official here says russian spies are plotting to assassinate yevgeny prigozhin. this as a top russia investigative reporter uncovers new information about what led up to the coup attempt. plus, a life-or-death mission. i ll speak with ukrainian troops who trained in oklahoma. they are trained to take down putin s prized hypersonic missiles on the patriot system. and they ll tell you what happened when one of those missiles was aiming directly at their unit. and another major story we are following tonight. the supreme court ruling in favor of a web designer who says she didn t want to make wedding websites for same-sex couples. but there s a late-breaking twist tonight to that story. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, putin s alleged assassination plot. ukraine s military intelligence chief tonight saying russia s security service, the fsb, has been given the mission to assassinate yevgeny prigozhin. the wagner group leader, who
right now. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this wednesday night. we are going to have more on that deadly winter storm in just a second, but first, the health scares facing the royal family. we learned today that the princess of wales, kate middleton, who is 42 years old, will be in the hospital for two weeks following abdominal surgery. and just hours later, king charles announced he too would be hospitalized for treatment for an enlarged prostate, so we are going to talk to our chief medical correspondent, dr. jon lapook, about their prognosis. plus, the big health headline here at home: colon cancer is killing more young men and women than ever before. plus, our alarming reporting about sextortion and the safety of our kids online. children as young as nine years old being targeted and sexually exploited. we are going to talk to the fbi, and we have a new safety warning that every parent should know about. but we do want to begin w
obstruction, conspiracy, lying and espionage. what happens now? when it comes to republicans in congress, this time it is not so certain. a lot of them are split. some are willing to stick by donald trump, like senator eric schmidt of missouri who said that the charges are, quote, unequal application of the law. nor senator john barrasso of wyoming who said, quote, it feels political, it s rotten. others are being a little more cautious. after all, these are espionage charges. there s, quote, no way to defend the allegations said rep don bacon of nebraska. i would not feel comfortable with a convicted felon in the white house, said a rep from colorado. there isn t a clear ideological common denominator within this split. we re going to explore why that is. what is clear, and maybe this is part of the reasoning for some is that this indictment might not be the only criminal trouble that former president trump could be in. there are two more investigations related to overturnin
trail. what he had to say about president joe biden s fall. i think was the air force academy, right? that s not inspiring. norah: and the 2024 race. there is no way i can lose iowa. let s see what happens. i don t think so. norah: millions of homeowners in florida financially drowning, as the cost of flood insurance skyrockets. what to know as hurricane season begins. and why some say the state is leaving vulnerable residents in the dark about their risk of flooding. a missile attack in kyiv killed at least three people there. this is russia s 18th air attack on ukraine s capital city in the last month. norah: with 70% of college graduates owing money, meet the class paying it forward after their student loans were paid off. now i am able to, you know, just do what i love. this is a reminder of various pieces of history. norah: and an art museum dedicated to honoring the legacy of veterans. the best thing that the public can do for our
big moves in arizona cutting off building permits so they don t have to cut off the water and far-reaching effort to make sure that everyone in arizona has enough. and new research in breast cancer, and researchers fiending new results of clinical research. this is cnn news central. the important big development this hour, the us j tis department has officially closed its investigation into vice president mike pence and his handling of classified documents. this is when an attorney for mike pence found about a dozen documents marked classified in mike pence s possession. evan perez and katelyn polantz is with us. i am going to you first, kate. well, it is clear that the justice department is not bringing any criminal charges related to the discovery of classified records or records with the classified markings with them in the possession of former vice president mike pence. what happened to start this investigation, buzz that back in january, a lawyer had gone to penc