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Screen there, white hat. Hes promising the United States will stand with the people of venezuela, his words, every step of the way. My conversation with the senator on the colombia venezuela border in a moment. First, though, to cnns nick valencia. You were aboard one of those u. S. Military flights this weekend. Whats in those aid shipments, and how long before the people in venezuela will see them . Reporter basic goods and commodities that could be found in an every day grocery store. Things like rice, beans, lentils. Right now, not in venezuela. There are hygiene kits and nutritional biscuits to help children suffering from mall nourishment. How and when this gets into venezuela is up to the military. If you talk to representatives within the juan guido government, they say theyre very optimistic the military will do the right thing and let this aid in. It isnt just a mission to deliver basic goods. Its a mission to deliver hope. Over the weekend, three planes carrying 66 metric tons of humanitarian relief made its way to the venezuelan border with colombia. The supplies part of an effort led by the usaid and the department of state. This state Department Official helped lead the mission to assist the millions backed by what she called a manmade crisis created by venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The only thing stopping us is the maduro regime. Weve seen them block the bridges, block the roads. Its an abomination to humanity, to stop basic necessities and goods from entering your country to help your own people. Is there a concern Something Like this would provoke him into doing something more drastic, that this could be seen as further politicizing a crisis . If anyone is politicizing the crisis, its maduro. Reporter a representative of selfdeclared interim venezuelan president juan guido joined the officials on the trip to the border. I asked him if this is the year venezuela will turn the corner. He said he thinks itll happen in a matter of weeks. This is the second shipment of humanitarian aid sent by the u. S. Government to help venezuela in the last two weeks. They say its part of their commitment to interim president juan guido. Inside these palettes, they say, is enough to feed 3,500 children and up to 25,000 adults. Landing in colombia, the humanitarian convoy was greeted by usaid director mark green. He says its arriving at the most critical time. The crisis venezuelans are fleeing is manmade. Reporter in a matter of minutes, the supplies were offloaded and driven to this warehouse, positioned only a few hundred yards from venezuela. The question now, with the border closed and maduros regime showing no sign of backing down, how to get the supplies to the people who need it most. The usaid director says this is the most critical time for that aid for the people of venezuela. It comes at a time when children are starving in the country, children who dont have to starve, children who are malnourished, hospitals that are struggling to stay open and provide for the people of venezuela. This is one of the largest displacements of people in the history of latin america. A stark reality there. Thank you, nick valencia. Joining me now in a u. S. Network exclusive, senator marco rubio of florida. Hes in colombia where u. S. Humanitarian aid just arrived yesterday. Senator, tell us, what are you doing there on the venezuela border today and why was it important for you to be there . Well, i mean, the first thing is obviously the United States has made a big contribution thanks to usaid and prepositioning all of this aid ready go to help the people of venezuela who desperately need it. The second is to thank our colombian allies who have done a phenomenal job. I cannot say enough about how the colombian people and government have stepped forward and done extraordinary things for their neighbors. Third is to speak to the people of venezuela. Were less than a mile away from the border. To be able to let them know not to give up, that the world is with them, that well stand with them. The United States and the international community, every step of the way, no matter how long this takes, until freedom is restored in venezuela. But the number one issue right now is how do we get food and medicine to people who are dying of preventable diseases and starving to death because the regime and the dictator does not allow humanitarian aid to reach them. So on that note, Nicolas Maduro has said he believes the u. S. Aid is a trojan horse intended to oust him from power. What happens if he doesnt let that aid through . Well, look, the aid is going to get through. I think ultimately the question is whether it gets through in a way that hes cooperative with or in a way hes not. But theres no way youre going to stand ultimately in the way of people whose children are starving to death, whose families are dieing in hospitals because of preventable diseases and they dont have the medicine for it. Obviously tactics are something im not going to publicly announce, to allow the regime and their allies to make efforts to block it, but i would say this. Imagine for a moment if youre a member of the National Guard or the venezuelan military. Your own family is hungry. Your own family is starving. Your own relatives are dying because they cant get di yalys medications. Youre going to block that from getting through . I think the bigger threat comes from the criminals hes empowering. They present a greater danger. Ill say this. If theres violence next week and people are harmed here, we know whos responsible. Every single one of them will pace pa pay a price. Theyll face justice or spend the rest of their lives worried about justice catching up to them. President trump said nothing is off the table. Would you support a military intervention, and do you believe it will come to that . Well, the only military intervention thats happening now in venezuela is the cuban government. The cubans are controlling everything thats happening, the Security Forces and everything else. The United States retains the right to utilize military force in its National Security interest anywhere in the world. Thats not just venezuela. Thats anywhere on the planet. But thats not what were here to do today. Theres no military aid here. This is food. This is highenergy bars for starving children. This is rice. This is beans and lentils. These are sanitary kits. This is medicine. Thats what were here to do. None of that has anything to do with military intervention. Feeding people is not anything to do with the military. In fact, its a crime against humanity to deny food and medicine to unarmed and innocent civilians. I understand that, and i agree, but would you support military intervention ultimately . Well, its not my decision to make. I ultimately will tell you i support defending the National Interests and National Security of the United States anywhere in the world where thats being threatened. Ultimately, ill leave it at that because thats not what were focused on right now. I will say this, and i wont go any further. There are certain lines, and maduro knows what they are. If theyre crossed, im confident based on everything ive heard from this administration and everything i know about this administration that the consequences will be severe and theyll be swift. Hes aware of that. Again, our focus here is nothing to do with that. It has to do with food and medicine. Thats what were hoping will happen, and were expecting it to happen starting next week. Youre at the colombian venezuela border. President trump just declared a National Emergency to build a wall to protect the southern u. S. Border. Its a move i know you have opposed. Would you vote for a resolution disapproved the Emergency Declaration . Well, let me tell you something i did since the beginning of my time in the senate. When im overseas, i dont care whether president obama is president or now a president from my own party p. I dont discuss, debate, or in any way attack any administration when im overseas doing work thats overseas. Im on the record talking about how i feel about that. I refer you back to it. You can ask me on monday when im back stateside. Im more than happy to answer it there. When im overseas, i dont criticize our government, nor do i speak about domestic political issues while were here. You dont have to criticize the government. Are there enough republican senators to get a super majority overriding a potential president ial veto . I dont know. As i said, i have no idea. I mean, well find out, maybe we wont. Right here today, were here focused on venezuela and on the bipartisan support that exists for this. Thats another important point to make. Theres extraordinary bipartisan support for what u. S. Policy towards venezuela is, and thats important for the venezuelan people to know. You are still a u. S. Senator, and the president just declared a u. S. National emergency. Is there a National Emergency happening right now in the u. S. At the u. S. Southern border . Well, thats the third time you asked me the same question. Its going to be the same answer. Ive made public statements on this. Theyre out there. Ive tweeted about it. I encourage you to refer to those. Im more than happy to talk about it again on monday when im back. But when im oversea, i just dont talk about domestic politics. Its a practice thats frankly been a tradition of u. S. Office holders for a long time. Okay. Before i let you go, you said theres a red line in this situation in venezuela. What is that red line . Well, i think some are obvious. We have u. S. Personnel still working inside of venezuela. Should any harm come to them, i believe based on everything i know about this administration, the consequences will be severe and swift. We expect a legitimate government, the National Assembly and its interim president , juan guido, for freedom and liberties to be respected. Of course, innocent people. People that are doing nothing. If youre walking down the street carrying humanitarian aid peacefully, food, medicine, and nothing else, you should not be the target of violence. If you are, i dont think just the u. S. Would respond to Something Like this, but the world. Obviously we hope it doesnt come to it. We hope there are enough good people left in that regime or around it, i should say, in the Security Forces at the ground level, at the rank and file level, who are not going to deny their own parents, their own neighbors, their own mothers and fathers, their own Children Food and medicine. All right. Senator marco rubio again joining us from the colombia venezuela border. Thank you very much for taking the time. Thank you. Back to the Emergency Declaration now in the u. S. And the brewing legal battle over the president s latest action to fund the border wall. Lines in the sand are being drawn, and while some republicans remain divided over whether the president has overstepped his authority here, democrats are united, calling this move unconstitutional and planning a vote to stop it. Meanwhile, californias attorney general says he will file a lawsuit to stop this Emergency Declaration since it would siphon money from projects already funded in his state. He says other states are set to follow his lead. One of the president s closest advisers, stephen miller, was pressed on this issue this morning. Can you name one case where a president has asked congress for money, congress has refused, and the president has then invoked National Powers to get the money anyway . Well, this Current Situation just yes or no. The Current Situation pertains specifically to the military construction authority. Im just asking, has there been a case where Congress Asked for money for military construction, Congress Said no, and he the meaning of the statute is clear on its own terms. If you dont like the statute or members of congress dont like would you agree the answer is no . The premise of your question is false because congress has appropriated money for construction of border barriers consistently. This is part of a National Security but hes never done this under a National Emergency weve declared National Emergencies to promote democracy in belarus, to promote democracy in zimbabwe. But it didnt affect Money Congress refuse to appropriate. Cnns Sarah Westwood is in west palm beach, where the president is spending the weekend. Walk us through the arguments put forth by both sides. Reporter yeah, ana, the president s latest move has opened up even more divides among lawmakers on capitol hill, even among just republicans, some of whom support the president s approach in this matter, some of whom dont. Democrats have always opposed the construction of a border wall no matter the funding source. They say the president s National Emergency declaration is an unconstitutional use of executive authority, that the president is only using it to deliberately go around congress, which had weeks to appropriate money for the border wall but declined to. There are some republicans who are concerned about the precedent that a National Emergency declaration used in this way might set, but other republicans are arguing that there is a genuine National Security and humanitarian crisis on the border that needs to be addressed somehow. So obviously there were a lot of differing opinions about the situation floating around right now. Just take a listen to the starkly different opinions voiced by democratic congressman adam schi iff and republican congressman jim jordan. Thmplt is t. This is the First Time Congress is refusing funding for the particular project a president is advocating. In saying just the other day he didnt really need to do this, he just wanted to do it because it would help things go faster, hes pretty much daring the court to strike this down. All i know is this is a serious situation, this is a crisis, look 59 drug problem, the Human Trafficking problem, the Gang Violence problem. Thats why we need the Border Security wall, and thats what the president is committed to making sure happens. Reporter now, white house Officials Say the president is prepared to defend his declaration against these expected legal and congressional challenges to the constitutionality of this move. So there are a number of roadblocks facing the administration before they ever get a penny of that 6 billion in federal funds trump is trying to unlock with this declaration. Sarah westwood near maralago, thank you. Actors and lawyer lawyers, i should say, for ak sor Jussie Smollett are responding to reports that police have evidence that he orchestrated his attack. And for the first time, prosecutors say they have evidence of roger stone communicating directly with wikileaks. So what does this mean . Well break it all down for you straight ahead live in the cnn newsroom. Tech at Safelite Autoglass we know that when youre spending time with the grandkids. Music tech . Every minute counts. 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She said, sweetie, theyre not going to find them. It just made me so angry because im just going to be left here with this. You know what im saying . Im just going to be left here with with, like so they get to go free and go about their life and possibly attack someone else, and im here, left with the aftermath of this bull . Thats not cool to me. Thats not okay. So i understand how difficult it will be to find them. Chicago police now want to speak with smollett again as soon as possible. Cnns ryan young is in chicago. Ryan, what are you hearing now from smolletts attorneys about this new evidence . Reporter you could understand why police would want to talk to him again. Last night in a Statement Released to cnn, smolletts attorneys wrote in part, as a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals hes familiar with. Hes now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth, and anyone claiming otherwise is lying. So obviously a strong statement from those lawyers. So much of this investigation is now playing out in the public with so many more questions. Ah that . Where does the investigation go from here then . Well, thats a great question. We know 12 detectives are currently working this case. They have been working it from the very beginning. What we have learned from parts of this investigation is they looked at ridesharing information, they looked at taxicab receipts from the area, and theyve been able to pick up these two brothers on video at some point. Theres an extensive video, Surveillance System throughout the city. Theyve been able to see and track parts of the men as they were going home. They went home, started going through some of the items they have there. The idea these brothers may be talking with police and want to talk to the actor again, it sets up a very interesting week to see if the actor comes back in to talk with detectives to try to figure this all out. Of course, still no official arrest or charges just yet in this case. Ryan young, thank you for staying on top of it. President trump says the war on isis is won, but now hes issuing a bold ultimatum to u. S. Allies, even threatening to release isis fighters who have been captured. Details ahead, live in the cnn newsroom. If i built a van, it would do more than haul. If i built a van, it would carry my entire business. Id make it available in dozens, make that thousands of configurations. It would keep an eye on my fleet. [ beeping ] and an eye out for danger. With active brake assist. If i built a van, id make it available in diesel and gas. And id build it right here, in south carolina. Introducing the all new sprinter starting at 33,790. Built in the usa. Mercedesbenz. 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Germanys interior Ministry Spokesperson saying all german citizens, including those suspected of having fought for isis, have the right to return to germany. He sauds for the group she a jihad returnee, extensive measures of police and criminal law will be examined in the case of imminent reentry. General joseph votel telling cnn on friday he disagrees with trumps decision to withdraw troops in syria because he believes isis is not yet defeated. Ben wedeman reports on fresh concerns of isis fighters trying to escape by hiding among thousands of civilians who are fleeing the last slivers of isiscontrolled lands. Reporter kurdish soldiers, female soldiers frisk the veiled women one by one after they fled isis last enclave in syria. Bags are searched. Scissors, nail clippers confiscated. The soldiers say this morning they found a pistol in one purse. They both inhabit this land but live in different worlds. This woman only identifies herself as the mother of merriam. Her description of conditions in the town, bleak. Theres lots of shelling, lots of wounded, she says. The men folk are held apart, waiting to be questioned by kurdish, american, french, and British Intelligence officers on the lookout for isis members and foreign nationals trying to escape among the civilians. Prior to the launch of the offensive on isis last sliver of land, Syrian Democratic forces officials said about a 1,500 civilians were inside. Whats clear is that officials have massively underestimated the number of civilians in the town. Within the last three days, more than 2,000 people have left, and there may still be thousands left inside. Inside and under heavy roundtheclock air and land bombardment, there is no clear picture of the number of civilians killed and wounded. The accounts of those who have escaped to this area where those fleeing are registered impossible to verify. This woman and her family were staying in a camp for the displaced inside the town. 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Some property ownersing lo coul part of their land to the government and may find themselves in a no mans land, cut off from the rest of the country. Cnns ed lavandera went to the boarder to find out what these texans are facing. Reporter along a quiet stretch of the rio grande in south texas, theres a place thats just home to butterflies, hundreds of different species, and this woman has spent her time trying to fight the president s wall. Theyll be starting on this federal piece of land. Reporter last year, Congress Approved the construction of 33 miles of new border barrier in the Rio Grande Valley, and construction is about to begin in the coming weeks. Part of the wall was supposed to cut right through the Butterfly Center, leaving some of the property south of the border wall and some north. The government used Eminent Domain to seize the necessary land to build the wall, much to the display of the centers executive director. Theyre seizing the land of taxpaying citizens and pushing the boundaries of mexico north of the rio grande river, something general santa ana was never able to do. Trump is making america smaller, not greater. Reporter but the congressional spending bill offered a lastminute reprieve to the Butterfly Center and four other specific locations. For now, no border wall in the Butterfly Center. But wall will come right up to their property lines and leave a quarter mile stretch of the centers property wide open. But Butterfly Center Officials Say theyre worried the Trump Administration will use the National Emergency declaration to keep trying to close the gap, and theyre worried about what its doing to the other landowners who havent been spared. This is a shame. This is a national disgrace. And the idea that its going to happen and produce none of the purported benefit i mean, thats like going and buying a new car and driving it into a building. Why would you do that . Reporter the Butterfly Centers legal battles paint a poignant picture of what lies ahead. The congressional spending bill compromise allocates nearly 1. 4 billion to construct another 55 miles of border barrier in various locations in the Rio Grande Valley. Weve got to get rid of drugs and gangs and people. Its an invasion. We have an invasion of drugs and criminals coming into our country that we stop, but its very hard to stop. With a wall, it would be very easy. Reporter much of this new construction will be on private property, which means the federal government will likely have to sue land owners to acquire the land. Down the road from the national Butterfly Center, fred and his family are still trying to stop the construction of the looming barrier. Weve had this property for all our lives. Reporter their family owns 70 acres that will be left out of the border barrier in a no mans land. Theyve been tied up in Eminent Domain litigation but are losing hope theyll stop the wall from being built starting in the next few weeks. So youre running out of time . Yes. What can you do . You cant fight the government. Well try. Well try to stop them and stall a little bit. We cant stop the government. Theyll do what they want to do. Reporter so the Rio Grande Valley braces for what most residents here say is the unwelcome wall. Ed lavandera, cnn, mission, texas. For more on the fallout, i want to bring in democratic strategist Dave Jacobson and republican consultant john thomas. Listen to what congressman adam schiff told cnn this morning about the president s Emergency Declaration. In saying just the other day that he didnt really need to do this, he just wanted to do it because it would help things go faster, hes pretty much daring the court to strike this down. It is going to be a real test for my gop colleagues in congress and their devotion to the institution. If we give away if we surrender the power of the purse, which is our most important power, there will be little check and no balance left. Itll not be a separation of powers anymore, just a separation of parties. So this is going to be a moment of truth for my gop colleagues. John, do you agree that this is a test for the gop, and how challenging of a spot does this put moderate republicans in right now . Well, id think i think adam schiff is trying to put pressure on the gop to go against the president , but theres two things. First of all, most elected members of the Republican Party nationally do believe that there is a crisis at the border. They want to stop sex trafficking. They want to reduce Illegal Immigrants coming into this country. I dont think youre going to see a major defection here. I think adam schiff is also shifting the conversation away from what the courts are going to end up deciding. Its not whether trump thinks this is a way to expedite his plans, but simply is this does the president have the authority to declare a National Emergency in this context . I think the answer is going to be yes. Dave, the president is painting democrats as this party that wants no Border Security at all. In fact, beto orourke said this just yesterday. Those refugees, those immigrants makes us stronger, makes us more successful, and yes, makes us more secure. So at a time when not a single terrorist, terrorist organization has planned or attacked the United States exploiting the u. S. mexico border, we meant to need another wall. We dont need another fence. Because let me tell you this [ applause ] walls do not, as the president has claimed, save lives. Walls end lives. The president , republicans want americans to believe that democrats dont want any walls at the border. Is that the best message for democrats going into an election year, what we just heard from orourke . Well, look, i think the democrats clearly voted for Border Security. They just support more technology, enhancing the technology. They support more Border Patrol agents. What they dont support is this blatant power grab that goes against the constitution by donald trump. The fact of the matter is this is an abuse of president ial power. Its reckless. And the American People see that clearly. I mean, we have seen in poll after poll, ana, whether its cnns poll from earlier this february, 66 of americans dont support this National Emergency declaration to build the wall. In fact, interestingly in that poll f the president cares at all about his 2020 president ial election, among independents, a whopping 63 of independent voters oppose this National Emergency declaration. So we have seen consistently that among public opinion, the American People, you know, obviously are wholeheartedly against this, and they see this nothing more than an abuse of power and a reckless power grab. We know congress could stand up to the president and vote on a resolution to disavow this move. Democrats are also threatening to sue the president over this Emergency Declaration. Today californias a. G. Said this. Mr. Attorney general, let me ask you, can you say definitely that california will be filing a lawsuit and when that will happen . Martha, definitely, and imminently. And imminently, monday . Nothing will stop you. No reason. Were prepared. We knew Something Like this might happen. And with our sister state partners, were ready to go. John, the legal battle is under way. If the president loses in the lower courts, this is all going to come down to the conservativeleaning supreme court, right . Yeah, and i think the president even said in his press conference on friday that he fully understood this will be settled in the courts. He thinks he will lose in the first couple rounds. Really, this is likely to come down to what does john roberts think about a president s ability to declare a National Emergency . I think thats what its going to be. Whats interesting is we probably wont see any final decision out of the supremes for months. This argument may not be settled until right before election time. So your earlier question, ana, to dave about what the political consequences are about having beto orourke saying walls kill people and walls are immoral or donald trump arguing for more Border Security is exactly the conversation that President Trump wants to have. It animates his base, and he thinks that the majority of americans, certainly in those Electoral College swing states, will agree with him on a Border Security package. Heres the issue i take with john. When it comes to more moderate republicans, right, Senator Cory Gardner out of colorado, senator mick sally, who just lost in the 2018 election representing arizona, susan collins, these are tossup districts. These are states that are increasingly more and more purple, particularly during a president ial year. And these are senators that are going to have to cast a vote in terms of whether or not to rebuke the president s reckless power grab. I think thats the challenge that these sort of more moderate republicans are going to have. Its going to give some potential momentum to democrats with the Upcoming Senate vote that undoubtedly will come up to challenge this president ial declaration. Dave jacobs and john thomas, good to have both of you with us. Thanks so much. Great to be here. Thanks so much. Quick programming note. Amy klobuchar holds a town hall event in New Hampshire tomorrow. Cnns don lemon moderates. Thats tomorrow night at 10 00 eastern only on cnn. 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We have seen a lot of information from muellers team in their investigation come out in court documents. Could trump and his attorney general mark the final report from being made public . This is the number one issue on peoples minds. Are we going to see the Mueller Report . Earlier in the week, john dowd announced there will be no report. That is misinformation. That is wrong. The regulations that mueller is working under require him to file a report confidentially with the attorney general. The attorney general has a lot of discretion. We have a new attorney general william barr. He said he would aim for maximum transparency but stopped short of saying he would produce the whole thing. If the ag holds on to any piece of that report, look for the House Democrats to go nuts trying to get it. He said he will do Everything Possible to get it. I do think ultimately we will see that report, but not until after a pitched political and legal battle. Earlier this week we learned the special counsel is recommending up to 24. 5 years in prison for trumps former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. Many wondered whether trump would pardon manafort. One viewer asks can a pardon for the purpose of obstructing an investigation be a crime . One view is that of absolute president ial power. Absolute executive power. The idea is the president is in charge of the executive branch which includes doj so he has the right to stop, limit, or start any investigation. Whitaker wrote about that, ba are, r wrote about that, kavanaugh wrote about that. I disagree. I take the other view which is that under our system no person is above the law. If you look at the Richard Nixon case when articles of impeachment were drafted against him they include obstruction of justice. 20,000 each, send checks to me. Sure the president has the constitutional right to pardon but it doesnt mean it cant be used in a criminal way. Now lets switch to the National Emergency and a lot of questions regarding the legality there. That came on friday. He faces an on slot of lawsuits. Were already seeing the attorney general in california threatening to staop that imminently. Could Congress Take action and overturn it . Theres two ways. First of all congress can vote by ultimately a twothirds majority in both houses. Some republicans expressed reluctance. We saw senator rubio inclining to endorse it. The other way is through the courts. The lawsuits are going to start flying im sure tomorrow or tuesday. If the courts get it, the big question is going to be do they treat it as what the courts call a political question . Meaning we the courts make legal judgments. This is for the president so were not going to interfere. If thats the way the courts go, theyre not going to win. If they say were going to dig in and scrutinize is this actually an emergency . What is his own words . Then i think the Emergency Declaration is in trouble. Were going to have a very close call. Its going to be 54 and chief Justice Roberts is going to break that tie one way or another. Give us your three things to watch for this week . Will the president pardon Paul Manafort . No. Manafort cant hurt him anymore. He cant cooperate and the president will be hurt politically by doing that. The stone link between wikileaks and the campaign, whats in the texts. If it has to do with the hacked emails, its a direct connection. We called it that the judge last week did issue a gag order against roger stone. Hes going to appeal. Is he going to comply . I doubt it. We have seen roger stone. The judge will have the option to hold him in contempt which could land him in jail before his trial. Good stuff. Thanks so much for all the good information. You want to learn more or ask your own questions check out cross examine or his column on cnn. Com opinion. 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