. >>> defense secretary pete hegseth ordering a stop to cyber operations against russia. we're live with the decision coming days after president trump's contentious meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy. >>> max security for mardi gras. the historic precautions in place in new orleans after the tragic new year's day terror attack on bourbon street. >>> a state of emergency in south carolina where over 150 wildfires are raging this morning. the largest scorching over a thousand acres near myrtle beach. >>> and how debbie allen is helping her community rise from the ashes after the devastating wildfires in los angeles. it's monday, march 3rd, "early today" starts right now. >>> good monday morning toyou, i'm frances rivera. many considered this year's oscar field wide open, it was a small indy that ended up having its greatest day. >> and the oscar goes to -- [ gong sound ] >> are they playing us off? >> no. well, maybe. oh, anora. >> enora emerged as the big winner, taking home five awards. there was a rousing call to preserve the movie-going experience. >> watching a film in

. >>> pete hegseth ordered to stop cyber operations against russia, just days after president trump's fiery meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy. >>> wildfires rage across the carolinas, forcing evacuations near myrtle beach. inside the race to contain the flames. >>> and the impact of tariffs on tacos. our interview with chipotle's ceo. it's monday, march 3rd. "early today" starts right now. >>> glad you're with me this morning. i'm frances rivera. less than two months after the devastating california wildfires put its very existence into question, the show went on at the dolby theater sunday. hollywood stars gathered to honor the best films of 2024 at the 97th academy awarded hosted by conan o'brien. it was a small indy that had the greatest day. >> and the oscar goes to -- [ gong ] >> are they playing us off? >> no. well, maybe. anora. >> anora was the big winner, taking home five total awards. and anora's final award win the to its breakout star, mikey madison who won best actress for her performance. and coming up, we're live from hollywood with more highlights from hollywood's bigge

defendant secretary pete hegseth is backing elon musk's play. watch this. >> i'm now directing each member of the department civilian workforce to provide those five bullets on what they accomplished in their specific jobs last week she reply to the e-mail and sisi their immediate supervisors. it's a simple task really adds elon musk said and the president reckon is the first cabinet to pulse check are you there to dod civilians. >> separately president trump is facing more pushback from the courts a u.s. judge ruled against his firing of the head of the office of special counsel. a little pushback there. evacuation orders in effect in north and south carolina ten active fires remain that's way down from 175 previously. governor henry mcmaster has declared a state of emergency 4200 acres have already been burned that's just in south carolina. still ahead the trump administration has a new plan to go after high prices, what's that and affordability czar. >> we are going to appoint and affordability czar somebody picks a five or eight areas were t

secretary of defense pete hegseth has ordered u.s. er operations and information operations against russia, according to a u.s. official familiar with the matter. hegseth gave the order to general tim hobb, the head of cybercom, in late february. the official said it's not clear how long this order will last. haz, i mean, we saw in the oval office the realignment of the western alliance and we're still seeing it with this, with this news that we have here. >> we really are. >> and i think this is something that. >> i feel like. >> we are seeing. >> it's part of donald trump's victory lap, his revenge campaign. i feel like this order, which had to have come from the top, it. >> can't have come from. >> pete hegseth directly because pete hegseth does. not care in that way enough to actually stop these operations on his own, of his own volition. this had to have come from the white house. and i think that some of those operations that we've seen, which some of which were taken under joe biden's term once russia invaded ukraine and but som

now that pete hegseth went on x and said everybody, everybody fill that out five reasons.t's the civilian workforce. it's not the people in uniform, right? >> jacqui: that's correct. >> steve: good to know. >> ainsley: c.c. your supervisor on it. he said this is just a pulse check. we just need to make sure you really are an employee. >> brian: i think that the whole system could maybe benefit from now that the cabinet secretaries are in place, working with doge, before you announce the dismissals, the layoffs, because it would prevent a lot of hiccups along the way. in the beginning you want to get in there and give a wake-up call and do great work. systems computers okay. then you got say to the nuclear people. all right. it seems like this is a little fat over an organization. seems to be do you application -- duplicity of duties hire 50 people back after they let them go. bottom line thought of is our nuclear division is in desperate need of reform. but we probably, even though he is the smartest guy in the country, maybe the top five in the world. just have an experti

it is a simple task as elon said and president recognized, jules a pulse check. >> todd: pete hegsethnitial league initially asked them not to reply. now with exception for classified information. >> carley: let's do it. >> todd: big night at 97th academy award in hollywood. anorah taking home five award, best picture. adam sandler appears in sw sweatshirt and shorts and storming out after conan o'brien gave him a hard time for wearing that. and ariana grande and revo performing hits. ♪ there is no fight we cannot win. just you and i. ♪ ♪ defying gravity. >> carley: oscars honoring those who have died over the lasts year. or organize morgan freeman shared how gene hackman would want to be remembered. >> gene hackman said, i don't think about legacy, i just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work. gene hackman, you will be remembered for that. and for so much more. >> carley: and adrian brody winning best actor for his role in "the brutalist." >> they are counting me down. thank you, god. acting is fragile profession, it looks glamorous and certain moments it is. >

top national security advisors including secretary of state marco rubio and defense secretary pete hegseth. former u.s. ambassador to the european union gordon sondland was with me with breaking news on friday. he is with me today. we'll dissect it today. what's next. peter doocy now outside the white house. >> there is quite a disconnect happening at the white house and with the allies in kiev because i have been told by senior official here that nothing will happen with this minerals deal until zelenskyy goes in front of cameras and makes an explicit public apology for the way that he behaved himself in the oval office with that meeting. but zelenskyy is out there now saying he thinks he can still get this minerals deal without saying sorry. >> we are not making any steps back. this is our policy. to be consistent regardless of what happened before, we are constructive. if we agreed that it will be signed from our side we are ready to sign. i honestly think the united states will be ready as well. maybe they need time to analyze some things. >> there is a desire by republicans in d.c. to

defense secretary pete hegseth is now considering using a military strikes against the fencfentanyl labsnew mexico. joey, you served. we have nothing but incredible gratitude for your service to this country. we have people booing the national anthem. what is your take on this? >> i'm going to come from a different point of experience here on the specific video. it's not as a servicemember it's a guy who has attended as a child and many of those events. you have to know the audience i am not offended by that at all. i saw vince mcmahon try out sgt slaughter is an iraqi general for the invasion 93. that is that world is a make believe all that we don't the fan base know they can be hateful in there and then leave and not. same with a hock the hockey game they're known for throwing octopus onto the ice. the fan base of hockey is a rabid. these little sports events are not the barometer i am looking for but i think most canadians, a lot of canadians watches network i've learned that because i'm stuck my fake foot in my mouth over it. think of most canadians see beyond trump as the showman a

officials tell cbs news defense secretary pete hegseth has directed u.s.er command to pause planning against russia including offensive digital actions. the duration and reason for the pause are unclear as the president pushes for a peace deal. and something else to watch. tomorrow night president trump will lay out his agenda in a speech before a joint session of congress. now on the same day, 25% tariffs are expected to kick in on imports from canada and mexico with an extra 10% on goods from china. >> all right. derick waller, thank you. >>> and cbs news will have complete coverage of president trump's address to a joint session of congress tomorrow night. that begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cbs and streaming on cbs news 24/7. >>> now to the ongoing battle against dozens of wildfires raging across north and south carolina. the flames are fueled by gusty winds and dry conditions. evacuations have been ordered in some areas. and the biggest fire burning near the coastal resort city of myrtle beach. crews are starting to make progress against it. so f

secretary of state pete hegseth has ordered the pentagon to cease offensive cyber operations against russia. that's according to a top u.s. official familiar with the matter. president trump is trying to restore diplomatic channels with russia as his administration seeks a quick end to the war in ukraine. it's not clear how long the order will last. a senior u.s. defense official declined to comment on the decision due to operational security concerns. it comes as ukrainian president zelenskyy gets a warm welcome in london two days after the disastrous meeting with president trump in the oval office. for the latest, let's go to matt bodner. how is europe dealg with the fallout from the trump-zelenskyy meeting? >> reporter: it is difficult to overstate how shocking those scenes from the oval office were for allies in europe. yesterday's summit in london was a testament to that. while russia celebrated the alignment with moscow's preferences, european officials called for the fortification of ukraine. ursula von der leyen said they need to turn into a steel porcupine. she said it is ti

defense secretary pete hegseth ordered the jag firings. >> we want lawyers to give sound constitutionalt exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything. >> reporter: among other responsibilities, jags provided advice to senior military offers on the rules of warfare, and are sometimes embedded with forces on the battlefield to ensure they adhere to them. kori schake, head of defense policy at the conservative american enterprise institute, is troubled by the firings. >> what concerns you most about the relief of the jags? >> they are the people who advise military commanders on what is lawful and what is not, and i worry that they are relief by the secretary sends a message that he is encouraging lawlessness by the force, or tolerant of lawlessness by the force. >> reporter: hegseth's move comes after the unprecedented terminations of brown and franchetti. >> it is sending a message that you don't value the talent that is in the force. >> reporter: to replace brown, the president has chosen dan "razin'" caine, who will come out of retirement to take the job. >> i think generally it sends

defense secretary pete hegseth ordered the jag firings. >> we want lawyers who give sound constitutionalexist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything. >> reporter: among other responsibilities, jag's provided advice to u.s. senior military officers on the rules of warfare and are sometimes embedded with forces on the battlefield to ensure they adhere to them. cory shockey head of defense policy at the american enterprise institute is troubled by the firings. what concerns you most about the relief of the jags? >> they are the people who advise military commanders on what is lawful and what is not. and i worry that their relief by the secretary sends the message that he is encouraging lawlessness by the force or tolerant of lawlessness by the force. >> reporter: hegseth's move comes after the unprecedented terminations of brown and franchetti. >> by cashiering the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the naval operations, it is sending a message that you don't value the talent that's in the force. >> reporter: to replace brown, the president has chosen air force lieutenant general dan r

kash patel, you know, state department, marco rubio, pete hegseth now they're saying they have to responds that say, tom, about the power musk has here and your read on what will be done with these responses. >> i think. very little is going to be done with these. responses because. >> they. >> can't possibly cope with reading. >> them all. >> what musk is doing is kind of. >> ongoing psychological. warfare against. >> federal employees. he's not really expecting to read long emails about what you did as a federal employee. he's never been one. he he, you know, talks. >> very confidently. >> about the bureaucracy. >> while. >> having absolutely no experience with it. what he wants is for people to say, i quit and to leave and to be miserable, because then he clears for two things. he one is that he clears away people that he suspects think they're smarter than he is, but then that as a more practical issue, gets them out of the way for things he wants to do that are in his interest. and that just happened. to coincide with. donald trump's interest. in musk's case, it's business interests.

si, bueno, entre tanto, el secretario de defensa, pete hegseth, advirtio en una llamada privada con oficiales mexicanos que estaria listo para tomar acciones si mexico no abordaba lo que llamo complicidad entre el gobierno federal y los carteles de la droga. segun el reporte de wall street journal, la amenaza privada que hizo el 31 de enero ahora se cierne sobre las negociaciones para evitar los aranceles del 25% contra mexico que entrarian en vigor el martes. en una noticia de ultima hora, el secretario de estado, marco rubi firmo una declaracion para acelerar la entrega de ayuda a israel. son aproximadamente 4 mil millones de dolares en asistencia militar. rubio dijo en un comunicado que el, el presidente donald trump, ya ha aprobado casi 12 mil millones de dolares en ayuda a israel desde que esta en la casa blanca. esta medida tiene como objetivo revertir el embargo parcial de armas de la administracion biden y para los migrantes que tienen ordenes de deportacion, realizar sus tareas diarias representa un gran temor. muchos piensan que tal vez no pueden regresar a sus casas. ese constante

. >> pete hegseth, has stopped all cyber operations. >> against russia. >> the washington post. >> is. >> reporting that their motive. >> is to. >> bring vladimir. >> putin to. >> the negotiating table with zelensky. >> and i'm curious what you think about this development. >> how dangerous. >> is this generally? and does this something like this. >> even help a fair deal? >> because i'm willing to bet that i do not think. >> the folks in moscow are making a decision to stop any of their cyber operations against the united states. >> quite clearly, since there's. >> still. >> you know, the ongoing russian they substituted being a strong nation for having a strong external cyber capacity in a lot of these questions. >> but look. >> i think that. >> this is. >> treason adjacent. you do not. unilaterally disarm against the russians. >> this is 101 stuff. >> this isn't hard to understand. this is stuff that that for those. >> of. >> us who. >> were in that. >> last generation. >> of young cold. >> warriors, we get it internally. it used to be a fundamental principle. >> of. >> of. >> repu

this after defense secretary pete hegseth reportedly ordered cyber command to stop offensive operations directed against russia. the exact scope of the defense department order remains unclear. >> president trump is scheduled to deliver an address to a joint session of congress on tuesday. this will be the first speech on capitol hill since being sworn into office for his second term. this is not officially a state of the union address, which traditionally comes during the second, third and fourth year of a presidency. newly elected michigan senator elissa slotkin is scheduled to deliver the democratic response. you can watch the president's speech and the democratic response tuesday night, 6:00, right here on ktvu. tuesday, also, the day that we are expected to see the president's tariffs go into effect, this means 25% tariffs on goods from canada, china and mexico. the white house says the three countries are not doing enough to stop the flow of illegal drugs into america. the president also says 25% tariffs on the european union are on the way. >> there are concerns among democrats a

by the way, pete hegseth is doing a great job. we didn't have wars, we didn't have inflation. we had a strong border. we had everything going good and then biden got in. i think jimmy carter was a very happy man when he passed away two weeks ago. there will be a cabinet meeting and unlike right and i will preside over my own cabinet meeting. >> how do you compare your cabinet in your second term to the cabinet you had in your first term? >> i had some great people in my first term this is better because it's deeper. i had some people i didn't really like in my cabinet. i didn't know washington. i was a new york person. i had to rely on people. i had great people. we did so much. even right to try. somebody said they were saved by right to try. we did right to trite medically. we did transparency medically. that was a big thing but biden canceled that one. he didn't cancel right to try. he didn't cancel space force. it's turning out to be invaluable. amazing. we created space force. think of it. we rebuild our entire military. this was a grossly incompetent administration. the

so, for example, today in the hearings for pete hegseth, we heard an incredible stridency from the democrats i mean, it was really something to hear and what i worry about, for example, president trump has proposed eliminating birthright citizenship and deporting these children. you also mentioned the sanctuary cities involve state and local government. as a lawyer, my worry is this all the things you're saying are logical? 100%. but when you start to do these programs. you will have a tsunami of legal pushback in our country to, try to stop all the things that need to be done. because you mentioned h.r. two. mm hmm. they couldn't even pass a a, you know, a a by. well, chuck it, all fairness, chuck schumer would not entertain h.r. two. i totally agree. okay. so if you saw ad schumer and the other democrats, they said, we're ready now to do this. we're we're of declaring war on the republicans. we're to get together and stop them. so, charles, realists actually, in terms of what we need to achieve, for example, on the just on the birthright citizenship, the 14th amendment is highly. now they

but getting to watch firsthand these truly professionals led by mike wallace, marco rubio, pete hegsethf these people together steve witkoff is amazing. the things that are being done for world peace at the direction of donald trump, it is remarkable. i am so blessed to be a part of it, teeny part of what they are doing. mark: he knowing you and knowing how committed you are in your integrity, i can tell you is a former chief of staff to great attorney general i am thrilled you are there. you do a fantastic job. so god bless you my friend. >> thank you my friend and god bless you and your amazing wife. [laughter] mark: thank you, i am with for the professional (lightning strikes) it's not enough to possess knowledge. we seek to refine it. (click and explode) (engine roaring) to wield its power. (echoy voice says "two... one") to redefine its boundaries. (burst of electricity) (sierra ev noise) knowledge is put to the test in every gmc sierra. what we choose to know, we know completely. we are professional grade. scout is protected by simparica trio and he's in it to win it! simparica tr

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"wall street journal" reports pete hegseth warned u.s. mailtary will take action if mexico did not do more and defense department declined to comment. >> steve: thank you very much. the cartel, interestingly enough, so cartel leaders were able to talk to new york times, they were able to find them. we should find the leaders and that is terrifying them. in northern virginia, if you are in the country illegally, you got a heads up over the weekend, the editor for migrant insider, pablo, mancreate, with 45,000 followers put out ice is planning raids today, monday and tomorrow in northern virginia. 75 to 100 different warrants. as of an hour ago that had 615,000 views, so the migrant community is well aware of what ice has planned today. >> lawrence: he said it was 75 to 100 judicial warrants, judgin zooed order for them to be brought into custody and yet he was okay with tipping them off. >> steve: dangerous for our guys. >> ainsley: are their consequences for this guy? do police go after him now? interfering with an investigation? >> steve

secretary of defense pete hegseth has reportedly ordered u.s. cyber command to halt operations against russia. that, according to an official familiar with the matter, the official tells nbc news, hegseth gave the order in late february. it comes as president trump is seeking to reestablish diplomatic relations with russia. he's been criticized for allying with the russian interests over ukrainian interests. democratic leader chuck schumer blasted the order, calling it a bid by president trump to turn vladimir putin's favor. russia and ukraine will certainly be a topic when president trump addresses a joint session of congress tuesday night. the speech is not technically a state of the union address, coming just weeks after trump took office for his second term. mr. trump's speech is expected to outline his legislative priorities for the next four years. it's also expected to highlight the work his administration has accomplished since taking office. you can watch president trump's joint address to congress right here on nbc bay area. we will ca

pete hegseth -- peter: thanks, secretary hegseth. rachel: you lost your yeti.time, but you lost the yeti. [laughter] charlie: turning now no your headlines, starting with a win in the war on terror, the u.s. military killing a senior military leader of an al-qaeda affiliate in syria. that high-value a target was taken out in a precision airstrike. centcom's general is vowing the u.s. will pursue terrorists relentlessly. >>> check out this out of this world image beamed back to to earth from the moon. it's courtesy of the blue ghost lander after a successful touchdown overnight. [cheers and applause] >> -- just became the first commercial company in history to complete a fully successful moon if landing. charlie: god bless private enterprise. the lander now expected to spend two weeks studying the moon's surface. >>> and finally, m if ooo-ve over, cows, because lab-grown milk apparently on hits way marf climate activists' concern about the meth haven the emissions from cows. "forbes" speaking to to a few start-ups that expect to roll out their product by later t

today's meeting came after vance and pete hegseth made it clear it was not the trump administration'sity to defend europe. so the incoming german chancellor is saying that europe needs strategic independence from the u.s. and over the next week europe will drop its own security guarantees for ukraine and send more financing and equipment to ukraine directly. european officials have said this in the past but they seem to mean that more than ever. we know nothing can replace u.s. military support for ukraine. geoff: nick schifrin at the white house. amna: some of the president's staunchest allies stood behind his actions in the oval office today but ukraine supporters within the republican party have expressed concerns about how the meeting played out. joining me to discuss is republican congressman mike lawler. you said in a statement after the meeting that it was a missed opportunity for both countries. what did you mean by that? >> this was a inflection point certainly today and an opportunity for greater economic cooperation between united states and ukraine and ultimately with that

but getting to watch firsthand these truly professionals led by mike wallace, marco rubio, pete hegseththese people together steve witkoff is amazing. the things that are being done for world peace at the direction of donald trump, it is remarkable. i am so blessed to be a part of it, teeny part of what they are doing. mark: he knowing you and knowing how committed you are in your integrity, i can tell you is a former chief of staff to great attorney general i am thrilled you are there. you do a fantastic job. so god bless you my friend. >> thank you my friend and god bless you and your amazing wife. [laughter] mark: thank you, i am with you on that. we will be right back. ahhhh... with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary spraying flonase daily gives you long-lasting, non-drowsy relief. (psst psst) flonase. all good. (vo) it's half-time, time to open the frig. (lady) this is a frig. (vo) the cabinets, and the pantry. (lady) this is a great place for storing all your expired food. (vo) selling your home to opendoor is so easy, you can do it during half time. (♪) -without easterseal

defense secretary pete hegseth has even gone as far as a raising the prospect of u.s.the ground in mexico to take on the deadly drug cartels. but first, president trump will impose a 25% tariff on both mexico and canada and another so 10% tariff on china, taking its planned tariff the china to 20%. all beginning this upcoming tuesday. president trump also planning to to implement reciprocal tariffs on april 2nd on all other duns -- countries deemed by the administration to have been treating the united states unfairly are. among the countries the white house is targeting, india, japan and the european union. with the with the e.u. facing a u.s. ponce beyond just -- response beyond unfair trade, but i to resip proprocandidate against europe's vat tax and its fees and lawsuits against american companies. joining me now in this" sunday morning futures's exclusive is the nation's commerce secretary, howard lutnick. secretary, thank you of for being here. >> great to be here, mafia. martha: secretary, you were sitting across from the president on friday. before we get to ta

the southern border and that's what we need more protection, technology and workforces because pete hegseth has committed more to the southern border as far as personnel. back to the sanctuary city, is the easiest answer it is progressive policy that have derailed the cities and all the mayors and democratic mayors have to hold onto is their last grip that's what were talking about the last segment with bill maher and rob emmanuelle mix this ridiculous the party has no leadership, no messaging platform and they were shown the door in november and they cannot recover. i will tell you a lot of the mayors. i don't know about eric adams but others are seeking legal counsel and coaching before they go to the hearings because they don't want to end up like the university presidents where they have to resign because they're embarrassed and destroyed in front of a congressional hearing. that'll be very interesting to watch. maria: insurance. what do you think. >> i would not want to be in that seat. i hope elise stefanik were one of the other congressmen who were so good asking these questions real

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in virginia, defense secretary pete hegseth is now telling civilian employees they have until tuesday to email their bosses five things they accomplished last week. >> just a pulse check. are you there? out to dod civilians. >> the military plans to shrink its civilian workforce around the world by 5 to 8%, beginning with more than 5000 probationary workers. democrats warn the defense department is preparing to fire more than 70,000 civilian employees. >> i think we need to cut out waste, fraud, abuse, and i'd start with the pentagon, but i do not believe in this meat ax approach. >> republican leaders continue to defend the cuts. >> the things that make sense to american taxpayers and that follow common sense will be sustained and supported and funded, but that the fraud, waste and abuse will not. >> the social security administration could be next. the agency reportedly plans to lay off at least 7000 of its 60,000 workers. in washington. caroline shively, ktvu, fox two news. >> i'm here to support the voiceless and the powerless. >> hundreds turn out in the east bay protesting again

yesterday was pete hegseth's first day of work as defense secretary.'t have to fly commercial. [ light laughter ] [ audience oohs ] at his rally over the weekend in las vegas, president trump said that if you call a woman beautiful, it is, quote, "the end of your political career."

. >> across the river in virginia, defense secretary pete hegseth is now telling civilian employees they have until tuesday to email their bosses five things they accomplished last week. >> just a pulse check. are you there? out to dod civilians. >> the military plans to shrink its civilian workforce around the world by 5 to 8%, beginning with more than 5000 probationary workers. democrats warn the defense department is preparing to fire more than 70,000 civilian employe. >> i think we need to cut out waste, fraud and abuse, and i'd start with the pentagon, but i do not believe in this meat ax approach. >> republican leaders continue to defend the cuts. >> the things that make sense to american taxpayers and it follow common sense will be sustained and supported and funded, but that the fraud, waste and abuse will not. >> the social security administration could be next. the agency reportedly plans to lay off at least 7000 of its 60,000 workers. in washington, caroline shively, ktvu, fox two news. >> redfin reports that home prices in the bay area rose 4% in january. from january of last

the news just broke that the secretary of defense, pete hegseth, actually ordered the halting of offensive cyber operations against russia. uh, that is breathtaking, that we're no longer going to engage in in the kind of. espionage and and cyber operations so we can get a look into what putin is planning and treating him like the enemy and the terrorist that he is. it is. it is. there is a massive pattern going on here where the oval office debacle, this order from secretary hegseth and the idea that we were going to abandon. and now speaker johnson even suggested that perhaps zelenskyy should resign. there are democratic country. their voters decide on who is president, not the united states of america. and they certainly shouldn't be bowing and scraping to the united states. what they should what we should be doing, doing is treating them as the the important partner that they are so that we can make sure we protect and preserve democracy and maintain our commitment to our nato allies in europe, who, thankfully, are stepping up in the gaping hole that donald trump is leaving. >> all righ

. >> us defense secretary pete hegseth has reportedly ordered u.s.er command to halt offensive cyber operations and information operations against russia. this is a shift from long standing intelligence policy. this order was first reported by the record. a cybersecurity news publication. the exact scope of the defense department order remains unclear tonight. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy met with more than a dozen world leaders today, who vowed to do everything they can to help defend ukraine against russia. the summit included 18 european leaders, along with the prime minister of canada and officials from nato. british prime minister keir starmer said we're, quote, at a crossroads in history and appealed to the leaders to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind ukraine. >> the purpose of today's meeting was to unite our partners around this effort to strengthen ukraine and to support a just and enduring peace for the good of all of us. our starting point must be to put ukraine in the strongest possible position. now,

offensive cyber operations against, uh, uh, russia, that president trump's defense secretary, pete hegseth, has, uh, has ordered. so these are all efforts to try to lure russia into the negotiations. so they're pursuing different strategies to get to the table. >> david sanger, many thanks for joining us and sharing your analysis and perspective on this matter. appreciate it. >> great to be with you. >> well, 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 have 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. cnn senior white house reporter kevin liptak explains what preside

or pete hegseth, who. >> apparently now has. >> ordered the defense department cyber command to. >> cease operations against russia. today is just one more incredible moment where our. >> allies have to ask. >> what happened to the america. >> that led. them for 80. >> years, that that led them through the defeat. >> of the axis. >> triumphed in the cold war? maintained itself as a beacon of liberty and leader of the free world. built nato into a. 32 country powerhouse. where is that country? and i'm sure that they have every concern, and rightly so, about their own security and the safety of their own secrets. when dealing with this administration, they'd be fools not to. >> tom nichols. >> as always, thank you for coming to the last word. >> thank you. >> and coming. >> up, while trump was. >> embarrassing the. >> nation on the global. stage in the oval office, the. >> trump justice. department is. taking out. >> retribution on federal prosecutors who investigated the attack. >> on the u.s. >> capitol on. >> january 6th. >> harvard law professor laurence. laurence. >> tribe with fatigue

perfectly, i think, legitimate fears about dealing, for example, with tulsi gabbard or kash patel or pete hegseth, who apparently now has ordered the defense department cyber command to cease operations against russia. today is just one more incredible moment where our allies have to ask what happened to the america that led them for 80 years, that that led them through the defeat of the axis, triumphed in the cold war? maintained itself as a beacon of liberty and leader of the free world. built nato into a 32 country powerhouse. where is that country? and i'm sure that they have every concern, and rightly so, about their own security and the safety of their own secrets when dealing with this administration. they'd be fools not to. >> tom nichols, as always, thank you for coming to the last word. >> thank you. >> and coming up, while trump was embarrassing the nation on the global stage in the oval office, the trump justice department did, taking out retribution on federal prosecutors who investigated the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th. harvard law professor laurence tribe joins us nex

but on friday, defense secretary pete hegseth sent a memo saying that all civilian employees will be required to respond to this email when they receive it. so there's a lot of different information, a lot of different instructions out there for various federal workers as they're trying to determine exactly how they should approach this, ask from the federal government. fred. >> all right. arlette saenz, thank you so much. all right. the federal layoffs are now sparking international security concerns. cnn has learned foreign adversaries, including russia and china, are attempting to recruit fired federal workers. sources telling cnn the foreign governments are particularly interested in fired workers with security clearances and those with valuable information on u.s. critical infrastructure and vital government bureaucracy. the sources tell cnn at least two governments have already set up web sites targeting fired federal employees on linkedin. coming up, the measles outbreak in west texas has expanded to nearly 150 cases. a physician joins us to discuss vaccinations and who's most

well, democrats are blasting the decision by defense secretary pete hegseth to halt u.s. cyber command operations against russia. now, according to an inside source familiar with the matter. heads up gave that order last week prior to president trump's meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. and it comes as president trump seeks to reestablish diplomatic ties with russia, seemingly aligning with russian interests in their war against ukraine. u.s. cyber command did not respond to cnbc's request for comment. but the defense department states that there is no greater priority to secretary schiff than military safety in all operations, including the cyber domain. and all of this unfolds tomorrow night, when president trump will address a joint session of congress at the capitol. now, here's a live look for you this morning. that speech is not technically a state of the union address, coming just weeks after trump took office for his second term. the president's speech is expected to outline his legislation priorities for the next four years, and the war in ukrai

defense secretary pete hegseth says 8% of the budget, roughly $50 billion, will immediately be pulledrom non-lethal programs. more than 5000 probationary workers are also expected to lose their jobs as a result. elon musk and his doge chainsaw may be cutting a little too deep for some of you. regardless of your party. republican senator roger marshall of kansas, for example, just held a town hall over the weekend where he took a lot of heat, and in fact, he just got up and left. >> a huge percentage of those people. and i know you care about the veterans. are veterans. yes. and that is a shame. yes, i do got two more commitments today. appreciate everybody making the drive out. and god bless america. thank you. thank you. >> you're not done. our. >> the question for democrats. how do they harness that growing anger and resentment. >> republicans flood the zone. democrats have to flood the zone. they flood the zone with lies. we flood the zone with truth. >> i want to bring in democratic senator andy kim of new jersey, formerly served as part of the national security council. i want to

he kind of did a 360 degree on pete hegseth.rbing way it's you can hold people like that accountable. we can actually call make calls to republicans. i think it's important that we recognize, like we did, you know, years ago with defending the affordable care act. that pressure does work a lot. number of republicans, not just in the senate but in the house, voted against that. the affordable care act repeal, because america stood up, woke up and actually said, no. >> this is such an important reminder. there's also governors races this year. there's lots of things coming up. neera tanden, thank you so much for joining me. it was really great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> coming up, a sneak peek at two brand new episodes of the blueprint coming up tomorrow. blueprint coming up tomorrow. we'll be right back. -we're done. -what about these? looks right. nooo... nooo... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty absorbs spills like a sponge. and is 2x more absorbent so you can use less. what will you do twhen the power goes o

he kind of did a 360 degree on pete hegseth in a really disturbing way.epublicans. i think it's important that we recognize, like we did, you know, years ago with defending the affordable care act. that pressure does work. a lot of number of republicans, not just in the senate but in the house, voted against that. the affordable care act repeal, because america stood up, woke up and actually said, no. >> this is such an important reminder. there's also governors races this year. there's lots of things coming up. neera tanden, thank you so much for joining me. it was really great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> coming up, a sneak peek at two brand new episodes of the blueprint coming up tomorrow. blueprint coming up tomorrow. we'll be right back. (vo) what happens when one of the most famous dunkers of all time goes to the greatest lobsterfest of all time? (blake griffin) i make red lobster famous. (vo) no blake, dunking happens. (blake griffin) yeah, you're right. (vo) create your own lobster lover's dream with 2 or 3 choices on one plate. at red

yesterday was pete hegseth's first day of work as defense secretary.nd bad news, he's already invaded margaritaville. [ light laughter ] president trump praised british prime minister keir starmer this weekend and told reporters that starmer is a, quote, "very good person doing a very good job." and starmer said trump is the current president of the united states. [ laughter ] while speaking last week at the march for life, vicece preside j.d. vance said, quote, "let me say, very simply, i want more babies in the united states of america. i guess that's easy to say when you don't have to fly commercial. [ light laughter ] [ audience oohs ] at his rally over the weekend in las vegas, president trump said that if you call a woman beautiful, it is, quote, "the end of your political career." if anybody can think of something worse that someone did without getting canceled, raise your hand. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs ] no, no, no. no! the cia released a new assessment over the weeknd that said the covid-19 pandemic originated from a lab leak in china. and

but actually, yesterday, defense secretary pete hegseth sent a memo that said that all civilian employees going forward will need to respond to this email. so there's still a lot of uncertainty about about how this requirement will be handled at a time when the federal workforce has really seen dramatic cuts from the trump administration and efforts from the trump administration to redo a lot of what federal government is doing. >> yeah, a lot of questions about this. arlette saenz, thank you so much for that. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy gets a much friendlier welcome in london one day after his disastrous meeting with president trump. we'll tell you what happened here in the cnn newsroom. >> welcome back. >> have i got. >> news for you? new tonight on cnn. >> sometimes it takes a different approach to see the possibilities all around you. at capella university, you'll get the dedicated support you need every step of the way. >> ever feel. >> like a. >> spectator in your own life with chronic migraine? 15 or more headache days. >> a month, each lasting four. >> hours or more?