, democratic member of — that. jason crowe, democratic member of the _ that. jason crowe, democraticof the house of - member of the house of representatives. in london, the government held a meeting of its emergency cabinet committee, known as cobra, to discuss the impact of the events in russia. here's the prime minister rishi sunak. it's an evolving situation. and i think the right thing at this juncture is for us to make sure that we are on top of it, that we are in touch with our allies, which we are. and i'll be speaking to them later today. and that we call on all parties to exercise responsibility and to protect civilian lives. that's the most important thing for us in the uk to be doing at thisjuncture. injust over a day — events escalated and then de—escalated quickly — let's take a look back at what happened. on friday — the wagner boss launched a rant blaming the russian defence minister for the war in ukraine — and called for a �*march for justice'. he then also called for an armed rebellion — and security was stepped up across russia — including the capital moscow. prigo

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. >>> also, congressman jason crow joins us next. he wants answers on what will happen to russia's nuclear weapons stockpile. we're back in one minute. we're back in one minute >>> on capitol hill, the vice chair of the senate intelligence committee, marco rubio says russia is weaker and more vulnerable than ever. so does congress do anything more to weaken vladimir putin further? joinings now is democratic congressman jason crow of colorado. he's a member of the house intelligence and foreign affairs committee. you have not yet been briefed, sir, as i understand it. when you do get briefed, what are your questions? >> well, i'd like to know what happened with the security of those nuclear weapons during this insurrection in russia, whether there was any change or posture. whether we were able to get any intelligence on the security forces that maintain those weapons and whether they were changing in communicaing with themselves. it would be interesting to see whether we were able to glean loyalty so that security service from the st

it is time for our "common ground" segment, joining us tonight colorado democratic congressman jason crown tony gonzales. thanks for being here. you are co-chairs of the for country caucus a group of bipartisan vets putting party lines aside for national security priorities. >> congressman crow what's top on your agenda for that group. >> bret, the fundamental purpose the of the four for country caucus. try to set the tone for our country. trust is broken in earthquake in. it's broken because people demonize each other. they vilify each other. they call each other names. instead of trying to focus on that common ground we have, those shared values, and that's what this is about. we have legislative priorities. we are looking at expanding public service opportunities, supporting our troops and military families and doing all of that, fundamentally, this is about restoring trust and civility. >> bret: congressman gonzalez you were a master petty officer chief navy. congressman crow an army ranger in afghanistan, there are more and more vets serving in congress. congressman gonzalez on the t

joining us is congressman jason crow, a democratic member of the house armed services committee.hanks for being with us. yesterday you noted that there is no way vladimir putin emerges unscathed from this. i suppose that is true. but putin remains in power. so what happens next? >> well, there is no doubt that this has damaged vladimir putin. so much of what vladimir putin is about so the projection of power of he wants to keep the confidence of those around him. he is somebody who does not engender loyalty so much as he gets people to be afraid of him and he is very transactional, right. so that's starting to fall apart. we see the cracks in that. we have seen the cracks in that over the last 18 months with the war in ukraine and prigozhin's done tremendous damage to vladimir putin. so what we need to is look at a couple of things. number one, what is the stability within russia right now and whether or not there will be other choengs to him in the months ahead. number two, the wagner group was indicated on your show a while ago has arms throughout the entire world. some very da

with me to discuss republican congressman of wisconsin and democratic congressman jason crow of coloradoeir bipartisan bill to help afghan nationals who were employed on behalf of the u.s. military during the 20-year war there and are still living in constant danger under the taliban. before i do get to that, though, i want to ask you both about what we just heard from general milley about ukraine. do you think they're ready for this long-promised counteroffensive? let me start with congressman wenstrop, because he outranks you, captain crow. colonel, please. >> well, it would appear that they are ready in many ways, and i will go to one in particular. they have the will for this. you know, the people in ukraine know what freedom looked like, and they do not want it taken away, whereas the russian military is in a different situation, and i don't think it's even that popular within the russian populace as it is, so that's the -- one of the advantages for the ukrainians going in. look, what goes on in ukraine does matter, and china is watching every bit of this, and so it's important. but

democratic congressman jason crow of colorado.n watching the breaking news here on cnn about what's happening in russia right now. but what are the russian people seeing? we're about to take a closer look at what state media in russia is saying and what it really says about the severity of the attempted insurrection against putin. that's coming up next. sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let the light shine through. and light tomorrow, with the hope from today. this is a chance to let in the lyte. caplyta is a once-daily pill that is proven to deliver significant relief across bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta treats both bipolar i and bipolar ii depression. and in clinical trials, movement disorders and weight gain were not common. call your doctor about sudden mood changes, behaviors, or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants may increase these risks in young adults. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or

joining us now congressman jason crow, a democrat who serves on the intelligence and foreign affairs committees. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. your quick reaction to the news that mark meadows has now testified in the special counsel's criminal investigation of trump. >> well, wolf, this is the way the justice system works. there is a process here, this process is being followed. the special counsel is calling witnesses that were close to the president that had information about what happened january 6th and the events surrounding it and we have to let that process play out. >> do you expect the former president potentially could soon be facing criminal charges? >> well, we're just going to have to wait and see. what i've always said, when the justice system in america works best, justice is blind. it should be blind and it shouldn't matter whether you're the former president of the united states or any other person in america. no one is above or below the law. that is what we are about here in the united states of america. and we have to let that process play out and w

congressman jason crowe, thanks for your time. boris? bans to limit what transgender people can do. and when it comes to kids, the debate has grown even more fierce. just last night republican presidential candidate mike pence doubled down on his stance during a cnn town hall. watch this. >> however adults want to live, they can live. but for children, we're going to protect kids from the radical gender idealogy and say no chemical or surgical gender transition before you're 18. >> joining us now is cnn anchor and host of "the lead,"ache tapper. jake -- sdjake tapper. the republican party touts school choice and curriculum. on this issue it appears they are limiting the choices that parents can make over their own kids' lives. >> that's right. they are proposing laws, and in some cases passing them, putting state government officials' opinions above that of parents and doctors in many cases when it comes to hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and sex reassignment surgery for people under 18. we're going to talk to a guy named rick colby f

well, in the last hour i spoke to democratic congressman jason crow who shared his perspective on theents. just to begin, your thoughts on what we are seeing? it is what we are seeing? it is surprising _ what we are seeing? it is surprising that _ what we are seeing? it is surprising that it - what we are seeing? it 3 surprising that it happened but not necessarily that it happened. we have been watching the wagner group for a while and we have seen how yevgeny prigozhin has been consolidating power. he has been testing his power over the past years are not surprising it happened but the speed on which he marched on moscow and how quickly he got and as far as he got in moscow is pretty shocking. as he got in moscow is pretty shockina. ., as he got in moscow is pretty shocking-— as he got in moscow is pretty shockina. ., ., ,, ~ , shocking. how do you think this could impact — shocking. how do you think this could impact the _ shocking. how do you think this could impact the us, _ shocking. how do you think this could impact the us, russia? . shocking. how do you think this | could imp

jason crow serves on the intelligence and foreign affairs committees. he says both putin and prigozhin are now worse off. >> if anybody thinks that either putin or prigozhin will walk away from this unscathed, they're fooling themselves. so the idea that prigozhin will go to belarus and retire in peace and they will return to the battlefield and putin will go back to situation normal is just not going to happen, right? putin has been extremely weakened by this. >> experts warn that while moscow has stepped back from this uprising, the danger not yet over. >> putin faced the very real threat, wolf, of an armed insurrection. the world is waiting to see what this means, what happens next. >> that's absolutely right. we're once again covering the impact and the response to this rebellion in russia with our reporters and analysts joining us from around the world. people are watching this very, very closely. nic robertson is joining us first right now. what do we know about the situation inside russia right now? >> the situation that was on the ground yesterd

jason crow serves on the intelligence and foreign affairs committee and says putin and prigozhin areorse off. >> anybody thinks that either putin or prigozhin is going to walk away from this unscathed, they are fooling themselves. the idea that prigozhin's going to go to belarus and retire in peace and the wagner mercernaries are going to return to the battlefield and putin's going back to situation normal is just not going to happen, right. putin has been extremely weakened by this. >> analysts say putin faces a challenge in dealing with the fallout from the uprising. >> wolf blitzer again is with us from london. it was remarkable, wolf, a remarkable couple of days, putin faced this very real threat of armed insurrection and then it ended. >> you're right, victor and amara. it was truly an historic moment where once again covering all out impact and the response to the rebellion in russia. reporters and analysts around the world are standing by. cnn is your national diplomatic editor nic robertson first. what do we know about the situation in russia right now? how tense is? >> repor

joining me now is democratic congressman jason crow, on the armed services and intelligence committeesing us this evening. the biden administration has been clear that they do not want ukraine to carry out cross border attacks inside russia. do you agree, and do you think there should be consequences if these attacks grow? >> well, alex, the biden administration has been clear that they don't want ukrainians to use u.s. supplied equipment in intelligence and information to conduct cross border attacks into russia. but they have been very clear that this is the ukrainian's fight, that the ukrainians have the ability to defend their sovereignty and homeland, and that we give them flexibility how and when they do that. we will assist them, do table top exercises and provided a vice and equipment. but we have been very clear that the limitations we are facing on the ukrainians are with respect to our supplies that we have been providing. >> it's been one of the fears of providing the ukrainians with long-range rockets. you have been focal about the f-16s. we have heard mark milley cautioni

i did it in a bipartisan way with representative jason crow, a ranger from colorado, and we jumped overs town out of an original aircraft that's 81 years old, the parachutes were new but the uniforms and the aircraft were vintage. gillian, the most amazing experience. everybody has to add normandy to their bucket list. there were banners the size of the wall behind me from the french people saying thank you to our liberators, we love you america, thank you for our freedoms, you would have thought d-day had happened last year, not 75 years ago. the reaction of the french people is just so moving, and we were able to do it with the 97-year-old paratrooper that had not jumped since 1944. it truly was the greatest generation. they gave it all to serve. although he said this time was a lot more fun than getting shot by the germans, or shot at by the germans 75 years ago. everyone has to go to normandy, add it to your bucket list. >> wonderful story. i have to flag for you jumping out of 75 or 80-year-old aircraft is not without its own risks, congressman. but thank you for sharing with us. w

a lot more in our next hour of special coverage in the crisis in russia, including insight from jason crowouse foreign affairs and intelligence committees. >>> new reporters from the key observers of russia, the atlantic and applebaum about vladimir putin now caught in his own trap. a key question now, who is more dangerous, an empowered putin or a weakened one? don't go anywhere. n't go anywhe. we're exploding. but my old internet, was not letting me run the show. so, we switched to verizon business internet. they have business grade internet, nationwide. (vo) make the switch. it's your business. it's your verizon. my active psoriatic arthritis can make me feel like i'm losing my rhythm. with skyrizi to treat my skin and joints, i'm getting into my groove. ♪(uplifting music)♪ along with significantly clearer skin... skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue. and is just 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. skyrizi attaches to and reduces a source of excess inflammation that can lead to skin and joint symptoms. with skyrizi 90% clearer skin and less joi

democratic congressman jason crow serves on the intelligence and foreign affairs committees. he says both putin and prigozhin are worse off. >> if anybody thinks that either putin or prigozhin is going to walk away unscathed, this ter fooling themselves. the idea that prigozhin's going to belarus and retire in peace and the wagner mercernaries are just going to return to battlefield and putin's going to go back to situation normal is not going to happen. putin has been extremely weakened by this. >> now, moscow has stepped back from a major crisis, but experts warn that the danger is not over. >> that's right. wolf blitzer is in london. good morning. russia, obviously, appears a bit calmer this morning, but there are so many things we don't know right now. there is a sense of unease about what comes next. >> there certainly is, amara. good morning to you. good morning to you, victor, as well. russia experts say the rare uprising will likely have lasting impacts indeed. recovering this truly historic moment in russia with our reporters and analysts around the world. experts ar

. >>> joining us now to discuss this is congressman jason crow.e intelligence and foreign affairs committees. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. i want to go to what matthew was just talking about, this really extraordinary war of words between the russian military of defense and the chief yevgeny prigozhin. you have prigozhin accusing russia's military of this deadly strike on his mercenaries, of carrying out an attack on his own troops. we have the fsb opening a criminal investigation. president putin, we're told, has been briefed. what's your take on this? >> it's certainly a mess for putin. there's no doubt about that. when you have a military or an armed force that's comprised of paid mercenaries, convicts that have been swiped out of prisons, people that have been kidnapped out of the streets of russia and pressed into military service, and you cobble that together and give people five days of military training and slap a uniform on them and give them a rifle, this is what you get. putin went into this war thinking he was going t

world war ii only to be denied basic human rights when he returned home, especially in the jim crow south. jasonrter: 1923, the year of the charleston, the time before television, fm radio. the year lee vernon newbie jr. was born in jackson, tennessee, 100 years ago. >> i was living a quiet life. >> reporter: not so quiet. in 1942 at the onset of america's entry into world war ii, newbie made history. he was drafted into the u.s. marine corp. when he was 18 years old, making him one of the first african american marines. >> i was nervous, yeah. i didn't know what i was getting into it. i was -- i wanted to serve my country. >> did you feel extra pressure because you were one of a few? >> yes, i did, but i was thankful for the opportunity. >> reporter: he was assigned to the monford point marines, a segregated unit in north carolina. he headed to the south pacific. >> it was time for america to take the offensive. >> reporter: to fight an enemy overseas while coping with racial barriers at home. >> blacks were over here and the whites were over here. >> they kept you segregated? >> yeah. >> repor

last hour i spoke to democratic congressman jason crow who shared his perspective on the latest developmentsas to moscow was pretty shockina. ., ., ,, ~ , shocking. how do you think this could impact — shocking. how do you think this could impact the _ shocking. how do you think this could impact the us, _ shocking. how do you think this could impact the us, russia? i shocking. how do you think this | could impact the us, russia? in a couple of ways. very good and is absolutely weaker. there is no doubt about that. but the russian military and war machine is significantly weaker. you have disrupted committing control with the russian military. there have been a lot of changes in their military in the days and weeks ahead. the morale of the russian military. then there is the wagner group, a mercenary army of over 30,000, some of the most experience, battle tested soldiers that they had in their arsenal, you and you have taken off the field. this is the force that has been holding the line for the russians for the last six months and laid—back mood in the south, and in the eastern provinces.