we begin with a stunning reversal of the rebellion and russia. wagner fighters, led by getting a rousing send off of a wild 24-hour march on moscow. it began when he announced that man had taken over headquarters and rostov, and it has leading a so-called justice march towards moscow. fighting was reported along the way, and wagner forces got stopped to yell its before moscow. you called off the rebellion and agreed to leave russia. russian residents getting a heroes sendoff. russian officials said he agreed to travel to belarus. a lot of questions about what happened, and what comes next. analysts now chalk it up to a murky power struggle. i don t think it was a stunt. i think it was a mutiny. i think that s the right word. not a coup d état, a fight among armed forces to take over, but to be loyal to putin with dramatic consequences for undermining stability and the consolidation of russian armed forces. questions still remain about the future in exile. i suspect h
a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. time is of the essence for the frantic mission to find the titan submersible that has been missing since sunday with officials fearing oxygen may have run out. we re going to break down what is next for the search, which continues. in texas, four people are dead after a tornado ripped through a small town. part of a brutal string of summer storms pummeling the state as residents grapple with scorching temperatures. india s prime minister modi in the white house for his official state president with president biden. we ll talk about it with national security council coordinator john kirby. we begin this morning with a desperate race to locate that missing submersible with heightened sense of dread looming over the search because the coast guard projected that the five-person crew would have run out of oxygen about four hours ago. earlier rear admiral john mauger told nbc news the coast guard will continue to search throu
thrill-seeking adventurer, a highly respected ocean expert and the visionary ceo of the company. and now calls for a new look at safety in this industry of extreme tourism. will and should someone be held responsible for what just happened? this is cnn news central. the tragic news is setting in, but with it a new search begins. investigators are scouring the ocean floor now, looking for the debris from oceangate s titan sub, as experts now try to piece together what really happened. so much we don t know, of course, but here is what we do know, experts believe the oceangate titan suffered a catastrophic implosion, that s described as a sudden inward collapse of the vessel. that happens due to the tremendous amount of pressure on the sub, really anything at those depths of the ocean. officials say the implosion would have happened in a fraction of a millisecond, essentially killing everyone on board instantly. one expert says no one inside would have realized there was
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, june 24th. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for spending part of your saturday morning with us. we begin with breaking news. vladimir putin is accusing a mercenary group of an armed rebellion and he warns those involved will be punished. yevgeny prigozhin says his forces have taken control of russian military facilities in the region of rostov-on-don. he threatens to move on to moscow if russia s top general and defense minister don t meet him. translator: again, we came here. we want to receive the chief of general s staff and shoigu until they aren t here. until they are here, we will be located here, blockading the city and will go to moscow. president putin calls the move a betrayal and a stab in the back to the russian people and he says those who follow him will pay the price. translator: all those who deliberately closed pa october of trechly, armed mutiny, blackmail and
this is our special coverage out of russia. the head of wagner group, the leader released a statement. therefore, realizing all the responsibilities for the fact that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides we turn our columns and move in the opposite field of the camps. officials claim their president had reached a deal with the wagner boss to halt his troops. earlier, he said his private army seizeded control of russian military facilities in it two critical cities. that is half way on the road to moscow. president putin called the actions a betrayal and stab notice back to the russian people. and he warned anyone who followed pergosian will pay a price. these are bulldogs and gangsters and the fight is way out into the open. it is a very serious one. we have full coverage of the breaking news. we have cnn chief international security correspondent with us nick paton walsh, national security reporter natasha bertrand. nick, i guess the question now is not onl