This is cnn Breaking News good morning made, this sunday and have recovered and we begin with this Breaking News moments ago in russia, the last polls closed following a threeday president ial election. With no genuine opposition candidates appearing on the ballot. The outcome was never in doubt. Vladimir putin is expected to win the vote that will keep his grip on power through 2030. He has already, as russias longestserving ruler since soviet dictator joseph stalin, weve got full coverage for you. Cnns Matthew Chance is in moscow and Fred Pleitgen is in berlin. Matthew, you first despite the lack of opposition, there were there any acts of defiance today were yet to happen. In fact, of the course of the past three days when voting has been taking place has been a surprisingly high level of acts of defiance, disruption at Polling Stations, and things like that. Youve got to remember, russia is a country where public displays of dissent and criticism of the kremlin cant have extremely
Jake tapper sunday, a nine on cnn close captioning brought to you by mesobook. Com our firm has offered a free book about mesothelioma for over ten years mesothelioma is really all we do. 808724901 former president Donald Trumps Court Hearing just wrapping up. So did his lawyers convince a judge that the former president should be allowed to keep any document he wants, even if its classified meantime, Georgia Judges deciding whether the district returnee and trumps Election Interference Case should be dismissed. A ruling could come at any time. Plus theres a little bit cold in here. Maybe its a tad frosty. Prince william and prince harry, both honoring their mother with a two of them not doing it together. Well discuss and a Student Pilot on board and Alaska Airlines flight is restrained after allegedly trying to open the cockpit door repeatedly. Wait till you hear why he says he was trying to get in were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here t
Im Arlette Saenz at the white house. And this is cnn cnns, Breaking News i knew are in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. This morning. Were following all the reparations from the monumental ruling in the criminal case against donald trump In Georgia The Judge has just ruled Fulton County District Attorney, fani willis, can continue Prosecuting Trump and his allies in the Georgia Election subversion case. But she may only stay only state if the special prosecutor, nathan wade, who had a relationship with willis is removed, if willis and her team had been disclosed hello, fight, it would almost certainly have delayed a trial until after the president ial election in november. That is something trump desperately wanted in all of this. And as other legal cases as well, cnns Nick Valencia is just outside the Fulton County courthouse for acidic. Can you walk us through this mornings historic ruling . Wolf . It was historic, Monumental Decision Fani Willis getting a technical w
Is making another move to try to get the judge on the case thrown off. Lets get straight to cnns paula. Paula with the breaking news. What exactly are trumps lawyers attempting . Here . Which i were less than two weeks out from the beginning of this trial and hear trumps lawyers are asking the judge to allow them to file a motion for the judge, juan to recuse himself. They are arguing that he is conflicted by his daughters work as a Democratic Political consultant. Now, last year they made a similar similar request which was rejected by the judge. Im saying that it would not be in the pu inrest for him to recu hielf. Ut nowrumps lawyers are arguing sce this should be reconsidere because the judges dahter they argue is in a position to potentially financially benetf unclear if this will succeed, jake, but again, this is just another effort by the trump team. It appears to if nothing else delay this trial further. All right. Paula reid, thanks so much from trump, the defendant to trump,
Thanks for joining us. The newest continues now, right here on cnn happening now, donald trump has out there on the campaign trail this hour, as republicans are increasingly closing ranks around own him including his onetime bitter opponent turns supporter, nikki haley. Were breaking down new shows of gop deference to trump as the campaign and his Criminal Trial are entering new phases. Also, this our partisan sparring over Us Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito, and whether hes crossed Ethical Leinz amid growing controversy over politically provocative flags flown at his homes and a powerful message about abuse from the former girlfriend of repre Sean Diddy Combs, Cassie Ventura speaking out for the First Time Since cnn exclusively obtained a 2016 video of her being physically assaulted by combs welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I will blitzer a urine the Situation Room in new york tonight, donald trump is trying to cut into President Biden support