a good sunday evening to you. i m jim sciutto, and this is cnn s special live coverage of the extraordinary yet short-lived uprising in russia that has left much of the world asking exactly how this happened and what could happen next. is putin s leadership under threat? is this an opportunity for ukraine to repel russia s ongoing invasion? we do have new developments tonight, including reaction from the biden administration. but first video has emerged on social media which shows the crash site of a russian military transport plane, reportedly shot down in southern russia saturday by the wagner mercenary group which carried out this rebellion. the russian defense ministry still has not commented on the loss of any aircraft. also, there is still no sign this evening of wagner s leader, yevgeny prigozhin, after he apparently cut a deal with moscow and called off the insurrection. and there is no sign as well of putin after the most serious challenge to his rule since he came t
this is where five explorers and would-be explorers first set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling some 460 miles from here toward the wreck of the rms titanic. then on sunday morning they were sealed inside the submersible tight sxn lowered into the ocean for their descent to the seabed some 13,000 feet below, about two miles. less than two hours later communication, as you know, was lost with the submersible and we just learned it was about that time a senior navy official tells cnn that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sounds consistent, they said, with an implosion but that it was determined to be, quote, not definitive, unquote. well, this afternoon we learned the worst. this morning an r.o.v., or remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the r.o.v. subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with exp
a good sunday evening to you. i m jim sciutto, and this is cnn s special live coverage of the extraordinary events this weekend out of russia. moscow s red square blocked off again today after the brief but stunning insurrection that s gripped the world, could perhaps weaken vladimir putin s grip on his country. we should note it s far too soon to know. so much we don t know about what led wagner mercenary group leader yevgeny prigozhin to launch a march on moscow and what convinced him to abruptly call it off. and then, it s said, go into exile. u.s. secretary of state tony blinken today called the whole series of events extraordinary, believes it indicates that cracks are emerging in putin s rule. the very latest now from cnn s sam kiley live from london. sam, we re watching russia closely, ukraine, also events in belarus. any developments to indicate to us what s actually happening right now? reporter: well, jim, i think the most stunning development so far is an absence
and good evening from st. john s newfoundland. with a sad and somber evening here. this is where five explorers and would-be explorers were set off on friday, out into the open ocean, traveling so 460 miles from here towards the wreck of the artemis titanic. then, on sunday morning, they were sealed inside the submersible titan, and lowered into the ocean into their descend into the seabed some 13,000 feet below, about two miles. less than two hours later, communication as you know, was lost with the submersible. and we just learned it was about that time that a senior navy official tells cnn, that a navy network of underwater sensors picked up sound consistent they said, with an implosion. but it was determined to be quote, not definitive, unquote. and this afternoon, we learned the worst we this morning, an rov, a remote operated vehicle from the vessel horizon our tech, discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible, approximately 1600 feet from the battle of the tita
night on a moonless night with very poor visibility after he had been repeatedly warned by telegram, by radio, during the day that that s what was ahead of him. and so i think we re also seeing a parallel here with make sure if you re going to go into a vehicle, whether at an aircraft or a surface craft or a submersible, that it s been through certifying agencies, you know, that it s been signed off. very real questions about safety, accountability, safety standards, what was followed and what was not, and now whether it s possible someone could be held criminally liable. cnn s paula newton is live in ottawa. paula, we know the canadian police say they re trying to determine whether a full criminal investigation is justified. i wonder how will they determine that? what will they have to establish prior to starting a criminal investigation? reporter: so right now, they admit, jim, that this is incredibly complicated, and why,