that national security advisor mike waltz, secretary of state marco rubio, and middle east enjoy steve whit kov will travel to saudi arabia in the coming days to begin the negotiations with ukrainian and russian if i recalls. ukraine's president suggested that the days of the u.s. defending europe may be over. our foreign affairs and defense correspondent spoke with chief of staff and asked him what message he has for europe and the united states? >> first of all, i think that president zelenskyy brings hope. the hope that just the new reality europe has to be united, europe has to be strong. >> is that because the u.s. isn't a reliable partner? >> in life it's necessary to be ready for everything. and if you ask my opinion, i think that the new administration president trump, he wants to be a strong leader and dealing with europe, ukraine, is a part of europe. ukraine is a future member of the european union. and we need to be ready for any challenges. >> what message did you receive from vice president vance? did he commit to providing you security guarantees and negotiating with you rath

that led to fogel's release was negotiated by donald trump's special envoy to the middle east, steve whit kof, who flew to moscow on his private plane for the final exchange. that is the first known visit, david, by a senior u.s. official to russia since russia invaded ukraine. donald trump on sunday said that he has also had a conversation, at least one conversation, with vladimir putin, although he did not say when that conversation took place. david? >> david: all right, jonathan karl, thank you. >>> president trump with jordan's king abdullah at his side today. the president saying the u.s. is going to take gaza. he has already said the palestinians will leave. he has doubled down on that. and he has said that jordan and egypt will take them in. what jordan's king abdullah said today. and our mary bruce asking president trump how the u.s. can take gaza, given its sovereignty. >> reporter: tonight, sitting next to king abdullah of jordan, a key leader in the arab world, the president saying the u.s. won't buy gaza, they will take it. how is the u.s. going to own gaza? your white house

now we know, following this meeting, steve whit comfortable, then go speak to high officials from both kata and egypt, and when he returns and states and that's in yahoo, they will then decide on his schedule for destiny, all who to send out and is ready delegation. so it is important to say that, well, not any is this, you know, he's been going to meet us present donald trump for breakfast meeting on tuesday morning. but he's coming under a huge amount of pressure domestically, both from the cap just families who desperately want to see more people released in that 2nd phase of the deal we're seeing purchased taking place on saturday night in television, essentially on a weekly basis. many of them just don't trust us in yahoo to get this through, but they say they're putting their trusts in trump, who is taking credit for this entire deal at the other side of things is from his father. right. coalition is specifically from as low as much rich. the finance minister who does wield a fair amount of power. he's essentially saying that he wants to continue the war and destroy him us. but h

in the case, steve whit calls just quickly through joining us to run through the tools and re out between the russian. i'm us side they last around 4 and a half hours. they will be every step and the degree a palace which belongs to the saudi royal family of our names, to me. uh the us to the case. and they said thank you very much for graciously hosting us. we have moved incredibly false to seemed to be able to do that. we're obviously very appreciative. we also do, you know, the russians for administer stuck a lot of met with the saudi crown prince. and i haven't been solomon off to computing those tools in riyadh. ukraine was the predominant topic that was off by the journalists. and that it seems very categorical, but we all going to make way for the people ready agreed that we need to a point to top level teams from both sides in order to meet writing the i'm be able to discuss it, the lines of communication very, pretty irrevocably opened, that's a clear message that we're getting from both washington the most co now and they said the war does need to end, but it cannot be a tempora

including secretary of state marco rubio, national security advisor mike walz and special envoy steve whitgh will be going to saudi arabia to start peace talks on how to end the war in ukraine. according to multiple reports, ukraine officials were not invited to these talks. vivek ramaswamy officially beginning the process for an expected run as ohio governor, his campaign filed the necessary pay per work with the state's secretary yesterday using the name vivek ramaswamy for ohio. potential bid follows a failed gop presidential run in 2024 and comes about a month after his exit from president trump's department of government efficiency. and to the ice, another canadian crowd loudly booed the u.s. national anthem yesterday as team usa took on canada in montreal. [booing] charlie: canada's prime minister better known as governor justin trudeau was in the crowd when the bo os rang out and multiple fights broke out in just seconds into the game. >> straight away, matthew and brandon hagle right off the hawk. charlie: the united states would go on to deliver a humiliating devastating beat-down

steve rogers. >> you're right. i'm not. >> whit: welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning.soaring to an estimated $27 million at the box office. on saturday. the marvel studios' movie is on course to collect $90 million-plus over the long presidents' day weekend. a lot of people excited to see that one. >> gio: oh yeah. absolutely. looks so good. >>> let's take a look at some of the other big stories that we're following here on this sunday morning. happening right now, measles, a disease once eliminated in the u.s. is spreading rapidly through rural west texas. 48 cases reported so far, mostly in children and teens. 13 people hospitalized. health officials say that some of the cases appear to be linked to private religious schools. >> whit: and top ranked men's tennis player jannik sinner has been banned from the sport for three months. this after he twice tested positive for a banned substance last year. sinner claimed that it was the result of accidental contamination. the world anti-doping agency had pushed for a year-long suspension, but sinner accepted the shorter ban

the national security advisor, steve would cough the special envoy note that was general kellogg, who supposed to be the special ed board for this issue because mr. whit cops, the middle east, special ed boy. and of course, secretary of state marco rubio. and this might an adult be a, was just telling you a little bit about the secretary really be because he used to be a sent it to and he thinks they've changed his position on ukraine. let me just play a clip, a clip of what he said back in 2014. they made up this excuse that somehow the russian speaking population in the region was being oppressed and attacked and, and wasn't danger. and so they needed to intervene even to this day, they still will not admit the military role that they're playing on the ground in front me. so in addition to violating this international norm, which isn't outrages behavior, they have lied about it and think they can get away with it. and the point that i'm making is even the 21st century. a country is allowed to invade a neighbor, lie about it, and lie about the reasons for it, and they can get away with it. without significant costs, we have created a dangerous preced

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