welcome to all of you watching in the united states and around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom. we're get ago good look at what could be ahead in the race for the white house. as donald trump and joe biden exchange insults from the campaign trail. also plans on border security. we'll bring you what each is saying about this growing crisis. plus, the head of the u.n. pleading for countries to continue funding its humanitarian aid work in gaza. as countries with whole support amid allegations some u.n. aid agency staffers had a role in the october 7th hamas attack. donald trump and joe biden are treating this weekend as the opening salvo for the 2024

general election. both men are visiting states they will be sure to win in february's nomination contests. former president trump is in nevada while current president biden is in south carolina. and the insults are flying from opposite sides of the country. >> you're the reason i am president. you're the reason kamala harris is historic vice president. and you're the reason donald trump is a defeated former president. you're the reason donald trump is a loser and you're the reason we're going to win and beat him again. >> let there be no doubt what joe biden is doing is a crime against our nation. it's an absolute betrayal of our country and it's an atrocity against our election. he will be tried at the ballot

box in november. >> the other republican candidates, nikki haley, was in her home state of south carolina as well. she is also escalating her attacks on trump after largely avoiding conflict for nearly a year. the south carolina primary weeks away, the state's former governor faces an uphill battle. she isn't holding back. >> and donald trump was totally unhinged. he was a bit sensitive and i think his feelings were hurt. he threw a temper tantrum on stage. the next day, unhinged again, says for anybody that supports nikki haley, you will be barred from maga. >> while haley launched attacks at trump, he didn't have much to say about her in nevada. cnn's elana is traveling with the former president. >> reporter: part of that is

because nikki haley is not participating in the caucus here. instead, she's on the ballot for the state's primary. but the caucus is really where the state's crucial delegates will be awarded. so that was really a big part of donald trump's message on saturday. he was telling voters to skip the primary all together and make sure they get out for him on caucus day. but because donald trump and his team don't really see nikki haley as a player, that allows donald trump to pivot to a general election message. a big part of that message was talking about the border. one reason is because the border is a key issue for nevada. it's a state with a large migrant population. another part of it is the timing. that's what i found really noteworthy. he spent a lot of time railing against congress' bipartisan negotiations over securing the southern border. he went farther than he had before in declaring that there's quote, zero chance i will support this horrible open border betrayal of america. take a listen to how he put it. >> when you have a very small

majority, very tough. mike johnson, speaker, he just said it's dead on arrival in the house. it's dead on arrival. we want either a strong bill or no bill and whatever happens, happens. but this is the single greatest threat to our country right now is the people pouring into our country. we have no idea who they are. the fact is, if joe biden truly wanted to secure the border, he doesn't really need a bill. >> part of the reason donald trump spent so much time talking about this, he wants to keep campaigning on immigration ahead of november. he sees it as a key vulnerability for joe biden. i think you'll continue to hear donald trump rail against the border, rail against this deal, and he also argued that he was happy taking the fall for its potential failure. one more thing i just want to point out that i found noteworthy. donald trump did not address the $83.3 million that a jury

decided he owes jean carroll during a trial on friday. it is something that angered donald trump very much, but he did not bring it up once or address it. elana, cnn, las vegas. >> mr. biden is vowing to put tougher immigration measures in place. cnn's per sill n's alvarez has more. >> reporter: here in south carolina on saturday, what was a preview of his general election arguments, casting the former president as quote, defeated and a loser. president biden also making the case that trump is only thinking about himself and not the country, saying quote, what's good for america is bad for him politically. but the president also spent time making connections with what his administration has done on a range of issues to what communities are seeing on a day-to-day basis, be it investments in hbcus, driving down insulin costs and student

loan debt relief, which earned applause in the audience. but notably, the president also weighing in on border security and putting his support behind a border deal that senate negotiators have been working on for weeks. if given the authority, he would shut down the border and do it quickly. >> i would shut down the border right now and fix it quickly. the bipartisan bill would be good for america and help fix our broken immigration system. >> now as he faced other remarks, there were protesters in the audience calling for a cease-fire in gaza. they were escorted out and president biden did not engage with them. it was yet another example of the fractures within the coalition that the president is having to navigate. but the bottom line here was that he needs south carolina. a state he credited for turning the tide in 2020 and it is one that will have its primary next week. it will be the first after the democratic national committee overhauled the schedule with president biden's support. the president reflecting on

that and while this is not a competitive primary, it will be a test of his standing with black voters. a key constituency to clinch that win in november. percilla alvarez, cnn, south carolina. in the meantime, a michigan mayor representing the largest concentration of arab-americans in the u.s. declined to meet with the biden campaign manager over the war in gaza. abdullahu says any conversations with the president should be one of humanity, not politics. >> we have been expressing our disdain for the decision making coming out of the white house for over 100 days now. and so if you actually respect us and you dignify us for the human beings we are, you don't send campaign staff to talk about such a pressing issue. you bring forward your senior policy delegation. you bring forward your cabinet members to have a conversation

is and dialogue. the united nations secretary general is asking countries not to suspend funding for the agency hoping palestinians in gaza. these nine countries paused funding for the u.n. relief and works agency, also known as unra, after accusations by israel that workers were involved in the october 7th attack. israel has not publicly released its evidence. unra provides humanitarian and other services to the more than 2 million people in gaza. in a statement, u.n. secretary general, antonio gutierrez says the alleged acts of the staff members must have consequences, but the tens and thousands of men and women who work for unrwa should not be penalized. the populations they serve must be met. cnn's paula is live with more. we just heard from the u.n.

secretary general. the head of unrwa spoke out, calling for the suspension of aid punishment for the people of gaza. tell us what the consequences of this decision by the major donors. >> reporter: well, anna, the chief of unrwa says the decision by these donors to temporarily pull their funding was shocking. they pointed out 2 million gazans who rely at the moment. they rely completely on humanitarian aid being brought in by unrwa and others. unrwa is the biggest operator within gaza. to be able to give humanitarian aid, there really is no other group that can take that place. this is what we're hearing from the u.n. secretary general as well, pointing out that the funding will only go as far as next month. it won't even be enough to see out the end of next month. we all know the dire situation in gaza at this point as some

officials are warning of a potential looming famine. now for the unrwa chief himself,philip, it would be immensely irresponsible to sanction an agency and entire community it serves because of allegations of criminal acts against some individuals. especially at a time of war, displacement, and political crisis in the region. so, u.n. officials are calling on those countries to reconsider their decision. anna. >> paula, we are learning new details about a possible hostage deal that is being negotiated. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we know that bill burnes, the cia director is meeting in the coming days with his counterparts of both israel and also egypt. there are hopes that there will be a replica of what happened last november, when there was a

cessation in hostilities and a chance for hostages to be released and palestinian prisoners to be released by israel as well. now this is the hope that this is going ahead at this point, despite the fact that there has been some fairly bitter back and forth between qatar, which is one of the main mediators and the isreali prime minister, israel's prime minister pointing out that he doesn't believe that qatar has been doing enough. >> qatar hosts the leaders of hamas. it also funds hamas. it has leverage over hamas. qatar make sure the medication will reach the districts to our hostages and qatar said it can help bring them back. so therefore, to put pressure on them, they position themselves as mediators so please, go right ahead and prove it. let them be so good as to bring back our hostages. >> just last week, there was

some alleged leaked audio of the isreali prime minister criticizing qatar for not doing enough and he has doubled down on this weekend, but there are hopes that there is at least some movement towards a potential cessation in hostilities in order to release some of the hostages and some of the palestinian prisoners as well. the white house had said a number of days ago that they didn't believe it could be termed as negotiations. at this point, they didn't believe it reached as far as that. with the cia director coming to meet with the intelligence chiefs of israel in egypt, there's a hope this will be moving forward in the near future. anna. >> paula hancobs, thank you for the update. he joins me now from london. christopher, what does it mean for some of the largest donors,

especially the u.s. to even pause funding right now and what is going to be the impact on the ground? >> possibilities that the u.n. owes not just to the palestinian people, but to the palestine refugees, because they were displaced in a catastrophe, 750,000 of them driven from their homes or fled their homes. and the u.n. must protect the mandate of unrwa. what we're seeing feels like a coordinated political attack on the one organization mandated to serve the people of gaza. so unrwa needs to step up to the plate. the u.n. needs to step up to the plate and do everything it can to defend its mandate. let me be clear. israel, it seems, is laboring under the misapprehension that by getting rid of unrwa, it will get rid of the refugees

that unrwa serves. these are human beings with rights. both individual and collective rights. and you cannot just have here today, gone tomorrow politicians be there in israel or western capitols deciding that by getting rid of the agency, cutting off or suspending funding to the agency that serves them that this problem will go away. what will make the problem go away is adjust and durable solution for the palestine refugees and only that. even if unrwa, the agency mandated to serve them would disappear, the refugees would be human beings. and that is a truth that needs to be the ground rock, the bedrock of this discourse. unrwa has shown it has a zero tolerance policy. it put out the statement as it explained to the world what it has done. it escalated this to the level of internal new york in

investigating. meanwhile, we need to protect the mandate. we need to protect the refugees. they are underneath 2,000 pounds. they need to be fed, and already, the u.n. is estimating more people may die of starvation. let's ground this debate in the historic responsibilities of the u.n. towards the palestinians. >> christopher, allegations that unrwa is somehow involved with hamas, this is nothing new. we know this has been going on for decades. this back and forth between israel and unrwa. now allegations, out of 13,000, took part in the october 7th terror attack, israel has not made its evidence public as yet. how damaging is this to the agency's reputation? >> make no mistake about it. it certainly feels from within unrwa, as if there's a threat due to what feels like a coordinated political and economic attack on the agency.

so yes, it is extremely serious. and i pray and i hope that unrwa will see the need to move out to the arab world. where is the arab world? we have western donors launching what feels like a coordinated attack on the agency. this is a middle eastern problem. the palestine refugee problem is in the neighborhood. in the backyard of these arab states who have billions and billions in oil money. why can't they step up to the plate and give unrwa the funds it needs to deal with what is effectively a problem, which is destabilizing their region? listen to what they say, they say that what is going on in gaza is the cause of their war. what these arab donors need to realize is that their attitude towards unrwa in this specific moment will have wider reached implications, the very western donors who say they are worried

about wider in the middle east, they are suspending aid to unrwa, but the arab world needs to step up to the plate and let's be clear about one thing. this comes within days of ruling of the supreme court of the world, and the president of that court made it very clear in issuing these provisional measures. that's not just israel. it's all the 150 state parties to the genocide convention. they are in violation of that convention, if they are going to impede the delivery of humanitarian aid. what is happening now is it looks like these western states are supporting israel. we have former isreali officials on twitter x saying they will never win this war unless they defeat unrwa. this is highly political. the united nations, from antonio gutierrez down, need to recognize this is a political attack, and they need to step up to the plate and defend

unrwa's mandate that its historic responsibilities. >> christopher, you used to work with unrwa, what do you think the discussions being held right now in the top echelons in the u.n. to recover from this and move forward, amid possibly the greatest humanitarian crisis the agency has faced in its history. >> my concern is that they are just going to ground and absolutely terrified. it's silly. these attacks have happened before and there's long experience with unrwa and dealing with them. the secretary general needs to get this report out, the investigation report out as quickly as possible and to move on. move swiftly, particularly to the arab world and say we need you to step up to the plate. it's the general assembly. some of the richest members that give unrwa its mandate. that mandate needs to be paid for and that's the kind of messaging which the u.n. should be putting out today. it needs to ground this

international discourse, not in the agenda being set by poll sixes in both israel and west, who in the interest of substantial to destroy unrwa. the u.n. needs to put this chapter behind it and move on with a much important task of serving 2.3 million people in gaza who desperately need humanitarian aid today. we need to refocus this debate on them and on the u.n.'s historic responsibilities. >> christopher gunness in london, we certainly appreciate your time. thank you very much. protesters are pleading for the world to remember the plight of the hostages and demand their release. demonstrators marched in tel aviv and jerusalem on saturday, carrying isreali flags and protesters with photos of the more than 130 hostages who are believed to still be in gaza. they say they are trying and failing to keep hope alive. >> we're over 100 days into

this tragedy. there was the period of shock and uncertainty, but with every passing day, unfortunately, we feel more and more despair. i feel more and more despair. we always hope that all of the hostages will come home, come back to their families, will return to living the lives they wish to live. with every passing day, i feel that we are abandoned. >> russia launches a widespread offensive in ukraine, but the big guns on the defenders side often say silence and its not by choice. we'll explain after the break.

russian president vladimir putin is repeating his claims as he marked a major soviet victory in world war ii. on saturday, he was joined by his ally, russian president, alexander, to mark 80 years since the siege was broken. mr. putin compared ukraine's government with nazi germany, which is a line he has been using to rally support for the

war, but historians and political commentators dismissed the comparison and so has the ukrainian government. russia holds presidential elections in march, when president vladimir putin is considered a shoe-in to win. he is facing a challenge from an antiwar candidate whose presidential ambition is raising questions of why he is even allowed to run. claire sebastian has more. >> reporter: under heavy snowfall and amid the chill of ever tighter limits on freedom of speech, this is a rare spark of russian public opposition to vladimir putin. patiently lining up to get an antiwar candidate on the ballot in the upcoming presidential elections. this is the only candidate that wants to stop the military action on someone else's territory. for some, it goes even deeper than the war. i feel my rights may be

infringed, i don't feel safe sometimes. the candidate is boris, the 60- year-old physicist, former mp, and adviser to the late opposition leader, boris. his manifesto describes the special military operation in ukraine as a fatal mistake. pledging to immediately start peace talks if elected. >> people have been arrested and sent to prison in russia for a lot less than that. why are you getting away with this? >> i don't know. i don't know exactly why i'm not arrested. i know putin very well from 90s. even when he was not a president. he was normal russian bureaucrat and i was a normal russian pure corral carat. >> bureaucrat. >> he united the old guard of the russian opposition, including key allies of jailed kremlin critic, his wife,

adding her signature on wednesday, he is now racing to collect the required 100,000 signatures with strict regional quotas by the end of january. people are saying that there is either a deal perhaps with the kremlin to allow your campaign to go ahead, to create the illusion of a real democracy, or that they are using this as a way to distract the antiputin electorate. what do you say to those? >> absolutely sure the situation will change, because a lot of people now in russia started to see me in youtube, on tv, in telegraph. >> in the moscow cue, he doesn't care if he is a kremlin or not. >> i am prepared even for the candidates to be, as we say

here, a representative of one of the kremlin towers. for me, the most important thing is that military action should stop. >> if president putin is reelected for a fifth time, what will you do? >> i am absolutely sure that even if putin will win in this election, the next presidential election will be much closer than six years. absolutely sure. and i will proceed with my job. >> he believes he is already succeeding at one job. exposing the public support for putin's war. cnn, london. just ahead, we have rare footage of blindfoldedpalestinian detainees in custody. that is next. to duckduckgo on all your devie

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states, canada, and around the world, i'm anna, this is cnn newsroom. the head of the u.n. agency hoping palestinian civilians in gaza says the group might have to end operations there if it loses its funding. nine countries stopped funding for the u.n. relief and works agency after accusations by israel that a handful of their workers were involved in the october 7th hamas terror attack. 2million civilians rely on that aid from unrwa. meanwhile, cnn's jeremy diamond has new rare footage of blindfolded palestinian detainees being held by isreali authorities. >> we were in southern israel on saturday morning near the border with gaza when we spotted more than two dozen men sitting or kneeling on the cold, wet ground, isreali soldiers standing guard near

them. now we now know that those men were palestinians who were arrested by the isreali military inside of gaza and brought to israel for questioning. now these men were blindfold ed. they were barefoot. you can see their hands are tied behind their backs and all they are wearing are disposable white cover alls. it's about 50 degrees fahrenheit, 10 degrees celsius, and quite rainy when we filmed this video. and the men in this video seem to be physically exhausted. you can see them kind of swaying around. their heads bobbing as they seem to be falling asleep. one man was actually laying on the ground before an isreali soldier came to rouse him and prop him up. now the isreali military for its part said quote, the individuals shown on camera are suspected of terrorist attacktivety and transferred to israel for further interrogation. relevant suspects are taken for further questioning within israel. individuals found not to be

taking part in terrorist attackties activities are released. the condition which we found these palestinian detainees. they were wearing white coveralls because they were stripped and searched to make sure neither they or clothing had explosive devices or weapons on them and they said that they were about to be placed on a heated bus and taken to a detention facility where they would be provided with actual clothing. now we weren't able to verify exactly how long these men were sitting outside in the cold because an isreali soldier came to us and directed us once he saw we were filming to leave the premise. now as it related to this claim by israel that these men are suspected of terrorist activity, it's important to note that while this is the first time we have been able to directly document the detention of these palestinian men from gaza, there has been a lot of footage circulating from gaza of palestinian men being

detained. in many cases, those men turn out to be civilians. they are spotted by their relatives or their friends as civilians and in december, we actually spoke with ten palestinian men and boys, held for five days and released without charge. now these men and boys, all of them had swollen wrists. some bruises from having their hands tied behind their backs for five days. the isreali military maintains it treats all of these detainees with accordance with international law. cnn, tel aviv. >> china's foreign minister met this week. national security adviser, jake sullivan, implored china's top diplomat to use his country's quote, substantial leverage with iran to bring an end to

the attacks, a source tells cnn. the u.s. expressed it is deeply concerned about north korea's recent weapons testing and the growing relationship between north korea and russia. china's ministry of foreign affairs says the discussions were candid, and productive. the u.s. says it is currently reviewing its sanctions policy with venezuela after the country's support upheld an election ban against marina, taking her out of the presidential race this year. team accuses nicholas' government of starting a quote, repressive escalation. >> we also demand that the decision made yesterday be reversed because the procedure was violated and the procedure agreed upon was a trial. >> both the opposition and the u.s. say venezuela is repudiating the agreement signed in october.

the country pledged to hold free and fair elections in exchange for sanctions relief. without offering evidence, a government spokesperson accused the opposition of master mining, killing the president. cnn cannot independently verify that claim. the u.s. is also repeating its call to restore democratic order in haiti, where the deployment of an international security force has suffered a setback. on saturday, a judge in kenya blocked its government from sending about 1 ,000 police officers there. they were set to lead in international to restore stability and get gang violence under control. the kenyan judge said the deployment would violate its constitution, but the government plans to appeal. the u.s., which pledged $100 million to the mission, says it still supports the project. taking a look at the weather across the u.s., the threats of flooding are

expected to ramp up on the west coast as they are winding down in the east. cnn meteorologist, e lisa has the late e. >> an atmospheric river could unfold. hazardous rain fall where you see orange dots. southern oregon, northern california over the next couple of days. look at all the pacific moisture, starts to shift south as we go into workweek with parts of northern california feeling the brunt of the threat of flash flooding by tuesday and wednesday. here's a look at the series of storms that just continues with the fire hose of the heavy rain. monday morning, another storm. by tuesday morning, bringing some of that rain into seattle and portland. then notice that front starts to drape into california. some of that heavy rainmaking it as far south as san francisco. some of the showers into southern california. look at the white, too, looking at some snow up in the higher elevations of the sierra. we're looking at 4 to 6 inches

of rain possible around the seattle area this weekend. as we go through the next couple of days, the heavy rain works its way south, looking at 2 to 4-inch totals down to san francisco. and then again, spying in the sierra nevada, you can find heavy snow. here's that flash flood threat as we get towards wednesday. as that really starts to work its way down the west coast. that yellow is that area we could find some flash flooding. we're looking at much above average amounts of moisture in the air for this time of year from eureka down to san francisco. something to watch out for. all of this coming with really warm air. temperatures 10 to 15 to 20 degrees above average. and a lot of the area as we go into the workweek, temperatures in the 60s and 70s from san francisco to sacramento, some 60s up in seattle. looking at multiple records possible by sunday and monday. thank you. one of the most famous museums in the united states is taking down some of its displays this

weekend. still ahead, a change in the way museums treat indigenous culture. stay witith cnn.

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with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. the state of utah has passed a bill banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. commonly known as dei. friday, utah lawmakers voted to prohibit dei programs from the state's public schools and in government. republican governor is expected to sign the bill into law. it's the latest in a growing movement among conservative lawmakers across the u.s. to bandy versety and equity efforts, which they argue are forms of indoctrination. featuring cultural artifacts from native american tribes. the move is in response to new federal regulations aimed at obtaining consent from or returning the items to the

tribes that consider them sacred. cnn's gloria reports from the world's largest natural history museum how they are adapting to the changes. >> this is an iconic location, not just here in new york city, but in much of the world. the american museum of natural history, is one of the most visited museums in the entire world. it draws about 4.5 million people every year. so the fact that they are making this change really sends a major signal to the rest of the field. and here's what is happening. the museum is closing two major galleries this weekend, including the eastern woodlands and the great plains gallery. what they contain is, several native american cultural items. some pretty sizable big objects as well. many of them recognizable to anyone who visited this museum. and they are going to be covering up those display

cases. now we actually asked to go inside the museum today to get some video of these displays that will no longer be viewed by the public. we were not allowed because part of the whole point here is to no longer show off or display any of these pieces in any way. now why is this happening? they are trying to be in compliance with federal guidelines, which are going to require museums and federal agencies to consult and obtain informed consent from descendents, or organizations before displaying or researching human remains or cultural items. now this is actually an update to the 1990 native american protection act and this law has been on the books for awhile now, but there has been criticism from indigenous people that the experience of the nations and indigenous voices was not centered enough

in the process. so this is an attempt to rectify that. take a listen to museum president who we spoke with early this morning describing what is actually behind this effort. >> the intent of the regulations and i think the intent of this process is to make sure that the voices of indigenous peoples have a say both in how their stories are told in museums and participate actively in the presentation of their narratives and museums. >> it's not just a museum here in new york city, but also other major organizations around the country, including the field museum in chicago. the museum in denver, and the cleveland museum as well. they have all taken measures to either remove or cover up their exhibits as they begin this process. now the question is, whether or not some of these exhibits will ever return and the museum president issued a letter to

his staff here yesterday saying that while some items might return, others might not return after they are returned to their rightful owners. gloria in new york, cnn. their international calls for major museums to give back items caken from other cultures years ago. the uk will send back gold and silver artifacts that were looted nearly 150 years ago. two british museums announce the move is part of a new loan agreement to put the objects on display in the west african country. museum officials say the artifacts were taken during the 19th century. they add that many of the objects including more than a dozen pieces from the royal court, were looted during war, and some of the relics were believed to hold the spirit of past royal figures. just ahead, the fa cup

produces that magic. we'll hear from the manager who pulled off what football fans are calling the miracle.

another high profile

resignation in european football, fc barcelona manager, hernandez, announced he will leave the club at the end of the season despite recently signing a two-year contract extension. broke the news following the team's 5-3 loss and assured fans it's in the best interest of the club. if there's one thing english football fans will tell you, it's to expect the unexpected. that's precisely what happened when sixth tier maidstone united advanced to the final 16. patrick snell caught up with the manager of the match. on his club's thrilling victory. >> when we say the magic of a cup, we mean it, especially on this saturday p. maidstone united in the sixth tier of english football, pulling off a huge fa upset after beating upswitch town. makes it almost 100 places

below their opponents in english pyramid. they take the lead when lamar reynolds over the first ever goal for the club, what a moment for the jamaican player. battling to return to the leveling. and finishing off a wonderful team move on the road, and correlation for each and every one of those players. they are a nonleague team. home stadium holds just over 4,000. now they are dreaming big. their head coach, george, now get this, the former player and 18 months ago, someone who also appeared in the hit ted lasso series, to afc richmond on multiple occasions. >> this is for our community. again. the magic of the fa cup. we have to believe. this is an inspirational moment

for us all. for every young man that has gone through what i've been through life, always believe there is hope or belief there is good. believe in yourself, always stay humble and respectful. if you have that, you can create a club like our football club. >> what a special story he is as well. he even played a role on ted lasso. he brings that joy, that spirit, in real life, too. >> ted lasso is a brilliant show. when i got a call, i wasn't the manager then. so i was using some of my spare time to explore what was around. explore some of my strengths. i am a man of many talents. when the opportunity came, i jumped to it. it was a fantastic experience to be casted as one.

i also got a chance to do some shootings. and i know i played there as a premier league player. this time, as a little bit of fun acting, if you want to put it that way. it was a fantastic experience, but also led to a lot from the actors, so i met some incredible people in that process, made some connections. you never know, one day i might find myself. >> very special thanks indeed to george, what a wonderful story. congratulations to all. who knows, he may just meet up with pep when the draw is made later on sunday, but for now, it's right back to you. >> thank you, patrick. the men's singles final of the australian open is in the second set right now in milburn. daniel is leading in the second

set. defeated champ, novak. in the women's final yesterday, defended her crown, beating china in straight sets. the first woman since serena williams in 2007 to win the open final without dropping a single set. that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom, i'm anna in hong kong. we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. .