this has been one of the most confusing and dramatic moments and recent russian history. we are very much still finding out how this armed rebellion came together. what the u.s. knew about it, what the fallout will be for russia and ukraine. frankly, the rest of the globe. on friday, the standoff began when the leader of a russian private military group posted a series of recorded video and audio messages on telegram. messages that under mind jet ross is justification for the war in ukraine and called for our march for justice. against the russian military. the man who posted these messages, the name you have certainly heard a lot through the past few days, yevgeny prigozhin. he is the leader of the russian private mercenary army known as the wagner group. a group that has been on the frontlines of russia s war in ukraine. now the wagner mercenaries are known to be some of the most brutal forces fighting in ukraine. they have recruited fighters in russian prisons, they have s
to moscow as well. there s increased security in moscow with what s being called anti terror measures. the m4 motorway which links the russian capital with cities in south such as rostov is closed because of a military convey that is moving along it. the kremlin has called for prigozhin s arrest with top russian generals telling wagner forces to stand down. and the russian president vladimir putin has given a tv address and said russia is facing a betrayal. here s mr putin s television address to the russian nation. translation: russia is engaged in a fight for its future. the entire military information might have the worst has been sent against us. we are fighting for our independence. we are fighting for our right to remain russia. a country with 1000 years of history. today, the fate of our people is being decided. we need the consolidation of all forces. everything has to be discarded that weakens us. anything that can be used and is being used to subvert us
all five people, including a 19-year-old, on board a titanic tourist submerible died while diving toward the ship s wreckage. it comes as we re learning the u.s. navy may have actually picked up the implosion sounds on its underwater microphones. meanwhile, there are more prominent voices criticizing the vessel, pointing out its fatal flaws. james cameron, yeah. also ahead, we re going to go through indian prime minister modi s state visit at the white house and the impact it could have on u.s. relations with other world powers. plus, two outspoken, far right republicans trying to rewrite history on capitol hill. we ll explain. and is it possible? tomorrow marks the one year since the overturning of roe. we ll take a look at new polling on the supreme court s decision. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, june 23rd. good to have you with us. also with us, we have the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lem
a new wave of deadly attacks on civilians. does a weakened vladimir putin and a divided russian military help ukraine? to the extent moscow is distracted by its own internal divisions, it may help. it s early days. i think this will play out over the next weeks and months. president biden is in chicago to deliver a key economic policy address as the white house crafts a strategy to combat the growing concerns among voters over the president s age. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york today. former president trump s explanation for the leaked audio recording from bedminster, where he appears to be showing a classified document about the war in iran to people with security clearances at his new jersey golf resort or people without security clearances, of course. that s evolving by the day with two new lines of defense on tuesday. first in new hampshire, to fox news digital. a whole desk full of lots of papers, mostly newspaper articles, copies of maga
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