plot to take him out, and they really did want to avoid that because that is a play book that putin has used in the past. and so president biden, he was updated. he did leave for camp david around midday today. and he did bring with him the national security advisor, jake sullivan. so certainly he's being briefed very regularly on this. but i think the question that he and his officials will want to look at now is really what does president putin's grip on power currently look like? does this change anything in terms of his ability to lead russia? and i think that is something that they will really want to take a very close look at. this is certainly a very volatile moment in the 16 months since this war began, michael. >> indeed, it is thank you. kevin liptak there in washington following things for us. stay with us. when we come back how did the russian media cover the wagner rebellion as it unfolded? also one of the questions at