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russian president vladimir putin trying to project an image of strength as he faces the biggest threat ever to his authority. is putin still in danger of losing power? his former prime minister says yes, and he will be "outfront" next. plus, where is yevgeny prigozhin? no confirmation that the wagner chief ever made it outside russia. as the fsb keeps its criminal investigation on prigozhin wide open. two moscow reporters who have covered him extensively with be reporting this hour. i'm going to talk to the mayor of kyiv who warns ukraine is not prepared if putin attacks the bigg...

Action on the plant. ben wedeman is "outfront" from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: erin, russia has drafted and approved plans to blow up the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, that according to the head of ukrainian intelligence, spy chief, claimed in an interview with the new statesman that russia had mined the cooling ponds at the plant, essential for preventing a nuclear meltdown. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the biggest nuclear power plant in all of europe and is now occupied by russian forces. the plant is in shutdown mode, the only way to keep the fuel cool in the reactors is b...

25 years ago this month in august 1992, florida got hit by a category 5 hurricane, hurricane andrew. in addition to the immediate concern for human life and well being, there was also a lot of worry at the time about this place. this is called turkey point, florida's oldest nuclear power plant. and as the eye of that hurricane passed over the turkey point nuclear plant in 1992, some of the facilities around the reactor buildings took a beating, including stuff that was supposed to be hurricane-proof. within ten miles of the plant, within ten miles of turkey point, there were 41 warning sirens ...

Florida's oldest nuclear power plant. and as the eye of that hurricane passed over the turkey point nuclear plant in 1992, some of the facilities around the reactor buildings took a beating, including stuff that was supposed to be hurricane-proof. within ten miles of the plant, within ten miles of turkey point, there were 41 warning sirens set up for the nuclear plant. of the 41, hurricane andrew blew down 36 of them. they left the plant running on backup generators for more than a week in order to keep the reactors and the fuel cool. debris from the storm blocked the access road to the plant....

Undergoes the first process that heats the water. >> in the massive turbine room. 2,000 mega was of power is generated. after six years of use, the uranium fuel is transferred to spent fuel pool. the pools are built into bedrock with walls made of steel reinforced concrete. all of the spent fuel that's been used at units three since 1976 is in that spent fuel pool. which is under about 25 feet of water. it not only helps keep the fuel cool, but also provides protection from harmful radiation. >> this pool is actually at capacity. so in the next year, we plan on taking out the oldest fuel and t...