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
fighting on the russian side in ukraine. and from the private military company wagner, which was not named by putin. all of the speech was dedicated, almost all his speech was dedicated, almost all his speech was dedicated to the war in ukraine. , , ,., speech was dedicated to the war in ukraine. , , ,., ., , ukraine. there s been some words cominu ukraine. there s been some words coming from ukraine. there s been some words coming from the ukraine. there s been some words coming from the wagner ukraine. there s been some words coming from the wagner chief - ukraine. there s been some words. coming from the wagner chief today saying that the russian army leaders are trying to deceive putin. these words came straight after that military parade and there s been a lot of comments from the leader of the wagner group recently calling, saying he wasn t getting enough supplies in bakhmut and threatening to pull out. it s interesting to see this powerplay going on so publicl
good morning. i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. this morning mexican authorities have just finished autopsies, sadly, on two americans killed in mexico, now their families are waiting for answers with just how this happened when a group of four friends were kidnapped just across the southern border, two survivors are now recovering in a hospital in texas. ahead, what we re learning about their ordeal, the effort to bring them home and broader law enforcement issues in mexico. plus right now lawmakers are gathering for a hearing on the origins of the covid-19 pandemic as the department of energy says they have low confidence in the lab leak theory. plus five texas women filing a landmark lawsuit to challenge that state s abortion laws, saying those bans nearly killed them, but the lawsuit isn t asking to overturn the law. what they are seeking, you re going to hear directly from one of the women about the impact of that law. we will get to all of that this morning, bu
this as one former wagner group commander flees to norway, and his lawyer is outfront tonight to tell his story for the first time. plus, just in to outfront, new details about the investigation into biden s classified documents. we now know more about who federal investigators have been speaking with about the case. and ron desantis launching a new charm offensive. he s trying to shed the notion that he s dry and reserved, those are the quotes. why now? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, convicts on the front line. new audio into outfront of the chief of the brutal private russian army fighting on the front lines in ukraine, the wagner group. the chief yevgeny prigozhin s influence with putin has been surging. this is what prigozhin is now telling convicted criminals who have finished their tours of duty with him about staying out of prison. listen for yourself. translator: don t drink a lot, don t use drugs, and don t
We begin with the aftermath of russia s short-lived armed rebellion and growing questions about vladimir putin s absolute grip on power. calm appears to return to moscow this monday after a weekend military rebellion by wagner mercenaries marching on the capital. the uprising came to a sudden end saturday with an 11th hour deal brokered by belarus. since then, the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, has not been seen nor heard. his news service tells cnn he will answer questions when he has what they say is proper communication. there is much which remains unknown about the insurrection, but one thing is clear. the open rebellion is the most profound crisis vladimir putin has faced during his 23-year-long rule, and the u.s. secretary of state says the turmoil may not be over yet. it s too soon to tell exactly where this is going to go, and i suspect that this is a moving picture, and we haven t seen the last act yet. but we can say this. first of all, what we ve seen is