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>> hello and welcome. >> to all of you watching. >> us here in the united. >> states. >> canada and. >> all. >> around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. the world reacts to the showdown between donald trump and vladimir zelenskyy in the oval office. the ukrainian lawmaker gives us the reaction in kyiv. plus, the pope now said to be resting after a peaceful night following a potentially worrying development. while the live update from rome on his fight against pneumonia and another federal agency is hit by massive cuts. how this could impact your local weather forecast. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. >> relations between the united states and ukraine are in uncharted waters today. after a shouting match in the oval office between vladimir zelenskyy, donald trump and j.d. vance. it was a meeting that went from cordial to combative in just minutes. listen to this.

>> we gave you military equipment. you and your men are brave, but they had to use our military. if you didn't have our military equipment, if you didn't have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks. >> in three days. i heard it from putin in three days. this is something. maybe less in two weeks. of course. >> it's going to be a very hard thing to do. business like this. i tell you. >> we'll have a look. the body language in those pictures tells a dramatic story. you can see each president pointing, expressing anger and frustration. the trouble seemed to come about because president zelenskyy was asking for security guarantees as part of a peace agreement. after the meeting, president trump said he doesn't think president zelenskyy wants peace. zelenskyy went on fox news, saying he thinks his relationship with president trump can be salvaged. here he is. >> do you think. >> the public. >> spat in the oval. >> office in front of the media, served ukrainians well today?

>> i think this kind of this kind of spat is is i mean, this we have i mean, this is not good for both sides. >> do you think. >> your relationship with donald. >> trump. president trump. >> after today. >> can be salvaged? >> yes, of course, because it's relations more than two presidents. it's the historical relations, strong relations between our people. >> for reaction from ukraine, we're joined by member of parliament. and she's in kyiv. thank you so much for being here with us. so, i mean, that meeting unprecedented and potentially devastating for ukraine. what did you make of it? >> well, of course, we're. >> still processing. >> everything that. >> has happened 12. >> hours ago. >> but i think it's fair to say. >> that we all have been shocked with what we have seen. both donald trump and jd vance behaved as if the problem is

actually ukraine, as if the problem is the fact that ukraine wants security. and the problem that russia is attacking ukraine is killing ukrainians has not been mentioned once. it's a striking difference with how donald trump and his team is treating the president of the country. who is the victim of this aggression, compared to how they're treating the russian side. we have seen very cordial and nice conversations between between the american side and the russian side. about a week ago in riyadh. so this is, of course, of course, shocking for us to see. we do, however, hope that the talks will continue and then that this disagreement that we have seen yesterday will not be the final act of conversation between the ukrainian and the american side. so so i think we are now trying to figure out how to proceed from what has happened yesterday. >> yeah. i mean still still processing, i imagine, as you as you said there, i mean, you knew going into this that president trump wasn't a big supporter of ukraine, but in terms of the

wider reaction there in ukraine, do ukrainians feel like this was a a betrayal, a stab in the back? >> well, that is a feeling that is definitely there. uh, after all, we are all living in this war. we are all being attacked every day. uh, just over this night, ukraine has been attacked with over 100 drones from russian side. and not to mention that they are ongoing attack to the east and to the south of our country. and that given this reality that that we live and hearing president trump say that it's us who don't want peace, it's us who seem to be liking this war is is, of course, of course, very unexpected, to put it mildly. so, so there is the feeling that that donald trump doesn't grasp the reality of this war and what it costs us. and he continuously blames ukrainian side, which is, of course, not true. but at the end

of the day, i do still believe that the american and ukrainian interests do align. we both support democracy, we both support human rights. and that is the basis upon which we should build rebuilding our relationships after what has happened. >> so to rebuild that, we heard secretary of state marco rubio say zelenskyy should apologize. putting aside the moral merits of the case for the sake of ukraine, should he? >> well, if there is something after that apology, if there is any reliable offer on the table, then then, then it's up for discussion. and of course, it's up for the president to decide. but i and i'm saying that as a member of parliament from opposition, i still believe that the president is acting on the best interests of ukraine and is trying to protect the country that is being attacked by russians. so, so, so i'm i'm sure that he would be willing to do everything possible. but the

question is, is what are we aiming to achieve? and and the goal for us here is to make sure that this, this terrifying war actually stops. ceasefire. sounds like a good idea. i've read lots of comments from many americans who support donald trump saying, why don't you like ceasefire? look, we want ceasefire. but the question is, at what cost and what comes after that? what happens if the ceasefire is broken as it has happened before? and then if there is nothing, no guarantees, nothing after that, then the question is what is ukraine agreeing to accept for giving up its minerals? and then if we frame it like this, then this doesn't seem like a fair deal. so as long as there is a deal that will guarantee our security, it will guarantee that we are not being threatened every single day, then of course, i'm sure president will will act according to the best interests of ukraine. >> yeah. uh, you've called on europe to to step up its support for ukraine. the question is,

can ukraine and and europe basically do it alone? >> well, that is not an ideal scenario, but, uh, it is doable. and the question is indeed. now, how much support will the european leaders, uh, but also leaders from other countries, canada, norway, the united kingdom, australia, japan, all those countries have been supporting ukraine. and i do think that it's now time to step up in the level of their support. uh, and not just, uh, in words. actions speak louder than words. if they were to send over significant packages of military aid right now, i think this will improve the negotiating position both for ukraine and for europe. so yes, we can stand against russian pressure without american military aid. that is not what we are aiming for. and that's not an ideal scenario, but we should definitely work with the europeans and should hear very specific proposals on their side as to how they can help ukraine

under this, this, uh, unexpected developments. >> yeah. we're still measuring the reverberations of this consequential meeting. we'll see how how it all shakes out in the days and weeks ahead. so, susan, thank you so much. really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> well, u.s. lawmakers were quick to react to the diplomatic clash in the white house. house speaker mike johnson said president trump showed that he's putting america first, and that the days when the u.s. was disrespected are over. while house minority leader hakeem jeffries called the exchange shocking and extraordinary and urged the trump administration to show some. mature leadership. other responses largely fell along party lines as well. >> the president of the united states is a coward. who is vladimir putin's puppet? the vice president of the united states is a rogue and a coward. who is donald trump's puppet. >> and i think what president trump is trying to do. >> is bring the conflict. to a

resolution. >> if the rug is. >> pulled out. >> and. >> putin becomes. >> the big winner in. >> a forced. >> cease fire. >> not only that disaster for ukraine, but if anybody believes that putin will stop at ukraine, that he doesn't have in his eyes the baltic states, poland and others, they are not students of history. >> international leaders have rallied behind president zelenskyy after the oval office clash. canadian prime minister justin trudeau says ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience, and that their fight for freedom and democracy is what matters to all. australian prime minister anthony albanese echoed that statement. here he is. >> the people of ukraine have suffered greatly in defense of their nation and their national sovereignty. and russia has acted like a bully, a big country seeking to invade and to take over territory from another sovereign nation. in this case,

ukraine. and like the rest of overwhelmingly countries around the world, we have stood with ukraine and we will continue to do so. >> but hungarian prime minister viktor orban made it clear he's firmly behind donald trump. he said the u.s. president stood bravely for peace, even though that was difficult for many to digest. orban is a longtime ally of both the u.s. and russian presidents. cnn's larry madowo joins us live from paris with more. so, larry, when it comes to european reaction, most leaders at least seem to be rallying around president zelenskyy. take us through what you have been seeing. >> that's right. leaders from around the world are standing with ukraine, saying their support is steadfast and that russia is the aggressor here. what do you see here is this tightrope where all these leaders, while they support president zelenskyy in ukraine, they don't want to explicitly criticize president donald trump, as they have learned. that's going to be counterproductive. but here in europe, there's been whiplash

from that latest drama at the oval office. the shouting match between president zelenskyy and trump. and it's capping off what's been a few dizzying weeks for europe. just two weeks ago here in europe, at the munich security conference, vice president j.d. vance essentially attacked european democracy. and now this. you hear this furious back-channeling from different leaders. president emmanuel macron of france, for instance, did speak with president zelenskyy after that shouting match at the oval office. the elysee did not say what they spoke about, but a lot of other leaders have spoken among themselves. and this is what president emmanuel macron said after that drama, pointing out that this was not started by. ukraine. >> we all know the situation. there is an aggressor and that is russia. there are people attacked who are from ukraine. we were all right to help ukraine and sanction russia three years ago, and to continue to do so. and when i say we, i'm talking about the united states of america, the europeans, the canadians, the

japanese and many others. and that's it. therefore, we must thank everyone who has helped, and we must help those who from the beginning have been fighting because they fight for their dignity, for their independence, for their children, and for the security of europe. these are important things that we must remember in these moments. >> that is the sentiment across the region. the leaders of the european union commission, council and parliament sent out a joint statement telling president zelenskyy he is not alone. they said that your dignity honors the bravery of the ukrainian people. be brave, be strong, be fearless. kim. >> looking forward now, there's a meeting between european leaders sunday. there have also been calls for an eu u.s. summit over ukraine. what are we expecting? >> we're expecting president zelenskyy to attend that summit in the uk. he's actually on his way right now. it's being hosted by prime minister keir starmer, who was also at the white house,

ingratiated himself to president donald trump, offered a state visit, a letter from the king. and that is what they were hoping that president zelenskyy would do. he didn't do that because he felt he had to stand up for his people. and so these leaders, when they meet in the uk, have to figure out a way to salvage this relationship between the uk, between ukraine and the donald trump administration. even though president zelenskyy did tell fox news that he feels it can still be salvaged. so that's one thing. leaders of germany and france and sweden and denmark and the netherlands, turkey will all be at this meeting. they're hoping to deliver that thing that president zelenskyy was asking for at the white house. those security guarantees from the u.s. in fact, maybe some air cover if there is going to be some deal to end the war. that's one thing. but the italian prime minister, giorgio melanie, who's been an ally of president trump, also did stand with ukraine. she says any division in the west favors those who want an end to the civilization. and she has called for a joint summit between the u.s. and its european allies to

discuss the current war in ukraine. but any other future threats they may face, because they feel, and many european leaders agree, that america can no longer be the reliable partner that it's been for decades. kim. >> all right. we'll be monitoring these meetings, see what comes of it. larry madowo live in paris. thank you so much. so as the political drama played out in the u.s., ukraine took more drone fire from russia. air raid sirens were activated in kyiv friday night, while one person was killed and another one injured in odesa, ukraine's second largest city. kharkiv was also targeted. officials say drones hit a medical facility and started a fire. dozens of ukrainians have been killed in russian attacks since trump's recent phone call with russian president vladimir putin. so with the u.s. casting doubt on further support for ukraine, european leaders have promised to step up with military contributions. and earlier, i asked mick ryan, a retired major general of the australian army, whether europe can actually shoulder the

burden. here he is. >> i don't. >> think it is the end of the. >> war, or russia will automatically win, but you would have to step up very quickly with a lot more military and economic assistance to be able to help ukraine. if the u.s. was to pull out its aid. >> so the war looks as though it will potentially continue for for even longer than it might have. uh, let's say yesterday. looking at the big picture, the war now entering its fourth year, it settled into a kind of a stalemate. and that's due in part to technology, which is something i know you've been studying. ukraine seems to have the edge when it comes. when it came to the the innovative use of technology, especially early on. but how and when did that change? >> well, the. >> ukrainians are still very good at bottom up innovation and battlefield innovation. unfortunately, the russians are fast followers and they're able to industrialize innovation at a

scale. the ukrainians aren't able to. that has led to the current situation we've got and the unfortunate circumstance we find ourselves now is that whilst everyone has been looking for a breakthrough on the battlefield, president putin has now achieved one in the political environment. >> yeah, absolutely. and so when we're looking at that use of technology, i mean, take us through exactly what we're talking about in terms of of drones and other technology and whether ukraine, you think can potentially regain that edge or does this all ultimately come down to to who can churn out the the most heavy weaponry, the conventional weaponry, and send the most soldiers to the front lines? >> yeah, unfortunately, there's no silver bullet, no single technology. but the changes we've seen on the battlefield are due to a convergence of drones, increased visibility of what combatants are doing not just through drones, but through civil sensors. and then the digital capacity to share that with just about every

participant on the battlefield. that is a very different environment, even from just a few years ago. but at the end of the day, on top of that, you still need to be able to produce more than the adversary. and that's where the ukrainians are having a challenge, both in industrial production and in manpower. >> straight ahead recovering from a setback after pope francis experiences breathing difficulties. the vatican shares more positive developments on its status and the next phase of the gaza ceasefire and hostage deal between israel and hamas remains uncertain. the first phase is set to end today. now one side is blaming the other for the stalled talks. we'll have more coming up. stay with us. >> here at morgan stanley. old school. hard work meets bold new thinking to help you see untapped possibilities and relentlessly work with you to make them real.

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from the vatican on the pope's health. >> yeah. >> you know, every. morning we get. an update. >> it really sort of a basic update. >> that. >> i think. >> more than anything. >> just confirms that he made it through the night. >> you know, we've. >> got that on their telegram channel, those. evening bulletins where we find out more of the details come from the medical side of things. >> and last night. >> was very alarming. the idea that. >> it had yet another. >> of these bronchial spasms that he'd had what seemed to be a crisis of sorts, which would have included intervention. >> but what we're looking. >> at when we look at those bulletins is, is some of the words they're using. they said that he. >> was cooperative. they said that. >> he was lucid, that he was vigilant. and so we. >> know. >> then or we can understand from that that he didn't pass out or he wasn't, you know, didn't lose consciousness is basically what they're saying. and, you know, we're hoping for a better report tonight when that when that medical bulletin comes later here in rome. but we've seen a steady, you know, crowd of people gathering here at the hospital. and you see it in saint peter's square, too. a

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>> call now. >> welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. world leaders are reacting to the diplomatic disaster that happened live at the white house on friday. it was an unforgettable meeting between trump and zelenskyy that turned into a shouting match. the situation went downhill quickly after president zelenskyy requested security guarantees as part of a peace deal with russia. >> we gave you military equipment. you and your men are brave, but they had to use our military. if you didn't have our military equipment. >> you invited me. >> you didn't have our military equipment. this war would have been over in two weeks. >> in three days. i heard it from putin in three days. this is something. maybe less in two weeks. of course. yes. >> it's going to be a very hard thing to do business like this. i'll tell you. >> alexander bogdanov is a senior fellow at the carnegie russia eurasia center and at the

european university institute, and he joins us now from berlin. thank you so much for being here with us. so just to start off, your reaction to that incredible meeting. >> well. it's up to. ukrainians to decide whether zelenskyy met their expectations. but from the russian side, it's looking like this. what has happened between trump and zelenskyy and ukraine has exceeded even the boldest expectations of the kremlin. they can hardly believe their luck. the reaction the official reaction is very cautious because they they are. really not believing what's going on. for the last month, including the last evening. first, president trump called putin. first, he was ready to discuss ukraine without ukraine and even without nato and europe. vice president in münchen, vice president seung min kim was arguing that the biggest threat

to the democracy is not, a rise of authoritarianism or not an autocratic kremlin, but the liberal censorship. it's exactly the argument you hear from the kremlin official media for years, and president trump refused to call russia an aggressor. and finally, we see how it ended. what what, as you call it, diplomatic disaster. uh, ukraine. ukrainian american relations survived yesterday night. >> yeah. and along with some of the things that you said there, it seems significant that again, in this meeting, president trump was parroting some of putin's lines, like ukraine being potentially responsible for starting world war iii. and trump pushing the idea that zelenskyy doesn't want peace. but putin somehow does. >> exactly, exactly. as a former diplomat 20 years ago, more than 20 years ago, i can say that the

setting of the meeting looked strange from the protocol perspective, because there are five americans speaking their native language. there was one zelenskyy speaking before in one sitting, a bit a side of the others. but it's of course not about the setting, about, i suppose the disaster is not even about the tones, although the tones of both sides were not diplomatic, but they understood the deal from the very beginning, very differently. it became clear that president trump has very little argument or almost no argument against putin, but he has one very important in his talks to president zelenskyy. it's u.s. aid. and he he started from the very beginning to use this very effective tool to threaten zelenskyy, to deprive ukraine of the u.s. aid, to strike a deal. and this is suspicions in in kyiv were that the deal, uh, would be striking at the expense of, uh, of ukraine and on russian terms. this is the

reason. >> mhm. you touched on sort of some of the, the diplomatic elements of this, the diplomatic games. i guess we've heard some suggest that this was basically an ambush by president trump. that was kind of pre-planned to take umbrage and enable him to side with putin. do you think that's likely? >> well, i know this theory of provocation, but it's always an assumption that we cannot prove. so i would would prefer to concentrate myself on what we're really seeing and what and what we can guess. and what we've really seen was not. really typical. but again, for my opinion, the reason is, uh, more profound or more deep than just a diplomatic ambush or the rise of the tones. it was a fundamental difference in understanding of of the peace. of the peace deal. >> well, let's talk about then, what we've seen. one thing that was interesting. president trump framed the you know, what he

called the russia hoax as a as a shared experience with putin. i want to play this clip of president trump. here he is. >> let me tell you, putin went through a hell of a lot with me. he went through a phony witch hunt where they used him and russia, russia, russia, russia. you ever hear of that deal? that was a phony. that was a phony. hunter biden, joe biden scam. hillary clinton, shifty. adam schiff it was a democrat scam, and he had to go through that. and he did go through it. we didn't end up in a war. >> so, i mean, it seems odd, right? trump making putin sound like a comrade in arms. what do you make of that? >> it's exactly what i've said in the very beginning. it's a exceeds any kremlin's expectation. because if you compare. uh, the mood in moscow, in the in the russian capital in 2016, and before trump, president trump reelection. and now last year, it was very

different. in 2016, the expectation was the expectations were much higher, much, uh, like we can really cooperate and strike a deal and agree the spheres of influence. but it didn't came true during the first president trump term. so the expectations in the kremlin were not as high this time. and now they were very cautious, thinking that the rhetoric may change. but fundamentally, the united states will continue to help ukraine to, uh, to see russia as a as a strategic enemy, a strategic adversary. uh, may be some small changes, maybe very slowly. uh, some, some changes can happen. but as quick, as fundamental as it happened, it was totally unexpected. and i even see that the russian diplomacy is quite. unprepared because they don't make enough efforts for such

change. and they putin explanation. if you, uh, if, if you listen to his, uh, speech in the russian army, they on 2020 3rd of february was was this that this change is a result of a heroic deeds, uh, of russian army in ukraine? so russian, military campaign in ukraine changed the world order. that was exactly, by the way, declared from the very beginning that one of the russia's goal when russia started this war, not just to take pieces of the territory, change the regime, but to change the world order more globally. >> yeah. we shall see what what changes arise after that extraordinary day that we saw, uh, alexander godunov in berlin. thank you so much. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> well, analysts say the tensions between the two leaders have been building for years. in fact, they date back to trump's first term, as we heard. cnn's brian todd explains. >> disrespectful.

>> a historically traumatic public. >> falling out. >> i'm serious. you're gambling with the lives of millions of people. you're gambling with world war three. you're gambling with world war three. >> a 180 degree turn from how president trump had described ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy just the day before. >> we're going to get along really well. we have a lot of respect. i have a lot of respect for him. >> then on friday. >> you're not acting at all thankful. >> tension that had been smoldering well before this oval office display. >> there was personal. >> animus that you could see. >> there. >> especially from trump. >> a personal animus that dates back to trump's first administration. trump pressured zelenskyy to investigate hunter biden during a 2019 phone call about u.s. aid for ukraine. >> it was a perfect phone call. >> their early. >> interactions are donald trump. >> attempting to. blackmail president zelenskyy. >> withholding hundreds of millions. >> of dollars of u.s. >> military assistance while he pressed zelenskyy.

>> to launch. >> investigations of his. >> political opponents? >> zelenskyy tried to stay out of the fracas. >> i'm sorry, but i don't want to be involved. nobody pushed. it pushed me. yes. >> in other words, no pressure. >> the nays. >> are, democrats alleged, a quid pro quo. and trump was impeached but acquitted. >> i think that left a bit of a bad taste in mr. trump's mouth because he has a long memory. he's like that. >> since russia's invasion of ukraine in 2022, trump has falsely blamed zelenskyy for the conflict that vladimir putin ignited. >> he should never have let that war start. that war is a loser. >> compared to. >> vladimir putin. zelenskyy just. >> doesn't measure up. >> in trump's mind. zelenskyy is not the kind of leader that trump admires. >> zelenskyy is closer. >> to the leaders. >> of europe. >> in style and. >> substance. and trump has nothing but scorn for those leaders. he sees them as weak, as effeminate. >> zelenskyy has publicly expressed his frustration with trump before a year ago, telling cnn this. >> i can't understand how how

donald trump can be on the side of putin. >> and in september, zelenskyy told the new yorker, quote, trump doesn't really know how to stop the war. trump took note of the insult. >> he's making little nasty aspersions toward your favorite president. >> could zelenskyy have managed the relationship better? >> this is almost certainly. >> not how. >> his advisers and supporters in europe advised him to handle donald trump. knowing of this tense history between them. >> even if mr. zelenskyy had more. >> uh. >> fuzzy warm time with mr. trump, at the end of the day, it's vladimir putin who mr. trump admires the most. >> what could zelenskyy do for his part, to try to repair the relationship? analyst susan glasser says zelenskyy could try to go to america's best friends in the region britain, france, germany and poland to solicit their help in getting back on donald trump's good side. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right, after the break, the united states weather agency

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others will suffer greatly, including huge property loss. cnn's allison chinchar has more on noaa's crucial work. >> the national weather service. >> and noaa. provide a. variety of critical data, and. >> that includes the. >> observed weather data that we get from surface stations, like weather stations on top of schools and businesses and buildings, ocean buoys and hurricane hunters are critical for getting information about tropical systems as well as hurricanes. but by far the most vital form of the observed data comes from weather balloons. these are launched twice a day, every day across the entire country, and they not only provide what is taking place in the atmosphere at that moment, but also that information gets then fed into the forecast model data, and that really helps us with accurate forecasts. now, one of the concerning things about the weather balloons, specifically for kotzebue, alaska's national weather service office, is that they are now indefinitely suspending weather balloon launches simply because they do not have the staffing. another thing that's concerning is the equipment maintenance and the upgrades.

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offensive tweets overshadowing her historic moment. as the first out transgender person nominated for acting at the oscars. >> was there ever a discussion of rescinding. >> that nomination? >> all of our nominees are invited. >> to attend the oscars. i think what's so important. >> this year? we have over 200 nominees. we need to celebrate. >> all. >> of our nominees. >> kramer also insists the oscars shouldn't get political. is that something that throughout the night, you want to steer clear of? >> absolutely. we do talk to them about keeping things focused on the. >> work. >> but this is really a moment for the artist to to have for themselves. >> the day of our. >> interview. >> kramer made a wickedly big announcement. >> we have incredible performances lined up. doja cat, liza ray, cynthia. >> erivo, ariana. >> grande, queen latifah, oscar nominee. >> those superstars. >> will replace the tradition of best original songs performed on

stage. those nominees will be celebrated in a pre-produced segment. there's so many categories. >> that are televised. >> is that something that needs. >> to be addressed? >> last year we had all of the awards on the show and we came in under time. we were under three hours and 30 minutes. it's possible to do this in a way that's entertaining. >> speaking of entertaining. >> other award statues. >> think i'm funny? >> conan o'brien is hosting the oscars for the first time. >> he's a lovely person. number one, he's a humanist. he's apolitical. he invites everybody in to enjoy. >> strolling the. >> door naked. >> at 2 a.m. >> it was our anniversary. >> elizabeth wagmeister cnn, los angeles. >> newly unearthed frieze in the ruins of pompeii offers a rare glimpse into a mystery of roman antiquity. have a look here. these scenes of a wild cult ritual once lined a spacious

banqueting hall, entertaining guests in the first century b.c., the excavated artworks depicts the procession of dionysus, the greek god of wine. life sized images reveal practices meant to help people shed inhibitions. pompeii's archeological park says the frieze is crucial to understanding classical mediterranean life, and they plan to open it to the public immediately. well, it is carnival time in brazil. the celebration annually attracts millions and kicked off in rio de janeiro yesterday. now, one of the must see events is the carmelita's block party. celebrants wear nun's habits. some of them dressed so scantily they'd never be allowed in any convent. participants indulge in a little debauchery, singing, dancing and enjoying the stalls before the more solemn days of lent, when they're expected to repent for all of their sins. all right, that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. i'm kim brunhuber for viewers in the u.s. and canada. cnn this

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