a good sunday evening to you. i m jim sciutto. and welcome back to cnn special live coverage of the russian rebellion that erupted without warning and ended quickly this weekend not long after it began. yet and we should be clear the world is only beginning to assess the fallout. there are growing questions tonight about vladimir putin s leadership going forward and whether his iron grip on russia is weakening. the crash site of a russian military plane reportedly brought down by the wagner group yesterday. the cause of the crash not clear. but footage indicates the aircraft had been struck by a missile or rocket. there s still no sign of vladimir s leader, yevgeny prigozhin, who led this march on russia, af he cut a deal to go into belarus. also not seen, putin. we re going to have the latest on the white house reaction and president biden s conversation today with ukraine s leader. first, though, an update from cnn s matthew chance, who is in moscow. reporter: jim,
Cnn prime time with abby philip is up next. In the early 20th century, the Marx Brothers became one of comedys most famous acts. They were showman, full of gags and stunts on stage in front of the camera as well. And in a wild twist, a century later, one of their most famous lines is now being used in the fraud trial of a former president. Your excellency, i thought you left. Oh no, i dont leave. But i saw you with my own eyes. Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes . That was the quote. It was used by a judge in a ruling that donald trump is liable for fraud, pointing out that trumps fantasy world when it comes to the value of his properties and himself, and like the marks brothers, the scene inside and outside New York Citys courtroom today became a Vaudeville Routine and a parade of insults. Good evening, im abby philip, and trump appearing today in court for the first day of his trial, which threatens to decimate his entire Real Estate Empire in new york. This is a conti
group. in contrast to their support for the russian government. this is something that would have had to have been planned for a significant amount of time to be executed in the manner it was. joining me now is republican congress member victoria sparks, the only ukrainian board member of congress. thank you for joining us. thank you for having me. first, i know everyone examining the situation is working on limited information. but let me ask you, from your point of view, does putin emerge from this weaker or stronger? well, i think we have to look at the two sides of this story. one thing, it s definitely big damage to his reputation worldwide, definitely, as you know, you can see his grandiose speech that he s going to be destroying all bad people, and you know, what he said and kind of talking strangely about 1917. it was really awkward. and now let prigozhin pretty much get out of that situation.
that russia is nervous. and definitely more support will help him to advance faster. but ukrainian forces russia has all of its army now in ukraine. so, they re deal being a lot of quantities, and they re very brave people. they re fighting a big fight, and they re going to william barr t and they re going to win that war. it s a matter of how many people die before they win that war. we need to help more. i think it s never underestimate your position and what russia could do. and cruelty. they re very cruel there, really destroying population. and they have been very harsh. deliberately targeting civilians repeatedly again and again. congresswoman victoria sparks, thanks so much for joining us this evening. thank you for having me. there are new developments tonight in the ongoing search for the wreckage of the lost titanic submersible, what the coast guard says it s looking for and what it s found. plus, astronaut leroy chow
tennessee bandwagon pete: right when i got a license, i said i m in. will: check out what s clicking on outkick. thanks, clay. appreciate you all. will: as heating prices rise, it s time for return to american energy, congresswoman victoria sparks has been on the front lines of this movement, and she s next. but first, here they are, the american bombshells, this time performing the navy song. anchors away, my boys, anchors away. farewell to we sail at break of day