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agenda. back here at home, dive teams are trying to rescue people after torrential downpours in the northeast. the flooding turning deadly in new york. and more cases of malaria are being found in the united states. what you need to know to stay safe. we begin with breaking news from russia where there is a surprising twist related to last months failed uprising. the kremlin says russias vladimir putin met with the head of the wagner group and its top commanders just five days af...

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The first meeting he attended. so this is a gang of thieves in a way. its more like a mafia structure than a government. im sure prigozhin got assurances and he would have said its unlikely im going to be arrest instead a gun fight inside the kremlin. but still, these are high stakes. peoples lives and fortunes are at stake. putins kept control of his government by murdering people, but detaining them, throwing them behind bars, by taking away their fortune. but holding their families hostage. s...

It was the case even ten years ago, i dont know about 20 years ago. >> even if youre a legitimate corporation. american corporations still try to have -- is it just very different where the system in russia is basically runs the economy? >> it is not so much the government, i would call it a mafia structure. he controls the stake holders. if it is a big deal you need his ultimate approval. >> peter baker, you have a question? >> yeah, i was wondering what you think -- what do you think he thinks...

With a long-shot candidate who gained the oval office, despite usi losing the popular vote, and i think theyre trying to make themselves relevant. >> how do you think the president will react to this book? >> well, you know, he gave them an interview and much of that interview is reproduced in the book. so he clearly supports the effort that these two authors are making. and they are people who have identified themselves as almost loyal captains, you know, in the mafia structure, they would be c...