hi, bret. bret: this is america s newsroom. 36 hours of chaos threatening vladimir putin s grip on power. mercenary group that was supporting russia in ukraine turning against the kremlin and marching towards moscow. dana: the rebels were members of the wagner group. their leader called off the revolte at the 11th hour. not clear why. his whereabouts right now are unknown. ukrainian forces taking advantage of the chaos. they are reporting gains against russian troops in the east. russian defense minister is making his first public appearance since the revolt doing little to quell speculation that putin is in serious jeopardy. much of his longevity is tied to what happens inside ukraine. he knows full well his future is dependent on what happens in ukraine. i don t see him admitting that he made a terrible mistake here and pull all his troops out. you see a real public perception going against putin. he doesn t have a strong sense of being a strong man anymore. see
a matter of hours they took control of a key military base in southwest russia. they got as close as 120 miles from the russian capital. their leader struck a sudden deal agreeing to go into exile in belarus and avoid prosecution. antony blinken calls the weekend s events extraordinary. we haven t seen the last act. we re watching it closely and carefully. 16 months ago russian forces were on the doorstep of kiev in ukraine thinking they would take the city in a matter of days and thinking they would erase ukraine from the map as an independent country. now over the weekend they have had to defend moscow, russia s capital of mercenaries are putin s own making. it raises profound questions and shows cracks. putin has more to answer for in the weeks and months ahead. sandra: a former russia ambassador said it is a fresh reminder of a long-held nuclear fear. he is known quantity. hardened adversaries of the united states. the alternative could be worse. i think the biden a
the anthem of a new era! the first official rendition of god save the king for 70 years. the moment i ve been dreading. [inaudible] the moments i ve been treading? the new king speaks of his grief and his first audience with the prime minister. a nation in mourning as the tributes to the queen are paid across the country. i don t think there will be another monarch like her. i just hope that charles can live up to what his mother has obviously instilled in him. and coming up, the havoc the morning papers are covering the kings for speech, with the royal photographer, and the former editor of the daily star. hello good morning. king charles iii will be formally proclaimed monarch today as an accession council which will be televised for the first time in history, the king will make his declaration an oath in some james as palace earlier this morning, and he will be joined by the new prince of wales, and the queen consort, camilla. well as prime minister l
mass shootings. our cbs news investigation the uvalde gunman bragged to friends about getting an assault rifle after his 18th birthday. are gun manufacturers marketing military-grade weapons to at-risk young men? american adversaries united. vladimir putin meets with the iranian leader, after iran promises drones to russia. plus, great news for those toys r us kids. and, america s favorite pastime, honoring a member of america s greatest generation. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this very warm tuesday night. tonight, the heat is on across much of the country as the scorching hot summer grips the nation. brutal and dangerous temperatures are being felt from california to massachusetts. more than 120 million americans are under excessive heat warnings or advisories, with triple-digit temperatures expected from the great plains to th
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