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tomorrow at nine on cnn. >> hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and around the world. i'm linda kingkade in atlanta. great to have you with us. just ahead, we're entering another pivotal week in russia's invasion of ukraine. details on america's role in the upcoming peace talks amid russia ramping up its deadly strikes. the democrats are putting elon musk front and center in their political ads, while the u.s. president looks to unite republicans around a bill to keep the government funded. we'll have the latest from washington. plus, concerns within the scientific community on the federal workforce cuts being carried out by trump and musk. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with lynda kincaid. >> well, the stakes couldn't be higher for ukraine as it

prepares to resume talks with the u.s. and saudi arabia next week. president volodymyr zelenskyy heads there tomorrow hoping to patch things up with the white house and begin talks to end the war. the u.s. has yet to provide details on what kind of peace it hopes to achieve. mr. zelenskyy says russia wants anything but peace. drones and missiles have been pummeling cities across the ukraine ahead of negotiations, including the city of dobropillia, where at least 11 people were killed on and 30 others wounded. the ukrainian leader says that was a so-called double tap, which hit civilian targets first and then emergency workers in a second strike at that scene. well, for more, i want to welcome nada bashir joins us from london. good to have you with us now. so these u.s. ukrainian officials set to talk this week in saudi arabia, the first time since trump and vance gave zelenskyy that dressing down at the white house. what are the

expectations? >> well, it certainly is the first time we're seeing these high level talks since that unprecedented and hostile meeting between zelenskyy and trump in the oval office. the focus, of course, will be on trying to come to some sort of agreement on a peace deal, perhaps a partial peace deal, as has been suggested by ukraine's european allies. but what we've been hearing from the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, is his continued push for more security guarantees. but of course, what we've seen over the last few days from the u.s. perspective is actually a scaling back of that support from the trump administration. we've seen a pause in military aid. we've seen a suspension of ukraine's access to vital satellite imagery, which has assisted ukrainian troops in assessing russian troop advancements. and of course, we've seen that scaling back of intelligence sharing when it comes to intelligence that could assist the ukrainian military in targeting russia. now, whether this is being used as some sort of negotiating tactic to put pressure on ukraine remains to

be seen. but clearly that pressure is mounting from the trump administration. the focus of these talks is expected to be around the framework of what has already been discussed, just in the last week between ukraine and its european partners and allies. so a suggestion around a partial peace agreement between russia and ukraine, which would see a cease fire in the air and at sea, as well as stopping targeting of ukraine's energy infrastructure, as well as potentially a prisoner swap. but again, this is the broader framework that has been put forward by european allies in the hopes that this could then lead to some sort of lasting agreement or further negotiations down the line. it remains to be seen whether the trump administration stands on this, what kind of peace agreement they envisage. we know, of course, that talks between u.s. officials and ukrainian officials have been intensive, but there have also been talks ongoing, of course, with the u.s .'s russian counterparts as well. we've heard threats from the trump administration that they may lay

sanctions on russia if russia continues to target ukraine. but again, we haven't seen that materialize just yet as we continue to see the targeting of southern and eastern ukraine by the russian military. so a lot of questions up in the air, but a lot of pressure on both sides. and just on friday, of course, important to remember that the u.s. secretary of state, marco rubio, who will be present at these talks in saudi arabia, spoke with the ukrainian foreign minister, not only reiterating trump's desire to see an immediate end to the war, but also calling on both sides. both russia and ukraine, to take steps towards what is being described as a sustainable peace agreement between the two. linda. >> all right, nada bashir, thanks so much for staying across all of that from london. we'll speak soon. we are going to stay on this story. protesters in washington have sent a loud and clear message ahead of those talks in saudi arabia. take a listen. >> stand ukraine. stand with

ukraine. >> they unveiled what they called the world's largest ukrainian flag near the white house saturday. the point was to urge u.s. president trump to support kyiv. but one pro ukrainian official said rallies like this are also directed at average, americans. >> those gatherings are, of course, extremely important because it is extremely important for us to, in a way, assist ukraine in getting out the message to the united states and to american citizens about ukraine and about how ukraine matters and exactly what is going on and how it is that how frustrating it is that the administration has taken this strange position where it has embraced president putin. >> i want to go to canberra, australia, and malcolm davis, a senior analyst at the australian strategic policy institute. good to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> so now that the u.s. has

ended, intelligence sharing and aid, is ukraine effectively fighting with one hand tied behind its back? >> absolutely. >> when you look at how the intelligence sharing was supporting ukraine's ability to both coordinate offensive and defensive operations on the battlefield, as well as have early warning of incoming russian missile and drone attacks. taking that away has effectively left the ukrainians blind to incoming attacks and less effective in their ability to understand the tactical situation on the battlefield. in areas such as donetsk and kursk and kharkiv and other areas. so that gives the russians a tactical advantage on the battlefield. they can move more rapidly, more openly to attack the ukrainians, and at the same time the russians can launch attacks into the ukrainian rear areas against population centers. and the ukrainians have much less chance of intercepting those attacks. so it definitely has disadvantaged the ukrainians

and advantage the russians. >> and when it comes to upcoming peace talks, as trump effectively weakened ukraine's negotiating position. >> i think the ridiculous thing is that trump claims that he's cutting off aid and intelligence support to ukraine to try and get them to the negotiating table. but in fact, what he's doing is disinformation, incentivizing russia from going to negotiations, because russia now can make gains on the battlefield militarily. they can do more damage against ukraine with those long range missile and drone strikes. so there's less incentive for putin to agree to any sort of ceasefire. he'll agree to it eventually, but he may prolong the war and increase the suffering of the ukrainian people and grab more territory so that he's in a much more stronger position, when in fact he decides it's right for him to join any ceasefire negotiation. >> i mean, donald trump has certainly spoken very fondly about vladimir putin, but he has

also threatened additional tariffs. russia is heavily sanctioned already. just how effective are those sanctions three years into this war? >> look, i think trump or at least his advisers, would have to know that sanctions have not been that effective against russia. you know, primarily due to the fact that china and others in the brics and also the the global south have managed to provide economic support through trade to allow russia to circumvent the worst effects of those sanctions imposed by the west. so additional sanctions, i don't think, are going to have any real cost. and as for tariffs, it's virtually negligible because tariffs only work if you trade with the other country. and the united states does not really trade with russia. so trump's threat, if you want to call it that, to impose sanctions and tariffs is essentially meaningless. and i think quite a weak one. >> and when you listen to what donald trump has been saying, he looks to be pivoting to putin,

echoing russian propaganda, certainly turning his back on traditional allies, given that we are seeing the death toll rising in ukraine and what, given what the polish prime minister said, he wrote on on x that this is effectively what happens when someone appeases barbarians. i mean, can you fill the void if if the u.s. walks away? >> i think there's two questions there. in terms of ukraine, i think europe can try to contribute additional forces in terms of a peacekeeping force. if some sort of peace deal were made. but more importantly, in terms of providing military assistance and intelligence support to ukraine during the current combat phase, europe can probably go part of the way, but not all the way in terms of replacing the united states. the bigger question, of course, is can europe stand on its own against russia if the united

states withdraws from nato or fails to honor its obligations under article five of the nato charter, which says an attack on one is an attack on all? if the trump administration betrays its its obligations to nato, then europe has to stand alone. and some of the projections in terms of when russia might be rearmed and regrouped sufficiently to threaten nato are a mere 1 or 2 years away. so europe doesn't have a lot of time to get ready for that? >> no, not at all. time is ticking. malcolm davis, good to have your analysis from canberra, australia. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> well, democrats are using elon musk to rally voters. we're going to look at how they're seizing on a growing backlash against his tactics after the break. plus, brush fires burn across new york's long island. we'll have the latest on the state's firefighting efforts. stay with us. you're watching cnn.

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sunday, though, as high winds threaten to worsen conditions overnight. towering smoke plumes shut down parts of a major highway, and they continue to impact air quality in that region. at least two structures have burned down, but no evacuation orders have been issued so far. cabinet infighting and fresh tariff threats. it has been a whirlwind week for u.s. president donald trump. mr. trump now says he will impose new tariffs on canadian lumber and dairy products, and they could be here soon. cnn's betsy klein reports. >> well, it's been a week of tariff whiplash at the trump white house and president trump, for his part, really views tariffs and particularly the threat of tariffs as a key negotiating tool in this case against america's neighbors, canada and mexico, who he wants to crack down on the issue of fentanyl. starting on tuesday,

the president issued 25% tariffs on both mexico and canada, and later that evening, as markets were rocked, the president said there may be a little disturbance and asked american farmers to bear with him. and then the president received a direct appeal from american automakers gm, ford and stellantis, who encouraged him to lift auto tariffs, citing disruption to u.s. car sales. president on wednesday lifted those auto tariffs for one month and then a complete reversal by thursday, as the president announced he would pause tariffs on mexico and canada for an additional month by friday. that reprieve was semi short lived, as he announced he was placing 250% tariffs on canadian dairy and lumber products. the president, citing fairness. >> canada has been ripping us off for years on tariffs, for lumber and for dairy products. 250%. nobody ever talks about

that. 250% tariff, which is taking advantage of our farmers. so that's not going to happen anymore. >> now taken together, this has fueled major uncertainty for markets and unpredictability for american consumers and businesses. it is also setting up a key test for the leaders of mexico and canada, who have one month to navigate trump as their economies depend on u.s. markets. betsy klein, cnn, traveling with the president in west palm beach, florida. >> well, amid the tariff war, president trump is trying to avoid a government shutdown. mr. trump is urging his fellow republicans to unite around a funding bill that would keep the government afloat until september. it was unveiled by house speaker mike johnson, and the package would buy the administration time to craft a more significant bill later in the year. the house is expected to vote tuesday ahead of the march 14th deadline, but it may not be easy. house democrats say they are voting against the plan. they argue it recklessly cuts domestic spending programs.

here's what johnson said about the chances of that bill passing. >> i believe we'll pass it along party lines, but i think every democrat should vote for the cr. it is a fundamental responsibility we have to fund the government and a clean cr with a few minor anomalies is not something that they should vote against. so we'll see what they do. >> well, there is growing pushback over the power doge has been wielding over federal agencies. and so democrats have a new star for their political ads. elon musk. democrats are seizing on the tech billionaires role in slashing government jobs to motivate their voters and donors. >> our housing. >> unaffordable, our benefits cut. also, billionaires can reap the benefits. and where's delegate david owen when we need him? following the leader. >> well, more now from cnn's frederica scholten. >> there is an emerging star in political ads. elon musk, the billionaire who has generated

headlines and controversy as president donald trump's cost cutter in chief around the country. democrats have launched commercials in recent days that highlight his efforts to slash the federal workforce as they try to paint republicans as out of touch with average americans, and too cozy to wealthy donors like musk. the ads have come from a national group that hopes to win back house seats in next year's midterm elections for congress, from democrats in virginia who are trying to expand their majority in the state legislature this year, and from the democratic party in wisconsin, where there's an intense political battle over a state supreme court race on the ballot next month. it's an important race because the outcome there will determine the ideological tilt of the state's highest court. most of the ads include one image musk holding a chainsaw. last month, at a conservative political gathering

as he celebrated the steep cuts he's pursued at the department of government efficiency. but recent polls suggest that musk might not be the best messenger on cost cutting. one from quinnipiac university found that 55% of voters surveyed think musk has too much power in making decisions that affect the country. and there are signs that president trump is aware of the potential backlash. the president has imposed new limits on musk's authority, telling his cabinet members this week that they, not musk, are in charge of staffing changes at the agencies they lead. he's also urged using, in his words, a scalpel rather than a hatchet. moving forward. but the new advertising blitz from democrats could offer a test of whether elon musk activity turns into a real political liability for republicans in the elections ahead. fredricka scouten

washington. >> when natasha linstad is a professor of government at the university of essex and joins us from colchester, england. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> so tariffs are on tariffs are off. and repeat. it's almost near impossible to stay on top of the various trade wars. donald trump was asked about this on fox business. i just want to play some sound. >> can you give us a sense of whether or not we are going to get clarity for the business community? >> well. >> i think so. >> but, you know. >> the tariffs could go up as time. >> goes. >> by and they may go up. and you know, i don't know if it's predictability. >> i think. so that's not clarity. >> no i think i think that they. >> say that. >> you know it sounds good to say. >> i mean clearly a lack of clarity that could potentially further hurt the economy. will it hurt him politically? >> i think it will, once they start to bite. i mean, tariffs are something he loves for some reason. >> he's just. >> always been enamored with the

idea of tariffs, according to people who've worked with him in his inner circle. but he doesn't seem to understand that tariffs are a tax on consumers or the fact that they really affect businesses. i mean, they are going to affect the car industry. and this is why there's been this back and forth, because you have hundreds of parts that go into a car, whether it be mufflers in canada or brake systems in mexico, and they have to pass through many, many different times. and that's going to make it a lot more expensive for these car companies and a lot more expensive for consumers. and if you start to see auto plants closing down because they just can't manage all of the uncertainty, you start to see people losing their jobs because of this. you start to see consumer prices go up that that people just can't afford anything. remember, trump said, i'm going to deal with inflation. i alone can solve this problem. and i think that's one of the messages that the democrats are going to try to hone in on, that he's not doing anything about inflation. and actually these tariffs are going to make things much, much worse. >> and talk to us more about elon musk's department slashing

jobs day after day. the nation's agency for weather and climate and science, noaa has been told to prepare to lay off a 20% of its workforce. how is this going to affect the trump administration? >> so trump and his state of the union address was touting how well elon musk is doing. but as the report already mentioned, elon musk polling numbers are underwater. he he doesn't have a lot of support. i mean, only 6% of democrats approve of him or like him. and you have more republicans. but if you actually look at the question, do you approve of the way musk is handling this doge, only 56% of republicans, according to this washington post poll, approve of the way he's handling things, because the way musk sees things is that it's like a business. the government's like a business. he can take on huge risks. he might fail, he might not. but what he doesn't understand is when you're dealing with the government, if you fail, if you take on risks

that don't work, people will die. i mean, there are lives at stake here, whether it be people monitoring diseases and there could be some sort of disease outbreak or monitoring food safety or water safety or the weather, as you mentioned. i mean, there could be all kinds of hurricanes or fires that need to be monitored in order to keep americans safe. and i think this could have real costs and repercussions. and that's why we saw in this recent meeting there was this blowup between elon musk and some members of trump's cabinet, but particularly the secretary of transportation, sean duffy, is saying we can't cut our air traffic controllers. i mean, there will be a airplane crashes, and then that is going to make the trump administration look terrible that they were cutting critical jobs that are important to saving american lives. >> yeah, exactly. republicans in the house who are in control of the house have unveiled their six month stopgap government funding bill to avoid a potential government shutdown on

march 14th. democrats have already said they oppose it. house speaker mike johnson leads a slim republican majority. what's in the bill and what's the likelihood it will get through? i think we might have just lost our guest. we will try to get her back, but we'll move on for now. a new twist in mr. trump's ever changing trade policy with canada, and the u.s. president is threatening to impose a whopping 250% tariff on canadian dairy imports. we'll have that story just ahead. plus, the white house plans more cuts to the government's agency that provides critical forecasts and warnings for deadly storms. >> in the united states. of scandal with jake tapper tonight at nine on cnn. >> start the bidding. >> at $5 million.

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pentagon, and this is cnn. >> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm lynda kinkade you are in the cnn newsroom. well, a day after offering a one month reprieve on punishing virtually across the board, 25% tariffs on canadian imports, president trump on friday threatened to impose new tariffs on lumber and dairy from canada. mr. trump said that in the coming days, the u.s. would place 250% tariffs on canadian dairy products, claiming that canada was, quote, ripping off the u.s. canada denies that it's yet another twist in the president's trade policy that seems to shift on an hourly basis. amy kiley reports. >> is this causing. >> us to look for other places to buy our products? >> some stakeholders say they're shifting away from doing business with the u.s. in light of tariff threats. that's especially true in canada. president donald trump is

delaying 25% tariffs on many imports from that country and mexico. their governments, in turn, are backing off some retaliatory measures. but many canadians say trust is already broken. >> it's been a wake up. >> call, right? >> it's been a wake up call for canadians. >> that we. >> need. >> to figure out a way. >> to not be as dependent. >> some canadian businesses say they're trying to rely more on domestic producers. on the consumer level. several boycotts are underway. the online directory made in canada reports a surge in web traffic. >> i'm just worried. >> about this eternal relationship. >> that we've. had for 200. >> plus years. >> being soured for. >> for only about 1% of the u.s. gdp comes from exports to canada. american companies might feel more pain if they have to shell out for new tariffs starting next month. stock market investors seem nervous about that possibility. >> i'm not even. >> looking. >> at the market because long term, the united states will be very strong. >> trump promises tariffs will benefit the u.s. in the end.

economists say they can be a boost for certain domestic industries or workers. >> we our hopes that it will be a motivator. >> to get. >> these companies to get their get their butts in gear and take care of american workers. >> i'm amy kiley, reporting. >> well, canadian prime minister justin trudeau has been stuck handling the fraught relationship with the trump administration, but he is about to resign his ruling minority liberal party will replace him as their leader sunday. our paula newton reports. >> canada will have a new prime minister in the coming days. we will find out who that will be on sunday night, when the liberal party of canada elects its new leader and justin trudeau's replacement. now the frontrunners are mark carney, a former bank of canada and bank of england governor but a political novice. and the other frontrunner, chrystia freeland, trudeau's former deputy prime minister and a longtime cabinet minister for trudeau. now top of mind for the party faithful will be who they choose as that new liberal leader in terms of who

is the best candidate to handle the challenge of a new donald trump administration and its near daily demands on canada's economy. now the winner, though, may not be prime minister for long, an election would be called in canada within a matter of days or weeks. now, before donald trump set off a tariff war. justin trudeau's liberals actually seem poised very close to losing any kind of a national election. the conservative party was way out in front in the polls, but before donald trump was inaugurated, the liberals had less than a 1% chance of winning. now that's jumped to 37% chance of winning. why president trump's threats and canadians desire for an experienced hand to deal with them have helped raise the party's fortunes and make canada's upcoming election much more competitive. paula newton, cnn. >> will the new york times reports that the trump administration is planning to fire 1000 people from the

national oceanic and atmospheric administration? last month, some 800 people in the agency lost their jobs in a devastating first round of layoffs. and these latest cuts come as the u.s. approaches the 2025 tornado and hurricane seasons. in recent years, scientists say that climate change has made storms deadlier and much stronger. well, scientists say the trump administration's haphazard firings will endanger that life saving work. well, now to a story about hurricane hunters. cnn's mj lee has more. >> right now, the winds 13 miles an hour. andy hazleton is a hurricane hunter. and you are saying there's like a version of this on the plane? >> oh, yeah. >> a much more sophisticated version of it. you know, there's anemometers and all sorts of instruments, radar and things like that. >> as a physical scientist working at the national hurricane center in miami.

>> he has. >> flown into the eye of the storm. >> countless times. including catastrophic. hurricanes arlene., dorian. >> and ian. >> you basically fly through the storm 3 to 4 times, and then the forecasters are getting that data in real time, and they're using that for their advisories to tell people, hey, this is where the storm is. this is how strong it is. >> but as of last. >> week, andy. >> is out of a job. >> and your. >> last day was thursday. >> last thursday. yes, ma'am. >> he was. >> one of the hundreds of employees at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or noaa, whose roles were abruptly terminated as part of the trump administration's sweeping efforts to drastically slim down the federal government. >> and it's not just hurricane forecasting. >> most divisions of noaa, which researches everything from the weather to oceans to biodiversity, were affected by the cuts. raising alarm bells across the scientific community about the potential impacts on public safety and the economy. >> this is biscayne bay, where, you know, out of the black point marina right there. at that point, there is right where hurricane andrew, the center of

it, made landfall back in 1992. >> andrew was the strongest hurricane to hit south florida in 1992. only the fourth category five hurricane that century to make landfall in the u.s., leaving in its path catastrophic destruction. >> this is the track forecast error. >> in the 30 plus years since hurricane andrew. andy and scientists like him have helped make huge improvements to hurricane modeling and forecasts. >> your five day here is only 100 miles off. >> when he wasn't out on storm flight missions, andy built codes and graphics that helped predict the path and strength of future hurricanes. >> a five day forecast now is as accurate as a one day forecast in hurricane andrew. so think about that. you know you have five days to prepare versus one you can convince people to evacuate. you can do a lot more things to prepare your home. >> so we've really come a long way. >> we have. >> right up until he was fired, andy says he and his colleagues had been busy preparing for the upcoming hurricane season just a

few months away. now, he is entirely unsure what the mass firings at noaa will mean for the unfinished work. do you worry that we are about to go backwards when it comes to the science? >> i do. i mean, i hope you know, i know that the colleagues that i still have, they're, you know, they're going to work hard and do their best. but, you know, when you have few people in places that are already understaffed, it just gets harder and harder. >> and as he wonders about his own future, andy, like so many floridians, is also wondering about the next hurricane. what does it mean for you that you can't do the work that you want to be doing? >> i worry for the safety of, you know, the people here, my my friends, my neighbors, our family and across the board. i mean, here in south florida, like i said, we've been pretty lucky since since andrew. but if we look historically, that luck won't last forever. >> and in talking to some of these recently fired federal workers, whether it's at noaa or usaid, many of them do very specialized work, and they're quite passionate about the work that they do. and as for andy's case, he is young. he's 34. he

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regarding phase two. cnn political and global affairs analyst barak ravid says he believes the u.s. decision to speak directly to hamas this week helped restart negotiations. >> prime minister netanyahu realized that he lost control over the process, and the reason he lost control is because he didn't do anything. and when you don't do anything, other people do other things, and it took him time to realize it because he thought that not doing anything about phase two of this deal will only allow him to resume the war. and he found out that donald trump actually wants to get the hostages back home. and for that, he's willing to talk directly to hamas. and that really rocked the boat for the israelis and for netanyahu, because he did not see it coming. >> well, france, germany, italy and the united kingdom are backing a gaza reconstruction plan proposed by arab states. the four countries say the $53

billion proposal shows a realistic path forward. it would aim to have gaza rebuilt in five years and allow about 2 million palestinians to remain. they also said that hamas should not be involved in governing gaza after the war. iran's supreme leader is rejecting president donald trump's push for nuclear talks, calling the u.s. a bully. his comments come after mr. trump said he sent a letter to ayatollah ali khamenei this week. it's unclear if the supreme leader received the letter, but he's not rushing to the negotiating table. >> to shoulder. >> some bullying. >> governments insist on negotiation, but their negotiation is not aimed at resolving issues. it's for domination. the issue isn't just the nuclear issue that they're talking about now. they'll raise new demands, and these new demands will certainly not be met by iran. regarding the country's defensive capabilities, regarding the country's international influence. don't do this.

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>> welcome back. eight people were injured saturday when a driver plowed a vehicle into a carmax dealership just south of los angeles. emergency crews say two people are in a critical condition, and they were transported to a nearby hospital. police arrested the driver. earlier reports stated that the man drove an suv into the building's lobby before spinning it around and exiting on the opposite side of the dealership. carmax confirmed that the driver was a customer who had come for a vehicle appraisal. when nasa delayed the launch of its newest space telescope, sphere x, yesterday due to bad weather and engineering complications. once a new launch date is confirmed, sphere x will search for the key ingredients of life in our milky way galaxy. the telescope is expected to shed light on the origins of the universe during its two year mission. the observatory will scan more than 100 million stars, collecting

data on nearly 450 million galaxies. other launch windows remain available through april, well across the world. on saturday, women and feminists came out in droves to march for their rights and that of others on international women's day. and to show, as beyoncé sings, that girls do indeed run the world. in sao paulo, brazil, hundreds of demonstrators donned purple and green. they marched for the right to free and safe abortions, equal pay and other rights they say are under threat amid a new wave of conservatism in istanbul. thousands of women ignored a 24 hour protest ban to make their voices heard. they marched in the evening, which one demonstrator says is significant because, she says women cannot go out at night. well, women are reshaping india's approach to agriculture and changing lives in rural communities across the country, and they're using very modern machines. as cnn's allison

chinchar introduces us to the so-called drone sisters hundreds. >> of women in rural. >> india are. >> leaving the home for. >> a high tech. job helping. >> farmers. >> last year, rupinder kaur joined an indian government program called namo drone. didi, or drone sisters, created to teach women how to use drones for agricultural work like spraying pesticides. corps has been leaving her home several times a week to participate. she says the program empowers women like her and provides income for her family. >> it is a big thing. >> for us that we are flying drones. it's not a very easy job for any common man, but especially for women who are used to staying at home, even coming out of the home is believed to be a big deal. we are doing this work and getting respect from society because of it. we are being respected by

our families as well and earning good money to. >> farmers like sanjeev kumar say the drones provide many benefits. it requires less labor and resources and improves safety for workers. >> the drone is saving us a lot of time. we don't need to go around looking for water. the situation in our village is that we don't have a good electricity. >> supply. >> so we're required to collect water and store it. secondly, we also cannot hire laborers very easily. thirdly, it saves us from the dangers of snakes and scorpions. once we used it, we understood that we can do a lot of work without all these problems. >> the drone sisters program aims to provide almost 15,000 women led groups across india, with access to industrial grade drones, agricultural drone makers at wow go green are providing courses to help with the initiative to empower rural

women. >> a drone. >> is helping them and giving them respect in the society. getting there, earning the fame that yes, women can do anything. they can be at home, they can be in the kitchen, but also in the farm and earn the money. >> allison chinchar. cnn. >> a member of president trump's inner circle just got the movie villain treatment on the cold opening of saturday night live. take a look. >> elon. >> you got to listen to me, okay? marco is a very important part of the team, and we all need to face. one of my plan is complete. ingratiate yourself to the president and take over the media. but was taking this job a bad idea? a lot of people seem to really hate me. my tesla stock is crashing, and my personal net worth just dropped by $100 billion. >> comedian mike myers, they're channeling elon musk and his

doctor evil character from the austin powers films. donald trump cabinet members, including secretary of state marco rubio, reportedly have taken issue with some of musk's sweeping measures at the department of government efficiency. well, that wraps up this edition of cnn newsroom. to everyone celebrating a very happy international women's day. i'm lynda kincaid. i will be back with much more news in just a moment. >> it's the news. welcome back. but it's also kind of not the news. >> all the information on this show. so terrible. >> have i got news for you. news

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