i'm christi paul come to africa i'm glad you're cheating if you this prime minister has really paid a starring role when it comes to healing the rift with neighboring eritrea last june governing coalition announced that it would fully exception implement the peace deal that would end its border war with eritrea that will is today known as africa's deadliest border conflict if you say it has accepted the outcome off a two thousand and two border commission which awarded disputed territories to eritrea one of those territories is a town in eritrea called bad name it's right on the border with ethiopia has a population of about one thousand six hundred most people they are ethiopian and the town is so that ethiopia's control. at the end of this road lies about me a highly symbolic to the border between ethiopia and eritrea. here the effects of the war like the dust in the air how heavy. one hundred thousand people were killed. now two decades after the conflict began it still feels like a no man's land and people living here just don't feel as though they're part of the peace process. an

i'm christi paul come to news africa i'm glad you're tuned in we're putting this stigma on hiv aids in focus today because just a few days ago a south african m.p. made his status public it was ofter an ex patna threaten to expose her on facebook name more tyros deal will do so someone is threatening to reveal my status to you all but let me save him the hassle of doing it i have nothing to hide but also some things are not necessary to share with people it doesn't affect but since i've been threatened let me do it because i don't take kindly to threats i'm hiv positive and have been now for h. is possibly mall and she went on to say perhaps these threats are a good thing it has made me add my voice to the dea stigmatize ation that is still embedded in our society. so just how bad is hiv aids related stigma in our communities we took all cameras and people told us some of the reasons why they wouldn't want their hiv status to be public knowledge . because of the stigma to see my theories on all of the. leak i would never let people know that i my street corners are still out on my bike

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. >>> this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good "new day" to you. >>> vanessa tyson and meredith watson accusing the lieutenant governor of assault and ape respectively are prepared to testify at impeachment hearings. >> lieutenant governor justin fair nfax is denying the aelgs d allegations and wants the fbi to investigate. he says the following. >> ralph northam, that state's governor, says he is not going anywhere. a new poll shows the people of virginia are split down the middle when asked if northam should step down. last week, he admitted to wearing black face and claims he darkened his face to play michael jackson at a dance contest. kaylee hart ung is following this. >> in a statement he released late saturday night, fairfax calls for an investigation here. he asked for the first time for the fbi to be involved and, again he emphatically denies the allegations against him. in a stamted, we heard a man trying to give context to two actually encounters he doesn't deny happen but which he says were consensual. while the spotlight has been so bright

i am kaylee hartung in for christi paul. >> i am victor blackwell. you're in the cnn "newsroom." we have a lot to tell you about this morning. >> first up, democrats are rallying like it is 2020 already. presidential hopefuls are all over the map this weekend, they're selling their message from new hampshire to south carolina, georgia, iowa. >> the president's former campaign chairman paul manafort is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison. >> after announcing a national emergency he admitted he quote, didn't need to do, legal challenges are already stacking up against the president this morning. >>> police are saying the shooter that killed five people at a manufacturing business in illinois had lost his job that day that he went on the shooting rampage. frm >>> if you didn't know better, you would think the election was a week away. >> democrats are hitting the campaign trail hard. >> but the two big names you do not see on the map, beto o'rourke and joe biden who haven't said definitively if they would run. kyung law joins us. >> reporter:

i'm christi paul. look who we dragged in? >> dragged in from vacation. i've dave briggs in for victor blackwell. long a fan of the program. we begin this morning with the deadly clashes at venezuela's border. sources say at least five people are dead. more than 285 injured as venezuelan security forces fought with protesters near the colombia border. the president maduro clinging to power has cut ties with colombia and stopping the opposition leader juan guaido from bringing aid into the country and ga bua urging them not to bring food. >> this is the bridge that connects venezuela to colombia. protesters were hit with tear gas and there are tires burning as well. nearly all of the trucks carrying supplies, they were either blocked or they were burned. secretary of state mike pompeo slammed maduro tweeting, quote. cnn senior correspondent nick paton walsh filed this word. >> reporter: refuges would take their homeland back across the border bridge but it was blocked and blocked by venezuelan riot police and behind them gangs. the young police taunted or

i'm kaylee hartung in for christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.ith you. >>> we are calling the next store mike pence's awkward pregnant pause. >> pregnant with twins. the scene is set standing at a podium in a room full of u.s. allies. again, u.s. allies. the vice president announces a warm greeting from his boss. watch this reaction. >> i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america president donald trump. last august -- >> so there you have it. five-second pause for applause that just never happened. clearly not what he expected in that crowd. >>> democratic presidential candidates are hitting it hard again today. >> cory brooker and others are all over the map talking to continuation voters and here is what they are saying. >> i am a big believer you cannot campaign wrong and think you're going to governor right. i will not take pact money in there or lobbyist money or other money. >> the minimum wage was set to support a family of three. today, a minimum wage, full-time job in america, will not keep a mamma and a bab

so glad to have you with us this morning, i'm christi paul. >> and i'm victor blackwell.new challenge to his national declaration for border wall funding. >> house democrats are voting tuesday on a resolution to block the president's executive order before he can get any extra money. i want to bring in cnn national correspondent kristen holmes at the white house. what are you learning this morning? >> good morning, yep, next week, we're going to see that legislative chat in action. let's talk about what this looks like. first, it will pass in the house. democrats control the house it already has 225 co-sponsors. and then it's going to move to the senate and that's where it gets interesting. president trump has said if this resolution ends up on his desk he will in fact veto it. make no mistake, the white house does not want that to happen. it's embarrassing to the president if he has to vote against his entire party and go around them again. and go around congress once again. it's not confidence-inspiring to the american people that is where you see the trump allies, trum

i'm caylee hartung in for christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. happy new day to you.

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good saturday to you. new england patriots owner robert kraft is being charged with solicitation of prostitution. police say kraft was caught in a part of a large-scale sex crackdown leading to hundreds of arrest warrants. >>> and also r. kelly due in court today, he turned himself into police last night after being indicted on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. we want to start with the arrest of r. kelly there. overnight, police released this new mug shot of the singer. >> kelly is accused of committing sexual acts on three children older than 13 but younger than 17. joining us this morning, the executive producer of "surviving r. kelly." we'll speak to them in a moment. we also have criminal defense attorney and cnn analyst joey jackson standing by. but first, we're going to cnn's sara sidner. sara, kelly is in jail. bring us up to speed. >> we'll let you know what happened around 8:00 in chilling. we were there outside of central booking. r. kelly began the evening at his studio, wher

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> after a bizarre press conference, governor northam tried to explain himself and more calling for his resignation than the day before. >> at first he admitted being in the 1984 yearbook photo and now denying it and a lot of people are asking what is happening? take a look at this. >> when i was confronted with the images yesterday, i was appalled that they appeared on my page, but i believe then and now that i am not either of the people in that photo. i am not and will not excuse the content of the photo. it was offensive, racist, and despicable. why did i -- why did i dress up? yes. i didn't realize at the time that it was as offensive as i have since learned and knowing that, what i know now, i wouldn't have done it, but, at the time, i did not realize it. i did participate in a dance contest in san antonio in which i darkened my face as part of a michael jackson costume. i had the shoes. hi a glove. and i used just a little bit the shoe accomplish to put under my -- or on my cheeks and the reason

glad to have you here, i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. super bowl liii on the way. ore just outside of mercedes-benz stadium. big game coming up, andy. >> good morning, victor and christi. tomorrow is going to be tom brady's ninth super bowl. and the previous eight were all decided by one score. so, we should expect another great game. you know, the patriots do remain slight favorites over the rams. the two teams are going to have one final walkthrough today then it's time to sleep. but how do you sleep before the biggest game of your life? >> you lay down. you might play the game in your head a little bit, you know what, close your eyes, like i just got a pick, got this. play the game. >> go over the game plan. make sure i have my notes down. if i need to watch something, i watch something. if not, just enjoy it and go to bed. >> just got to treat it, prepare like it's any other game. don't like blow your steam the day before, blow your steam the morning of. you just got to chill out, be on your normal routine. you'll be good to go. >> this could be the final time g

i am christi paul. >> i am victor blackwell. the crisis in venezuela is escalating, protesters burn tires and police fire tear gas to scatter crowds. a stalemate over humanitarian aid. >>> robert kraft facing charges of soliciting prostitution. he was caught in a crackdown leading to hundreds of arrest warrants. >>> r. kelly kurturned himself on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. you're in the cnn "newsroom." >> we're glad to have you with us. let's start with charges against r. kelly. he is 51 years old, accused of sexual acts. >> the abuse dated back as far as 1998, spanned more than a decade. if convicted, he faces up to 70 years in prison, ten years for each count of sexual abuse. nick watt joins me. nick, a bond hearing is scheduled for this afternoon for kelly. what are we expecting? what do cook county prosecutors want for him? >> i think that they would like to keep him in custody but we will find out lunchtime whether he is released on bond or whether he stays in their custody. we heard from the sheriff's d

i'm kaylee hartung in for christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. to you. >>> moments ago, vice president mike pence took the world stage at the munich security conference. he slammed iran calling it the leading state sponsor of terrorism. he urged the american allies to withdraw from the nuclear deal. >> time has come for our european partners to stand with us and with the iranian people, our allies and friends in the region, the time has come for our european partners to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and join us as we bring the economic and diplomatic pressure necessary to give the iranian people the region and the world, the peace, security and freedom they deserve. >> pence isn't the only big name in munich. former vice president joe biden also speaking at the security conference. and he's also expected to talk about america's role on the world stage. >> biden has been thinking about running for president in 2020. and if he decides to run, it looks like he'd have the support of democratic voters. a cnn poll shows 62% of democratic and demo

i'm kaylee hartung in for christi paul. >> i'm victor black well. good to have you.ike it's a week before the elections. you got kirsten gillibrand, kamala harris, cory booker, and amy klobuchar in iowa. >> meanwhile, the democratic national committee meetings are wrapping up this afternoon in washington and with a historically large number of democrats planning to run for president, the dnc has already announced its format for the first two primary debates. former vice president joe biden who is also toying with the idea of running for president, he's in munich, and about to talk about america's role on a high stage at a very high-security conference. >> if biden decides to run, it looks like you'll have the support of democratic voters. a cnn poll shows 62% of voters say biden should run. half of americans say they would likely support him. beto o'rourke is on the fence whether or not he should run for president. he's speaking in chicago. but the former texas congressman says he's still trying to figure out plans for 2020. >> i haven't made the decision with my fam

christi paul. >> paul manafort could spend the rest of his life in prison.t mueller, his sentencing memo. mueller faced a midnight deadline to turn his case over to a federal judge. the biggest question, now, will president trump pardon his former campaign manager? joining me now a federal prosecutor recently served as the chief assistant district attorney in manhattan. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. we will get to that experience, first what do you glean, if anything from the delay in the release of his sentencing memo? publicly, at least? >> it's impossible to tell. we don't know behind the scenes, what kind of one-on-one interaction the government may have for legal reasons. they may have filed something under seal. right now that doesn't tell me anything they didn't file the memo we all expected. >> the manhattan da cyrus vance is preparing a case against manafort in a case if he is pardoned by the president to make sure he serves some prison time. first, how does that not violate double jeopardy? >> well, it is unusual. and double jeopardy,

i am christi paul. >> i am victor blackwell. you're in the cnn "newsroom." >>> ready or not, here they come. the 2020 race for the white house is under way. >> and this morning, another competitor is lining up on the democratic side of things. senator elizabeth warren expected to announce her official entry into the race later this morning in massachusetts. then she will continue onto new hampshire from that point. she's not the only democrat on the move. official noimts or not, campaign stops are under way from south carolina to iowa. >> the team is out with presidential hopefuls. rebecca buck is in iowa, political correspondent mj lee in massachusetts. >> let's begin in lawrence, massachusetts with mj lee. good morning to you. what are you seeing there this morning? >> reporter: good morning, guys. in just about an hour, we expect to see elizabeth warren take the stage behind me and formally announce she's running for president. just so viewers know where we are now, we're standing outside an old textile mill. this is the site

christi paul kristi pachristi p christy kristi christy ♪ . >>> this weekend, people from -- oh boy, fromate are hit with this mess. >> oh, no, that poor man. >> changing his tire in the middle of a snowstorm. there is a state of emergency in place in washington state. record breaking snowfall in seattle and instead of taking a walk in the park, one person decided to ski instead. >>> officials told drivers to stay off the road. so he did so. >> yes. yes. >> good for him? okay. >> this is the area's second snowstorm this week. look at the wind. oh my goodness. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar, you know, allison, people are waiting for this to be over. >> you have several more hours of snow and another system sunday night into monday. not much of a brake in between, especially when you think of how much snow they have. the top cities are in the northwestern portion of the state of walk. both picking up over ten inches of snow already. the seattle airport, tacoma airport, down 7.2 inches. 6.4 was yesterday alone. >> that broke a daily record. more importantly 6.8 is the amount that seattle

i am christi paul. >> i am victor blackwell. >>> ready or not, here they come. the 2020 race for the white house is under way. >> and this morning, another competitor is lining up on the democratic side of things. senator elizabeth warren expected to announce her official entry into the race later this morning in massachusetts. then she will continue onto new hampshire from that point. she's not the only democrat on the move. official noimts or not, campaign stops are

>> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good saturday to you. we begin this morning with mounting calls for virginia's lieutenant governor justin fairfax to resign. this is coming after a second woman has accused him of sexual assault. the woman says fairfax raped her while they were both students at duke university in 2000. >> this is a different accusation from another woman who said he raped here. fairfax is denying vehemently the allegations. cnn's ryan nobles walks us through what's happened. >> reporter: it seems in many ways the situation here in richmond, virginia, is getting more complicated by the day. already, the governor and attorney general are under a cloud of scandal because of accusations of racist photos appearing in blackface in their past. and now the lieutenant governor who had already been under fire because of a sexual assault accusation, is already facing another accusation. that woman said that justin fairfax raped her back at duke university in 2000. watson said she believes that fairfax targeted her because she wa

i'm christi paul. look who we wrangled in today. >> dragged me here from new york. great to be here. i'm dave briggs in for victor blackwell. a very busy sunday. >> it is. >>> we begin with the deadly clashes at venezuela's border. sources say at least five people are dead and more than 285 are injured. venezuelan security forces fought with prefers near the colombia border and venezuelan president maduro is still cling to go power and cut ties with colombia and stopping the opposition leader juan guaido from bringing aid into country. >> so far, the main flash point has been the bridge which connects venezuela to colombia. saturday, the venezuelan national guard scattered protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets. nearly all trucks carrying supplies were either blocked or burned. secretary of state mike pompeo slammed maduro tweeting the following. let's get to cnn senior international correspondent nick paton walsh where he is in columbia. what are you seeing there this morning, nick? good morning. >> reporter: the border crossings will be closed today and tomor

. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good sunday morning to you. we start this morning with a political crisis in virginia. vanessa tyson and meredith watson are two women accusing the lieutenant governor of sexual assault and rape respectively and now say they are prepared to testify at impeachment hearings. >> lieutenant governor justin fairfax denies the allegations and wants the fbi to investigate. he said in a statement the one thing i want to make clear i know then and today that the interactions were consensual. >> the governor northam says he is not going anywhere. a new poll shows the people are split when asked if northam should step down. last week he admitted to using black face to darken his face as michael jackson at a dance contest. cnn's caylee hartung is following the later. >> reporter: the leaders call for lieutenant governor justin fairfax's resignation, he is pleading for due process. in a statement he released late saturday night, he calls for an investigation here. he asks for the first time for the nib to be involved and, a

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good statd morning to you. virginia governor ralph northam is facing pressure from all sides to resign, after that racist yearbook photo surfaced. from his 1984 medical school yearbook showing men in black face and a klu klux klan robe. pressure to resign from this yearbook page surfaced that here's cnn's suzanne malveaux. >> virginia's democratic governor ralph northam is facing calls to step down after this racist photo emerged from an 1984 yearbook page. it shows a person in black face and another dressed in a klansman hood. and robe, publicly confronted with the photo, northam confirmed that he is in fact one of the people in the picture but declined to say which. he apologized and vowed to show virginians he had changed and would do so for the remainder of the term. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today, or the way that i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor and a public servant. i am deeply sorry. i cannot change the deci

i am christi paul. >> and i am victor blackwell. >> bernie sanders and joe biden called for the resignation ralph northam. biden and sanders add to others that are expressing distaken da his actions. northam says he has had broad fl african-american support. a cnn poll shows 87%. but the virginia governor has a questionable past when it comes to race related issues. let's discuss. joining me, republican strategist brian robinson, former obama 2012 south regional director. good morning to you both. let's start here. a member of the virginia legislative black caucus said that northam told him he can't even remember which one he is. so either he is lying because there's no up side to being the person in the blackface or the one in the hood or it is unremarkable from that time in his life, i could be the one in blackface or maybe i'm the one in the hood. how is that possible you can't remember putting that on your face and putting the hood on? >> this is bad for the governor. he came out and said that picture in the yearbook was racist, insensitive. he tried to apologize to people of virginia a

>> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> well, ready or not, it's the 2020 race. and it is on. a growing field of democrats already fighting over who will be the one to take on president trump next year. >> the latest entry into the field, senator elizabeth warren formally. she's expected to answer the official run this morning. and she won't be the only democrats making moves today. official announcements, whether she has that or not, campaign stops on the way from south carolina to iowa. let's go to harry enten here with us, harry, good to see you. what stands out in the numbers? just give them to us? >> i mean, it's just how many people are freaking running at this point. my god. i think my mother is actually throwing her hat in the ring later on in the day. most of the people who have declared so far are not so far high up in the polls. most of them are in single digits with the exception of kamala harris who just jumped up. and the major candidate in the race is joe biden, that's around 30% of the vote. most of the people don't even know

i am kaylee hartung in for christi paul. >> i am victor blackwell. you're in the cnn "newsroom."ut this morning. >> first up, democrats are rallying like it is 2020 already. presidential hopefuls are all over the map this weekend, they're selling their message from new hampshire to south carolina, georgia, iowa. >> the president's former campaign chairman paul manafort is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison. >> after announcing a national emergency he admitted he quote, didn't need to do, legal challeng