when they put me in prison, i heard they were recruiting. serve six months and they pardon you, he tells me. so he signed up with storm z, a unit made up of convicts attached to the russian defense ministry. after only two weeks of basic training, he was shipped off to the frontlines near bakhmut. [ gunfire ] after days of intense shelling, with only rainwater and no food, he heard ukrainian troops outside his foxhole. he assumed they would execute him. i thought that was the end, he recalls. i switched my rifle to single shot mode and thought, i ll shoot myself, but i couldn t. this video, shot by soldiers of ukraine s assault brigade, shows the intense moments when he and his comrade surrendered. the ukrainian troops told them, unlike russians, we don t kill prisoners. we spoke to him and another soldier in a jail in eastern grain, concealing their faces and not using their real names. the third assault brigade granted us access to the p.o.w.s, and two of their soldie
it s great to have you back with us, amara. she s back off the slopes in europe. she had a wonderful vacation. thank goodness i got off the slopes. i wasn t standing most of the time. i was seriously tumbling down the hill the entire time i was there. i ve got a few bumps and bruises and i m happy to be back. i have been watching you. it s good to be back. your skiing and snowboarding form is better than mine. that s really bad. america s largest banks come to the rescue of first republic, throwing out a $30 billion lifeline. the efforts underway to shore up the financial sector and prevent a bigger crisis. do you believe it s possible that one day we will see president vladimir putin in the dock? i think those fail to understand history. an arrest warrant if russian president vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. putin s response to the war and the odds that he s actually arrested. is he resisting? is he combat irv at all in those moments? no, not at all.
17th. president xi is headed to russia. they tried to portray themselves as a neutral party. the west is skeptical and concerned that china is considering providing russia with weapons. and a cnn exclusive. two dozen mar-a-lago staffers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. this is connection to the special counsel investigation into the handling of classified documents. also banks rescuing another bank? first republic bank is set to receive a $30 billion life line. the money coming from a group of major banks including j.p. morgan chase and wells fargo. a dramatic last second shot, a tiger s tail turning into a cinderella story in a day of madness ahead. we ll break down the ncaa tournament. also new songs sure to move up the charts quickly and swiftly. we have taylor s new tracks that were released while you were sleeping. cnn this morning starts right now. all of the girls you did say swiftly. you did that on purpose. did you get up last
as new york city breaks a record for the longest stretch without measurable snow. rob marciano times it all out. the chilling jailhouse phone call from paul pelosi s alleged attacker. what david depape told an reporter suggesting he wishes he had hurt more people. and mysterious drone attacks in iran. what we re learning about what who is responsible amid rising tensions in the middle east. the school staffing shakeup weeks after a 6-year-old in virginia allegedly shot his teacher. the principal and assistant principal now both out with classes set to resume tomorrow. the hero who saves lives in that mass shooting in california. his emotional message. and america strong tonight. the grandmother who knows how to make a spectacular and inspiring finish. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. good evening everyone. thanks for joining us on this busy sunday. i m linsey davis. we begin tonight with new developments in m
nichols. demonstrators took to the streets demanding accountability from law enforcement and systemic change. after george floyd said never again, yet here we are. i will ask what he and his colleagues plan to do next time. and if there is will, what is the way to fix this country s broken system. this is american voices. we begin this hour with new action from the memphis police department following the deadly police beating of tyre nichols. memphis pd eight now deactivating the departments scorpion unit which was launched in 2021 to fight the city s rising murder rate. nbc news confirms all five officers charged with second degree murder in nichols death were members of the scorpion unit. this also raises new questions. why would a unit focused on violent crime take their time to enforce traffic violations? this beating all started with a traffic stop, officers at the time said the 29 year old was driving recklessly. the department has since said no video evidence backs o