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viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, you are watching cnn newsroom, and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, european leaders unite promising to take the lead to end ukraine's war. but they make clear they will still need the support of the united states. donald trump prepares to address congress as new polling reveals americans are concerned about his priorities. and hollywood celebrates its biggest night. we'll take a look at all the highlights from this year's oscars. >> live from atlanta. >> this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. british prime minister keir starmer says the west is now at a crossroads in history, as european leaders move to take control of negotiations aimed at ending the war in ukraine. at a key summit in london, mr. starmer said leaders were

working to craft a plan to stop the fighting, which would then be presented to the u.s. french president emmanuel macron told newspaper le figaro that france and the uk have proposed a month long limited ceasefire in ukraine. all this coming just days after zelenskyy's explosive meeting with u.s. president donald trump at the white house. the ukrainian president said his country is ready to sign a rare minerals deal with the u.s., a deal zelenskyy had been expecte tensions, the ukrainian leader called the u.s. a strategic partner and had this to say about the relationship. >> i think our relations with the u.s. will continue because this is more than relations. during a certain moment we must be open. ukraine is not the biggest country in the world, but everyone can see how it fights for its independence and freedom. i represent the interests of a country that

heavily depends on support from partners. so of course, if i am invited for a constructive dialog for solving real problems, for serious questions and real resolute actions and answers, i will be there. out of respect for america, the american people, the president and the two parties. >> and during all of this, there has been no let up to russia's attacks on ukraine. on sunday, the mayor of kharkiv said a drone targeted an apartment building, which sparked a fire and injured eight people. cnn's clare sebastian is following developments. she joins us now live from london. good morning to you, clare. so what more can you tell us about what came out of this summit and where do things go from here? >> well, look. >> i think it was very clear, rosemary. >> that the. >> summit needed. >> to be more than. more than about nice words. there needed to be. >> an actual action that came out of this. so there you see this plan that's starting to take shape, perhaps led by the uk and france, to, to quote the british prime minister to stop

the fighting, we need to see a little bit more meat on the bones of that. yet what we know so far is only what's been reported in le figaro, which is that it could include this month long truce, which would involve an initial phase, merely sort of the war in the air, at sea, and then to stop attacks on critical energy infrastructure, moving later to, to to the issue of troops on the ground and on the front lines. so that's what we know so far. i think there were two key audiences that europe was trying to balance here. number one, of course, ukraine to try to strengthen their hand, make sure that they were firmly at the center of this process, to try to build them back up so that they could build back ties with the u.s. after that catastrophic meeting in the oval office on friday. i think to an extent that certainly was helpful that president zelenskyy met with the king as well on sunday, perhaps easing some of the political pressure that the uk prime minister keir starmer, has felt after offering president trump that second state visit with the king. i think the second audience

clearly is the u.s. it is very clear listening to the british prime minister, keir starmer, that their preapproval for this plan was sought. he spoke to president trump on friday night, he said, and on saturday night a lot of pre-work was done before the leaders met in london on sunday. and so i think president trump was party to that. and i think you do see in this idea of a truce, perhaps some nod to to the sort of the actions that president trump has spoken about. he has been pretty clear that he didn't want to talk about security guarantees before there was a ceasefire. so the idea of a truce perhaps gets closer to that. but look, the secretary of state, marco rubio, was on abc on sunday. he said not a lot about this plan. he said he'd spoken to the british and french foreign ministers on saturday, but he seemed to suggest that not much had changed in the u.s. position. take a listen. >> everyone knows the history here, the back and forth. we understand that, we all understand that. but the question now is, can we get them to a table to negotiate? that's

our goal. don't do anything to disrupt that. and that's what zelenskyy did, unfortunately, is he found every opportunity to try to ukraine on every issue. then he confronts the vice president when the vice president says the goal here is diplomacy, he immediately jumps in and challenges the vice president. what kind of diplomacy? so we all understand that putin is not going to be an easy negotiator. >> well, i think look, there's several problems there specifically for ukraine. the use of the phrase ukraine is clearly negative and doesn't suggest that much progress has been made in repairing the fraying ties that we saw in the oval office on friday. i think, look, if you count the numbers of times that we had the phrase lasting peace from european leaders over the weekend, there is a serious concern that the u.s. approach of bringing russia to the table, first, of essentially elevating russia while diminishing ukraine, would not achieve a lasting peace. but look, the reality is the europe and ukraine continue to insist that they cannot do this. they

cannot get to a point of a real deterrent, a postwar deterrent that would actually work and deter further russian aggression without the u.s. so i think the focus now potentially goes back to to zelenskyy. is there some kind of strong gesture he can offer to the trump administration that would repair this frayed relationship? >> rosemary and claire, how is russia reacting to all of this? >> so clearly this is more and better than russia could have ever hoped for. and th of this? >> so clearly this is more and better than russia could have ever hoped for. and they are very much exploiting t ongoing pr winds that they're getting out of this. the rhetoric incrsingly, that we see from russia is sort of emphasizin the idea of europe a the u.s. being divided. clear, this is grist to the mill. they ha long been looking for holes in the nato alliance. they're continuing to sort of praise trump as the grown up in the room here. and i think the overtly overt or indeed veiled criticism that we hear of

zelenskyy and ukraine from the u.s. just fuels the argument in russia that zelenskyy is, number one incompetent, number two illegitimate, and mber three, unwilling seek peace. so we saw a new interview from the ruian foreign minier, sergei lavrov, on sunday. take a listen to portion of th. >> if you look at historin. >> retrospect, you. >> will see that the americans did not play any such inflammatory role. andow, after biden's presidential ter came the people who want to be guided by common sense, who bluntly declare, we want to put an end to all wars. we want peace. and who is currently demanding the continuation of the banquet in the form of a war. europe. >> so, i mean, look, you have to point out that russia s spent much of the past three yea, and even more than that, blaming the u.s. for fomenting a lot of global conflicts. so clear this is a reversal. this is an here in terms of what this nt actually does practically. i don't think this makes any concessis from russia any more

likely. they haven't made any so far. they haven't suggeste at they will. sergei lavrov last week in a separate press conference, said that russia still wants to to to conquer all of the four territories that it's illegally annexed. it still hasn't done that and that they may have ambitions even beyond that. so i think those maximalist goals of russia in ukraine haven't changed. and meanwhile, look, they have said, of course, putin has suggested that he would be willing to come to the negotiating table with the u.s., but they are clearly gointo come to that table if indeed we get to that point, very much emboldened. rosemary. >> thanks to clare sebastian bringing us that live report from london. a senior u.s. official says the u.s. has now suspended operations and planning for offensive cyber operations against russia. the official called the move a major bl, as planning for such operations takes time and research to carry out. there is also conrn the pause o

operations will make the.s. more vulnerable to potential cyber attacks from moscow. u.s. president donald trump will face lawmakers on tuesday, addressing a joint session of congress for the first time in his second presidential term. it's an opportunity for mr. trump to reassure voters about his leadership. since he took office, we've seen the president's indiscriminate firings of federal workers, threats of massive tariffs on u.s. allies and his catastrophic white house meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. a cnn poll taken before that meeting shows that a majority of americans are unhappy with how president trump is doing his job. 52% disapprove of his performance, only 48% approve. well, cnn's senior white house reporter, kevin liptak, explains what president trump's supporters hope his address will accomplish. >> the speech president trump is planning to deliver on tuesday

to a joint session of congress is typically one of the biggest audiences for any president in any given year. the dynamics, of course, with trump are somewhat different. he has completely dominated the nation's attention since taking office 41 days ago, but certainly this will still be a moment for him to deliver kind of a cogent explanation of everything he has been doing since taking office. this slash and burn attitude towards the federal government, gutting certain agencies, laying off tens of thousands of federal workers. what you hear from republicans is this hope that the president will be able to explain what he has been doing to an audience that has been growing sowhat skeptic, and certainly a new cnn pl, you do see for predent trump, the negatives now outweighing the positives on the question of how americans approve of the president. 48%, percent say that they approve, compared to 52%

who say they disapprove, which is about the same as a cnn poll in mid february. and i'll note that this was taken before that fracas in the oval office with president zelenskyy on friday, but still represents an undeater aval rang for a president. only about a h and few weeks into his term. the second metric that we pulled when asked whether trump had the right priorities, 40% said yes, he did 52% no said no, he didn't. and what's interesting there is that the doubts about the president's priorities extended to a small but notable share of those who still express support for the president on other measures. so 12% who said thathey approved of the president erall saidhat his priories haven't been in the right place. and so this speech will be an opportunity for the president to kind of demonstrate exactly how the actions he's taken in office can affect everyday americans and, in his

view, improve the lives of people who are living across the country. the other audience that he'll want to be speaking to in this speech are the lawmakers who are sitting in the room as they prepare tpass the presidt's agenda, whether it's cutting federal spending, whether 's rewritg the tax codewho want to lay out some ecific priorities for them as they plan to move forward. now, president trump's advisers say this speech is meant to try and connect directly with americans. but of course, how the president's speeches are previewed versus how they actually materlize are sometimes two very dferent things. and it has been intesting go back and wat the prident's addresses from his fit time in office. his spee in 17 was relately by the book. it struck some bipartisan themes, and it was relatively well received. four years later was a mpletely different stor much more combative. the president had justeen impeached,nd when he finished his speech, the then house speaker, nancyelosi, ripped up a copy of it in full

view of the cameras. but certainly the political landscape has now shifted dramatically. the republicans in that room are almost entirely on the president's side. ey control both houses of congress, and you can expect aaledicry tone from the presidt. but if he hopes for his approval ratings to change fromhis speech, he will not necessarily be bolstered by his experience from four years ago. all four years, his speech didn't necessarily have a major effect on his approval rating, at least according to our cnn polling. kevin liptak, cnn, the white house. >> larry sabato is the director of the university of virginia's center for politics. he joins me now from charlottesville. good to have you with us. >> thankou so much, rosemary >> so america and thworld watched that stunning exchange between ukraine's president zelenskyy and u.s.resident trump fridayukraine now says it's ready to sign the rare earth minerals deal wi the

u.s. dpite that fierce exchange. how bad was the domestic fallout from that? and how much worse could this get? as european leaders make it very clear their standing with zelenskyy on this? >> we're only starting to get public opinionls comg in and giving us sense of how americanreacted tohat happened in the oval last friday. i wouldn't say ed trump or vanc uh, w i haven't en a precipito drop in trump's apoval, i have seen some drop, uhparticularly among inpendents. and that's really the group tt can swing. it's already obvious that the republicanhaveound a way to make this work for donald trump. and that is to say tt zelenskyy was rude and it was inappropriate for him to react in the way he did. although most people who are fair minded, i think would say it was very inproprie fothe host, naldrump and his assistant host, vice president vance, to

react in theay they did. >> and what could althisean for support for ukraine going forward?nd will republicans get behind trump, or will there be some pushback this time? >> that's the critical question on the republicans, because we ow thathey have all supported almost all supported ukraine fromhe begning. some ofhem were the staunchest supporters and accusedemocrats of not backing ukraine enough. we, of course, now that donald trp has essentially endorsed putin ancome o against ukraine, at least temporarily, the republans have bically fall in line, as they always do. they're aaid trump. wever, i do think based on couple of contacts that i've had this weekend that the reagan republicans and there are still some of them there, some of them are older, uh, they are unhappy with what's going on, and they're waiting for the opportunity to reassert support for ukraine. so this is not

over. and the democrats and independent wi also have something to say, though, as we alknow, the republicans are on washington. >> and on another issue, president trump and his republicans are losing support due to elon musk's aggressive cuts to federal government jobs and services, and many voters not appreciating the sledgehammer approach when a scalpel works better. and some republicans are being confronted and threatened by saying they e them out. one town hall in kansas, standing out in particular. will republicans be punished in two years for this? do you think. >> it's a long time for people to remember? americans are not known for their long memories. politically, however, it's very clear there was another one in texas today. the people showing up in these deeply red districts, the deeply republican conservative districts are not all democrats. in fact, i'd say from what i've seen, a majority of them are either republicans or independent conservatives. they're angry about what they

see. trump, and particularly musk doing. they regard this as irresponsible and as sloppy, and they didn't expect that. they thought that there would be surgical cuts, but not the kind of sledgehammer approach as you turned it, that they are seeing. so yes, it could affect their futures. it could cause some republicans to lose. although we have a long way to go before 2026. >> and of course, president trump will address congress tuesday after an explosive first month in office with those aggressive cuts to federal government, higher prices as well, and, of course, a massive shift in u.s. foreign policy. what are you expecting to hear from trump on tuesday? >> uh, i'm expecting to hear a long list of the great achievements, the historic achievements, the greatest achievements in american and possibly world history that he has already done, uh, in just these approximately six weeks in

office. and the republicans will set a new record for cheering and applause. what's going to be interesting is to see what the democrats do. i've already heard that some of them are thinking about walking out. others are thinking about boycotting the session, and still others are considering whether they could boo and get away with it without actually creating sympathy for trump. so there may be more drama there than there normally is. how it will play out depends on how the democrats execute this. >> and that is part of this too, isn't it? because a lot of voters feel the democrats are not pushing back enough on trump and what he's doing, but they're they're trying to assess their strategy on this, aren't they? >> yes. they're trying to figure out what to do. nancy pelosi, i think, doesn't want them to do much of anything except sit on their hands. and that may be the most effective way to approach it. but the democratic activists, the rank and file democrats have just about had it with the democratic

leadership. they are furious that people aren't fighting trump more strongly and sternly than they are. so that's what's going to show on tuesday night. who's won that argument, at least temporarily? >> larry sabato, always a pleasure to get your perspective on all matters political. thank you. >> thank you rosie. >> hollywood celebrated its biggest night with fabulous fashion and plenty of joyful tears. who won big at the oscars? we'll take a look when we come back. >> you're as much to blame for what happened to me as he is. >> i chose. >> to do what i did. i don't regret it. >> may you never die until i kill you. >> would you do? >> i'm a thief. >> you admitted to a capital crime. >> any charge would be forced to hang me. i told him more than once. i want him to move out. is he violent? >> i will. >> not die with this world

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um, really incredible. this is a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. >> honora also claimed the biggest prize for best picture and best director, going to sean baker. adrien brody won best actor in a leading role for his work in the brutalist, in which he played a struggling immigrant architect in post-world war two america. and zoe saldana won best supporting actress for emilia pérez. she recalled a real life immigrant story in accepting the award. >> my grandmother came to. >> this country in 1961. >> i am a proud. child of immigrant parents. with dreams. >> and dignity and hardworking hands, and. >> i. >> am the. >> first american of dominican origin. to accept an academy award, and i know i. >> will not be. >> the last. >> another special moment during

the ceremony, local firefighters were brought on stage and got a standing ovation for their heroic work battling the l.a. wildfires earlier this year. and joining me live from los angeles is journalist rebecca sun. she is the former senior editor of diversity and inclusion for the hollywood reporter. great to have you with us. >> thank you so much, rosemary. >> so honora was the big winner, triumphing at the oscars with best picture director and actress mikey madison. as we saw taking home the award after going up against some big hollywood names. so how surprised were you that such a low budget, independent movie did so well? >> well, so. >> honora won the palme d'or at the cannes film festival. so it didn't necessarily come out of nowhere in terms. >> of people who have been paying attention. >> to film. um, you know, it was not a complete surprise. especially since. >> the. >> academy in recent years.

>> has had a pattern of rewarding these independent films. these tend to be the kinds of. >> movies that. >> are sort of made for artistic merit. and so not entirely surprised. although mikey madison winning over demi moore, uh, i genuinely was shocked. >> yeah, indeed. and what about your reaction to adrien brody winning best actor for the brutalist? >> so adrien brody was a frontrunner this award season. he has won most of the major awards leading up to the oscars. and so that wasn't an entire surprise. um, it was considered very well deserved. his his performance in the brutalist as hungarian holocaust survivor who's an architect. um, is, uh, you know, was was very, very critically acclaimed. and it's interesting because he came in. he holds the he still holds the record for the youngest ever oscar winner when he won for the pianist back in 2002. so it was a little bit of a full circle moment, which he alluded to in his speech, talking about how

now, as a man who's in his early 50s, he doesn't take this kind of success for granted. and that's what he talked about in his speech. >> right. and i do want to watch that movie. and zoe saldana won best supporting actress for emilia pérez. despite all the controversy surrounding that movie. what did you think of her win and what did you think of the movie? >> so emilia pérez, i think that for people who were emilia pérez detractors, and just to give a little context, there are that movie came under criticism from both the trans community as well as the mexican community, saying that that movie really didn't faithfully represent their actual authentic experiences. that said, even among critics of that film, they did feel that zoe saldana was one of the high points. so i do think that that win was well deserved. um, her speech was very heartfelt. it was so beautiful. what she talked about in terms of the power of women and really saluting the women in her family who came before her and who

surround her. i thought that was such a lovely moment. and to talk about being the first dominican american to win as well. >> yeah, that's certainly powerful. and what what were some of the other standout moments for you at sunday's oscars? >> you know, i really loved how the ceremony opened. i thought it was really nice before going to the comedic monologue to open with a brief montage of, um, a classic l.a. movements and l.a. moments in cinema, as well as that gorgeous performance by cynthia erivo and ariana grande using songs from the wizard of oz and from the wiz and from wicked. i just thought that was a really powerhouse and super classy way to open the night and to salute los angeles, the city that birthed hollywood and has been through so much this year already. >> rebecca, thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. >> thanks so much for having me. >> of course. still to come, volodymyr zelenskyy speaks to reporters following a week of dramatic diplomacy over how to

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summit in london on sunday. keir starmer warned that the west is at a crossroads in history as europe seeks to take control of negotiations on ending the war in ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy received a strong show of support just two days after his clash with u.s. president donald trump and vice president jd vance in the oval office. prime minister starmer revealed that he, along with france and several other nations, are working on a plan to stop the fighting. he called for a coalition of the willing to enforce a peace deal, and he said the reality is they still need american support. >> not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can't mean that we sit back. instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency. the uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others. europe

must do the heavy lifting, but to support peace in our continent and to succeed, this effort must have strong us backing. >> our nick paton walsh is in kyiv with zelenskyy's takeaways on the european leaders summit and his disastrous white house meeting. >> well after the solidarity. >> of the. >> rehabilitation of president zelenskyy. >> that this significant. >> meeting called in a. >> hurry with european leaders, pretty much all of nato, apart from the united states, give or take a few countries. zelenskyy sat down with the media in london and gave his sort of most wide ranging public comments since the incident in the oval office, and asked if he was ready to sign the rare earth mineral deal. he said indeed, yes. even though we have heard from u.s. treasury secretary scott bessent that they do not believe the deal is currently, at present on the table still. and he was also asked to if he felt that he could salvage the relationship with the united states. here's what he said.

>> as regards. >> to. salvaging the. relationship that you asked about. i think that. >> our. >> relationship will continue because this. >> is more than relationships. >> however. >> everyone can see how ukraine is fighting for its independence and freedom, and we are grateful to the people of the united states. >> now, many of trump's inner circle have indeed begun to suggest on sunday that it is zelenskyy. that is the problem. who needs to step aside? and he gave an intriguing answer, sort of a riddle, frankly, suggesting how impossible that would be. we know elections here in wartime would be a horrific idea, exceptionally complex and fraught. but here's his answer when asked exactly whether he was contemplating resigning. >> if i am to be changed and i'll hear, how can i put it with what's happening with the support? it will not be easy, because it is not enough to simply hold elections. you would have to prevent me from participating in the elections, and it will be a bit more difficult. you will have to

negotiate with me. and i said that i am exchanging it for nato membership, and then it means i have fulfilled my mission. >> the reporter also asked him if he'd take the opportunity to apologize directly, like some of the trump inner circle suggest he possibly should for what happened in the oval office. he didn't take that directly. instead, he responded saying about the severe losses that ukraine had endured and also saying when it comes to people suggesting he doesn't want peace, that he wouldn't want to stop the war. just today, he wants to stop the war from even happening in the first place. i paraphrase there, and so a conciliatory tone he struck, certainly speaking only in ukrainian, not necessarily ceding to the immediate demands of some of trump's inner circle, but certainly suggesting he is willing to sign the rare earth minerals deal. he would like to see the relationship with the united states continue. but really, it is that notion of the personal relationship between trump and zelenskyy that still hangs over ukraine's most key pillar of support from the united states. we are, though, beginning to get a slight idea as to exactly what this european

summit, which said it would get european militaries together and essentially work out how they might be able to assist or even provide a reassurance force to ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. french president emmanuel macron, who has been key in this getting on monday. trump it seems to agree to invite zelenskyy to the white house to sign that rare earth deal for that ill fated meeting. macron, speaking to the figaro newspaper, suggested the possibility of a month long partial ceasefire that would really involve air, sea and stopping attacks on energy infrastructure. both sides have been hitting each other very hard across their energy grids over the past months, essentially a confidence building measure of sorts, one that macron suggested could potentially be easier to monitor than a widespread ceasefire across the front lines. and so we are beginning to get technical ideas floated now as to what a peace process might somehow look like. we are so far off from that, and i'm sure there will be many in ukraine worrying about hearing that idea and whether the russians will escalate their attacks on

infrastructure as a result of it. so a lot moving as a result of this european meeting. clearly, a lot of work still needs to be done to mend the relationship between zelenskyy and trump. but also, i think many more details emerging, too, of what europe is willing to do. nick paton walsh, cnn, kyiv, ukraine. >> critics have been outraged by what seemed to be an oval office ambush of president zelenskyy. several democratic lawmakers went on the sunday morning talk shows to criticize trump's attack on the ukrainian president. >> we stand. >> with our friends. >> not our enemies. we go into negotiations. the great country of america goes into negotiations with strength, not surrender. and i was appalled by what happened in the oval office. >> i think he was cornered and he was bullied. >> in the oval office. >> and, margaret, that just. >> makes. >> us look weak. >> you know, i. >> think donald trump was trying.

>> to look tough. >> jd vance. >> was. >> trying to look tough. >> the only. >> winner in. >> that. >> exchange is putin. so it was a sad day for our country. >> it was a dumpster fire. >> of diplomacy. >> zelenskyy is. >> leading a. country trying to defend. >> democracy against. >> an authoritarian dictator. >> putin, who invaded. >> his country. >> and i think millions. >> of americans. >> are embarrassed. or ashamed that you have a president of the united states who says that ukraine started the war, that zelenskyy is a dictator. he's got it exactly backwards. >> democrats criticism of trump will undoubtedly continue on tuesday, when the president makes his first address to congress since his november reelection. that speech will give critics another chance to voice their opposition to trump's actions and policies. but as arlette saenz reports, it's not exactly clear how they plan to do it. >> democrats will face a fresh

test this week as they're looking to counter president trump's joint address to congress. democratic leaders are hoping to present a united front, as they are trying to argue that trump's actions in his first six weeks in office, and the plans that republicans want to pursue in the coming months will not help, but instead will hurt the american people. one way they're trying to highlight that is by bringing guests to the state of the union, who are individuals who have been negatively impacted by trump's early moves. that could include fired federal workers and other individuals who might be involved with programs that were subjected to those funding freezes. in these early weeks. now, democrats have also chosen democratic senator elissa slotkin of michigan to deliver the official rebuttal to trump's remarks. it's an interesting choice because slotkin is a freshman senator who was one of only two freshman senators to actually win in a battleground state that trump

won back in november. she has often talked about the need for democrats to talk about kitchen table issues in order to win back voters in the upcoming elections. now, while that is a big focus of the democratic response, there are some who are considering not attending this speech at all. one of those is democratic senator chris murphy, who has really been a leading voice in the pushback against trump. here is why he has decided not to attend that speech on tuesday night. >> i think that state of the union speech is going to be a farce. i think it's going to be a maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation. we're going to stop that billionaire takeover, that destruction of our democracy, only by fighting them every single day. a lot of democrats think maybe you should, you know, fight every third day. you should reserve your power and jump out of the bushes at the right moment. i just think that we have to be on the offensive 24 over seven. >> now, for the democrats who are in the house chamber on tuesday night, they will also have to decide whether to try to

respond or react to trump in real time on the spot. former house speaker nancy pelosi, who famously ripped up the speech that trump delivered during his last state of the union as president, she is urging democratic lawmakers to exercise some caution, saying in an interview that they should essentially just let trump stew in his own juice. it all comes as democrats really have struggled to stop trump's actions in the first six weeks of his presidency, and they also have yet to settle on a cohesive message and strategy for how to push back on those actions. but the varying tactics of democrats will be on display during the speech, as democrats are still trying to find their way out of the political wilderness. arlette saenz, cnn, washington. >> more news when we come back, including swift condemnation for israel as it keeps humanitarian aid out of gaza. the latest in the middle east next.

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of more than 2 million palestinians who are already enduring immense hardship due to a campaign of devastation and forced displacement. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel has agreed to this proposal by u.s. special envoy steve witkoff. under this framework, on the first day, hamas would release half of the hostages still in gaza, and over the next seven weeks or so, ending on april 20th, at the end of the jewish holiday of passover, the remaining hostages would be released. in exchange for that, they would continue to release palestinian prisoners and surge aid into gaza. but he had a warning. >> there will be no free lunches if hamas thinks that the ceasefire can continue, or that it can benefit from the terms of phase a without us receiving hostages. it is deeply mistaken. >> during the 42 days of the first phase of the ceasefire,

dozens of israeli hostages were released. hundreds of palestinian prisoners as well, and aid got into gaza. the international committee of the red cross that facilitated the transfers said it saved countless lives in gaza and warns that any unraveling of this agreement risks plunging people back into despair. people like these residents of gaza. >> i hope the truce lasts and that these wars finally end. our children are terrified of the bombings. we want peace for ourselves and our kids. enough destruction. we don't even have a place to live. >> hamas has rejected that u.s. backed proposal to extend this first phase of the ceasefire. hamas has also called the israeli decision to block aid to gaza a cheap blackmail and a war crime. what hamas wants is for israel to move on to phase two of the ceasefire negotiations

that would involve the withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza and talk of a permanent ceasefire, an end to the war. israel does not want to do that and says there is no automatic transition between phases. that appears to be the stumbling block here to these negotiations. in the meantime, the people of gaza, 2 million plus people living in essentially an area that's become ruins, will continue to suffer. larry madowo cnn, paris. >> we turn now to rome, where pope francis is stable but still being watched closely in hospital. cnn's ben wedeman joins us live from rome. good morning to you, ben. so what is the latest on the pope's condition? >> good morning. rosemary. >> well, we got. >> the usual. >> one line statement from the. >> vatican press. >> office saying that pope francis slept well. >> through the night. >> we had a more. detailed statement from the vatican. >> yesterday saying. that his

situation remains stable. but it's very precarious at this point, with the risk of some sort of further crisis remaining. keeping in mind, of course, that friday evening he had a respiratory crisis that caused him to vomit, and then he needed to receive high flows of oxygen to allow him to breathe. so at 88, this pope, who has a history of respiratory problems, sciatica, mobility problems, his situation remains very uncertain. and of course, the doctors are constantly saying that they the prognosis is still what they say is guarded. in other words, they don't really want to make any predictions at this point. nonetheless, this is a pope that he doesn't have a fever. apparently, he is eating normal food and is trying to go about his business as best as he can. now yesterday, sunday was the day for the usual angelus

prayers. however, he clearly was not able to deliver them, but he did sort of issue another statement. or rather somebody else read the prayers for him. and in that angelus prayers, he did say from here war appears even more absurd. let us pray for tormented ukraine, palestine, israel, lebanon, myanmar and sudan and kivu in the democratic republic of congo. so clearly he is watching the situation. he is staying abreast of events, but he certainly is not able to function as he certainly would like to. this is a pope well known in italian. they call him a nardone, which means a very stubborn individual. he wants to continue to work, and really, the doctors are basically having to read the riot act to him that

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