ctor if you have worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain while taking anoro. ask your doctor about anoro. ♪go your own way get your first prescription free at anoro.com. for the past few years the united states and much of the world has been trying to isolate russia for its aggressive behavior for what it did when it an exed crimea and what it did to our election. but today the russian time-out apparently ended with a full bilateral mting between

serving u.s. president and president putin. tonight i am excited to say that we have the perfect person to take us inside that meeting and more importantly i think to help us understand what putin has done to his own country and what he is trying to do to the rest of the world including to us. here now is richard engel live from the g-20. good evening. it's been a big day here and by all indications presidents trump

and putin hit it off when they met almost immediately they rolled up their sleeves and started making deals, a cease fire for part of syria, an envoy for ukraine, a pledge of political nonintervention. they agreed according to one u.s. official that this whole business of russia's meddling in the u.s. election is getting in the way and that the two leaders should agree to disagree and move on. make no mistake this is everything putin could have asked for and more. today's meeting changed the world. it doesn't matter if these agreements hold, the syrian cease fire probably won't have past experience is anything to go by. it doesn't matter if the envoy accomplishes anything. this meeting mters because putin has always wted to make russia a superpoweragai a country that cannot be ignored in the key decisions shaping the world.

today president trump gave that to him. putin trained as a kgb age tonight municipalianipulate and today many saw putin doing just that to an american president. people who know how putin operates don't think for a second this meeting didn't go exactly as planned. he wanted it to go long. he wanted to bait president trump into trading horses. but there are costs to playing let's make a deal with vladimir putin. we spent months looking at what putin's russia is like today, a place where business deals can get you killed and where speaking out can land you dead. we met analysts and activists who say putin is playing trump. but first there are still protests underway in this city and fires burning tonight as demonstrators clash with police. wep spent most of our day on the streets covering the protests and clashes that shut down the

center of the city. they were big. tens of thousands of people from all across europe united by a shared desire to scream their frustration from environmental degradation to war, greed and poverty and to do it within ear shot of the world leaders they hold responsible. the other thing they have in common -- >> what do you think about -- >> well, personally we in germany just -- i personally think he is sexist. he is racist. he mocks people with his abil y disabilities. >> most protests were peaceful but others were looking for a fight and they got it. police are sweeping through this entire area. they have been spraying water canons and pushing people out of the way. the police came in heavy. the protesters never managed to

break through, a tight cordon around the massive conference center where the trump/putin meeting took place. while we were allowed through the police lines we were corralled into a media center where we interviewed each other about the meeting that was happing in a room in another building. >> it jumped out that vladimir putin got the respect he desires. >> reporter: steve earlinger covering world affairs and diplomacy. >> for the first time in many decades we are saying you can run your society as you like. we don't care. you want to beat up on your dissidents, fine. you want to crush democracy, fine with us. we are interested in what do you want and what do we want. >> if the idea of trump and putin sitting down and drawing up rules of the world sounds frightening perhaps it is. >> it sounds like putin got a lot of what he wanted. >> feels like he got a lot of

what he wanted out of this meeting. >> the two guys hit it off and had a lot to talk about and they could have kept talking except they have a concert to get to. so i think -- he said there were no more meetings scheduled. i think it's the beginning of what putin hopes to be a beautiful relationship. >> donald trump is not the first president to try to build new relations with vladimir putin. here is what our last two presidents said after they met putin for the first time. >> i looked the man in the eye. i found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. we had a very good dialogue. i was able to get a sense of his soul. >> i found him to be very smart and i found him to have a

practical bet. >> it is clear from the body language at his last meeting with putin that obama didn't manage to build a working relationship with the man he called very smart. american presidents come and go but putin has outlasted them all. he has perfected the art of controlling every detail to achieve his own goals. all you really see when you look putin in the eye is exactly what he wants you to see. so far he has been winning every round in the long game he is playing against the u.s. but what is that game? foreign policy analysts like to say trump is playing checkers while putin is playing chess. but that, according to the world's most famous chess master is an insult to the game. >> putin is a dictator. dictators by definition -- i would say he is playing a poker game. >> a poker player. >> he is a gambler.

and he knows that his cards are not good but he also -- >> is president trump playing with vladimir putin or is he being played by putin? >> he is playing into putin's hands. whether trump push as pawn or drop a card all played into putin's hands. >> he is widely believed to be the greatest chess player who ever lived. he is also a vocal critic of putin's crejeem. after years of protests and multiple threats on his life he left russia and went into exile. we met him in paris where he told us that any meeting between presidents trump and putin is a victory for putin. putin believes handshake can be a way to fool. trump is an ideal counter part. >> do you think putin tried to get trump elected? >> absolutely.

we have evidence he wanted trump to win. >> why would he want trump to win? >> , many reasons thmpt simple one is that trump psychology with his massive ego and rejection of the rules. putin believes he is calling the shots. and we know from history that power is corrupt. >> he is absolutely corrupt. greatest danger faced by the free world because the man has intentions. listen what -- >> the greatest danger that the free world -- you don't think that is exaggeration? >> any other threat that the free world is facing like isis or terror groups it's incompatible to what putin can do. >> do you think there is a threat to the united states? >> his hand is weak.

putin has a lot of money. he knows that playing this game by undermining the institution, by creating chaos. putin seems to have a unique skill when it comes to creating chaos all over the world. he used stealth and misdirection to carve up eastern ukraine and annex crimea and sent russian jets, troops and guns to syria to stop what he feared to be a u.s.-backed regime change. >> in 2011 president obama said assad must go. putin said assad must stay. everyone can see that putin won that battle. putin has a big advantage because americans wanted the guy out. he is a bad guy. who cares? at the end of the day he works for me and as long as you are with me you will protect. >> the more he can show he is

playing in other people's back yards and getting away with it. >> look at crimea. how dare you to accuse me? i'm a man of peace. no russian groups in crimea. a few months later the brave people who fought. >> and then one year later it's the alrdy full recognition, bragging about it. and then we are like so what. >> all is ample evidence that russia through state actors tried to interfere in the american political process. how would that help him stay in power? >> defined u.s. president and annexed the territory and he can kick americans from here and there. he can challenge. he violates all the rules. he is still in the game. >> we'll hear more later in the

show. a lot has changed in russia since soviet days but much has stayed the same. the might of the state now serves one man and a circle of very powerful and wealthy people around him. >> the russian mafia is the government of russia. it's a mafia that is running a sovereign state with nuclear weapons. >> we spent months investigating a single case and multiple murders in russia and around the world. the story is ahead. we are live in hamburg. when you really want to save big on a hotel just go to priceline. they add thousands of new deals every day at up to 60% off. that's how kaley and i got to share this trip together at this amazing hotel.

yeah ash and i share everything - dresses, makeup, water bottles... we do? mmhmm. we share secrets, shoes, toothbrushes... what? yeah i forgot mine so i've been using yours. seriously? what's the big deal? i mean, we even dated the same guy. who?! uh, go to priceline and get the hotel deals you won't find anywhere else. casper's truly changed our lives. ♪ a mattress of unparalleled value. love at first night. ♪ (grunts) i'm a softer, happier, friendlier version of myself. (surps drink) perfect sleep changes people. (kisses baby) transform your life at casper.com try their mattress for 100 nights with free shipping and returns. casper.

when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. i am totally blind. and i live with non-24, a circadian rhythm disorder that can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the people, places, and things i love. the people i love have always been there for me. and now, i'm there for them, too. talk to your doctor,

and call 844-214-2424 to learn more.

to understand russia today and the rise of vladimir putin -- you need to go back to the early 1990s. the soviet union began to fall apart. to try to hold the empire together he announced sweeping reforms. one soviet republic began to break away and declare

independence. in a kgb pathhouse six senior soviet officials hatched a plan to restore the glory of the soviet empire. >> the leaders hold on against a popular uprising. we still don't know the where about thes or the condition of gorbachev tonight. >> he refused to step down. boris yeltzin showed surprising to deliver a fiery speech. the hard liners failed. gorbachev wasn't toppled but by christmas 1991 he resigned and just like that the soviet union was no more. the russian federation took its place. but he quickly discovered that lead agnew democracy was much

harder. russia's post soviet economy tanked. the country was in trouble and so was yeltsin. he came to depend on a former kgb agent, a man by the name of vladimir putin. by the summer of 1999 boris yeltsin fired his prime minister and announced putin in his place. almost immediately bombs tore through apartment buildings in russia killing hundreds. putin blamed terrorists from check neea. evidence began to emerge. many believe the whole thing was orchestrated by putin to consolidate his power and boost his polari. by 1999 boris yeltsin was a adow of his former self. his administration consumed by

corruption that could send yeltsin to a state prison. he turned to his prime minister and struck a deal. on new year's eve yeltsin took to air waves to resign naming vladimir putin in his place. on his very first day in office president putin signed a decree granting yeltsin immunity from future prosecution. yeltsin struck a bargain. optimism that followed the collapse of the soviet union, the hope of a democratic russia was replaced with putin's russia. he cracked down and the stage was set for russia to become what critics call a criminal state. next up from hamburg, a story that shows what happens when the power of the state is placed in the hands of

criminals. stay with us. as easy as saving $600 when you switch to progressive. winds stirring. too treacherous for a selfie. [ camera shutter clicks ] sure, i've taken discounts to new heights with safe driver and paperless billing. but the prize at the top is worth every last breath. here we go. [ grunts ] got 'em. ahh. wait a minute. whole wheat waffles? [ crying ] why! if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked well enough,

ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works by focusing right in the gi-tract to help control damaging inflammation and is clinically proven to begin helping many patients achieve both symptom relief as well as remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase rk ofinfec, which can be serious. while not reported with entyvio, pml, a rare, serious brain infection caused by a virus may be possible. tell your doctor if you have an infection, experience frequent infections, or have flu-like symptoms, or sores. liver problems can occur with entyvio. if your uc or crohn's medication isn't working for you, ask your gastroenterologist about entyvio. entyvio. relief and remission within reach.

[ light music playing ] you've wished upon it all year, and now it's finally here. the mercedes-benz summer event is back, with incredible offers on the mercedes-benz you've always longed for. but hurry, these shooting stars fly by fast. lease the c300 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe.

811 is available to any business our or homeownerfe. to make sure that you identify where your utilities are if you are gonna do any kind of excavation no matter how small or large before you dig, call 811. keep yourself safe. welcome back to hamburg. you've heard tonight from people who consider russia to be a criminal state. but what does that mean. it means that the power of the state is at the service of one man, vladimir putin. it means that a select group of officials and businessmen, his inner circle had become incredibly rich. that's because putin is the law and members of his inner circle can operate with impunity. it means that sometimes

corruption can lead to homicide. for american born investor bill browder, it all comes down to three words. >> greed, money and murder. these people are so obsessed with money that they're ready to kill anyone who gets in the way. >> sounds like a mafia. >> it's a mafia that's running a sovereign state with nuclear weapons. >> browder didn't start out as a campaigner for clean government. quite the opposite. the hedge fund manager first went to russia more than two decades ago in the free-for-all days after the fall of the soviet union >> here in moscow, the fight for now is an economic fight as this country struggles to rebuild after the fall of communism. >> the nation's entire economy was being privatized on the cheap. >> the stuff was being effectively given away for free. all you had to do was show up. >> when vladimir putin took off, he promised to stop the gold rush.

>> he came in at a time of total chaos. the oligarchies had taken over ssia. 150 million people eating dirt. putin said we're going to get rid of these 22 guys and we're going to clean up russia. >> and you believed it? >> i clapped along with everybody else. we thought oh, this is going to be so much better. >> he cheered and made a fortune as one oligarchy after another was jailed, or muscled out until of course they came for him. >> i arrived at the main moscow airport and four heavily armed officials said follow me, sir, in russia. i had officially been deported because i was considered a threat to national security. >> putin was tightening his grip on power, getting rid of the people he considered dangerous to his regime and making the

rest an implicit offer they could not refuse. work with me and keep your money. that left browder out in the cold. >> 25 police officers from the moscow police department raid my office in moscow. and they're specifically looking for the stamps, seals and certificates. >> a lawyer for browder was tasked with finding out why. he quickly figured it out. someone was using those stamps, seals and certificates to defraud the russian treasury out of $230 million in tax refunds. and it worked? >> it worked remarkably. it was the largest tax refund in the history of russia and approved the next day and paid out one day later. >> he sent the evidence he was gathering back to london where browder was building a case against the judges, tax officials and police offers he swho s were in the heist. they retaliated by going after

magnitsky charging him with fraud and locking him up in one of moscow's most notorious prisons. >> they wanted to break him down, wanted him to withdraw his testimony against the police officers and wanted him to sign a false confession that he stole the $230 million and he did so on my instruction. and sergey refused to buckle. >> he detailed torturous conditions. the cells smaller, the treatment harsher, his health fading. but according to browder, that wasn't enough. >> they chained him to an bed and eight riot guards with rubber batons beat him to death. >> if he was dying any way, what i would they do such an act, why chain him to the bed and beat him with batons. >> because that's what they do in russia.

>> browder's crew said now had a martyr. he went to washington and asked congress to pass the magnitsky act which became law in 2012. >> the bill is passed. majority leader. >> it placed personal sanctions on the people said to be accused of the crime. putin took that very personally. >> translator: do you think that no one ever dies in american jails or what? of course they do. and so what. do i have to make a story out of each and every one of these cases. >> yes, we should according to this activist. >> strikes at the heart of the system of corruption and hypocrisy that we have in power in in our country for the past seven years. >> a russia also testified in support of the act. that put him in the kremlin's cross hairs. >> people who are opposed to the current government like my colleagues like me, are denounced as traitors.

but of course slander and even imprisonment are no longer the biggest dangers that face those who dare to oppose vladimir putin. >> despite the dangers, information about the case kept trickling out of moscow. browder and his lawyer had a cloak and dagger meeting in a london par with a man who said he could tell them exactly where some of the stolen money was stashed. >> it was so specific aso say these tax inspectors have a villa on the palm island. it was unbelievable. >> in dubai? >> in dubai. >> not just dubai. he was able to account for another big chunk of the loot which ended up in switzerland and because he was an insider he had the bank statements to prove it. >> did you think he was putting himself at risk talking with you? >> frankly we're at risk,

anybody who engaging in helping this opening is at risk. >> he rented a house in an exclusive well-guarded gated community outside of london. he went jogging one day and dropped dead. the reported cause of death was a heart attack. but now five years later a classified u.s. intelligence report leaked to the website was feed purports to show that american spies had high confidence that he was ordered on orders from the kremlin. forensic tests found what could be tiny traces of an exotic and toxic plant in his stomach. the poison is easily hidden in food and causes death by asphyxiation. >> it was 5 o'clock in the morning and i woke up because my heart was racing. and then i started sweating really badly and feeling suddenly really weak and then i started having trouble breathing. >> when he met in washington earlier this year, he was still frail. doctors say he was lucky to survive poisoning. what's remarkable is this is the second time doctors managed to

bring him back from death's door. >> of course i knew straightaway what it was because this was the second time in two years this happened. and it began almost identically in the same way. and within six hours all of my major organs shut down one after another. >> who do you think was responsible? >> i can only presume this was done by people with at least with connections to the russian special services. >> the second poisoning happened while kei morts so was touring russia, screening a documentary on his friend, boris nemtsov. >> the most popular opposition leader since putin came to power was also the most prominent supporter of the act. >> the magnitsky act directed against groups and abusers. >> and another victim. on the night of february 27th, 2015, nemtsov was walking home

from dinner with his girlfriend, the most popular critic of the putin regime, the man who was calling for sanctions on some of the most powerful people in this country was walking across this bridge completely unguarded. this is after all the center of moscow. there are always plenty of people around. and there are cameras on every corner. but according to russia officials, that night around 11:30 when nemtsov was shot in the back at least five times right in front of his girlfriend, none of the cameras captured the moment. nemtsov bled to death right here in the shadow of the kremlin. there was one camera that was recording that night but it didn't capture the assassination. a city truck happened to block the view. five muslim separatists were convicted of the murder last week but human rights groups

suggest that they are just patsys. either way, another powerful russian voice against putin and for the magnitsky act was silenced. >> this is the most pro-russian law ever passed in any foreign parliament. and if you were to ske many what is the most likely reason for somebody trying to kill me twice in two years, i think it's that. >> because you supported u.s. sanctions against russia, the -- >> please don't say that. these are not sanctions against russia. they're sanctions against crooks. i am russian, my colleagues are russian. boris nemtsov was a russian. >> even if standing up is the definition of russian patriotism, then there still are patriots left in russia. this law representing magnitsky's family. he happened to find in a moscow court a cashe of documents which

appeared to show that stolen money ended up in dubai and switzerland but also in new york city where it was used to buy high-end property. he could have looked the other way but he didn't. >> translator: i photographed all of the documents and then traveled to london where the american prosecutors copied them. >> that was enough for a federal prosecutor to seize the new york properties and launch a case against the russian owrs. hitestimony and the documents he provided were kept under seal for his own protection. and yet soon enough he had a strange accident. >> and you fell down there? >> translator: yes, i woke up in the hospital and the doctor said it was a miracle i was alive. i fell four stories. >> do you think this was just an accident? >> translator: this could not have been an accident. someone planned this. but unfortunately i do not remember the details. >> he is lucky to be alive.

is this what happens to lawyers in this country if they push too far? >> translator: many things happen. when the state starts covering up for fraudsters, anything is possible. >> do you think this is a campaign organized by the kremlin? >> there's no doubt about it. of course. i mean if -- there seems to be an extremely high mortality rate for some reason among independent journalists and political opponents of mr. putin in the last 17 years. ♪ >> everybody when they hear of the russian mafia they think of guys with gold teeth and leather jackets. but now russia is the mafia and putin is the boss.

♪ no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.

copdso to breathe better,athe. i go with anoro. ♪go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way" with anoro. ♪go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators, that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. anoro is not for asthma . it contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. the risk is unknown in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, high blood pressure, glaucoma, prostate, bladder, or urinary problems. these may worsen with anoro. call your doctor if you have worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain while taking anoro. ask your doctor about anoro. ♪go your own way get your first prescription free at anoro.com.

you wto progress.move. to not just accept what you see, but imagine something new. at invisalign®, we use the most advanced teeth straightening technology to help you find the next amazing version of yourself.

it's time to unleash your secret weapon. it's there, right under your nose. get to your best smile up to 50% faster. visit invisalign.com to get started today. the meeting today here in hamburg between president trump and vladimir putin will naturally raise questions about how each side handled it and what it means for future relations. one thing that did not come up, at least as far as we're told, is human rights. i wanted to take a minute to go back to something we just heard from vladimir kara-murza, the human rights activist poisoned twice. he says and i quote there seems to be an extremely high mortality rate. but in almost each case there is no conclusive evidence that these people were killed by the russian government.

sometimes it isn't clear if they were murdered or died of natural causes. the only thing we know is that putin's enemies have a way of turning up dead and that evidence has a way of being meticulously covered up. so we thought we'd take a moment to remind ourselves of that body count. like anna, the investigative journalist who wouldn't stop, despite death threats, despite beinpoisoned, shot to death as she was getting on the elevator of her building, or the russia spy who deflected. poisoned by radioactive material slipped into his tea at a meeting in london. and of course boris nemtsov, the fiery leader of the opposition in russia shot five times in the back right in front of the kremlin. but these are just the famous

ones. according to research by a british journalist, in last three years more than 40 people, critics, untrustworthy insider and those who knew too much about what happened inside the kremlin have been murdered or died in mysterious circumstances. the member of parliament who slipped in the batting, the scottish property developer suspected of laundering the money of russians, fell from the fourth building of his home. two of them were senior members of the russian anti-doping agency which was allegedly involved in a state sponsored doping program for russian athletes and two, a general from the service and a businessman who died in a new york hospital may have been sources for leaks about the alleged ties between the kremlin and the trump campaign. most of the murders are unsolved. ma of the deaths a attributed to natural causes. but when you put the whole list together, it's hard to ignore the pattern.

and that's what makes alexei navalny the most prominent surviving leader of the opposition so impressive. he's seen what happens to putin's critics and yet he won't stop fighting. he was released from prison today after 25 days. that's welcome news to his followers. that's next. ♪ more kinds of crab than ever, new dishes, and all your favorites. only while crabfest lasts. red lobster. now this is seafood.

you're in the match app. now tap on the new missed connections feature. it says i've crossed paths with kate six times this week. that is a lot of times. she's cute too! yea! how did i miss her? you didn't. match picked it up for you. check out new missed connections on match. start for free today!

casper makes one perfect supportive and comfortable. premium foam layers. breathable for airflow. perfect rebound, plus perfect lift. pick your size, you get 100 nights to test it out. test the layers, be a layer, casper. (vo) nutritional needs...og's all in one. purina one. healthy energy, all in one. strong muscles, all in one. highly digestible, and a taste he loves, all in one. purina one smartblend is expertly blended... with 100% nutrition, 0% fillers, always real meat #1. lifelong smart nutrition. it's all in one. purina one.

welcome back to hamburg. as we said, the most prompt leader of the russian opposition alexei navalny was released from prison told. authorities didn't want that moment caught on camera. they snuck him by the reporters and released him somewhere else. so he went on youtube to tell his supporters that together we have broken the wall of censorship and lies that mr. putin has been building for the last 18 years and managed to bring our ideas to millions. he defiantly promised to hold new rallies even though they will try to ban them. there are rallies going on in hamburg tonight. dozens have been arrested. but most if not all of them were fighting with police in this country. in russia it's a different story. navalny was sent to prison for the crime of calling for an unauthorized demonstration. the unsanctioned rally in moscow last month lasted only a few

minutes. we were there. this is what happens when you try to demonstrate against vladimir putin in today's russia, these demonstrators come out, they've been denouncing putin, calling him a criminal. now the riot police are pushing them back. they're making it very clear that they are not going to put up with this demonstration for long. they didn't. the demonstration was crushed soon after it began. and navalny wasn't even there. he was arrested right outside his apartment building. and yet all across russia's 1 is time zones, people answered his call and took to the streets. 1700 of them were detained by police. anti-putin, anti-corruption demonstrations like these are usually broken up with force. what's remarkable about these demonstratns is that they took place at all the world's most famous chess master believes that shows that things in russia are finally

starting to change. >> it's a brand-new trend in russia when you have young people, almost teenagers with, those who are not poisoned by putin's propaganda machine. they're not brainwashed by tv because they don't watch tv. they follow navalny. >> navalny wants to run for president next year but the government charged him with financial crimes which he says were trumped up to stop him from running against putin. he's been arrested, been beaten, had green liquid thrown at his face which nearly blinded him but he and his supporters fight on. the putin has a backing of a vast majority of russians. they see him as a strong man, the only man who can revive russia's power in a world full of enemies. that's why putin loves making enemies. >> putin cannot afford peace.

he needs conflict as the only atmosphere where he can survive. >> it's the neverending conflict with the whole world that gives putin cover for a never ending crackdown on anyone who speaks out against him. and no one speaks out as loudly as this group. this stu me these young profane women in ski masks world famous and landed two of them in prison. >> this man says that you can't criticize your government. >> they're out now and whatever lesson the system was trying to teach them, they didn't learn it. we asked one member, who everyone calls masha, about the group's provocative name. >> it's just funny. >> so it's a joke on politicians that every time they talk about you they have to say pussy riot. >> yeah. >> you're getting a little dig at them? >> kind of.

but now i think we have enough politicians who are okay with pronounces pussy. >> she's talking of course about president trump. she and her friends watched amee to the streets in pink hats. it was their kind of protest. but she thinks it should go further. >> very simple, i think. riot. do not be afraid. >> don't are afraid? >> i think it's already happening. it's important to just not stop. >> and just in case anyone missed the message, pussy riot has a new video out. and this one is not about putin. ♪ >> no more abortion! ♪ >> one of the most surprising things we learned while putting the show together is that russia

is getting some love in places that will probably surprise you too. here is nbc's kelly cobiella. ♪ >> reporter: almost half of republican voters, 49%, consider russia an ally. russian dolls, russian books, russia everywhere here. have you met him? >> i have not. >> reporter: would you like to? >> absolutely. he's fantastic. >> reporter: what does russia this of us? >> russia considers us to be the main enemy. >> stay with us.

before fibromyalgia, i was a doer. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. woman: for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica.

with less pain, i can be more active. ask your doctor about lyrica. i can be more active. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. man: let's go! man #2: we're not coming out! man #1: [ sighs ] flo: [ amplified ] i got this. guys, i know being a first-time homeowner is scary, but you don't have to do this. man #2: what if a tree falls on our garage? woman: what if a tornado rips off our roof? flo: you're covered. and you've bundled your home and auto insurance, so you're saving a ton. come on. you don't want to start your new life in a dirty old truck. man #3: hey. man #1: whoa, whoa. flo: sorry.

woman: oh. flo: you're safe. you're safe now. woman: i think i'm gonna pass out. can you stop using the bullhorn? flo: i don't make the rules. we're live in hamburg at the g20 summit where president trump met today with russian president vladimir putin. one thing people often ask me when i'm back in the states is, what is the big deal about russia? what does it matter if people around the president have business or personal ties with moscow? consider this. many russian officials and prominent businessmen have close relationships with the intelligence services. a business meeting can be a recruiting opportunity. and a pleasant russian official who shares your values may turn out to be a wanted man. as kelly cobiella found out, when she went to the last place on earth we expected to find a story about russian influence. >> reporter: for decades, russia was seen as the enemy of

freedom. in reagan's america, they called it -- >> an evil empire. ♪ >> reporter: in trump's america, land of god, guns, and country, christian conservatives are falling in love with russia. and vladimir putin. have you met him? >> i have not, no. >> reporter: would you like to? >> absolutely. he's fantastic. >> reporter: g. klein prest preston iv, a successful lawyer, family man, and christian conservative. russian dolls, russian books, russian everything. preston, born in the south, believes russia shares his values -- on same-sex marriages, gun rights. >> you can take many russians, put them in a room with people from nashville, tennessee, and they'll look the same. >> reporter: he's done business in russia and built close ties with power players like the deputy head of russia's bank, a

former senator and putin ally. >> you consider him a friend? >> absolutely. the senator is a gun enthusiast and he's a big proponent of the right to bear arms. >> reporter: that's why for the first time this year, when american gun lovers went to russia to compete in a shooting match, the senator was right there, sharing a table with team russia at the medal ceremony. he's a regular at nra meetings, tweeting pictures with the former nra president. they were introduced by klein preston. other christian conservatives are having the same change of heart, inviting a delegation from the russian orthodox church to the first ever christian persecution summit this spring, organized by another putin fan, evangelist franklin graham. the two met in 2015.

>> i think he's, again, an honest person, a direct person. and so he's going to do what's right for russia. >> reporter: former cia officer daniel hoffman spent five years in moscow and much of his intelligence career studying how russians operate. >> they devote a tremendous amount of resources to understanding us, what makes our political system work, where the interest groups are located. and thenn certain situations, seeking to influence us as well. >> they're looking for information and joint interest so we're not adverse to each other. >> do you ever suspect at all that there's more to him than just a great friend and a public servant? >> do i suspect that? well, you know, i don't live with him. so i couldn't tell you everything about senator torsin.

>> reporter: in fact preston knows torsin was a wanted man in spain. spanish officials say torsin was directing a money laundering operation for the russian mob. spanish police tell us they were ready to arrest torsin the second he stepped off a plane. they had prosecutors on stand where by around the clock for days. torsin never showed. the case was closed. >> we hoped he would come here. but at the end, no come here. >> reporter: can't do anything? torsin did not respond to our request to respond to the allegations. >> he's a brilliant man. he's not a mobster. i've never heard a bad word about him. >> the russians are experts at

finding common ground. >> if there's a guy we know has a top level job in russia and he's hanging out with the nra in the united states, is it possible that it's just because he likes guns? >> it is. it's also possible that he may be collecting information about a person, understanding what makes a person tick, then feeding that information back to russian intelligence. >> reporter: both conservatives and russians we spoke to said there's nothing sinister about their new-found friendship. in red state america today, a poll taken in may found almost half of republican voters, 49%, consider russia friendly or an ally. >> is russia actually our ally? >> russia considers us to be the main enemy. this is what the soviets said about us. it's what the russians would continue to say today. >> the g20 summit has another day to go. another day of demonstrations on

the streets and high level meetings and well-guarded rooms. but everyone here knows that the main event is now over. so that does it for us from hamburg tonight. rachel will be back on monday. i will see you again next friday, live from iraq, where we will take you to the front lines for the final push to drive isis out of the city of mosul. her husband, a decorated military officer, shot in the dark of night. >> it was an execution. >> was this some sort of hit? >> he was in special forces. there must have been something at work. >> that's what police thought too. until they learned about the secret life of this husband and wife. >> they would meet couples on the internet. >> was there a forbidden affair? >> they were probably meeting for sex about four me