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"newsroom" starts now. 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. election day in israel. it is just two days away now. and that nation's prime minister is making a last-minute promise in his bid for re-election. >> and it is a race in which u.s. president donald trump and his support for netanyahu could be key. the white house has recognized jerusalem over the golan heights. now netanyahu says he will extend if he is re-elected. >> his bid saturday seen as a bid to pull in more right wing voters. it's been met with outrage. netanyahu is facing a major political challenge from his former political chief of staff. mr. trump weighed in on saturday

at an event for jewish republicans. >> i stood with prime minister netanya netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu. how's the race going, by the way? how is it? who's going to win the race? tell me, i don't know. well, it's going to be close. i think it's going to be close. two good people. the incredible bond between the united states and israel has never been stronger than it is right now. >> let's get the latest on this election just two days away now from michael holmes. hello to you, michael. we just heard right there the support of president trump, an unpopular president in the u.s., but very much in support of netanyahu and israel. what effect is his support, do you think, having on this election? >> reporter: yeah, of course, natalie. we're in the final stretch now. 48 hours from now the polls will

be open. israelis deciding their next prime minister. whether it's going to be the netanyahu coalition or the newcomer gantz. those comments on the settlements widely seen here as a pitch by a worried benjamin netanyahu. the polls are very close. he's trying to pull votes from the smaller right wing parties by pledging annexation. let's listen to what he said. >> translator: in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under the israeli control. we the israeli government have responsibility of these areas. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. >> mr. netanyahu does need a coalition to govern, of course, but he needs to perform well

head-to-head with his chief opponent benny gantz. that's north for the president to then decide to give him, netanyahu, a chance to form a government first. that's why he's appealing to the supporters of other parties to come over to his party. in many ways, it's a bit of a gamble. by pulling votes from potential coalition partners, he could send some of those parties under the threshold that's required to get seats so he could gain some seats but lose as well as coalition parties lose support that they would provide to him. it's complicated here as always. in terms of the u.s. president, well, his support has been notable here especially when it comes to the golan heights. it's always sort of local issues and security that sway the electorate here. >> do you get a sense there is some netanyahu fatigue? he's ban leader for quite some time. what about to the allegations of

scandal surrounding his government? >> reporter: yeah. 13 years prime minister. if he wins this one by mid-year, he'll be israel's longest serving prime minister. he does face a possible indictment. a number of scandals he's faced in. benny gan strtz talks about netanyahu fatigue. he says netanyahu works only for himself. that he's tired. he's up to his neck in investigations and he used the phrase, it is time for him to go a lot. he said all of those things. now i guess it's now time to see which message is going to resonate most with undecided voters. that's a crucial block. perhaps 10% of the electorate haven't figured out who they're going to vote for. >> all right, michael holmes covering for us. thank you. we turn now to more about

mr. trump's support of israel. he's portrayed himself as the best friend israel has ever had in the white house. >> you heard him a moment ago on stage saturday speaking to a crowd of jewish republican supporters. our boris sanchez was there. >> reporter: president trump spent a good deal of his speech to the jewish coalition on saturday talking about israel. touting his record talking about recognizing the sovereignty over the golan heights and about his jewish son-in-law jared kushner saying if jared couldn't get middle east peace, then no one can. he also spent a portion of his speech attacking democrats. going after alexandria ocas ocasio-cort ocasio-cortez. and talking about obama over the iran income deal. but a large part was dedicated

to immigration. listen to what he said about asylum seekers trying to enter the united states. >> the asylum program is a scam. some of the roughest people you've ever seen, people that look like they should be fighting for the ufc. they read a little page given by lawyers that are all over the place. they tell them what to say. you look at this guy, you say, wow. that's a tough cookie. i am very fearful for my life. i am very worried that i will be accosted if i am sent back home. no, no. he'll do the accosting. asylum, oh, give him asylum. he's afraid. he's afraid. we don't love the fact that he's got tattoos on his face. that's not a good sign.

we don't love the fact that he's carrying the flag of honduras or guatemala or el salvador only to say he's petrified to be in his country. >> reporter: he also talked about shutting down the border with mexico even though he back peddled that earlier in the week and said he could enact 25% tariffs on autoparts. lastly the president talked about health care. remember this week president trump and his surrogates talked about potentially proposing to congress another way to repeal and replace obamacare. president trump at one point relented during the week he would have to wait until after the 2020 election to pursue that goal. keep in mind, the house democrats are in the majority there so it would be nearly impossible for the president to pass a repeal and replace of obamacare with the way that things stand now. boris sanchez, cnn, las vegas,

nevada. >> boris sanchez with a snapshot there of u.s. politics. let's now talk more about it with kate andrews, associate director at the economic affairs. joining us live from our london bureau. good to have you with us. >> hi, george. >> the backdrop for mr. trump this weekend cannot be lost on the fact there's a major election playing out in israel this week. mr. trump spending a great deal of time on stage talking about that nation, talking about his controversial decisions there, his son-in-law jared kushner, his approach towards middle east peace. how much of this was telegraphing of his support to benjamin netanyahu for voters there who will have to decide in that election? >> well, let's not forget that netanyahu is probably one of trump's only real allies throughout the world when it comes to personal relationships. that's not to say that the usa does not have many, many allies throughout the world. but the president has spent a lot of time bashing many of

those allies ranging from canada to the european union to angela merkel in germany. and so personally, that relationship between netanyahu and donald trump is probably one of his strongest. so it's not surprising to see the president go to bat for him. i would suspect for those hoping to support netanyahu, those on the center right in israel going to the elections, the president's comments are probably meaningful. they share many opinions and policy proposals when it comes to their foreign policy related to israel. so you could see why those comments could be beneficial. we might not see that in the states or britain directly. but i would suspect that the president in doing that does think he's playing a helpful hand in that election. >> also speaking to that u.s. audience as well, mr. trump speaking to voters here on stage at the republican jewish coalition painting democrats with an attack we've seen quite often from other trump surrogates. here's the president. let's listen.

>> democrats have even allowed the terrible scourge of anti-semitism to take root in their party naand in their country. they have allowed that. they have allowed that. house democrats recently blocked legislation to confront the anti-semitic movement to boycott and sanction israel. nobody could believe it, right? you couldn't blooe ielieve it. >> it is an interesting message coming from this president who suggested false equivalency between neo-nazis white supremacists marching on charlottesville, virginia, and those who oppose them there saying they were good people on both sides. do attacks like these work for republicans at narrowing that gap with jewish voters who typically side with democrats? >> well, that's what donald trump thinks he is tapping into.

he thinks he can bring some of those voters onto the republican side. it's a lot of political posturing from the president, but are we spriessed? the moderates in that party who hold the reins of the party. nancy pelosi in the house, chuck schumer in the senate are much more supportive of israel and certainly i don't think that we've seen any kind of anti-semitism coming from those wings of the party which still control the party. to suggest that the democrat party is an anti-semitic one is a huge overexaggeration. but and i do think we really need to be honest about the fact that as far left politics come in to mainstream movements, this is the true of far right politics as well with the neo-nazi comments, it does begin to creep in. and we have seen some uncomfortable comments from junior congress women about not

specifically israel but jewish people have bordered on anti-semiti anti-semitism. it's happening in the uk here. they have essentially, you know, without actually saying come in with open arms, they have invited further extremist views in the party. often that comes with anti-semiti anti-semitism. i think it is certainly wrong to say the democratic party is operating as an anti-semitic party. we need to be honest about the views that can come in as parties lurch further to the right and left. we need to tackle them. because it is fundamentally unacceptable. >> interesting take on that. basically a symptom, you're saying, of polarity playing out in the u.s. parties. let's talk more about that. we heard from barack obama. he was warning of the dangers in progressives becoming too rigd seeking ideological purity in their portions essentially

saying tearing candidates down who don't support far left views. do you see this as a danger for democrats headed into 2020? >> i see it as a danger for democrats. there have been criticisms of kamala harris for taking a photo with netanyahu in the past. and i think those kinds of arguments and tearing parties down from within to make them more radical. it could be a winning strategy politically. but in the long-term, it's not going to be a winning strategy for america. i think we've already seen this happen slightly in the republican party. donald trump has taken the republican party down a much more populist line. those comments he played better when he was speaking about asylum seekers, mocking them for saying they were scared. these are disgusting comments that have become mainstream, i think, because we have seen that populist of the republican party. we're seeing it on the left now. it's all good and well to bring in new ideas into politics that

are sometimes considered radical. we need to debate these issues. that's the point of a free society. then voters get to decide what path they want to go down. but to demonize moderates and remove the center from politics means we're going to go down some radical paths. >> it will be interesting to see what can get done when as you say, the middle is being eroded. we appreciate your time and perspective. >> thanks for having me. coming up here on "cnn newsroom," intense fighting in libya as competing factions vie for power. what's behind the latest warfare. plus another round of rallies in venezuela as the opposition reveals a new campaign to oust the current president. we'll tell you what that's all about. stay with us. audible members know listening has the power to change us make us better parents, better leaders, better people. and there's no better place to listen than audible.

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general. the u.n.-supported prime minister says he's pushing back against the coup. >> translator: we've extended our hand to peace, but the attack that took place from the forces in the declaration of war on cities and our capital and his declaration to the presidential council will be met with strength and power. >> despite he recent fighting, a national peace conference will go ahead as planned later this month. >> let's get the latestnow. she's been following these developments. she joins me live with more. it looks like it's getting worse before it gets better there in libya. what's the latest? >> reporter: that's right. we are seeing, of course, reports of more clashes, more intense meetings on the outskirts of the city. there are claims and counterclaims saying they're making gains in the south when it comes to the recognized

government. it's difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening on the ground. what is clear is all these calls by the international community to slow down, to de-escalate these tensions are simply not working. we're seeing the opposite on the ground. journal haftar has been talking for two years about wanting to take tripoli. when this first happened a few days ago, people were wondering if he was simply just posturing, grand standing. but as time goes on, it becomes clear this is a very real and very dangerous attempt, natalie. >> yes. and help us understand the support that he has. those who are standing with him in this push. >> reporter: that's right. to kind of look at this more holistically, you can see the general has been preparing for years, if you will, to try to take this. that's what analysts will tell you. in the last few years he's consolidated power in the east.

he's bought militias. he's come out as a strong man and most importantly he has courted support from other countries. saudi arabia, egypt, russia, even france at times. he is a u.s. citizen. he can speak their language, if you will, in a way. and he's been able to convince many people abroad outside libya that he is the one who's going to be fighting terrorism, fighting a wave of extremist islam in the country. and this is the result of two years of that consolidation of power. we're seeing that now happening and playing out on the ground as he makes the ultimate play for the control of the entire country, natalie. >> and of course, it's unfortunate for the citizens there of libya who've lived amid chaos since gadhafi was opposed and killed many years ago. we'll continue to follow. thank you. in sudan, anti-government protesters are calling for the president of that country to

step down after three decades of power. opposition activists say that he is guilty of war crimes. demonstrators are camped out to make their demands. meantime, the government is cracking down on the demonstrations. state media reports that a man died during saturday's protests. but pro-democracy groups say dozens of people have died since the protests started. now we turn to venezuela. the embattled president there renewing calls for dialogue with his opposition. nicolas maduro called on regional leaders expressing political maturity. >> his comments follow another weekend of duelling rallies. here are details from caracas. >> reporter: there are duelling parties in different parts. guaido calling on thousands of people to continue their momentum to get rid of maduro

and his regime. juan guaido called for public sector protests on monday and for people to continue getting on the streets. he says the momentum is with them. >> translator: this regime already lost. this regime is already defeated. victory is ours. but it will only be complete, it will only be fair when we have achieved not only the cessation of the user but what matters to our people. the entry of humanitarian aid. >> reporter: but there was also a large contingent of pro-regime supporters in the center of the city. they were bussed in, many of them, given foot and water. but there is support with supporters. maduro has refused to vacate his position. senior officials in the u.s. saying all options are still on the table for venezuela including the military one.

they have increased sanctions on venezuela. the latest sanctions are hitting venezuelan oil vessels that travel from here to cuba according to the u.s. government. but here on the streets, opposition members are telling me that they are getting ready for a long, drawn-out fight to get maduro out. david mckenzie, cnn. a grim anniversary. 25 years ago rwanda endured one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. >> and the nation is now coming together to remember the genocide of 1994 when extremists targeted ethnic people. 800,000 people were killed, most of them hacked to death in just 100 days. ru wan dans will take part of the march, a lighting of a flame, and a vigil.

survivors of the genocide have been sharing stories. >> one man said he found peace after marrying the daughter of the man who killed his family. here's the couple reflecting on that remarkable story. >> translator: i prayed for a wife to come and help me because i was crippled. but the woman i found was the one whose father had killed my family. i approached her but didn't know whether she would accept me. >> translator: when you got married, everyone was angry. both our families wouldn't speak to us. but they come to check if i was alye. they wanted to see if i was fine. >> next hour, i'll interview a survivor of the genocide who travels the world now talking about forgiveness. she's got quite the remarkable story. stay with us for that. >> absolutely. still ahead here, u.s. authorities say they've arrested a man for threatening to kill a lawmaker. what the suspect allegedly told

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protests continue in the capital of sudan. thousands are camped out at president omar al bashir's residence urging him to step down protests first started in december and police are cracking down. one person died in clashes saturday. israel's prime minister says he would extend his country's sovereignty to settlements if he's re-elected. netanyahu looks to shore up right wing support for the election on tuesday. u.s. president trump discussed the israeli elections saturday in vegas. he also tried to paint democrats as anti-semitic and anti-israel. >> he singled out one in particular, ilhan omar. she sparked controversy for her comments of pro-israel lobbyists and lawmakers.

>> and a special thanks to representative omar of minnesota. oh. oh. oh. i forgot. she doesn't like israel. forgot. i'm so sorry. oh. no, she doesn't like israel, does she? >> the president's comments there came just days after a man was arrested for threatening to kill omar. >> yet you heard his sarcasm when referring to her, his mockery. court records show the threats were made during a phone call to her office last month. the suspect allegedly threatened to kill omar because of her faith. paolo sandoval has more on this story. >> reporter: representative omar, her staff and her washington, d.c. staff said they

received that call on march 21st. a voice on the other line according to federal prosecutors identified himself as patrick carladao jr. he then proceeded to call her a terrorist and threatened to kill her. according to that charging document, he states his name. then spells it out and left contact information likely aiding authorities in tracking him down. eventually he was found in his home according to court records on march 29th. he was interviewed and described himself as a, quote, president. someone who love this president and hated who he believes are radical muslims in the government. carlieo reach was reached out t

through his lawyer. we have yet to hear back. we turn now to the state of louisiana. three black churchs have burned down under what officials have called suspicious circumstances. >> no injuries or deaths were caused by these fires. all of the fires occurred within ten days in the same rural area. the fbi is helping local authorities there. >> reporter: all three of these churches burned in the middle of the night, so thankfully no one was injured. but there are more similarities than just the timing of these three churches burning to the ground in the last ten days. it's led authorities to believe it's more than a coincidence. each of these three churches very active in their community over more than the last 100 years. each of these church build wgs they were located on or near rural highways in the area. authorities have not yet been able to say that they can conclusively connect all three fires, but they say they found suspicious elements at each that

they say need thoroughly probed. cautions any arson investigation can take months because you're dealing with a complicated and unconventional crime scene. all of your evidence has burned. not much more than rubble remains so investigators have a lot of work ahead of them. that being said, the sheriff in this area says he hears the communities' pleas for this crime to be solved. he says some progress has been made. given that we're talking about three churches with african-american congregation, it has been recognized this could be racially motivated but authorities have not yet come to that conclusion. and the pastors for these churches are saying they don't want to inject race unnecessarily into the conversation. one reverend says he doesn't know who is doing this but he doesn't know why but he doesn't want to inject race into this conversation. meantime, all three churches finding alternate locations for their sunday services.

one reverend saying this is the message he wants had his congregation to hear. >> god's grace is undeserved merit. i know we don't deserve this, but he gives us something better than this. and that's undeserved grace. i thank god for grace. >> authorities say they're allocating more manpower, authorizing overtime to ensure people in this community are safe and protected when they go to church this sunday. kaylee hartung, cnn, atlanta. >> it will be interesting to see what people have to say when they go to church. >> we'll hopefully have a follow-up later. still ahead on "newsroom," an ambitious plan to forge new jobs from abandoned steel mills once or if brexit happens. also, we'll look at the most extensive flooding in decades forcing mass evacuations. this is iran. derek van dam will have the latest on that coming up. termites.

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welcome back, a stunning admission from the british prime minister as she staring down the possibility of a no deal brexit. tereheresa may has acknowledged publicly the only way to avoid crashing out of the european union is with the labour party's hep. >> she said it is the political reality facing the uk after her own party has rejected her brexit deal three times. she now heads to brussels on wednesday to seek an extension to the april 12th deadline but has no assurances she will get it deal or no deal, brexit can't come soon enough for some parts of the uk. >> a once-thriving steel region.

>> reporter: it stretches 1600 acres. double the size of central park. the carcass of a steel plant that helped build the world. and powered the economy of northeast england for decades. its steel holding up global landmarks like the sydney harbor bridge. when this plant abruptly closed in 2015, more than 2,000 people lost well paid and secured jobs. it's laid dormant ever since. >> such a huge wrench for a community. >> reporter: 32-year-old mayor ben howchin was born here. overseeing a cluster of cities in a region known as teaside. what was it like growing up here? >> it's an amazing place. we need to reinvent ourselves. >> reporter: only by breaking up with brust ls can he act on his proposal turning the old plant site into a special tax-free

zone called a free port. >> having a free port based here would potentially mean zero tariffs, zero duties. >> reporter: wouldn't it be easier to attract manufacturers if they stayed in a union? >> 60% voted to leave the european union. one was because the government wasn't able to intervene to save the local steel works. >> reporter: he said turning into a free port could create tens of thousands of jobs. some area of the valley is more than double the national average. >> they can't potentially take anything else from us. >> reporter: frankie now runs an amateur boxing gym in redcar. he watch z as men were knocked down by factory closures. with the steel works delivering the final blow. >> it's quite disheartening to 55-year-old, 60-year-old men who know they're never going to be worked again.

trained to be the finest steel workers? the world. >> reporter: a gym rat turned town ambassador, he leads initiatives to get young men here off the street and into fruitful employment. have you heard of this free port idea? >> yep. >> reporter: what's your take on it? >> it's an opportunity that's going to bring 1,000 jobs, a hundred jobs, that's better than no jobs at all. >> reporter: the jobs won't arrive on the level that many are hoping. economists like meredith crowley say it's unlikely it will help tiside overcome the negative effects of brexit. >> in china where you have very low skilled workers earning very low wages. so they're opening a free port who create a lot of employment opportunities. but british workers don't have that. they're much more skilled. >> brexit could shrink the northeast economy by as much as 16%. but howchin is pushing ahead.

he said foreign firms have expressed interest. do you ever think you're promising too much? >> yes, it's ambitious. yes, it's hopeful. but the proof is in the pudding. >> reporter: the factory town now hoping brexit will bring the world back to them. iran's supreme leader wants iraq to demand that american troops leave the country as soon as possible. he said the united states does not support democracy in iraq. >> iran and the u.s. have been competing for influence in iraq ever since the u.s.-led invasion in 2003 that toppled the dictator there saddam hussein. but iran's immediate concern is the catastrophic flooding that has already killed at least 70 people there. >> yes, the video is kind of

unreal. the heaviest rainfall in decades has forced the mass evacuation of six cities in iran's southwestern province. here's more. >> reporter: nearly three weeks of heavy rains have turned some towns into rivers in iran. the government says dozens of people have died so far from flooding and tens of thousands of others have been displaced. with forecasters calling for more rain on the way, officials aren't taking any chances and are evacuating entire communities near the oil-rich border with iraq. >> translator: iran 400,000 people exposed to the floods. we must not accept any risks and make sure god willing no incidents happen. >> reporter: authorities have deployed mobile medical units and they're urging people living near dams and rivers to go to emergency shelters. rescue workers say they're worried about the skaul of the flooding which has submerged thousands of roads and destroyed

more than 80 bridges. >> translator: for as long as people need us, we will stand by the people. we will stay here until bridges are re-established, hospitals are operational. >> reporter: iraq has also closed a border crossing with iran for travelers and trade until further notice. earlier this week, iran said u.s. sanctions were slowing down aid supplies from getting to affected areas. the u.s. says it is standing by to help and blamed iran's government saying it had mismanaged its urban planning and emergency preparedness. >> as you can see, western iran is in real trouble. derek van dam is here with more. >> debilitating for the country. one-third of the roads flooded. that's very difficult to just get around. that's a massive amount of roadways and just transportation and agriculture and the water

system there is also being impacted. over 1900 cities and towns have been impacted by these waters. let's get to some of the video out of the area. this shows you the torrent of water, mud, debris, that continues to sly through these vil annals and towns and cities across the city. one of the bridges connecting iraq to iran is closed for fear it may wash away in the coming days. look at this image behind me. this is one of the 80-plus bridges that have been washed away. just imagine if this was your town, your home. you're trying to get around, conduct day-to-day business. nearly impossible. you can't get from one side of the river to the other side of the river. this is just one of dozens of instances across southwestern iran. now, we've had significant amounts of rain. as you can imagine, 36% of the roads have been damaged.

1900-plus cities and villages. and damage to water and agriculture is going to cost millions if not close to a billion u.s. dollars. the storm systems are moving one after another across the middle east through iran. you can see the latest satellite imagery just showing the eruption of thunderstorm activity that produced over 400 millimeters of rains in the regions of southwest iran. that has caused four major flooding events in two weeks alone. and 25 provinces have been affected by the flooding. you can imagine the deserts and dry arid nature to many of the provinces across iran, that makes it difficult for the water to be absorbed into the ground. so unfortunately it surrounds entire communities and towns just like this image here. evacuations have been ordered across the area as reservoirs fill to their brims and are nearly overflowing.

they have to have controlled releases of some of those which threatens communities downstream. going forward, rainfall totals, 25, 50 millimeters in the next two days. that's not a significant amount of rain, but add that on top of what has already fallen, it only exacerbates the problem. causes more flooding. we're expecting more flooding to continue. we are, however, starting to edge our way out of the rainy season. we dry things out as we head into the first few weeks of may, june, july, and august. no rain expected then. then up in october, november, december. but it a has been a difficult past few weeks. >> all right. thank you. well, in this high-tech age, america has a lead who are says he knows more about technology than anybody. up next, how modern life has president trump steamed. a succer choicehotels.com badda book. badda boom. this year, we're taking it up a notch.

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the comedy sketch show "saturday night live" here in the united states is taking on the former vice president joe biden. >> president trump getting a pass this week after allegations, of course, that the real-life biden made women feel uncomfortable with the way he reached out to them. the show sent fake joe biden to

a sensitivity trainer and things didn't go as planned. here it is. >> really great to meet you, gwen. it sure is. i appreciate you coming here. i'm just connecting. sorry for the interruption. thank you. now, what were you saying? >> yeah. so this is exactly the kind of thing that i'm here to prevent. >> okay, okay. >> i think nose to nose is going to be okay. because, look. i did the 23 and me thing. like -- what's her name? lizzy warren, right? it turns out i'm 1% eskimo so i'm allowed to do the kisses. >> "snl" there. >> doing what they do. we live in a high-tech age, of course. sometimes it seems the president doesn't have time for all that new stuff. >> reporter: when it comes to windmills, president trump loves

to imitate them. >> i've never heard a windmill before, but i'm pretty sure it doesn't sound like a cat in a dryer. >> reporter: president trump insists on tilting at windmills. but attacking without the benefit of scientific facts -- >> and they say the noise causes cancer. you tell me that one, okay? >> reporter: and this is a president who claims -- >> i know more about technology than anybody. nobody knows more about technology than me. i'm a professional at technology. >> reporter: a professional who prefers sharpie on his desk pages. a guy who struggled to get the speakerphone to speak. >> enrique? you can hook him up. a lot of people waiting. hello? you want to put that on this phone, please? hello? >> reporter: he tweeted recently that airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. pilots are no longer needed but

rather computer scientists from m.i.t. and then there's the new elect ro magnetic system that catapult planes off the uss gerald ford having problems. >> it used to be steam. old fashioned. >> reporter: when president trump visited the ship, he said sailors told him they used to fix the steam catapult with a wrench. >> if the electronics breaks, we have to send for albert einstein. >> reporter: you'd think the president would be a fan of wind power. it's one of those tried and true technologies rooted in the past. but some of those are his favorites. >> they say it is medieval, a wall. so is a wheel. wheels work and walls work. >> reporter: and yet he keeps beating up on windmills. maybe the president has just had it with wind. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. today's top stories are just ahead. >> stay with pups

president trump announcing his loyalty for israel ahead of a critical election for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we'll take you live to jerusalem in just a moment. in mexico with an influx of migrants at their own border. some are considering an approach that echos donald trump's. also this hour, one of the bloodiest chapters in human history. it's 25 years since the rwanda genocide. we hear from a survivor who only talks about forgiveness. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. we want to