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. >> he strolls in the door naked at 2 a.m. >> it was. >> our anniversary. >> elizabeth wagmeister cnn, los angeles. >> all right. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. we begin this hour with this breaking news. just moments ago, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy getting a hug and a handshake there at ten downing street in london after a meeting with the british prime minister, keir starmer. and while that happened in the last hour, we understand now that the meeting is over. zelenskyy has

as you heard from the cheers of the street outside, um, you have full backing across the united kingdom. um, and we stand with you with ukraine for as long as it may take. and i hope you heard some of that, um, cheering in the street. that is, the people of the united kingdom coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support ukraine, and our absolute determination to stand with you, unwavering determination. um, and to achieve what we both want to achieve, which is a lasting peace, a lasting peace for ukraine based on sovereignty and security for ukraine. um, so important for ukraine, so important for europe, and so important for the united kingdom. so i'm much looking forward to our discussions here this afternoon. thank you very much for making the time to

come. here. >> thank you very much, keir. um, mr. prime minister, happy to be here. and really, i saw a lot of people and i want to thank you people of the united kingdom. such big support from the very beginning of thisar. thank you. your team. and i'm very happy that, uh, his majesty the king accepted my meeting tomorrow, and i'm thankful that you organize such a summit for tomorrow. and we are very happy in ukraine that we have such strategic partners. we signed with you historic documents. yeah, we have only with you such documents with the united kingdom. so we are happy. and, uh, we count on your support and really, really, really happy that we have such, such partners and such friends. >> fantastic. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> well, this meeting is in

sharp contrast to that one right there. zelenskyy's meeting yesterday with president trump, which devolved into a heated exchange between zelenskyy, president trump and vice president vance. zelenskyy posted this morning, however, that he still believes the u.s. remains a strategic partner despite the incident. he also defended his actions at the white house and says it doesn't have to be a deal breaker. we've got full coverage for you. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson is in london. nick paton walsh is live for us in kyiv. and senior white house producer betsy klein is with the president in florida. so nick, to you first, what more are you learning about what happened at the meeting? it sounds like it was pretty short because it's over now. correct? >> yeah. so it's about an hour and 20 minutes in duration. the symbolism around it, the hugs when the prime minister came out of ten downing street, walked down the street to hug president zelenskyy. he doesn't do that normally. he doesn't hug many people. normally, it's just not something keir starmer is given to doing. but look at almost

that, that that session you just played there, the sort of little question and answer or discussion backwards and forwards. you've heard all the thanks from the british people. thank you to the british people. thank you for your support, all of that. it was almost a sort of a textbook. this is the way to do on camera diplomacy. such a contrast to that fractious meeting at the white house just yesterday. and i think the british prime minister setting the tone of how he wants to conduct relations with president zelenskyy, how he intends to deport, if you will, the conversations that he will have with the european leaders who will come tomorrow. the fact that they're coming, that they're putting their support behind president zelenskyy and finding a way to immediately help increase and secure the defense and security support for ukraine and look forward to the longer term, whatever the security guarantees are going to be. these are going to be the

key issues that they'll be pushing forward. but i think there was one other takeaway from the meeting here that was significant as well. we know that when keir starmer, two days ago was at the white house, gave president trump that letter from king charles ii inviting him for a state visit. well, this seemed very unusual today that president zelenskyy is getting a meeting with king charles tomorrow at one one of king charles's countryside residences. that as well, i think, sends a big message from the uk. not just this political message, but a wraparound message from the uk that the king is stepping out a little bit from what he would normally do to meet with president zelenskyy. having just said that, he'll meet with president trump and witnessing what happened in the white house. i think that also sends a very strong message from the uk as well about where they stand. >> right. and especially since when keir starmer was at the white house, it was quite the presentation to hand deliver the invite coming from the king for

that visit of trump. and then now zelenskyy will be having something very similar. all right. thanks so much. nick paton walsh to you in kyiv. uh, what has been the reaction there? how are people digesting all that? transpired? >> look, it's whiplash, to be honest, to go from the oval office where they found their president, in their opinion, berated for defending basic truths of how ukraine perceives where it's been over the past three years, to this, where he is hugged by the same man who flattered president trump days earlier with an invitation for a state visit. the second state visit, he said, unprecedented in history. this is just part of this sort of, frankly, for most ukrainians, horrific past two days. they urgently need to know that the united states is stably behind them as their key military and aid backer. and now we are in this phase where that is entirely in doubt, where there are senior americans suggesting that maybe zelenskyy needs to step aside to heal this

relationship with the nato secretary general, mark rutte, is saying zelenskyy needs to fix his relationship with u.s. president trump and his senior circle. so starmer here is very clearly trying to remind ukraine and the rest of the world that what happened in the oval office is probably, i think it's fair to say, an aberration rather than how the rest of the western world views ukraine. and we will see tomorrow large numbers of european nations turning up for this key meeting, which was meant to be about capitalizing upon the success of french president emmanuel macron and keir starmer, visits to washington to drag trump and his administration back into the european security orbit. odd that we even have to suggest that that was ever in doubt. it's been such a plank of european security for 80 years. and so tomorrow, i think there will be messages trying to suggest that europe feels it wants to back ukraine, regardless of the outcome of zelenskyy trying to fix his relationship with president trump. i have to say there are

doubts within europe about what it can effectively do without the backstop, as they say. but really, the logistical and heft, logistical might and the heft of the united states. that's a key question here. and so it goes back to zelenskyy and his ability to reach back across the atlantic and try somehow to get the white house back on speaking terms, that the scenes in the oval office for so many ukrainians left them with existential dread, because without the united states, we are dealing with a front line that may collapse with a military whose morale will significantly suffer, and the ultimate possibility they run out of ammunition at some point soon. even before you start talking about the damage that a rapprochement between washington and moscow increasingly likely could potentially do. so starmer's embrace is extremely important here, but they won't fix it by itself. >> all right, nick, thank you. betsy, to you now. republicans, they've been pretty quick to fall in line behind trump and defend him. and all that transpired. what are they saying

today? >> that's right. resounding support for president trump from his republican allies in congress and in his cabinet. but of course, all of this just such a dramatic breakdown from a key u.s. alliance with ukraine. now, trump, for his part, views foreign policy through more of an economic lens than some of his predecessors and has been trying to position himself as a dealmaker, trying to broker peace between ukraine and russia, something that he campaigned on, frankly and said during the campaign trail, really questioning the future of u.s. aid for the war torn country. but we saw him bring zelenskyy into the oval office. that very heated exchange that devolved after about 40 minutes of otherwise pleasantries. really, president trump and vice president jd vance, both berating zelenskyy for not expressing enough gratitude. also parroting some russian talking points. now, after that

meeting broke up, the two sides retreated to separate areas in the west wing, where trump consulted with his aides, who told him that this expected deal on critical minerals should be called off and zelenskyy should depart. now, national security adviser mike waltz was then dispatched to tell zelenskyy and his team they were no longer welcome at the white house. waltz continued that harsh treatment of zelenskyy just a few moments ago in an interview with breitbart news on sirius xm. waltz compared zelenskyy to an ex-girlfriend who, quote, wants to argue. he also said that zelenskyy had an opportunity to apologize and say he wants to reset, but waltz said he did not take that opportunity. now plans for a lunch, a press conference and that critical minerals deal signing were scrapped. the russians, for their part, reacting with some surprise. but frankly, glee in public statements that we've seen so far. but trump's top allies

quickly praising the president. we should remind our viewers that trump believes that public support for the ukraine, for ukraine and for zelenskyy has waned in recent years. but all of this, a sign of trump dramatically reshaping alliances and foreign policy abroad. diplomats say tense talks between world leaders happen all the time, of course, never in front of cameras like this, fredricka. >> all right, betsy klein, nic robertson nick paton walsh, thanks to all of you. appreciate it. all right. joining me right now to talk more about the fallout from friday's tense and unprecedented white house meeting. is democratic massachusetts congressman seth moulton. he is a member of the house armed services committee. congressman, great to see you. >> good to see you, frederica. >> all right. so immediately after words yesterday, i heard you on the air. you called it embarrassing. you called president trump a coward. congressman gregory meeks said trump wants zelenskyy to surrender and that trump is undercutting ukraine. so you've had a night of sleep on what?

you know this after what the world witnessed yesterday. how are you seeing things today? >> it's exactly the same. and it's a really sad place for america to be, and for the freedom loving world to be. because this is dangerous. it's not just dangerous for ukrainians who have been fighting for freedom for years. it's dangerous for all of europe, where our nato allies are facing down vladimir putin, who is basically just getting a green light from the white house. it's dangerous for the world because xi jinping might be actually the happiest person right now, because he is getting a green light to go ahead and potentially invade taiwan, which could very well lead to world war iii in the pacific. the stakes are incredibly high. i don't think most americans understand just how dangerous what trump and vance is doing. what they are doing is to our national security, to world peace, because they are throwing deterrents out the window. they are just saying, go ahead. murderous dictators walk all

over us. >> former national security adviser and former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice, sees it also as very dangerous, similar to your point of view. and she said this on cnn last night about the accumulation now of actions in this month long. administration. >> this was a setup designed to, uh, humiliate and antagonize the giveonald trump a pretext for o what he has already indicated he is intending to do, which is to stop military assistance to ukraine. so we are in a really dangerous. not to mention shameful situation. >> do you think, you know, what happened yesterday was a setup? >> i mean, i'm not sure how else to see it. uh, it's just incredible hearing these republicans spin stories to justify the unjustifiable, to somehow provide some fig leaf

over a traitorous commander in chief. i mean, it's it's just it's just incredible to hear them trying to, you know, explain away this. i don't care what suit zelenskyy was wearing or not wearing. i don't care that zelenskyy didn't get down on all fours like jd vance does before donald trump. zelenskyy is there fighting for his people, standing up for his country, trying to enter a tough negotiation where he knows he cannot survive. his people cannot survive unless they get security guarantees from the united states, because the only person who believes what vladimir putin says about ending the war, about some some peace agreement to follow all the others that he has violated in ukraine. the only person who believes vladimir putin is donald trump. so i give a lot of credit to zelenskyy. he should stand up to the president of the united states when the president of the united states is trying to sell him out to russia.

>> and zelenskyy did try to stand up and even kind of correct the record a number of times. he tried to say to trump, you have an ocean protecting you, but you will feel the influence later. and that clearly set off president trump. but very quickly, russian leaders have been responding using words like history and slap down. so how did all of this end up further empowering russia, in your view? >> i mean, it is said to putin that you're going to get away with this. you want to invade a sovereign country, you want to murder hundreds of thousands of people. just go ahead and nato can be next. nato countries where u.s. troops are stationed, where american kids will die if russia starts invading. that's the message that trump is sending to russia. and frankly, to every murderous dictator around the world. >> beginning with the u.k. prime minister keir starmer, who just in the last hour and a half

welcomed zelenskyy to ten downing street. he gave him a hug. he gave him a handshake. other european allies have been rallying around zelenskyy now ahead of a meeting with allies tomorrow. how do you think this ultimately will impact the relationship between the u.s. and european allies? >> oh. >> it's. in really. >> dire straits. i mean, i was in munich two weeks, two weekends ago, where bipartisan delegations. this is a really important point. republicans and democrats from congress were sitting together trying to desperately reassure our european allies behind the scenes. republicans are saying the same thing as us democrats, that trump is the one who is wrong here, that we should be supporting ukraine, that we need to stand by and strengthen nato. but obviously that's all out the window when it comes to being out there in public. you know,

republicans say one thing in private and a totally different thing in public that should tell you all you need. >> it's going to. >> take basic courage of these republicans. >> what is it going to take before those republicans you're talking about are saying one thing in private and another publicly to say publicly what they are thinking privately, at what point, what's the point of or the breaking point of that frustration? >> you know, my honest answer, and i hesitate to say this, but my honest answer is i think it might take americans dying. that's what it might take to get these republicans to wake up and just have the basic courage of their convictions, to say to trump what they say to me and all the rest of us behind the scenes. >> mhm. do you ever say to them when they tell you one thing behind the scenes, do you challenge them with why don't you say that out loud. >> all the time. all the time. you know, and you try to find a way to not just berate them. i mean obviously that's what it's come to, but to not just berate them, but to encourage them to just say, you know, hey, i said some critical things of biden. i said some things

against pelosi and other leaders of my party. and you know what? it's the right thing to do. if it's the truth. so you try to find ways to encourage them with your own experience to say, just give honesty a chance. try out integrity for once. but it seems to be lost on them. in the face of donald trump. >> mhm. congressman seth moulton, so glad you could be with us today. thank you so much. >> thank you. frederica. >> coming up, hundreds of weather forecasters are fired in the latest wave of doge cuts. it has scientists warning of dire outcomes. also, investigators have revealed just how long actor gene hackman was likely dead before he and his wife were found in their home. a live report next. >> cooked books, corporate fat cats, swindling socialites, doped up cyclists, then, yes, more crooked politicians. i have a feeling we won't be running

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say the circumstances are now suspicious enough, end quote, to warrant a thorough investigation. cnn's julia vargas jones joining me live now from santa fe with the latest. julia. >> yeah, fred, we have two new pieces of information that are pushing this investigation forward. one of them is that gene hackman was likely dead for nine days before he and his wife were found in their new mexico home. and that is according to data from his pacemaker. the medical investigator said the last activity recorded on it was on february 17th. another piece of information here is that both of them tested negative for carbon monoxide. monoxide poisoning. that's something that authorities have been looking into and a potential theory to how they came to die. take a listen to what else the sheriff said yesterday. >> it should be. >> noted there were no apparent signs of foul play. an autopsy was performed. initial findings

noted no external trauma to either individual. the manner and cause of death has not been determined. the official results of the autopsy and toxicology reports are pending. >> in a search warrant that was also released yesterday. fred, we got a little bit more of a glimpse into what the deputies that responded to that call thought could have happened. one of them saying that he believed that both of them might have fallen, even though they were in separate rooms of the house. they also say they've recovered a handful of items and medical items. so two pieces of of medication, one of them for heart disease and one of them for a high blood pressure. also tylenol and some medical records. now, one of the challenges and something that the sheriff spoke about yesterday, fred, is that usually you start an investigation from the last time the victim or victims were seen and construct that path up until the time of their death. but here, because both hackman and arakawa were very private people, they lived in a secluded home. they didn't

have recording devices. that has posed a new challenge in figuring out that timeline. exactly. in what the sheriff says, that they're, in this case, working on a reverse timeline from the time of discovery, and then the time of death and figuring out those steps from that moment back into the minutes and hours that led to both of their deaths and to the dog as well, that was found in the residence with them. fred. >> all right. julia vargas jones in new mexico. thanks so much. all right. for more insight into the investigation i want to bring in now, barbara butcher. barbara is a death. investigator. so, um, where would you what would your focus be in this investigation? based on what we've just heard? that is known. >> this is a very complicated investigation. and the first thing i would like to see are the medical records of both mr. hackman and miss arakawa. um, the time of death. uh,

determination. very difficult here. we understand that there is some decomposition. and in addition, mummification common in this region with, you know, very dry, cool air. uh, and i understand that mr. hackman had more mummification than did, uh, miss arakawa. the, uh, the most difficult part about this is that since they were secluded, since they were not seen on a regular basis, we don't have that initial determination of how many days since they were seen or heard from. it could be completely off. now, in this particular case, uh, we have good knowledge or some knowledge in that the pacemaker worn by mr. hackman, the last cardiac event was said to be on the 17th. i don't know if that was a fibrillation. uh, just a cessation of all function and

infarct, but that gives us a place to start from. and i think that's that's critical to the case now. >> mhm. um, and and you you also mentioned that uh, you know, while police or investigators have said there's that mummification, you just explained that, you know, the cool dry air, um, can help provoke that. investigators also have said that a german shepherd dog was also found dead. it was in its crate. two other dogs were found alive, but they were, you know, just on the property. how might the examination of the dog's remains help reveal something? about, um. what criteria? what caused that animal's death? um, or how that there may be a correlation between the deaths of the two human beings. >> yes. one would suspect immediately that if there are three, two people and an animal dead in in an enclosed space,

that carbon monoxide would likely be the answer. but this dog, sadly, is locked in a crate, and therefore i have to wonder if it's not a matter of dehydration and starvation that caused the dog's death as the other two were roaming free, they were able to eat and drink. um, as sad and. >> okay. sorry to interrupt. there. um. >> okay. >> well, i wonder about, you know, the results from the autopsies. um, uh, you know, toxicology report could take weeks. um, what will investigators be looking for? uh, in the toxicology or, you know, autopsy examination? >> well, um, it's been stated that they already had a carbon monoxide or carboxyhemoglobin

test, which is, you know, done through blood. of course, in this case, the blood would be probably dried or absent. and then we would go next to the organs, the hollow organs, which may contain some fluid. again, in the case of mummification. not likely, but we can do it on tissue. the interpretation of those results, though, is very difficult, because one's body gives off carbon monoxide during decomposition. so that's very difficult. then the autopsy itself, we're looking at a desiccated dried organs. but the absence of trauma i think here is. primary at least external trauma. and i'm going to i'm certain that they open the skull and examine the brain for subdural hematoma or skull fracture, as the result of a fall. certainly, the medication found near miss arakawa is going to be critical here. we don't know what it was identified as.

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