spread across the country. hundreds of protesters are in custody this morning. the violence sparking a second crisis meeting for president macron. plus, cnn has exclusively learned the russian general accused of knowing about the rebellion over the past weekend was a secret vip member of the wagner group. we re live in moscow with the very latest. voltaren. the joy of movement. and there he is. chaz. the rec league s self-crowned pickleball king. do you just bow down? no you de-thrown the king. pedialyte. 3x the electrolytes.
then we live in the society of law this justice system needs to be able to carry out its work. no one is above the law but everyone has the rights protected by the law. we also need to leave the justice system in tranquility. it s what we owe to the young man who was killed calm, tranquility and justice carried out in good conditions. reporter: it is bringing in recovery equipment right now for the buses, we re moving. the concern is the violence is going to get worse and it s going to spread. the president macron is about to hold an emergency crisis meeting with his cabinet. there are protests planned tonight. nahel s funeral is planned for saturday. this is not over yet. nic robertson, thank you so m much. documents show sergey surovikin was a secret vip member of the wagner group.
and so it could create far more of a gray area. one will think the could would address this in their decision. one would think the court would. the court does often leave questions open to future litigation. they may resolve some of the issues around this right now but open the door to figuring out around the margins down the road. elliot williams great to see you, i m sure we ll talk to you again very soon. cnn has learned that a top russian general was a secret vip member of the wagner mercenary group, the same group that started a revolt against putin s regime. we re live in moscow with the details. a fugitive arrested near the home of former president obama. we have details on that security threat. investigators have zeroed in on efforts to overturn the 2020 election. sources say a former trump campaign official is now talking with the special counsel. what does that witness know
this is the last time he saw the general. on saturday, looking nervous. imploring wagner mercenaries to send their grief rebellion. we have victories together. we are the same blood. but you must do this before it s too late. there was clearly pressure, his words, to make a difference. it s well-known that the general, nicknamed general armageddon, was very close to wagner. but just how close is only now becoming clear. documents shared exclusively with cnn suggest he was since 2018, a secret vip member of the group. the personal wagner registration number. the documents obtained by the russian investigative center, he
more now on a cnn exclusive, documents shared with cnn s matthew chance suggest the top russian general who hasn t been seen in public since the wagner rebellion was in fact a secret vip member of the mercenary group since 2018. let s get analysis right now from jill dougherty, a cnn contribute ton or russian affairs, also joined by evelyn farkas, the executive director at the mccain institute, and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia, ukraine and eurasia. jill, how insignificant is that general scert surovikin was a s member of in great. what is a secret vip