4 00 in the afternoon out west. Im Monica Cabrera in new york. Right now two countries, both in crisis at the highest level. One is the United States. Launched into a state of National Emergency by President Trump, who insists that drugs and deadly crime are pouring in from mexico. And that only a wall can stop them. Democrats in Congress Call this crisis fake. They are pushing back. Another National Emergency in our hemisphere a little more obvious. Venezuela. Crippling poverty, and political unrest there created a fullblown humanitarian catastrophe. And this weekend u. S. Air force cargo planes are again delivering food, medicine and relief supplies to areas just outside venezuelas border. Joining me now, in a u. S. Network exclusive, senator marco rubio of florida. He is 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 this aid that is ready to go to help the people of venezuela who desperately need it. The second, obviously, is to thank our colombian allies. I cannot say enough about president duka about how the cl colombian people have stepped forward. And third is to speak to the people of venezuela, less than a mile away from the venezuelan border, and to be able to let them know not to give up, that the world is with them, we will stand with them, the United States and International Community every step of the way, no matter how long this takes until freedom is restored in venezuela. But this really the number one issue right now is how do we get food and medicine to people who are dying of preventible diseases and starving to death because the regime and dictator does not allow humanitarian aid to reach them. So on that note, 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. And 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 a people whose children are starving to death, whose families are dying in hospitals, because of preventible diseases and they dont have the medicine for it. So obviously, tactics are something im not going to publicly announce to allow the regime and their allies to do 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 dialysis or hiv medications. And youre going to follow an order to block that from reaching the people . I think the bigger threat comes from these criminal bans that hes empowered. Literally street thugs hes given guns to. Theyre the ones that present a greater danger. I will say this to you. We know, if there is violence next week and people are harmed here, we know who is responsible for it. And every single one will pay a price. They will face justice or they will spend the rest of their lives worried about justice catching up to them. President trump has said nothing is off the table. Would you support any 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, the Security Forces and everything else. The United States retains the right to utilize military force and its National Security interest anywhere in the world. Thats not just venezuela. Its anywhere on the planet. But thats not what were here to do today. There is no military aid here. This is food. This is highenergy bars for starving children. This is rice. This is beans and lentils. This is sanitary kits. This is medicine. Thats what were here to do. And none of that has anything to do with military intervention, feeding people is not anything to do with the military. And, in fact, it is a crime against humanity to deny food and medicine to unarmed and innocent civilians. I understand that. And i agree with you on that. 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 the National Security of the United States. Anywhere in the world where thats being threatened. And ultimately, ill leave it at that, because thats not what were focused on now. I will say this, and i wont go any further than to say this to you. There are certain lines and maduro knows what they are. And if they are crossed, i am confident, based on everything ive heard from this administration and everything i know about this administration, that the consequences will be severe and swift. And 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 we expect to happen starting next week. Youre at the colombia 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 disapproving the Emergency Declaration . Well, let me tell you something i did since the beginning of my time in the senate. And that is when im overseas, i dont care whether president obama is president or now president from my own party. 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. Im not you can ask me on monday when im back stateside and more than happy to answer there. When im overseas, i dont criticize our government. Nor do i speak about domestic political issues while 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. But as i said, right here today, were here focused on venezuela and on the bipartisan support that exists for this. Its another important point to make. There is 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. That at the u. S. Southern border . Well, thats the third time you asked me the same question and 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. And im more than happy to talk about it on monday when im back. But when im overseas, i dont talk about domestic politics. A practice that frankly has been a tradition of u. S. Officeholders for a long time. Okay. Before i let you go back to venezuela for one more moment, you said there is 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 legitimate government, National Assembly and its interim president freedom and liberties to be respected. Not to mention his life. And, of course, innocent people. People that are doing nothing if you come if youre walking down the street carrying humanitarian aid peacefully food, medicine and nothing else, you should not be the target of violence. And if you are, i dont just think the u. S. Would respond to Something Like that. I think the world would. And but obviously we hope it doesnt come to it, because at the end of the day, i think there are hopefully 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. Senator marco rubio, again, joining us from the colombia venezuela border. Thank you very much for taking the time. Thank you. Lets bring in cnns nick valencia. Nick, you went down to the border this weekend as well between venezuela and colombia on one of those u. S. Military aid flights. What is the plan to make sure the people who need them most get those supplies . Reporter well, how and when these supplies get delivered to venezuela is ultimately up to the venezuelan military. A military whose families are also affected by the crisis, the food shortage, shortage of medical supplies. I spoke to a representative for interim president guido, and he says he believes they will allow supplies in. The president has called for the borders to be opened on february 23. So all eyes will be on next weekend. 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 both the departments of defense and state. These are just the basic necessities. Reporter state Department Official julie chung helped assist the millions impacted by what she called a man made crisis created by venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The only thing stopping us is the maduro regime. We have seen them block the bridges, block the roads. And its an abomination to humanity to stop basic necessities and goods from entering your country to help your own people. Reporter is there any concern that Something Like this would provoke him from doing something more drastic. That this could be seen as further politicizing the crisis. If anyone is politicizing the crisis, its maduro. Reporter a representative of selfdeclared interim of the president joined u. S. Officials on the trip to the border. He was there when the first stage of u. S. Aid arrived on the venezuelan border february 8. I asked him if this is the year venezuela will turn the corner. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] he said he thinks it will 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 pallets is enough to feed 25,000 adults. The humanitarian convoy was greeted by director mark green. He said the aid is arriving at the most critical time. The crisis venezuelans are fleeing is man made. Reporter in a matter of minutes, the supplies were offloaded and driven to this warehouse in colombia, 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. And u. S. Administrator for usaid administrator mark green says this aid is coming at a time when children are starving in the country, children who dont have to starve. Hospitals are struggling to stay open, and this is now a regional crisis. However, there is concern, ana, the u. S. 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David, trump is not the first president to declare a National Emergency, but how does this one stack up . Well, hes not the first. There have been nearly 60 National Emergencies declared in recent years. But this is the first that really is about a declared emergency over a border. And that is as controversial as this one is. Most of them have been fairly most of the past emergencies have been straight forward. This one is causing a storm, causing as scott will say, i think, that its causing heartburn within a Republican Party. Because there are a number of senators who think this and indeed, many in the house who believe this is an unprecedented and inappropriate, if not illegal grab of power by the president. Scott, you worked for george w. Bush. He declared 13 National Emergencies, notably in the aftermath of 9 11. Trump declared this National Emergency and spent the weekend playing golf. What message does that send . Well, i actually think these kinds of you know, what are you doing with your time after you declare one of these things is kind of silly. The reality is, the National Emergency is a little different than the ones that other president s have done. But whats not different is that this president is doing what obama, bush, clinton and other president s have done, and thats try to expand the office of the presidency. To try to expand executive power. The question here is, is Congress Going to stand up to him. As mr. Gergen said, there are republicans that have heartburn, not only because of the hip crows of it. We spent eight years criticizing obama for his executive action going around congress but also because of the future precedent that it could set. If a democratic president decides to take these powers and run with them, who knows what they might do on Climate Change or gun control or health care or anything else that would cause a conservative to freak out. So theres a lot of heartburn, especially among the senate republicans. And, you know, i think a simple majority exists in both chambers to overrule this Emergency Declaration. Im not sure there are enough votes to override a president ial veto. And anyone who tells you they know a vote count is lying. Because it is really up in the air, in my opinion. But scott, why wouldnt there be enough republicans to overrule a veto, given what you just said about the Republican Party being united against president obamas use of executive authority . Well, republican members of Congress Know that their voters, Republican Voters, trust President Trump more than they trust them to solve the nations problems. Thats number one. Number two, donald trump has a higher job Approval Rating than the congress does, and so the American People look upon him more favorably than they look upon the congress generally. And so theres a lot of political implications here for siding against the president of your own party, especially as everybody is going into a reelection campaign. Not just the president , but a number of senators and obviously all the republicans in the u. S. House. So theres policy implications, theres governing implications and then there is the political implications of facing down Republican Voters who want donald trump to secure the border and build a wall. And so as the president goes golfing, we also see his campaign now fundraising off of this. David, if this is a National Emergency, does that make sense to you . No. I think its a real mistake to go out and be raising money at this point. Its says very loudly and clearly, this whole exercise is about politics more than it is about some sort of invasion that threatens the existence of the country. And, you know, the president himself in that rambling News Conference on monday on friday made it clear, he thought this was about politics. He was blaming the democrats for the politics. But to raise money on the back of this, you just dont you just dont do that, typically. And i think the heartburn for the republicans is exactly what scott said. But they have been asked on time and time again to choose between the president , and supporting their president versus what they think is right. And those kind of conflicts get really old. And they especially get old as youre looking to your own reelection and you realize its splitting your vote back in your own home state. And its dangerous for people like that. And i think youre going to see more of this, more republicans breaking away. Thats been the pattern with past president s as you get near the next election, those who are in you know, in purple states are going to get further and further away from the president. Let me ask you about this sense of urgency that the president at first tried to explain but then a lot of people highlighted President Trump, saying this. Which seems to contradict it. So watch. I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didnt need to do this. But i would rather do it much faster. So heres how stephen miller, who was out there on the networks today, defended those comments for the president. I didnt need to do this. How does that justify a National Emergency . What the president was saying is, like past president s, he could choose to ignore this crisis, choose to ignore this emergency, as others have, but thats not what hes going to do. David, how did he do there . Did he do a good job defending the president s move, his action . His comments . I must say, i found the logic of several of his comments hard to follow. It just i dont know right what he was trying to say. Im sure the president enjoyed whatever it was. But i think it left the public confused. And i think, you know, were going to have to wait and see how this all breaks down. But my bet is, the public is not going to be happy with this. You know, theyre not the president s numbers have been low, as we know, all along. But this is the kind of excess that really does have implications for our structure of government, how we do business. To go back to the point, if the republican president does this now, the next democratic president is going to feel very emboldened to set similar you know, to cite this as precedent and then do things, you know declare a National Emergency instead of working with the congress to go around congress. And that really is a is an attack on the constitutional structure itself. And so that actually brings me to this comment from democratic congressman, adam schiff. Heres what he said earlier today. 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. It will not be a separation of powers any more, just a separation of parties. So this is going to be a moment of truth for my gop colleagues. Scott, is this a moment of truth . Well, i think its a moment of truth for the congress and the courts as they deal with the executive branch. The president ial powers have been expanding over time. This is not the first president to try to expand them. All previous president s, you know, in the modern era have tried to expand these powers. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesnt. But the office of the president is much more powerful today than it ever has been, thanks to this building expansion over time. And so i think he raises an interesting question about the power of the purse. The political problem for that position is, the American People almost always give the president higher job approval than they do the congress. So the average person is looking at this system saying, well, the president took power. Who did he take it from . He took it from people i dont approve of and i trust him more than i trust the congress to deal with southern policy ir issues. So i think the legal and the constitutional implications may run up against the sheer political implications of a congress thats weak by virtue of its popular standing or lack of popularity with the American People. But when you talk about the popularity of this move, all of the polls, cnns most recent, fox news most recent, the majority of americans disagree with this action that the president just took. And frankly, the facts dont match the president s justification. The majority of drugs come through legal ports of entry. Walls dont work 100 of the time. In fact, we have some video from Border Patrol that is case in point of people climbing over a wall along the arizona mexico border. We know border crossings have dropped dramatically since 2000. There is that video i was just referencing. We also know the majority of new undocumented immigrants, according to the data provided by the government, are people who are overstaying their visas, not the people crossing the border illegally. So david, why does President Trump continue to overlook these facts and not listen to the majority of americans . Its in his dna. You know, nothing has changed since he got elected. Hes willing to do whatever it takes, no matter how whether its legal or illegal, popular or unpopular, to pursue courses of action that others think are unjustified and wrongheaded. And thats why we have such a divided country. Listen, i want to go back to this question that scott raised. It is true, the president has this president enjoys a much higher rating than the congress. But if the day comes when we decide how much power a president can exercise based on polling, how favorable polling he has, our constitution is in real trouble. We simply cannot you know, we have a declared constitution. And conservatives have said, you know, lets go with the original meaning of the constitution or call originalists. They are the ones who stood up for the constitutional arrangements all along. So when Lamar Alexander comes out against it because they think its an excessive use of power, we should pay attention. This is something thats really serious. Other president s have tried to exercise more power. And barack obama was right there among them, especially with daca. But nonetheless, this is a power grab we have not seen, the likes of which we have not seen before. David gergen, scott jennings, great to have both of you with us. I appreciate both of your expertise, experience and perspective. Thanks, guys. Lawyers for empire actor Jesse Smollett responding to reports that police have evidence he staged his own abeing at that. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. That rocking chair would look grahh, new house, eh . E. 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Cnn has learned Chicago Police are examining new evidence in the Jesse Smollett case. This after Law Enforcement sources told cnn that Police Believe smollett paid two men to carry out a staged attack last month. Smollett initially told authorities the men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and at one point put a rope around his neck during the alleged assault. This follows a tearful interview thursday with Good Morning America in which smollett gave a detailed account of the attack and expressed anger about not being believed. Im pissed off. What is it that has you so angry . Is it the attackers . Its the attackers, but its also the attacks. Its like, you know, at first it was a thing of, like, listen, if i tell the truth, then thats it. Because its the truth. Then it became a thing of, like, oh, how can you doubt that . Like, how do you not believe that . Its the truth. And then it became a thing of, like, oh, its not necessarily that you dont believe that this is the truth. You dont even want to see the truth. Cnns ryan young is in chicago continuing to follow this story very closely. Ryan, what exactly is this new Evidence Police are examining . Yeah, new information according to a source familiar with the investigation, detectives have now obtained and are examining the cell phones of two brothers they suspect that smollett paid to orchestrate the attack. In a statement to cnn last night, smolletts attorneys wrote in part, as a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with police investigation, Jesse Smollett was angered and devastated that the perpetrators are individuals hes familiar with. He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that say jesse played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying. Now, of course, you can understand the lawyers putting out a strong Statement Like this. We do know 12 detectives continue to work this case around the clock, and theyre looking to speak to jesse once again. The twists and turns are quite amazing at this point. Ana . No doubt about it. We understand that investigators now want to talk to smollett again. Any word on when that may happen . Reporter yeah. Well, one of the things that we were told is they are reaching out to him, hoping his lawyers can set something up sometime soon. But anyones guess in terms of when that may happen again i think the Real Development here is that we have been talking about, of course, those two brothers who they first arrested, and then released are the ones who are helping them out in this case so far. Ryan young in chicago, thank you for that. Keep us posted. Its a crime against humanity. The words of senator marco rubio while on a u. S. Aid mission to venezuela. What he just told me about the crisis there in a u. S. Network exclusive, next. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. 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She pivots very easily from subject to subject. So it will be fascinating to see her in this particular format. She has had a very busy weekend, leading up to this. Three stops in iowa, the last one at a spaghetti dinner. And before that, the critical stop in the state of wisconsin. 2012 is when barack obama won that by 12 percentage points, but it was Hillary Clinton who lost that state to trump by one percentage point, because she never visited the state in the general election, and senator klobuchar telling me the last couple days, that was a real missed opportunity there. The kinds of things that she has been focused on is not so much this idea of minnesota nice, as weve heard before, but really what she is emphasizing is heartland economics. This idea, the notion that people in the rural areas of america should have the same kind of jobs, education and health care as everybody else, particularly those on the coast. That has been the focus that shes been talking about. Shes also talking about bipartisanship, big things like tackling Climate Change. But also legislation that she believes can get things done, whether it is privacy online, election security, Voting Rights or prescription drugs. Those are the things that she is building her campaign around. I want you to take a listen to one of the things that she has been asking people across the country to do. Well, it means looking at the challenges that are right in front of us. Not looking down at our phones all of the time, as much as we love them, right . Not looking away when we dont want to watch whats on the news in the morning. It means looking at each other, dealing with what we dont agree with, and looking up at those challenges and meeting them. Reporter and one of the things that she has managed to do, ana, in short order, the first 48 hours after announcing her campaign, raising 1 million from small online donations, 95 of those donations, 100 bucks or less. And she is tweeting out, saying those donations coming from all 50 states, plus d. C. And puerto rico. What she needs to do what her challenge is here, is to try to get on that debate stage the first couple of debates, the dnc already outlining the criteria for that. That would be hitting 1 for a series of polls if she can hit that. But also 65,000 different people donating to the campaign over 20 different states. And so that is what shes trying to do. Get the fundraising in. Her campaign saying shes got to try to raise close to 25 million by the Iowa Caucuses to get the kind of support that she needs. But shell be doing a lot of traveling. Shell be back here multiple times. We will be seeing her. And, of course, shell try to make a very favorable impression in her first town hall tomorrow. Ana . And america will get to know her a lot better. Suzanne malveaux, thank you very much. Again, its tomorrow night. 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Three years after a woman made history as the first female major party nominee, now half of the democratic 2020 field is female and many view their gender as a selling point. My mother used to say to me, kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure youre not the last. Reporter powerful women are smashing expectations. I want women to see that you do not get pushed around. Reporter and seizing control of the political conversation. Often times the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table. Reporter to be sure, sexism still exists. Michigan governor Gretchen Witmer just called on a local news station to focus on womens ideas and accomplishments instead of our appearance, after a report on the buzz about her dress at a recent speech. But if 2018 was the year of women getting elected, is 2019 the year women get things done . The historic female duo leading the House Appropriations committee, nita loey and kay granger say just watch. 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I threw up my hands to block my face at which point it grabbed on to my hand and wrist. Thats when kind of my fear response turned into more of a fight response because i realized how close it was getting to my eyes. Reporter kaufman tried everything from sticks to a rock. Again no, success. At that point, more drastic measures were necessary. Reporter at 5 10 and 150 pounds, kaufman managed to pin down the 5monthold nearly 40pound animal. I was able to kind of shift my weight and get a foot on its neck. At that point, i stepped on its neck with my right foot. A couple of minutes later, it finally stopped moving and then jaws opened and i was able to scramble back up the hill and get the heck out of dodge. Reporter bloodied and injured, kaufman ran three miles before finding Good Samaritans on the trail who helped him to the hospital. Dont break an ankle along with getting attacked by a Mountain Lion. 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