But the lead with jake tapper starts right now some activists in michigan wants to show President Biden, they can cost him the election if they want. The lead starts right now. The power of the vote in battleground michigan, how a small but determined group of democrats wants to seize this moment . To send a message to President Biden. They are demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza and Military Aid Cut Off to israel. They want democrats tomorrow to Vote Uncommitted instead for biden, im going to talk about it with congressman dean phillips. Bidens top democratic challenger in the primary race, plus was Alexey Navalny, about to be released in a a Prisoner Swap with two americans, former marine paul whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter evan gershkovich, aides of the anticorruption activist, revealing negotiations that were apparently in the final stages for a russian hitman in german prison right before navalny died under suspicious circumstances. 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We start today with our 2024 lead because were just hours away from the opening of Polling Sites in the very first Battleground State Primary this is a state that delivered the white house to joe biden in 2020 is set to play a similarly Important Role this year tomorrow voters in michigan will head to the polls to cast their ballots in both the gop and democratic primaries on the republican side, donald trump is hoping to continue to steamroll his way to the republican nomination after trouncing nikki haley in her home state of South CarolinaSaturday Night but the dynamics on the democratic side will be something we have not seen so far this election cycle with some democratic officials and organizers asking michigan voters to vote for uncommitted instead of President Joe Biden or anyone else they are hoping enough Protest Votes will send a message to the white house that they are unhappy in michigan with the president s handling of how israel is conducting the war in Gaza The Effort is headed by a group called listen to michigan, led by the sister of democratic congresswoman rashida tlaib. The group is calling on biden to demand an immediate ceasefire and to stop sending military aid to israel. Unclear what its position is on hamas or hamas releasing the hostages. Theyve been holding cnns Dianne Gallagher is on the ground in michigan speaking to these organizers who say, while this uncommitted campaign is just about the primary as of right now. It should also learn the serve as a larger warning to President Biden about what could theoretically happen in november if he does not listen to them a pivotal november battleground, the road to the white house runs through michigan. You dont win without michigan. But some democrats are using tuesdays primary to put President Joe Biden on notice a warning to biden and his administration that they need to hear our calls and heat our demands and respond to what it is that were asking for, which is an immediate and permanent ceasefire using their ballots to protest the president s handling the war in gaza by Voting Uncommitted in the democratic primary. Its a humanitarian vote. Its a protest vote. The grid grassroots. Listen to michigan campaign, Vote Uncommitted, launched by members of the states large arab community. Just three weeks ago has expanded to count progressive than young voters among its supporters, like pontiac city councilman, Mikel Goodman because we are often told many times that the power that we have assistance in the us is through the power of the ballot. And this is us using that no one who his Voting Uncommitted once trump they want what is happening in gaza to stop more than 30 state and local elected officials endorsed the campaign as did rachida to leave the first palestinian American Woman to serve in congress if you want us to be louder then come here and Vote Uncommitted organizers safe for most todays message is about the primary, but theres a lingering warning. You need to call for a ceasefire because it will save lives and because its the necessary thing to do politically, otherwise, you, President Biden will be handing the white house to donald trump. The Biden Campaign has acknowledged michigans importance in this election. But allies of the president arent quite sounding alarms over the uncommitted primary strategy yet. Im hoping and expecting that these folks will come vote for joe biden in november. But right now, they have an issue they want to brought attention to and its working. Thats why we have in early president ial primary, the uncommitted campaigns goal is modest our threshold is 10,000. Uncommitted votes. Because that strategy is based off of the numbers that trump won in 2016 against Hillary Clinton in 2020, biden won michigan getting by more than 150,000 votes. But some biden supporters like former congressman andy levin, say the president s prospects this november are uncertain. I mean, im gonna do everything i can to get him elected in november. All im saying is i dont know if we can succeed unless we change course. And by the way, its the right thing to do. He says he voted uncommitted in the primary, not because his support for the president is wavering. Well, i think the great danger for joe biden here in the michigan primary is that he would win with no indication that he has a problem with no visibility of how angry people are now theyre goal, this primary maybe a nod to 2016, but this variation goes all the way back to 2008 when the uncommitted vote came in second to Hillary Clinton with 40 after then candidate barack obama and john on edwards remove their name from the ballot after the dnc punished michigan for moving its primary. Now, jake organizers say that this is a warning shot also cause some of these voters, this is not political, this is personal for them. And that if they arent going to vote for joe biden in november, they may just leave it blank or in their opinion, even worse, stay home altogether in november, the Secretary Of State announcing just a few moments ago, already over 1 million early and absentee votes have been tapped in this primary here in michigan all right. Dianne gallagher, in dearborn, michigan for us. Thanks so much. Look for special coverage of tomorrows primary races in michigan as the polls close, were going to have results analysis. Im going to lead coverage along with Anderson Cooper starting at 08 00 p. M. Eastern, right here on cnn, turning now to our worldly, the United States and germany were in early discussions for a Prisoner Swap this month that would have traded putin critic Alexey Navalny and to americans detained in russia for a convicted russian assassin, currently imprisoned in germany, according to a western official, this proposal was apparently in the works just before navalnys untimely demise, although that official tells cnn no formal offer had been made prior to navalnys death, the two us citizens were likely havent gerson chicago verge of the Wall Street Journal and former marine paul whelan. But when asked by cnns Matthew Chance kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he knew nothing about such an agreement. Matthew chance reports now for us from russia as navalnys family makes plans to finally put him to rest monas still paying their respects. At makeshift memorials across russia. But now another unexpected twist in Alexey Navalnys tragic saga according to his close Aide Negotiations for the release of the russian Opposition Leader. Were reaching a conclusion he was poised to be swapped, say his team, before he suddenly died while name navalny should have been free in the coming days because we achieved a decision on his exchange. Yeah, Paula Chill Up with dana. I received confirmation that negotiations were underway and were at the final stage on the evening of february 15. On february 16, alexey was killed the kremlin tells cnn it has no knowledge of any deal and had nothing to do with his death but navalnys team insists the russian opposition figure was killed to prevent him from being swapped. You can see Evan Gershkovichs in there. Hi matthew from cnn swapped along with us citizens in russian jails like Wall Street Journal reporter evan gershkovich, accused of espionage former us marine paul whelan, serving 16 years for spine. I am innocent of any charge. The us says both are unlawfully detained and has been negotiating for their release. Although theres no confirmation, navalny was part of any talks but the kremlin has regularly hinted it wants back this man, a former fsb agent, vadim krasikov, serving a Life Sentence in germany for killing a chechen dissident the valleys team accuses the kremlin, have simply taking the Opposition Leader off the Negotiating Team Table by kylian allegations, the kremlin denies putins Shortcut Dalip and yet he was clearly communicated to putin are the only way to get krasikov is to exchange him for navalny hold on. Putin. I cant tolerate navalny being free. And since theyre willing to exchange krasikov in principle than i just need to get rid of the Bargaining Chip no person. In other words, nope problem. To kind of ruthlessness that saw Alexey Navalny poisoned with nerve agent novichok in 2020 recovering only to be arrested and imprisoned on his return to russia the following year after news of his unexplained death, hundreds of mourners were detained while Laying Flowers now, navalnys team says a public farewell. Potential flashpoints will be held at the end of this week in death as in life, it seems Alexey Navalny continues to challenge the kremlins power well, jake has currently no exact time or place been given by navalnys team for the funeral of the late Opposition Leader this team saying they have yet to find a venue that is willing think to host. What promises, promises to be such an acutely political event. All right, cnns Matthew Chance in moscow, russia for us. Thank you so much. Turning to ukraine now, now in its third already brutal year of war with russia today, russia and ukraine confirmed ukrainian troops retreated from the village of lastochkyne, kenna, less lastochkyne, rather just three miles northwest of avdiivka, where russia raised its flag last week. Now ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning, quote, millions will be killed, millions, he said without us aid. Cnns Kaitlan Collins just sat down with zelenskyy as he weighed in on a potential second Trump Presidency donald trump appears that he is on the verge of becoming the republican nominee for president the last time i interviewed him, he refused to say if he wanted ukraine or russia to win this war. Are you prepared for him to be reelected . The decision who over the decision of your society. But one moment i hope its not, i hope it will not be so. 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