Public opinion. Last night, house managers who essentially act as prosecutors in the trial delivered their brief, arguing why President Trump should be removed from office, calling President Trumps conduct, im quoting now, the framers worst nightmare. And now the ball is in the president s court. His legal team has until noon tomorrow to file their own brief, but today some already are making their case. There is a confusion between the reasons for having impeachment, and those include we dont want to see president s who are dishonest. We dont want to see president s who abuse their power. Thats all true. But then when it comes to coming up with the criteria for impeachment, we dont use terms like dishonesty or abuse or maladministration or malpractice. We have to focus in on specific criteria to avoid weaponization of impeachment. Cnns Boris Sanchez is in florida where President Trump has departed for texas and Sara Westwood is on capitol hill. Boris, you first. Were learning more about Alan Dershowitzs role on the president s defense team and how he ended up joining the team. Its interesting. When we first learned of it, he was a little ambiguous about his comments on of his role on the president s legal staff, saying he was an objective expert on the constitution, that he wasnt going to play any role in the strategy, in terms of trying to figure out witnesses or how exactly a president should move forward in a broader sense. We know that the argument he has made so far is that the accusations against the president dont rise to high crimes. He does not believe that theyre impeachability defenses. It turns out that some of the hesitation of declaring himself part of the legal team has to do with his wife, dershowitz saying the president had to get on the phone and make an appeal to his wife, carolyn cohen. She was opposed to it. The president did so. She relented, dershowitz saying that his wife is ambiuent about him being on the president s team but she does support him. He wants people who will do well on television and give him those tv moments that he is looking for. Dershowitz being known not only for being a controversial defense attorney but standing up for the president on television. House managers are meeting behind closed doors right now. They have only a few days to put together their opening arguments. Where do things stand . Thats right, fred. Some of the seven house managers that will be presenting the case against President Trump, theyve been coming and going from the Speakers Office where this meeting started, now over four hours ago. Some of the members that have emerged from that closeddoor session have not been taking our questions about how its going, but congressman adam schiff did acknowledge theyre preparing for the trial. Those preparations were coming along fine. We also saw Democratic Council holding big binders of material back from the office. That just shows you, gives you a taste of how much material these democrats have to get through. Of course, these preparations are taking place amid a debate over whether to call witnesses in the senate trial. Thats going to be one of the key questions addressed when the trial opens tuesday. Today, we heard democrats expressing concern about not having witnesses, as well as other aspects of the case. Take a listen. If the senate decides, and senator mcconnell prevails, that there are no witnesses, it will be the first impeachment trial to go to conclusion without witnesses. Theres no question that working with foreign power, trying to influence an election is about as bad as you can imagine. The main fear they had, why they put the impeachment clause in the constitution is that they were afraid of foreign interference in our domestic affairs. We have a president thats been openly engaging with the russians and others. Right now in this case to try to undermine our elections this is a real threat to this nation. What are we going to do when a president openly, unabashedly in a way thats provable, in a way that his top administrations has do done, what are we going to do when our democracy is under threat, hold that person accountable. Over the next two days, these house managers have to figure out the best way to present their evidence, and may have to do that over what could be an aggressive schedule. Perhaps as a way to shorten the trial. They have to decide who of the seven managers will be presenting what argument and, of course, the senate when it returns this week will have to debate a rules resolution, laying out the structure of the trial. That will be settled when the senate returns. Last night the trial brief was filed, the paper version of the case they are practicing now, that they will present during the trial. New evidence during the trial rudy giuliani, something that will lawmakers will have to contend with, its something that they have in their trial brief and intend to include in their case moving forward. Alan dershowitz made sure to distance himself from being a fulltime member of the president s legal team. Im not involved in the daytoday. You have argued on the floor of the senate. No, i was once. Once. On behalf of senator cranston, many years ago. Very few people have argued i want to make this clear. Okay. Im not seeing this clear ly alan. Who hired you . I was asked by the president s team on constitutional. I will be making the argument as an advocate, not an Expert Witness i will be advocating against impeachment of this president based on the constitutional criteria. With me now, historian and professor, ross garber is a cnn legal analysts. Julian, to you first. Do you think dershowitz downplaying his role on the president s legal team could end up clouding the president s defense, perhaps even be a liability to an extent . Perhaps. Hes backing away from his comments about president ial power and really questioning what impeachment really is, which led to many people criticize him. I dont think it will cloud the overall strategy. I think the president wont deny the facts of what happened. Theyll focus more on what dershowitz has been saying, regardless of what the president did, thats not an impeachable offense. He will offer the opening salvo to an argument. Saying the president didnt commit a crime. Take a listen. They came up with abuse of power. Theres debate on that, i should say. Yeah. The reason they came up with those, they could not, honestly, get a majority to charge bribery, treason or high crews. They went back to obstruction and abuse and those do not fit the constitutional criteria. Unfortunately, this seems to be more of a political or policy differences than actually a high crime and misdemeanor as the constitution requires. This is the first time in history where a president has been impeached for a noncrime for events that never occurred. Abuse of power is so poorly defined here, i dont know how president s in the future can conform their conduct. Its the first impeachment in history where theres no allegation of a crime by the president. So, russ, how effective do you think this argument is . Yeah, so it depends what were talking about. I think the president is not worried about actually being removed from office. I think whats happening now is that the president and his defenders are playing to the base. Identify defended impeachments and start often with the notion of a crime, given how many crimes there are. It is overwhelmingly likely that something that is so terrible as to warrant impeachment removal would also be a crime. At the same time, i also acknowledge that it need not be a crime. If its not a crime, you have to ask yourself why. Alan dershowitz is saying this notion of abuse of power is there because there is no crime. Focusing on whether or not its a crime or not a crime misses the point. Is it so egregious that you need to remove the president from office, thats the issue. Jewulian, house managers for the democrats were and have been meeting behind closed doors and other doctors have been pushing for witnesses to testify. Arguing it is really the only way to guarantee a fair trial. Is the momentum there to get enough republicans to see it the same way, that if you want an impartial trial that you have to include witnesses and new evidence . Enough republicans might be possible. Weve seen some shifts sns the parnes interviews came out and how this all worked and how decisions with ukraine happened. Several republicans, such as senator murkowski have said theyre open to witnesses. Even though we tend to say that partisanship will never allow republicans to buckle at all, there are some indications that witnesses are not off the table. It depends on the news and revelations that come out in the next few days. This is a dynamic story were following. The white house has been pushing the senate to allow the president s legal team to introduce a resolution to dismiss the charges all together. Lindsey graham today says he doesnt believe the support for that is there. What is at stake if there were a notion to dismiss the trial . In the clinton impeachment trial there was a provision allowing for motion to dismiss. Motion to dismiss was filed. It was voted on and it failed. The outcome of this trial, because its pretty much preordained that the president is going to be acquitted, the outcome of the trial is not going to be reliable unless it is a full trial, theres lots of witnesses, which they know is very unlikely to happen. And the less it looks like that, the more the democrats, i think, believe they have to make that argument. In other words, if the whole case is dismissed early on, the democrats will be able to say this is not a fair trial, the result, the acquittal, is not legitimate. I think its unlikely to see witness or a lot of witnesses. That will also enable the democrats to say look, the impeachment was valid. The acquittal, theyll say, isnt. Thanks to both of you. Appreciate it. Good to be with you. Breaking news out of hawaii. Possible active shooter and home burning. Firefighters are still trying to get the flames under control at this hour and reports that two officers are dead. Well go to the scene in a moment. You know im not sure. Whos peter samuel . Daddy . Yeah . Whos peter . Well sweetie, hes your greatgreat grandfather. Does he look like me . Yeah. Yeah . Yeah. Turn questions youve always had into stories you cant wait to share; with ancestry. Welcome back. This breaking news out of hawaii where the fbi is responding to a possible active shoot iing in diamond head near Waikiki Beach on the island of oahu. Two Police Officers are dead, according to our affiliates on the ground. Cnn cannot yet confirm that reporting. Alex field has been monitoring this story. Alex . You can see a Police Presence on the ground right now. As you point out, they are responding to an active shooter investigation, meaning they have not yet contained the shooter, at least not at the last update. Several streets have been shut down. Shots rang out in a residential neighborhood at the base of diamondhead, not far from touristy Waikiki Beach. Heavy flames appear to be pouring out of a house in that neighborhood. Whats not clear is what led officers to respond to that neighborhood. Two officer deaths have been reported. Cnn has not been able to independently confirm. We are waiting for Law Enforcement to confirm. Fbi special agent also with us. James, theres so many questions because we dont know what preceded this house fire, why guns went off, who targeted police. What questions do you have that might piece some of this together . Fred, ive been watching the same file footage weve seen on cnn as well as the still photographs that the star advertiser posted. It does not appear this was proactive Law Enforcement, meaning this was a preplanned raid or operation. This looks like this was a response. For Police Officers in this area of the world, which is oahu, a place just north of diamondhead, its the same thing. Its being reactive. Meaning something happens, you get a call for assistance. You get a call for help and you have to respond to it. And youre in a news or information vacuum. We know that there were two officers injured. We were hearing reports maybe two had been killed. Weve only lost one officer to date. Unfortunately, this reverts to the mean. It looks like this could be a tough and fatal situation for Law Enforcement. Yes, its terribly sad. James gagliano, alexandra field, thank you so much. Youre welcome. Still to come, the duke and duchess of sussex brokered an unprecedented deal with the queen. Is this the royal exit they had in mind . 12. 99 all you can eat now with boneless wings. Only at applebees. Buckingham palace says theres an agreement in place. They will no longer use the titles his and her royal highness, will work with their causes but not officially represent the queen as doing so. Theyll still be known as the duke and duchess of sussex and spend much of their time in north america. A royal historian, and teaches at the university of london. Good to see you, kate. Wow this is something else. What is this arrangement, do you think, doing to the royal family . Good question, because weve been on tender hooks, this story, for nearly a fortnight now, has kept the uk absolutely galvanized. Everyone has been fascinated by it on all the front pages. Now here is the resolution. When harry and meghan made their initial statement, it did seem very much as if they were aiming to have a half in, half out, some support to the queen, some private work. This Statement Issued last night in the moving toward the evening here in the uk really made it crystal clear, theres no half in, half out. They are pretty much completely out. They can do their private patronages but are no longer using their titles even though they still possess them, harry will no longer have his military appointments, very important to him, and they will simply not be doing any royal tours. If they come to any royal engagements, theyll be there as personal members of the family, not as working members of the royal family. This is a big moment for the royal family and its a change. What theyre saying here is that we cant be like the europeans. We cant be half in, half out. And that, i think, is you know, its a big question for the future. The sacrifices that the royal family demands, the goldfish bowl, scrutiny, are they too much . Increasingly, if you have to be in there all the time, those people are going to struggle, i think, in the future. Its a big question for the future of the royal family and the change it embarks upon. The couple has been pushing for this Financial Independence. Is there a feeling that they will be able to afford, you know, their lifestyle . Theyll be living in canada. Theyll be visiting or perhaps living a little bit in the uk as well and then theres talk of possibly, you know, living in the United States. All of that is going to cost a whole lot of money. Their Financial Independence will be able to carry that . You are so right. This is a big question thats going to cost a lot of money. They are financially wealthy themselves. Money came in from they both ma meghans acting career, prince harry inherited money. Theyll uphold the values of the queen. We dont expect them to be endorsing pizzas but will need a huge amount of money, charitable foundation. Well see them really doing what prime ministers do, president s do. And theyll be going on tour. Theyll be doing, you know, speaking engagements. Thats where theyll get their money from. But certainly theyve got a lot of offers, tv produce iing. They have done tv producing before with oprah. Lets see what they do. This is a question now, how are they going to make it work in between what the royal family should do and basically how he should earn money. Harry has always found it confining and difficult, fredricka. Even before meghan. Even before meghan. Long before meghan. The only place he was happy was the army. But his position in afghanistan was exposed. Had to go. You know, its really been tough for him. As a consequence, i think, this is freedom that he wants. Its just a shame because they were this is its just a shame. Yeah. Youre saying its a shame because you immediately think of the dynamic between the brothers . I think of the dynamic between the brothers but i also think that harry and meghan really wanted full roles here in the uk, as royals. And in less than two years after the royal wedding, they really have been chased out. And i think, you know, the british needs to have a hard look at itself about the racism and treatment by the press. The queen addressed that and said she saw and understood the scrutiny. They took control. They took control. Meghan and harry have suffered a lot. You know, we thought we learned after diana that when you marry into the royal family you do get treated badly but meghan, it was unprecedented. Its a real shame, i think, that these two young people who had so much to give to the royal family, they have star power, theyre superstars. They really attracted a huge new demographic for the royal family. Now without them, the royal family well, it looks a bit stale. Interesting. Kate. Kate williams, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you, fred recognirickf. Ahead of tomorrows gun rally in virginia. T for me. But i also want great taste. So i drink boost for women. New boost women with key nutrients to help support thyroid, bone, hair and skin health. All with great taste. New boost women. All with great taste. But she wanted to be close to nature. Home. So, we met in the middle. Ohhhhh look who just woke up you are so cute but one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with homeowners insurance. Yeah, it was really easy and we saved a bunch of money. Oh, you got it. You are such a smart bear call geico and see how easy saving on homeowners and condo insurance can be. Ahead of big scheduled gun rights rally tomorrow. A temporary weapons ban is in place on State Capitol grounds amid threats of violence. They hope to avoid a deadly rally like in charlottesville. Police say three who have been arrested planned to incite violence at that rally. Joining me now tim wise, antiracism activist and author of several books including dear white america. Riva, you first. They say the rally has nothing to do with dr. Martin luther king jr. Holiday but it happens to fall on the holiday honoring the civil rights icon. Dont you need a permit and wouldnt the holiday have been taken into consideration . Yeah. Fredricka, we know that White Supremacists have a history of use i using mlk day, theyve been opposed to it being a federal holiday since it was deemed so in 1983. I dont take seriously the comments that this rally is not about provoking those fears and using it to bring White Supremacists together, the kind of rhetoric that has been used with respect to this the arrests that have been made all speak to these individuals coming together to stoke fears and promote violence. Tim, tell me what you think when you see that President Trump, you know, tweeted out this in reference to this planned rally. Our Second Amendment is under very serious attack in the great commonwealth of virginia. Thats what happens when you vote for democrats. They will take your guns away. When president obama was in office, the same farright guns Rights Groups engaged in a pretty significant backlash, yelling and screaming, hes going to take our guns. Of course, they didnt. One of theirs is in power. Theyre engaged in a front lash. They realize that this president has given aid and comfort to people like them after charlottesville. If someone were to die, god forbid, as a result of their activities, as happened in charlottesville, this president will turn around and try to find balance. Try to find, well, theres good and bad on both sides when only one side is killing anyone, and only one side is threaten iing violence and thats the side rallying tomorrow. They see his words and actions as a an invitation to do whatever they want to do. This is not leadership. This is a failure of leadership and encouraging the most extreme forces in this country today. The Top Republican in the virginia estate house struck a different tone, releasing a statement, quote, any group that comes to richmond to spread white supremacist garbage or any other form of hate, violence or civil unrest isnt welcome here. While we and our democratic colleagues may have differences, we are all virginians and will stand united in opposition to any threats of violence or civil unrest from any charter. What kind of impact does that make or as a prelude to the scheduled event . Clearly, fred, we want to see these antiviolence statements. But we need more than words. We need action. Its not enough to make statements on the eve of this kind of rally. What kind of policies are they supporting that speak to a more Inclusive Society and speak to taking seriously the kind of violence and hate that these groups spread . I want to see more from these gop legislators. I think its a good first step and coordinated efforts between Law Enforcement, fbi, courts and legislature in terms of trying to intercept the violence planned for this rally tomorrow are all good steps but we need a lot more if were going to address the issue of violence and White Supremacy in this country. Tim, you take issue with how others have responded to these group. Its a little too late. When we condemn these kind of activity activities, its great but this is par for the course. I want to think about this for a second. I want us to imagine that a group not of rightwing, white people, but a group of black folks, a group of latino folks, muslim folk of whatever color, say were going to gather at an american statehouse, maybe in front of congress, with weapons to protest laws we dont like. Do we think for one second the president of the United States and other leaders and commentators would go, this is a very bold statement of constitutional liberty . No. They would be calling it insurrection, terrorism. But when white folks gather with a bunch of guns and essentially threaten civil war we go back and say isnt that funny . Isnt that interesting . We would never respond the same way if these folks were black or brown and anyone who is honest knows it. What do you think of governor ralph northah, how he is injected in this, particularly after his blackface scandal . He has so little credibility, i think, in the state, fred, and definitely amongst the africanamerican community, he has been, in some ways, the face of what we are experiencing with respect to this rally. Its a little ironic that he is taking the charge, that hes the leader that has to be the one on the front lines, calling for calm, calling for peace with respect to this rally. I think, too, when you think about Martin Luther king and everything that he stood for, and the iconic figure that he is, to have his holiday to have this distraction, to have people coming to richmond for the sole purpose of provoking violence and spreading this kind of hate is really such a disservice to Martin Luther king and his life and his legacy. And im so proud of the religious leaders and activists that are standing up against this kind of hate and saying despite the efforts of these types of groups like the ones that are going to be marching in richmond that we still support democracy in this country and we still stand for inclusion in a way that is so antithetical to what well see at this rally tomorrow. Well leave it there. Areva martin, tim wise, thank you. Thank you, fred. A way to mark the Martin Luther king jr. Holiday, the u. S. Navy plans to name an Aircraft Carrier after a black sailor. Doris miller was the first black man to receive the navy cross for valor in 1942. He earned it for using a machine gun to return fire on japanese planes during the attack on pearl harbor. Back then, black sailors were not trained for combat roles. Miller died in 1943, after a Japanese Submarine sank his ship in the pacific. Back then, newspapers described miller as an unnamed negro mess man hero. But tomorrow, a 15 billion Aircraft Carrier will bear his name, just in time for his family and on the day marking Martin Luther king jr. We are back in a moment. Robinhood believes now is the time to do money. Without the commission fees. So, you can start investing today wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. You take a little paradiseto with you. Lash paradise from loreal paris voluptuous volume. Intense length. No wonder theres one sold every five seconds. Only one mascara can take your lashes to paradise. Lash paradise mascara from loreal paris. At the shrine auditorium, tonights winners could foreshadow the oscar winners. Here is stephanie elam. Brad pitt. Brad pitt. Brad pitt. This years best bets like brad pitt. Anybody else kills anybody in a fight they go to jail. And Renee Zellwiger as. And how was it for you taking on this role . My mom didnt like the language. What about the violence . You know what . She didnt mention the violence, funny enough. Pitt will go head to head with the irishman, both once oscar frontrunners. Once upon a time in hollywood. Once upon a time has grabbed the momentum so far. The sag awards could bring a parasite upset. Korean film is paving its way to history and could be the First International film to win a best picture oscar. Is it okay with you . Overcoming the language barrier. Its a hill roma couldnt climb last year but the academy keeps growing its international base. Things that might have previously deterred the academy, like subtitles, may not bother as many people who are used to watching even american movies with subtitle. Diversity or lack thereof is a running theme this season with the oscars shutting out both female director candidates and many actors of color. Sag breaks that mold for nominations for performers, including Lupita Nuyongo in us. I think that causes upset. Robert de niro snub, disappointing award season evident when he finally took the stage at the critics choice award. I wasnt expecting it, frankly, at this point. But its great. Still the sag awards come with consolation. De niro will get a Lifetime Achievement award. And there she is, dazzling on the red carpet, in emerald green. Hello, stephanie elam. Who are you seeing there . Hoe low, fred. And who is seeing you . The carpet just opened. Its a silver carpet this year. Were seeing a lot of silver out here. Okay. The carpet is getting ready. People are walking around. Theres some puppies behind us walking by, sure. I have to tell you, though one thing we have to tell you about is joaquin phoenix. When you take a look at his performance in joker, people did not think that he was a candida candidate. If he wins again tonight thats a pretty big sign for what can happen at oscars. Thats something that people have been talking about. Because of the darkness that have movie, people kind of dismissed it at the time. Its clearly one that the industry has enjoyed the performance of this one actor for sure. He does traditionally bring it on his performances. Lets talk about the tv side. Who are you watching . Well, you know what . Youve got to talk about jerrell jerome, he plays in when they see us. His performance is so strong in that, won an emmy, critics choice award. Golden globes did give this award to Russell Crowe for his portrayal of roger ailes in the loudest voice. This is the last time well see game of thrones up for an ward. Well have to see whether it gets it on its final bow here. Other things to keep your eyes on are the morning show. Three of those actors, jennifer aniston, Steve Carrell are all up for nods there. Thats another thing on the tv side. Theres so much content out there, its almost hard for everyone to keep up, fred, with all these different shows. I have to catch up with a whole lot of that content. Besides the emerald, the hair is bumping, too. Stephan stephanie, you look great. Thank you. Thank you. Well be watching tonight. Up next, a disturbing discovery more than two years after Hurricane Maria, supplies lock add way in a warehouse far from the survivors who desperately needed it. My grandfather had an amazing life, but ancestry showed me so much more than i could have imagined. My grandfather was born in a shack in pennsylvania, his father was a miner, they were immigrants from italy and somewhere along the way that man changed his name and transformed himself into a successful midcentury american man. He had a whole life that i didnt know anything about. He was just my beloved grandpa. Bring your Family History to life like never before. Get started for free at ancestry. Com [sneeare you ok . Fles] yah, its just a cold. Its not just a cold if you have high blood pressure. Most cold medicines may raise blood pressure. Coricidin hbp is the. 1 brand that gives. Powerful cold relief without raising your blood pressure. In puerto rico, outrage is going after untouched supplies were found in a warehouse. It is believed to be from Hurricane Maria. Which means its been sitting around for two years. Cnns raphael romo is in ponce, puerto rico. This happened in the town that youre in. Tell us, do we know how many people could have been assisted by that supply . If what the reports are saying is true, many, many people could have been helped with this aid, fredricka. This is the warehouse in question where i am, that is being heavily guarded with the national guard, state police, the port of ponce is very restricted. What happened, fredricka, was that at about noon yesterday, there was a report that it was shared on social media, spread like wildfire, saying emergency aid meant for victims of Hurricane Maria two years ago was still sitting here and had never been distributed. That prompted about 200 people, and we were here when they came, they came here and lifted up the metal gates and wanted to check for themselves what was inside. They found baby formula, water, cots. And the man in charge, up until yesterday, was in charge of the office of Emergency Management yesterday in puerto rico, said there was no mishandling, that they had been distributing that. It was a little too late for governor who said she was effectively immediately dismissing him and ordering an investigation by the secretary of state, and theyll have 48 hours to determine what happened here. Here on the island, we have about 7100 People Living in shelters and weve heard complaints that they dont have enough food, water, and basic necessities after this new crisis, a series of earthquakes. Fredricka, back to you. Right, double whammy, the need after the hurricane, after the afterchicagos. All those things you mentioned would have expiration dates, like baby formula. Is any of this sav acknowledgeable . Sometimes even bottled water has an expiration date. Are there any things that can still be used . Reporter many of the stuff were talking about has not expired but there are many palettes of water, baby formula that are very questionable. The investigation is at the very beginning. Theyre going to find out what is expired and how much can be distributed to those in need. Rafael romo, thank you. More newsroom straight ahead. Buckle up. All signs point to President Trumps impeachment trial this week. House impeachment managers gathering on the hill right now to hash out their strategy after laying out their brief more than 100 pages long, and they assert that its the framers worst nightmare, the president s conduct. Rise above partisan differences, view the facts honestly and defend the constitution. The president s lawyers now have until tomorrow