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good monday morning to you. i'm jim sciutto. hi jim. great to be with you. i'm jessica dean and happening right now. massive protests in israel, a crippling general strike and several mayors launching a hunger strike after prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired his defense minister for opposing his plans to overhaul the judicial system . this as many israelis fear the united states closest ally in the region is moving further away from democratic principles. ahead we will have the very latest from jerusalem remarkable events there in israel plus today and though the round of were severe weather expected to strike the southeast of this country, parts of alabama and georgia, bracing for large, hail , damaging winds this after just devastating tornadoes ripped through the region this weekend . at least 26 people are dead, several others injured. we're going to take you live to see scenes of that damage. we do begin this hour, though. with those protests the ongoing general strike in israel. cnn's had asked gold she was in jerusalem, kylie atwood at the

state department to had asked first for the latest from inside those protests at us jim jessica , protesters continued to stream into jerusalem towards assume supreme court and the israeli parliament as israel has essentially ground to a halt today as part of the largest strike ever called in israeli history, the largest labor union union calling for a general strike everything from the malls to mcdonalds have shut down even the airport, even planes taking off for the airport for several hours completely halted as part of the strike. some of the major israeli ports in haifa and stood there. workers are also striking . we're also hearing from nurses striking never before in israeli history, has there been such a massive general strike and it's all about this massive judicial overhaul. now the latest drama over this overhaul started on saturday evening when the israeli defense minister, you dare to make a speech calling for the reform. to be halted for the legislation to be halted.

keep in mind. he's a member of netanyahu's party. he is the defense minister, and he was warning that the divisiveness over this reform was causing a real and credible threat to israel's security, as hundreds of israeli military reservist has said they would not heed the call to serve it because of this massive overhaul that i should remind you would allow the israeli parliament to overturn supreme court decisions amongst a litany of other issues that they play that they want to push through. now the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he ended up firing the defense minister 24 hours after that speech that led to spontaneous massive protests throughout the night in israel, what we've seen more than 12 weeks of protests in israel against this massive overhaul. protests overnight. they felt different. they felt angrier, and they felt more violent. and they lasted well into the night. then today we have this massive strikes and now more protests more people out to the street now, while benjamin netanyahu has not yet come out and spoken specifically about these judicial reforms we have heard him say in the last

hour or so, a tweet saying, i call on all the demonstrations in jerusalem on the right and on the left to behave responsibly and not to act violently says we are brotherly people. on what h. over the additional overhaul, despite reports that earlier today he was going to announce a freeze so far, though, nothing jim jessica. alright head office gold for us in jerusalem. thanks so much. let's go down to the state department kylie atwood standing by their kylie howard, us officials responding well, listen yesterday from the nsc, they said the biden administration is deeply concerned about what is going on in israel after of course, we heard the news that had as was telling you guys that prime minister netanyahu had fired his defense minister, and we're also hearing from the nsc that they're urging israeli leaders to find a compromise as soon as possible. they're talking about democratic values being really core to us israeli relations and that fundamental relationship between the two countries and we're all also learning this

morning that the israeli embassy in washington d. c is going to be closed today. until further notice. that is, according to the spokesperson from the embassy. now when asked if the embassador is going to join the strike, along with the other diplomats who are part of that union that called for all of its members to strike today, the spokesperson said that the ambassador is following the unions instructions that indicates that the ambassador won't be headed into the office today. either this is extraordinary for all of the diplomats to be staying home. as part of this strike, it really demonstrates that this is an issue. that is not only a political crisis at home, but it's turning into a crisis that has reverberations around the world for israel and its diplomacy. now it's not clear if any of these diplomats are actually going to join any public strikes and public protests. they're going to be striking today. they're not heading into work, but wait and watch to see if there are any other demonstrations around. on

the globe that mirror what we're seeing on the ground in israel. truly remarkable. kylie atwood, thanks so much joining us now former u. s ambassador to israel martin indyk, ambassador. thanks for taking the time this morning. thanks, jim. good to be with you. the confluence of events here is truly remarkable. not only those protests we're seeing there, but a general strike. you have several mayors going on hunger strike and you have members of netanyahu's own government. publicly opposing him. here has the israeli prime minister is the israeli prime minister losing control of his government and of the country. i think he is. it's clear that he's lost control of the country has had reported. this has never been a general strike like this, which is shutting down the ports. the airport, the hospitals, schools, i mean, it's an extraordinary reaction, and it's because netanyahu is now playing with israel's security. he's not the netanyahu that i knew and worked with in earlier years whose instincts for survival are very good. he's

done something. he's crossed the line here and it's going to be very difficult for him to cross back. and ambassador. i think we have some bullet points just to help remind people kind of how we got there that these protests have been going on for several weeks now and kind of the lead up to all of this there is there on your screen. just trying to help give people some perspective as to how we arrived at this moment. but if you can help people understand to just how unique of a moment this is and kind of give us some historical perspective here. so the essence of this is that netanyahu formed a far right wing government together with religious orthodox religious parties. uh and as part of the agenda of some of his ministers who actually liquid minister for justice and he could easily fire, but he's embraced this. this judicial reform movements, actually revolution movement,

uh, to try to give him the ability to stack the courts the court i should say the supreme court in a way that people israelis generally suspect is designed to protect him. trump the consequences of prosecution that he's now trial that he's now going through. so it looks like there's barbara personal agenda than a national agenda that he's pursuing. plus he has these other members of his coalition. the far right religious people that basically settlers who don't want the supreme court to interfere to protect palestinian land rights in the west bank and the religious parties. darkwa supreme court to promote quality of course there there you see eva students to serve in the army. so all of his his coalition members have a state. in this judicial revolution that he's trying to push, apparently for personal reasons. uh and that's why i think he's he's

stuck with it. despite the widespread opposition of hundreds of thousands of israelis going into the street every saturday night for three months now to protest it, and it's just been building and building and yet it doesn't turn back when the defense secretary defense minister says this is going to affect israel's security, and he fires him. it's like nixon and the night of the long knives. well unless in we should know there've been protests for a number of months. major difference today is now general strike with with with real implications for the running of the country that the economy the us, expressing concerns with what it's seeing right now on the ground. we know that behind the scenes the u. s. has also expressed concerns about the judicial reforms. president biden has a long decades old personal history with the israeli prime minister. what is biden? what does biden need to communicate to the israeli prime minister now? and what is the state of the u. s relationship given israel going

ahead or the israeli prime minister attempting to go ahead with these changes. well the way in which this is dividing the country. and the security chiefs . not that not just the defense minister, warning about the impact this is having its undermining israel's deterrent capability, and israel's enemies are watching this and rubbing their hands in glade at that effects, american national security interests as well because we depend on israel to stabilize the region. uh and if its deterrence is undermined, then it's going to become a problem for us. so partners. you say good friend of ours from more than four decades. i think needs to adopt the friends. don't let friends drive drunk approach, put his arm around, baby and say listen, ball, pal. you need to back off and you need to do it quickly, not just for the sake of israel, which we care about deeply. but also for the sake of american national interests. mm hmm. all right,

ambassador martin indyk. thank you so much for your expertise there. we sure do appreciate it. thank you. back here at home. millions across the southeast are bracing for another round of severe weather after powerful tornadoes killed at least 26 people over the weekend. you know you're looking at neighborhoods were homes have been totally demolished. its heart rating is overwhelming. at times. you have your moments. you know where you breakdown, but then you have to, you know, get yourself together. get your bootstrap back up. get your feet planted solid and you got to keep moving on. that's the vice mayor of rolling fork, mississippi. she's one of many people who lost their homes when they powerful ef four tornado tore through the city doesn't work. hurricane force winds 200 miles an hour, cnn correspondent nick valencia is there in rolling fork. getting a firsthand look at the

devastation. nick i wonder if you could describe to people just how extensive this is and how powerful these tornadoes work. well jim. good morning. the scene behind me really says it all this town. there's very few of it very little of it. i should say that has been untouched by the tornado that came through here ripping through this community and e f four tornado and just look at the force of these winds. what it did to this 18 wheeler right here behind me. this was parked on the other side of the street. we understand, according to neighbors this block it was hard hit. this family that lived right here is actually a couple of married couple were told by eyewitnesses that they died as a result of the impact, too. their home, their roof completely ripped off their home just gutted. it is a small community , predominantly black community impoverished community. many people here don't have home insurance. but one of the things that we've really seen that you know, striking to us is even those who have lost their homes or chipping in to help. we spoke to an officer here on the police force has been on the force for

five years. his name was antoine jones, and he took cover in a bathroom tub with his girlfriend. they were literally picked up and floating around in the air crash landed, survived with just a few scratches, and after he survived he went into first responder mode. about to have left from over us. and the storm actually placed us down with a bell two. it was originally i mean, you have to think that this is maybe the end for you. you're up in the air. you're floating around. yes, sir. we thought we were that would be going to die. he was going to die. and behind me. some residents of this neighborhood have started to come back to get the first hand. look at this. you know what they went through here on friday night. they're shell shocked. they're grieving. there's more than two dozen people that lost their lives. reports include you know some of them children. last night, another round of severe weather tore through here adding salt to the wounds here of after they went through so much their police department wreck their

fire department wrecked. you know these first responders. they're out there, working, helping people and the elected officials out delivery. food even though they have all been impacted by this and looking at this scene and the aerial footage and just how extensive and widespread this damages. it is no doubt going to be a long time before they get this town back functioning again. jim jessica, the devastation is just simply overwhelming and trying to wrap your head around everything just being wiped out and just a matter of minutes. it's a lot. it's a lot nick valencia for us thanks so much. also this morning 17 branches of the failed silicon valley bank will reopen under a new name. first citizens bank and trust company has officially bought svb and all of its deposits and loans. some relief to those depositors, regulators shut down svb you may remember on march 10th after clients withdrew some $40 billion in a single day. it was the second largest bank failure in u. s history. cnn chief business correspondent christine romans joins us now,

christine. i mean there is speculation the auction might drop multiple bidders. there's still clearly some concern out there about banks. we saw concerns about even deutsche bank in germany in recent days. how significant is this sale? and has it settled things in terms of bank contagion here in the us? it's a really important milestone. you guys in this banking drama that we've had, and it does help settle things. this is how it's supposed to work when a bank of founders or fails you find a buyer, and so they found a buyer in this particular instance, and this buyer is a rally north carolina based company and its chairman and ceo, saying that there is a good fit here, actually, that they have innovation hubs, and they like the kinds of deposits and loans that silicon valley bank has. so the 550 branches of first citizens now in the 17th inches of silicon valley bank will be together here. silicon valley bank people who bank there still will be able to still use their banking apps and use go to their their go to their local branch. if they like

today, when those open up because everything is still functioning here a smoothly and you can see first citizens bank shares are up 26% here this morning. the saga has been incredible. it was march 10th when this bank failed so quickly. just two days earlier, it looked completely solid. and then it fell apart. the government had to step in the federal has an insurance corporation stepped in and created a bridge bank to sort of hold all these assets until this buyer could be found, and i think it's really helping to draw a line under all the concerns about banking stresses that we have seen. you've got some of those banking stacks up today, you guys yeah. yeah i mean, look an incredible unfolding of events over what? not even a month now, christine romans. thanks so much to see you. so look, um, this morning we are live outside court in manhattan, where grand jury is reconvening for its investigation into former president donald trump and a hush payment to adult film start stormy daniels. is this the week we'll get a decision on an indictment. plus there's russian

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outside the courthouse in new york. cara this has been days and days now of kind of anticipation over some sort of decision. what is the expectation for today? this lane. good morning, jessica and jim. so today we understand that the grand jury is meeting it is possible that they will hear from at least one witness, but this whole process is secretive and it operates behind closed doors were not supposed to know what they're doing. so we're all waiting, as you say, in anticipation for there to be a decision by the district attorney alvin bragg and whether to move forward and asked this grand jury to seek an indictment. or to not and to drop the investigation without charges in the void. what we've heard a lot is house republicans doubling down over the weekend, saying that they want the da alvin bragg to testify. they're also talking about having coming up with possible legislation to prevent a local prosecutor like brag from investigating a current or former president. going forward in the future. now brags office has swung back

broke, has said that this is unprecedented interference by a federal body congress into a state and local investigation. and he said the only purpose it serves is to hinder, disrupt and undermine the work that his office is doing. he also said that they will continue to follow the rules and the law. but again we are all waiting with anticipation to see what will happen today. if we get any shot of any of the witnesses or potentially one or more witnesses coming in, but we really have to wait for brag to make a decision on what he wants to do. um and so, here we are. we'll be here again tomorrow. jess jim. in new york. thanks so much joining us now sofia tsai she's congressional reporter for axios, sophia. thanks for joining us this morning. i think we need to take a moment to highlight what happened this weekend with the leading republican candidate for the nomination in 2024, warning of death and destruction to his supporters. if he is indicted, he attacked alvin bragg for what he said was prosecutorial

misconduct. you say as well. i want to ask you to share some details that the t went after a reporter. i mean, these are all things that this former president has done before. sometimes with great criticism from republicans, we haven't seen a great deal of it right now. tell us first what you learned about the president's interaction with the reporter on the flight home. yes so the president really got very frustrated by an nbc reporter who continue to ask about the manhattan d a probe and suggested that the former president was frustrated, you know, and he really didn't like that he called the reporter of fake news, he told the reporter to not ask any more questions. and it became a very confrontational gaggle on the plane. and sofia. look the former president has spent the last week really trying to control the narrative around all of this as we wait on a

potential indictment, not to mention the other cases and investigations that he's in that he is the target of at this point. what was the since you got from the people at the rally this weekend? he really wants to make himself somebody who is being persecuted and targeted by the law unfairly. is that really what they're taking away from it as well? yeah i think for the most part, they agree. i mean, the former president, he used the 1st 30 minutes of the rally to talk about all of the investigations that you know, in his view have been unfair. he says they came after him. they got all of this information and came after his family members and you know, two things can be true for all all of this, including, you know, currently the most pressing one with the manhattan d a and the hush money. he both, you know, on the one hand wants to appear very defiant of the investigations for his supporters. he wants to appear strong to that base to

the voters, including those at the rally. and at the same time , you know he does feel pain, and he used that word, he says. you know, it does really take a huge toll on me and my family, so i think there's some really conflicted emotions here. and the last thing i should mention is that he feels really bothered by the uncertainty around this current investigation into the hush money paid two stormy daniels and that uncertainty you see on social media, you see it . you saw it in the gaggle with us, you know, um, on his plane on their way back. he in one conversation, he said. look i have no idea what's going on, and i think that's true. he has no insight into the case. and he suggested and this was new this weekend. he suggested that that probe was dropped, he said. i think it's dropped. i think you know, and that i should say no

evidence, no evidence whatsoever . you know, of course it's ongoing, but but he is in all of these different places at once. yep let's separate this from the president's feelings here for a moment he was celebrating at this rally. the january 6th assault on the capital for which hundreds of people have been convicted of crimes and jailed for and there were some who were convicted of crimes since freed who were at the event here. how have republican lawmakers reacted to see the president there, including playing video at the rally of the assault on the capital? have they criticized him publicly in any sort of numbers? you know, i have. i haven't seen that there were a number of republican congressman at at the waco rally , and you sort of the overarching republican reaction on the hill is to, uh, do his dirty work for him. you know, i don't know another way to describe it, especially coming from the top republican investigators. komar and

jordan's and these are two folks who, whatever the most pressing investigation has been um, that has been what they've attempted oversight over shooting out these letters and so i think that that is the most accurate way to describe the reaction from the hill. you know, a number of the congressional republicans have already endorsed him for 24. yeah yeah. in the house gop, demanding that the manhattan d a testify before them because they're thinking that he has prosecutorial misconduct and whatnot, really jumping to trump's aid immediately on that sofia chi. thanks so much for your reporting. we appreciate it. still ahead of the russian president reveals his plans to protect ical nuclear weapons in belarus, right across the border from ukraine to sit down with the exiled belarusian opposition leader that's coming up. it's so nice. you guys can stop by your

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thereby summer, which means they could be closer to ukraine. but also the nato's borders with me now is the belarusian political activists and opposition leader svetlana in australia. nice to have you on again. first i want to ask you about putin's threat here to move nuclear weapons to belarus. does this in your view amount to russia threatening ukraine with a nuclear attack? ah first old, it's aiming to subjugate belarus and it violates our constitution. it violates international security . and of course, it's against person. people's well. we are no nuclear country and we don't want to. deploy anybody deploy nuclear weapons in our state has made nuclear threats before, as have other russian officials, including former president as well. medvedev are these just threats. or do you believe he

may actually use such weapons? i think that dictators in this difficult situation for them can make crazy steps, but i think the democratic world has to show that it will not be tolerated. and strong steps must be made to stop this. the steps from from fulfilling, as you know, putin has at times pressured the belarusian president lukashenko to supply forces and well weapons to help in his invasion of ukraine. it hasn't happened yet. do you believe it may happen now as the russian president makes plans to move nuclear weapons there, so actually, it's around perception that putin pushes lukashenka to do something. they are on the one side of this war there, collaborate question became full accomplice in this war and hateful feels all the orders of

potent the fact that burrows and troops haven't been central bill rose is not the merit of lukashenka. its merit of builders and people who are against but especially bills in this war, and our soldiers don't have antiques. iranian modes. they don't want to kill or to be killed on the battlefields for the ambitions of tourism servers. and lukashenka is responsible for crimes of aggression against ukraine, and he had to be called sponsor of terrorism and have have to be pro to count ability for this. you should remind people watching. they may not be aware, but you ran against lukashenko. president you say the election was stolen for you from you. and since then you pay the price. your husband is still held in a russian prison more than two years now, do you feel that the world is overlooking? russia's aggression in belarus. of course, there's a war in ukraine , but that belarus is not getting the attention it deserves. i think that at the

moment belarus is actually overlooked. and maybe not all the politicians understand the role of builders in regional peace and security. and i really want that you're saying prison band biden instead department to look more deeply into this problem and not to leave buildings for one day later, you know, after real deal with ukraine, and then we will return to belarus. we don't have to forget that person. people now are fighting not only against lukashenko's regime but also against hybrid occupation of russia in bill rose, we see the increase in the level of violence repressions. thousands of people are in prisons for political motivated cases. hundreds of thousands head to flee belarus because of repressions and. one day we can wake up and see that builds has lived his consolation prize for putin and i'm sure that belarus is key state for keeping security in europe. you're in

washington this week to meet with u. s officials, in part is the u. s doing enough for belarus in your view? you know the nations who are going through? ah, violations of their rights who are in difficult position. ah sure that much more could be done, you know, and the cradle to the usa for all the extra solidarity and support to our people, but i think that more pressure can be imposed on there an arson regime. and more support can be provided to people who are uh, who are resistant now to this and also we are calling now the international community to accountability through possible mechanisms like i see you can start investigation on his crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression, but

several steps have been made recently by the usa just a new package of sanctions and yeah. launch of strategic dialogue with democratic belarus was started and we proceed this step. also special envoy will be sent to democratic forces to all lithuania to make to build those bridges between our countries. i want to ask about your husband. he's serving an 18 year prison sentence simply for challenging lukashenko. you have not been able to speak to him. for i believe more than two years now. do you have any idea what his state of health is? and what is? prospects are for release so all our political prisoners, including my husband, iterated humiliated physical and moral in prisons, so they are in extremely poor position there, but they're keeping strong. they know that anderson society and international world are fighting

for them. you know, they believe in us. they believe in international laws and in the solidarity and i think that we can't betray them. we have to release all of our political prisoners and get rid of his regime in belarus. well we wish you the best luck and we hope your family is reunited soon. atlanta to just to kind of skyla, thanks so much for joining us. the vital ministrations is now rushing to select a new nominee to lead the faa up next one nominees withdrawal. and the intense pressure on the agency amid runway close calls in holiday travel backlogs. allergies don't have to be scary. defeat allergy headaches fast with newew felonies, headache and allergy relief to pills relieve allergy headache, pain congestion that causes it. headache andllergy relief. al good. introducing

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spring break is here for thousands, many thousands of students across the country and airport officials say it is leading to a travel surge even bigger than before the covid 19 pandemic. that is wild right now. the faa is preparing to handle 46,000 flights today alone. but industry experts say those numbers would be far greater if it were not for the recent string of airline gaffes . cnn aviation correspondent pete mountain has more on that. spring break. travel is soaring back to normal and renewing worry that your flight could be canceled. meltdowns plagued the faa in january southwest airlines over the holidays and industrywide last summer air travel system is under great stress. federal aviation administration is already warning of a shortage of air traffic controllers that could cause increased delays at new york's three major airports this summer. they're a key air traffic control facility is that only 54% staffing. we're seeing

it with delays. see what cancelations and that is leading. so travelers to say, you know what i would travel more if we could fix that air travel experience the latest figures from travel site hopper show many travelers are concerned about flight disruptions. 20% of hopper spring break, travelers are buying extra trip protection that's on top of rising air fare up, 4% hopper says. compared to 2019. quite pricey this time of year, i guess due to spring break and due to what's going on in the economy up one day they go down the next day. just be diligent beyond point when you see that good price you want hit the button. even still, industry figures say 158 million americans will fly for spring break. that's an average of 2.6 million travelers each day. we're expecting this spring break to likely break records for number of travelers who are getting out there and how much they're spending, given the huge demand coming out of the pandemics. the top destinations . las vegas, orlando, phoenix,

los angeles and miami, where the airport says demand is 20% higher than 2019 so high that officials are asking you to show up three hours before a domestic flight. instead of the typical two hours there were very few off peak times right now. for us, we have been the best alternative to leaving the country since covid. here are the top tips from travel experts book your trip. now, if you have not booked already also try to book a flight midweek tuesday or wednesday. that weigh hopper says, you might save as much as $150 on airfare. the other big tip here. jim and jessica is try to book the first flight out that will minimize your chances. of delays and cancelations. good advice because hopefully that plane is waiting for you there. it's already it's already sitting at the gate when you get there even though you're sleep deprived, um pete, president biden's pick to lead the faa has decided to withdraw his nomination. he they just can't

get simply could not get the votes in the senate. what are we learning about that? and how quickly do they need to introduce the replacement? you know, it's pretty surprising that phil washington withdrew his nomination for the faa administrator because it was only last week that the white house said it was still standing by him as the nomination to lead this agency. you know, this is so critical because the faa is really having a moment right now we've seen these strings of runway incursions at airports nationwide involving commercial airliners. there's so many issues we just laid out in the piece, the air traffic controller shortage so we will see who the white house nominates next. billy nolan is the acting administrator of the agent. nsi will he be nominated for a five year term to lead it? after steve dixon resigned as the head of the administration? last year. big questions, though a lot of big questions about phil washington's background, he didn't have the experience, according to the right. he wasn't an aviation safety experts. so will the nominee. be a pilot? or at least have an

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diego state. they're there for the first time. ever check this out, sandy go state was up to over creighton with about 30 seconds ago. but creighton's baylor, shireman steals the inbound pass. blue jays tie the game six seconds to go now, and aztecs, darien tremmel looking for the win, but creighton's called for the foul look at the hand on the hip, jim ah! just 1.2 seconds ago. tremmel misses his first shot pressures on now , but the senior locks in and nails the game winner, creighton's last chance to go flying out of reach game over tremmel played in front of fewer than 1000 fans at seattle university last year. but now jessica and jamie send san diego state to their first final four and he was emotional after the game. it's all about believing in yourself. i feel like i put in the work. i had nothing to be nervous about. in the game. it's just it's just a game. i'm doing it to my family. back home. my

grandpa. my brother. my loss. doing it today. i saw you get your tissues out. jim don't ever turn your back on the hurricanes down by 13 to texas in the second half until this and inbound pass against the longhorns right off the rear of the steer for the emphatic dunk that becomes the impetus for 37 17 run that gets the job done come back completely took out one seed houston now to see texas and here's 73 year old coach jim carrey and naga looking like gm after he realizes i didn't get last in our cnn bracket. challenge now he's taking miami dancing in their first ever final four. how about this now? she's savage. y'all i was katelyn polantz writing the record books against louisville, leading the hawkeyes to their first final four and 30 years. she's the front runner for the national player of the year. 41 points. 10 rebounds, 12 assists she becomes the first

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