rick: vladimir putin extending his power in russia for another six years. he celebrated at a victory rally in red square. he appeared to win the presidential election in dramatic fashion with 74% of the vote, despite reports of ballot box stuffing and forced voting. amy kellogg is live in moscow with more on this. amy. reporter: they re still counting and now they say it s up to 76%, which was significantly more, rick, than his team had hoped for and significantly more than the 63% he got in 2012. now, his campaign manager said tonight that the spy scandal, the poisoning in london, actually gave his numbers a bump and he did comment on that scandal for the first time
wednesday and tomorrow in orlando the first of what is expected to be many lawsuits will be filed by one of the survivors who was injured. rick: not surprising. phil, thanks very much. it s election day in russia and the country s headed to another six years under president putin. what it means for moscow s relationship with the west which appear toss be growing more tense by the day. we should all remember, this is a formality, this election. it s more like a rubber stamp coronation. it s not about a democratic election. it was my very first car accident. i called usaa and the first thing they asked was are you ok? they always thank you for your service, which is nice because as a spouse you serve too. we re the hayles and we re usaa members for life. you re smart,eat you already knew that. but it s also great for finding the perfect used car. you ll see what a fair price is and you can connect with a truecar certified dealer.
rick: we could be one step closer to a historic meeting between president trump and north korea s kim jong un. a senior north korean diplomat heading to finland today for talks with the u.s. and south korea. president trump agreed to meet with kim by this may. north korea has yet to comment on the matter. the big question, what does north korea hope to gain from the meeting? as preparations play out, south korea s foreign minister insisted they made it clear there would be no reward for dialogue. it s a matter of discussing and pressing for action. once you see the actions, then you move forward further. rick: for more on this, here is jillian turner in washington. reporter: president trump and kim jong un may have been
meanwhile, bob corker saying he believes president trump will do away with the iran nuclear deal, making good on a promise not to extend waivers on economic sanctions during the next deadline in may. right now it doesn t feel like it s going to be extended. i think the president likely will move away from it unless my european counterparts really come together on a framework and it doesn t feel to me that they are. now as we get within two weeks of the may 12th date, that could change. do you think the president is going to pull out of the iran deal may 12th. i do, i do. rick: the president takes issue with iran s destabilizing activities including the test firing of ballistic missiles and supporting rebels in yemen as well as hezbollah in syria and lebanon. disturbing new revelations about the florida school shooter showing that more warning signs were missed. the documents raising further
cracks. if cruz were committed, getting a gun would have likely been far more difficult. he s charged in the deaths of 17 students and staff on valentine s day last month in parkland. to another tragedy in florida. police in miami releasing the names of the victims killed in the bridge collapse and their loved ones are speaking out saying this never should have happened. phil keithing is live in miami. investigators have not said what caused this yet but i saw a report that an engineer saw cracks in that bridge before the accident. reporter: yeah, rick, cracks in the brand-new concrete was known by fig bridge design, the designer of the pe pedestrian bridge, florida international university as well as the florida department of transportation but it found out one day late. most of the rubble has been swept off the street. investigators are confident there are no more bodies in the piles of concrete rubble, that the death toll will stay at six. heavy equipment operators were