- convencer a valeria. pues te tengo otra noticia. ¿cuál? ya firmó. - ¿valeria? tú no tienes nada que hacer en la cárcel. es que necesito ver a juan. lo extraño, lo amo, valeria. no sabes cuánto lo siento. lo de juan, lo del tipejo ese. de veras lo siento mucho. ay, quisiera que nada de esto estuviera pasando. yo sé. pero no estás solita. nunca. pero ¿cómo la pudiste convencer? yo no pude. no sé, tal vez tengo más encanto que tú. [ríe] solo hablé con ella y ya le expliqué lo que estaba pasando. pues está muy extraño. yo no la pude convencer, pero... ¡es una gran noticia! - claro que lo es. - buenísima. ¿y sabes de qué me di cuenta? ¿de qué? que es una mujer... diferente. sí, sí, ¡te lo dije! sí. ni su mamá ni yo pudimos convencerla. no sé cómo, pero al final lo conseguí. qué bueno, qué bueno. ¿ya cambiaste tu opinión sobre ella? pues sí, creo que la juzgué demasiado rápido y tal vez ya es hora de que arregle mis errores del pasado. no... qué bueno que los de mi rodada sí anotamos las cosas porque las nuevas generaciones no, nomás no. g, g, g. góngora, góngora...

valeria ponte, feliciano, telemundo. muchísimas gracias, valeria.sonal del irs rastree a empresas vinculadas pero vinculadas a los cárteles de droga mexicanos, el sur de la frontera top hopman reiteró que su enfoque está en erradicar de estados unidos a las bandas delictivas, como por ejemplo el tren de aragua de venezuela. por otra parte, 27 grupos religiosos presentaron en washington una demanda en contra de la medida de la administración trump que permite hace redadas en lugares de culto. la iniciativa incluye a grupos cristianos y judíos, pero la iglesia católica no participó en la demanda, aunque el papa francisco ya cuestionó y lo hizo ayer cuestionó exactamente la iniciativa de trump, señalando que la expulsión forzosa de personas sin documentos les priva de su dignidad humana. hablemos de economía, pues los fabricantes de automóviles estadounidenses se están preparando para una posible guerra comercial contra canadá y méxico. los aranceles del 25% al acero y al aluminio se encuentran entre los aranceles aplazados hasta marzo, los cuales harí

cnn's correspondent valeria leon is in mexico city. valeria, tell us more. >> so the u.s. is by.exico's. >> largest trading partner, which means that trump's plan to impose tariffs on mexico could be damaging to the u.s. economy. mexico's president, claudia sheinbaum, called for a cool head and stressed that her administration is actively working on measures to mitigate the situation, although she declined to go into detail about the plans, she has previously said that mexico is prepared to respond with tariffs of its own. moreover, mexico's economy minister marcelo ebrard said that trump would be carrying out a strategic mistake if he imposed tariffs on mexican woods. he said that u.s. consumers would face higher prices across all sectors, and this impact will be felt by millions of american families overnight. evrard said that the main companies affected would be those within the u.s., like ford and general motors, between others whose plants in mexico produced the largest share of exports to the u.s. in addition, ebrard underscored that families in the u.s. would see the great

cnn's valeria leone is in mexico city for us. valeria, what more can you tell us about how mexico is responding to these tariffs well, fredricka, the winds of trade war have filled the air after trump slapped a 25% tariff on all mexican imports and mexico responded, hit back at trump's tariffs with tariffs of its own on u.s. >> imports. mexico's president claudia sheinbaum said she had ordered her economy minister to kick off a response plan, called plan b, that includes implementing tariff and non-tariff measures to defend mexico's interests, signaling what looks to many like the beginning of a trade war between the two countries. but others see it as a mere tool of negotiation. nevertheless, shein mount said her government sought dialog rather than confrontation with its northern neighbor. let's take a listen cuando negotiate. >> when we negotiate with other nations, when we talk with other nations, always with our heads held high, never bowing our heads, we are equal with all the nations of the world. mexico is free, independe

. >> i'm valeria leone in. mexico city. >> and this. >> is cnn. >> president trump's tariffs on canada, mexico and china are expected to go into effect today. the move amounts to a 25% tax on goods from mexico and china, which would include produce, lumber, oil, car parts and from china, which would include items like electronics. trump says the tariffs are aimed at curbing the influx of undocumented migrants and fentanyl across u.s. borders. last night, he told reporters there was nothing the countries could do to stop him from imposing these steep tariffs. our correspondents are spread out across the globe to bring us the very latest. valerio leone is in mexico city for us. let's begin, however, with paula newton in ottawa, canada. paula, prime minister justin trudeau says trump's tariffs would be met with a swift response. what does that mean it means. >> that states like michigan. >> illinois. >> new york. >> state. >> texas lookout. those are among the. >> top importers. >> of canadian goods. >> which mean

let's go straight to cnn's valeria leone in mexico city for the latest.aleria, midnight was the deadline here, where tariffs were supposed to be implemented. they're not now. why not now? >> why. >> so in a surprising shift. >> tariffs on mexican goods are. >> now on pause. >> after president. >> shimon and president trump. >> reached an agreement. so rather than presenting today mexico's response to the trump administration, tariffs, president shein confirmed that she had a conversation with president trump this morning, what she described as a long call of 45 minutes to talk about immigration issues and the interest that both countries have in reducing fentanyl consumption. both governments reached an agreement to secure the border. mexico has agreed on deploying national guards to the mexico u.s. border, and the mexican president said that she asked trump to cancel tariffs on mexican products, which shein said that trump agreed to. mexico's economy minister marcelo ebrard will be in charge of this negotiation with u.s. government officials. let's put t

valeria vive en mÉxico y dice estar desesperada por no saber dÓnde estÁ su esposo, ni que decirle a suses sociales describiÓ la forma en que se realizÓ el operativo y crÍtico forma de actuar de autoridades. >> que fue un secuestro por estas personas que nunca se identificaron, no traÍan una orden de allanamiento, de aprehensiÓn. no tenÍan record criminal. >> se sabe que se tratÓ de un operativo de migraciÓn. el departamento dijo que eleazar es uno de los dos migrantes con condenas previas y el registro dice que eleazar cruzÓ la frontera ilegalmente en octubre del 2010. la taquerÍa sigue en funcionamiento y ahora dicen que trabajan con miedo. esta joven que no quiso ser identificada dijo que conoce a jonathan desde hace varios aÑos. los describe como buenas personas. >> eran buenas personas, trabajadores. >> un pastor evangÉlico habÍa sido investigado en el 2022 por el departamento de trabajo por prÁcticas de reclutamiento y empleo. [mÚsica] >> de inmediato pasamos la pÁgina para revisar el "contacto deportivo" esta noche con sara. adelante, sara. >> soy sara con informaciÓn deportiva al

. >> como valeria, novia de raÚl, quienes despuÉs de comer decidieron que serÍa divertido y romÁnticoerpretadas por decenas de personas que pasaron por este y otros puntos. tambiÉn algunos aprovecharon para dar el sÍ ante el juez, como lo hicieron cientos de capitalinos con baile y hasta pastel. el centro cultural los pinos, lugar que durante dÉcadas fue casa de presidentes, fue el sitio donde 500 parejas contrajeron matrimonio en este dÍa de san valentÍn, como marÍa y gilberto, quienes despuÉs de 13 aÑos de uniÓn libre y dos hijos, decidieron que era momento de hacer oficial su uniÓn. >> y sinceramente, da mucha tranquilidad, mucha paz y mucho gusto el sentirse que ya somos marido y mujer como tal. >> viva el amor! viva los novios. >> en mÉxico! alejandro godina noticias telemundo. >> en efecto, lo que se escucha aquÍ es que viva el amor para seguir celebrando. este 14 de febrero le queremos compartir el emotivo vÍdeo en donde raÚl arana le pregunta a su hijastro esra de 11 aÑitos que si quiere que lo adopte legalmente como su hijo para darle su apellido. la reacciÓn del pequeÑito fu

la Úsica mexicana: Ída cuevas, celebrando 50 aÑos de trayectoria y nominada a premio lo nuestro, y valeriaio, 60 noches consecutivas estuve con Él, yo era su relleno pero nunca me puso al principio, siempre me ponÍa en medio y me protegÍa, me abrazaba, yo decÍa, dios santo, es mi compadre, cuando terminamos de grabar el disco, me regala 10 temas inÉditos, me dice, fÍjese que estuve pensando en la situaciÓn que estÁ viviendo en su matrimonio porque llevaba yo un matrimonio desastroso, quiero que se case conmigo, y yo dije cÓmo, pero si somos compadres, [risas] despuÉs tambiÉn por telÉfono y la tercera me la pidiÓ de frente, cÁsese conmigo, yo veo por el ahijado y por usted, yo soy bien catÓlica y no, quedamos siempre de compadres. >> y lo queremos mucho como tÍo. [risas] alan: cuÉntanos de ti. >> muy felices, entre todo lo que he aprendido y como aspiro ser algo. estamos aquÍ siempre con ser algo. estamos aquÍ siempre con ustedes bienvenidos a la prueba de sudor de los 100°. ¿cuál de estos dos antitranspirantes podrá resistir el calor? bien. ahí se le puede mejorar más. parece que los antit

valeria la esposa no sabe quÉ decir a sus hijos y estÁ desesperada.e identificaron, no traÍan una orden de allanamiento, no traÍan una orden de aprehensiÓn. ely: el departamento de seguridad nacional dijo que se tratÓ de una operaciÓn vinculado a un posible trÁfico laboral y que dos de ellos tenÍan condenas previas por violaciones a la ley de inmigraciÓn. en los Ángeles son los vendedores ambulantes los que tiemblan ante el aviso de redadas a gran escala. >> tenemos temor de eso porque no tenemos papeles. >> estamos expuestos a que venga nuevamente a la ciudad, que venga inmigraciÓn. ely: el miedo es tal que los inmigrantes han dejado de ir a citas mÉdicas y buscar sus medicinas prescritas. sobre todo despuÉs de saber que el departamento de seguridad nacional autoriza operativo de ice en lugares como escuelas, iglesias y hospitales. >> lamentablemente, hay muchos pacientes que no estÁn yendo a sus citas mÉdicas por el mismo miedo de ser detenidos o deportados. >> si estÁn enfermos la recomendaciÓn siempre venir lo mÁs pronto posible. ely: en este cont

una jornada especial para niñas como valeria, cuya vida cambió hace tres años cuando le diagnosticaron sabe que no está sola, que hay más personas que están pasando lo mismo que ella en su misma condición y la experiencia es increíble. enrique: sofía isabela y su familia viajaron desde sacramento y saben el impacto positivo que eventos como este pueden traer. >> se puede volver intimidante de alguna manera porque pues, son ellos estrellas de hockey, son profesionales pero a la vez, son una inspiración para nosotros, sobre todo para nuestra hija, para que vea que no hay límites a pesar de su condición que tiene. enrique: crear conciencia y comunidad es una herramienta fundamental para estos jovencitos, porque ninguno tendría que pasar por esta lucha solo. >> pero se puede salir adelante con el apoyo mutuamente, aquí es un equipo y con el equipo se sale adelante, uno solo es más difícil. enrique: yo soy enrique aníbal gutiérrez, "noticias univisión". >> la comunidad de ailton sufre cada vez que hay tormentas en la zona, pero un proyecto les daría una cobertura de inundación comunitaria p

connect with the provider at rokov i'm valeria leone in mexico city, and this is cnn. >> i want to go straight back to capitol hill. you see it there? the doge subcommittee, continuing that hearing. we've been keeping an eye on all coming as elon musk's team is claiming they are finding, quote, fraud in the government. now, for real, i want to go to cnn's lauren fox, not chris van hollen. lauren, this hearing, there was a lot of talk before the administration came in that maybe there's some bipartisan elements here of this doge effort. what are we seeing so far? >> yeah, i mean, this is really a hearing about cutting down on improper payments in the government, whether that deals with welfare payments, whether that deals with snap payments. and on its face, republicans and democrats would typically be united on the issue of making sure that taxpayer dollars aren't going to people who don't qualify for the programs that they're applying for. but in this case, obviously, there is an injection of politics because democrats are arguing already in this hearing, you can't ignore what is hap

. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city and this is cnn. >> the federal employees given the option to resign now and get paid through september, say they are confused. some are mad and not even sure if it's legal. multiple federal employees told cnn that they are not willing to sacrifice benefits, including health and retirement benefits and student loan forgiveness. >> but president trump is already moving on, setting his sights on specifically clearing the fbi of people who worked on trump related investigations. cnn's evan perez reports on the new deadline to clean house. >> the trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, with officials drawing up a list that could include thousands of fbi agents who worked on january 6th and trump related investigations to be evaluated for possible removal. acting fbi director brian driscoll told employees friday that he had been ordered to provide by tuesday, a list of agents and supervisors who worked cases related to the capitol attack and one involving hamas leaders, the memo reads. the office of the d

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. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city.and this. >> is. >> cnn. >> president trump is facing new backlash today for suggesting that he can't be accused of breaking the law if he's working to save the country. hours after posting that message, trump's former vice president mike pence shared a link to an article he wrote in 2010 about the importance of adhering to the constitution. democratic senator adam schiff said, quote, spoken like a true dictator, and democratic congressman richie torres said in part, trump seems to believe he can do whatever he wishes in the name of saving the country. torres adds the u.s. constitution trumps the policy preferences of president trump. joining us now is margaret talev, senior contributor for axios and director of the institute for democracy, journalism and citizenship at syracuse university. margaret, i want to get your reaction to trump's post. what do you make of this? >> well, paula. >> it's certainly designed. to get. everyone's attention. >> and create quite a reaction. >> and it's

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. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city, and this is cnn. >> all right. we are about to be listening to president trump. he has declared today's the big one as he's announcing sweeping reciprocal tariffs. and we're here now with mark preston and aaron klein to talk about that as we await this tape coming in, we should note, aaron, that the tariffs would not kick in immediately. and that's a big, big point. that's important. >> yeah i mean he's playing. this is a negotiating. this is a starting point. he's sitting there. he's throwing this out there. he's having his advisers do special calculations for each country. and this is this is the art of the deal. this is the start of a negotiation on his part. >> mark. this is the big one. and then he actually stops short of imposing these tariffs. is this about his meeting with prime minister modi coming up in a few hours. >> we are so good at looking at. >> that shiny object over here, aren't we? and he just makes us drive. >> over. >> to it. meanwhile, he's doing something over here. yeah, he's very good at. r

. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city, and this is cnn. >> on the white house.president trump plans to attend sunday's championship battle at the new orleans superdome. >> and trump is set to make history as the first sitting president to be inside caesar's superdome. as we take a live look at downtown new orleans for the big game. cnn sports anchor coy wire is in new orleans with more on the excitement that's building. what's going on? coy. >> hi. i'm outside. >> the. >> eagles team hotel. just spoke to some of the players. if this super bowl matchup is anything like the one from two seasons ago, a rematch is going to be fantastic. that game was two point shy of tying the highest scoring super bowl ever. the eagles are led by their star quarterback jalen hurts, and in that game, super bowl two seasons ago, he set a quarterback super bowl record, rushing for three touchdowns. now he has an mvp candidate running back running alongside him in saquon barkley. their defense is playing lights out, so look out. as for the chiefs they're led by their all world quarterb

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i'm valeria leone in mexico city, and this is cnn. >> president trump riding high. three weeks into his term, his approval rating is above 50%, according to a poll from cbs news. but and there's a big but here. there are weighty battles ahead, and one of them involves the looming deadline to fund the government. lawmakers have only until march 14th to pass a bill to keep the federal doors open, and some democrats are urging the party to play hardball as trump takes a wrecking ball to federal spending. >> we should be very clear with the american people that the house is governed by a republican majority. the senate is governed by a republican majority, and the white house has a republican president. and if they want to pass their agenda, republicans need to conjure up the votes for them to pass their own bills. >> with me now, shermichael singleton, a cnn political commentator and republican strategist, and michael larosa, former special assistant to president biden and press secretary to first lady jill biden. glad to have you both here. which, michael, i'll start

. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city and this is cnn. >> closed captioning is brought. >> to you by uqora. help maintain a healthy urinary tract with uqora. >> uqora offers uti relief and science backed supplements for proactive urinary health. life's too short to be put on hold by utis. join us at uqora. com. >> new this morning. hamas now says it will release hostages as planned on saturday. earlier in the week, it had threatened to postpone the next hostage release, accusing israel of breaking violating the cease fire deal. president donald trump urged israel to cancel the deal if hamas followed through on the threat. >> as far as i'm concerned, if all of the hostages aren't returned by saturday at 12:00, i think it's an appropriate time. i would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out. >> the terror group said it made the decision to go ahead with the initial plan. after positive talks with mediators. cnn's salma abdelaziz joins me now. and sam, is the feeling now that this at least the first phase of the cease fire agreement will hold now it feels like things

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. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city, and this. >> is cnn. >> all right.ent donald trump is doubling down on his quest to level the playing field for trade. in a new executive order signed this week, he is ordering economic advisers to devise plans for reciprocal across the board tariffs with everyone. the u.s. trades with. that means the u.s. will go for tat with our trading partners, country by country, matching tariffs on all imports. here to talk about all of this cnn economics and political commentator and also opinion columnist for the washington post catherine rampell. catherine, great to see you. so trump says this is an opportunity for the u.s. to pay off its debts. is that really going to be the case? >> it's not clear what his objective is here. uh, look, if he raises tariffs, those are going to be borne, at least in part, if not entirely, by americans. we have seen this happen before with his prior rounds of tariffs in his first term. lots and lots of studies have found that those tariffs, which are taxes, were passed along again, either mostly

. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city and this is cnn. >> one of the lasting images from that oval office appearance yesterday by elon musk was the sight of his four year old son, known as x. he's the oldest of three kids that musk shares with canadian singer and songwriter grimes. x has been seen at other events with musk and the trumps, including election night, which you see here. but one of the many issues that musk is interested in that hasn't gotten a lot of attention is declining fertility rates in some parts of the world. randi kaye tonight has a look at what he said. >> the team america. >> what keeps elon musk up at night? >> i do think about the birthrates plummeting as being a civilizational risk. >> in his eyes, declining birthrates in some parts of the world put us at risk for extinction. >> if people don't have more children. >> civilization is going to crumble. mark my words. >> is this why you have so many children? >> i'm trying to set a good example. >> yeah. >> all right. >> you know, got to practice what i preach. >> practice what he preaches. indeed. musk has

. >> i'm valeria. leon in mexico city and. >> this is cnn. >> all right. grammy night. question here about the tone. we understand that it's going to strike a different tone, obviously, because of the wildfires in los angeles. but instead of canceling the show, the recording academy is reformatting it to raise money for the fire victims. >> relief efforts are only part of the show. all eyes will also be on the performances. and of course, the big question who will win album of the year? i think victor is hopeful and knows the answer, as does lisa respers. i think. lisa respers, france cnn entertainment reporter, is here. okay, so beyonce leads with what, 11 grammy nods. so of course, is it going to be her night tonight? >> there will be hell to pay. >> if there isn't. >> the hive is already upset. >> i mean. >> she is the most nominated artist ever with 99 nominations. she has the most this year with 11. as you point out, she has the most wins of all time with 32. and as her husband pointed out at last year's awards show when he got honored, the math is not my thing as

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cnn's valeria leone explains how this could play out in the produce aisle. >> let's go. baby. >> super bowl weekend is here and millions are stocking up on game day essentials. one of the key ingredients found in american kitchens the mexican avocado. >> the american. >> market is in love with our. >> fruit. >> mexican avocados pouring into the u.s. with profits reaching the billions. and super bowl sunday is its biggest day. >> it is an event that still is huge for for the mexican industry. we are in the in the four weeks leading up to the event, we're importing close to a 250 million pounds of avocados. >> but the industry may soon face revenue challenges if u.s. president donald trump's tariff threat is carried out. nearly three quarters of mexican avocados come from michoacan, a mexican state that has become the world's top producer, earning the fruit the nickname of green gold. mexico's avocados exports were worth around $3 billion in 2023, with

. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city and. >> this is. >> cnn. >> we are following breaking news. bell on wall street just happened and markets are down now. investors in industries that span the spectrum are bracing for impact. after president trump signed that order this weekend to hit america's three largest trading partners with a round of steep tariffs. and in response, mexico, canada, china say they're being forced to respond and retaliate. cnn business editor at large. the one and only richard quest is here to help us through it. this doesn't look good. what's today going to bring? >> well. >> this is where we start. and as i've said many times, where we start isn't where we finish. the problem with these numbers, the problem is. that they haven't fully priced. >> in all. >> the tariffs. they haven't priced in the retaliation. by canada. they haven't factored in the post retaliation. retaliation. in other words, this is the initial salvo. this isn't the for tat as it gets worse. and you know, it's tempting to say, oh, look at this, blah blah blah. but this makes perfect sen

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. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city. >> and this. >> is cnn. >> this morning. parts of virginia remain under a flood warning, and the state's governor has requested expedited federal help in the wake of the deadly winter storm that has caused catastrophic flooding. rescue crews carried out over 150 swift water rescues in virginia sunday. over seven inches of rain fell in some areas, causing rivers to overflow and damaging critical infrastructure. hundreds of roads and bridges are currently impassable, and homes and businesses are flood damaged. at one point, over 200,000 customers lost power, with the 911 center even experiencing outages itself. joining me now, the deputy state coordinator for field operations at virginia's department of emergency management, andy john, thank you so much for joining us this morning. i know it is a busy time as you are in an emergency situation. can you give us some sense of what where things stand this morning. >> yeah. >> good morning, sarah, and thank. >> you for having us on. >> um, you know, we are seeing the transition to

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. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city, and this. >> is cnn. >> paper or plastic?hen it comes to straws. president trump says it's not up for debate. he just signed an executive order to get rid of paper straws. in federal agency buildings, reversing a biden initiative that eliminated them. when asked about its impact on the environment, here's how president trump responded. >> and i don't think that plastic is going to affect. >> a shark. >> very much as they're eating, as they're munching their way through the ocean. >> cnn's vanessa yurkevich is with us now. vanessa, what are environmentalists saying? >> well, brianna. >> the federal government. >> is the biggest purchaser of straws. so you have americans, environmentalists. >> and even some. >> of trump's biggest. >> critics agreeing on one. >> part. >> of this executive. >> order banning. paper straws and bringing. back plastic straws. just listen to jon stewart on the daily show earlier this week. >> you. okay. he's right. on this one, he. >> he is right. >> on this one. the straws are terrible. objectively t

. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city. >> and this is. >> cnn. >> all right.ow is game day for the nfl players in new orleans, but also for the doggies of the puppy bowl. more than 100 rescue dogs will show off their moves and compete for the lombardi trophy. the best playing pup will win the most valuable pup award. of course don't. >> try to hide from me. come here, come here guy, come here. it's okay. >> hey. oh, you heard the games. games. referee dan schachner. and there he is. is that poppy? did you adopt poppy from last year's bowl? >> that's right. you have a great memory. >> oh my gosh. so tell me more. i mean, what are people going to. what should they expect tomorrow. and then how do they get a cute poppy like you've got, right. >> yeah, well, you. >> won't expect poppy. she is officially retired from the game, but she's. >> here to tell you, as an. ambassador of the. game that it's our 21st year. >> we're bigger and better than ever. we have. 142 dogs. >> rescue dogs. >> across the country participating in this year's bowl. it's a three hour event.

valeria leon, cnn, mexico city. >> hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me.i'm fredricka whitfield. president trump is doubling down on his dismantling of government agencies and proclaiming in a new interview that he he has a mandate from the american people to eliminate wasteful spending and vow more drastic cuts. the interview is set to air this hour ahead of kickoff for the super bowl. and just moments ago, president trump left florida for new orleans, where he will be the first sitting president to attend a super bowl. all of this is happening as the president is giving billionaire elon musk and his doge team the green light to gut numerous government agencies, even as the courts block some of those actions. cnn's betsy klein is joining us right now. betsy, what can you tell us about this new interview and how it seems to be really flexing the president's powers? >> that's exactly right, frederica. i mean, back in 2024, during the campaign, then candidate trump said he wouldn't have time for retribution. he'd be too busy making the u.s. successful. but a

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. >> i'm valeria leone. >> in mexico. >> city and this is cnn. >> the ntsb is giving an update on that deadly plane crash in philadelphia that happened last night that left seven people dead. let's let's listen in. >> and then i will. return to. >> talk about the crash itself. >> thank you. chairman. >> just a little bit. >> about the. >> flight itself. the flight departed originated at opa locka, florida, yesterday afternoon, about. >> 12 p.m. >> the aircraft arrived at northeast philadelphia airport around 2:15 p.m. >> in the afternoon. >> it was on the ground for a few hours and departed runway two four at about 6:06 p.m. and it was like we said, it was dark at the time and instrument conditions. the aircraft climbed to about 1500ft above the ground. we were looking at a gps data on the aircraft. a slight right turn, followed by a slight left turn and then a steep descent towards the ground where it crashed. the entire flight lasted less than a minute. thank you. so i want to stress. >> this was a high impact crash, and the. >> plane is. >> highly fragmented. >> there is a substanti

. >> and valeria leone in mexico city. >> and this is cnn. >> a florida man is facing attempted murder charges now after police say he shot and injured two men because he thought they were palestinian. the suspect was arrested saturday in miami beach after he allegedly fired 17 shots into the victim's car. police say the father and son were actually israeli tourists. surveillance video shows the two men running from the car searching for help. both victims were wounded but are expected to be okay. a warehouse in pennsylvania went up in flames monday after a reported explosion inside. the complex is just north of philadelphia, was evacuated immediately. a massive fire. people in nearby homes and businesses are being told to avoid the area as crews continue battling what's going what's happening there in the hotspots that remain. there's also new video in showing the dramatic rescue of a teenager who got stuck inside a narrow mine shaft in california. 16 years old, got sucked 50ft down. he was exploring the mine shaft with friends when his rope broke on their climb out. the teen tried to

. >> i'm valeria leone. >> in mexico city, and this. >> is cnn. >> in the oval office today.dent trump once again insisted on taking back the panama canal just before trump's inauguration, i took a trip to panama to see the canal for myself and investigate some of his wildest claims. president trump is not giving up his obsession with linking china and the panama canal, punctuated by this remarkable moment in his inaugural address. >> china is operating the panama canal, and we didn't give it to china. we gave it to panama, and we're taking it back. >> that drew an immediate public condemnation and rejection from panamanian president josÉ raÚl mulino and privately, sources tell cnn letters to the un secretary general and the u.n. security council lodging protest over there view. trump went so far as to violate the un charter with his threat. so what is the truth? well, i toured the canal and its operations, getting exclusive access to try and separate fact from fiction. there's no question beijing's influence in panama has grown over the course of the last couple of decades.

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you can make it happen. ' valeria leone in. >> mexico city.his. >> is cnn. >> president trump pushed his plan for the u.s. to take over gaza after moving palestinians out of it all. as he sat next to a u.s. ally who vehemently disagrees with him. the king of jordan chose his words carefully and deflected at times when he was asked directly if he was on board with the president's view that the millions of palestinians who live in gaza should be moved out during this moment in the oval office today. >> we're not going to have to buy. we're going to we're going to have gaza. we don't have to buy. there's nothing to buy. we will have gaza. what does that mean? no reason to buy. there is nothing to buy. it's gaza. it's. it's a war torn area. we're going to take it. we're going to hold it. we're going to cherish it. >> mr. president. >> take it under what authority? it is sovereignty. >> under the u.s. authority. >> my source tonight is the former nato supreme allied commander, admiral james stavridis, whose responsibilities included afghanistan, li

. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city and this is cnn. >> officials say 55 of 67 people aboard last night'sse me, last week's plane and helicopter which collided have been identified. today, salvage crews started to remove the wreckage of american airlines flight 5342 from the potomac. over the weekend, the army released the name of the third soldier killed aboard the chopper. 28 year old captain rebecca lobach, who was copiloting the aircraft. in a statement, her family said she had more than 450 hours of flight time and called her a bright star and warrior. also killed 39 year old chief warrant officer two andrew lloyd eaves, the instructor pilot. he had about 1000 flight hours and 20 year old 28 year old staff sergeant ryan o'hara, who served as crew chief. he was trained to maintain that specific type of helicopter. i spoke with his parents, gary and mary o'hara, on friday. gary and mary, thank you so much for for joining us. i'm so sorry that we're talking under these circumstances. gary, can you just talk a little bit about about ryan? because my understanding is he was such a good cr

. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city and this is cnn. >> breaking news. mass firings have begun at federal agencies, according to employee and union sources, probationary employees are being fired at the department of education and the small business administration. now, until now, federal employees across the government were placed on administrative leave. jamal is back with us at the table. these firings appear to to affect people. the department of education has been in doj's sights. people in the office of special education and rehabilitation services that supports kids with disabilities. and the federal student aid office. that's at least what we know right now. i also want to read part of what the letter said to these employees. quote, the agency finds, based on your performance, that you have not demonstrated that your further employment at the agency would be in the public interest. it's begun. >> so most of the 19th century, the civil service was open for patronage, right? it was handled by big city bosses and, you know, politicians of both parti

. >> i'm valeria leon in mexico. >> city, and this is cnn. >> president trump always loves getting his message out to a big audience, and they don't come any bigger than super bowl sunday. not only will he become the first sitting president to attend the big game, he'll also bring back an old tradition by sitting for a pregame interview. cnn chief media analyst brian stelter is here with us. all right, brian, this is going to. it's always really interesting to see. it's an interesting forum in which the president can be asked questions. what specific message do you think the president wants to send by attending the super bowl and doing this interview right. >> and he's pointing out that president biden declined to to be on the super bowl pregame show last year. so, as always, he's creating a contrast. but mostly this is about trump being trump and wanting that that audience, the ratings that come from the fox pregame show. i think his attendance in new orleans is even more interesting. you know, he's making himself inescapable. we know he's a media savvy president. he's making it impos

. >> i'm valeria leone in mexico city, and this is cnn. >> in this instance, this was a training mission, so there was no compelling national security reason for adsb to be turned off. >> in our national lead, senator ted cruz, revealing that a key safety system was turned off in the black hawk helicopter that collided with american airlines flight 5342 last week. cruz is the chairman of the commerce, science and transportation committee and thus has oversight. he was one of the lawmakers briefed by investigators from the national transportation safety board and the faa earlier today into that deadly crash, killing all 67 on board both aircraft. let's bring in cnn's pete muntean pete. tell us more. what does this thing in the black hawk helicopter senator cruz was referring to do? and how could it have been having been turned off contributed to the crash? ads-b stands. >> for automatic dependent. >> surveillance broadcast. it was something. >> that was. >> mandated in 2020, although not. mandated for military aircraft. >> it's a little. >> bit more of. >> a granular readout. >> than what

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. >> i'm valeria. >> leone in mexico city. >> and this is cnn. >> we're going to jump back into our toprsation tonight. president trump's plan for an american led takeover of gaza. joining us at the table is gretchen carlson. but scott, you were saying something as we went to break in the last segment. >> yeah. well, i thought i thought at the top your remarks were correct. i mean, this is the end of the two state solution fantasy. that's what i heard from donald trump tonight, was that this is not going to work. certainly that's mike huckabee's position. our new ambassador over there. and so i think what he is communicating is it won't be the policy of the u.s. government to continue to nurture or nurse along this fantasy of a two state solution. that that is what i'm taking away from i thought you. >> were right. state for israel. no state for palestinians. >> listen, it seems that the two state solution is further away than it has ever been, and that's a tragedy for the people of both states, because they both are going to live next to each other forever, and they both want peace and