a matter of hours they took control of a key military base in southwest russia. they got as close as 120 miles from the russian capital. their leader struck a sudden deal agreeing to go into exile in belarus and avoid prosecution. antony blinken calls the weekend s events extraordinary. we haven t seen the last act. we re watching it closely and carefully. 16 months ago russian forces were on the doorstep of kiev in ukraine thinking they would take the city in a matter of days and thinking they would erase ukraine from the map as an independent country. now over the weekend they have had to defend moscow, russia s capital of mercenaries are putin s own making. it raises profound questions and shows cracks. putin has more to answer for in the weeks and months ahead. sandra: a former russia ambassador said it is a fresh reminder of a long-held nuclear fear. he is known quantity. hardened adversaries of the united states. the alternative could be worse. i think the biden a
blogger is now in police custody. disturbing new details , including she s accused of handing him the explosives. the kremlin is blaming the attack on ukraine. we are also tracking another tornado threat today after a weekend already of deadly outbreaks, these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news, central . we are at the precipice of an historic week in this country. donald trump is due for arraignment at this manhattan court tomorrow. we re getting new details about how this process is going to play out. of course, he is the first former president to face criminal indictment. all of this connected to his alleged role in a hush money payments scheme and cover up involving adult film star stormy daniels. trump says he will depart mar-a-lago at noon today. you can see pictures of his plane on the tarmac at the palm beach airport. that plane, of course, made famous from the 2016 presidential campaign. he is coming here to new york and will likely spend the
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