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viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom," and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, under fire from both sides of the aisle over a surge of migrants u.s. president biden makes his first visit to the southern border since taking office. echoes of january 6th in brazil's capital. hundreds of bolsanaro's supporters stormed top buildings in protests against the election results. plus the buffalo bills make an emotional and triumphant return to the field.

well, one of the most controversial issues president joe biden faces will be front and center when he iron fence between u.s. and mexico. notably he did not appear to meet with migrants themselves. a senior administration official told cnn that was completely coincidental and the center did not have any that day. his handling of the crisis has been criticized by many republicans including the texas

governor. >> i urge him in the letter to see the real chaos, what everybody here may already know, and that is that there were thousands of migrants sleeping on the streets in el paso, and i ask him to go see the areas where we have these mass migration crossings and go visit with people who own property and live on the border whose lives have been totally disrupted. you have a job to do. >> cnn's m.j. lee has more on the president's immigration policies. >> president bidesen arriving in mexico city after a brief stop in el paso, texas. this after a growing outcry including from republican lawmakers for the president to visit the u.s. southern border to see with his very own eyes the number of migrants that have been trekking to the u.s. southern border. the president spending the day with border patrol agents and

elected officials and also visiting a migrant respite center, but notably when he was at thathat center he didn't appear to actually meet or see migrants there. a senior administration official telling cnn that was purely coincidental, that at the time of his visit there didn't happy to be any migrants at the center. it's worth noting during the time the president's visit to el paso there have been a drastic drop to the number of migrants at this border city. now, what he told reporters after spending the afternoon in el paso was this, that the city needs a lot more resources. >> you need a lot of resources and we're going to get them for you. >> president biden, of course, is trying to strike a balance between appearing strong at the border and taking the concerns of the situation at the border being out of control seriously. but at the same time taking a humane approach to how to handle and process these migrants that are wanting to come across the

border into the u.s. of course the administration has been harshly criticized after this week's decision to essentially expand the controversial title 42 program and saying that people who are coming in from countries like cuba, fing nicaragua and haiti, if they do so without properly applying for asylum first they can be turned away at the border. this has been described by groups as being inhumane and hypocritical. and immigration is expected to be a big issue when he meet with the leader of mexico as well. >> earlier i spoke with cnn's legal analyst and civil rights attorney areva martin and radio show host mo kelly about the

crisis looming over the administration. >> without comprehensive immigration reform it will not get better for him or the country more broadly. there's the issue of the migrants at the border right now. there's the issue of the undocumented people still within america from years past and an issue with the people who have yet to come to the border and the democrats don't seemingly have any answers or options right now. >> and areva, president biden's trip to the border came as this humanitarian crisis is worsening, migrants sleeping on the cold streets of el paso. but did mr. biden see the real crisis given he didn't actually visit migrants, he didn't talk to migrants on the streets but instead saw a much more sanitized version of the situation at the border, didn't he? >> yeah, despite what may have happened on this one trip, no doubt joe biden has a very clear understanding about the gravity of the migrant crisis that the u.s. is facing, but i don't think it's fair to try to place all the blame on democrats with

respect to the immigration issues we currently face in the united states. the republicans like to complain a lot. they like to make theater and drama with the immigration crisis like sending immigrants to the vice president's house, sending them to washington, sending them to new york, sending them to other states. but they do very little. when they had control of the house, when they had trump in the white house they took very little actions to actually do anything with respect to the immigration crisis. so i don't think we should blame the democrats without looking at the blame that should be placed on the republicans as well. and given how fractured the republican party is at this point we should not expect there to be any efforts on the part of the republicans to address not only the immigration issues but other issues such as the economy, voting suppression. there's so many issues that are important to the american people. if they cannot elect a leader without 15 attempts and without almost coming to blows on the floor of the u.s. congress, i don't think we should expect anything from the republican-led

congress. >> our thanks to areva martin and mo kelly for their analysis. it's an important vote on the rules packages which establishes the rules and committees for the 118th congress and how congress will govern over the next two years under republican control. the rules package includes some of the concessions kevin mccarthy made in order to win enough support from his fellow republicans to secure the speakership. one major concession allows for any lawmaker to call for a vote to remove the speaker at any time. some republicans worry it will weaken mccarthy's hand. >> certainly it's going to be a challenge to have a conference full of independent thinkers with a thin majority. >> meantime the new house democratic leader hakeem jeffries says he's ready to work

with republicans in the wake of mccarthy's chaotic scramble to the speakership. >> we look forward to trying to find some reasonable republicans who are willing to break from the extreme elements of their conference to do the business of the american people. >> cnn's eva mckend has more on what's at stake as lawmakers gather on capitol hill today. >> reporter: all eyes really now turn to the newly republican controlled house as speaker kevin mccarthy works to keep his party unified ahead of voting on a house rules package monday. house republicans spent much of the weekend essentially in cleanup mode trying to reassure americans that despite the chaotic episodes and frankly near brawl that we all saw play out last week and the brutal effort to rally behind a speaker that the next two years won't be defined by this type of infighting. jim jordan slated to chair the house judiciary committee said

democracy is messy and that is how the founders intended it. steve scalise, mccarthy's deputy, argued these type of open disputes are healthy. but mccarthy, he's on thin ice. it can take just one member to trigger a vote that can potentially lead to him being ousted from the job. freedom caucus members, they know they have that tool at their disposal, and they're being coy about what it would take for them to take such a dramatic step. take a listen. >> i'm not going to play the what-if games how we're going to use the tools of the house to make sure we enforce the terms of the agreement, but we will use the tools of the house to enforce the terms of the agreement. >> reporter: now, in addition to voting on a rules package republicans will also have to select their remaining committee chairs. cnn, washington. brazil is facing the aftermath of protests drawing comparisons to the january 6th insurrection in washington. the violence broke out sunday in

brasilia when supporters of former president jair bolsanaro breached security barriers and broke into congress, the presidential palace, and the supreme court. at least 400 people have been arrested. one official says the situation is now under control and the riots are over. the breaches come one week after the inauguration of president lula da silva. world leaders are condemning the violence and expressing thsuppo for the president. it's calling on police to arrest any protesters still left inside. cnn's rafael romo is tracking developments and has more on the unrest in the capital.

>> reporter: brazil boiling over. supporters of former brazilian president jair bolsanaro stormed key buildings in the country's capital sunday breaching security barriers and temporarily occupying the country's congress, presidential palace, and supreme court. masses of protesters flooded the streets fuel by anger and distrust over bolsanaro's defeat in a runoff election last october where he lost by less than 2 percentage points to the current president da silva. protesters threw objects and scaled the roofs of buildings while clashing with police who responded with tear gas. at least one protester was seen sitting at the desk of brazil's congress president. cnn brazil reports the floor of the congress building was flooded after the sprinkler system activated when protesters attempted to set fire to the carpet. by evening police began dispersing the rioters from

buildings and arrested hundreds of people who were detained in buses before being taken to the police station. president lula da silva who was inaugurated just a week ago called the -- >> they invaded the government headquarters and they invaded the congress like vandals destroying everything in their path. >> reporter: president lula da silva also blamed his predecessor. bolsanaro currently in florida denounced the degradation of public buildings in a tweet. but critics say bolsanaro may have stirred up the crowds by repeatedly saying without

evidence that he questioned the integrity of the country's electronic system. the intensity of sunday's protest shows last year's presidential election is still unfinished business for some brazilians and a sign just how divided the country is. rafael romo, cnn, atlanta. >> well, leers across south america are reacting to the unrest in brazil. chile's president called it a disgraceful attack and tweeted, quote, the brazilian government has our full support in the face of this cowardly and vile attack on democracy. in columbia the columbian president tweeted his solidarity with president lula da silva and the people of brazil. in argentina the president tweeted that he was repulsed by what was happening in brasilia and pledged his unconditional support to the brazilian president. buffalo bills player damar hamlin continues to show progress in his recovery.

and a source tells cnn he should be relysed from the hospital in the coming days. hamlin will immediately return to buffalo after he's discharged. meanwhile hamlin watch his teammates defeat their division rival the new england patriots 35-23 in sunday's final game of the nfl regular seasonmism hamlin saw it all from his hospital bed in cincinnati where he's been recovering from a cardiac arrest a week ago. even though hamlin wasn't playing on sunday, he was there in spirit at every nfl game with fans and players across the country showing their support. >> but, of course, the biggest tributes came from buffalo as they closed out the regular season on a high note and will now prepare for the playoffs. and cnn's omar himen ezwent to western new york where he heard from players and fans about what

hamlin means to them as the season continues. >> i don't think it's an understatement to say it's been a roller coaster of a week here in buffalo, especially so for the players but also for the fans. we're out with bills mafia as they're known over the course of the pregame, and really they talked about how the entire vibe changed when dar mar hamlin among his first words asked the question, did we win, earlier this week. and for the fans they said that changed everything. and i think that was evident on the field. as the bills went out there clearly motivated after a pregame ceremony honoring their teammate who is still gradually recovering in the hospital. the quarterback josh allen spoke words of motivation beforehand. and then on the first play of the game, they returned the football for a touch down. it actually was the first time in three years and three months that the bills have returned a kick for a touch down.

and of course damar hamlin's number is 3. take a listen to how quarterback josh allen reflected on that moment. >> i was saying god's real. you can't draw that one up, write that one up any better. i was just told by kevin kerns it's been three careers and three months. >> i'm extremely happy for him, extremely happy to see, you know, how he continues to progress through this thing. and i know he's happy. i can't wait to talk to him. >> one thing we've heard consistently from fans is that they didn't just look at hamlin as someone who was on the team they like. they consider him a part of their family. take a listen to one fan who's literally been to over 400 consecutive games both home and away. >> you're going to see a lot of energy in the stadium all based on just three words, did we win? i mean when i heard did we win,

it was like watching a second rocky movie. that changed the entire vibe of the mafia fan base. >> reporter: and really this past week it's been clear it's more than a game. fans, players, coaches, no matter who you talk to they looked at it with a larger perspective, and many of the fans i talk to said that it united them even more. you couldn't go anywhere in the buffalo area without seeing damar hamlin's name on jerseys, on cookies like this all to show they're united as a fan base. and as many fans have told me, united as a family. cnn, orchard park, new york. >> and earlier cnn's sports analyst christine brennen spoke to our pamela brown about how damar hamlin's health scare has affected other players as well as fans. >> it's the national game, and i think, you know, we've all grown up with it, right? and we've watched these

incredibly powerful men. and almost for our entertainment in some ways. you know, we're there -- you know, people are buying tickets or watching and these guys are there to entertain us. and, no -- and mean, yes, they are, but it's more than that. they're human beings. of course as professionals the last week of the regular season, of course they're going to go back out there, but it wasn't easy for them. and i'm hoping that the nation, pamela, learned a little more about these young men we all cheer for or people yell -- i know it sounds terrible to say now kill the quarterback, get them, pound them. i hope the language of our nation, the sports language, that everyone might take a step back and say, yeah, we're out there and of course they went out there today. they're strong, they're tough and they get paid to do this. they're professional athletes. maybe we need to take a step back and say let's tone down the rhetoric. i think that's what the nation has had over these six days.

>> again, cnn sports analyst christine brennen. and meanwhile, the toy drive started by damar hamlin continues to blow away expectations. it's now topped $8.5 million in donations. keep in mind he was hoping to raise a mere $2,500 when he started that fund-raiser for kids in need just over two years ago. amazing. well, more bad weather is headed to parts of california when people are trying to recover from days of heavy rain, destructive winds and power outages. we'll have details on the other side of the break. nothining kills more viruses on more surfaces than lysol disisinfectant spray. ♪ we all need fiber for our digestive health, but less than 10% of us get enough each day. good thing metamucil gummies are an easy way to getrebiotic, plant-based fiber. with the same amount of fiber as 2 cups of broccoli. metamucil gummies the easy way to get your daily fiber.

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underground. and so as we get more inundation from the rain we're seeing more failure around those what we call lifeline system. >> weather forecasters are warning of a relentless parade of cyclones until midweek. and flood watches remain in effect for over 15 million people. mean while weather officials say the multiple storm systems have set the stage for what could become a high impact event. cnn meteorologist derek van dam explains. >> yeah, that's right. anytime you hear the national weather service office from san francisco use terminology like high impact event you know the storm means business. just look at this water vapor imagery. here's the state of california. it looks like mother nature is about to go bowling. and it looks like she's about to throw a strike into the state of california with that bowling ball right there, the low pressure. it's literally directing a plume of moisture into the central and northern portion of the state. and this will not be a 12-hour

event. we're talking about 48 hours or more of relentless rain, snow, as well as wind. weather prediction center picking up on that. they have increased their area coverage of a moderate risk, that's a level 3 or 4 of flash flooding from san francisco southward to los angeles, and by the way that extends into tuesday for southern california in and around l.a. about 30 million people impacted by this with flood alerts stretching from north all the way to south as this plume of moisture oscillates from the north to the south from monday into the day on tuesday. and then another round of precipitation sets up behind it. i'm showing you these rainfall totals over the past two weeks just to hammer it home to you that it has been extremely wet for california latery, right? we're approaching and exceeding 10 inches of rainfall in the past two weeks for downtown san francisco. so cumulatively any additional rain will lead to, well, let's see excessive runoff, high river

flows. that's in fact the forecast for these rain gauges. anywhere you see that shading of purple they're anticipating major flood stages for some of the rivers in and around central california. rainfall totals here with this latest atmospheric river event 4 to 6 inches right along the coast. and snowfall will be measured in feet. if you are traveling along interstate 80 from reno to sacramento, for instance, find alternative plans because it'll be next to impossible. and by the way, those totals in those mountains those are not typos. over 90 inches, maybe 5 feet or more for locations. not only rain, not only snow. the vulnerable areas, the high altitudes of the sierra nevada mountain range could see wind gusts in excess of 100 miles per hour that will make travel virtually impossible for these locations. of course, this amount of rain has done quite a dent in our drought monitor. last week we had 7% exceptional drought. that has all been erased. brazil's most essential

government buildings are now secure after security forces arrested hundreds of protesters who violently stormed those buildings. we will have an update in just a few moments. plus dozens of captured russian and ukrainian soldiers are now headed home after a prisoner swap on sunday. that story and the latest from the front lines ahead in a live report. unlike some others, neuriva plus i is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of b brain health. to helelp keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger.

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welcome back, everyone. well, more now on one of our biggest stories this hour. brazil's president has visited the presidential palace and the supreme court hours after supporters of former president

jair bolsanaro breached security barriers and stormed into both of those buildings as well as congress. some smashed windows and used furniture as barricades against security forces. police used tear gas to get things under control and have arrested at least 400 people. bolsanaro denounced what he called the invasions of public buildings. the country's supreme court has now ordered all bolsanaro's supporter camps to be demolished and protesters there arrested within 24 hours. president lula da silva called the unrest barbaric and he's vowing to punish hundreds of protesters. >> translator: those people we call fascists, we call these people everything that is abominable in politics invaded the government headquarters, invaded the congress, invaded the congress like vandals, destroying everything in their path. we think there was a lack of security, and i wanted to tell you that all those people who did this will be found and

punished. >> and earlier we heard from anne who described the chaotic scenes that broke out in the capital. >> reporter: it all starts about 3:00 p.m. here in brazil, supporters of jair bolsanaro who refused to accept that he lost the elections last october, they broke through police barriers in the capital of brazil, brasilia. and they invaded congress, national brazil congress, the supreme court, and the presidential palace. for those who don't know the place, these buildings are located at the same square here in brazil, actually in brasilia. we call the place -- in portuguese. and in english it means three powers. and they invaded this place about 3:00 p.m. here in brazil. police after that actually they

used gas here trying to repel them, but they failed. the image actually you may be seeing right now shows people breaking windows, all this happening inside the national congress and brazilian congress inside the presidential palace, inside the supreme court. totally out of control scenes. so as you've said, it's happening a week after president lula da silva's inauguration. he's not at the capital right now. and on the other hand jair bolsanaro has left brazil the end of last year. he's currently in the united states, and supporters of jair bolsanaro were camping at the capital of brazil after the election, since october, since last october. actually in other cities in brazil it was happening the same

situations. the justice minister before all this happening has ordered -- the parliamentary ministers were not working there, but actually there's a lot of people in this building, of course. ukraine wherein president volodymyr zelenskyy is praising the resistance of two eastern cities despite their new total destruction. in his nightly address sunday mr. zelenskyy said the two cities were holding out against russian attacks despite being among, quote, the bloodiest places on the front line. also on sunday ukraine and russia exchanged 100 prisoners of war, 50 from each side. this is the 36th such swap. and belarus announced joint air force exercises with russia running january 16th through

february 1st. meantime ukraine is dismissing moscow's claims that a russian strike killed hundreds of ukrainian soldiers. a cnn team saw no indication of massive casualties in the area, and cnn correspondent nina del santos joins us live with more. ukraine says there's no evidence to back up russia's claims that a large number of key soldiers were killed in this russian attack. what more are you learning about this? >> reporter: what we understand russia originally claimed 600 ukrainian soldiers had been killed after they struck two buildings that allegedly russia says these ukrainian soldiers would have been staying in, a cup of barracks buildings. but independent journalists from various organizations including reuters, italy, also a cnn team that's been there have seen no evidence of either soldiers staying in these buildings, these buildings being hit

because as you can see from these images this crater of his appears to have missed one of the buildings or indeed there being any news of loss of life. and as people are on the streets those people who have managed to speak to international media organizations also say this claim essentially is rubbish. it's been rebuffed by the ukrainian army as well. now, why would russia do this? well, it might be a sort of domestic political propaganda play, largely because there's been significant ire inside russia at the admission that 89 russian troops, conscripts, were kill after they were hit in a ukrainiana tack where they were staying inside a vocational school that appeared to be have been acquisitioned by russian occupying forces, and initially the russian government and minister of defense had actually blamed those russian conscripts themselves saying they'd been

targeted because their mobile phone signals had been intercepted by the ukrainian army and therefore their position had been revealed and they'd been struck, something ukraine says is not true. and of course russia had to roll back on those claims, but that was still -- still drawn some indignation including from usually pro-kremlin critics on russian television. so this is apparently it seems a disinformation game. but more broadly speaking it doesn't change the fact that as you were just saying before there's fierce fighting that is taking place to the east in the city of bakhmut which is almost 60% destroyed now and continues to be the source of the russian defensive. further down the line russia -- ukraine and its russian allies is still on tenterhooks waiting for some kind of russian offensive to start mobilizing perhaps in february and march. and it's for that reason we're starting to see over the last few weeks more pledges of

western hardware to try to help ukraine push through in places but worrying over the course of the weekend after that cease-fire russia floated one rebuffed by ukraine, rosemary, what we saw was the mercenary group very much focus its attention on bakhmut saying that was that group's ultmal target to recapture. >> indeed. many thanks. joining us live from london. international outrage is growing over the iranian government's bloody crack down on dissent. we will look at sunday's demonstration in london coming up. adding lysol laundry saninitizer kills 99.9% of illness-causing bacteria detergrgents leave behind. clean is good. sasanitized is better. i've always had trouble fafalling asleep and staying asleep, you know, insomnia. but then, i found quviviq, an fda approved medication for adults with insomnia. and i'm glad i found it.

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welcome back, everyone. in london about 3,000 people braved heavy rains on sunday to protest the iranian government.

this demonstration one of several being held in europe and the united states comes as international outrage grows over iran's brutal crack down on protesters and it was held a day after iran reportedly executed two men linked to anti-government protests. the united nations and dozens of countries condemned the killings. widespread demonstrations in iran began in september. they started in response to the death of mahsa amany after her arrest by iran's morality police. good to see you, jamana. what is the latest on the backlash following these recent executions in iran? >> well, rosemary, we're seeing reaction pouring in from across the world, num the government and international organizations condemning these linked excuses, a total of four iranians so far executed linked to the ongoing

protests in the country. but, unfortunately, rosemary, this was an expected scenario. we've heard the warnings from activists for weeks saying that the world was going to see a wave of executions by the iranian regime of people who have been arrested during these protests. the regime appears to be using political oppression to try and spread fear and spread dissent in the country, and we saw that happening on saturday morning with these two young men hanged by the regime, a kurdish iranian champ wherein and another young man who spent his time coaching children for free. the regime accused them of being involved in the killing of a member of the paramilitary force during a protest back in november. but according to international human rights organizations they did not receive a fair trial.

amnesty international actually describing this as a fast tracked unshammed fair group trial which bore no resemblance to judicial proceedings. we heard from family members of these two young men saying they were tortured while in custody. the united nations saying it was forced confessions used to convict them. this is something the iranian regime has been accused of doing for decades. i can tell you right now there's a lot of concern for many others who are now facing the threat of execution in iran. we don't really know how many because of the lack of access to information and lack of transparency from the iranian regime. according to the cnn count last month it was more than 40 protesters and people linked to the protests who have been sentenced to death, but the real number is believed to be higher, and we're continuing to see that number rise with more death sentences being handed down. and i can tell you in the last 24 hours a lot of concern and

fear for two young men. their death sentences were upheld last week, and activists are very concerned that their execution may be imminent. they're calling on the international community to do more than just condemn and issue these sanctions. they're saying the international community can and much do more to put pressure on the iranian regime to stop these executions and save those who are on death row right now, rosemary. >> it is so distress and we are seeing these global demonstrations in support of iranian protesters. what is the situation on the ground in iran in terms of ongoing protests? >> reporter: well, you know, rosemary, it's very difficult for us still to get information from iran because we don't have access to the country because of internet restrictions. according to people i've managed

to speak to in the past couple of days these restrictions have become even more severe making it very hard for activists and protesters to get information and video out to the world. but speaking to one source inside iran, he said after those first executions they did see these protests begin to subside because of the fear that had been instilled in the people by the regime. but they say the protests are still continuing in different parts of the country, in the kurdish region, in the region where the minority resides in iran. and, you know, last night, rosemary, as reports spread that these two young men may be facing imminent execution, we saw a crowd gather outside the prison where they're being held with family members of these two young men chanting against the regime just sheer bravery that

we're continuing it see. and we also saw some video from different parts of the country of protesters still taking to the streets. so while the regime is trying to use the death penalty to crush dissent, iranians appear to be still determined to take to the streets and make their voices heard and call for an end to this repressive regime, rosemary. >> bringing us up-to-date on the situation in iran, many thanks. and still to come prince harry's startling rev lags have stunned royal watchers. we will talk to an expert about the bombshell memoir, "spare." nothing kills more viruses on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray. ♪

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prince harry is revealing more about his rift with his family ahead of the release of his memoir "spare." the duke of sussex says he hasn't spoken to his brother, prince william, and father, king charles, for a while now. but he adds nothing he's written is intended to hurt his family. >> none of anything that i've written and anything i've included is ever intended to hurt my family. but it does give a full picture of the situation as we were growing up and also squashes

this idea that somehow my wife was the one that destroyed the relationship between these two brothers. >> joining me now live from london is kate williams, cnn royal historian and professor at modern history at reading university. good to have you with us. hopefully you can hear us. so prince harry said during his itv interview saturday that he wants to see accountability first and then reconciliation, and that forgiveness is 100% a possibility because he wants to get back his father and brother. but given what he's revealed in his memoir and previously his netflix documentary series how likely is it prince charles and prince william will ever forgive him for his private revelations? >> well, yes, rosemary, it's been bombshell after bombshell. really there's been explosive allegations. they are rocking the monarchy, and these are very damaging allegations. we've got both the picture of a

young boy with no help after his mother died but also a dysfunctional family, one in which harry is saying they helped to drive out meghan, that she was not received. and he's talking about camila who sacrificed him on her own pr desire. so there are criticisms on all members of the family particularly camila, particularly william, also charles, also kate. and certainly harry says he wants reconciliation, that hand of friendship. he doesn't want just a couple pieces of cake and tea. he wants an apology from william, from charles on everything he's been through. and that i think is very unlikely. the royal family is a stiff upper lip situation and we understand from sources the royal family are very angry about this, particularly william. he's fuming about this. for the moment i don't see any reconciliation. but certainly harry feels the

reputation is so damaged nothing is going to damage it furtherch he's going out there and telling the truth. if that means they're not going to speak to him or invite him to the coronation i think he thinks that's part of the deal. >> you're right. of course you mention prince william is fuming but the strategy has been to remain silent throughout all these revelations and that appears to be working for them, isn't it? would you expect them to continue doing this despite the revelation from prince harry that his brother prince william physically attacked him according to his version of events. >> well, the palace always say they stay silent. they say never explain, never complain. but we have seen sources saying they're not happy, sources saying they disagree, sources saying ithey could disagree with every part of this. sources are speaker to the newspapers. prince harry would say these sources are speaking with the

ascent of buckingham palace. certainly the royal family isn't going to come out and say explicitly anything about this. they're going to stay silent about the netflix documentary. i do expect more word from sources, and i think perhaps in a few months or so we are going to see some kind of way in which some members of the royal family talk about it whether it's to a journalist, to a walk about or some kind of way in they express in as was said about the netflix, about the oprah interview recollections may vary. they certainly feel very much they want to deny what's being said here because these are very damaging allegations and they do i think damage on the long-term. >> indeed. we'll watch and see what happens. kate williams, thank you very much for joining us. thank you for your company. i'm rosemary church. have yourself a wonderful day. "cnn newsroom" continues with

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