Rescues are underway after another deadly Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine. Locals officials are accusing Russian forces of deliberating targeting crowded civilian areas. Plus, Donald Trump is now responding to the audio obtained exclusively by CNN in which he acknowledges that he had documents that he did not declassify. Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who served under Donald Trump, joins share the key question he has about the highly confidential, top secret information.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin speaks publicly for the first time about the armed munity by Wagner mercenary forces. The Russian president shows his face and blasts rebel leaders as traitors amid questions about his own grip on power. This comes as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin now claims that the aborted armed march to Moscow was not to oust Putin. In Washington, President Biden says the U.S. had nothing to do with the rebellion.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new mission is underway to investigate the debris of the imploded submersible. The company that owned the vehicle is under intense scrutiny as we learn about early warnings that the sub might be unsafe. Plus, sources reveal that at least two fake Trump electors were given limited immunity in exchange for their grand jury testimony. Also, the chief of the Russian private military Wagner Group makes a powerful claim, accusing Russian military leadership of killing a huge amount of its mercenary force.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After days of searching, the Coast Guard just announced the catastrophic loss of the missing submersible. Debris from the vessel was discovered not too far from the crew’s planned destination, the wreckage of the Titanic. Deep sea experts joins to analyze safety concerns amidst the tragic implosion and the recovery effort. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for a missing underwater tourist vessel intensifies as banging noises are heard in the area again today. As the oxygen supply is running out, we’ll show you what conditions are like inside the small submersible with five people on board. Plus, China is now lashing out at the United states after President Biden referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator. This as CNN is getting an exclusive look at the military drills preparing for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New reaction to Hunter Biden’s plea agreement in a long-running federal criminal probe. Sources say the Justice Department is expected to recommend probation for the president’s son as Republicans are blasting the deal made by a Trump-appointed prosecutor. Also, one of Trump’s GOP rivals says the former president just admitted to obstruction of justice on national television. Plus, the search for the missing “Titanic” tour submersible is growing more urgent. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A desperate search and rescue mission thousands of feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean after a submersible operated by a company running expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic is now missing. We have the latest information on the mission to find the sub and the five people on board. Also, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says progress was made in the high-stakes meeting between the U.S. and China. Plus, more than 50 million people across the southeast face the threat of severe weather including tornados this holiday weekend. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three years after the police murder of George Floyd, the DOJ now says excessive force and racial bias have been routine among Minneapolis police officers. Also, the gunman in the deadliest antisemitic attack has been convicted of 63 federal charges including capital offenses that could lead to the death penalty. Plus, amid fierce fighting in Ukraine, a senior military officer is warning that new Russian air and ground strikes are slowing Ukraine’s counteroffensive. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump-appointed judge in the classified documents case issues her first order since the former president was arraigned, jump starting her oversight of his looming trial. We’ll explain why she’s setting a deadline for new lawyers on both sides. Also, the Pentagon leak suspect was just indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly disclosing classified information. Plus, jurors have wrapped up their first day of deliberations in the federal trial of the gunman in the deadly 2018 attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defends the special counsel who indicted Donald Trump a day after the former president’s historic arrest an arraignment. Garland praised Jack Smith’s integrity as Trump and his allies ramp up their attacks. Tonight, Trump’s presidential campaign says it has raised well over $6 million since his indictment last week and his political advisers sound confident as they settle on a playbook for the 2024 race. In New York, a grand jury has indicted the former U.S. Marine who held a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on the subway. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices