2,500 soldiers and guards. and the defence minister, the wagner mutineers wanted sacked. having survived it a time to say thank you. translation: you have saved our motherland from upheaval. the lives, security, and the freedom of our citizens. in fact, you have stopped a civil war. in fact, the reality was rather different. the wagner soldiers, who had been cheered on the streets of rostov, had only stopped the rebellion out of the kremlin did a deal promising not to press charges against them and their leader yevgeny prigozhin. still, kremlin spin is present in this is a triumph for their leader. the mutiny by mercenaries was a major challenge to vladimir putin s authority, but, the uprising is over. and now, the kremlin is trying to change the optics to reframe what happened as a victory for the president, and for russia. translation: but where is yevgeny prigozhin? under his deal with the kremlin, he agreed to leave russia for belarus. today, the leader of belarus, alex
is present this as a triumph for their leader. the uprising is over and the kremlin is trying to reframe the optics as what happened as a victoria bought the president and for russia. but where is yevgeny prigozhin? under his deal with the kremlin, he agreed to leave russia for belarus. today, the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, said yes, he is here, but in exile, could mr prigozhin still be a threat to the kremlin? not if vladimir putin could help it. he is suggesting that investigators might probe the wagner group. a less than subtle hint to the wagner chief not to make trouble. the last few days have put him under huge pressure. now president putin is determined to show he is in control. here in the ukrainian capital, i have spent most of the day talking to senior members of president zelenskyy s administration to see the mimic of the current situation. there has to be a major pinch of salt when you talk to people who are fighting what they believe is a life and d
diaz-balart. we begin with a decision from the u.s. supreme court that will have huge implications for colleges and universities and society in general. last hour the justices said schools cannot use race as a consideration when it comes to admitting students. ruling that affirmative action programs both at harvard and the university of north carolina are unconstitutional. it is also a decision that could have implications far beyond education. with us now to take a closer look at this, we have nbc news correspondent julia ainsley, who is outside the supreme court, we have reverend al sharpton there in the center of the screen, president of the national action network and host of politics nation on msnbc, as well as maya riley, president of the leadership conference on civil and human rights. welcome to you all on this extraordinary news day. julia, what more did the justices have to say in their decision? reporter: well, in short, they have ended affirmative action as we
but even if the threat is over and it s not at all clear that saturday s turn around was, in fact, the end, what did the flash of descent do to russia itself, not the government or security services but the people. what message did russians get over the weekend? what did they see when yevgeny prigozhin s tanks move toward the capital? what did they feel when his troops reportedly shot down several russian helicopters? that s according to ukraine s air force. what did they hear when vladimir putin called prigozhin a traitor and compared his threat to 1917. we re going to ask masha gessen of the new york. the russia public saw something extraordinary, a choice, it will something that changes russia even if it doesn t alter putin s control in the short term. let s get our reporting and the news from russian tv that vladimir putin will speak tonight. joining me now from moscow is nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons. so keir, this news that he s going to speak,
the undersea tragedy, killing five people on their way to explore the titanic. new questions. the ceo among the victims describing the sub s plexiglass windows 7 inches thick squeezing in under pressure. oceanographer robert ballard who discovered the wreckage of the titanic describing what he calls a smoking gun. we re learning more about the push to book passengers. a businessman revealing text messages offering seats for him and his son at a discount price. and word late today the ntsb will now join the investigation. gio benitez on what authorities have now revealed. and those major developments in the war in ukraine. the leader of russia s mercenary group calling for an armed mutiny, claiming his fighters were attacked by the regular russian army. ian pannell in ukraine. here at home, the severe weather threat from texas to montana. a tornado watch in effect across several states, heavy rain moving into the northeast this weekend, and record heat in texas. rob marc