stopped his advance on moscow and apparently pulled at least some fighters out of rostov-on-don. they had made to it within 120 miles of the capital when they suddenly decided to turn around. the kremlin saying they have putin s word he can go safely to belarus free from prosecution. you can see him being cheered by the folks. they even went to shake his hand. prigozhin saying he made the deal because he didn t want to shed russian blood. translator: therefore, russian blood would be shed from one of the sites we turn our column around and turn in the opposite direction according to the plan. we also see here some of his departing fighters who seem to get some cheers from residents as they stood on top of the tanks. so we have full team coverage for you over the next hour. our team of correspondents and guests. i start with nic robertson. so prigozhin has been seething at russian leadership. he s been saying for months, attacking the defense minister shoigu and others. he
weather where the national weather service has said is dangerous and life threatening. if you stay out longer than ten minutes, there s a risk you might get frostbite even if you are layered up. i think the weather is one of those issues that people like to talk about more than politics. it has dominated conversation. when it comes to the issues at play, what are the different candidates talking about and how are people in iowa specific the responding? here in iowa, donald iowa specific the responding? here in iowa, donald trump iowa specific the responding? haze: in iowa, donald trump is iowa specific the responding? flee: in iowa, donald trump is by iowa specific the responding? hee in iowa, donald trump is by far the most popular candidate. the bull by the des moines register, the most prodigious full shows that he has a very commanding lead. all three candidates there are others as well seen as outsiders they all have these different messages. ron desantis s messa
time for choosing. the trump indictment forces republican candidates to make a choice, tiptoe around the former president or take their best shot at the front-runner. he s saying i m more important than the country. this is vanity run amok. republican presidential candidate chris christie joins me live next and out in the open. trump s team starts to prepare his defense. what do experts charge with our national defense say about the classified documents stored at mar-a-lago? house intelligence committee chairman mike turner and former trump defense secretary mark esper will be here exclusively. plus a way forward? america s cities confront challenges on crime and justice and a new mayor is delivering on a promise to end homelessness, but now her city faces a new test. this does not catch us off guard nor will it intimidate us. l.a. mayor karen bass joins me exclusively. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is thanking dad. happy
time for choosing. the trump indictment forces republican candidates to make a choice. tiptoe around the former president or take their best shot at the fruont-runner. he s saying, i m more important than the country. this is vanity run amok. chris christie joins me nokes. what do experts charged with our national defense say about the classified documents stored at mar-a-lago. house intelligence committee mark turner and mark esper will be here exclusively. plus, a way forward? america s cities confront challenges on crime and justice. in los angeles, the new mayor says she s delivering on a promise to end homelessness, but now her city faces a new test. this did not catch us offguard nor did it intimidate us. l.a. mayor karen bass joins us exclusively. hello, i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is thanking dad. happy father s day, as we mark the beginning of summer, and with it, campaign season. president biden kicked off his re-electio
friends. it is wednesday, december 27th, i m willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. a lot to get to including israeli forces shifting military efforts to southern and central gaza with officials warning the war could take many more months. and hours from now, antony blinken and alejandro mayor kas are set to meet with mexican president obrador. plus donald trump continues to claim he should be immune from any prosecution surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll have the latest there. also ahead, bus drivers across the country increasingly under attack on the job. we ll dig into an alarming trend and what officials are doing about it. with us this morning, jonathan lemire, susan paige, and retired four star navy admiral james stavridis. good morning to you all. let s begin together with israel expanding the ground invasion in gaza. this as the united states continues to urge israel to protect civilian lives and shift to a more low intensity oper