A member of his trusted inner circle dared to revolt and marched his army of mercenaries into russia. [speaking nonenglish] Yevgeny Prigozhin had reason to be angry. He had raised a private army called the wagner group and sent them to fight putins war in ukraine. His men were being slaughtered and prigozhin blamed russians Armchair Generals running the war of sabotage. [speaking nonenglish] there was a mutiny against Vladimir Putins armed forces. It is more like a fight between gangs, which is like a mafia state. Vladimir putin was rattled and seemed to be caught off guard. He had raised prigozhin and empowered him. Prigozhin is entirely a creature of vladimir putin. He does not exist without putin. This is a frankensteinlike scenario. Ive been following prigozhins extraordinary rise for years and seen firsthand how the onetime, petty thief built a criminal empire in syria, africa, russia, and ukraine. Making him powerful enough to challenge the boss. It is like, we know there is more
welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. we take you into a world few get to see up close, the world of super yachts. private boats, some longer than a football field. they can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and it seems there s plenty of buyers. since the pandemic, more people than ever are building and buying them. business is reportedly booming. they ve become status symbols for the super rich and striking symbols of economic inequality. their impact on the environment and the oceans is a topic of debate. the u.s. has seen some super yachts of russia s elite, and now your tax dollars are surprisingly being spent to keep their ships in tip-top shape. cnn s alisyn camerota takes us inside this hidden world of super yachts, and her first stop, the monaco yacht show. this is monaco. land of the ultra wealthy. dotting the harbor like crown jewels are some of the world s largest super yachts. that s no surprise considering this is the richest country in the worl
ready for membership in nato, the whole of nato together is really critical. i don t think there s unanimity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment in the middle of a war. tim and the former president las vegas this weekend, making clear who leases s two biggest rivals in his quest to return to the white house. a live report on that in a couple of minutes. and expect fireworks on capitol hill as congress reconvenes tomorrow. expected, admits, i should say, marjorie taylor greene and the house freedom caucus. voted to kick her out. plus, i wanna speak to sara mcbride, hopes to become the very first transgender member of the u.s. congress. that is coming up. you do not want to miss an incredibly crucial conversation. and black friday in july. by retailers to get shoppers back into the stores. we re gonna tell you all about that coming up. we want to start that with the president. over the atlantic this hour with a very busy age