hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states. just ahead, a stunning interview as harry and meghan drop bombshell after bombshell in their highly anticipated sitdown with oprah winfrey. a top health official says the united states is in the eye of the hurricane with the coronavirus pandemic.

pope francis bids farewell to iraq after a ground breaking trip . good to have you with us. our top story this hour, the duke and duchess of sussex making shocking and damning claims about the british royal family in a tell-all interview. they stepped back from their senior roles because they didn't feel supported by the royals. they felt trapped in the institution of the royal family and at one point meghan said life of the royal family felt so isolating for her that she contemplated suicide. >> i just didn't want to be

alive anymore, and that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought, but we had to go to this event. i remember him saying, i don't think i can go and i remember saying, i can't be left alone. >> because you were afraid of what you might do to yourself? >> and we went and that's -- >> i'm so sorry to hear that. >> that picture, if you zoom in, what i see is how tightly his knuckles are gripped around mine. you can see the whites of our knuckles because we are smiling and doing our job. >> and that was just one of many bombshell claims and another stunning revelation, harry and meagan say there were questions about what color their son archie's skin might be before he was born but the couple would not reveal who discussed it.

>> and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. >> what? >> and -- >> who -- who is having that conversation with you? what? >> so -- >> there is a conver -- >> there are several conversations. >> buckingham palace has not yet commented on the interview. cnn's anna stewart joins us from outside windsor castle in england. more on this. anna, good to see you. what has been the reaction so far in british papers to this bombshell interview and hue will the palace likely respond to some of these very serious allegations? >> reporter: well, you're

absolutely right. these allegations are so serious that i suspect the palace will have to break away from the no comment policy. that she asked for help from the institution of the palace and didn't get any. allegations that there were conversations and concerns about how dark the color of their child's skin would be. this is the early stages of me meghan's pregnancy. i can show you what the newspapers are saying to far. they've been very busy making multiple editions overnight. the daily mail is running with meagan accuses the palace of racism. the daily mirror, they asked how dark archie's skin would be and the sun's running with, meg, i felt suicidal. these are some of the tabloid newspapers that meghan and harry have battled with, even taking some of them to court. meghan had a victory against the mail on sunday. these papers make money out of

this interview. they even make money, frankly, out of them being taken to court. but the interesting thing perhaps today is to focus on the fact that prince harry and mem meghan are taking control of the narrative. they say what they say and have told their truth and have gotten their justice in the international court of public thought. >> many thanks for that. let's bring in cnn royal commentator kate williams. she joins us from london. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> this bombshell interview said she felt suicidal, archie's skin color denying him title and security detail. what might the ramifications of

allegations like that be and how will the royals go about responding to this? >> reporter: these are very serious allegations. the interview, it was bombshell after bombshell. we had expected to talk about the racist nature of the tabloids. the horrific amount of racist press she suffered but what we got really -- what we got back these absolutely shocking revelations, that she felt suicidal. she begged for help. she wants to go to hospital and she wasn't allowed to because that would make the institution look bad. concern about archie's skin color when she was pregnant, there's been talks about the consequence. at the same time there were conversations about him not having security because he wasn't a prince which obviously was very concerning because you see all of those racist memes. doesn't matter whether archie's a prince or not, he's going to get a lot of attention and could be at risk and that he didn't

get the title. the title of prince. and in terms of the younger generation, the only one who's allowed to be prince is prince george, the eldest child of william and kate, but an intervention was made so that charlotte and his oldest brother and sister could be prince and princess. that was not made for archie. there's a difference. she wasn't explicit to say this was tied to the color of his skin, it was close together and implied. when she said and oprah did such a brilliant job asking about this. who made the comment? who asked about how dark was archie going to be? who this this conversation? this is particularly damaging. meghan wasn't going to say it. it wasn't the queen or duke of edinboro, that does narrow it down to who it would have been,

charles, william or their wives. it would have to be someone within that grouping. this is really very serious. and i think what we'll see from the palace is a statement. there will be a statement. i don't think immediately, they've got to think about it. many of them haven't seen it but there will be a statement. they have to deal with it. at the moment, this is incredibly damaging. if they don't deal with it, there were implications they don't care about it and there is racism in the royal family and meghan was not supported. i do expect to see a statement. >> kate, the british royal family had an opportunity to embrace meghan and drag the royal monarchy into the 21st century. why didn't they do it? >> this is the question. oprah started off by talking about the wedding. this wonderful moment. we thought, this is the future. this is where the commonwealth appears a very high percent of people of color, they see

someone who looks like them. multi-cultural brittain and multi-cultural world and within a couple of years meghan had to leave. her mental health, harry's mental health and they were chased out by racist coverage, sexist coverage. harry made this clear, no one would help me. we said to the royal family, to the firm, to the court, please tell the press to stop and he said he felt that the royal family in particular was scared of the press so they weren't going to say stop. they were going to make meghan have to deal with it. and is it worth meghan, as it has been for any other royal women, because of the race because there was racism as well as misogyny. they had this great moment to embrace meghan and harry. when they went to step back this time last year, they wanted to have the cell phones but also do

the state commonwealth tours, support the queen as they would do in brittain and all the european worlds would do. this is a chance for them forward a future. royal siblings spend their whole lives as backups? no. royal families didn't embrace it. this is a failure. i think there was certainly within what they would call the melon gray suit, the dogmatic thinking. we won't deal with press coverage. oh, well, we can't have half in/half out. the consequence, the royal family have lost these two super stars, these two worldwide super stars and simply it does -- and the fact is they've lost the first black woman to marry into the modern royal family. 24 is an indictment of what they said in the interview just adds to this. and it really, i think, it does

have to be addressed. >> we await a response from the british royal family. see what they say about these serious statements. kate williams, many thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. for more news about the british royal family, we have a new service go to you for cnn.com/royal news for our new weekly newsletter. it launches today so sign up now to get the first one. well, a number of states are rolling back restrictions even as covid vare yaiants spread. just ahead, why health experts fear those could spread new surges.

welcome back. health experts are worried about the spread of the variant first identified in the u.k. it's already reached at least 46 states and the u.s. capitol. one infectious disease expert says the strain is increasing exponentially and the country is

probably on the tipping point of another surge. despite that threat, governors in other states are easing restrictions including mask wearing and reopening restaurants. with less than 10% of the country being vaccinated, they are worried about surges. >> we are in the eye of the hurricane. it appears things are going well, we can see blue skies. what we know is about to come upon us is the situation with this b.1.1.7 variant, the virus that originated in the united kingdom that is wreaking havoc in europe. 27 sunday tris seeing significant cases with this really hitting hard. many countries have been in lockdown for two months to try to control this virus. last time i was on your show four weeks ago the b.1.1.7 variant made up 1 to 4% of the viruses we were seeing in

communities across the country. today it's up to 30 to 40%. what we've seen in europe when we hit the 40% mark, you'll see the variants explode. >> experts are concerned as states roll back restrictions, potential super spreader events could cause a new surge in coronavirus cases. cnn's natasha chen has more. >> reporter: outside nba all-star game in atlanta, no fans. it's a made for tv only event. the nba and city of atlanta have asked people not to come. >> there will be nothing we will be doing in atlanta unfortunately that's open to the public. i want to discourage people from coming to atlanta. >> atlanta is not alone. officials in florida worry they could see super spreader events as they pack beaches and resorts for spring break. >> we are worried there will be

a convergence of people here and a real problem in the aftermath of that. >> reporter: one of the big problem is some states like texas and mississippi are dropping mask mandates. it's a move other governors won't follow. >> i have a great deal of respect for my colleagues in texas and mississippi. with the vaccine, we're on the offense. but in ohio we can't give up the defense. we have found the masks work exceedingly well. >> our approach is to protect lives and livelihoods. we have to get our economy working. statewide mask mandates have not been in effect and we're not going back to that. >> reporter: on saturday according to the daily camera, hundreds showed up for an outdoor gathering. fireworks were set off. police said three s.w.a.t. officers were hit with bricks and rocks and were hurt while trying to break this gathering up. as for gatherings in atlanta, the nba has sent 200 cease and

desist letters to promoters in the area for using their trademark without permission according to a source without knowledge of the situation. we found a lot of promotions for events throughout the week end. we tried to reach out to ask if they have special protocols in place for the health and safety of their guests. one promoter told us no comment, the others have not responded to us. natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. that's all contributing to fears of a surge despite the push to promote vaccinations. i spoke with larry brilliant. where do things go from here? >> it's only a year since this novel virus jumped from that to this and we're in the middle of a huge rollout of almost magical vaccines and there's a lot to be grateful for. we will kind of get the numbers up in the states, the u.k. i'm really worried about the

rest of the world. i do think that there's the risk of a fourth wave last year around this time we were plateauing. this time we're plateauing. we're still going into an easier holiday season because of it's summerish and people are outdoors, but last year we were clobbered by memorial day and fourth of july poor behavior f. that happens and the variants play an important part, we'll see a fourth wave now. in addition, we have to really protect ourselves against that happening in the fall. we have vaccines on our side. we have a better administration. we're going to get better at a lot of things but it will be a close race we're in. >> larry brilliant talking earlier there. despite the fact recent polls show more americans are willing to get vaccinated, we are learning russia is working to

undermine confidence in u.s.-approved vaccines. that is according to a state department spokesperson who says the three online platforms directed by russian intelligence, news front, eastern front and oriental review quote spread many types of disinformation including about both pfizer and moderna vaccines as well as international organizations, military conflicts and any device issue they can exemployed. kremlin spokesman denied the allegations to the wall street journal and called them, quote, nonsense. americans could start seeing fresh stimulus checks arrive as soon as this week. that's if the house approves the senate's version of the relief package on tuesday as expected and then is quickly signed by president biden. meantime, democratic senator joe manchin is defending holding up his own party's bill for hours of negotiations over the weekend. he's being criticized for pushing for less help for out of

work americans but he insists he was simply seeking a fair compromise on income limits for tax writeoffs. here's how he described it to our jake tanner. >> to be fair for people out there, working all the time paying their share of taxes, that was something we were concerned about also so we limited it to 150,000. we capped it that anybody over 150,000 could not use that offset. anybody below it that's struggling, working, more of the middle class is able to do that, that was a fair compromise. we worked through that and got it done. >> pandemic unemployment benefits are set to expire in the coming weeks if the bill doesn't pass and the irs warns that millions of people could be at risk of missing out on their stimulus payment because the agency doesn't know how to reach them. ron brownstein is a cnn senior political analyst and senior editor for the atlantic. he joins me now from los

angeles. great to have you with us. >> so president biden's covid relief package cleared the senate without any republican support saturday. now it's heading back to the house tuesday. how likely is it that it will pass this week? how imperative is it that this gets done and done fast? >> i think it will pass. it is kind of extraordinary. if you compare this to the economic plans that bill clinton put forward in his first year in 1993, barack obama in 2009, even george w. bush in 2001, this is probably passing much closer to the original design than any. there was just enormous drama, widespread defection in the democratic party in '93 and '09. buv bush was forced to cut his tax plan by 25%. here because of all of the maneuvering and minute-by-minute focus, in the end joe biden

proposed a $1.9 trillion package and congress is going to pass that. it is a statement of how imperative the need is but also how much the democratic party is holding together, at least at the outset of his presidency. >> yeah. at the same time, how does all of this look for republicans who didn't get on board with helping people? they don't feel much of the pain that other americans are feeling during this pandemic so they can't begin to understand what people are going through. how much of a barrier is that disconnect for a party already struggling with its own identity. >> to me the most interesting part of the republican response is what didn't happen. if you look back at the earlier examples that i mentioned, clinton in '93, obama in '09, the initial plan was part of a backlash that republicans were able to generate basically arguing that it was big government gone crazy, spending gone crazy. none of that happened. what was happening last week,

the lead republican in the house was reading dr. seuss on twitter and complaining that, you know, he was a victim of cancel culture. it basically to me underscores the extent to which the arguments of big government have lost a lot of their sting, particularly against the backdrop of this, you know, pandemic and all of the economic and social strain that it has created. >> ron brownstein talking to me earlier. england is one step closer to getting back to pre-pandemic norm malts. school is now back in session. it's the first of several stages as officials gradually ease restrictions. prime minister boris johnson attributes the, quote, determination of every person in this country for the progress. >> the 8th of march is the first big step of the roadmap that we hope is a roadmap to freedom and it's made possible by the rollout of the vaccination

program. >> and officials say they will be keeping an eye on the level of covid cases as they roll out each state of that roadmap. still to come here on cnn, the duke and duchess of sussex open up to oprah winfrey about their troubled relationship with brittain's royal family. hear what harry had to say about his father, prince charles. that's next.

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welcome back, everyone. the duke and duchess of sussex are revealing many stunning claims about the struggles of living in the royal family. their remarks came during a tell-all televised interview with oprah winfrey that aired on

cbs. harry and meghan's over arching message that they step back from their senior roles because they didn't feel supported by the royals. the prince also said his father, prince charles and brother prince william were trapped in their roles and he felt sorry for them. harry also told oprah that his father stopped taking his calls for a while. >> when we were in cannon, i had three conversations with my grandmother and two conversations with my father and -- before he stopped taking my calls and then said can you put this all in writing what your plan is? i feel really let down because he's been through something similar. he knows what pain feels like and archie's his grandson. >> meghan and harry kept some

information to themselves and say their exit was done carefully and out of respect for the royal family but journalist and former royal correspondent sandra manetti said if there were hopes of reconciliation, it may not be possible anymore. >> to me this was almost an act of war on the royal family. the relationship is fractured. this was blowing it much further apart. there's clearly a lot of bitterness and resentment, but it was -- their pain was so real and played so well. this is a turning point in history for the royal family. they may need to change their entire policy of answering these things because they have so many questions to answer. the new york state senate majority leader is calling for andrew cuomo to resign as more women accuse the governor of sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior.

she is the latest new york lawmaker to do so saying the allegations are a distraction, but the governor is remaining defiant. cnn's alexandra field has the latest. >> reporter: there are mounting calls for new york's embattled governor andrew cuomo to resign. it's coming from andrea stewart cousins who says cuomo must go for the good of the state. from a newspaper that has endorsed the three-time governor saying cuomo has squandered the public trust. he's maintaining he will not resign. >> i was elected by the people of the state, i wasn't elected by politicians. i'm not going to resign because of allegations. the premise of resigning because of allegations is anti-democratic. the system is based on due

process. anybody can make an allegation, but it's in the credibility of the allegation. >> reporter: four women have alleged inappropriate conduct from the governor, three are former kwoem know scuomo staffe. the governor apologized and he maintains he's never inappropriately touched someone. the governor said the state's attorney general will he tisch shah james must be given an opportunity to conduct the investigation. jury selection begins hours from now in the trial of the ex-police officer accused of murdering george floyd. officials in minneapolis expect to see more protests from the trial. omar jimenez looks at how they're preparing inside and

out outside. >> reporter: some calling for justice to letting the justice system play out. derek chauvin, former officer seen now on the infamous cell phone video kneeling on the neck of george floyd for nearly eight excruciating minutes. he's standing trial both of which he's pleaded not guilty to but the first carrying a weight of 40 years in prison if convicted. the case is likely to bring protesters and renewed attention to george floyd's death. his family remains at the center of it all, balancing grief with the weight of a racial justice movement. now with the trial on the horizon, preparations are underway on a number of fronts, including closing the intersection where some of floyd's final moments played out leaving it as a central grieving point as it was in the immediate aftermath of his death. >> we fully expect our

minneapolis residents to engage in the time honored tradition of their first amendment rights and speech and we want to make sure that right to protest is protected in every way, shape and form. >> reporter: but what some protests over the summer devolved into is still fresh on the minds of city officials. that's why they say to expect an increased law enforcement presence over the next weeks and months with over 2,000 national guard prepared to respond. >> we cannot allow for any sorts of unlawful activity. >> reporter: not to mention the physical barriers going up around the government center. then there's covid-19 protocol. chauvin will be the only of four former officers with the judge citing physical limitations of the courtroom make it impossible to comply with covid-19 restrictions involving all four defendants beginning march 8th, 2021. given the number of lawyers and

court personnel they have said will be present during trial. it's the largest courtroom they have. tied to that, only one member of the chauvin family and one member of the floyd family will be allowed in the courtroom at a time. a decision the floyd family called disappointing. >> the video is enough t. there's nothing else to talk about because shaw shin showed you, he was the judge, jury, executioner all right there when he took my brother's soul from his body. >> reporter: with jury selection beginning march 8th, a country watches as a test of police accountability gets underway which many see is a major step towards justice for george floyd. >> omar jimenez with that report. still ahead, pope francis leaves iraq after a remarkable visit. what the historic trip accomplished.

we'll take a look at that with a live report.

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home ward bound but remaining in his heart. right now the pope is flying back to europe from iraq after wrapping up the first ever papal visit there just a short time ago. thousands turned out to greet him at a mass in erbil where the pope said the four-day trip would stay with him in spirit. he focused on unity. he came to iraq as a pilgrim of peace. we turn now to ben wedeman. he joined us in erbil where the pope ended his tour. many questioned the which is come of him going but now the pope is heading home. what all did he achieve on this very risky trip to iraq? >> reporter: well, you make a

good point, rosemary. many people including his predecessor were clearly not convinced it was a good idea. pope benedict called the pope's trip dangerous. i told you so, it was fine. indeed it was. four days of a packed schedule in which he was med everywhereby very enthusiastic crowds. the trip went off without a hitch as far as we know and he had two goals during this trip. one was to continue his effort to build bridges with islam, which he very much did when he met in a private meeting with the grand ayatollah and attended a multi-denominational meeting in the biblical city of orr. his other goal was to provide a message of solidarity and support to iraq's dwindling

christian community and he was equally successful there. for them it was a huge morale boost. huge morale boost for many iraqis who have been living for decades through wars and sanctions and terrorism and unrest and general chaos. this was an opportunity for them to enjoy an event that did not involve any of those things i just mentioned and to also show a different face to the world that this is a country full of diverse ethnic and religious groups that aren't always killing themselves as sometimes the impression is outside. so by and large i think iraqis were very happy with the trip. perhaps a few exceptions. some sunni politicians saying it was unfortunate he didn't have an equal emphasis on the sunni side of islam as he did on shia

islam to that extent, but by and large everybody ended it very happily. iraq and the pope as well. rosemary? >> that is very good news indeed. many thanks to our ben we hadman bringing us the very latest on the papal visit. two people have been reportedly killed in myanmar. they quote witnesses who say police opened fire on protesters in a northern town. several others were injured. strikes and protests have been taking place across the country in an attempt to pressure the military to step down after last month's coup. paula hancocks has the latest. she joins us now live from seoul. so, paula, what is the latest on the situation in myanmar? >> rosemary there were hopes this monday would be wide nationwide strikes. 18 labor unions had called for

it to be a full extended shutdown of myanmar's economy calling for many businesses to shut down and come out onto the streets. we have been seeing significant numbers once again, but as you say, that has turned to fatalities in one northern town, at least two killed we know at this point from reuters quoting eye witnesses. so once again we're seeing security forces use a level of force against protestors, tear gas, rubber bullets as we have been seeing over the weekend and also live ammunition firing into crowds. so what organizers are hoping at this point and certainly labor unions is that there will be a significant number of people showing that they want a return to democracy, a reinstating of the election of the government that was elected last november. now one other development to point out as well. we understand that security forces in the military are now

occupying a number of hospitals and universities within the country, the united nations are saying they have heard of at least five hospitals being occupied saying this is against international law, that a hospital is a location protected by international law. the military is saying it is necessary for them to, quote, maintain these hospitals and universities saying that doctors have walked out so they need to fill the gap, but that is certainly one issue that is concerning those on the ground and the united nations. >> paula hancocks keeping an eye on the nation in myanmar. swiss photos have approved the stopping of a ban on full facial coverings. the only exception, places of

worship and other sacred sites and those with health and safety reasons. it narrowly passed with over 61% support. they're calling it anti-muslim. we have got more ahead here on cnn on this international women's day. we'll introduce to you some french artists making street creations with a message.

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particular issues women face. melissa bell spoke to some of the artists. >> reporter: in paris it is the streets themselves that women are reclaiming through art celebrating their bodies and their rights with mirrors for women to see themselves, messages of support and images of strength. >> trying to get equal rights. it's important for me to show if you are a strong woman, powerful woman, embrace the other women and even the inspiration to fight. >> reporter: vik o focuses her art on that which is rarely seen in the media outside of pornography. she showcases her art and by placing it in the streets she feels she can make the biggest difference. >> it's complicated for women. we seem to have the same rights as men but in reality it is

different. we are scared by ourselves at night. we don't hang out. we try to go from point a to point b and it can be quite oppressive regarding street harassment. >> reporter: it isn't just through art that the streets of france have been reclaimed by women. the first of its kind in world has made sexual harassment, cat calling, rude comments a punishable offense. since then 2650 fines have been given out and the streets made that a little bit more comfortable for women. another campaign in 2019 with messages like these springing up. posters remembering the victims and by november 137 women in france had been killed at the hands of their partners according to an advocacy group. don't wait for us to be dead to

believe us. she's delivered many others to the world on the sidewalk outside of her house. >> it's a way to demonstrate, to awaken the conscious. it's information, thoughts, opinions with the intention of tempting normalitys. >> the poetry may disappear with the rain, but it is the fact that it is outdoors that is the point. >> it's a statement and it makes you think hopefully. >> reporter: melissa bell, cnn, paris. well, a thrilling nba all-star game just wrapped up a few hours ago right here in atlanta. even though lebron james and his

team came out on top, the real winners were students from historically black colleges and communities. >> reporter: the normal nba all-star weekend happening all night. there may not have been a packed house, but it was special raising more than $3 million for historic black colleges the league honoring hbcus and front line workers. before the game started chairs was chatted with. she encouraged everyone to get the covid vaccine. the game featured team lebron. . this was the stef and yannis and damien show. stef caught an alley-oop.

he scored 28 points. yannis made all 16 of his shots. he was named mvp of this one and lillard winning the game from way downtown as team lebron would beat team durant 170-150. the game was steph curry's encore. he put on a show in the three-point contest. he put up a record 31 in the first round. then stef needed to hit his last two shots in order to beat the jazz's mike conley and of course curry made them both. to become the seventh player ever to own multiple three-point titles. at halftime of the game was the dunk contest. it was the blazer's anthony simon outlasting toppin sky high almost kissing the rim to become the 2021 slam dunk champion. lebron and the nba using all-star weekend to fight voter

suppression. many states including georgia where the all-star game was held have introduced legislation to restrict voting. lebron said there's still plenty of work to do. >> this isn't the time to put your feet up or to think posting hashtags and black squares was enough. for us, this was never about just one election. it's been more than a vote. >> lebron saying he will continue to highlight and educate people on what's going on in communities. >> thanks for that. thank you for your company. i'm rosemary church. "early start" is up next. you're watching cnn. have yourselves a wonderful day.

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i just didn't want to be alive anymore. >> prince harry and meghan markle pulling back the curtain on the royal institution, racism and isolation and other revelations just moments away. president biden is one house vote away from historic relief for american families. more jobless benefits and stimulus checks for millions and a potential game changer for poor families across the country. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura