he s a leader of the wagner group, which are soldiers for hire, violent mercenaries with reputation for ruthless violence. they have fought for russia in ukraine and in conflicts across central africa in the middle east. saturday, prigozhin stage in our midst mutiny leading his mercenaries on a march that threatened to reach moscow coming within about 120 miles of the capitol. the crisis ended when prigozhin agreed to pull back his forces in a deal it allowed him to leave russia and avoid arrest. well rebellion appear to be aimed at ousting russia s military leaders, they dealt a massive brew blow to putin strongman image. we ve seen more cracks emerge in the russian facade. it is too soon to tell exactly where they go and when they get there but certainly we have also have new questions that putin is going to be addressing in the weeks and months ahead. this is a challenge coming from within to putin and that s where his focus has been. it s going to unfold over weeks and
inside russia. right now vladimir putin is still in charge. in fact, he might have just spoken for the first time since the attempted rebellion over the weekend. we ll tell you what he said and why there are questions about when and where this new video of putin the kremlin released this morning has come from. it has been a confusing and volatile 72 hours. longtime ally yevgeny prigozhin began and quickly called off an attempt to overtake the military leaders. how close did he get? why suddenly did he turn around? putin is known for viciously crushing dissent. why exactly did he let prigozhin go? the warlord hasn t been publicly seen or heard from since he apparently fled on saturday. we have reporters in moscow, ukraine and the white house along with experts on russia, putin and prigozhin. whatever happens in russia will have a profound impact not just on the stability of that country, but far-reaching consequences for the war in ukraine and well beyond that. it can affect
ukraine stands and democracy stands. a vital message delivered by president joe biden today. made more significant when he delivered the words from kyiv itself. he walks side-by-side with president zelenskyy and the ukrainian capital. it s a moment filled with symbolism with an american president ineffectively a war zone with daily bombardment from russia s forces. two presidents who visit war zones like iraq or afghanistan. president biden delivered a message not just to president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people but to western allies as well as the russians. the message is that america the financial a military backer of ukraine is in it for the long haul. for you and all ukrainians, your mind the world every single day with the meaning of the word courage is. all sectors of your economy and all walks of life and it is astounding. astounding. it is priceless and worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that is how long we will be with you mr. president, for as long
aaron burnett out front starts now. now a race against time to find survivors in an earthquake that s killed more than 3800 people as they definitely search for survivors. the death toll is rising, and we are have a live report in just a minute. plus, desantis versus disney. why the florida governor cannot quit fighting the most magical place on earth. a place so magical that he reportedly got married there. and putin s ex-wife living a life of total luxury, now sanctioned by many countries, including the united states. we re going talk to a reporter who literally went knocking on her mansion door. what she found, what they said, and she s got the pictures to prove it. let s go outfront. and good evening. welcome to all to a special edition of outfront tonight. i m erin burnett. we re going get to all of these stories and much more. i want to begin, though, the devastation and desperation unfolding right now as we are all watching this. 4300 people now confirmed d
pennsylvania after taking classes remotely. david gives a lot of credit to his favorite teachers. both of david s parents have advanced degrees. but raising someone as gifted as david is challenging. he said because he knows and understands concepts that are, quote, sometimes beyond my understanding. now that he is graduated, david apparently has his futuremap to. i want to be an astrophysicist. and i wanted to study black holes. and supernova. i am not even sure what they are exactly. but i have no doubt he will do. that david s parents say they are looking at colleges right now. in the meantime, david is working on his black belt in much lower. we wish him the best. news continues, erin burnett out front starts now. and now, especially titian about race against time to find survivors in the earthquake that has killed more than 38 hours for at least search for survivors. the death toll is rising and we have a live report from just a moment. plus, desantis versus disney.