Skip to main content

tv   CNN Newsroom  CNN  March 23, 2024 4:00pm-5:00pm PDT

4:00 pm
comfortable in day-to-day life closed captioning brought to you by mesobook >> if you or a loved one have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have called now, and we'll come to you 808 to 14000 welcome everyone. you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm omar jimenez in new york tonight. new details into a writhing attack on a concert venue in moscow >> here just the amount of shots there as concert goers running for their lives and attacker's going to shooting rampage inside the popular
4:01 pm
musical hall and shopping center friday night official state more than 130 people are dead and dozens others injured isis is claiming response its ability for the massacre. but president putin is trying to blame ukraine after russian investigators claimed four the alleged suspects were taken into custody near its border. ukraine has denied any connection to the attack. and tonight, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says, quote miserable putin is trying to blame someone else for his own problems. cnn's fred pleitgen has been following the story closely and brings us the latest >> either o'mara, the russian certainly seemed to be conducting a pretty fast moving investigation. they say they already have 11 people in custody, among them, the four gunman who stormed the crocus city hall, events and shopping center now, the rescue crews and the firefighters there were working overtime after the attackers also set the events center ablaze the burned-out shell of the crocus city hall just outside moscow, even half
4:02 pm
a day after the attacks, parts of the rubble still smoldering the local governor serving the places where gunman killed so many >> two >> here and three there. governor andrey vorobyov asks three here they say hundreds of firefighters still on the scene of what russian president vladimir putin called quote, a bloody and barbaric attack he security services on high alert. >> you could be doing in all regions of the country, additional np, terrorists and np sabotage measures have been introduced. >> the >> main thing now is to prevent those who are behind this bloodbath from committing a new crime >> it was friday evening when the attackers went on their rampage, firing at people, point blank, eyewitnesses say killing menn, women, and children, then setting the concert hall ablaze. friends and family standing by, hoping for news of their loved one
4:03 pm
ones authorities searching for the many still missing studio, and unanimous bonus. i don't know what to do this man says, desperate for news of his wife. i feel completely hopeless moscow's hospitals flooded with dozens of injured russian authorities say that death toll will likely continue to rise >> thank you in advance for your patience >> the us said it had warned moscow about the threat of a terror attack. and isis has claimed responsibility. but russian authorities seem intent on blaming someone one else after several arrests overnight, the kremlin pointing the finger at key, situate your nipples hispanic all stored directly of the terrorist attack, all those shot and killed people were found in detail if they tried to hide and move towards ukraine where according to preliminary hey, data, a window was prepared for them on the cranes side, i can to cross the state border. there's been a gradient
4:04 pm
>> ukraine denies the allegations, key of saying they had nothing to do with the attack near the scene of the attack, many are laying flowers in memory of the victims. vladimir putin has declared sunday a day of mourning promising a russia united in grief and retribution and the bolivian, for those behind the attack so obviously some pretty traumatizing events there for the people in russia at the same time, the russians are saying that of course interrogations of the suspects are continuing. the russian saying that none of the people that they've apprehended are russian citizens. omar i can. >> thank you so much for joining me now is cnn military analysts and retired air force colonel cedric leighton. great to see you. thanks for taking the time. i want to start with. are you surprised by the scale of this attack on moscow >> the scale is not as surprising as the fact that it happened in moscow and did that i think is one of the most
4:05 pm
interesting features of this that they went not quite to the center of moscow, but to a major area to the northwest of the city. and that really shows how russia is in almost any place. and it's a message to the russians that their security is not as good as they would like it to be, at least as putin would like it to be and it also shows that isis is quite intent on targeting not only rushing activities, but a lot of other activities around the world. so it's proving to be a very dangerous organization. and that is something that not only the russians, but the rest of the world has to take into account. and look at this point. >> there is the tragedy of >> what happened to the now more than 100 people killed and even more so wounded at this point. but obviously, the investment the gate of aspect of this and the information stream is one that's come under scrutiny at this point because the kremlin have pointed the blame towards
4:06 pm
ukraine or at the very least implicated ukraine as part of this. and we're getting new. we just heard from vice president kamala harris in an interview snippets saying that from us standpoint, there is no evidence that ukraine is behind the moscow terror attack that has left more than 100 people dead >> what do you, what do you make >> of her assessment there? >> well, it's very clear indication that the us is in essence revealing what it has in the intelligence arena regarding this terrorist attack. and they are basically telling you the russians and everyone else that any attempt to blame you, blame ukraine for this attack. i he's basically false and the russians seemed to be intent on making this almost a false flag operation. in other words, taking advantage of a crisis and then using that crisis to turn the tables four objectives of their own. but to the us is trying very hard to make that very
4:07 pm
difficult, if not impossible task for the russians right now so the us in the form of what vice president here has just said, is making pretty clear that they not only stand by their initial intelligence, which indicates that isis was behind this, but also that they stand with their assessment that ukraine had nothing to do with this yeah. >> and isis has come out in taken responsibility, but of course, at this point, we noticed from report in the united states to issued a bulletin that they had intelligence that there is there were at least threats of an attack that could target large crowds like what we saw at this concert. and the russian state media says that the kremlin has thwarted at least four other attacks planned by isis earlier this month. and i guess just explain to our viewers a little bit about what this isis is in russia and why they are attacking inside russia. why are we seeing this dynamic? >> so a lot of what we know about isis is really based on
4:08 pm
their interactions with armed forces in places like syria afghanistan, and other parts of central asia. so the key thing i think as far as the rushing aspect of this is concerned, is the russian involvement in syria, where they are protecting the assad regime. and of course that means that they're fighting isis in syria at this point. and that means that isis has an excuse to go after russia. they have other excuses as well. they believe that the russians are very much anti islamic. and of course against their organizations so from that standpoint, isis sees russia as a very viable target from a military and terrorists standpoint. so that is why isis is attacking russia. they also see basically as a vulnerable place, and that vulnerability with something that they exploited in this attack. >> and look, all of this is not happening in a vacuum comes days after the election that happened there, but also, of
4:09 pm
course, amid the russian ukrainian war, that's ongoing, could this change the amount of russian resources going into ukraine as that war rages on well, i think what will happen is that regardless of to say in the west president putin of russia is going to try to turn this >> is a, basically a cost of spelling words a cause for further conflict in ukraine. so he may double down on his efforts to get by more parts of ukraine potentially, i create the climate for a major offensive in ukraine and he will use this as part of an excuse to do that. is we have to be prepared for the russians to try to advance the ukraine and use this basically as an excuse to do so yeah. >> yeah, we will see what happens from this very horrific attack that we saw unfold over the, over recent days. now, kernel, cedric leighton, thank you for taking the time. >> you bet omar, anytime
4:10 pm
>> still ahead. he literally wrote the book on making money and in two days, donald trump has to come up with a lot of it. how the former president and his team are scrambling before monday's deadline to pay bond in his civil fraud case, you're in the cnn newsroom >> united states of scandal with jake tapper tomorrow at nine on cnn >> you know what's brilliant boring. >> think about it. >> boring is the unsung catalyst for both which drops welcome to a rocket and hurdles and interface. >> boring does >> great job. that's real person's over. >> boring is the jumping off point for all the boring because we do boring makes vague occasions happen. >> early >> retirements possible, and startups, the startup because it's smart, dependable, and steady >> all >> words you want from your bank >> taking chances and >> for skateboarding and gas station sushi, not bank that's why pnc bank strives to be boring with your mind.
4:11 pm
pragmatic, calculated kind of boring moving into bokeh >> those dolphin right now it's simple really, for nearly 160 years, pnc bank has had one goal to be brilliantly boring with your money. so you can be happily fulfilled with your lives which is pretty boring if you think about it. >> thank you. boring >> my psoriasis was all of them psoriatic arthritis, who knew they could be connected for me consent search works on both because syntax helps real people find clear skin and in psoriatic arthritis can mean less joint pain and help stop further joint damage series allergic reactions, severe skin reactions that look like eczema and an increased risk of infections, some fatal have occurred. tell your dr. if you have an infection or symptoms had a vaccine or plan to have ibd symptoms develop or worsen choosing a treatment for your chronic migraine 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more
4:12 pm
>> can be overwhelming so ask your dr. about botox. dots prevents headaches and adults with chronic migraine before they even start, it's the number one prescribed branded chronic migraine treatment. so far more than 5 million botox since i've been given two over 850,000 chronic migraine patients effexor botox may spread hours two weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your dr. right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition, side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain in fatigue and headache. don't receive a tax if there's a skin infection, tell your dr. your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions and medications including botulinum toxins, as these may increase the risk of serious side effects. >> in a survey, 92% of current users and they wish they talk to their dr. and started botox sooner. so ask your dr. if botox is right for you? learn how adds he could help you save on botox. >> i consumer cellular, you get the same exact coverage as the largest carriers for up to half the price >> that's amazing and great
4:13 pm
customer service based here in america >> that's amazing. >> and no hidden fees no contracts and free activation hello, barbara >> sorry, i was muted. >> that's amazing >> i know rights >> barbara >> okay. everyone. our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition for strength and energy ensure, with. 27 vitamins and minerals nutrients for immune health and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein >> i was born with wings, but psoriasis swooped into clip them. it crushed my confidence, but no longer will psoriasis get a piece of me? >> i can love my skin again with them zealots >> only benzylic targets and blocks is 17 plus f to calm inflammation, i can control my plaques start getting myself back in zelig helps adults with
4:14 pm
moderate to severe psoriasis control plaques to deliver clearer skin fast for results that last i will give myself back the freedom of shorts standard where black again, from head to toe >> most people >> got 100% clear skin saw him after the first dose >> serious side effects including suicidal thoughts and behavior, infections and lowered ability to fight them. liver problems and inflammatory bowel disease have occurred tell your dr. if these happen or worsen or if you've had a vaccine or plan to start to get yourself back with bim zealous. >> asked dermatologist about doing zelig today >> sanity needs to save space >> you have a show where right-left talk to each other cnn presents an encore presentation. patient of hbo's real time with bill maher tonight at eight on cnn >> now we are looking at a critical deadline for former president donald trump. he is just two days away from having
4:15 pm
to secure nearly half 1 billion bond in his new york civil fraud case this week, trump claimed he has the money to cover the sum, but his lawyer later clarified that he doesn't actually have that much cash on hand. that's just one of the political headlines we want to discuss with cnn senior political analyst, ron brownstein. he's also senior editor at the atlantic. so ron trump's truth social platform, got the go ahead to go public, but even if that happens, it would still be months before he could see any money for it. definitely not days. and it has also been suggested, but i see no evidence has actually happened that he might seek funding from a foreign source like china or russia. what do you think of those concerns? >> yeah, we honestly don't know where that where he's looking for the money or if in fact he is listening foreign governments, but there are, there are a lot of indications already of entanglements of his finances with foreign countries and foreign interests. i mean, his family, jared kushner
4:16 pm
multi-billion-dollar investment from the saudis, trump benefits thing from the saudi investment in the creation of a competitor to the pga. the report that showed foreign government spending about $8 in trump properties, particularly his hotels and particularly the government of china while he was president all or any of our colleagues who are the national security alum who come on these shows would tell you that when counterintelligence experts are looking for weak links, they are always looking at people in the national security apparatus who are financially strained. and here we are looking at something we haven't seen before. a president, a potential president who is facing this kind of financial crush, even it might be relieved down the road by this truth, social, public offering. >> yeah. i mean, look for the question is where we're talking about a matter of days right now and what actually will happen once that deadline passes. and i'll quickly anything happens. i want to
4:17 pm
shift to another big number in that president biden signed a 1.2 trillion dollar funding bill into law this this afternoon, again, averting shutdown, but still no aid for israel and ukraine. how critical is that? not just for the biden campaign moving forward, but also for the biden administration. >> yeah and for those countries, i mean, look like earlier deals, this was only able to pass the house with support from democrats and majority of republicans. again voted no, i just underscoring how difficult that has been for them to maintain any kind of governing majority with this very. slim advantage. they now have in the house what we're watching, i think is historic, particularly with regards to ukraine. and if people talk about the 1952 republican race where dwight eisenhower beat robert taft as cementing a triumph of the internationalist s forces in the gop against the isolation is forces. and in fact, over the next 60 years,
4:18 pm
every republican president essentially embraced america's role as the leader of a robust role for american leading, the international alliances. but we're, i think watching the book end of that moment where a majority of house center, if senate republicans voted against ukraine aid and the house won't even bring it up in part because of pressure from donald trump. so this is extraordinarily significant, obviously for the people fighting for their independence. and ukraine, but also in terms of the long-term reconfiguration of the parties, it is a reminder again to that kind of more white collar center, right >> republic? public >> in base, that they are now the minority voice in this part of their subordinate to a maga populist isolationists faction >> and we've seen that dynamic play out. i mean, even when bipartisan border security bill was passed, or at least brought to the table, we saw the influence from former president donald trump on the votes, or at least positions from some
4:19 pm
house republicans. and that an emic has been especially interesting to watch even going back to when kevin mccarthy was briefly speaker and now wisconsin congressmen mike gallagher abruptly announces he's going to step down in april, shrinking that gop majority to just one vote. marjorie taylor greene, moving for to oust speaker mike johnson, at least bringing forward a motion, something another republican called idiotic. what is going on here >> well, gallagher's gallagher's decision to step aside a young talented committee chair really is indicative of what we were just talking about. it is just a another measure of the fact that this is clearly this is a party now dominated by trump and his supporters. and those who are not fully in line with that recognize and have to recognize that they are now the subordinate faction in the party, the nikki haley voters. they were a substantial minority, but they are an already of the party and
4:20 pm
gallagher is embodying the choice that all of them face in november. do they stick around in a party that is increasingly moving away from what at least in the reagan era was defined as conservatism, which mike pence cited in refusing to endorse his old boss, donald trump, or do they? believe walk away? and i gallagher has chosen to walk away? it will be enormously consequential. what republican-leaning voters in his basic mold choose to do in november. he has, i think just kinda an encapsulation of the larger question which is part of the sharp relief by the nikki haley campaign against trump yeah. >> yeah look, we go on with this all day. we are out of time, but for everyone watching, ron brownstein does have a new article in the atlantic with a pretty dire headline, trump would break the budget go read it really interesting stuff, and really interesting insight is always ron brownstein. thank you so much next, i haven't me for sure
4:21 pm
>> still ahead and new tonight, >> kensington palace says the prince and princess of wales are enormously touched by kind messages after kate revealed she's undergoing treatment for cancer, what this means for the royal family moving forward, you're in the cnn newsroom >> leaks slides, cia secrets >> valerie, play salary, plane draw, or play. it, binds words yes. >> my children. this is horrifying. >> united states of scandal with jake tapper. new episode tomorrow at nine on cnn at fisher investments, we may look like other money managers, but were different >> how so? >> we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in our client's best interests so we don't sell any commission-based products, then how do you make like money? we have a simple management fee structured, so we do better. when our clients do better your clients really come first, then >> yes, we make them a top priority by getting to know their finances, family, health, lifestyle, and more >> well, maybe we are different at fisher investments were
4:22 pm
clearly different things that we're better together, like your workplace benefits and retirement savings. lawyer provides tools that help you make the right investment and benefit choices. so you can reach today's financial goals in the forward, two more confident future, well-planned, well invested, well protected so you like your job? >> i love it. what i do is really important. >> you'll give eye exams. >> i give fresh starts, better vision, healthy eyes. everybody wants >> that, but they do and they don't want to spend more money than they have to, true? >> but good eye health >> that's priceless. >> hero docs save vision. >> well, hero, saves money. sure, great eye exams from great doctors at a great price, better if from america's past
4:23 pm
>> the ancient rash of moderate to severe eczema disrupts my skin night and day. despite treatment, it's still not under control, but now i have written voc revoke is a once-daily pill that reduces the itch and helps clear the rash of eczema fast some are invoked patients felt significant. it's relief as early as two days. some achieved dramatic skin clearance as early as two weeks and many taking or invoke saw clear are almost clear skin >> run vote can lower your ability you to fight infections including tb series infections in blood clots, some fatal cancers, including lymphomas, skin, heart attack, stroke, and gi tears occurred. >> people >> 50 and older with a heart disease risk factor have an increased risk of death serious
4:24 pm
allergic reactions can occur tell your dr. if you are or may become pregnant help heal your painful skin. disrupt the inch and rash of eczema. talk to your dr. about brynn vote this
4:25 pm
>> cnn, the world's news >> closed captioning is brought to you by skechers, hands-free slip ends just slip in. >> that's all i need to do with my new >> hands free sketches, lipids. >> it's likes lipids have an invisible built-in >> shoe horn, so my foot slides into place. what could be better? >> tonight touch. that's part of a new >> statement from the prince and princess of wales, thanking people in the uk and around the world for what they call kind messages in a truly testing time. this after a diagnosis sent shockwaves across the globe, princess catherine revealing she is undergoing treatment for cancer that was govern after an abdominal surgery in january and really
4:26 pm
squashing conspiracy theories that have been circling for months as she stepped away from public duties. sally bedel smith joins us now. she's a royal biographer and cnn royal commentator. thank you for taking the time. now >> sally, obviously, this clearly was a very trying time behind the scenes for the royal family. there's a completely different dynamic happening and a lot of the public space, how do you think the palace handled this entire episode particularly when we're dealing with a sensitive topic like this. >> well, i think there's what they were doing the right thing at the beginning. i'm the king and william and kate handle that differently in the case of william and kate they thought that if they just said they were trying to manage expectations, but i thank a little too optimistically they said she had had major surgery. major is a very important word there. >> and >> they outlined exactly what
4:27 pm
the timetable is going to be due weeks in the hospital and then three months and we wouldn't see her until after easter and that may have seemed reasonable at the time but we now know in retrospect that it was it was just they just ms judged what the reaction would be and i think you could make an argument that if they had at the very beginning or at least as soon as they knew that cancer diagnosis, which seem to have happened toward it a few weeks after the initial surgery. i'm not sure exactly when, but they got the diagnosis and i think the reason probably i mean, we're getting a lot of indications. the reason that they didn't go public with the gantz diagnosis is they wanted to wait for their children to break for their easter holiday, which
4:28 pm
happened? yes. thursday. >> and that will give them three weeks to be together as a family. and that was really the essence of the brin's as is statement yesterday that they need the time and space to process this are to get on with her chemotherapy. and she was very specific in saying that she is getting chemotherapy the king really wasn't that specific but he has been able and his has been different. there was more ambiguous ambiguity about what exactly he has. he has they form of cancer what, four and we don't know what treatment we don't even know if it's imo their peer radiotherapy. but he has along the way been very careful to issue photographs of himself having an audience with the prime minister yeah, taking
4:29 pm
grid angeles from from diplomats, even the other day meeting korean war veterans. so he knows that he has to be seen, although he can be seen in person by the public. ravi is medical reasons. but i was thinking about it we've become accustomed to that through all the lockdowns. it isn't unusual for us to see a video message as he did at the commonwealth service yes i think it should they have done things differently at the outset? could they have? >> in the >> vacuum that they inadvertently created that would be this tsunami of outlandish and often malicious rumors and conspiracies. >> yeah. >> but they really couldn't i mean, they dried with that photograph and i think in the fullness of time to look back at that and say what we're
4:30 pm
rethinking, what i was everybody jumping all over them for that. i mean, it seems we know now what they were dealing with. its seems pretty minor >> yeah. just just going up against >> the forces of the internet. as you mentioned, in a vacuum of information, even if it was inadvertent, can often be a very formidable opponent, as we saw, sally bedel smith. thank you so much for being with us. really appreciate you're welcome. >> thank you, bradley. me still ahead. >> new developments in hamas hostage talks were going to tell you what we're learning as those talks, inch, four inch forward. and as top us leaders push for a ceasefire, you're in the cnn newsroom i brought in a chore max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy and just to weeks here, i'll take back i'm sure not to protein 30 grams, protein one sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals, and a new fiber blend with a prebiotic congrats
4:31 pm
carroll, your youngest finally popped the question, but now you're really going to have to get those new >> dentures after you need a smile that matches moment. so this might be a good time to mention that aspen dental can create natural looking dentures in no time just for you. and that comes with $0 down plus 0% an interest if paid in full and 18 months helping mothers of grooms and look their best. it's one more way, aspen dental is in your corner >> when you're the leader, is that's the cleanup and restoration. how do you make like it never even happened? >> happened >> bratt whatever comes your way. >> there's a pro for that serve grow. >> like never even happened
4:32 pm
>> next next stop. >> we got it no >> going next >> next. >> if you next pick one, you have time. am i keeping you from your job >> next? >> i don't even know where i am anymore. step do we finally have it? >> let's go back to the beginning. >> you were electric future customized, the fully electric audi q4 e-tron >> once retired, marcus decided, i will never again work for another man or woman i abandoned my corporate phone plan and i'll get a new plan with consumers cellular for up to half the cost? >> less cobra? >> when freedom calls, we're here to answer >> why thank jump purpose to find a place to rent. i know renters when i see him. who is this guy? it's the >> top priority when you move to a new city or galaxy,
4:33 pm
apartments.com, we can help you get enjoy a lovely one, bedroom, two bedroom. i don't want to zoom anything like these guys apartments.com, the place to find a place hey, you've seen this was the dish one you're telling me. you can get direct tv. good stuff, and you don't need a satellite dish i used to love doing my business on those things. won-sik pigeon, then dishes kept the rain off our beaks. we just have different priorities is >> satellite free >> directv never thought i'd see the dead. >> well, our lifespans are quite short extreme directv without a satellite dish, we're going to do this thing my neck just for a bit >> if advanced lung cancer has you searching for possibilities discover a different first treatment immunotherapies work with your immune system to attack cancer, but up devo plus your voice is the first combination of two immunotherapies for adults, newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has
4:34 pm
spread tests positive for pd-l1 and does not have an abnormal egfr or alk gene up devo plus your voice is not chemotherapy. it works differently it helps your immune system fight cancer in two different ways. up devo in your voi can cause your immune system to harm healthy parts of your body during and after treatment, these problems can be severe and lead to death. see your dr. right away if you have a cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, diarrhea, constipation, severe stomach pains, severe nausea or vomiting dizziness, fainting, eye problems, extreme tiredness, changes in appetite, thirst, or urine, rash, itching, confusion, memory problems, muscle pain or weakness, joint pain, flushing or fever. these are not all the possible the side effects problems can occur together and more often are up. diva was used with your voice, tell your dr. about all medical conditions including immune and nervous system problems. if you've had or plan to have an organ or stem cell transplant or receive chest radiation you are searched for two immunotherapies starts here ask your dr. about up devo plus your voy a chance to live longer
4:35 pm
>> to get the full story be unafraid, the will to fight. how important is seat a true is israel in full control of its territory and go with a there's for answers takes you anderson cooper, 360 weeknight to date space shuttle columbia, the final flight or amir sunday, april 7 at nine on cnn now to an update in those israel-hamas hostage negotiations and qatar, we know, we now know the us cia director bill burns was there trying to >> help secure a deal. cnn's paula hancock is in doha with the latest. so paula, what are you learning here? >> well, omar, what we have heard from a source familiar with these talks is that bill burns, the cia director, was heading out of doha. so leaving saturday night when we're now early hours of sunday morning. so presumably he has left, but that source did say that steady progress was made, but there are still differences that need to be worked out. also, a
4:36 pm
diplomatic source familiar with these torque said that both the israeli security chiefs also we're leaving doha saturday night. also pointing out that some of the key issues that still needed to be hammered out were, for example, the entry of humanitarian aid into gaza with the un warning of imminent famine. that is one of the key things that needs to be in doubt quickly. and also the israeli military repositioning in gaza. now we know that hamas has wanted the israeli military to leave gaza when there is this temporary ceasefire, something the military has said that they would not do at this point, the technical teams have taken over. usually that happens when there are either trying to fill in the details of a counter proposal or there waiting for hamas response to something they have suggested it's not clear which it is in this case, they're also on sunday. we do know that the israeli defense minister yoav gallant heading to d.c.-area. he's heading to meet lloyd
4:37 pm
austin, the defense secretary and also on sunday on sunday, monday, he'll be meeting with the national security advisor, jake sullivan. probably secretary of state antony blinken as well. this will be talking about how get more humanitarian aid into the country also, how to make sure that they can get the hostages back separately. of course, early next week, we are expecting and israeli delhi occasion to go to the united states so that the biden administration can set out to options for this massive ground offensive in rafah that israel seems so keen on at this point, oma >> yeah. >> i mean, look, also tonight, hamas is accusing israel of opening fire and dozens of palestinian civilians killing 19 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid. and that is the complicating factor in a lot of these new go striations that there are still every day activities that might inflame one side or the other. what else are you learning about, about what we're seeing here
4:38 pm
>> well we're hearing as we often do in these cases, two very different narratives as to what exactly happened here. this was at the kuwait roundabout near gaza it is unfortunately an area where we have seen a number of these these killings and deaths happen. it's where many people wait for a convoys is where aid convoys come through to northern gaza just shows how desperate people are. there are hundreds and thousands in some cases of people waiting there now the ministry officials in gaza say that the israeli military opened fire on people who were waiting for aid as they were waiting for please convoys to come in and 19 killed, 23 injured. the israeli military says that wasn't the case. they were helping this convoy and they did not fire so once again, two very different narratives, which it is impossible for us to confirm >> yeah. yeah. again >> familiar dynamic as >> we've seen with many of the events throughout throughout
4:39 pm
this war. paula hancock. thank you so much for joining me now is former state department middle east negotiator and senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace, aaron david miller, aaron, thank you for taking the time. now, look, israel is denying that it attacked and is reviewing what happened as paula hand cogs just noted does seem when something like this happens. we do get to emerging narratives and it becomes difficult to actually peace through what really happened. but what is your reaction to this, especially in the backdrop of ongoing hostage negotiations? >> when look as long as the israelis are operating militarily in gaza and in northern gaza, central gaza, and the south, as long as hamas appears to be regrouping in northern gaza israeli idf forces operating in a highly congested area where hamas as assets are located in and around and below civilian structures in populations these kinds of incidents >> i tragic but all too
4:40 pm
frequent, which raises the key question that the only way to change the battlefield dynamic here, surge humanitarian assistance into gaza free some of the hostages he's to get an israeli hamas deal. and unfortunately this is not a normal negotiation. you have the principal hamas decision-maker yahya sinwar hiding in a tunnel either below khan yunis or rafah, how they're communicating with him, probably by courier obviously, it's going to slow down the pace of these negotiations. plus omar, you got two parties israel and hamas, seeking literally to destroy one another. so it's not the most suspicious environment for a quick progress. >> yeah, it does create a difficult environment when you have everyday activities, everyday conflict that might inflame again either side of what is already a very delicate set of negotiations that we're seeing here. now, as we are understanding from reporting now, cia director bill burns left doha short time ago where
4:41 pm
a lot of these negotiations have been happening. he was trying to jumpstart those new hostage negotiation as we understand, israel has recently sounded i'm pretty firm about their plan for a rafah offensive >> do you >> see any form of daylight here? what is your read on where things stand as to where we might see a shift or some progress again the only way the mechanism for hope for any sort of progress is not a new york if united nations, it's not in washington, it's whether or not bill burns's efforts and the mossad director, david barnea, with whom he has a very close relationship to qatar is the egyptians and senior hamas leaders are prepared to sign an agreement that would by six weeks of calm without that, you're not going to be able to search humanitarian assistance into gaza. you can free hostages, and i suspect that without a deal a ground
4:42 pm
operation of a sizable character giraffe by the israeli defence force. >> it's probably not for >> weeks, but without an agreement >> you're going to end up with >> a very combustible situation in the south. and sadly, more civilian deaths for a population that has suffered grievously over the past six months? >> yeah. and look before we go, i know you said the progress this isn't going to happen in new york at the un or in washington, but we do know that it israel's defense minister is playing to head to washington to meet with secretary's secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken. what are the implications of a visit like that at this stage? >> well the administration of has invited and israeli delegation, whether golan is the tip of the spear in that delegation other israeli officials ron dermer was close to the prime minister talking neg buc, national security adviser, what strikes me as so strange, however, is that those two individuals don't have
4:43 pm
defense security background. so if these are is bringing a detailed plan about how they're going to do rafah, you ministration is going to have to press for some very, very tough answers on whether or not there are any alternatives yeah. >> yeah. aaron david miller, i really >> appreciate your insight also very important >> things to look for and watch for as this week gets go in here really appreciate it >> thanks. number still ahead. police now say a youtubers child abuse was rooted and religious extremism, what we're now learning about the investigation into the horrible allegations during this newsroom >> check your nothing the space shuttle accidents usually not one thing. it's a series of events is that part of the wing coming apart >> space shuttle columbia, he final flight or mere sunday, april 7 at nine on cnn >> so i hear some of you are
4:44 pm
concerned about the fact that i'm taking over the company will rest assured companies in great hands marcy hit the vin homes.com. >> we we've done >> on your homework. >> now, that is worth celebrating i love it >> thank you. >> home work. very clever, very clever >> homes.com. >> okay, everyone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition. for strength and energy >> ensure with 27 vitamins and minerals nutrients for immune health and insurance complete with 30 grams of protein >> demand for energy is growing and so is the need for american oil and natural gas. it's time to turn the lights on. >> america is resources are >> abundant. our nation is a global leader in reducing emissions and innovator here's an delivering more energy sources to secure our future.
4:45 pm
nine in ten americans agree, american oil and natural gas are vital to our account lights >> oh, have you been tracking our cars value with covana just like seven months. she we sell it. we hold silver vans are going for more right now. should we are low mileage is paying off. you think we should depreciations really heating up thank you. bye bye, birdie >> already sold the carbonic go to car ivana and track your car's value today comes through the erez swift pierre. >> was tour taylor's version downstream make only on disney plus >> you were always so dedicated
4:46 pm
we were hard to build up the shop save for college and our retirement. but we got there. thanks to our advisor and vanguard now i see who all that hard work was for it was it was for you >> seeing >> you carry on our legacy >> i'm so proud at vanguard, your more than just an investor, you're an owner setting up the future for the ones you love. that's the value of ownership >> you don't john >> you to dream about it for
4:47 pm
free text palo vii to three-to-one, three-to-one today united states of scandal with jake tapper tomorrow at nine on cnn
4:48 pm
>> closed captioning brought to you by mesobook.com if you, or a, loved one have mesothelial not we'll send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and we'll come to you, >> 808 to one utah police. now say religious extremism motivated a popular youtuber and her business partner to inflict horrible >> abuse on children last month, ruby franke and jodi hildebrand were each convicted of multiple child abuse charges and sentenced to four consecutive sentences of one to 15 years in prison. they arrested last august after frank's 12-year-old son ran away and asked a neighbor to call police. now, she had vlogged the abuse of her children on her now-deleted youtube channel, eight passengers camila bernal is following the story for us. now, can you know, what are we learning? as i understand new details and new video? >> yeah, omar authorities saying that these two women fully believed that that abuse
4:49 pm
was necessary to teach the children how to repent from imagined sins and to cast out these evil spirits from their bodies the graphic new evidence includes the videos, the photos, and even ruby franke is hand-written journal entries he telling all this horrific abuse, one of the newly released videos, we're able to see frankies 12-year-old son when he's asking for help, you mentioned that time he had climbed out of a window. he went to a neighbor's house asking for food, for water and asking to be taken to the nearest police station. the evidence release shows the duct tape around the child health ankles and his wrist. we of course know that that neighbor called police and described all of this to authorities. but we're also getting another video that shows when police went to jodi hilda brands house and found frankies nine year-old daughter. authorities are describing the child as petrified and hiding in that closet. you see it there? are and they're describing her as malnourished in the video, first responders are trying to talk to her. you can see it
4:50 pm
there. there's also another video where they're just trying to give her pizza and sadly, the journal entries also detailed months of abuse and it includes like making the children stand and sleep outside, making them do a wall, sits, shaving the girl's head, and at times even with holding water, food, oxygen franke pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse. she was initially charged with six counts, but pleaded not guilty to two counts as part of this plea deal to testify against her business partner, hildebrand, and she also pled guilty for four counts of aggravated child abuse. we did reach out to their attorneys about this new evidence and we are waiting for the board of parole to tell us exactly how long their sentence is going to be. omar can be either burnout at the latest, horrific details out of the ruby franke and jodi hildebrand case. i really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> still ahead. it is one of the largest lottery jackpots in
4:51 pm
us history. the next mega millions top prize climbs to an estimated 1.1 billion. but the odds to win it not really in your favor, but maybe better than having a perfect bracket plus what season? is it right now, please? parts of midwest seeing more snow and springs first week, then all of winter, we're going to track it next year in the cnn newsroom >> being a journalist is the best job in the world? asking challenging questions of the folks who run the world as ukraine going to win this war? >> yes, of course. >> you ready the lead with jake tapper, cnn weekdays have for using a treatment for your chronic migraine 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more can be overwhelming. so ask your dr. about botox lookouts prevents headaches and adults with chronic migraine before they even start it's the number one prescribed. britain chronic migraine treatment. so far more than 5 million botox treatments have been given two over
4:52 pm
850,000 chronic migraine patients affected botox may spread hours to weeks out after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your dr. right away as difficulty swallowing speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition, side effects may include allergic reactions neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and headache. don't receive botox if there's a skin infection, tell your dr. your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions and medications including botulinum toxins as these may increase the risk of serious side effects >> in a survey, 92% of current users that they wish they talk to their dr. and started botox sooner. so ask your dr. botox is right for you >> learn how >> adds he could help you save on botox >> welcome the lobsterfest is your party ready >> ready to tango with tails on tails on tail, dry lobster, lover's dream with two lobster tails and loves her insurance thing waning it's one of ten next level lobster creations, but lobsterfest pmo lasts. so hurry in. >> the past, abandon leitman is a personal journey. it is how i
4:53 pm
learned to go further than i ever imagined. >> sometimes the journey gets but i am calm with the 2023 chrysler pacifica feeling sluggish or way >> down could be assigned that your digestive system isn't at its best but a little mit amu. so every day can help madam useful psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste weighs you down. and also helps lower cholesterol. it's low sugar absorption to promote healthy blood sugar levels so you can feel lighter and more energetic light and every day the meta mucosal wave, bls sluggish and weighed down after just 14 days, sign up for the >> two-week challenge at met useful >> you know what's brilliant think about it. boring is the unsung catalyst for bowl. what straps mold to a rocket and hurdles and into space or in gums, boring makes vacations happen early retirements possible, and startups start off because it's smart, dependable in steady. all words you want from your bank thank
4:54 pm
you for nearly 160 years, pnc bank has been brilliantly boring. so you can be happy to fill which is pretty and boring if you think about it >> sorry, parties canceled wayne on the cable internet guy >> i had cable lock those cool so his mobile phone makes it with oh i need home and home internet, t-mobile now, just 50 bucks a month >> life is better with the credit god's on your side. rewards once available to the view, are now both to the many
4:55 pm
deal dash.com and see how much you can save vegas story of sin city tomorrow at ten on cnn
4:56 pm
>> almost 20 million americans are under winter weather alerts tonight. yeah, you heard that, right? winter weather alerts as storms blanket the midwest and new england with heavy snow and on the east coast, more than 35 million people are facing floodwaters botches, cnn meteorologist, police, rafah is tracking the developments for us. all right, so this is pretty much a huge flip-flop from the warmer temperatures that we saw last week at this point to right now what's going on? >> yeah. i mean, a lot of winter really has been winter less all of a sudden, we're in the first view, official days of spring can we got back-to-back winter storms? you can see the snow propping up into interior new england. all of that heavy rain has been riding in 95 all day. there you could see all of the flood watches that have been pretty significant across parts of new york and new jersey. and then even going into philly. philly got more than three inches of rain today, which not only breaks, their daily records but it makes it the wettest march de the city has ever had
4:57 pm
shattering the record of 2.7 inches that was setback in 1912. so it deluge of rain up and down the east coast today, there's the winter storm warning that remains for main through the night tonight and then there's storm number two, where we have the winter storm warnings and even a little bit of a blue these are warning really starting to pop for this storm that's going to start to crank going into monday. now, as you mentioned, we're looking at the warmest winter on record is what we've just wrapped up in a lot of these states that are getting snow right now from iowa up into new york. and you can see the footprint of the snow there it is. up in new england, but there really hasn't been all that much in the upper midwest, like literally at all minneapolis through the event, through tomorrow and into tuesday, could be looking at eight to 14 inches of snow just with this one event, the entire season of winter from december, january, and february, they got 11 inches of snow. so we've really had a deficit and it's coming pretty late in the season he's adheres that storm is it starts to pump going into sunday. winds are really be popping. we're looking at some
4:58 pm
blizzard conditions possible up here, plus severe weather on the warm side, looking at the threat of damaging winds, large hail, and maybe a few tornadoes in the central plains and the gulf coast, or more at least rafah. thank you so much. now, if you're march madness brackets or as cold as these winter weather alerts, there's always the mega millions. the mega milli is now up to a billy. no winner in last night's drawing means the grand prize jackpot just got bigger and is expected to hit $1.1 polo sandoval has more on the number for his game and whether your odds just got better or worse >> hey, what margaret evening jackpots exceeding 1 billion. >> they used to be rare in >> the lotto system, but not anymore, especially if you look at these numbers here financial comparison website, nerdwallet conducting a recent analysis and they found that eight of the ten and largest lotto jackpots in history they've been reached in just the last three years. >> in fact, >> half of those eight, we've
4:59 pm
reached those in 2023 alone. >> so >> that's certainly telling, but then that lingering question of why nerdwallet trying to answer that question they basically concluded that both major lotteries, mega millions, and powerball, they've tweak there rules in the last decade, making it harder to win and remember every time there's no winner, the jackpot grows larger. adding to that, both larose also raised the price of buying a ticket and a portion of those sales usually go to the jackpot and then also rising interest rates, believe it or not, may have something to do with it. they affect the advertised jackpot amounts which are actually based on annuities. and then finally, there are more people playing nerdwallet finding that every time that jackpot amount reaches or exceeds $1 and people who don't usually played lottery might actually give it a try. we'll buy a ticket. so essentially the more people are buying then the more money's getting put into the lotto system, which is essentially feeding that jackpot amount. but all in all though the odds are so poor that it doesn't
5:00 pm
really matter how many people are playing mega millions estimated chances of winning. tuesday's 1.1 billion dollar drawing one in a little over 302 million the odds of getting your $2 back though omar. what in 24. so maybe a little better >> thanks, polo >> now, she was a covert cia officer >> until her cover was blown and former spy valerie plane told jake tapper about the potential danger that could have caused on united states of scandal. you can catch a new episode of united states of scandal tomorrow night at nine eastern pacific only on cnn. thank you for joining me today. if you've been with me this whole time, it's been quite a ride. it's been a fun four hours informative at times. i'm i hope i'm omar jimenez. i'll see you again tomorrow night, starting at five eastern, an encore presentation of hbo's real time bill maher is up next >> no, >> hbo original series