a matter of hours they took control of a key military base in southwest russia. they got as close as 120 miles from the russian capital. their leader struck a sudden deal agreeing to go into exile in belarus and avoid prosecution. antony blinken calls the weekend s events extraordinary. we haven t seen the last act. we re watching it closely and carefully. 16 months ago russian forces were on the doorstep of kiev in ukraine thinking they would take the city in a matter of days and thinking they would erase ukraine from the map as an independent country. now over the weekend they have had to defend moscow, russia s capital of mercenaries are putin s own making. it raises profound questions and shows cracks. putin has more to answer for in the weeks and months ahead. sandra: a former russia ambassador said it is a fresh reminder of a long-held nuclear fear. he is known quantity. hardened adversaries of the united states. the alternative could be worse. i think the biden a
would you sign a federal abortion ban into law. what i would do is negotiate so that people are happy. after a town hall peddling election lies, promising to pardon january 6 rioters and refusing to pick sides in the war on ukraine, his 2024 rivals remain largely silent. can you say if you want ukraine or russia to win this war? i want everybody to stop dying. as the field of challengers grows, can any of his rivals take him on without alienating his supporters. i ll talk to former republican congressman will hurd of texas who s considering his own bid for president in 2024. plus, moral compass. after a jury found trump liable for sexual abuse, his opponents mostly silent. i don t think it s where the american people are focused. does character matter anymore for republican primary voters? i ll ask russell moore, the editor in chief of christianity today. and border crisis. i want to be very clear. our borders are not open. as the biden administratio
final goodbyes. a sea of blue in remembrance of her service and life cut short. we will bring you more of these incredibly moving images throughout the hour. it is national police week. we honor all law enforcement. we bow our heads today for officer preston in illinois. 306 pages now of a problem in painfully slow motion for the feds and liberal media who are begging the durham case to go away. social counsel john durham s report found the f.b.i. investigation into donald trump should never have happened. millions of taxpayer dollars to show just how political and dirty they were playing at the top of the agency and the department of justice. of course, the left wants all of this to go away. but the facts have a stubborn way of remaining in the spotlight. in is the the faulkner focus. republicans and bill barr hammering home the gravity of durham s findings. the real story is what a witch hunt. if it wasn t one it is a damn good imitation of one. it raises the question
united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo live from buckingham palace on london. max foster, you will see him later. just ahead charles will be crowned with the sir edwards crown, the same one placed upon previous monarchs. it will be very emotional for me. i will salute my king. sounds like the prosecutor is looking squarely at obstruction, that kind of evidence could be very damning if there was actual tampering with the surveillance tape. we have secured convictions of leaders of both the proud boys and oathkeepers for conspiring to oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, may 5, 4:00 a.m. in new york and 9:00 a.m. here in london where we re getting ready for the coronation tomorrow of king charles iii. for the first time in nearly 70 years the united kingdom will crown a new monarch. they will make their way to westminster abbey for the cer
potentially deadly fungus being found at hospitals across the nation. what s being done about it? a new battle front. we speak with a paver experts increasing threats developing in outer space. but, breaking tonight, day two of the high stakes summit between chinese president xi jinping and russian president vladimir putin. fears over the leader s cooperation growing today as the pair signed an agreement expanding their economic ties. the duo also touting china s supposed peace plan to end the war in ukraine. a plan ukraine says is a nonstarter. it comes amid heightened criticism over president biden s lack of communication and confronting of president xi and a perceived lack of strength from the biden administration. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off with that story live on the north lawn. peter, good evening. good evening, trace. as white house officials try to read the tea leaves from russia to figure out how this putin xi meeting is going to effect t