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>> hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world and to everyone streaming us on cnn max. i'm rosemary church. just ahead, a push for peace in ukraine. u.s. and russian officials set the stage for negotiations. but it's who's not taking part that's raising concerns, slashing staff. the federal aviation administration, now the latest agency to fall victim to trump's federal workforce, cuts. and israel's prime minister vows to finish the job against iran's nuclear power. we will look at whether he can convince u.s. president trump to back a potential strike. carlos de oliveira. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. well, saudi arabia is preparing to host critical talks between the u.s. and russia on how to

end the war in ukraine. sources tell cnn those negotiations will begin on tuesday. u.s. secretary of state marco rubio is part of the delegation. he says the next few days and weeks will determine whether russian president vladimir putin is serious about ending the conflict. here's what u.s. president donald trump had to say about it on sunday. >> i think he wants to stop fighting. they have a big, powerful machine. you understand that? and they defeated hitler and they defeated, uh, napoleon. you know, they've been fighting a long time. they've done it before. and but i think he'd like to. i think he would like to stop fighting. >> do you think he wants the whole of ukraine? or just, like, what do you think he wants? >> no, i think he wants to stop. that was my question to him. because if he's going to go on, that would have been a big problem for us and that would have caused me a big problem, because you just can't let that happen. i think he wants to. end

it and they want to end it fast. both of them. and zelenskyy wants to end it too. >> u.s. national security adviser mike wallace says the war in ukraine can't be ended on the battlefield. he is urging president zelenskyy to accept an economic deal that would give the u.s. access to ukraine's reserves of rare earth metals. well, the upcoming talks between u.s. and russian officials in saudi arabia have alarmed european leaders. they say they're worried the trump administration will be too quick to give in to russia's demands. betsy klein brings us the latest sylvia rivera. >> top officials from the trump administration are heading to saudi arabia for high level, high stakes talks with senior russian officials. we are learning that secretary of state marco rubio, along with national security adviser mike wallace and u.s. special envoy to the middle east steve witkoff, will meet tuesday with high level officials from russia. the

kremlin has put together a group of political, economic and intelligence figures, and they're going to be discussing efforts to end russia's war in ukraine, which is on the cusp of its third anniversary. we are also learning that saudi arabia is expected to serve as a key mediator during these talks. of course, this comes after saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman was a key instrumental figure in securing the release of that american who was wrongfully detained in russia just last week. now, senior officials familiar with this trip are characterizing it as a first step. an initial set of talks aimed at gauging whether russia is serious, in fact, about ending this war. and of course, it comes on the heels of that phone call between president trump and president putin just days ago. here's what president trump had to say. >> we're moving along. we're trying to get a peace with russia, ukraine, and we're working very hard on it. it's a war that should have never

started. >> do you expect zelenskyy to be involved in these conversations? what will his role be? i do. >> he will be involved. yes. >> now secretary rubio said that if these talks progress in the right direction, ukraine is going to have to get involved. he also indicated that the europeans could have to get involved in future talks. now, for his part, president trump is indicating that he could soon meet with president putin, also in saudi arabia. of course, all of this moving quite quickly, and we'll be monitoring those high stakes talks on tuesday. betsy klein, cnn, traveling with the president in west palm beach, florida. >> the uk's prime minister, keir starmer, says he is willing to put british troops on the ground in ukraine to enforce a peace deal, if necessary. he's also urging european nations to step up defense spending. starmer is among the european leaders who are holding an emergency summit in paris later today. french president emmanuel macron says

he spoke with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman on sunday, explaining that europe should be at the center of fostering peace in ukraine. matthew karnitschnig is the editor in chief at euractiv and he joins us now from berlin. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> so top trump aides are set to meet with russian officials in saudi arabia tuesday. without europe at the table and without ukraine, although u.s. envoy general kellogg says the negotiations will take place in kyiv this week. but how is a peace deal possible if the u.s. and the eu are not working together on this? and where does it leave the transatlantic alliance? >> well, the reality is that a peace deal probably is possible because the u.s. has all of the leverage here, and the u.s. is really the interlocutor that russia wants to speak to. putin

wants to speak directly to donald trump, as it were. it's really not in europe's interest, though, because they're the ones who are going to have to deal with the aftermath of this deal. and trump and his advisers have already made clear that it's going to be the europeans who are going to have to provide the troops for the peacekeeping mission that would come out of a peace deal if an agreement is reached. so the europeans really feel like they've been left out in the cold here because they're going to be not just sending these troops, probably, but they're also going to have to pay for it. and if you look at past situations where peacekeepers have been sent in to conflicts like this, this can be a decades long engagement. so the europeans really feel like they they've been kind of locked out of these negotiations, even though they're the ones with with the most at stake here. aside from the ukrainians. >> indeed. i mean, they are so

concerned about being cut out of the talks that they're holding an emergency summit monday in paris to discuss the issue. and uk prime minister starmer, as we've mentioned, says he's ready and willing to put british troops on the ground in ukraine to enforce any peace deal. consequently, he wants the uk to be part of these talks. why is the u.s. leaving europe and the uk out in the cold? >> well, i guess the short answer is because it can, and trump has never been a big fan of either the eu or many of the european governments, especially the german government. and i suspect that in washington the feeling is that if they want to get a deal with putin, it would be much easier, much quicker, to not include the europeans now. the europeans have also provided a lot of military aid to ukraine, not as much as the u.s. so, but it's not as if they haven't played their part here.

but the reality is, is that the u.s. is the the key player for the ukraine. without u.s. aid, ukraine wouldn't be able to continue on. and at the same time, the u.s. is the guarantor of european security still through nato, so that the u.s., the trump administration, has a lot of leverage here. this is obviously a departure from the biden administration and from the american mission, really, of transatlanticism of bringing all of the nato partners around the table together and making joint decisions. so it's quite shocking to europeans at the moment, even though i think many suspected this was going to happen when trump was was reelected, because he telegraphed as much over the past months that he was going to take a much harder stance on on europe. >> and you as vice president, jd vance, is threatening sanctions and military action to push russia's president putin into making a peace deal with

ukraine. and trump's special envoy, general kellogg, says russia must make concessions to help end the war. but what would those concessions look like? >> well, this threat of sanctions is interesting because russia's already facing a lot of sanctions, and so far they haven't really forced putin to to the table. and it does feel like he now has the initiative on the on the battlefield. that said, russia's lost a lot of men in this war. it has strained its resources pretty considerably. so, you know, i think in terms of concessions, they're probably going to have to give back at least some of the territory they've taken. they're going to have to signal to the west that they're not going to try to move into the baltics, for example, to estonia or lithuania, latvia. these are big concerns within nato that if there is a deal here that is to

the disadvantage of ukraine, that putin will quickly rebuild his army and move in on the next target. so they're going to have to be security guarantees, basically, that i'm sure the u.s. and nato, that putin is not going to try and go further here. >> matthew karnitschnig, thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> less than three weeks after a deadly mid-air collision over washington, d.c., hundreds of federal aviation administration employees are being fired. that story and more after a short break. stay with. >> us. >> what do you got there, larry? >> time machine. >> you're going to go back and see how the pyramids were built or something? >> nope. ellen and i want to go on vacation, so i'm going to go back to last week and buy a winning lottery ticket. >> can i come? >> only room for one. >> how am i getting home? >> sitting on my lap like last time? ronald? >> fine. but i'm bringing this. >> all right.

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>> it's important to mention that wilcox's term would have expired in 2028. her firing makes her the first person to be removed from the board in its 90 year history. elon musk's spacex brought a case to federal court last year, arguing two points that nlrb structure was unconstitutional and that it shouldn't be allowed to act on unfair labor practice complaints. apparently, that suit was an attempt to block the agency from moving against spacex for firing some employees, who complained in a letter about musk's behavior on social media. neither space nor tesla responded to a request for comment. spacex is not the only major company that has fought the nlrb in court. amazon in recent years has also sued over the existence of the nlrb, with the e-commerce giant still fighting the results of a union representation vote, it lost in 2022. that was the first time workers at one of amazon's

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this ominous statement on social media. quote, he who saves his country does not violate any law. here is larry's response. >> rahel solomon. that is one of the most disturbing posts he has ever made. and remember how many disturbing posts he's made? uh, that really, if you read it literally, it suggests that he who is saving the country, meaning donald trump, can violate any law. and it isn't really a violation because the means justifies the end. now, look, donald trump trolls us a lot. he always has. this could be just another troll, or it could be the introduction to a completely new approach to the presidency and an approach that will diminish democracy at the very least. >> and of course, president trump is continuing to flood the zone with a multitude of changes, including these federal government cuts, but also the way the u.s. is dealing with ukraine, the middle east, the

panama canal, greenland, renaming the gulf of mexico, arresting migrants, legal challenges and so much more. but the majority of americans voted for trump because he promised to bring down prices on day one of his administration, but instead prices have gone up, particularly eggs. so why is there so little outcry over his failure to address price gouging head on? >> mainly because the democrats have done a terrible job so far, at least, of mobilizing opposition to trump. they really are in desperate shape, and they recognize that they're trying to do something about it. but you need leadership on the out-of-power party, not just in the trump administration. you need someone who is organized and knows how to oppose a president like this, and they're simply not doing it to this point. it is interesting what you just said, though, rosemary, because i keep hearing people say that is people from the

trump administration. well, the american people voted to support this dramatic overhaul of american government. no they didn't. there may have been a portion that voted that way, but a large majority of the people who voted for trump simply wanted inflation to be whipped. that's a very different thing than what we're seeing from elon musk and donald trump today. >> yeah. and of course, you mentioned the democrats. what more should they be doing to confront president trump over higher prices? and of course, a rapid downsizing of the federal government? >> well, it would help if they all had the same message, you know, do they have they learned the practice of emailing talking points early in the morning? do they read them? would they be willing to communicate them throughout the day? sometimes i think they're still in the in the carrier pigeon era. um, there are just so many things they should be doing and could be doing and are not doing. they're just flummoxed. it's so different than the first trump

administration, when they knew they had to conduct the resistance. >> have my full interview with larry next hour. well, this week marks the end of donald trump's first month in his second term in the white house. it's been a wild month, to say the least. a cbs yougov poll finds that 53% of americans approve of the u.s. president's performance so far. 47% disapprove. whether or not they agree with his flurry of executive actions, 70% of americans say mr. trump is doing what he promised in his campaign. but a whopping 66% believe he is not doing enough to lower prices of goods and services. this comes as egg prices skyrocket and thousands of people are losing their jobs from his federal job cuts. coming up after the break, israel's prime minister is vowing to finish the job against iran. we'll have the latest on

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meanwhile, israel's security cabinet is expected to discuss phase two in the hours ahead. all this comes after the u.s. secretary of state's meeting with the israeli prime minister, where iran was high on the agenda. nic robertson has details. >> rahel solomon very clear. >> the two. >> countries in lockstep. and on iran absolutely joined up in their thinking. the prime minister of israel saying very clearly, the ayatollahs cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. marco rubio, doubling down on that. >> the common theme. >> in all of these challenges is iran. it is the single greatest source of instability in the region. behind every terrorist group, behind every act of violence, behind every destabilizing activity, behind everything that threatens peace and stability for the millions of people who call this region home is iran. and by iran, i mean the ayatollahs. by iran, i mean its regime, a regime who,

by the way, its people don't support. the people of iran are victims of that regime. >> they also spoke about syria, about lebanon, that neither of those two countries would be allowed to have a footing or a place for forces that would target israel's security. and on hamas and gaza. prime minister netanyahu saying the united states, israel in lockstep, and that hamas could be no more. >> i want to assure a. >> everyone who's now listening to us, president trump and i are working in full cooperation and coordination between us. we have a common strategy, and we can't always share the details of this strategy with the public, including when the gates of hell will be opened, as they surely will if all our hostages are not released until the last one of them. ie. israel is determined

to achieve all the war objectives we set after the horrific attack on october 7th, the worst attack on jews since the holocaust. we will eliminate hamas's military capability and its political rule in gaza. we will bring all our hostages home. >> and on that all important question of what happens next in the hostage ceasefire negotiations over gaza, prime minister netanyahu sending a delegation, a negotiating delegation to cairo on monday to discuss the phase one the first six weeks. part of that deal, the security cabinet here in israel monday evening will meet to discuss what to do about phase two, the much harder to grapple with phase that could bring about an end to the war. and on that, prime minister netanyahu indicating once the security council has discussed phase two, then he will instruct his negotiators who have gone to cairo how to discuss that further. nic robertson, cnn,

jerusalem. >> alon pinkas served as the former israeli consul general in new york, and he joins us now live from tel aviv. good to have you with us. >> good morning rosemary. >> good morning to you. so let's talk more about the joint news conference of u.s. secretary of state marco rubio and prime minister netanyahu. they focused largely on tehran, with netanyahu vowing to attack iran with u.s. support, while rubio said tehran threatens peace and stability in the region. but does that mean president trump wants to play any part in an attack on iran? >> well, i doubt that very much. mr. netanyahu sure as hell wants to drag mr. trump into a war against iran. but mr. netanyahu could also go at it alone. but that that requires a broader perspective here, because there are four major actors here iran, israel, the u.s., obviously, and saudi arabia. now the iranians are facing a simple well, it's not simple, but but a major

critical dilemma. do we negotiate under unfavorable conditions because the iranians realize that they have been weakened politically and militarily in the last year, and they are to a large extent isolated? so do we negotiate a deal and abandon us, a nuclear option, a military nuclear option, or do we go full steam ahead with the option and risk war? israel, on the other hand, is trying to, as i said, lure the u.s. into this, but can go at it alone because a deal which seems to be what president trump is going for. and he said that in his own voice. a deal would not be received well in israel. the americans face a similar dilemma. we we use coercive diplomacy. we impose even more sanctions. but we want a deal. the question is, what kind of a deal? and the saudis, in one sentence, the saudis, they want stability. and so i think that the saudis, who have a major

sway on on trump way, way, way more than mr. netanyahu would dream of having the saudis may, may end up driving or impelling trump to negotiate with iran. >> okay. so you seem to think that israel would go it alone if the u.s. doesn't overtly support an attack in iran, but but that that seems extraordinary, doesn't it? i mean, to go ahead without u.s. support or approval. >> yeah, absolutely. uh, he here's the thing, rosemary israel lacks the capability, both in terms of munitions. the required bunker buster bombs. you know, those 30,000 ton. uh, i'm sorry, 30,000 pounds. uh, bombs. and it lacks the ability for an aerial sustainable aerial attack. so, by definition, an israeli attack would be limited. and the repercussions may be very difficult. and israel may

go at it alone, even in a limited way. only if it gets a green light or some kind of an implicit consent from the u.s. even without american involvement, um, now, israel doesn't want to do this. but on the other hand, uh, there is a sense in the israeli intelligence and military community that this is an opportune moment that iran would never negotiate in good faith. and its weakness, isolation and lack of deterrence power. remember, rosemary, they had hezbollah in lebanon, which served not just as a terror proxy, but also as a deterrence proxy. the idea was that if israel attacks iran, uh, 25,000 missiles would rain on israel from hezbollah. well, that that's no longer the case, at least in the foreseeable future. and so so i think, uh, what mr. netanyahu is going to find out pretty soon is that, uh, the last thing that trump, president trump wants is to be dragged into one of those, uh, what are

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hospital bedroom behind me in the gemelli hospital on the 10th floor. francis has been in hospital since friday following a severe bout of bronchitis. this has been diagnosed as a respiratory tract infection, and he's receiving treatment at the gemelli hospital. now, the pope has been suffering from bronchitis for several days. he's been struggling to give speeches and finding it difficult to talk. the pope has canceled events for tomorrow, and it's unclear how long he will be in hospital for. the vatican say that all this depends on how well he responds to treatment. it's clear that the pope is not out of the woods yet. there is still a long way to go, but from this statement, what we know is that the pope's condition is stable. he's continuing to arrest on the orders of doctors, and of course, will be waiting for further updates when they come

from the vatican. christopher lam, cnn, rome. >> mourners laid flowers in moscow on sunday, one year after the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny. supporters filed by his gravesite expressing their sadness not only for themselves but for the country. navalny died last february after collapsing and losing consciousness in a russian penal colony. his mother also visited the grave and praised the bravery of his followers, who could risk possible reprisals by honoring her son. >> i know how hard it is. i understand the fears of those who come here no matter what. i sincerely believe that those who come here are for me the best people in russia, because that's patriotism. when you love your country and want to make it a little better, russia should be happy. >> navalny's widow, yulia navalnaya, encouraged people to

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here in virginia and across the region as storms really came down hard here. we're in salem, virginia. it's just outside of roanoke, virginia. this is the roanoke river right here behind me. right now, thankfully, the waters have receded. but earlier on sunday, this water was incredibly high, almost up to my waist. at certain points, one local gentleman in this area told me that it was higher than he'd ever seen, especially in this park. and you can tell just how much flooding was in this area. earlier on sunday, other places, though in virginia, were not as lucky because salem was relatively unscathed. besides some of this flooding that you see right here. the governor of virginia, glenn youngkin, on sunday afternoon submitted a request for an expedited major disaster declaration. it was for a number of reasons. according to the governor's office, it's because at one point, over 200,000 customers were without power. on sunday, 150 swift water rescues had to take place in this area of virginia and parts to the west, and also just to the west of u.s. two

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explains. thurles racecourse could a sipping. >> war be brewing? >> we're going back to plastic straws. these things don't work. i've had them many times, and on occasion they break. they explode if something is hot. they don't last very long. >> u.s. president donald trump. >> declaring it's the last. >> straw for paper straws. >> at least. >> those bought by the u.s. government. >> trump rolled back a biden era plan to buy more eco friendly utensils and phase out federal purchases of single use plastics. and even though the reversal applies to government spending, some people at this new york diner seem to agree. >> god bless donald trump. >> with some patrons describing paper straws as soggy and unnecessary. >> i am a very big fan of recycling, but i don't think so. we are going to save the world. over the past, draw. >> but environmentalists say straws are just the tip of the problem. one watchdog group says

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for our environment should not be a political issue. really. >> several u.s. states and cities have banned plastic straws, but some studies suggest paper straws are hazardous as well, with some saying they contain harmful forever chemicals. it's an ongoing debate, but not at the white house, where plastic straws are back on the table. allison chinchar cnn. >> team shaq won the nba's first all star mini tournament on sunday night. this was one of the biggest highlights of the night. steph curry nailed a half court shot. nothing but net. he was literally standing on the half court line when he pulled up for the shot. curry was the game's mvp, helping team shaq post a 41 to 25 win over charles barkley's team. chuck william byron has won nascar's daytona 500 for the second time in a row. the 27 year old took the

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unusual movie. >> it's the unusual thing about it, but i can't even parse it because it's my own thing, is that perhaps it takes the kind of well-worn theme which is like holocaust themed movies, and maybe comes at it from an angle that feels a little, i don't know, newer or more modern, more welcoming, less sanctimonious than a lot of the movies made on a similar theme. so maybe that's why. >> and in the best actress category, mickey madison edged out the favorite demi moore, who's been riding high on her comeback performance in the substance. madison spoke to max about the film. she stars in honora. >> rahel solomon film hit a nerve. have you got any feeling for that? >> i mean, i think sean makes films about humanity and touches on really interesting subject matter. um, and i don't know, i mean, i think that, uh, there is just something really special in the air. when we made this film. >> captain america brave new world is the number one movie at the u.s. box office.

>> you're not steve. >> rogers. >> you're right. i'm not. >> this is marvel studios fourth captain america film. it's expected to take more than $100 million over america's presidents day long weekend. that would make it the fourth highest grossing movie for the holiday. the top three presidents day weekend movie makers are also marvel films, with 2018 black panther leading the way. captain america brave new world stars anthony mackie and harrison ford. i want to thank you so much for your company this hour. i'm rosemary church. i'll be back with more cnn newsroom after shortlisted by. >> carlos de oliveira matthew alan livelsberger carlos de oliveira. >> it's the news. >> welcome back. >> but it's also kind of not the news. >> all the information on this show. so terrible. >> if i got news for you, news saturday on cnn.

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