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country. nearly 1000 people were arrested on sunday alone in the texas national guard is sending more reinforcements to the border. >> plus, what the tech. why chinese artificial intelligence startup deepseek is jolting silicon valley and wall street. we're following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here with cnn news central. >> hello, i'm brianna keilar, alongside boris sanchez here in washington. and just a couple hours from now, president donald trump is set to speak at the annual house republican retreat from his doral resort in florida. and it comes as he's expected to bring sweeping changes to the u.s. military. cnn has learned that the president will sign four executive orders today, including banning transgender troops, ending the military's diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and reinstating service members with back pay

who were discharged for refusing to be vaccinated for covid 19. the president is also expected to sign an order creating a, quote, next generation missile defense shield for the u.s. >> meantime, more than a thousand people have been arrested or detained as part of the immigration crackdown, and sources familiar with the raids across the united states tell us that federal agents are being told to be camera ready in case they're filmed by the media to apparently send a message to the world. cnn's jeff zeleny is live for us at the white house. oren liebermann is at the pentagon. jeff, first to you. talk to us about these executive orders that trump is expected to sign, specifically involving the military. >> well, one week after taking. >> office, president trump. >> is continuing his revamping and remaking of federal government. and today is the military. we're told he is likely to sign those executive orders, likely in florida, where he is today, before returning to the white house this evening. and they would essentially a ban transgender members from serving in the military. they would also

specifically allow the back pay of and the reinstatement of members of the military who were discharged after their covid 19 vaccines, after they refused to get those vaccines, and perhaps even the bigger, uh, executive order of all here is continuing the elimination of the the diversity, equity and inclusion programs. of course, that's a continuation of what he signed last week across the government. so of course, the defense secretary is starting his first official day here. he said he'll follow those orders. but this could be a fairly dramatic reshaping of some parts of the military. >> and warren, talk a little bit more about the impact, the real life impact that these new ios are expected to have on service members. >> well, the biggest. impact is almost certainly to come from. >> the ban on transgender. >> members of the military. this was. >> there during president donald. >> trump's first administration. he signed it in 2017.

>> president joe biden. >> revoked it. >> and then within hours of taking office. >> trump put that ban. >> back in place. >> now this. >> according to officials we've spoken with, is expected to go further than the previous ban. that one had some exceptions. for example, if you'd completed the transition, you could remain in this time that those exceptions may not be there. it may be a wider ban to essentially capture a larger portion of the transgender community in the military, according to an advocacy advocacy organization, there were some 14,000 transgender members of the military back in 2018. so this could have a very real impact depending on the specifics of it and how it plays out in terms of going after dei funding. that's something both trump and new secretary of defense pete hegseth have talked about at length, how big of an impact will gutting the dei programs have? that's a good question. the number $114 million came up for annual dei programs in hegseth confirmation hearing. that is certainly a big number, but to put that in perspective, that is less than

one tenth of 1% of dod's budget. so there's a lot more there. and then the real question on service members is how many of them want back? 8000 were booted from the military for refusing the vaccine. about 100 have come back since they were allowed in in 2023. so how much bigger is that number going to get? we'll find out soon enough. >> and jeff warren talked about hegseth comments to reporters regarding this weekend's immigration crackdown. how is it being received at the white house? >> well, look, the military was certainly a central part of that, which is something we have not seen, particularly on military planes and aircrafts. that was at the center of the whole dispute between the president and the the the u.s. ally of a colombia, but specifically these immigration enforcement actions. we saw considerable activity on sunday in major cities throughout the country, at least a thousand arrests or some type of action were reported. and that is going to be something that is going to be continuing, the extent of which is slightly unclear. but

this is effectively putting into action the executive orders from earlier last week about immigration. this is a central part of what this president ran on. immigration has been at the heart of his agenda for nearly a decade, i would say. but now specifically, they are showing those ice actions. and in communities across the country. so we expect the president to likely address that today as well. when he speaks in florida in just a couple of hours. >> well, of course, bring you those remarks as they happen. jeff zeleny oren liebermann. thank you both. today we're learning that leaders from latin america and caribbean nations are holding an urgent meeting on thursday to discuss regional migration. this comes at the request of colombian president gustavo petro, after his short lived showdown with president trump over the weekend resulted in colombia renewing its pledge to accept u.s. military flights carrying deportees. the abrupt about face came just hours after president trump threatened

severe penalties for blocking flights into the country. penalties that included steep tariffs, a travel ban and even the revocation of visas for colombian officials in the united states. the spat certainly piqued the interest of china, which has been asserting or attempting to assert its own influence in the region. china's ambassador to colombia, even using the opportunity to point out an interview where colombia's foreign minister said that bogota and beijing were at their best moment in 45 years. we're joined now to discuss by anchor and chief correspondent for cnn and espanol, juan carlos lopez. juan carlos, great to see you as always. i have to admit, i want to speak in spanish to you because that's what we do all the time in the hallways. but i'll keep it in english. we'll get in trouble. yeah. i wonder what you think this negotiation tactic from trump, even though apparently in his eyes, effective. what effect that might have on the rest of the region, especially as you see countries like china eager to get their hands on latin america's resources? well, let's put in.

>> perspective what colombia is. it's a close u.s. ally. bogota, the capital, is a three hour flight from miami, 50 million strong. the economy is struggling, but it's doing well. and it has a trade deficit with the u.s., which is what president trump wants. so by taking actions like he did yesterday, where he threw everything out the window, he is opening a window for china that might find colombian coffee or flowers or other exports attractive to buy. and president petro has been saying that colombia has to diversify. this could pressure other countries to try to do that. >> trump is also going to have to deal with countries that are not u.s. allies in repatriation flights and returning folks that are deported. venezuela, cuba, nicaragua. how is he going to accomplish that? if these threats of tariffs may not work? >> that's a challenge. cuba was just returned to the list of countries that the u.s. considers sponsored terrorism. it had been removed in the last week by the biden administration. so it's going to be hard convincing them there are negotiations. there are conversations about migration

with cuba, venezuela, the same thing. there have been agreements to for them to take back their deportees. but you can't have it both ways. and this type of action is not going to help them with countries like cuba or venezuela. >> what do you imagine might come from this meeting of latin american and caribbean nations? is there going to be some kind of a united effort to confront trump if these are going to be the negotiation tactics moving forward? >> i guess they understand they're limited in the actions they can take. facing someone like president trump. there was silence from some of the region's leaders on the spat between petro, who is very similar to president trump, and his activity on social media, on the statements he makes and the fights he likes to pick on social media. but petro is going to head that organization in the near future. so i think this is going to try to unite countries that have leftist leaning governments like petro's, to try to have an united front, but obviously it's a big task ahead. >> juan carlos lopez, appreciate the perspective. thanks for being with us. gracias, brianna. >> and joining us now to discuss

is colorado attorney general, democrat phil weiser. sir, thank you so much for being with us. we are obviously watching these actions happening, these raids happening across the country. how are you seeing this? because part of this is cracking down on tren de aragua members, which the biden administration designated as a transnational criminal organization, which you certainly don't want in your state. >> 100% when. >> someone. >> is here and commits a dangerous crime like a gang dealing drugs, assault, murder, that is immediately a deportable offense. that's how our system works. when someone is shown to be a violent criminal, we should deport them. when someone applies for asylum and is turned down, they are deportable. that's following the legal process. what concerns me a lot right now, brianna, is these mass, indiscriminate roundups. even citizens getting rounded up dreamers, people whose asylum applications are being processed, that type of fear that people have to walk around with is harmful, is going to harm our economy, is going to

potentially break up families. it's not how we do things in america. >> do you think this is what voters wanted to see if ultimately those people are, you know, are not deported, which would be the expectation that they are not deported as folks who should be are. do you think that's what voters who voted for this, including the 43% of voters in colorado who voted for trump, is this what they wanted? >> what i think voters want is to fix our immigration system. we need to secure the border to make sure that people are not coming here in ways that aren't following procedures. people who are here applying for asylum can get that asylum determination quickly, not five years, which is what it takes. now, people who are here and a part of our communities, grandparents, hardworking dreamers who are in law enforcement, the military to be treated fairly, sensibly and according to the law. what we have to do right now is make sure the law is followed, make sure we honor how our immigration system is supposed

to work. and i say this as someone who is a first generation american, my mom and my grandparents came here as immigrants, as refugees, after surviving the holocaust. we need to honor about what this nation is about. and i'll tell you one more thing. it's not about revoking birthright citizenship in violation of the 14th amendment. no president can override the constitution. that's why we're challenging that in court. >> you, colorado, one of a number of states doing that following the law. i wonder if you are seeing that because dea rocky mountain division posted video yesterday it's of federal agents with local law enforcement partners conducting raids, operation and operation in this case in adams county, which does target tren de aragua members. again, gang members. have you gotten any advance warning? do you normally get it? >> we are going to work hard to have the best collaborative relationship we can with federal authorities and federal partners and local authorities. when we

work best together as a state, as local government, as the federal government. >> but are they collaborating with you? have they gotten in touch with you? >> historically, we've built strong relationships. i'm not going into the cases here, but what i would say about this incident, it's exactly how the system should work. it's law enforcement targeting people, breaking our laws, harming people. those who do commit dangerous offenses and are convicted are people that we can either keep here in prison or send them back right away, or send them back after they serve their sentence. >> are they i mean, are they in touch with you? it seems like that would be helpful, right? >> we generally work very closely. >> but in this case. >> in this case, i'm not going to get into specifics. but i do want to say that the way we need to operate is to continue collaborating federal, state and local to make sure we uphold our laws, treat people fairly, and protect the public. >> okay. john sandweg, who was acting director of ice under president obama, we spoke to him earlier in the program, and he said that he expects that once

the federal agencies largely exhaust what he described as kind of low hanging fruit, individuals who have had contact with the criminal justice system, that what you are then going to see is probably local law enforcement entering into these 287 agreements with federal agencies. so they're basically deputized to be enforcers of federal immigration law. what's your expectation about that happening in colorado? how would that play out? >> what i would say first and foremost in colorado is we need our law enforcement enforcing the law, protecting public safety. we don't have enough law enforcement officers to address public safety needs in colorado. the idea, first of all, the federal government is trying to force colorado law enforcement. that's a nonstarter. we'll make sure that our law enforcement, first and foremost, enforces the law, protects public safety. we had to go to court in the first trump administration to protect that principle. and as law enforcement does their work, their job is first and foremost public safety. if there is an

immigration situation where someone is here, they're not here with lawful authorization. they commit a crime. then obviously there's going to be communication to ice. this person is a violent criminal. they finish the sentence, pick them up. but the idea of law enforcement doing immigration enforcement is not the norm. that's the federal government's responsibility. >> and i hear you on that. but when you talk to a lot of people who are very much in favor of these kinds of operations, they see these things as one in the same. that, uh, immigration enforcement is a public safety issue. that's how they see it. so what do you say to that? and if you see law enforcement, using this as sort of a priority in a way that it seems like you don't think is appropriate, then what is the state of colorado do. >> when someone is here and a dreamer, for example, and they are following the law? the idea that they might get rounded up or might get put into some

immediate deportation, i view as a scare tactic, not something that we in colorado want. we want to protect people who are here and following the law. when people are part of a gang engaging in dangerous behavior 100%. we need effective law enforcement. we need cooperation with the immigration authorities. and the critical thing in this moment is that we do things the right way here in america. >> and finally, sheriff's departments in boulder and denver, they notify ice before they release inmates who are wanted on civil immigration detainers. counties like weld and el paso, they don't do this. they say that those alerts would actually be could be illegal under state law. are they? >> i am not going to get into the particular practices, but i can say is the general norm is in colorado when people have violated the law and they're eligible to be deported, they will get deported. that is a normal activity. and we understand that in colorado. we believe in that. that happens. what we don't believe in is our law enforcement engaging in

using their state authority, state payroll to do immigration enforcement. that's the federal government's job. we've got to make sure everyone is following the law, doing things the right way, acting not just legally, but in a sensible and fair manner. we can do that in this nation. we don't have to scare people, threaten these mass indiscriminate roundups which we know are going to break up families and hurt our economy and lead to people not sending their kids to school, not going to church, maybe not even testifying in court. that's bad for america. >> attorney general phil weiser, thank you so much for coming in. we really appreciate you being with us. >> thanks for your time. >> and still to come, a look at deepseek, the ultra low cost ai app that is sending some u.s. stocks plunging. >> kobe didn't want to be one of the all time greats. he wanted to be the best. >> he may. >> be the one to self-sabotage everything he's ever wanted. >> that's when. >> the black mamba was born. >> kobe the. making of a legend.

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>> a mass exodus into northern gaza is underway, as tens of thousands of displaced palestinians who fled after israel attacked hamas are now returning to their homes. cnn obtained video showing a huge group of people walking north carrying whatever they can hold. >> many families are reuniting with loved ones after months of separation. and you're about to see an emotional reunion between a set of palestinian twin brothers in gaza city who were separated during the conflict. watch this. >> oh. >> oh. >> yuval raphael. >> hallelujah! >> cnn jerusalem correspondent jeremy diamond has been tracking this story. jeremy, what are you learning about what's happening

on the ground there? >> well. >> boris, we have been seeing emotional reunions like that one happening all throughout the day as tens of thousands of palestinians have been returning to northern gaza. these crowds of people are just absolutely enormous. and usually when we see images like this, it's because palestinians have been forced to flee from bombs and bullets. but this time they are returning with tears of joy in their eyes with relief, as they are able to finally be reunited with their loved ones, some of whom have been separated for more than a year. amid this war in gaza. now, many of the palestinians who are returning, returning to northern gaza had no illusions about what they were going to find there. many did not know whether their homes would still indeed be standing when they returned, but they said they wanted to go back not only to see for themselves whether their homes were still standing, but also simply out of a sense of feeling that that part of northern gaza is home for them. and that is, of course, why when we hear these latest comments by president

trump calling for palestinians to be moved to jordan or to egypt for either a short term or perhaps even a long term solution, you know, that is completely unfathomable for many of these palestinians in gaza who have a deep connection to the land itself and who have made clear as they are returning to these areas that have been devastated, that no matter what the state of gaza is, they have told us that they want to remain. and that is indeed what we are seeing. in addition to that, of course, president trump's remarks were also rejected out of hand by both jordan and egypt, the two countries that he suggested palestinians could be taken to. and so really, the only people that these remarks have traction with in the middle east right now are far right israeli politicians who have suggested not only displacing palestinians out of gaza to other countries, but also have suggested resettling gaza. of course. >> all right. jeremy diamond, thank you so much for that. without warning and defying federal law, president trump firing inspectors general from

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both unprecedented and unlawful. federal law requires the white house to give congress 30 days notice and substantive rationale for terminating any inspector general. president trump said the firings come after, quote, some people thought that some were unfair or were not doing the job. one of the newly terminated igs spoke with us just a short time ago. >> the act what the act says, and this is not a technicality. >> if you're allowed to determine what pieces of the ig act, you will follow the entire act means nothing. >> and joining us now is virginia congressman gerry connolly, who is a top democrat, the top democrat on the house oversight committee. sir, you hear that the newly fired ig, the inspector general act, which, by the way, was updated in 2022 after some of the ig business of the first trump term means nothing if a president can just decide which parts they

will follow. so what can you do about that well. >> i think this is going to be litigated, brianna. hopefully by the people affected. >> and certainly. >> i. >> hope congress will enter. >> at the very least, in an. >> amicus brief. >> in such, uh, such litigation. but president trump is not following. >> the law. as you pointed. >> out. >> it requires two things. 30 day notice to congress of his intent to terminate employment. and secondly, a rationale for that termination. he's done neither. but obviously, in the longer run, we're going to have to protect inspectors general and their autonomy and independence by circumscribing the exact performance conditions under which somebody could be removed and only those conditions, because president trump is, you know, flagrantly violating not only. >> the law, but the. >> spirit of the law that you referenced, that we modified

back in 2022. >> so, i mean, you say this was an illegal action. it's pretty clear it's not following the law, but you are the ranking member. republicans control the house and the senate. you're not the chairman. you don't have those powers. you've sent a letter to the white house. you are speaking out and hoping for an amicus brief, but you've sent out a press release noting that oversight committee dems are going to try to give some support to this council of inspectors general on integrity. um, you know, what does that do? and i wonder if, as people look at that and have a sense that there's not really much democrats can do, what you say to that? >> well, i think we have to point out to the american. >> people what's going on here. >> inspectors general, are, as you point out, the watchdogs of the government. they're there to fight waves of waste, fraud and abuse. and by firing 19 of them, we think there are 19. by the

way, um, what. trump is doing is contradicting his own doge, uh, efforts to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government and to get more efficiency. these are the watchdogs who are charged with doing precisely that. secondly, and maybe more nefariously, what trump is doing is protecting himself from charges of corruption by removing the watchdogs who are there to make sure the corruption is ferreted out and called out and dealt with. um, he is protecting himself and his cronies in the white house and throughout the government from charges of corruption, as he did in his first term. he removed five inspectors general who were actively investigating corruption in his administration at that time. >> congressman, can you talk a little bit about what your strategy is going to be for house oversight dems in this next congress, because they were very active during the first

trump administration. and considering that trump appears to have more of a mandate than during the first term, you have voters who overlooked a myriad of issues with him, both personally and in relation to his official duties, to reelect him, do you need to take a different approach? >> well, i think we're going to pick our battles, but there are going to be battles, and we had a pretty good track record of winning a number of those battles. in trump 1.0. and i believe we're poised to have a number of victories in trump 2.0. the american people elected him despite his foibles, not because of them. and that doesn't mean they think this is a good idea. they want an efficient government and a clean government. what he's doing with inspectors general and throughout the federal government in terms of schedule f, uh, loyalty tests, things like that. what he's doing is degrading federal employment. ultimately, the losers of that aren't just civil servants. it is the american people who rely

on the government for benefits and for service, whether they be veterans, whether they be social security recipients, or whether they're just counting on their irs refund. >> and just really quickly, before i let you go, if you say you're going to pick your battles, i mean, can you read in, can one read into that, that there were too many battles last time? >> no, i'm referring really to the current strategy of steve miller and donald trump to flood the zone. so we're dealing in one week with impoundment, reconciliation, mass deportation, loyalty tests. uh, you know, schedule f hiring freezes, uh, you know, raids in cities all across america in terms of immigration. where do you, you know, where do you begin? our committee has jurisdiction over the inspectors general. we believe this is a real soft spot. uh, in terms of the trump strategy, because these people are charged, as i

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>> know. >> the supreme court. >> had to review the. >> use of obstruction. >> charges in january, six cases decided they. could not be used. >> in that context. >> so here, one senior. >> administration official. >> says this is a fact finding mission. they want to go in and figure out why these cases were brought. they say that, quote, they were in some cases a huge waste of resources. this is not about all the january 6th cases. we are talking specifically about cases where obstruction of justice was one of the charges. now, this is a memo and email from the acting u.s. attorney, ed martin, and he is asking for all information related to the use of this specific charge. now, of course, there is a legitimate concern that this could become a broader investigation into prosecutors who investigated january 6th. but as of now, our reporting is that this is specifically focused on the use of obstruction of justice in the january 6th, related cases. >> all right, paula reed, thank you for the latest on that. boris. >> it is a clash of the tech titans. bill gates versus elon

musk. in a new interview with the sunday times, the microsoft founder is blasting his fellow billionaire for embracing right wing politicians abroad and sounding the alarm about his rival's political influence. gates tells the paper, quote, it's really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries. he goes on to say, quote, you want to promote the right wing, but say to say that nigel farage is not right wing enough. i mean, this is insane stuff. gates adds, we can all overreach if someone is super smart and he is, they should think about how they can help out. but this is populist stirring. let's talk about all of this with cnn chief media analyst brian stelter. brian, what do you make of these remarks coming from gates yes. >> and gates is about to launch a book. >> next week, so we're going. >> to be hearing. >> more from. >> him in the days and weeks to come. as the sunday times article points out, these two men are of different generations, and in some ways, you could probably view bill

gates as the establishment figure versus musk, very much anti-establishment. now very much on the trump train. gates is one of these older tech billionaire types who is now on the sidelines wondering what to make of it all. and we've heard that from other people who have known musk for decades, as well. as musk has become more radicalized and has embraced right wing politics in the past few years, we've heard from his former allies and counterparts, you know, colleagues who have noticed this dramatic change. and here is bill gates of all people, saying some of what musk is now spouting is insane. >> and beyond british politics, brian musk recently made a virtual appearance at a campaign event for germany's far right. at this point, what role is he playing in politics not only abroad but also here in the u.s. >> right. he's using his megaphone in ways that people like. gates are unaccustomed with. bill gates, for example, is saying, you know, when you're when you're as rich as i am, you pick a few issues, you focus on those. you don't go and try to change people's votes in

other countries. that's gates's position. that's his point of view. he says, for example, i didn't want brexit to happen, but i didn't tell people how to vote. musk doing something very differently. he's openly campaigning for that far right party in germany and making an appearance via zoom over the weekend at a rally for afd. so he is putting his his muscle and his megaphone behind his political views. there's less evidence that musk is using his own personal wealth to influence politics in other countries, but he's definitely using his x account and his public appearances. and now that musk has an office with the trump white house, it makes everything musk does even more complicated. you know, when he goes out and endorses a party in german elections, what does that mean about trump? what does that mean about u.s. foreign policy? things were complicated for elon musk a month ago, but now they're even more complicated because of his u.s. government affiliation. >> it is a fascinating dynamic. brian stelter, thank you so much. so still to come, it is rare and pungent. why people waited for hours to smell

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flower. >> burnt tires? >> yeah. this is actually the first time the corpse flower has bloomed since it arrived in brooklyn in 2018. it's only going to last for a few days before it collapses. i find it hilarious that people are smiling like, yeah, it's it's putrid. it's it's a real thing. this attraction to bad smells. it's called olfactory obsession. i just googled it. i find myself doing this with, like, cheeses and stuff at the grocery store. i'm that guy that's standing there like, yeah. >> i'm taking it home, putting it on a cracker. >> yeah. >> okay. but what would you wait in line for hours, like? i mean, people are waiting for hours for this thing. what weird thing would you wait in line to sniff. >> some scrambled eggs at a super bowl party? yeah. you don't like scrambled eggs? >> i love scrambled eggs, but not as. no, i want my wings. i want some seven layer dip. you want to up it to 8 or 9? really? bring the game. that's fine. >> with some celery salt. >> no. absolutely not. absolutely not. you know who agrees with me? i'm sure jake