go online to learn more. umt more people in their sanctuary cities, we can give them a lot. we can give them an unlimited supply. >> president trump unleashing. releasing migrants to sanctuary cities despite warnings doing so might be against the law. a message from north korea. jim jong-un called on the u.s. to change their approach for another summit. we'll tell you about the language he used in making that announcement. people take a closer step to democracy of the man who led the military coup steps down. this would be a major, major

change for the people of sudan. we'll have the latest on that. welcome to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." >> thanks for joining us. the u.s. president coming under fire for his extreme immigration policies. critics warn he's trying to go around the rule of law to accomplish his political goals, and using human beings as pawns. administration officials tell cnn during a visit to the u.s. border, mr. trump offered to pardon a top border official if he was jailed for illegally blocking asylum seekers from entering the country. it's not clear if the president was joking about that. on friday, the president said he is considering sending crowds of detained migrants to u.s.

sanctuary cities, in part, to retaliate against democrats for not supporting his immigration plan. so, as you can see, there is much to unpack here. let's begin with white house correspondent abbey phillip. >> let's see if they are so happy. they have open arms. >> reporter: the proposal to send undocuments immigrants to sanctuary cities. >> we are looking at a lot of sanctuary cities. we'll give them to the sanctuary cities maybe to take care of them. >> reporter: trump, contradicting his own aides who insisted in a statement the idea was briefly and informally raised and quickly rejected. >> you have sanctuary cities, you have crime. >> reporter: the president pushed former homeland sec kir kristjen neilson to implement

the plan. neilson resisted and lawyers determined the idea was likely illegal. the objective is simple, political retribution aimed at cities. including nancy pelosi's home district, san francisco. her reaction? >> another notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the united states and disrespectful of the challenges we face as a country, a people to address who we are. >> reporter: this is just the latest in a series of hard line approaches the administration considers as they deal with undocumented immigrants crossing into the united states. trump threatened to close the entire border with mexico and flirted with the policy of separating families at the border. amid the blowback, mike pence emphasizing trump ruled that proposal out.

>> the president made it clear, we are not rethinking bringing back family separation. >> reporter: white house officials are saying when president trump said they are moving forward with the proposal, he was not referring to the one that has already been rejected by department of homeland security lawyers. they are having lawyers look at ways to implement this without violating the law. how that might happen, no one really knows right now. the white house says they are working on it. abby phillip, cnn, the white house. >> reaction coming in from the leaders of sanctuary cities. this from the district of san francisco. the fact such a proposal is pedalled by the leader of the world is an all-time low for american discourse. the mayor of atlanta tweeted, this fear mongering is feeding the rise of hate crimes in our

country and is nothing more than a xenophobic game of partisan politics. we are better than this. the mayor of seattle said time and again, we have seen this administration weaken the moral standing of america and undermine true public safety. seattle will continue to fight for the dignity of any person and not allow any administration to destroy the promise of america. the trump administration announced earlier this month plan to cut aide to countries which are not doing enough to mitigate the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. mike pompeo is defending the trump administration's decision. state department statistics show homicide rates went down and the number of migrants fleeing to the north dropped, after u.s. aide programs were implemented.

mr. trump decided to remove american dollars from these countries and pompeo explained why. >> hundreds of billions of dollars spent to the honduras, guatemala. you see the results yesterday, people fleeing those nations. throwing more money at the problems, which is what your question is suggesting. there's no reason to believe we get any outcome from the one we are suffering from today. what the trump administration is trying to do, we are prepared to help, we are prepared to engage and support, but you, you have to take serious efforts, too. we need those nations to ensure their people aren't making that dangerous trek across mexico and coming into our country illegally. that's what we are asking them to do. when they begin to do that, america's support will again return. meantime, the u.s.

government is approaching a milestone in the effort to reunite families separated by force at the border. a new report released shows 200,000 children have been reunited with their parents so far. but, the crisis isn't over, yet. there are 40 children in government custody who will not be reunited. the parents were deemed unfit or dangerous or because they waived reunification. watchdog groups say there could be thousands of separated families not on any list. the u.s. government is ready to hire contractors to identify them. much to sort through here. joining us is james, a professor of international political studies at richmond, the american university in london. we appreciate you coming on, thank you. let's start here. president trump determined, obviously, from the story we

have just been reporting the stem the tide of migrants any way he can, even if it's against the law, this idea of sanctuary cities. what is your reaction on hard core immigration tactics by the administration? >> good morning, natalie. there's no doubt about it, what we are seeing here with the latest round of announcements is very much donald trump trying to follow through on those policies, which he believes got him elected. what i think we are seeing is increasing frustration by this president and, also, reveals, i think, his lack of overall experience. he's not surrounded by people who are aiding him very well, quite frankly, and guiding him through to appreciate not only the law, but the beaurocracy in the united states. he has a great problem recruiting people to work for his administration and keeping

the jobs. the people suffering most of all, of course, are the people on the border who are now very much at the whim of this white house. nobody knows what is going to come out next. the president says one thing, then they say don't worry about it, you are taking him literally or seriously, not literally. this is a problem trying to understand what donald trump's policies are. >> it's back and forth, back and forth, then, oh, i was joking. it's complicated for people who have so much at stake with this story. serious story. you mentioned the people working for him and behind this. one person, in particular, is stephen miller, the president's 33-year-old senior policy adviser. he's apparently the one pushing the president to a more hard line approach. that includes a shake up at the department of homeland security. right now, the people at the top

are all acting officers. would you expect more surprises, perhaps, on immigration ideas as the agency is retooled by the white house and seeing stephen miller here and knowing that the president has his ear? >> i think anybody who doesn't expect the unexpected moving forward from donald trump hasn't been paying attention the past two and a half years, quite frankly. let's not forget, it's not just the department of homeland security starved by temporary individuals. the white house, itself, has a temporary chief of staff. the department of defense, the same. we have a very bizarrely staffed administration at this point. stephen miller, i think, is someone who managed to take astute advantage of his particular role in this add min tra strags. he is an add viviser to the president. he serves purely to the president. he does not need to be approved

by senate. he is a buffer. he sits between the president and those heads of departments, as you rightly point out, kristjen neilson was the last department head to get the brunt of this. he can play a devil on the shoulder of the president, telling him what he wants to hear, goeting him, acting in a similar way to steve bannon but trying to walk a fine line. he's letting trump be trump and bringing out the worst of his n instincts. >> do you think what we see with this immigration debate in the u.s. is reflective on the larger scale of migration issues that affected much debated europe? >> there's no doubt about it. the question about how to address migration flows across the world have become a great debate for leaders to wrangle

with. you have seen here in europe, leaders like angela america l be criticized for allowing too many people into the country. indeed, i think many people were surprised how close the last elections were in germany. barack obama, when he was president didn't allow enough people in. it seems donald trump is learning a lesson here with regards to the domestic constituencies within the united states who, of course, will be responsible for electing him or not electing him for a second term of office come next year. i think donald trump is perhaps, rightly, from a political point of view, remembering only americans vote in the election. there are broader, wider questions about responsibility in politics with donald trump is paying less attention to. >> we appreciate your

perspectives. james, thank you. we appreciate it. >> thank you. it appears north korean leader kim jong-un may be dangling a diplomatic carrot. he says he is open to a third summit with the united states, something that president trump referenced this week. kim stresses the u.s. must change its attitude, otherwise, he'll yank that carrot away. speaking before the supreme people's assembly, kim said he will give the u.s. until the end of the year to decide if it wants another summit. he says he doesn't want a repeat of the failed summit six weeks ago in hanoi, vietnam. let's talk about this new development with paula hancock, joining us now from seoul. it will be interesting to see the reaction from president trump over this. paula, the question is, what direction, exactly, is north korea seeking from the u.s.? how do you decipher this?

>> natalie, it's no secret that north korea was pretty much blind sighted by the fact the hanoi summit ended without an agreement. north korea is saying that through kim jong-un, saying he is willing to meet with president trump but he wants to make sure it is not the same as that summit. he is saying he wants the u.s. to change their current way of calculation. he's effectively saying, yes, i will speak to president trump again, but i have conditions in order for that to happen. it's clear that the two countries have a different idea of what denuclearization is. it's clear they have a different idea of how they would like the future path to be. we heard this week president trump saying he wants the big deal, complete denook larization. north korea wants a step by step process, a quit proquo,

sanctions lifted for what they believe to be concessions. it goes to the fundamental difference between the two sides what they want to do. one interesting point was about the time line. we heard from the north koreans, which is unusual because they are usually in it for the long game, giving a deadline. kim jong-un giving a deadline of the end of the year for mr. trump to decide whether or not he wants to meet and change the attitudes of the united states when negotiating. on the other side, you have washington, who is usually pushing things forward, more quickly, president trump saying he has all the time in the world. he doesn't want a fast deal. he thinks it won't be a good deal. potentially, he could look at step by step progress. it shows north korea is leaving the door open. a few weeks ago, kim jong-un didn't know if he wanted co-continue talks after hanoi.

he talked of spending and receiving letters with the u.s. president as well, which makes us feel as though we have gone back a few months. there are, as i said, definite conditions. natalie? >> we'll see how south korea might help mediate this as well. thank you paula for us in seoul. wikileaks founder julian assange may be sent to the u.s. to face charges. police are rounding up some of his collaborators. we'll tell you why. also, millions of americans are under a tornado watch as a dangerous storm system brews across the south. we'll have your weather update as well. stay with us.

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what do we know about the latest arrest that occurred in ek wcua. >> he is a swedish software developer. he visited assange here in london several times. ecuador officials accuse him of meddling in the country's internal political affairs in an attempt to destabilize the government. now, this is, of course, an interesting new development, but also part of the larger question of why now? why after seven years of being holed up did ecuador staff allow london police to enter the building and arrest assange? the question lies between ek wii dor and julian assange. under the previous administration, protection, asylum and given citizenship to

ecuador. in 2017, things began to sour. he called assange an unwanted guest, described him as a problem and posed new rules on the wikileaks founder. he was ordered to clean up his room, take better care of his cat and no visitors and he lost his access to internet. assange did not do well with the new rules. he was reportedly lashing out on staff, according to ecuador officials. he would act aggressively, behave in a hostile manner. one official accusing him of smearing feces on the walls. when you ran the pictures of the man with the long gray beard, stringy hair, one wonders how bad things became in that embassy. >> right. he never left. we can see how he deteriorated, certainly, his attitude, mental state and his appearance. selma, thank you. let's talk about what's

going on in the united states. a powerful storm system expected to cause trouble across the central u.s. derek is here with more. >> an area across texas and louisiana for single, long track dangerous tornadoes today. they have an enhanced, actually moderate risk, which is the second or the fourth out of a five rating in terms of highest rating for severe weather. now, this is the area we are bulls eyeing across eastern texas, central and northern louisiana and mississippi. you can see strong, long track tornadoes, some of which range from an ef-2 to ef-5 range. this is an area we are going to highlight. i'm going to walk you through the time. this evening, roughly 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. is what the computer

models are showing, single track thunderstorms moving across the area that will push eastward bringing the severe weather along with it. we have another parameter to show you, the greatest risk of the stronger thunderstorms expected. that is, again, late evening tonight, across louisiana. keep an eye on the sky if you are located here. this will definitely impact your plans and be a dangerous day if you are located there. keep an eye and listening to the local television stations and radio stations as well for local information. here is a look at the radar as we speak. lots of lightning and thunderstorms. it's dark in this part of the world. once we get the daytime heating from the sun, we see the thunderstorms refire and they could potentially become life threatening. the chance of severe weather shifting eastward on sunday. of course, we have a golf game taking place in augusta, georgia, right?

the masters. that could be impacted by strong, severe thunderstorms. here is the forecast. up to 80% chance of rainfall on sunday afternoon. hopefully they move the tee times back a few hours. this is a storm that is going to bring us potential for up to a half foot of snow across chicago and into detroit. let me bring you to minnesota. have you heard of the sterm snirt? it's video of dirt that transported from texas and new mexico to minnesota. it snowed and created that brown tint to the snow. >> hey, texas, keep your dirt. >> keep that down there. >> derek, thanks a lot. the u.s. president is desperate to stop the huge numbers of migrants at the u.s. border. next, why legal experts think the tactics are against the wall and abuse of power.

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custody. this man was arrested in ecuador. meantime, assange is awaiting ext extradition to the united states. he conspired to hack into a pentagon computer network. the head of the counsel is stepping down a day after he took the position. this follows the oust of the long time dictator, alba shar. they want a government run by civilians. u.s. government officials tell cnn last week president trump offered to pardon a top border official, if he was jailed for illegally blocking asylum seekers from entering the u.s. the department of homeland security spokesperson denied it saying, at no time, did he instruct border officials to do

anything illegal. but, the u.s. president is in more hot water for scheming to push schemes to keep migrants from entering the u.s. border. friday, mr. trump said his administration should send detained migrants to sanctuary cities to prove a point to democrats who don't support his border wall. department of homeland security lawyers said the plan is likely illegal. mr. trump seems to be leaning into the controversy. >> we'll bring them to sanctuary city areas and let that particular area take care of it, whether it's a state or what it might be. they have open arms. let's see if they have open arms. >> joining me is rose. she is an immigration law professor at rutgers university. she joins me from the los angeles bureau. thank you for being with us. we appreciate your time.

>> thank you for having me, natalie. >> there's a lot going on. let's talk about the president's plan to send migrants to sanctuary cities. first, i want to ask you what do you think about that plan, just in general, then we'll talk about the legality. first of all, your response? >> there are two key points to talk about here, two key questions. first, here the president is abusing his executive powers by using the enforcement apparatus of the fete ral government to, essentially, violate the law. the second point is, there's a question as to whether he's institutionally allowed to do so. essentially, he is engaging in a political motivated strategy to punish his political opponents. >> right. so, that's what everyone is saying, he's looking for a way to get even for not getting his wall. apparently, even though the white house said thursday this plan was dead, the sanctuary

city plan, this wasn't going to happen, now we learn that president trump is trying to figure out a way to still do it, to go around the law or find a legal avenue. might he? >> his lawyers within the department of homeland security has told him there are problems, legal problems with enforcement of this type of a policy. the department of homeland security can only engage in certain actions that are part of the mission, it's mission to enforce immigration law. as you stated, the president is going around that. he's tweeting a policy that is ill conceived and is politically motivated. >> also, we have learned, cnn learned the president told the acting head of homeland security, he would grant him a pardon if he were sent to jail for having border agents block asylum seekers. that would completely be against u.s. law, would it not?

>> absolutely. that is also another example of the abuse of the executive power. here, in particular, an abuse of the pardon power. he is giving a prepardon to government official and allowing him to break the law. so, not only does that violate the pardon power, but one can say that is a form of conspiracy, if two people conspire to violate the law, that is a conspiracy. >> another thing that's going on is also what's happening in mexico, the policy to have asylum seekers remain in mexico is still in effect. do you see that continuing? would it help at all, alleviate the cases at the border or are you opposed to this? >> let me first explain what happened in that case. first, the government had this protocol that forces asylum seekers to stay in mexico until

their case can be heard. thapar tick l that particular protocall was struck down and issued a nationwide injunction so the protocol, that policy will not be enforced. just today, the ninth circuit of the three-judge panel stayed the injunction because the federal government appealed injunction set in place by the district court. we will hear next week the organize argue mlts as to the legality of the protocol. >> the president is unable to get immigration policy through congress. he can't get his wall built. so, it seems he's looking for avenues to curtail migrants any way he can, it seems. where do you think this is going to go and will he success at any of this? >> the issue here is whether the president is above the law.

thankfully, the courts are there to ensure the constitution and the due process rights of migrants are followed. the president's own lawyers told him the policies he tried to implement and different policies he tries to implement violate constitutional and statutory principles. he is not above the law. that's what courts have to examine. >> we'll continue to discuss it, of course. we appreciate your expertise, rose. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. a controversial u.s. policy banning transgender military recruits is now in effect. critics call it bigotted. we look at how the policy will impact the armed services. >> reporter: the new policies started friday, essentially banning transgender people from

entering the military. it's after the president made the announcement on twitter. the pentagon believes 1,000 transgenders are serving. >> it focuses on gender disfore ya and may limit their ability to deploy. to maintain a ready and league force, the military must set high standards, consistent standards. >> reporter: according to the pentagon, those serving now can continue. those who have been diagnosed with identifying with a different genter than they were born with or undergone medical treatment to change their gender cannot join. the ban has been met with fierce criticism. aclu called it transphobia. former secretary of the navy calling it discriminatory and intolerant. hillary clinton slamming it saying every american should be able to serve their country and

i can't believe we are debating that in 2019. the highest levels of military leadership were blind sided by the 2017 decree that said the united states will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in the u.s. military. the top u.s. general said he is happy to have transgender troops who are ready to fight. >> i believe any individual who meets the physical and mental standards is deployable and should be afforded the opportunity to continue to serve. >> it's not just blocking transgender individuals from enlisting, but for those serving, it's like the now repealed don't ask don't tell policy, taking away the rights of transgender troops to serve openly. as for how the united states feels, a poll shows 70% of american voters support

transgender people serving in the military. cnn, washington. the mueller report is expected to be released in the next few days. right now, few people know what's in it. one who does is deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. he spoke about it friday, sort of. cnn is following the story. >> reporter: the justice department is being tight lipped about the special counsel's forthcoming report on the russia investigation. we have a few clues. at a speech, the deputy attorney general, rob rosenstein said the report will clear up questions about the russian campaign to interfere in the 2016 election. we know from the attorney general, bill barr's four-page summary, the report details the

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people cheering in the streets, erupting after the head of sudan's military transitional announced he was stepping down. the lieutenant general took on the role the day before when the long-term dictator was ousted. the huling military counsel plans to stay in control, for at least two years to oversee a transition of power. protesters, of course, want a si vail yan government right now. they don't want to wait two years. we are following developments. we are live in nairobi, kenya. good to see you again. we have one leader ousted, another stepping down. where does that leave the situation and who is running things in sudan? >> reporter: at the moment, all i can say, natalie, it has been

an incredible two days in sudan's history. to answer your question, he has been appointed the leader of the new military counsel, which is asking for a two-year transition period. amonth of curfews, which has been ignored across the country. take a look back now on how things unfolded for the former leader, on thursday, april 11th. the people and government releasing on thursday, april 11th. nearly four months, they gathered to protest, demanding more. after three decades of control. om omar al-bashir.

they did not expect al-bashir to take over. until the appearance, he was al-bashir's president. they announced a nighttime curfew. al-bashir was under arrest and in a safe place. he hoped to appease the crowds, the words had the opposite effect, anger across sudan. >> translator: we wanted a new regime, not the same old regime. they are trying to con us. >> reporter: the revolution was planted and claimed lives. on the day al-bashir was removed, 13 were killed.

the people were back under the association as they rejected it. as the sunset and curfew approached, they carried it to the military in defiance. the curfew came and went, the first day of sudan without al-bashir, music. sudan's revolution toppled the 75-year-old is overwhelming. it is sudan's future. before friday prayers, they tried to gain to reassure their good intentions. 24 hours after al-bashir left, the shadow of his rule could be felt here. can these men, who took orders from a dictator wanted in a criminal court hand him over? then a new twist. 24 hours later, he stepped down. did the people do this?

now, the question is, who will blink first, the people determined to protest, determined to remove them? omar al-bashir will appreciate it will be sudan. there you go, natalie. it is an incredible situation we are witnessing. bear in mind, just before he stepped down, he said there would be a three-month curfew. we are on day three now. day one it was ignored. night two, it was ignored. this saturday is night three. whether they will stay is the question. they have to talk to the association telling us this morning that since mr. bashir left, 16 people died in these

protests and counter protests. it's an issue of howdy v divide this army is. we can see soldiers serenading the protesters with saxophones. we can see them hugging and protecting the protesters. so, given that situation, everyone is talking. the united nations, the greatest need in case this whole thing slips southward. that's the real fear right now in sudan. >> absolutely. the people have come so far in making this change and you just want to make sure they still continue the momentum and it does remain peaceful. appreciate your reporting on this story. thank you. next here, a worldwide phenomenon. you know what we are talking

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seven kingdoms, flame spouting dragons. perhaps we will find out who will sit on the throne. >> they are coming. >> reporter: in the kingdom, winter is finally here. >> i promise to fight for the living. >> reporter: hbo's fantasy drama "game of thrones" launches the final season on sunday. fans and actors alike are bracing for the end of an era in television history. >> it's devastating. it's one of the most exciting things i have read and been a part of. >> it's hard to remember life before "game of thrones." from my perspective, it's been nothing but fun. >> reporter: in the eight years since the debut, "game of thrones" shattered records.

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show? >> probably "game of thrones." >> from politicians. >> i'm obsessed. >> reporter: they know no bounds. >> i'm anderson cooper, winter is coming. >> zain asher, cnn, new york. >> that is "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. "new day" is ahead. thank you for watching. you've tried moisturizer after moisturizer

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