a good sunday evening to you. i m jim sciutto, and this is cnn s special live coverage of the extraordinary events this weekend out of russia. moscow s red square blocked off again today after the brief but stunning insurrection that s gripped the world, could perhaps weaken vladimir putin s grip on his country. we should note it s far too soon to know. so much we don t know about what led wagner mercenary group leader yevgeny prigozhin to launch a march on moscow and what convinced him to abruptly call it off. and then, it s said, go into exile. u.s. secretary of state tony blinken today called the whole series of events extraordinary, believes it indicates that cracks are emerging in putin s rule. the very latest now from cnn s sam kiley live from london. sam, we re watching russia closely, ukraine, also events in belarus. any developments to indicate to us what s actually happening right now? reporter: well, jim, i think the most stunning development so far is an absence
for a day of protest against a planned judicial overhaul their president says the government should abandon its controversial plan. now on bbc news ukraine: the children s story child: the day before war started was just i like any other. we played with our friends and ate with our families. that night was the last time our dreams were peaceful. in them, fireworks danced, lighting up the skies. but we woke to explosions. the sky burst into red and yellow. the windows and walls shook. no one knew what to do. in the skies above us, helicopters swarmed and multiplied. we watched as tanks rolled in. millions of people fled. they packed into overcrowded trains, while thousands more waited on platforms. men had to stay behind, so families and loved ones were separated. many people reached other countries and found safety. but some of us couldn t or didn t. and now this. ..is our life. dog barks in distance. she speaks ukrainian. air raid siren wails ricky: is that i an air raid s
the windows and walls shook. no one knew what to do. in the skies above us, helicopters swarmed and multiplied. we watched as tanks rolled in. millions of people fled. they packed into overcrowded trains, while thousands more waited on platforms. men had to stay behind, so families and loved ones were separated. many people reached other countries and found safety. but some of us couldn t or didn t. and now this. ..is our life. dog barks in distance she speaks ukrainian air raid siren wails ricky: is that an air raid siren? air raid siren wails so we just heard a little air raid siren. ..which means that we have to go outside. you can see, the kids are all going to be lining up, and they don t look very scared. they re used to this. these sirens go off quite often, so this is something they deal with all the time at school. and we re all going to head down to the basement underneath the school, which is the safest place to be. all the teachers are on the phones, trying to get
the sky burst into red and yellow. the windows and walls shook. no one knew what to do. in the skies above us, helicopters swarmed and multiplied. we watched as tanks rolled in. millions of people fled. they packed into overcrowded trains, while thousands more waited on platforms. men had to stay behind, so families and loved ones were separated. many people reached other countries and found safety. but some of us couldn t or didn t. and now this. ..is our life. dog barks in distance. she speaks ukrainian. air raid siren wails. ricky: is that an air raid siren? air raid siren wails. so we just heard a little air raid siren. ..which means that we have to go outside. you can see, the kids are all going to be lining up, and they don t look very scared. they re used to this. these sirens go off quite often, so this is something they deal with all the time at school. and we re all going to head down to the basement underneath the school, which is the safest place to be. all the te
one pilot s quick decision that may have averted a disaster. just the latest incident in recent weeks, including a near collision in new york. the state of emergency extended in eastern ohio 48 hours after a train derailment and fire. schools closed, thousands told to evacuate or stay indoors. the warning now about dangerous chemicals. an arrest in a horrifying synagogue attack in san francisco. the suspect accused of firing a handgun loaded with blanks. the attack coming just days after a man allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at a new jersey temple, leaving jewish communities on edge. we re tracking a new cross country storm dropping a foot of snow in the west with severe winds and flooding rain heading east this week. rob marciano times it out. our emotional interview with a widow of an american medic killed in ukraine. why she says he dedicated his life to helping others and a russian defector speaks for the first time about the atrocities he witnessed by his own