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>> again that was cnn military analyst lieutenant colonel rick francona speaking earlier with our colleague. >> russia's presidential election isn't until march but police raids are under way as protests are about to begin. we'll go live to moscow after the break. >> plus massive floods in paris. but relief might finally be in sight. the forecast just ahead. a little to the left. 1, 2, 3, push! easy! easy! easy! (horn honking) alright! alright! we've all got places to go! we've all got places to go! washington crossing the delaware turnpike? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money se...

Great pop singer, sort of outsize personality rapper who i think is fantastic. and the r&b singer. so a little more diversity in terms of gender and genre in that category. >> as we said, there will also be, you know, support for the me too movement, and what do you expect from james corden? music is this thing, isn't it? he's the host of the show. >> yeah, yeah, should be interesting. everybody knows about his carpool karaoke sketches and he has an affection for music that's huge. in terms of me too. a lot of stars said they'll be wearing a white rose on the red carpet sort of to mark their s...

Visit from russian police. officer raided the offices of alexei navalny, a prominent critic of russian president vladimir putin. navalny tells cnn he called for the protest and election boycott not only because he was barred from running, but what he calls rampant corruption in the putin regime. in an exclusive interview with our matthew chance, he talks about why he believes he was barred from running for president. >> translator: he is scared of all real competition. we see in these elections that he only allowed those to run who do not even resist, do not even do any campaigning. when they ...

>> the most important thing was actually just keeping a smile on my face. you know, and being able to laugh at myself. i made it my goal not to reach antigua, you know, not to get the record, but just no matter what happened, i was going to always be able to laugh at myself, no matter, you know, what mistakes i made, or you know, if bad stuff happened, i was just always going to be positive and i'm, you know, happy that i accomplished that. >> what advice would you give to people that want to try to do something like this? >> don't think about it. just go out and do it. you know, don't -- don'...

Because as you say, vladimir putin is polling more than 80% popularity in this country if you believe the opinion polls. but you're polling just 2%. how much of a political threat does your movement really pose to this kremlin juggernaut? >> translator: look, i stood for election just once in my life in 2012, i participated in the moscow mayor elections. and everyone was showing the polls when i had 2%. and without money or any media support i got almost 30%. same thing goes for the presidential elections. putin doesn't have an 80% rating. he has an 80% rating when compared to other candidates...