so today, if you never listen to the podcast, this is a taste of what we do on the podcast. it gives us an opportunity to go longer and deeper with guests. we will share two conversations that i had with two people that were on the forefront of what i think are in some ways the most important story of 2021, which is american democracy on the knife s edge. the first time we have sustained violence, the after math of the insurrection and the attempts by the republican party to put in to place means of stopping future peaceful transfers of power and democratic accountability and the on rush towards a future and a president which the republican parties, two major parties has become essentially anti-deem accurate i can anti-democratic in a pro found way. in the episode tonight, who people have were in the forefront and fighting against the tendancies, one of those sherrilyn ifflin, one of the most remarkable lawyers, legal thinkers, social critics that we have, one of the best v
deputy prime minister under yeltsin. after putin seceded yeltsin, he became a vociferous and fearless critic. he was planning an opposition march to protest against the putin regime. it was two days before that he was shot four times in the back when he was walking across the bridge. press reports at the time called it the highest profile assassination since the stalin era. days before russian authorities had thrown one of his key russian allies in jail, another vocal putin critic. nemtsov s friend was put in jail for the high crime of hand being out leaflets. the guy who was put in charge just for handing out leaflets about the march, his name is alexi naflny. he went home and went to visit his grave. and navalny meant it. he became the biggest, loudest, most charismatic, pushiest opposition leader in russia. he vowed to run for president himself to unseat putin. navalny built up an irreverent, creative, forward thinking, nimble opposition movement that kept coming up with n
commemorates the soviet victory over nazi germany during world war ii. it is also really a memorial to those killed during the war. in all, the soviet union lost 27 million people, more than any other nation. but under putin s leadership, victory day has taken on a new edge, serving as a showcase as we have senior after year of russia s military power, russia s military might. as we look at these live pictures from red square, i want to bring in max there, the parade taking place right now. the bureau chief for the financial times, and he joins me now live from latvia. max, as you and i talk, we are looking at the parade in red square in moscow. clearly, as we have seen time and time again, you know, really images of russia s military might and military power. you ve covered these many times, i believe. give me a sense of what the meaning of this for the audience at home, but also abroad here. well, this is really part of this cult of soviet victory in world war ii that put
in hamas s internal security force during a raid on gaza s biggest hospital. the military also made dozens of arrests in al shifa hospital in gaza city. palestinian health officials said a number of people were injured in the raid, but they could not be helped because of the intensity of gunfire. it comes as a new report backed by the un says famine is expected between now and may in the north this of the gaza strip. here s anna foster. gunfire. gunfire rings out in a street near gaza s biggest hospital. inside it, medics are still working and patients are still being treated. for months, hundreds of displaced palestinians have used the compound for shelter. israel called its operation a targeted mission, saying it used caution and care. hamas accused israel of acting against all international laws. the idf is conducting a high precision operation in limited areas of al shifa hospital, following concrete intelligence that demanded immediate action. we know that senior hamas t
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. just ahead, it s victory day in russia. with the kremlin ready to display its military might, even as some regions are scaling back events, due to security concerns over the war in ukraine. a search for answers in allen, texas, as investigators try to piece together a motive for saturday s mass shooting. we re learning new details about how the rampage unfolded. plus, president joe biden will meet with congressional leadership in the coming hours, in hopes of ending the debt ceiling standoff. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. at this hour, russia is kicking off celebrations for victory day. a national holiday marking the defeat germany in world war ii. several regions in russia have scaled back events, amid security concerns and a lack of military equipment to display. we are expecting remarks from president vlad