they're a lot narcissistic. we'll be right back. >> there's nothing else that we can do. there's no other skills. so it's either that or nothing. by the way, i like documentaries. i just don't like being in documentaries. don't confuse the two. a south korean delegation preparing to travel to pyongyang monday for meet hgs. could that help lead the way to direct talks between the u.s. and north korea? the u.s. president donald trump shows, well, he knows how to joke about himself. but, his comment, admiring the chinese president's power, well that's raising some eyebrows. also ahead this hour, prominent men in hollywood. pen an open letter supporting the me too movement. our guest wants men to take action at the oscars tonight. >> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. cnn "newsroom" starts right now.

4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. and first a major development in diplomacy. the president of south korea has announced he's sending a delegation of high level officials to north korea on monday for a two-day visit. >> one purpose, to build on the dialogue that developed between the two koreas during the winter olympics. another, to open a path to direct talks, perhaps, between north korea and the united states. joining us from seoul to give us some context is andrew stevestons and our will ripley, who has reported from north korea numerous times is live for us from beijing. first to you, andrew, the two koreas extending the goodwill from the olympics. this sounds, perhaps, significant. tell us what you know about this meeting. >> well, it is significant. just in the fact that they are actually having a meeting, natalie. this will be the first time in years that they have sat down and the south koreans are sending some heavy hitters in

their delegations. the delegation of ten people, it's led by two security czars, though, if you like. su hun is the head of the national intelligence service, the nis and he is a man who has deep experience in dealing with inter-korean relations. he was actually key player in two summits in 2007 between north and south korea, the two presidents there. he's well versed in getting the two koreas to the table. he'll be joined by chung oy-young the head of the national security bureau. he's the security adviser to the president of south korea himself. and he brings to the table very, very strong links with the united states. it's said that he's got h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser, actually on speed dial. it's no coincidence that after this meeting they will be heading, that delegation, at

least these two key players, will be heading to washington to report where they're going. what are they going to talk about? well, inter-korean dialogue is on the table. understandably. but also, the conditions for a u.s./north korea negotiation. and that's obviously the key here. can they make a breakthrough, the north and the south, so the south can convince the north, sit down with the u.s. and start talking about nuclearization on the korean peninsula. >> that would be quite a breakthrough. let's go to will now. will, you've been in the country many times. what will north korea want from this first step? how critical is that u.s. connection? and how enthusiastic do you think they are that this is happening? as we just heard from andrew looks like south korea is sending serious power brokers? >> yeah, this is the highest profile trip from south to north since 2007 when south korea's former president met with kim

jong-il. this is not unexpected. we heard during the olympics in pyeongchang that south korea would be sending a high level delegation shortly after the olympics wrapped up and that's exactly what will be happening on monday, local time. but, look, the north koreans, there are a couple of different factors at play here. one, the sanctions. they're really starting to kick in. i was meeting with a source today who described it, when there used to be 100 trucks going across the border between china and north korea, now there are just ten trucks. so that's starting to have a significant impact on the country's economy. and the medium and long range forecast have a devastating impact if the sanctions continue. there's also really troubling language from the trump administration for the north koreans. you heard president trump just last week talking about if diplomacy doesn't work that he'd have to move into phase two, which a lot of people widely interpret as a military option. a strike against north korea. you had a gop senator saying that there could be, you know, loss of life that would be biblical in scope as a result of that. so the north koreans, they want to talk to the south koreans and try to figure out what is going

on inside the trump administration. what does the united states want here? because the north koreans have steadfastly insisted to me in numerous conversations that their nuclear weapons are not up for neerks. that denuclearization is not something they're even willing to consider. it's difficult to think, given the hard-line stance of the united states and north korea how these two sides are going to come together and form some sort of a deal. but at least they're talking. that is the first step. >> right. well president trump made remarks on saturday about north korea. let's look at what he said during an event. here it is. they called up a couple of days ago, talking about north korea, and said, we'd like to talk, and i said, so we would, but you have to denuclear. you have to denuclear. so let's see what happens. does it seem like north korea's reaching out directly to the u.s.? >> yeah. we don't know if there was back channel phone call made to president trump. obviously he conveys the intricacies of diplomacy in plainspoken ways. that's part of the reason his

message resonates with so many people. he lays it out there in a conversational way. did north korea call up? our sources in washington don't believe that the president was joking when he made those remarks. and again it does show, at this point, a willingness by the north koreans to engame directly with the trump administration. and keep in mind that is a shift from not too long ago when president trump was hurling insults back and forth with kim jong-un. president trump was insulted very much in north korean state media. they called him a dotard, a seen i'll lunatic. obviously the viewpoint has changed, and you know, some would say that the sanctions, and the threats of potential military escalation have pushed it to this point. but of course the north koreans aren't really publicly saying why they're willing to talk. but they are acknowledging that they do need to talk with the united states in order for the situation to improve with south korea, as well. >> extremely hopeful. will, we'll talk with you in a moment about another story. and andrew stevesons, thank you. the u.s. president has

criticized china mercilessly in the past, but he's praising a proposed change to chinese law and that would be abolishing presidential term limits. >> listen to what mr. trump said on saturday during a speech to donors at his mar-a-lago estate. >> don't forget china's great and xi is a great gentleman. he's now president for life. president for life. look, he was able to do that. i think it's great. we may want to give that a shot some day. >> well that move is likely to pass at this week's annual session of the national people's congress in china. president xi jinping is also expected to be elected to his second five-year term which would have been his last under china's current law. >> mr. trump, though, not as supportive of the european union. at that same fund-raiser,

president trump accused the european union of banding to the to beat the united states on trade. he called the eu policy brutal for the u.s. mr. trump has prepared tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. that prompted eu officials to warn they will respond to any increased tariffs, with measures of their own. let's bring in will ripley again to talk about this live in beijing. will, the president there criticizing the eu on one hand. praising the president of china on the other. whether this was a joke or not, his words certainly have gotten a lot of attention. what's the reaction there? >> they have. well, there's no official government reaction here and we're not expecting one. china's officials normally don't practice directly responding to off the cuff remarks made by president trump. they tend to talk bigger picture. but certainly it is encouraging for xi jinping and the communist party here in china to have the leader of the free world praising the abolition of a

system that was set up to prevent china from returning to a crushing dictatorship. these term limits, presidential term limits were established to try to prevent the bloody excess that was seen during the cultural revolution of mao tse-tung's era back in the mid 1960s into the late '70s. and you can see chinese sensors even right now blocking our signal. cnn here in china is now being completely blacked out whenever we bring this up. whenever we talk about this. chinese social media is being censored. so people who have blamed about the abolition of term limits that's expected to be approved very easily at china's top legislative gathering on monday, all of those words are being banned from chinese social media. the government trying to crack down on the message here. even the reporting in china, by the state-controlled media, barely mentions that these term limits are going away and they say it's to establish continuity in leadership during uncertain times geopolitically and economically. that's how they're trying to sell this to the chinese people.

but there are certainly a lot of people here who are quite wary to see a return to strongman leadership and certainly it's disheartening for them to hear president trump basically endorsing it. >> will was that a live picture of the television there just a moment ago in china? >> that was, yes. you can see, any time that we talk about this, and i have a monitor just off camera here, as well, we're completely blacked out. that's how censorship works in an authoritarian government. there are probably times that president trump would like to black out cnn in the united states, but that's just not the way it works in a democracy. but that is the way it works in an authoritarian country like china. a china that president trump has praised repeatedly. >> that's why we wanted to show that. just two different systems. again the u.s. president seeming to really favor the way things work out with limitless power in china. will ripley, thank you. to discuss the korean situation and president trump's comments on china and north korea we're joined live from brussels by steven earlinger,

"the new york times" chief diplomatic correspondent in europe. thanks for joining us, steven. >> thanks for having me. >> let's start with your reaction to president trump seeming to praise the chinese president for his power grab, saying xi jinping is a great guy, he's doing a great job, and maybe the u.s. should consider the same. do you think he meant that? >> well, i think he believes it. i think he was making a joke, really, for a crowd that loves him. i don't think he rationally believes he should be emperor for life. but i think he would like to be. i mean it's disconcerting to have a president of the united states even joking like that. but this is someone who has had some trouble und standing what the constitution says and what the limits of his power actually are. he has trouble understanding that, you know, his attorney general has his own sense of morality and distance from the russia investigation. so, yeah, i think it's troubling.

i know he was joking. i mean the man's not irrational. but this is what he likes. he's always liked strong, authoritarian leaders, he loves vladimir putin in ways we don't understand. he loves xi jinping. he loves erdogan. he loves people who he feels can trample over minority opinion, and do what they want. so that's our president. >> and that's sun settling, isn't it? let's talk about north korea and south korea and what could be on the table for this meeting on monday. and if it will somehow link us to the united states. >> well i think it really is fascinating. because, kim jong-un is, i think, more intelligent than people give him credit for being. at the same time, i think the trump policy of aggressive rhetoric toward north korea, and its nuclear program, and his

effort to press the chinese, his friend xi jinping to do more to squeeze north korea may be having an impact. but it may also be having an impact that was unexpected. because, the president of the south has been very interested in more reunification talks with the north. having more of a relationship. which is cutting out the united states. and that is something i think that does not necessarily bode well for american diplomacy in the entire region. i mean, there is -- we go back to the same question about president trump's view of allies. are they allies, are they competitors? i mean, what kind of leadership role is the united states playing in europe, and in asia, and are our allies moving to say, you know, we better take care of our own business and not

worry so much about the united states, because its leadership is fairly wanting as a kind of vacuum about what to do. so ily it will be interestinging to see. nothing dramatic will happen. but the rapprochement between north and south, at least in terms of conversation, probably means, i would like it to mean, that talk of preventive war on the part of the united states against north korea fades, or at least fades for now. but we'll have to see what happens. it's a mystery. >> it is. and we'll certainly be reporting on it and hopefully talk with you again about that. finally want to talk to you about the tariff front. president trump not holding -- not holding back regarding the retaliation that is promised by u.s. trade partners, angry over the tariffs he's proposing on aluminum and steel. he said at the eu on saturday, they've been brutal to us. he's not backing down. why is that? and what's at stake here for him? >> well, he has always had for

30 years or more, a very simple view of trade. which is that it should be in balance. it's an old-fashioned view, i think most people think it's not really founded in the way the world works now. but he made promises during the campaign to protect the steel industry. and i think, for him, what's important is following through on his campaign promises. now, of course, china was supposed to be the one that was being punished for dumping steel. but china is by far not the largest importer or exporter of steel to the united states. it is canada, our good friends in canada, and the european union. our good friends in europe, and china comes like number 7. so the european union is saying look if you're going to do this, we're going to strike back. this is not a game, and there will be countervailing tariffs on american goods, and i think americans will find steel prices will go up, which means the

price of cars will go up, and the price of lots of things will go up inside america, but this was mr. trump's promise to steelworkers, and steelmakers, and i don't think anyone should be shocked that he's trying to keep that promise. >> the question is will it backfire? we'll wait and see. thank you so much for joining us steven erringer from brussels. >> thanks, natalie. the german chancellor angela merkel is known as a political survivor and this day she faced down another challenge to her leadership. the latest on a vote by the social democrats ahead. plus, italians choosing their first new parliament in six years. migrants and jobs at the mother front of the vote under way right now. run,

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welcome back. breaking news out of germany. chancellor angela merkel will be able to form her grand coalition. >> members of the center left social democrats have just voted to join ms. americaen's conservative bloc. moments before the announcement a cheer was heard in the room as word emerged of the decision. a no vote could have led to a minority government, or new elections. voting is under way in italy in

the country's first parliamentary election there since 2013. immigration the dominant issue, and economic concerns are also present in italian politics. no party has established a commanding lead over its rival, and the outcome is anything but certain. there are the major players, 81-year-old former prime minister silvio berlusconi. he is barred from office until next year. but he has put together a coalition of center right and far right parties. luigi di maio leads the populist five star movement and the former prime minister mat ao renzi is heading a center left coalition. let's bring in a senior lecturer in european politics at birmingham's university -- in birmingham university school of government and society. thank you so much for your time today. let's go ahead and start by putting this in perspective for our viewers. italy, the largest -- the third largest economy in the eurozone.

now flirting with fascism, populism and euroscepticism. what does this election mean for europe at large? >> well, let me say, first of all, that even if berlusconi's coalition manages to win, this will actually be the fourth time that he manages to lead a coalition, including populist radical right parties. and post-fascist parties. at the moment, the one we have in italy is called brothers of italy. but let's remember that in previous coalitions berlusconi was governing with a national liance. which was also post-fascist party. so there's nothing new in this, even if he manages to win, which is, of course, very, very unlikely. so, just to put this into perspective, in terms of the significance, as you mentioned, italy, of course, is a very important player. it's the second manufacturer in power within the eu, very large

economy. but what i would say is what is likely is that we'll have a kind of compromise government, kind of large coalition government to bring in left and right. and the relationship between italy and the u.s. is not likely to be very different in the next few years. what happens after the next election, then that is the question. >> hmm, okay. also the topic of immigration. certainly on the minds of many there. it is a point of frustration that will be front and center for voters. many voters as they head to the polls. let's talk about the center left democratic party. how is it faring? how has it been? and how will this topic of immigration play in to the vote? >> no you're absolutely right. immigration is at the top, and the right has been very good at blaming the democratic party for all the problems there have been, especially the fact that there are, of course, large numbers of people who try to cross the mediterranean in the spring and the summer to reach

europe. and in italy, a great majority of people feel that the european union is not helping very much. the right has framed this as an issue that the democratic party has actually made much worse. but let's remember that it was berlusconi has had the previous government to sign the dublin agreement and also let's remember that all parties in italy, bar very, very few, actually approved to the lisbon treaty which is the one that followed european constitution, and so, in reality, everybody is blaming the democratic party, when what we had in the last 20 years is an alternation of left and right. immigration, yes, it's very important, it's top of the agenda, also is always framed as an order issue. so you never hear about the very many migrants in the factories of northern italy, for instance,

that keep italian industry afloat. you only hear about, you know, issues that have to do with security or crime. so, a lot of people in italy actually think of migration as an issue that has to do with law and order. it's framed in this way in the media, as well. >> all right. we appreciate you taking time to explain this. daniele, thank you so much. we'll stay in touch with you, as all eyes are on italy for this vote. now turning back to germany, where the chancellor angela merkel has just solidified her coalition. cnn's atika shubert is at the social democrats' headquarters in berlin live with the latest. atika, first of all, there was a lot on the line for sure for angela merkel. tell us more about what this result means moving forward. >> there certainly was. but she is likely breathing a sigh of relief now. her coalition government has been approved by the social democrats. basically 66% in favor, 43%

against. but 78% of the party voting. take a listen to how they made the announcement earlier. >> translator: the members of the spd have followed the proposal of the party executives, and we will end the government. these were very important and exciting debates. as many as 50 members, we grew together during this discussion and now this gave us the strength in order to be a party in the government, to proceed, and get the country on the right path. >> now it's been more than five months since the election and the country hasn't had a coalition government, so in the one sense this is good news for angela merkel. she can now get back to the business of running the country. on the other there are still

some challenges she faces. she had to make some major concessions to bring the social democrats into the coalition, giving up the finance, labor and foreign minister portfolios for example so she can expect pushback on those areas where previously they were conservative ministers in some of those positions. but also, now, in parliament with the social democrats officially joining the coalition, it means that the largest opposition party is the far right nationalist alternative for germany party. it will be very interesting to see how merkel and other parties deal with this far right president's presence in parliament. >> atika shubert live in berlin with those results. thanks atika, we'll stay in touch with you. president trump's daughter and son-in-law under scrutiny. we will detail the new investigations into the couple's business ties just ahead. plus the prime minister of israel visiting the united states. what he hopes to accomplish in his meeting with president trump. stay with us. ave antivirus, buty computer's still slow..."

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closed-door event saturday at mr. trump's mar-a-lago estate. voting is under way in italy's first general election since 2013. there you see former prime minister matteo renzi who is leading a left center coalition. no party or group is expected to win the 40% majority needed to form a government. top voter issues are immigration, and the economy in italy. "the new york times" reports special counsel robert mueller's team has questioned this man, george nader, as part of his russia election meddling probe. nader an adviser to abu dhabi's crown prince is among several people questioned. mueller reportedly wants to know if the united arab emirates was trying to gain influence by supporting the trump campaign. nader frequently met with trump's senior adviser jared kushner and former chief strategist steve bannon. >> all right. there is more trump family controversy to tell you about. sources confirm exclusively to cnn that the fbi is

investigating one of ivanka trump's international business deals. specifically, the negotiations and financing surrounding trump international hotel and tower in vancouver. >> the extra attention could make it harder for her to get the full security clearance she needs as adviser to the president. and all of this comes as the white house defends her husband, jared kushner, after "the new york times" report that his family businesses received $500 million in loans following meetings between kushner and lenders that took place at the white house. for more now, here's cnn's christina alesci. >> reporter: this, chicago's skyscraper, is majority owned by jared kushner and his family. mortgage documents show a fund linked to new york city private equity powerhouse apollo global management provided them with $184 million mortgage for the building. apollo was founded by josh harris. months earlier, that same executive was in talks with the

white house about an advisory role, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions. jared stepped down as ceo of his family's business, kushner companies, since going to washington. but questions of conflicts still persist. also at the white house, jared met with citibank ceo michael corbett last year around the same time citibank made a $325 million loan to kushner companies and its partners. spokespeople for both apollo and citibank said their executives were not involved in granting those loans. >> you also have to worry about whether he has an incentive to use his official power to use the power of the white house to help people that he has business relations with. >> reporter: a kushner company spokesperson said there was nothing in appropriate, and stories like these attempt to make insinuating connections that do not exist, to disparage the financial institutions, and the companies involved. just last week, cnn reported that special counsel robert

mueller is inquiring about kushnerpproaching foreign investors during the transition, including a chinese insurance company and a qatari investor for the family's biggest bet, 666 fifth avenue. the building hasn't generated enough profit to cover its debt. >> $1.8 billion was a record price for a manhattan skyscraper. highly, highly leveraged deal, which means the income in the building wasn't even close to covering what they would have to pay in interest. so it was a deal that a lot of people say was doomed from the start. >> reporter: about $1.2 billion in debt on the tower comes due next year. but sources say that negotiations with lenders and new sources of capital need to start soon. kushner companies confirmed it's in talks to buy out its partner in the project, but the question remains, how will they pay for it? when asked by cnn, they declined to comment. >> they're always looking for loans and construction loans and development loans and acquisition loans. so it's an active business. >> reporter: kushner companies

also needs to find investors for a development in jersey city. the company scuttled the plan to use a government program that would help foreigners get u.s. visas in exchange for investment after jared's sister was reportedly referencing him during a presentation in china. another deal raising questions, "the new york times" reported that kushner companies received $30 million from one of israel's largest financial institutions. just before jared's first diplomatic trip to the country. last week "the washington post" reported officials from at least four countries, mexico, israel, china and the united arab emirates discussed ways they can manipulate jared because of his family's finances. the constant search for capital, which is normal for any real estate firm, casts a cloud over jared's white house role. because like his father-in-law, he has refused to fully divest from his holdings. >> christina alesci there for us. the israeli prime minister is visiting the u.s. amid mounting

legal scrutiny back home. benjamin netanyahu will be speaking in front of america's biggest pro-israel group and has a meeting planned with president trump. >> this comes just days after investigators questioned mr. netanyahu in a corruption probe. he has denied any wrongdoing. let's bring in cnn's oren liebermann following the story in jerusalem with us. the prime minister spoke before leaving. what is he hoping to accomplish with his time with mr. trump? >> well, he made it clear that this trip for him, or the meeting itself, of president donald trump is first and foremost about iran. and in that sense it's like every other meeting he's had with the president, where he wants to keep it solely focused on iran. netanyahu saw new opportunity under trump to attack the iran deal, to undermine it, and perhaps do as he has said, fix it or next it, and for him this is another opportunity to do just that. he made a tone gesture saying we'll also talk about peace as trump's peace plan is still in the works, expected to be put forward sometime in the next few

months. but just as important as talking about iran is the optics of this for both leaders. it's an easy win for trump, it's an easy win for netanyahu. and for their voter bases to be seen together, to be seen shaking hands, and smiling. that's why the optics, the appearance of the meeting is just as important as whatever comes out of the discussions on iran and the nuclear deal. >> all right. and all of this comes at a time, oren, where the prime minister himself is facing investigations. so is this trip a welcome break from what has surely been a cloud over his leadership? and what's the latest on that? le. >> absolutely. i think this is a very welcome break for netanyahu. he was questioned on friday, so just a couple of days ago, for the eighth time in these ongoing probes. critically he was questioned under caution which means he's now a suspect in a third investigation. an investigation where even before he was questioned there had been nine suspects arrested in a growing case known here as case 4,000. it's certainly a welcome break. that being said, as of right now he has the support of his

coalition partners. they've said we're going to wait for the attorney general to decide whether or not to indict the prime minister, and that's expected to take months. so there's no political pressure for him to resign, or step aside. yet, still, a week out of the country here away from the investigations, away from the updates on the investigations, certainly a welcome break for the prime minister. >> all right. taking a trip to the united states, but those investigations continue to loom. oren liebermann live in jerusalem, thanks for the report. the storm is safely out at sea but the northeastern u.s. is still feeling the effects of a monster storm. coming up here, derek will show us the damage it's caused. plus, a special accessory on the oscars red carpet. how gun control will make an appearance at the awards shows. you won't see these folks at the post office

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more than 6700,000 customers in the northeastern u.s. are without power. and you can tell right there what the problem is. authorities warn it could be days before it's restored. >> that's after a very powerful winter storm hit that region

with heavy snow, with rain, and hurricane force winds. and historic flooding. at least six people have died. all of them from falling trees. our meteorologist derek van dam is here to tell us more about that system. >> it wreaked havoc on the transportation industry, from the roads to the airlines, and we have this video coming out of arlington, virginia. this is incredible to watch the split second decision making by this pilot aborting a landing in windy conditions here. they were gusting at 70 miles per hour. and this gentleman decided that he was not going to land this aircraft, and he put on the thrusters overdrive and straight back up again for a second round and a second attempt, and of course, they made it and landed successfully but that was just one of many planes that were impacted by this nor'easter. so, as we go for the day on saturday, we saw we had about 630 cancellations. look at the delays. and then we go back a day. that was the peak of the storm. this has been a long duration

event. nearly 5,000 delayed planes and over 3,000 cancellations in one day alone. this is having a knock-on effect this weekend. it will continue right into your sunday. look on boston, jfk, laguardia, philly to d.c. we have moderate to minor delays still anticipated through the course of your sunday. now, winds were gusting to hurricane force when this nor'easter was at its strongest. it toppled trees. it toppled electrical poles. it also wiped out millions of customers, without power. the good news is, the storm is departing the east coast very quickly. still gusty winds for places like nantucket, into ocean city, into the montauk region, new york gusting at 44 kilometers per hour, or roughly 30 miles per hour. and you can see some of the coastal storm surge that was associated with this particular system, as winds piled up the atlantic ocean along the east coast. so we say good-bye to the storm. still a breezy day along the new england coastline. another low pressure developing across the central u.s. will

bring snowfall to the rockies. i want to take you out over the next several days because the pattern here we're noticing is another cooling trend for the eastern coastline. and the potential exists for yet another nor'easter. so, it looks as if march is going to be incredibly, incredibly busy month for the east coast. we have the potential for more snowfall as we head in to the middle parts of the work week. you better believe we're going to monitor very closely. so we have a storm on the east and a storm on the western parts of the u.s. this one dropped over get this, seven feet of snow for some of the high elevations of the sierra nevadas and the california range. check out this amazing video of an avalanche rescue that took place in squaw valley. this is a popular ski tourist destination. this is moments after an avalanche took place, buried several skiers and snowboarders. that gentleman got out safely. his snowboard was the only thing that identified where he was located. those people were fortunate enough to see him, and dug him

out and he was unscathed. close call. very unstable snow pack over the northwest right now. >> something to keep in mind. derek, thank you. >> powerful video. thanks, derek. following the sexual assault scandal in hollywood women have led the movement that come out of that. men are now joining in. just ahead how they're showing their support and what may be in store for the oscars, tonight. n. presenting the all new eargo plus. the world's smallest, most comfortable rechargeable hearing aid designed with patented flexi fibers so they're suspended completely inside the ear canal and so small that they're virtually invisible. the kind of invisibility hearing aid wearers have been looking for if you could look for invisibility, that is. which, you can't. or, i guess you can, but you won't find it. well, because it's invisible. you know, any way, the point is most people probably won't even know you're wearing them, and they're so comfortable you might forget you're wearing them yourself. eargo plus is also rechargeable, so there's no need to replace batteries. because there's nothing more frustrating

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hollywood's biggest night is sunday, and gun control advocates are planning to use the oscars to bring attention to their call. some celebrities will reportedly be wearing orange american flag pins from the group every town for gun safety. the organization bills itself as a movement of americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. the academy awards come just over two weeks after the deadly mass shooting that took place at a florida high school. george and amal cloonly and oprah winfrey have collectively donated $1 million. the academy awards will also shine a light on the me too and time's up movement. the anti-harassment initiative

started by women in entertainment. organizers say the oscars will have a moment dedicated to their cause of battling sexual harassment and gender inequality. >> the group includes a legal defense fund that has connected 1,000 individuals with attorneys and raised more than $21 million. the men in hollywood have joined together to support time's up by launching their own campaign under the #askmoreofhim. more than two dozen men, including actors david schwimmer and david arquette have signed and open letter outlining their purpose. >> it reads in part, one of the most powerful things that men can and must do is to make it clear to other men that sexual harassment and abuse are never acceptable. it goes on to say, many men, including perhaps some of us, may have enabled the bad behavior of others or acted in ways we now regret. nonetheless, we believe that men must seek out against sexism, even as we engage in our own process of critical

self-reflection, personal growth, and accountability. >> and it continues. we hope that our actions will inspire other men to join us, until now only a small number of them have been actively engaged in this effort. this must change. it's time we ask more of him. the representation project is one of the signatories of thes amore of him open letter. its director of communications christina escobar joins us now via skype from san francisco. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> sure. one of the notable things about the me too movement, it's all about women banding to the. not so much the men getting noticeably behind it in an activist way. so here's a letter. it's been written. and is there action to go with it? >> absolutely. you know, one of the things that was very important to us as the representation project in organizing this letter is that it wasn't just pr, or awareness raising but that there was real action attached. and so, if people go to our

website, they can find a whole host of resources for everyday guys who want to take action, and be better allies against sexual abuse, harassment and assault. we know a lot of guys want to do this. they want to be good people. they want to support the women in their lives. they want to see this type of abhorrent behavior end and be punished. they don't know how to start. they're scared. they're not sure if it's their place, or what to do. so we've collected resources from all sorts of amazing organizations, including a list of just ten things every guy can do to be a better ally and it's all online and it's free and we just hope so many more men check it out and join us. >> right. in a recent blog post you pointed out the overwhelming presence of the time's up movement at the golden globes and a noticeable no comment from a number of men who had opportunities to add to the message or show support. it's mainly been a women's issue. as you say they probably maybe haven't known how do i step out and fit in to this.

so are you hopeful? have you seen response at this point? >> yeah, we're very hopeful. we were organizing behind the scenes with that letter, and really grateful for so many men to step forward and show leadership. both men in the activist field, and men in hollywood, joining together and saying we're tired of this. men need to held to a higher standard. we're going to hold ourselves and our peers to a higher standard. one thing that's really important is that gender stereotypes hurt everyone. you know, we live in this culture where sexual abuse, harassment and assault have become rampant. and that's because the same stereotypes that tell a woman that what matters about her is her youth, her beauty and her sexuality tell men that they should treat women as objects. and that's bad for all of us. it's bad for our relationships. it's bad for our society. it's bad for our status quo. so we want more folks to engage and push back on those stereotypes. that's what we do at the representation project, and we encourage more people to join

us. >> and you even wrote a blog of suggestions for men who win at the oscars and want to show their support. what would you like to see from men on the stage? >> the very first thing is i'd like to see them mention and notice this moment that we're in. and to be real allies. you know, there were some great moments at the golden globes. but they were all led by women. and it's time to value women's leadership. but men can stand up and support us. so, you know, something as simple as acknowledging if you're the only -- if only your gender is nominated in a category of saying something like, i wish that i was competing against the whole world, and not just half of it. you know, we have the first woman ever, cinematographer nominated for an oscar. ever in the history of the awards. that's nuts. we should be farther along at this point. part of the reason we're not is that women don't have access to all of these rooms. but men do. and men need to step up, and speak out a little bit more. you know we're talking about --

they take risks in their art. they should be taking risks for us, as well. >> this is certainly a time for men and women to come together. it lifts us all up, doesn't it. shout out to the representation project. christina escobar, thank you so much. what great ideas. good luck to you. >> thank you. >> and we'll see what men say if they speak out at the oscars. >> that's right. it's a good thing. we'll see how this plays out. the feud between president trump and his "saturday night live" impersonator might not be ending any time soon. >> just a day after mr. trump tweeted about alec baldwin's terrible impression the actor reprised his role as the commander in chief taking aim at the president's chaotic week. >> if i have to make america's schools safe all by myself, i will. just like how i'm running the white house all by myself. because these people who work for me keep resigning. >> so the feud continues between those two. thanks for watching this hour.

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