If no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is being presented by the russian authorities almost as a celebration of democracy. The kremlin just a few days ago described russian democracy as the best democracy in the world. Critics of the kremlin would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. Vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. There are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most vocal critics, his fiercest opponents, are either in exile or in prison, which kind of helps you to
I have to be honest, we are not going to be able to turn things round straightaway but we will get to work on that. Hollywoods biggest night kicks off later with the oscars and all eyes will be on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins. Hello, im anna foster. A us military ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a Temporary Port for aid deliveries. The us military confirmed the Ship Set Sail in the last few hours from a Military Base in virginia on its way to garzo but it will take time to construct a port. Time is in short supply. The un warning and a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a Million People are currently facing famine. There is a separate aid ship with around 200 tonnes of food that has been loaded on board over the last few days which are still waiting to be given the all clear to set sail from cyprus. The eu announced this over the weekend, a joint operation between the eu, the uk, the us and others and they say this s
neither side is backing down. also tonight, new strikes. u.s. forces hit militants targeting ships in the red sea. charlie dis hunting. they were hunting shafts from underground facilities. plus, punishing storms. a new system set in the west. anchors away, the world s largest cruise ship leaves miami. reporter: the largest cruise ship in the world is setting sail. and later causing a stir. an american lands in hot water in britain over how to make that perfect cup of tea. you can add a pinch of salt to remove some of the bitterness. rubbish. %. this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. good evening. thank you for joining us. adriana is off. tonight, we re getting a sense o what could be the longest general election campaign in history. president biden is in south carolina. the first time democrats are beginning their primaries in the south and the first opponent is in nevada where republicans hold their next contest. it s the first
responsible for the disposal of waste materials. now disposal sites in the transfer of contaminants will be subject to epa oversight, a live report straight ahead. but first the wall street journal reports the u.s. energy department has joined the fbi assessment that covid-19 most likely originated from a lab leak in china. the department was previously undecided on how the virus emerged. all of this as fox pulling shows president biden underwater when it comes to the job performance. lucas tomlinson live in the white house with details on the stories. president biden s national security advisor jake sullivan refusing to confirm or deny the classified report, he spoke earlier. there is a variety of views in the intelligence community, some of the religious community have reached conclusions on one side and some on the other and never have said they don t have enough information to be sure. house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul releasing a statement a s