With Vladimir Putins opponents in exile, in prison or dead, like outspoken Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, putins victory is practically certain. If mr putin serves out the full six year term hes likely to win, hell become the longest serving russian leader since catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change a
Catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. A
landmark decision. plus we ll look at a summit in germany where kyiv is top on the agenda. we ll take you to kyiv, brussels and munich. all right, now a bombshell decision by the u.s. supreme court is rocking the american political landscape this weekend, ending nearly a half century of constitutional protection for abortion. that 50-year-old right was abruptly erased on friday in a 5-4 ruling striking down the ruling of 1973. it immediately triggered an outpouring of large and angry protest s cross the country with many more expected. this decision is an outrage. this decision is absolutely terrifying, but more than anything, it just make please angry. i would remind that six people do not dictate our lives. roe v wade has been challenged and upheld before. but this time they effectively le left it up to individual states on whether to allow the procedures. many republican-led legislatures anticipated this day. a dozen other states are expected to enact abortion
Speaker. She bluffing lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The Breaking News Protesters and police facing off as tensions are running high at universities across the United States tonight colleges and universities are now cracking down and propalestinian protesters who have taken over some of the campus this is let me just show you some of the dramatic live pictures what youre looking at here. This massive crowd is in texas, police in riot gear can be seen moving in earlier, tearing down barriers and forcefully arresting students. This was the university of texas at austin. Those students have been camped out on campus and at least 40 students we understand at ut austin were reportedly taken into custody meantime, in new york, protesters are defining a mandatory deadline to tear down bear and camp min and Columbia University it gave the students until 2 00 this afternoon to pack it in, and they did not they defied that order. So now we are learning this
Like this isnt normal. This isnt what college is supposed to be. And we need to finally get the diminishes to remember a small fringe shouldnt ruined the experience for everyone. Even as we do that, ill just say, lets keep in mind, weve got to have fears, hope for these hostages were still being held in gaza, as well as deep compassion for the Palestinian Civilians are suffering jonathan greenblatt. Thank you. The news continues right here on cnn outright. Next, the Breaking News, police, a protest or spacing off tonight doesnt arrest in austin, texas. Columbia university in Chaos Hundreds right now, defying a deadline to vacate the encampment plus trumps Favorite Network backtracking. Now pulling a salacious story about two major witnesses and trump Hush Money Trial. Could the false story impact the case . And shes back. Marjorie Taylor Greene returning to the capital tonight, promising to kick out like johnson as speaker she bluffing. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burne