicle that discovered the sub debris. plus, a cnn exclusive. fake electors compelled to testify. as a special counsel investigation looking in efforts to over turn the 2020 election heats up. and in the shadow of trump, 2024 republican hopefuls converge on a conservative conference and try to separate themselves on one of the most divisive issues of this election cycle. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper here in washington. and i m anderson cooper in saint john, newfoundland, where the sub started one week ago today. this afternoon the canadian government is announcing it is launching an investigation into the implosion of the sub which killed all five people on board. mothership is set to arrive in