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that's one( 800) 269-9522. >> anderson cooper 360.t on cnn. >> tonight, veterans speaking out, worried about losing basic necessities like wheelchairs, even prosthetics after being injured while serving america. these fears rising as trump looks to dramatically slash the department of veterans affairs. more than 70,000 jobs there right now are at risk. and brian todd is out front. >> 45 as he searches for the names of his buddies on the wall at the vietnam veterans memorial. jack ferguson, who served as an army plane mechanic in vietnam, has other heavy concerns on his mind as well. he worries about the services he could lose at his local veterans affairs hospital near philadelphia, due to possible staffing cuts at the va planned by the trump administration. >> i rely on them for all my vaccinations, my booster shots, my covid shots. i got there. >> concerns that some of that may be curtailed. >> absolutely, yeah. >> according to an internal memo obtained by cnn, the trump administration is planning sweeping job cuts at the department

anderson cooper 360 is next. >> tonight on 360. what caused this >> a beach in orlando all halted. also tonight the president in retreat. not once but twice today on two key initiatives. what is the future for his tariffs? after markets tanked again? and what is the future for elon musk? after the president issued new guidance on who oversees federal job cuts? good evening, john berman here in for anderson and the breaking news, a huge spacex starship exploded minutes after launch from the spacex facility in south texas. this is the view of that explosion from the caribbean island of turks and caicos. it left orange and white streaks in the sky. fortunately, this was an uncrewed mission. however, the faa halted all flights into at least four major florida airports for several hours. that halt was scheduled to end just a few minutes ago. this was the eighth such test flight of the starship megarocket system. the previous test flight also crashed. we're going to have more on all of this a little bit later in the broadcast. also today we witnessed a rarity in american politics not jus

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anderson cooper 360 is next. >> tonight on 360. major breaking news. president trump pausing military aid to ukraine. what? he wants to turn the aid back on, and whether it's something president zelenskyy can actually deliver. also, a special report on how doge cuts threaten life saving food for hundreds of thousands of malnourished kids. and later, more breaking news. why was the head of the fbi's new york office forced out of his job? good evening. we begin tonight with the breaking news. a source telling cnn that president trump has paused all military aid to ukraine, just days after a major blowup between him, the vice president and president zelenskyy that puts in question the future of u.s. commitments to ukrainian and european security. a white house official tells cnn, quote, the president has been clear that he is focused on peace. we need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. we're pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution. well, that news comes hours after the president was asked in a news con

. >> anderson cooper 360. >> tonight at eight on cnn. >> breaking news. president trump suggesting that ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy does not want to end the war in ukraine and have peace, claiming that it is russian president vladimir putin who does. here's trump just hours after he and vice president vance repeatedly berated zelenskyy in the oval office. >> he's got to say, i want to make peace. he doesn't have to stand there and say about putin, this, putin, that and all negative things. president putin is going to want to make and he wants to make. he wants to end it. >> right now. crystal grozev, investigative journalist who helped uncover the people behind russian opposition leader alexei navalny's poisoning. he's also on russia's wanted list. crystal, thanks very much for being with us tonight. i know it's obviously late. i mean, russian officials are calling what happened in the white house today historic. you heard garry kasparov talking about just the response in russia. just, you know, jubilance and celebration in putin's wildest dre

. >> anderson cooper 360. >> tonight at eight on cnn. >> all right. breaking news. we have just learned that president trump is pausing all military aid to ukraine after that public clash with zelenskyy last week in the oval office, but this is now rubber meets the road. all military aid to ukraine from the u.s. on hold right now. jeff zeleny is on the phone. jeff, what are you learning about these this breaking detail? obviously, a huge blow to ukraine. >> there's no question, erin. it's a deep blow to ukraine. just three days after that meeting in the oval office. but we are learning tonight that president trump has ordered a pause to all military aid that is not yet inside of the country. so that means that it applies to all military equipment that is not yet in country. so some things that would be on the way, some things that would be nearby in poland and elsewhere. but this certainly is an escalation of really what we've seen, a back and forth quite extraordinarily between the trump administration and the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, who came to w

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is try friday plans.com. >> all there is with anderson cooper.ten wherever you get your podcasts. >> trump administration officials confirmed today that the pause on military aid to ukraine also includes intelligence sharing. cia director john ratcliffe indicated the pause was meant to bring ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy back to the negotiating table following last week's oval office blowup. >> president. >> trump said as he. >> asked for a pause. >> in this case as as everyone saw play out. president trump had a real question about whether president zelenskyy was committed to the peace process, and he said, let's pause. i want to give you a chance to think about that. >> so any pause in u.s. aid or intelligence could have life and death consequences for ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield. our kaitlan collins attempted to get clarification from white house press secretary karoline leavitt about how long it might go on for. >> director ratcliffe said today that the president has paused. also, intelligence sharing with ukraine. is that

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. >> com all there is with anderson cooper. listen wherever you get your podcasts. >> we have new information on the deaths of film legend gene hackman and his wife betsy, new mexico's chief medical examiner revealed this afternoon that she died of a rare disease linked to rodents several days before hackman, and he likely had no idea because he had alzheimer's disease. his death is in connection to that, and heart disease as well. cnn's josh campbell has more. >> the manner of death is natural. >> a mystery. >> solved. >> revealing tragic circumstances. >> as the new mexico. >> chief medical examiner released autopsy conclusions in the deaths of gene hackman and his wife, betsy arakawa hackman. >> based on the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that miss hackman passed away first, with february 11th being the last time that she was known to be alive. mr. hackman probably died around february 18th. >> gene hackman's death at age 95 came about one week after his wife passed away, also at their home. according to investi

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. >> anderson cooper 360, next on cnn. >> breaking news.e francis health taking a sudden turn for the worse after days of the vatican reporting. the pope resting and in stable condition, we are learning that he is now breathing with a machine. he suffered a sudden respiratory episode. his condition, they said, was further complicated by vomiting, some of which had been inhaled. that's why the the breathing helped. the 88 year old pope has been hospitalized since february 14th. the vatican says he is not out of danger, but that he is, quote, alert and oriented. the diplomatic fireworks, a contentious ten minutes that abruptly ended an oval office meeting between president trump and zelenskyy. what does it mean for ongoing u.s. support for ukraine? while russia cheers zelenskyy's treatment at the white house by president trump and vice president vance as america's allies are left reeling from the historic breakdown and later. more breaking news involving new details in the mystery surrounding the deaths of film icon gene hackman, his wife and

. >> anderson cooper. >> listen, wherever you get your podcasts. >> closed captioning brought to you by dot com. >> if you or a loved one have mesothelioma, we'll send you a free book to answer questions you may have. call now and we'll come to you. >> 882 one 4000. >> in our world lead president zelenskyy of ukraine extended an olive olive branch toward president trump on x or twitter this morning. this comes a day after trump paused u.s. military aid to ukraine. and it follows, of course, those ten minutes of fireworks on friday in the oval office, where president trump and vice president vance said that zelenskyy needed to be more appreciative and more willing to negotiate a cease fire deal. zelenskyy writes today, quote, i would like to reiterate ukraine's commitment to peace. none of us wants an endless war. ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace. nobody wants peace more than ukrainians. my team and i stand ready to work under president trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts, unquote. he also writes, quote, our m

. >> anderson cooper 360. >> weeknights at. >> 8:00 on cnn. >> a war. >> of. >> words a shouting match in. >> the oval office. >> you don't. >> have the cards. >> scrambles the global order. >> make a deal or we're out. >> as ukraine's president walks out empty handed. >> who came out on top? >> president trump or putin? >> house speaker mike johnson is here. >> plus, the. man who told zelenskyy to leave. >> national security adviser. mike wallace and joint. address. president trump. >> heads to congress. >> to make his case. >> we have a mandate. >> as speaker. >> johnson muscles through a key vote. do democrats. >> have a plan? >> senator chris murphy. is here. plus. >> right hand man donald. >> trump lets. >> the. >> cameras roll and key players jockey for. >> their chance in the spotlight. >> we are actually. >> you should. >> be thanking the president. >> who's winning? trump's apprentice 2.0. >> our panel of experts. >> is here to break it all. >> down. >> hello, i'm dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is still picking our jaws up off the floor. we are watching

anderson cooper 360 is next. >> tonight on >> what does it mean for ongoing u.s. support for ukraine? and while russia cheers zelenskyy's treatment at the white house by president trump and vice president vance as america's allies are left reeling from the historic breakdown and later. more breaking news involving new details in the mystery surrounding the deaths of film icon gene hackman, his wife and one of their daughters. good evening to you. i'm jim sciutto in tonight for anderson. we begin tonight with the breaking news. new reaction from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. just a short time ago, his first comment since the very public shouting match that played out at the white house today live on television, the implications of the day are massive as yet unknown. time ago, president zelenskyy appeared on fox. >> so i'm not hearing from you, mr. president. a thought that you owe the president an apology. >> no, i respect president and i respect american people. and if i don't know if i think that we have to be very open and very honest, and i'm not sur

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. >> all there is with anderson cooper.ten wherever you get your podcasts. >> our national lead now. today the trump administration pulled roughly $400 million in federal grants and contracts from coprotect its jewish students fm anti-semitism on campus during those anti-israel protests that took over parts of the campus. since the attacks on israel starting october 7th, 2023. by hamas. in a statement by the brand new secretary of education, linda mcmahon, she says, quote, since october 7th, jewish students have faced relentless violence, intimidation and anti-semitic harassment on their campuses, only to be ignored by those who are supposed to protect them, unquote. the move is getting praise from democratic senator john fetterman of pennsylvania, who has emerged as a staunch ally of israel, who posted, quote, columbia let anti-semitism run amok to cater to lunatic fringe and paid provocateurs. leadership allowed those to take over the campus and terrorize jewish students. now columbia pays for its failure, and i support t

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anderson cooper 360 is next, and be sure to tune in to the new season of united states of scandal this sunday at 9 p.m. eastern. >> tonight on 360. breaking news. elon musk at the center of what the new york times calls an explosive meeting at the white house. a first glimpse of how anger over doge is building inside the administration. also, president trump began the day with a threat of sanctions on russia. but tough talk didn't last long. trump's former national security advisor, ambassador john bolton, joins me tonight and later. we now know what happened to actor gene hackman and his wife, and the cause of her death. and the timing of it is surprising. good evening. we start with the breaking news. just three nights ago, elon musk was receiving a standing ovation from president trump and congressional republicans before a joint session of congress. the president personally thanked him and said, you're working very hard. but tonight, a new report shows that musk wasn't as warmly received by trump's cabinet behind closed doors. in a meeting last night, the headline for the new york

. >> anderson cooper. >> 360 weeknights. >> at eight on cnn. choose your. >> character. >> the question is, will that connect with voters? we're back with our panel now. the democratic party still struggling to find the best way forward, the best way to connect with frustrated voters. some social media users calling that video they're a little cringe. maybe they're going to find something with their frustration over billionaire elon musk. they've been targeting him in political ads. tyler, where are the democrats on all of this? because they clearly have not found a unified way forward. but but they're they're trying to find something, anything that's going to work. >> yeah. i think the party is in the wilderness for a whole host of reasons. one is that there's no clear leader or even leaders that are stepping forward to try to bring the party together and debut some sort of message in response to trump. i think another thing is that the democrats have been very slow to respond to trump. there's been times where they're holding press conference

. >> anderson cooper 360. tonight at eight on cnn. >> gop lawmakers have a request to elon musk.rt cluing us in more. the tech billionaire met with house and senate republicans yesterday who want his proposed cuts to go through congress, marking a potential new phase in musk's efforts to cut federal spending. here with us now to discuss this and much more. former chief of staff to vice president mike pence, marc short, mark, thanks for being here with us. i'm curious what you're hearing from republicans about doge and doge cuts. and you know, what elon musk is doing and how it's impacting the economy right now. >> well, pamela. >> thanks for having me. >> and congrats on the new show, guys. thank you. i think, i think for a lot of republicans, there's excitement that we're at $36 trillion in debt that we've been anxious for republicans actually to cut the size of government for a long time. and i think there's excitement about it. but at the same time, i do think there's an interest from congress to say if we really want these cuts to be permanent, then it needs to be legislated.

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. >> all there is with anderson cooper. >> listen, wherever you get your podcasts. >> closed captioningbrought to you by book.com. >> if you or a. >> loved one have mesothelioma, we'll send you a free book to answer. questions you may have. call now and we'll come to you. >> 808 two one 4000. >> a federal judge has just ruled tonight that president trump's firing of the national labor relations board chair was illegal. in a scathing decision that came out, we heard from the u.s. district court judge beryl howell, who wrote, quote, an american president is not a king, not even an elected one. and his power to remove federal officers and honest civil servants like plaintiff is not absolute, but may be constrained in appropriate circumstances as present here. it's the third time in less than a week that we've seen a federal judge rule that president trump's firing of independent agency heads is unlawful. my top legal source tonight is cnn's senior legal analyst, elie honig. and elie, what did you make of the ruling? were you surprised by this? >> not surprised at all, caitlin, because most