moving on. harry and meghan reach an agreement with the queen over their change in royal status. u.s. president donald trump's lawyers officially respond to the impeachment charges against him. also this hour -- ♪ making noise. women against donald trump take to the streets in several american cities. hear what they had to say. these stories all ahead this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're coming to you live from atlanta. 5:00 a.m. here. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." thanks, again, for joining

us. our top story, major changes are coming to the house of windsor. the duke and duchess of sussex are no longer working members of the royal family. buckingham palace made the announcement saturday saying the couple will no longer represent the queen, use the title his or her royal highness or receive funds for royal duties. in a statement, the queen wished them well saying harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved members of the family but many questions remain surrounding what is next for the couple. we're joined by our royal correspondent max foster outside buckingham palace. what is next there and what is the feeling about these changes, max? >> i think there is a lot of relief probably on the sussex's side although harry did not get all th all he wanted. he wanted to maintain some royal

roles and they lose two charismatic senior royals and other members of the family would like to pick up that. in the spring is when all of this starts taking effect. one question still outstanding, what happens to their brand, sussex royal. they clearly had some discussions about to what extent they are allowed to use the royal brand and cash in on it. they are still working through that. that could change. that is really the next phase of this. a reshaping the future sussexes. and their public work but in a private capacity. >> right. and, max, i want to ask you, though, how much will we still see them taking part with the royal family? will they be on the balcony for certain events? >> i think they will be. they will certainly be invited to family events.

you'll see often, you know, prince andrew's children are often there for the big family events, weddings and things like that and what they won't be doing is representing the queen at events. she has stepped back and she doesn't do as much. often senior members of the family will represent her. the duke and duchess will no longer be doing that sort of thing and also be in north america, canada, probably the united states, as well. but i think we'll see them, you know, they'll often look like they're in traditional royal situations going to engagements around female empowerment and we'll see them in those environments, but a lot less formal. we won't see them in the very formal roles when they're stepping up to represent the head of state. >> and what about the relationship between william and harry. we have all seen them grow up

together and go through the pain of losing their mother together. is there a chasm there? >> i think this is the opportunity now for them to heal. obviously, not just family members but they also work for the same firm. that where the tensions have largely come from. the sussexes unhappy with their positions. now that the relationships are clearer now. they're family members and not working royals sharing the burden. this is a point where they can start rebuilding those relationships again. it will take time because it's been pretty clear the way this has blown out outside public, private walls into the public. it's a pretty bad situation between several members of the family. but there's also a real sense that they want to improve things and build from here and draw a line under this. >> a major change to be sure.

cnn's royal correspondent max foster, thank you, max. the couple has said they wanted to live part time in north america and they have mentioned they have a strong connection to canada. cnn's paula newton takes a look at how canadians there are reacting. >> canadians are really taking this news in their stride. they believe, look, if harry and meghan want to live in canada, so be it. it changes dramatically if they try to address public funds for anything like security. but the issue is many canadians sympathize with the kind of scrutiny they've been under and they are proud to provide some sort of privacy for them. they had an incident on the west coast when they were in colombia and meghan took a picture of the couple and the couple did not take a picture of meghan and

harry. it's that kind of life they want to try to get to. the issue of security is a sticky one and the palace thsai p security is in place. and they say these things remain under discussion, that's from the prime minister himself. what is interesting here is in stepping back from their role as royals, canada's obligation to them is not the same as it would have been as if they were working royals. the other thing that does, it means that perhaps they won't be spending as much time in canada and they might be freer now to move to the united states. paula newton, cnn, ottawa. a royal watcher in london will join us in about 25 minutes from now with more on this change and prince harry and meghan's future. we turn now to the impeachment of u.s. president

trump. both congressional democrats and the white house have filed their respective legal arguments ahead of next tuesday's senate trial. we have two reports about it. boris sanchez is traveling with the president in florida and we begin our coverage with cnn joe johns in the capitol. >> the house managers laying out the history, the chronology and even the facts and even trying to give senators a view as to what the framers of the united states constitution might say about the president indicating in their view the president's conduct is the framers' worst nightmare. a lot of this is information we've all heard before during the hearings up here on capitol hill leading to the impeachment of the president. however, there were some references, a few references to newer information that has come out recently. even that report just last week from the government accountability office indicating that the president in the view of the watchdog organization, in

fact, violated the law. democrats see the gao report as an important rebuttal to claims by the president's legal team that no crimes were committed or laws violated. joe johns, cnn, capitol hill. >> president trump's legal team filing its formal response to a senate summons on saturday night. the president's team saying that these articles of impeachment are completely invalid and an attack on americans. we're learning that they plan to defend the president in three ways. first on the substance of the accusations saying that his call with president zelensky of ukraine was perfect as the president has suggested and there was no quid pro quo between the two leaders. secondly, on the actual articles of impeachment themival selves suggesting what he is accused of is not an impeachable act and thirdly they're attacking the process that they carried out in

the house of representatives arguing that president trump was not afforded due process. look what the white house writes. president trump categorically and unequivocally denies every allegation in both articles of it impeachment. it was, quote, perfectly appropriate and taken in furtherance of our national interest. the president appears to be in good spirits, although he is a bit distracted by the ongoing impeachment saga. he is apparently asking people around him, why are they doing this to me? boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in west palm beach, florida. let's talk about all of this with natasha, a professor of government at england's university of essex and frequent guest here. good morning, natasha. >> good morning. good to see you. >> same here. i want to begin before we dig in to what we expect from the trump side and the democrats with the

comment that we heard that mr. trump made at his resort this weekend. he said, why are they doing this to me? do you think he really doesn't understand why this is happening? >> i mean, that's a great question. but i think part of trump's presidential persona is to be a perpetual victim. he likes to talk about the fact that no president in history has been attacked and criticized as much as he has. that the mueller investigation was a witch-hunt and that this impeachment and trial is going to be a hoax, another witch-hunt. so, i think he enjoys, in some way, relishes in being a victim because this is something he can take on the campaign trail with him and in front of adoring audiences, he can talk about the fact that he is this victim and he hopes by using this, he can rile up the republican base to turn out to vote in 2020 to illustrate that the democrats have become so extreme that

they're willing to go to any, to do anything in order to get rid of him. >> and we should be hearing from him during the trial. you know, senators are not allowed to have their phones in there, but he should be allowed to tweet and that is something new. well, let's look at what his lawyers are saying. they're rejecting the case against him as ilegitimate and describe the effort to remove him as dangerous. and that this is all driven purely by a desire to hurt mr. trump in the 2020 election. does that argument have merit? >> well, it's interesting. they didn't dispute the facts and they didn't provide potentially long defense although they could provide more on monday. but what they're trying to say is that trump didn't break any laws. on that fact, we have to point to this question about whether or not he violated a campaign finance law in trying to solicit

valuable information from a foreign country. there are legal scholars that think that may have also taken place. but, you also have to remember that the framers of the constitution didn't say that an impeachable offense had to rise to a crime. it doesn't have to necessarily be an indictable offense that has taken place. what the framers had in mind was to use impeachment as a remedy for some sort of misconduct or abuse of power. and that's where trump's legal team seems to be disagreeing with, let's just say, the democrats in the house who are trying to try this particular case. the trump team is also trying to say that the democrats are so focused on removing trump from power and in doing the 2016 election that that is exactly what is driving this. so, we're getting into a battle of what constitutes an impeachable offense and what the

trump team was going to say earlier when his lawyer alan dershowitz went out on an interview and stating it is not an impeachable defense. we will have disputes on what that is. as far as i'm concerned, if soliciting help from a foreign country on your political opponent is not an impeachable offense, i honestly don't know what is. this is exactly what these new points of autocracy are doing. they're trying to get dirt on their political opponents to make the playing field unlevel. >> natasha speaking with me earlier. next here the remains of te 11 ukrainians killed are being repatriated in a solemn ceremony you see here. plus the duke and duchess of sussex cutting ties with the royal family. what this means for the couple moving forward. we'll have more about that story.

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they shot down an iranian jet. they were received in a solemn ceremony at kiev airport just a short time ago. all 176 people died when it was accidentally shot down by irain's military shortly after takeoff from tehran. this comes as the head of accident investigation board the black boxes from the downed jet will be sent to authorities in kiev. we're tracking developments in hong kong where thousands of protesters are, again, taking to the streets and so are police. in a shot at china's central government, protesters call it a universal siege on communists. they are demanding democratic reforms and protesting alleged police brutality. clashes have broken out with security forces who fired tear gas to break up the crowds. we'll continue to monitor this developing story. the u.s. federal aviation

administration, the faa, issued a temporary ban on drones ahead of a massive pro-gun rally in the state of virginia. this comes as the governor declared a state of emergency due to threats surrounding this controversial event. our nick valencia is in richmond, virginia. >> reporter: a source for the virginia state police department tells cnn that over the course of the last 48 hours, an increase in threats towards law enforcement. that same source says there have been particular threats on the social media pages of the richmond police department, as well as the virginia state police. on saturday morning here, our crew witnessed a step up in security protection and measures around the state ground. we saw a woman holding a toddler who was thoroughly screened as well as bags that were thoroughly screened, as well. we want to be clear what happened every year. their lobby day when they go in and lobby the representatives to be more pro gun rights.

the reason why this year is different is for the first time in nearly a quarter century the state legislature is run by democrats. passed three gun control bills which included background checks for all firearm sales and a limit of one purchase of a firearm every 30 days as well as allowing localities to buy in certain areas. they saw this as a threat to law-abiding gun owners. if it can happen here in virginia, what does it mean for the rest of the country? we saw ralph northam issue a state of emergency because of credible threats of violence that were expected to take place on monday. because of that, he announced a temporary weapons ban. critics of the governor say this is political theater, however, the fbi has expressed a level of concern and earlier this week, we saw a group of suspected neo-nazis arrested some of whom the fed say were on their way to the rally.

a magnet for extremist groups and the main concern is they want to avoid what happened in charlottesville and they don't want that to happen here. nick valencia, cnn, richmond, virginia. derek van dam join me here because we know what is going on in the u.s. as far as the cold. >> a storm that actually occurred in newfoundland on the east coast of canada. this is roughly about 24 hours ago. but you have to see what they're digging out of. this is incredible, mind boggling because you'll see some individuals standing on top of cars digging out their vehicles. they couldn't help but just kind of chuckle. this is so -- >> they're a hearty bunch there. >> we're not allowed to complain any more here in atlanta. the federal government in canada sending in military to help these people.

the state of emergency continues there, even the prime minister of canada pledging to help in his support. this is just incredible. that is what three feet of snow looks like. when you factor in the winds there, that is the drifts that were over ten feet in some locations. all right, so, get to the graphics. you'll be able to see how much snow actually fell. this is some of the largest snow totals that i could find. three feet. that is from one single storm that occurred friday into saturday. and i show you this map because this is nova scotia. here's newnewfoundland. you saw in that video that the sun was shining and people trying to dig out of their homes and a brief reprieve in the snow and there is more to come. separate storm system but worthy of noting that. lake effect storm machine kicking into high gear. very windy, very cold. yesterday we were talking about the storm that was wreaking havoc across the midwest and into the great lakes and now starting to exit off the

coastline and down wind of lake ontario, huron and lake michigan and even lake superior. that's where we have the snow bands that occurred. why does this happen? it's all about the open ocean or open seas from the great lakes here. and it all depends on how much ice is covering the lakes. in fact, the current ice coverage at 11.5%. normally we would see about 21% for the middle of january. with that amount of water available for the atmosphere, it's going to help produce those lake-enhanced snow bands that could produce another four to eight inches of snow for that region. look at this, though, behind the departing storm, negative 20. this is what it feels like to wake up in minneapolis, st. paul, 15 below. 26 in sioux falls. and that frigid air is moving eastward. not as cold, but be ready for a cold shot of winter if you're in

new york, boston or perhaps my hometown. >> it would be january, wouldn't it? >> that's what it says. >> derek, thank you. well, heavy rains are bringing relief to areas in australia devastated by bush fires and a much needed break from hot and dry conditions. firefighters in new south wales have taken the opportunity to strengthen containment lines now. but the rain is also causing problems such as flash floods and power outages. li lynda kincade reports. >> reporter: the intense blazes that have been burning since september. where fires once burned now puddles. it provided a badly needed break from the korching conditions. thirsty animals ventured out for a drink. water so scarce has come down in a deluge with some new places around the queensland border getting up to 250 millimeter of

rain in a 24-hour period. residents are thankful for the help from above. >> we're thrilled. so relieved to have some in the air because it makes things safe for a little while. but we need more. lots more. >> reporter: in some area it could be too much of a good thing. flash flooding has closed roads, cut power and temporarily closed tourist attractions. more rain is on the way, which could help to contain and perhaps extinguish some of the fires with dozens still burning. in the meantime, some people say despite the severity of the storms, they're enjoying the weather. >> it's just beautiful listening to it, though. listening to it on the roof. a long time since we had it here. we're enjoying it. >> let the rain fall. next here. it's harry and meghan step back from their royal titles. what will it mean for their new lives in north america? this year's women's marches

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. we appreciate you tuning in. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." the remains of 11 ukrainians killed in the ukrainian passenger jet downed by iran are back in their home country. the bodies were received in a somber ceremony this hour at the international airport in kiev.

all 176 people onboard were killed when the iranian military mistakenly shot the passenger plane down earlier this month. both the white house and congressional democrats have submitted outlines of their legal argument ahead of tuesday's impeachment trial in the u.s. senate. the u.s. house brief calls president trump a threat to america's national security who should be removed from office. his attorneys counter that the two articles of impeachment are constitutionally invalid. we'll see. starts tuesday. the duke and duchess of sussex are no longer working members of the royal family. the announcement from buckingham palace comes after the couple announced they wanted to step back from royal duties. in a statement, the queen said harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved members of her family. so, what's next for the

couple? historian and royal commentator kate williams joins me now from london. good morning, kate. thanks for coming on. >> good morning. >> is this really happening? i guess it is. how do you frame this change in the royal family considering upheavals in the past and how is it being received? >> well, this is huge news. i mean, harry and meghan. the decision, the statement they made a couple weeks ago kept the uk, it's been huge news here. we hardly noticed anything else. it's been a top news story and now we have a decision. now we have an announcement about what is going to happen. and i have to say, i was expecting something more half in/half out. it's clear harry and meaghan wee hoping to support the queen and this really made it very clear. they are out of the royal family as working royals.

they will now be free to earn their own income and no longer using their title and they will repay all the money that has been spent by the queen and by the taxpayer on their accommodations. so, really, they're not half in, half out. they're not doing some engagements and not others. they are really very much now independent people and this is a huge story and the beginning, i think, of great change for the royal family. there's been a lot of talk over the last ten years or so about a slimmed down monarchy here reducing the amount of people in the royal family and this is what ittic loo ilooks like. meghan and harry, we hope they will have a wonderful, peaceful life, life outside of the royal gold fish bowl and be much happier and this is a big shock. a movement towards a completely different way of being royal. >> absolutely. her wedding was spectacular and then the birth of their baby and now this. does it come as a surprise to

you that harry wants this? >> well, you're right, natalie. this was a wonderful wedding and fantastic moment and i have to say that we really have to think hard in britain about what has been happening here because at the wedding it really finally seemed as if the british royal family historically establishment was affecting multicultural britain, but less than two years later this first woman of color to marry into the royal family has been chased out. there has been sexist, racist coverage here. in fact, very interesting surveys being done. one newspaper looking at all the articles about meghan said 72% were negative and really we have to look very hard at ourselves what has happened here. it hasn't been fair. theive ivcoverage of meghan ha unfair and, also, as you say, i

think harry, you know, he never loved his life in the royal family. he always found it restrictive. he's always been hinting at how difficult he found it. he loved being in the army and then his position was exposed and had to come out and i think he always found it hard and restraining and restrictive and now, let's hope, that he will have a happier life and harry and meghan have said from the beginning they want to change the world and they found the royal family too restrictive of a platform to do this in and hopefully now they can have a foundation and bring change to the world. that's what they want. >> interesting to see how they reestablish their new lives, but i have a feeling they will do it because they've been so proactive in the things that they love. i know that meghan has been treated unfairly. everyone agrees with that and the tones of racism are really sickening and really sad and you talk about the royal family

wanted to streamline a bit more but is there a loss without these two young, attractive royals and what they had to bring to the family with all their passion and their work that they're stepping away and moving away. >> this is a great loss. really, the royal family, they need all the youth and all the glamour they can get. and meghan and harry really won over a very young demographic, not just in this country but across the commonwealth and the world. the commonwealth loved meghan and harry and won a diverse digraphic. there was a growth of affection from people of color and the commonwealth have been telling me, they feel it more because meghan was in the royal family and now that's gone. i think people were devoted to them and thrilled by them and inspired by them and they will no longer be here supporting the

queen and i think it's very difficult moving forward. the queen is very popular. everyone adores her. you know, they respect her and her long and devoted sacrifice. it's not quite the same for the other members of the royal family. they don't have that star power. this is the thing, if harry and meghan go off and create their own charitable foundation and continue their work with the women's empowerment, really, i think a lot of the attention will go to them and not to the royal family and their charitable instincts. so, it's a big loss. and i do feel though as a great support for them and the very warm statement from the queen last night. very warm saying harry and meghan will always be members of my family and the queen did talk about the scrutiny they have been under. perhaps a statement of osupposu of harry and meghan and scrutiny they have been under and cruel

and prejudice coverage coming might have helped. it is a bit too late. >> the queen also even went as far to say as meghan has become such a wonderful member of this family and she's loved by the queen. well, it is a new day and a story that won't go away for some time. we'll be watching to see as this unfolds. we always appreciate your insight. so lovely. kate williams, thank you. >> thank you. next here. peace could be possible for two of the major warring factions in libya. a look at the divisions still tearing this country apart. and what to expect from a major peace conference getting under way right now. also, women march across the u.s. again with a clear message for donald trump ahead of his re-election bid. more on their mission to make a difference at the polls a bit later. (beep)

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protests are turning violent in lebanon as demonstrators flood the streets of beirut. the lebanese red cross says at least 200 people have been injured. the country's president deployed to disperse the crowd and demonstrators are furious over the government's failure to appoint a new cabinet and for the lack of economic stability. world leaders are meeting in berlin this weekend. their aim an end to the fighting in war-torn libya. according to a draft communique, attendies will call for sanctions on anyone who violates the cease-fire there. the u.s. is sending secretary of state mike pompeo to the summit. other countries are sending national leaders. cnn becky anderson has spoke with the u.n. representative for libya and asked him about what he understood to be the u.s. position on the country.

>> the americans so far have concentrated their action on two areas. one is fight against terrorism and they are quite active and even more active of late than they have been in the past and ensuring the free flow of oil of libyan oil into international market. and they immediately mobilize when there is a threat to that. >> she has this closer look now at what is driving the war in libya. >> reporter: it had been hailed a moment of hope. the fall of long-time dictator gadhafi, but nearly a decade on. this is what march of libya looks like today. the strewn wreckage of a country splintered by conflict between two warring sides. the government of national accord or gna runs the capital and much of the country's

northwest. in the east, a parallel government controlling nearly two-thirds of the country. it's led by the general and his well-armed libyan national army or lna. neither side, though, is acting in isolation and battle filled libya has many hands at work. haftar is generally backed by the uae and saudi arabia and egypt who view political islam as a threat and see haftar as the country's last line of defense. they are joined by russia and france. while the gna see support from turkey, qatar and a handful of eu states such as italy. but importantly, it has the rubber stamp of u.n. legitimacy. despite that, it only survives through outside friends of its own and mostly turkey who has gotten involved directly. president erdogan receiving

authorization from his parliament to deploy troops there. >> legitimate government of libya continue, we will never refrain from teaching him the lesson he deserves. >> reporter: being there is crucial to president erdogen's strategic interests burnishing his reputation as a power player. he is up for the fight. >> we hear by accept the challenge. we call for a holy fight. >> reporter: meanwhile, russia has been bolstering its presence around the mediterranean. there has been a rising number of reported russian merceriur m they don't represent the russian state as they also claimed in ukraine. from syria to libya, president putin's strategy remains clear. the united states, on the other

hand, is being more capricious. it launched air strikes targeting isis and al qaeda in 2015 but then pulled its troops amid the surging political violence. its position now isn't quite clear. and in the vacuum of war, chaos. hundreds of thousands of migrants using libya as a dangerous springboard into europe. the continent for the most part calling for a political solution to the bloody conflict. becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. a political solution. well, that is the goal of the peace summit that is beginning as we mentioned and cnn melissa bell is covering that angle for us. she's live in paris. good morning to you, melissa. you just saw, we have two leaders countries aligning with either and where does this summit start to try to sort this out? >> well, with a great deal of

complication, natalie. because as that report from becky anderson just highlighted. this is not just about a country divided, but about world powers that have gone and also deeply divided on the question of who should be in charge and what political way forward can be found. of course, this conference taking place today has been planned for months. five meetings leading up to it to get all the parties involved around the table with many disagreements with who should be around that table and who should not with some of the regional leaders excluded. the head of the government and doubts about whether he would turn up at all. so, it gives you an idea of how complicated this is going to be. around that table are going to be, however, natalie, the five permanent members of security council. can they finally get some kind of enforcement of that arms embargo that has been in place for so long but flouted so

openly for almost as long. that is one of the big questions. we've seen as you mentioned a moment ago, that draft suggesting sanctions against some of the global foreign powers that might be flounting that arms embargo by bringing arms to one side or the other. suggested that a number of countries involved citing in particular turkey. can those sanctions prevent that kind of intervention. this is a real test for the u.n., in particular, and also a test of all those around the table. in a sense that foreign intervention that has given added urgency to this search for peace in the country. but it is also precisely, natalie, make it all the harder to achieve. >> absolutely. when you look at the lineup there of the countries behind these leaders, you don't see active prof the united states. why is the united states holding back when it comes to libya?

what do we know about that? >> extremely interesting to see what pompeo's position is on this as becky was saying in that report. a very clear focus on the fight against terror and many concerns at one point when the isis, in particular, was beginning to show a presence on the ground. but much less clarity the political resolution. heads that u.n. mission in libya was just saying in that clip you played a moment ago, it is, of course, important to have intervened to help that flow of oil continue to help stop the rise of islamist in the country and also going to be crucial for it to decide where it stands on this much more urgent, but perhaps much more complicated question of precisely what kind of political solution can be found. there is also a retreat of europe on this question. on the question of what will happen in libya. europe has been divided and

fairly quiet. hence the increasing presence of russia and turkey on the ground and around the table today. >> so europe and united states. we'll see what this summit bears out. melissa bell, thanks so much for us live from paris. you saw a bit of becky a anders anderson's interview and hear more of what he has to say coming up on "connect the world" 3:00 p.m. in london and 7:00 p.m. in abu dhabi right here on cnn. a new sense of urgency dominated this year's women's marches across the united states and they have a message for the white house. we'll give it to you after this. because you didn't have another dvt. not today. one blood clot puts you at risk of having another, so we chose xarelto®, to help keep you protected. xarelto® is proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt or pe blood clots from happening again. almost 98% of people did not have another dvt or pe. don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor,

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