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hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, canada, and across the globe. i'm rosemary church. just ahead, israel's military rescues two israeli hostages during a special operation in gaza 128 days after their capture. israel's prime minister and the u.s. president don't see eye to eye on plans to target rafah, what the two leaders discussed in their latest phone call. plus the kansas city chiefs win again. we will take a look at the biggest moments of the super bowl thriller. >> live from atlanta, this is

"cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. we begin with new developments out of gaza where the israel defense forces says two hostages have been rescued from the southern city of rafah from a special operation overnight and are now at a medical facility where they are said to be in good condition. the idf said they conducted a series of strikes in one area in rafah. more than 60 people have been killed in those strikes. this video obtained by cnn shows some of the aftermath. the rafah municipality says at least one mosque was among the targets. cnn's nic robertson joins us now from tel aviv. nic, what are you learning about this special israeli military operation that rescued two hostages in rafah? >> reporter: well, it is, of course, huge news here in

israel. it's what everyone in israel has been waiting for for the release of more hostages. it's only the second time that the idf has been able to go in in a military operation and free hostages. it was the end of october for the last one. this was a lightning covert operation which had the special forces going in into the center of rafah covertly at 1:49 in the morning getting onto the second floor of the building, having a big firefight with hamas there. the two people, the two hostages they were going in to recover and extract, were on the second floor. within a minute of arriving there, the air force was conducting those supporting strikes that we now are learning resulted in the death of 60 palestinians according to

the palestinian red crescent, the local hospital where many of the injured and victims were taken saying they were overwhelmed with that. this operation, the special forces on the ground, 1:50 they got the call from the air force saying you need to get out of that building now and they extracted, took out the two hostages, fernando merman and louise h ar, out of the building and led them to a safe place and from there they were taken by helicopter to hospital on the outskirts of tel aviv, given a quick medical check on the battlefield, but this was a very, very fast military operation with the special forces going into the building, getting involved in that firefight, protecting the two hostages, freeing them and then extracting them out as the air force and other forces

conducted what in military terms you'd call suppressing fire from what the idf said were hamas elements in that area who would have been attacking them. their family members have now met with them in the hospital, but the timeline there just gives you some sense of the speed. their whole had operation, the military part of the operation, apparently over in less than 15 minutes. >> our thanks to nic robertson joining us from tel aviv with the latest details on that rescue operation. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on sunday that he is committed to getting the hostages out and thinks enough are alive to warrant the efforts underway to secure their release. >> i think enough to warrant the kind of efforts that we're doing. we're going to try to do our best to get all those who are alive back and, frankly, all the bodies of the dead. >> those comments come after

netanyahu said the israeli military would soon launch an operation into rafah. egypt is warning of dire consequences if israel goes through with the ground offensive in rafah joining a growing chorus of international criticism. egypt's foreign ministry called rafah the last bastian of safety in gaza and said targeting the southern city would contribute to the displacement and oppression of palestinians. the united nations, other aid organizations as well as several countries have spoken out against israel's plan. hamas has reportedly said a ground offensive in rafah would end any hostage negotiations. u.s. president joe biden voiced concern over a potential israeli offensive in rafah during a phone call with prime minister netanyahu. they also discussed ongoing efforts to free the remaining hostages in gaza.

cnn's priscilla alvarez has details from washington. >> reporter: president biden and israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke over the phone on sunday in what a senior administration official described as a call focused on the release of hostages who have been held in gaza. this call came amid tensions between the two leaders and at a critical juncture for hostage negotiations. according to the senior administration official, this call lasted about 45 minutes. two-thirds of it focused specifically on the release of hostages. u.s. officials have been working around the clock to hammer out a framework that would include the freeing of those hostages as well as a humanitarian pause. significant gaps remain, but it's unclear exactly what they are and what progress can be made in the days and weeks to come. president biden, according to the white house, emphasized the need to capitalize on the progress so far. this, of course, follows pushback from prime minister benjamin netanyahu who called

hamas' recent proposals "delusional." another important element of this phone call was about the military operation that israel has suggested would happen in rafah. that is a city that has more than 1 million palestinians, many of whom have been displaced and have nowhere else to go. a senior administration official said that the u.s. has taken issue with this, noting that under the current conditions the u.s. cannot see how this would happen. the u.s. being quite forceful on this point, as israel says they would help with the evacuation of these palestinians, but what remains clear after the phone call on sunday is that both president biden and the israel prime minister will remain in close contact. priscilla alvarez, cnn, the white house. >> let's bring in malcolm davis, senior analyst at the australian strategic policy institute. appreciate you joining us. >> thanks, rosemary. >> israel's military says it rescued these two israeli hostages during a special

operation in rafah 128 days after their capture. how were they able to pull this off and what dangers would have been involved in doing this? >> look, i think in probably was in preparation for some time. this certainly wasn't something that was pulled off last moment. they would have had probably extensive intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance support from drones or even satellites at the same time as they probably would have had special forces units moving forward undercover to identify not only the location of the hostages, but also the location of hostile forces, hamas forces. so this would have been a well planned carefully executed operation. everything that i've read about it suggests that that says the case rather than being some sort of opportunistic move to grab hostages off hamas. so it's not necessarily certain that they can do this in the

future. >> this hostage rescue, of course, offers relief for the two families involved, but more than 100 hostages still remain in captivity and their families worry the imminent ground offensive planned by rafah could put their families at risk. could this special operation result in more rescues or could it put the remaining hostages in greater danger? >> i think hamas will be on their guard now. if hamas still control the hostages, if they haven't transferred them to other groups around the middle east region, then they're likely to be in the area around rafah. the question for the israelis is how do they identify the location of these hostages and extract them as opposed to hamas moving them again or even

worse, basically executing them? i think that obviously the israelis are going to go ahead with this big military operation against rafah. i think the israelis are determined to defeat hamas, but as they move forward, the risks are growing that ultimately the hamas group could do harm to those hostages. >> before this planned israeli military ground offensive can take place in rafah, more than 1 million palestinians currently sheltering in that city need to be evacuated. how can that be achieved and how dangerous is an evacuation on that scale when there's really nowhere to go and more than 60 palestinians were just killed in rafah while those rescues were taking place? >> there is nowhere for to them go. that is the problem. you've got a large number of palestinians in harm's way with nowhere for them to be

extracted from that danger. the egyptians don't want them on their side of the border, same with the jordanians. the suggestion of moving them into israel doesn't seem practical. there's been some talk of moving them into northern gaza, but the israeli defense forces are still undertaking operations there against hamas units. so there really is nowhere for these people to go and they are very much in harm's way either as a result of hamas deliberately putting them in harm's way as human shields which we all need to accept does happen or because the israelis are undertaking military operations in densely urbanized built-up areas packed with civilians. i think the israelis need to not repeat what they did today with large scale airstrikes. they need to end those airstrikes and artillery strikes and simply go in on the

ground at greater risk to their forces, but it will also reduce the risk to palestinian civilians. >> what will happen to the palestinians unable to get out of rafah and the remaining hostages in this israeli ground offensive goes ahead in the next few days, perhaps hours? >> i think they shelter in place, they find somebody to avoid being exposed as a target, if possible. they shelter in locations where there is some degree of humanitarian assistance, some degree of international oversight through groups like the united nations, but it really is difficult to see how they can avoid risk at all. i think that as the israeli defense force moves south, there is a greater risk that more civilians will be harmed. there's a greater risk obviously for the hostages, that they'll be harmed. at the same time the hamas group will try to exploit every single civilian that is harmed

for their benefit. so this is a really difficult situation. i do think that it's time for the israeli defense force to stop with these air attacks and these artillery attacks and start going on the ground with precision and recognition and international humanitarian law. they cannot go in and indiscriminately kill civilians on the ground. >> malcolm davis, many thanks for your military analysis. >> thank you. the kansas city chiefs are back-to-back super bowl champions. a live report from the stadium in las vegas next on "cnn newsroom."

a thrilling finish in the super bowl. the kansas city chiefs beat the san francisco 49ers with a touchdown in overtime. the chiefs have now won back-to- back super bowls and kansas city chiefs fans came together

outdoors in very cold temperatures to cheer for their team and the chiefs most famous fan taylor swift was at the game to congratulate her boyfriend travis kelce with a kiss. cnn's andy scholes is live at the stadium. kansas city chiefs defeat the san francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. break it all down for us. >> reporter: well, rosemary, i'm standing in the famous end zone where mecole hardman caught the touchdown to win super bowl lviii and what a crazy game this was. it did not go well at the beginning for the chiefs. it was an offensive struggle. they could not get anything going in the first half, but in the crucial ending of this game patrick mahomes comes through. taylor swift getting here from tokyo in plenty of time to watch her boyfriend travis kelce play in super bowl lviii. she even chugged her drink when she was shown on the jumbotron

the middle of this game. not a lot of offense in this first half, pick it up chiefs down 10-6 and punting. this play really changed the game. the ball hits a 9ers' players foot. they could not field it. the chiefs recover it, totally swing the momentum because the very next play patrick mahomes to marquez valdes-scantling, chiefs take their first lead, 13-6. 9ers would come right back. brock purdy to jauan jennings, 9ers going back on top, but jake moody's extra point was blocked. that was a huge moment because the chiefs would kick a field goal in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter to send this game to overtime, tied 19-19. it's just the second overtime game in super bowl history. 9ers would get a field goal and then mahomes a chance to go 75 yards to win it all and did he just that, finding mecole hardman for the three-yard touchdown to win the super bowl. chiefs beat the 9ers 25-22, their third super bowl title in

five years. taylor swift then coming on the field to join in on the celebration, giving travis kelce a big kiss. mahomes, your mvp for the third time. he's already thinking about going for the three-peat. >> i'm going to celebrate tonight, celebrate at the parade and do whatever i can to be back in this game next year. it's an ongoing thing in the nfl. once you win that championship and have those parades and get those rings, you have to come back with the same mentality. i learn from guys that have been the greatest of all time at the top of the level. that's my mindset is i'm going to celebrate with my guys because of how we done this, but then we'll work our way to get back to this game next year. >> reporter: rosemary, patrick mahomes now, three super bowl titles in just the last five years. he's the fifth quarterback ever to have three super bowl

titles. the chiefs join the patriots the first team to win back-to- back super bowls since new england did it in 2005. what a game. a lot of people were talking early on oh, this is not a good super bowl, but it ended in one of the best endings we've ever seen and watching patrick mahomes is watching a true legend operate now in the nfl. >> the chiefs win back-to-back super bowls. where does that put them in the history books the way all of the players performed? >> reporter: well, you've got to consider this kansas city chiefs team a dynasty, rosemary, what they've done. they've won three super bowls in five years. they've been to four now in the past six years. right now the nfl goes through kansas city. patrick mahomes was an underdog in this game. the 49ers were two-point

favorites, but mahomes keeps proving time and time again and said it after they won the super bowl, they never consider themselves an underdog. when patrick mahomes is an underdog, he has a record of 11- 3, which is an incredible record. rosemary, i imagine moving forward people will be even extra cautious if they ever put mahomes as an underdog in a game. >> i know you had a lot of fun. andy scholes joining us live from las vegas, many thanks. appreciate it. taylor swift wasn't just a good luck charm for the kansas city chiefs in las vegas, her impact was felt across the nfl this season. the singer attended the big game to support her boyfriend, chiefs tight end travis kelce. the two recently announced they were dating after months of speculation, but in that short time swifties dominated the headlines and brought her army of swifties and more to the sport reportedly generating

more than $300 million booster to the chiefs brand. female viewership of the nfl's regular season last year was also up nearly 10% according to nielsen ratings. we're going to take a short break now. stay with us.

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be in good condition and are now in a tel aviv medical facility. israeli forces also say they conducted a series of strikes in rafah. the palestine red crescent society now says more than 100 people have been killed in those strikes. this video obtained by cnn shows some of the aftermath the rafah municipality says at least one mosque was among the targets. the senate has taken a step closer to passing a more than $95 billion foreign aid bill with crucial assistance for ukraine and israel. the senate voted sunday to advance the critical bill with 18 republicans backing the package despite opposition from former u.s. president donald trump. it comes after republicans blocked a wider bill that included a bipartisan border deal. if the bill is passed by the senate, it's unclear whether house speaker mike johnson

would hold a vote on it. the bill is expected to include humanitarian assistance for civilians in gaza, the west bank, and ukraine. former u.s. president donald trump's controversial comments on nato are facing intense criticism from world leaders. the former u.s. president told his supporters at a campaign rally that he would tell russia to do "whatever the hell they want to any nato member that failed to spend enough on defense." nato chief stoltenberg says trump's remarks put soldiers at risk and u.s. president joe biden said trump will "abandon our nato allies." here are the details. >> reporter: former president donald trump on saturday said he would encourage russia to do "whatever the hell they want to any nato member country that does not meet its spending obligations." take a listen to how he put it to supporters in south carolina yesterday. >> one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said

well, sir, if we don't pay and we're attacked by russia, will you protect us? i said you didn't pay. you're delinquent. he said yes. let's say that happened. no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. you got to pay. >> reporter: just a stunning admission from the former president who essentially said that he would not abide by the collective defense clause in that agreement and left donald trump has long criticized nato saying it's a drain on american resources by what he calls freeloaders. that's led a lot of european countries to question whether donald trump's potential return to the white house could mean not just the abandonment of the war in ukraine, but a broader american retreat from the continent. i do think it's important to point out the context of these remarks. it comes as many republicans have been pushing back against aid to ukraine and also as some

european countries have raised the alarm about russian aggression. the white house immediately criticized trump's remarks. a spokesperson for the white house said, "encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged and endangers american national security, global stability and our economy at home." former u.s. president donald trump is facing a deadline to file an appeal with the u.s. supreme court regarding his presidential immunity claim in the election interference case and he has until the end of monday to do so. last week a federal appeals court ruled trump is not immune from prosecution for alleged crimes during his presidency to reverse the 2020 election results. if his stay request is accepted, the criminal trial will not move forward until the court decides how to rule on

his request for a pause. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is speaking out about the special counsel report criticizing joe biden's age and memory. during an interview on sunday, netanyahu said biden is very clear and very focused. >> i've had more than a dozen phone conversations, extended phone conversations, with president biden. he also came on a visit to israel during wartime, which is a historic first, and i found him very clear, very focused. we managed to agree on the war aims and many things. sometimes we had disagreements, but they weren't born of a lack of understanding on his part or my part. >> biden fired back at the special counsel's report after it came out last week saying, "i know what the hell i'm doing." larry savato is the director of politics for university of virginia joining

us now. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> concerns about president joe biden's age have been reignited in the wake of last week's special counsel robert hur's report during a five-hour interview into the president's alleged mishandling of classified documents. how political was that report? >> i think it was very political, at least the commentary around it actually vindicating joe biden. there were no charges filed and clearly he hadn't done anything wrong, certainly compared to what donald trump did with classified documents, but the language that the special counsel used was laden with terms like elderly and failing in memory and made biden look terrible and i think it hurt

his candidacy with certain groups certainly those concerned about age, although donald trump is only 3 1/2 years younger. he's old, too. >> in response to the damning hur report president biden raised another issue calling the military action in gaza over the top. he spoke with israel's prime minister for the first time in weeks as israel prepares to evacuate over a million people sheltering in gaza's southern city of rafah. that comes ahead of a planned ground offensive. we are seeing clear tensions between the two leaders. how much leverage does the u.s. have given its concern ahead of this military offensive and how critical is this issue for president biden? >> considering how much money, how many billions the united states has sent to israel, not just over many, many years, but specifically in the aftermath

of the attack on hamas october 7th , you would think the united states had considerable influence, but not with netanyahu. he's going to do it his way and i think increasingly he has been alienating the american public, not just american politicians or presidents. some of them won't say anything publicly. i think president biden has been slow in putting distance between himself and some of the decisions made by netanyahu, but he seems to be awakening to the dangers here. he's lost a lot of ground with young people. he's lost a lot of ground with arab americans who are normally overwhelmingly democratic. so we'll have to see. finally biden is criticizing some things that netanyahu and the israeli government have done, but he's got to go a lot further. at least if the israeli offensive against palestinians in gaza continues. >> meantime at a campaign rally

saturday night republican frontrunner donald trump said he would not protect nato members who don't pay their dues if russia should ever decide to attack those u.s. allies. trump added he would even encourage russia to do whatever the hell it wants, his words there. how possibly dangerous is provocative language like this? >> oh, it's extremely dangerous. even though everyone is used to donald trump having a disconnect between his mouth and his brain, this was unusually vicious and stupid. the nato countries privately and publicly have been reacting very negatively and again, they know trump and yet this goes a step or two or three further than he has gone before in criticizing nato. mistakes like this and it is a terrible mistake can have political consequences for trump, but much more important,

it can have serious geopolitical consequences for nato. it encourages putin. it encourages russia. so the fact that donald trump has done this and, frankly, there has not been much domestic resonance here. where are the reactions? we all know the republican politicians won't say a word no matter what donald trump does, but you would still think that this would get a lot more attention than a few phrases in a 400-page special counsel report suggesting what we already know, that joe biden along with donald trump is old. >> still on trump, today is the deadline for his lawyers to decide whether to appeal his immunity case before the u.s. supreme court. what impact could that potentially have on the november election and all his other legal woes? >> the only reason to appeal it is to stretch out the legal process which trump and his lawyers have been doing since the very beginning of all of

these charges and trials. he wants to get as much as possible past the republican convention or even past the november 5th election so he's not held accountable by the electorate for whatever the judges and juries may decide, but i think it's dangerous for trump to do too much of that because it becomes perfectly obvious and in this particular case there is virtually no chance the supreme court will agree with his ridiculous suggestion that he as president is somehow in vulnerable to any charges of illegality he may have incurred during his presidential term forever. doesn't matter whether he's in office or not. he can never be charged for anything he did. frankly, that destroys the foundations of the american system and even this supreme court, as conservative and republican as it is, isn't going to go along with trump on

that. >> larry sabato, always great to get your political analysis, many thanks. >> thank you. former finish prime minister of the national coalition party won the presidential runoff on sunday. staubb is the man in glasses being congratulated by everyone. he is pro european and a strong supporter of ukraine. finland joined nato last year and the country closed its border with russia to stop illegal entry. the border will remain closed until mid-april. in england king charles went on his first public outing nearly a week after buckingham palace announced him diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer. the 75-year-old monarch attended church sunday with his wife queen camilla on his

estate in sandringham. the palace shared last monday king charles would step back from his public duties while he undergoes treatment. charles expressed gratitude for the public's support saying it has brought him "great comfort and encouragement." ukraine claims the russian military is using a satellite internet service linked to elon musk. ukrainian intelligence says it intercepted information that starlink terminals are giving access to russian portals. starlink is operated by spacex. spacex denies doing any business with moscow but says it does investigate claims of unauthorized use. ukrainian forces have been using starlink during the war with russia. still to come, nigeria mourns the loss of two leaders from the business world. we'll bring you the latest on the helicopter crash that took

their lives.

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police in texas are trying to figure out why a woman armed with a long rifle entered the church of evangelist joel osteen and began firing. two law enforcement officers who were there responded killing the women. she entered the lakewood church in houston sunday with a young child who was struck in the gunfire exchange and is in critical condition. one man was also injured. cnn's jean casarez brings us the latest . >> reporter: this happened between services. the spanish service was about to begin. according to the chief of police, troy finner, it was about 2:00 p.m.

when a female shooter entered. >> approximately at 1:53 p.m. a female approximately 30, 35 years old entered the property on the west side here in the parking lot of lakewood church. she entered the building. she was armed with a long rifle and a trench coat and backpack accompanied by a small child approximately 4 to 5 years old. once she entered at some point she began to fire. >> houston's fire chief samuel pena said the bomb squad was on scene, hazmat. they went through the entire building to make sure nothing else was found. they did not find any explosives at all. they believe this is an isolated incident, but it is a criminal investigation that is just beginning. jean casarez, cnn, new york.

u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin has transferred his duties to his deputy after being hospitalized. the pentagon says austin has symptoms "suggesting an emergent bladder issue." the biden administration officials were notified quickly unlike austin's previous stay at the hospital for prostate cancer treatment. deputy defense secretary kathleen hicks assumed austin's duties and although officials did not say how long austin would be staying at the hospital, he has taken unclassified and classified communication systems that are required for work. the u.s. national transportation safety board confirms there was precipitation at the time of saturday's deadly helicopter crash in california's mojave desert. the crash killed all six on board, including two leading figures in nigeria's financial

sector. here's the latest. >> reporter: the ceo of a major nigerian bank was among six killed on a helicopter crash friday. herbert wigwe, his wife, eldest sons were on board the flight access bank said in a statement. while the former chairman of the nigerian exchange, abimbola ogunbanjo was also on the aircraft. it crashed at 10:00 p.m. central time and burst into flames near an interstate in california. the devastation has plunges the nation into mourning. wigwe and ogunbanjo were referred to as exceptional business leaders and condolences were extended to

the families. wigwe was described as a colossal figure in the financial sector, a renowned philanthropist who funded education of hundreds of children according to access bank. at the time of his death wigwe was building a university to offer world class education. wigwe's impact also extended to the arts and was a collector and long time sponsor of shows. investigators say they will return to the crash scene sunday to continue documenting the site ahead of a preliminary investigation report to be released in the coming weeks. the current marathon world record holder kelvin kiptum and his coach are dead following a car crash in kenya. authorities say kiptum was driving sunday when he lost control of the vehicle before hitting a tree. both men died at the scene. kiptum set the marathon world

record last october in chicago with a time of two hours 35 seconds, a record ratified only days ago. he was 24 years old. in the caribbean authorities in trinidad and tobago say they are working to clean up an oil spill that is not under control. they say it happened last wednesday when a ship overturned, but they don't know what kind of boat it is because only the bottom of the hull is visible. officials say the coastline in the area is now blackened as a result. they say several government agencies are assisting as well as 1,000 volunteers. coming up, the hottest new reality show isn't a reality show at all, why millions of people are breathlessly following the nine-month long world cruise on tiktok. we'll have the details.

for the second year in a row, the kansas city chiefs are super bowl champions. that was the reaction in kansas city, where thousands of fans watched the super bowl outdoors. the game started slowly but had

a thrilling overtime finish. chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes threw the winning touchdown to beat the san francisco 49ers 25-22. mahomes was named the super bowl's most valuable player for the third time. at halftime, singer usher's performance had fans saying "yeah." the r&b crooner delivered a show-stopping spectacle, thrilling fans by throwing his shirt into the crowd. he later changed costumes and even roller skated onto the stage. the eight-time grammy winner was joined by some of the artists he has collaborated with over the years. alicia keys, lewd dedis, lil john, h.e.r., and will.i.am. he ended the show with a shout-out to his hometown, atlanta, georgia. hundreds are sailing on royal caribbean's cruise ship, "the serenade of the seas."

it's not your average vacation, it as world cruise. the ship is traveling to all seven continents over nine months and the passengers are making themselves at home on this trip of a lifetime, many of them filming their journey. and tiktok is obsessed. lynda kinkade tells us why. >> i don't think we're famous, we're -- >> micro famous. >> reporter: over 60 countries and many wonders of the world on the eyeitinerary for this somew famous couple aboard the world caribbean "serenade of the seas" which set sail in september. hundreds of thousands are tuning into their day in the life videos on social media. with their three children grown and out of home, the couple saved up to splurge about $150,000 on their so-called gap year. documenting the good, the bad, and the comical.

these digital nomads have gone viral. >> we never expected so much interest in the world cruise. we've been planning this for two years, and you know, for us it's the trip of a lifetime, but we did not know so many other people would be so interested. >> reporter: this isn't the first round the world cruise, so why is it gaining so much attention? it's the internet, according to one expert. >> historically, we've not been able to video ourselves in the drake passage and get that online speedily. now, obviously, you can. >> reporter: social media influencers, accustomed to uploading multiple times a day, using their talents as they cruise the seas. >> we want to see people doing their laundry, we want to see people sitting on deck having a nice time. it's no drama-drama, and that's

why we're loving it. >> reporter: safe to say accounts like kara's will keep people on their toes. >> breaking world cruise bingo news. >> reporter: as some passengers are receiving unexpected fame, others are simply enjoying the experience with family. >> i think it's really interesting that the world is so obsessed on tiktok with the cruise. the best part of the cruise is going to sleep and waking up in a new country. just going to sleep and waking and up having a new experience. the worst part is trying to pace myself and not eat too much food. >> there's quite a few crowds -- >> reporter: with seven months to go, viewers are sure to stay tuned to this reality show at sea. >> quite a journey. thanks for joining us. i'm rosemary church. i'll be back in just a moment.

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