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but even if the threat is over and it's not at all clear that saturday's turn around was, in fact, the end, what did the flash of descent do to russia itself, not the government or security services but the people. what message did russians get over the weekend? what did they see when yevgeny prigozhin's tanks move toward the capital? what did they feel when his troops reportedly shot down several russian helicopters? that's according to ukraine's air force. what did they hear when vladimir putin called prigozhin a traitor and compared his threat to 1917. we're going to ask masha ges...

donte wright is free this morning. these stories and more right here on cnn news central. we are expecting a big but not an unexpected announcement from president joe biden and straight to the arlette seanez who has been watching this and we know that last week you are expecting news that we expect him to announce that he is going to become the presidential elect. >> well, sara, president biden spent the weekend at camp david to go over the final details regarding the details and staffing for a campaign. the president's advisers have been working towards launching this campaign tom...

who might win, what they might do with the power of elected office. the poll finds 81% of democrats believe if the gop agenda is not stopped, america will be destroyed as we know it. 79% of republicans say the same about democrats, the nbc news poll also -- 57% of voters saying next month raises for u.s. house, senate are more important to them than in the past midterm elections. this all comes as early voting surges in several battleground states. new reporting from today's new york times reads quote, days into early voting in the 2022 midterm election. states across the country hav...

saying his symptoms are improving. meanwhile, the latest january 6 hearing is still sending shock waves to capitol hill. where donald trump refused to declare the election over or condemn the rioters. we'll take a look at how this could play into november's narratives and beyond. also, nearly one-third of americans are under heat advisories. 210 million people will face scorching temperatures over 90 today. the heat wave expected to last well into the weekend. we start at the white house. dealing with president biden's positive covid diagnosis on two fronts. medical and politic...

two nations pointing fingers after an attack on a prison holding prisoner of war. we're live in kyiv with the latest. how russia is getting around sanctions by plundering sudan's gold. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. it's 5:00 a.m. in eastern kentucky where a humanitarian tragedy is unfolding and will likely get worse. president joe biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including 6 children and that death toll is expected to rise. raging waters decimate...