Outcome was never in doubt. Vladimir putin is expected to win the vote that will keep his grip on power through 2030 he has already russias longestserving ruler since soviet dictator joseph stalin. Weve got full coverage for you. Cnns may chances in moscow. Fred pleitgen is in berlin and also with this cnn contributor and former Moscow Bureau chief, jill dougherty, matthew, lets begin with you. Despite the lack of opposition, there were acts of defiance, werent there today there have been quite a few actually, but louk, the preliminary results are just coming in and that theyre very high, which is expected. Were looking at something in the region of 88 votes for Vladimir Putin. Thats with about 25 of the votes counted. And a turnout of well over 70 . So these are extraordinary high results, even by the standards of an election of Vladimir Putin. But youre right, its not been a totally unified and stable election period that has been a lot of defiance, acts of defiance at Polling Statio
Documents indictment, things have the case against his former boss, his name is brian butler, and hes been talking to investigators and now hes talking to the sources Kaitlan Collins, who joins us its from miami. So why is he speaking out now . Kaitlyn well, anderson, in part because hes worried that americans and voters will never get to hear this story before the election in november. Obviously, trumps legal team has sought this strategy of delay, delay, delay, especially when it comes to the classified documents case. And so this witness, someone and who was a longtime employee at maralago for 20 years is now speaking out publicly because of a concern that that it may not come to light. I mean, donald trump has repeatedly called this investigation a witch hunt. Brian butler, who until now was known only as trump employee number five, is now saying that he disagrees with that. He doesnt believe its a witchhunt and he was able to provide key testimony to the special counsel, jack smit
Continues here on cnn happening now, Breaking News President Biden and former President Trump just clashed over immigration during competing visits to the southern border. Its a Split Screen Preview of their likable likely general election rematch as the migrant crisis weighs heavily on the minds of voters also tonight, new carnage and anger in gaza. Local Officials Say more than 100 people are dead after Israeli Forces opened fire near a crowd of Palestinian Civilians waiting for food. Plus another breaking story. The transcript of Hunter Bidens closeddoor deposition on capitol hill has just been released. Were going to tell you what it reveals welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room the skis, cnn Breaking News. We begin with the Breaking News. President biden and former President Trump putting the Immigration Prices front and center during dueling stops in texas, right near the border with mexico. Both of the
and could a conviction in any of these cases be a tipping point for voters? scheduling nightmare aside in all of this, the former president might not even get on the republican ballot in some states. we ve got a wave of new developments in the effort to disqualify trump ahead of the primaries. where it s working and where it s getting kind of messy. meanwhile, in d.c., another motion has been filed by jack smith in donald trump s election interference case. what the special counsel is now asking the judge to block the former president from doing during trial proceedings. let s dive right in. joining us now is washington post senior political reporter aaron blake, former congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards, and msnbc political analyst, democratic strategist, and pollster cornell belcher. thanks for being here. aaron, let s start with you. as we approach the new year, paint a picture of this, if you could, of just how chaotic this could get. only one of do
speeding last summer. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show we re saving seals in vancouver. aw, there she is! oh, my gosh they re so adorable! hey, buddy! ..saving money in warsaw. ..and heading to what might not be the cheapest but is certainly the rudest restaurant in sydney. messy! i don t want your leftovers! this week, i m on canada s pacific coast, where vancouver lies in the shadow of a mountain range that is the only barrier between the city and one of the world s most vast wildernesses. surrounded by water, every year, thousands of people travel here to marvel at the whales as they dance along the coastline, returning after a long winter away. british columbia is the most biodiverse territory in all of canada. it s got seals, it s got sea lions and hundreds of other species living in these very waters. but it s also home to the biggest port in the entire country, vancouver. and when you bring animals and humans and you put them in such close qu