agenda. back here at home, dive teams are trying to rescue people after torrential downpours in the northeast. the flooding turning deadly in new york. and more cases of malaria are being found in the united states. what you need to know to stay safe. we begin with breaking news from russia where there is a surprising twist related to last month s failed uprising. the kremlin says russia s vladimir putin met with the head of the wagner group and its top commanders just five days after the attempted rebellion, but the whereabouts of the wagner group s leader are still unclear. this comes as president biden makes his way to lithuania for a hike-stakes nato summit where the war in ukraine will be high on the agenda. but the president says ukraine will not become a nato member state, at least not for now. i don t think it s ready for membership in nato. i don t think there is unanimity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment i
revolt retreat, an astonishing 24 hours in global history. russian president vladimir putin staves off the biggest threat ever to his quarter century leadership as his one-time ally yevgeny prigozhin abruptly calls off a rebellion as his marches closer to moscow. prigozhin has agreed to leave russia for belarus. the wagner insurrection revealed major cracks and put his armor at home, now the world watches to see how it will impact a 16-month war on ukraine. good morning, and welcome to a special edition of the sunday, show i m jonathan katie phang who you normally see at this hour as the weekend off. we start with a sobering realization, we may truly never know how close the nuclear armed nation of russia came to a full blown civil war. the toughest test ever, putin s presidency is over, for now after brokering a truce with belarus, wagner leader if ghani prigozhin, called off a just hours after his mercenaries took control of the military headquarters in south of russia.
zest threat to his power. the lead starts right now. he claimed moments ago that any attempt at internal mutiny will end in defeat, and making an offer to wagner fighter. the bombastic leader of the wagner group also breaking his silence, but after a stunning turn, with you major question remains where is yes againi prigozhin. plus cnn is along the front lines. hear the fall outfrom the it s reverberating across the front lines and the entire region. the kremlin right now says president vladimir putin is meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies after that attempted insurrection threatened putin s iron grip on power. last hour, as bianna mentioned, putin addressed the nation, calling it a mutiny led by traitors who betrayed their country, also offering the wagner fighters who did not participate, a chance to join the former russian military. it s that suggestion that may have led to the insurrection in the first place. earlier today, prigozhin set his was dem
acknowledging he had sensitive secret documents that were not declassified. we re breaking down the recordings and what they mean for the special counsel s criminal case against him. also tonight, cnn is live in ukraine where the death toll has been rising from a new russian missile strike in a crowded city center. president volodymyr zelenskyy is calling the attack a manifestation of terror. this comes as vladimir putin is on damage control after the mutiny by wagner mercenaries. all ask former u.s. defense secretary mark esper about the rebellion and how it s influencing putin s war strategy. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with powerful evidence against donald trump in the special counsel s case against him. cnn exclusively obtaining recordings of the former president talking about highly classified material in his possession. this comes as trump is speaking out
and that s what bank of america was for me. sandra: all right, 9:00 p.m. in the middle east and fighting is back on after a seven-day truce came to a close, signalling a new stage in this war. sirens are sounding across central and southern israel at this hour and the idf is striking further into gaza as we speak. the fate of roughly 130 hostages is still up in the air. welcome to our two, i m sandra smith here in new york. hi, john. john: good to be with you for a second hour, i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . israel urging all civilians in gaza to evacuate as operations expand into the southern part of the strip. the biden administration warning israel to proceed with caution, raising concern more aid and support to our ally may be limited. so, what is the strategy going forward? sandra: we will put that question to mark regev, a senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu in moments. but first, to nate foy, he s live on the ground in northern isr