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Allen. Newsroom starts right now. 4 00 a. M. In atlanta on the u. S. East coast. Thank you for joining us. The top story the house of windsor has decided the fate of the duke and duchess of sussex. Harry and meghan will no longer be working members of the royal family. The couple will no longer represent the queen. Use the title his or her Royal Highness or receive funds for royal duties. Big changes. In the statement the queen wished them well saying this, harry, meghan and archie will always be much loved members of the family, but many questions remain surrounding what is next for the couple. Lets talk about that with our royal correspondent max foster up early for us there in london. Good morning to you, max, outside buckingham palace. So, big changes. How do you characterize in the larger scheme of things with this royal family what harry and meghan are nowing to . Hes given up his royal roles and so has she. They were arguing to have a half in half out sort of model. A hybrid model where they continue serving in the monarchy and they outlined that all on the that website. They have not been allowed that. They have to remain as they are or leave and the couple have chosen to leave. So, they are now private citizens and the monarchy is even more slimmed down than was the plan and it leaves Prince William in a situation where he holds the whole generation. I wanted to ask you about that, max. Weve seen william and harry side by side growing up together. There is and there has been for a while and speaking to some people behind palace walls who say this shouldnt have got to this point, this was a crisis and burst out into the public. There has been tension between the two and that has got worse and worse over time. What the queen was doing speaking so fondly of harry and meghan. This was drawing a line under that. And osn a personal level, they wont have the source of conflicts that caused all the tension up until now, but they are still members of the family. They will come and appear on the balcony behind me at family events and the queen will invite them along to things and they wont have the role that comes with that and thats a big question Going Forward. But they are still using the sussex royal brand, are they not . And how will they use that . How much independence will they have and just anyone talking about how they will support themselves. Were actually waiting for an update on that. We did ask the question yesterday about sussex royal because a lot of this debate would have been around on how they capitalize on the royal brand and commercialize it effectively. One discussion is that they take the royal out of all their future branding. We are told that sussex royal remaining, there will be an update on that. Just how they message this out. The website is still up and running and its already out of date and inaccurate. The whole thing needs to be updated anyway. Presumably theyll tell us at the same time and how they will be known in the future and perhaps from the statement from the queen, im sure the sussexes looked at it before they went out and the world knows them as meghan and harry. Theyll be meghan and harry or harry and meghan. They wont use the Royal Highness titles that go ahead of that. But they are more informal than other royals. They always have. Theyll opt for harry and meghan over duke and duchess anyway. Thank you, max. All right. So, now what . The couple has said they wanted to live parttime in north america adding they have a strong connection to canada. Cnns paula newton takes a look at how canadians are reacting. Shes in ought waw. Really taking this news in their stride. They believe, look, if harry and meghan want to live in canada, so be it. That changes dramatically if they access funds for anything like security. The issue is many canadians sympathize with this couple in terms of the kind of scrutiny they are under and proud to provide some kind of privacy for them. They had an incident on the west coast when they were in british colombia over christmas. The couple did not take a picture of meghan and harry, they did not intrude on that life. It is that kind of life that they want to try to get to. But the issue of security is still a sticky one and the palace themselves and the statement is public funded security is what is in place. The Prime Ministers Office here officially has no comment. They say these things remain under discussion. Thats when the Prime Minister himself. Whats interesting in stepping back from their roles as royal, canadas obligation is not the same to them as if they were working royals. It means that perhaps they wont be spending as much time in canada. That they might actually be freer now to move, as well, to the United States. Paula newton, cnn, ottawa. All right. We turn now to the impeachment of u. S. President donald trump. The seven house members who will manage that are expectsed to return to washington in the hours ahead. Theyll begin preparing for the senate trial that is set to start tuesday. Both Congressional Democrats and the white house have filed their perspective legal arguments and we have two reports about it. Boris sanchez is traveling with the president in florida and we begin our coverage with cnn joe yawn johns in the u. S. Capitol. Laying out the chronology and the facts and give senators a view as to what the framers of the United States constitution might say about the president indicating, in their view, the president s conduct is the framers worst nightmare. A lot of this is information we all heard before during the hearings up here on capitol hill leading to the impeachment of the president. However, there were some references, a few references to newer information that has come out recently. Even that report just last week from the Government Accountability office indicating that the president in the view of the watchdog organization, in fact, violated the law. Democrats see the gao report as an important rebuttal to claims by the president s legal team that no crimes were committed or laws violated. Joe johns, cnn, capitol hill. President trumps legal team filing its formal response to a Senate Summons on saturday night. The president s team saying that these articles of impeachment are completely invalid and an attack on americans. Were learning that they plan to defend the president in three ways. First on the substance of the accusations saying that his call with president zelensky of ukraine was perfect as the president suggested and no quid pro quo between the two leaders. Secondly on the actual articles of impeachment themselves suggesting what he is accused of is not an impeachable act and the process in the house of representatives arguing that President Trump was not afforded due process. Look at what the white house writes. Quote, President Trump denies each and every allegation and both articles of impeachment. They go on to write about his phone call with president zelensky of ukraine that it was completely legal and taken in furtherance of our national interest. Now, sources close to the president spending the weekend with him in mara largo is in good spirits but apparently asking people around him, why are they doing this to me . Boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in west palm beach, florida. Lets talk about all of this with natasha, a professor of government at englands university and frequent guest here. Good morning to you, natasha. Good morning. Nice to see you. Same here. I want to begin before we dig in to what we expect from the trump side and the democrats with the comment that we heard that mr. Trump made at his resort this weekend. He said, why are they doing this to me . Do you think he really doesn understand why this is happen g happening . I mean, thats a great question. Part of President Trumps personal persona, he likes to be a victim. He talks about the fact that no president in history has been attacked or criticized as much as he has. The miller velgz was a complete witchhunt. That this impeachment investigation and trial is going to be a hoax, another witchhunt. So, i think he enjoys some way in relishes in being a victim because this is something he can take on the campaign trail with him. And in front of adoring audiences he can talk about the fact that he is this victim and he can rile up the Republican Base to come out to vote in 2020. The democrats are so extreme that theyre willing to go to, to do anything in order to get rid of him. We should be hearing from him during the trial. Senators are not allowed to have their phones in there, but he should be able to tweet. That is something new certainly in in peachment in the United States. Lets look at what his lawyers are saying. Theyre rejecting the case against him as ilegitimate and describe theeft to remove as dangerous. This is all driven by an effort to hurt mr. Trump in the 2020 election. Does that argument have merit . Its interesting. They didnt dispute the facts and didnt provide a long defense, although i guess they could provide more on monday. But what theyre trying to say is that trump didnt break any laws. Now, on that fact, we have to point to this question about whether or not he violated a Campaign Financial law in trying to solicit valuable information from a foreign country. And there are legal scholars that think that may have also taken place. But you also have to remember that the framers of the constitution didnt say that an Impeachable Offense had to rise to a crime. It doesnt necessarily have to be an indictable offense that has taken place. What the framers have in mind is to use impeachment for a remedy for misconduct or abuse of power. And thats where trumps legal team seems to be disagreeing with lets just say the democrats in the house who are trying to try this particular case. The trump team is also trying to say that the democrats are so focused on removing trump from power and in doing the 2016 election that that is exactly what istriving this. So, were getting into a battle about what constitutes an Impeachable Offense and we got a little bit of a hint of what the trump team was going to say earlier when his lawyer stated that abuse of power is not an Impeachable Offense. We will have a lot of disputes of what that is. As far as im concerned if soliciting help from a foreign country on your political opponent is not an Impeachable Offense, i honestly dont know what is. This is exactly what these new reports of autocracy are doing. Theyre trying to get dirt on the political opponents to make the Playing Field unlevel. We have to leave it there because we have breaking news. Natasha, we always appreciate you coming in. Thanks for having me. Sure thing. We want to take you to Kiev International airport in ukraine. Live pictures of a somber ceremony taking place as the bodies of the ukrainian victims of a downed ukrainian passenger jet are being repatriated. All 176 people onboard were killed after the Iranian Military mistakenly shot down the passenger plane just outside tehran earlier this month. This comes as iran says it plans to send the black boxes to kiev for analysis. Our Senior International correspondent sam kylie joins us live from ukraine with more about what is happening. Hello, sam. Well, natalie, this is as you say this somber moment of the repatriation of the 11 victims from ukraine. Nine air crew, two passengers who were killed when that Ukrainian Airline, passenger airliner was shot down by the Iranian Revolutionary guard call during that period of extreme tension between the United States and iran just in the hours after iran had fired a number of ballistic missiles, two dozen into iraqi territory and towards u. S. Forces in north and western iraq. Now, during that period in the hours just after that, this aircraft was downed by a surface to air missile, fired by and some reporting that there may have been two missiles. After initially denying it, the iranians have admitted it and cooperating now with ukrainian authorities in sending the blang box, the flight recording equipment from iran back to ukraine to be analyzed here. If they fail to establish what happened in the final moments of that aircraft here, then those pieces of equipment will be sent on to france, United States and else where for even greater expert analysis. But, really, for ukraine, this is coming at a time when they were at the center of a storm. Another one they are very uncomfortable with and that is, of course, the impeachment trial or impending impeachment trial of donald trump, the u. S. President , who isaccused of tryg to bring pressure to bear on this country against russianbacked rebels in the east through the suspension of military aid to ukraine in an effort it is alleged to try to put pressure on the administration here to investigate the role of hunter biden and joe biden, the former u. S. President , president ial candidate in the potential president ial candidate this year in the president ial election. So, so,ed a mist all of this international, the nation now on a sunday morning facing a much more mundane and sad reality, which is the morning of their 11 dead. Right, sam, as youre speaking. We are seeing the first body carried off the airplane being placed now into a hearse. Presumably that of the captain of the downed airliner. Its a very sad thing to see that row of hearses there as they bring out the other victims from this plane crash. This must be a painful moment for the families, but, however, some comfort that their loved ones are coming home. Overall, has ukraine, how have they felt about the cooperation from iran on helping heal from this tragedy and the investigation that will be ongoing. . Natalie, in the early stages and the immediate aftermath of this tragedy when the aircraft had simply been described as having gone down, there was deep frustration. There was a sense that it was possible to discern from social media that it had been shot down after there was the publication of missiles or what appeared to be missiles striking. What appeared to be the aircraft and that created friction between ukraine and, indeed, the nations of the others on that aircraft who were killed and iran. But actually the iranians moved pretty quickly relative for example to that other aircraft that was shot down over iranian, sorry, Ukrainian Air space and malaysian airliner and no responsibility from anybody and were not withstanding the evidence coming out of holland, in particular, that describes responsibility of that. No responsibility there. The iranians did admit responsibility. And i think very significantly now sending the black boxes to ukraine as the home country of the aircraft for analysis. The flight deck, of course, with communications on that flight deck would have been in ukrainian and the iranians are doing their best to appear to be highly cooperative with the International Community over this tragedy, which has overshadowed to some extent the tensions that they were feeling between iran and the United States. And at the same time, of course, on the streets of iran, there have been widespread demonstrations continuing against the government and against the governments handling of this tragedy. So, they are trying to play catch up. But as far as the ukrainians are concerned, there is a sense of relief, not gratitude, but relief that the iranians are playing ball and allowing International Experts access to those black boxes. Sam, thank you. As we take a break here. We want to give a moment to show this very somber homecoming for the victims of the downed airliner. But they are certainly being treated one by one with tremendous dignity. 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The residents now are now just starting to get out of their homes because sixfoot high drifts that, as you can see, completely buried vehicles. The storm was friday to saturday. But, i mean these visuals are amazing. A state of emergency has been declared and continues right into the day today being sunday. The federal government in ottawa sending in military to help. The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledging his support on twitter, as well. I mean this, folks, this is crazy. This is what literally three feet of snow in a 48hour period looks like. And then you factor in the winds and thats when things really start to drift up and start to get extremely deep. These are the snow totals coming out of newfoundland and st. Johns International Airport with 30 inches of snow from this snow. Alltime record for that area. Yes, this place is prone to snowfall and they get a lot of snow storms, but not of this magnitude. I had to show you those elements because just incredible to see that amount of white gold on the ground. I have to show you this forecast because, guess what. Nova scotia and newfoundland and theyre getting new snow today. Just as they are unburying themselves out of that deep snow pack, there is more coming to them making matters worse and very challenging especially for the people who call that area home. Lets talk about the u. S. Winter weather. A lot of snow taking place across the downward areas of lake huron and this is where we have winter storm warnings in effect and four to eight inches in some of those snow belts and this all has to do with how much ice covers or doesnt cover the great lakes. We have 11. 5 coverage on the great lakes right now. The average just over 20 . With the minimal amount of ice coverage it allows for the lakes to enhance the snowfall activity and this is why we see this well into the second half of winter. There are the delays today that will be because of the ongoing storm that is exiting the east coast. You have to see this, too, natalie. If you think its chilly in atlanta. Think of what theyre doing in the midwest. Negative 20 to 30 wind chills this morning from fargo to sioux falls and minneapolis and chicago. We have to just shut our mouth. We have no right to speak about cold days, do we. All right, thanks. Next here, peace could be possible for two of the major factions in libya. What to expect from a major peace conference. Well have that ahead here. Womens marches across the u. S. Have a much sharper focus and a new message for the white house. One they hope will show their power at the polls. Well get into that as we push on, youre watching cnn newsroom. Did you really need the caps lock . Mucinex cold and flu allinone. Introducing a razor that works differently. The Gillette Skinguard has a guard between the blades that helps protect skin. The Gillette Skinguard. 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House brief calls President Trump a threat to Americas National security who should be removed from office. His attorneys counter two articles of impeachment are, quote, constitutionally invalid. Right now the remains of 11 ukrainians killed enthe passenger jet are being repatriated. Iranian media report the black boxes will be sent to kiev for analysis. All 176 people onboard were killed when the Iranian Military accidentally shot the passenger plane down earlier this month. Sad day there in kiev. World leaders are meeting in germany this weekend. Their aim, a lasting ceasefire in wartorn libya. U. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo arrives saturday for the berlin peace conference. Recognized Prime Minister is set to be there, as well. So is his enemy, renegade general. They are set to be joined by Angela Merkel and the president s of russia, france and turkey. What is happening in libya is often described as a civil war. But there are plenty of foreign powers involved. Cnns Becky Anderson looks at what is driving the conflict. Reporter it had been hailed a moment of hope. The fall of longtime dictator gadhafi, but nearly a decade on, this is what march of libya looks like today. The strewn wreckage of a country splintered by conflict between two warring sides. The government of National Accord or gna runs the capital and much of the countrys northwest. In the east, a parallel government controlling nearly twothirds of the country. Led by the National Libyan army. Neither side is acting in isolation and battlefilled libya has many hands at work. Generally backed by the uae and egypt who view political islam as a threat and see hafta as the countrys last line of defense. They are joined by russia and france while the gna sees support from turkey, qatar and a handful of u. S. States such as italy. But importantly, it has the rubber stamp of u. N. Legitimacy. Despite that, it only survives through outside friends of its own and mostly turkey who have gotten involved directly. President erdogan receiving authorization from his parliament to have troops there. Translator we will never refrain from teaching him the lesson he deserves. Reporter being there is crucial to president erdogans strategic interest beyond the middle east. Burnishing his reputation as a power player. Haftar, they say, is up for the fight. Translator we anticipate the challenge and announcing the Mass Mobilization of our troops. We call for a holy fight. Reporter meanwhile, russia has been bolstering its presence around the mediterranean. There has been a rising number of reported russian mercenaries supporting half those troops on the ground in libya. Moscow claims they dont represent the russian state as they also claimed in ukraine. From syria to libya, president putins strategy remains clear. The United States, on the other hand, is being more capricious. It launched air strikes targeting isis and al qaeda in 2015 and then pulled its troops amid the surging political violence. Its position now isnt quite clear. And in the vacuum of war, chaos. Hundreds of thousands of migrants using libya as a dangerous spring board into europe. The continent, for the most part, calling for a political solution to the bloody conflict. Becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. Grand pictures there in libya, but World Leaders are only now arriving and already were getting a glimpse of what the final communique from this summit might say. A draft calls for all parties to refrain from hostilities against Oil Facilities. Well, lets look at the prospects for peace in libya and what peace there might look like with our guest reannan smith. In that capacity, she regularly delivers highlevel briefings to interNational Corporations. You seem like the right person to talk to yoiright now. Various countries are in libya putting a stake in the ground and aligning with the two different leaders. Talk with us about who is there that might be helping or hurting the conflict. Can know that is a big question to tackle. Yeah, the key thing tonight here is the International Sort of atmosphere and supporters of the two sides are a key element drive in the conflict and the u. N. Envoy to libya who kind of led this process and the event taking place today. The main aim of that has always been to try to curtail these International Drivers to try to enforce the arms embargo in libya, that has been in place but hasnt been enforced at all. On one side you have countries like the uaea enforcing and particularly in providing drone and air support, which is a key factor in allowing the forces to move forward in tripoli and they want to see stability but on their terms and the sort of a i antipolitical islam in power. On the other side of the conflict on the ground, they have turkey and they want to see the political islam established and also ensure that wheeroeverd up in power they should support the contracts in the country. The interesting part then on the european side is traditionally countries such as france and italy have played a significant role in libya, but weve seen since the latest conflict started back in april that their role and the broader role of the eu and other countries have been undermined and they have not been big players in this which is why weve seen countries such as turkey and russia come because they are able to influence events on the ground. Well, certainly, libya has been mired in conflict since the downing and killing of khaddifi. We just saw that the communique has already been written and they want everyone to support the Oil Facilities in libya and leave them alone. What is most needed in the country as far as structure to help libyans get on with a normal life and feel safe . Well, so the reason the initial statement is related to the Oil Installation specifically is because as our friday Night Saturday morning, almost all of the oil ports in libya say that is nearly 800,000 bottles of oil which is threequarters of Libyas Oil Output by groups aligned to the national army. The tribal groups involved have polls for more Fair Distribution of oil wealth and this gets to the Crucial Point of how a piece can be built in libya. The reason they have launched their attack on libya and trying to take control is not necessarily for the land or territory itself, that is where the central bank of libya and National Corporation and they control all of libya, as well. Really, that is what this conflict comes down to and really has been since 2011. How the libyan state divvies up the countrys quite vast Oil Resources and a huge amount of corruption in the country and a lot of militias in tripoli influence where those funds go and although this move has been very controversial and quite a big spoiler in the lead up to this conflict, real grievances there and any Peace Process to be successful, this economic element and this idea of who will actually be able to control libya politically and ecnumically Going Forward is crucial to any sort of longer term stability and peace in the country. So often comes down to protecting the oil. We really appreciate your insights. Rhiannion smith, thanks so much. That really helped. Thanks for having me. For the fourth year in a row, thousands attended womens marches across the United States. Coming up hear their latest message to the white house regarding the upcoming president ial election. Plus, how a change in u. S. Federal guidelines could make School Lunches much less healthy. Hey. Hey. You must be stevens phone. Now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your network. Only with xfinity xfi. Download the xfi app today. Youre listening to the rhythm of resistance. Thousands of women and their allies marching in cities across the u. S. Images from the Fourth Annual womens march. Many voices with one overarching aim, empowerment against an administration they see as a threat to womens right. The womens march began in response to u. S. President Donald Trumps election. Saturdays march drew smaller crowds, but their rebutte for the president has renewed focus to influence voters at the ballot box in the upcoming president ial election. Our kyung lah has more. Reporter armed at a target date, november. Donald trump has got to go. Reporter from los angeles to denver. Thousands packed pavement at more than 250 events, including the Nations Capital and new york. Some of the people who are marching have been marching for four years in a row. But this year, whats different, is its 2020 and a chance to make a difference in national politics. We did the march in washington, d. C. , the day after trumps inauguration. Reporter since then audrey marked each years march with a Family Picture in the crowd. Are you not tired of doing this . M i im fired up. Im ready to vote him out. Reporter a determination in d. C. Where freezing rain failed to stop marchers. I think the most important thing is to get out the vote and make it very clear that voting is important. And whatever you do, vote. Of course, vote the right way. Reporter jumping on that get out the vote call Bernie Sanders in portsmith, new hampshire. Together we will make donald trump, at best, a oneterm president. Reporter the womens marches may have started because of President Trumps election but highlighted climate change, reproductive rights and immigration. For our mothers and our daughters. Reporter 2020 candidate evelyn yang support, new york. We need to roar against Sexual Violence and the culture of cover up that so often follows. Reporter and while lydia feels a difference in the size of this years los angeles crowd compared to 2017 im guessing they dont feel mobilized, but hopefully they will at least vote. If they cant get on the streets, you know, we all have to vote. Reporter progress for these women making this the last year targeting trump. Anybody besides trump, honestly, is a win for the world and for women. Reporter kyung lah, los angeles. Next here, less fruits and ve veggies and more pizza. We find out why School Lunches in the u. S. Could soon become less healthy. When we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. I remember setting up shipstation. One or two clicks and everything was up and running. I was printing out labels and saving money. Shipstation saves us so much time. 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Reporter the department of agriculture tells New York Times it was just a coincidence and did not intend to propose this roll back of Michelle Obamas roll back on her birthday on friday. These proposed changes are all about reducing food waste but by giving Students School meal options that are more appealing to them that could mean less fruits and vegetables and more burgers and fries. When former first Lady Michelle obama announced her lets move initiative in 2010, her goal was to fight childhood obesity. We have to improve the quality of food in our schools. Thats where kids are eating many of their meals and we have to do a better job making sure that food is quality. Reporter she often promoted the white house vegetable garden and played a key role in bringing healthier food to the 30 Million Students who get their meals through the National School Lunch Program. The hunger food kid act required more fruits and vegetables to be served while cutting sugar and saturated fat out of meals. Now the Trump Administration wants to roll back these standards. Announced proposals that would reduce the amount of fruit and vegetables in school meals. Giving the schools the flexibility to decide which meals would be appealing to their students. The usda says its about reducing food waste, especially if students are throwing out what is being offered. In a statement, agriculture sunny purdue said school and School Districts tell us that there is too much food waste and we listened and now were getting to work. Under the current standards, schools that participate in the School Breakfast program must provide have a half to one cup of fruit during breakfast for preschool through high school. The new rule would allow meal providers to change the amount of fruit that is served and customize meal patterns. It would also allow schools to offer lunch entrees a s s ala ct could mean children eating less fruits and vegetables and getting foods that are greasier and higher in saturated fat and calories. Mrs. Obama hoped the vegetable garden she planted at the white house would live on as a symbol of a healthier nation for the children. That remains for now. Now a harvard study in 2014 reported under obamas Lunch Program kids ate 16 more ve vegetables and 23 more fruit. This would be the second move by the Trump Administration to cut back on standards. Low fat chocolate milk and lowered the amount of whole grains that had to be served. Amara walker, cnn, atlanta. This in a country with an obesity record. Go figure. Well, thanks for watching this hour. Im Natalie Allen and ill be right back with more news. Cnn newsroom continues right after this. Some things are too important to do yourself. Get customized security with 24 7 monitoring from xfinity home. Awarded the best professionally installed system by cnet. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Call, click or visit a store today. Moving on. Harry and meghan reach an agreement with the queen over their change in royal status. U. S. President Donald Trumps lawyers officially respond to the impeachment charges against him. Also this hour making noise. Women against donald trump take to the streets in several american cities. Hear what they had to say. These stories all ahead this hour. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Were coming to you live from atlanta. 5 00 a. M. Here. Im Natalie Allen. This is cnn newsroom. Than