public square. welcome to all you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live. we begin with the stunning new development in russia over the last few days. i ll be joined by top analysts who will help us understand what has happened so far, what might happen next and what it all means for the war in ukraine. also, french president emanuel macron. i talked to him at a global summit he hosted in paris this week about how the west can help end extreme poverty and curb climate change. and about the striking rise of china and the potential of a thaw in its relations with the u.s. it s been an extraordinary 48 hours in russia as the world watched what president putin called an armed rebellion. the leader yevgeny prigozhin was the kremlin s top caterer before he threw away his kitchen apron. he wears fatigue as the head of the shadowy wagner group which has fought in conflicts in africa and the middle east and has been a key player in r
january 6th investigation in recent weeks. the interview of rudy giuliani finally, right? he s a key figure in former president trump s effort to overturn the 2020 election and then today the georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger, i want to remind people why he is so key here. let s take a listen to a brief cliff from the january 2021 call between trump and the secretary of state. so, look, all i want to do is this i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. so raffensperger is not only a witness in the special counsel probe. he is also a key witness in the state level investigation. we expect the d.a., fani willis down there to make some sort of announcement about any potential charges she ll bring in august and it appears that special counsel jack smith could be on a similar time line to announce any charging decisions this summer. we are also hearing once again from former president trump responding to our excl
challenge to vladimir putin during his 23 years in power in russia is truly over. that announcement, by the way, of the pullback comes as officials from neighboring belarus claim successful talks with the wagner chief to stop the military columns advance. u.s. officials say they re closely monitoring this still-unfolding situation in russia, and that president biden is being continually updated by his top national security team. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in london, and this is a special edition of the situation room. our correspondents and analysts are standing by to bring you full coverage of these major developments that are unfolding right now like only cnn can. let s go straight first to our chief international security correspondent, nick paton walsh. nick, these are fast-moving developments, historic moments unfolding. what s the latest? reporter: we have a full 180 from yevgeny prigozhin, the head of wagne
somewhere in-between there something that could ve happened to any submarine or this was a fundamental design flaw will be closer to the truth about what happened. we didn t remember the lesson of the titanic, the arrogance and the hubris that sent that ship to its doom. it is exactly the same thing. i think it was heartbreaking that it was so preventable. good morning, everyone. it has been a little more than 15 hours since we learned the five people on board the tightend submersible died in what the us coast guard called a catastrophic implosion. since then for details emerging about those explorers who lost their lives. what might have happened on the vessel, and the warning signs that were missed. anderson cooper has been anchoring from st. john s newfoundland since yesterday. aced on your interviews what has been fascinating is learning about the community of deep-sea explorers. what they are saying, where they differ to some degree in regards to this tragedy. wh
rudy giuliani speaking to federal investigators. a cnn exclusive, and now cnn has also learned georgia s secretary of state is set to do the same today. how this investigation into trump is heating up now. how high did it go? new reporting just in on the plans in place for the revolt in russia, including a plot to kidnap key putin advisors. and flying off the handle. passengers enraged at airports. more than 700 flights have been canceled and some passengers being told they can t get a flight out for days. be ready, this holiday travel weekend could leave you stuck. i m sara sidner along with john berman and kate bolduan, cnn news central starts now. after today special counsel jack smith could be a major step closer to deciding if donald trump will face charges related to the ongoing probe into trying to turn to overturn the 2020 election results. these two men are the reason why i say that. former trump lawyer rudy giuliani and georgia secretary of s