official here says russian spies are plotting to assassinate yevgeny prigozhin. this as a top russia investigative reporter uncovers new information about what led up to the coup attempt. plus, a life-or-death mission. i ll speak with ukrainian troops who trained in oklahoma. they are trained to take down putin s prized hypersonic missiles on the patriot system. and they ll tell you what happened when one of those missiles was aiming directly at their unit. and another major story we are following tonight. the supreme court ruling in favor of a web designer who says she didn t want to make wedding websites for same-sex couples. but there s a late-breaking twist tonight to that story. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, putin s alleged assassination plot. ukraine s military intelligence chief tonight saying russia s security service, the fsb, has been given the mission to assassinate yevgeny prigozhin. the wagner group leader, who
russian president vladimir putin trying to project an image of strength as he faces the biggest threat ever to his authority. is putin still in danger of losing power? his former prime minister says yes, and he will be outfront next. plus, where is yevgeny prigozhin? no confirmation that the wagner chief ever made it outside russia. as the fsb keeps its criminal investigation on prigozhin wide open. two moscow reporters who have covered him extensively with be reporting this hour. i m going to talk to the mayor of kyiv who warns ukraine is not prepared if putin attacks the biggest nuclear plant in all of europe. let s go outfront. and good evening, and welcome to a special edition of outfront. i am erin burnett live from ukraine tonight. tonight, putin on defense. the russian president speaking out three days after the armed rebellion led by his former ally yevgeny prigozhin. and make no mistake, a threat to putin s authority tonight is very well. putin right now
comcast business. powering possibilities. top of the hour now on cnn newsroom. good to have you. i m victor black well. and i m bianna golodryga. any minute now the jury will return from lunch and receive instructions from the judge. just before the defense was getting ready to begin this morning, a judge dismissed a juror for discussing the case with people outside the jury. you have had some discussions with some folks not on the jury, which is going to require me to remove you from the jury. i m not suggesting that you intentionally did anything wrong, but that in order to preserve the integrity of the process and in fairness to all the parties involved, we re going to replace you with one of the other jurors. cnn national correspondent diane gallagher is outside the courthouse there in walterboro for us. walk us through this final day of the closing arguments. reporter: victor, right now we are waiting for court to return essentially so the judge can charge th
nuclear launch sites. will the united states shoot it down? plus, the u.s. providing longer-range missiles to ukraine, double the range of what it currently has. this as zelenskyy warned that putin is out for revenge. and the money questions tonight mounting for congressman george santos, questions now about 37 expenses that were exactly in the amounts of $199.99, one penny shy of having to provide a receipt. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, will america shoot? china s spy balloon right now making its way east now over st. louis. the balloon flying over and lingering over some of america s most sensitive locations, near nuclear sites. cnn has obtained this exclusive video of the balloon over columbia, missouri. first of all, you see below it it s almost hinden burg style. you can see what appear to be solar panels underneath the balloon. just to be clear what you re looking at here is in columbia, missouri, which happens to be
with you at my side, we will demolish the deep state. he s back and making a splash at cpac. what donald trump had to say to the enthusiastic crowd and the thinly veiled swipe he took at a potential rival. another train derails in ohio, just one month after the hazardous material spill in east palestine. what residents are saying about the two incidents. and the battle over abortion, now being waged in drugstores. what a decision by a leading chain could mean for women across the u.s. zp announcer: live from cnn center, this has cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. former u.s. donald trump got a rapturous reception from the political action conference in maryland on saturday and some momentum for his 2024 presidential campaign. trump spoke for nearly two hours. he said he wouldn t drop out of the presidential race, even if he was indicted in the state or federal investigations he faces. and he alluded to some familiar conspiracy theories. here he is. i will totally