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Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now ill go next. The breaking news, the Special Counsel, jack smith, demanding a new trial date for trump in the classified documents case, trying to make sure the case goes to trial before the election. Could trump be convicted before November Plus A Texas Dual Biden and trump both on the border speaking minutes apart from stoking fears, biden saying, lets Work Together who is a winning message . A new pictures tonight of the thirtythreeyearold american ballerina being held in russia on Treason Charges. Court today, rejecting her appeal, ill speak to her boyfriend who has just received a letter from lets go outfront and good evening. Im erin burnett, Outfront Tonight. The breaking news, the justice departments new push to try trump before the election just moments ago, the Special Counsel, jack smith, filing a motion to start his classified documents case against trump on july 8th. Now that could mean a trial and a verdict before election day basically, it appears that smith wants to move forward. The documents case as quickly as possible after suffering a major setback from the Supreme Court on his january 6 case against trump trump, his team is, you know, for their part using now theyre trying time tested strategy of delay, delay, delay. Theyve just filed a motion just moments ago and it reads in part a fair trial cannot be held until after the 2024 president ial election is concluded. That is the entirety of trumps strategy in these cases, push everything until after the election. That way, if he wins in november, you can appoint an Attorney General who can toss these federal cases out. Evan perez is outfront live in washington. So evan, what does this new move by . Jack smith mean for trump . Well, erin, what youre seeing is prosecutors trying to find a way to box out the former president and his legal team. Because as you as you noted, what theyre trying to do is delay this to the point where it makes it impossible for Tanya Chutkan and the dc trial to find find room on the calendar. They know that obviously, given the fact that this that the that the Immunity Question is now before the Supreme Court we anticipate that what theyre going to do is look for something that will make sure that that the dc judge doesnt have room on the calendar between now and november to sketch chilling new trial. And so what jack smith is doing here in making this request is trying to at least have the judge in in in florida put a put on the calendar a date of july 8th. Now, we dont know whether shell go for this. There are a lot of complicated issues because this has to do with classified info aileen cannon, the judge, there has pretty much been been helpful with the former president and his legal strategy, so we dont know where shes going to go. But you also see this in another ruling in another filing today from the Special Counsel, one of the things that they raised in a filing today erin, is that they want to ask jurors about whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen. Its something that obviously the trump team is opposing, but thats an interesting thing for them to bring up this, of course, is a case now being going to be heard in fort pierce which is the trumpiest part of the sudden Southern District of florida thats where the judge overseeing this case, aileen cannon. Thats where she says so you can see the legal maneuvering that is going on between the Special Counsel and the trump team. Some of this, of course, is going to come to ahead tomorrow erin, when the two sides are before judge cannon for a hearing, thats going to go all day. All right. Evan, thank you very much. Take about that. The doj is looking at the exit polls. Weve seen in each of the states right. And when you look at how people are voting and do you believe the election is stolen . The numbers have an absolutely stunning among voters coming out of voters saying that they believe it was stolen. All right, outfront. Now, ryan goodman, our outfront legal expert, and ben ginsberg, longtime republican election lawyer. So ryan youve been talking about trumps legal calendar here day in and day out as each machination has occurred, can you lay out what it looks like . Like if jack smith gets his way and gets this july 8th start so if jack smith gets a july it started, we do probably get a verdict before the election and so there are two routes. One is based on jack smiths own estimation, youd probably get the end of trial around august 19, trumps estimation is its going to take a longer period of time for the trial so that you get a verdict in the end of trial around september 16th, but both of those, uh, well, before both while before the election, thats right. So thats why the july 8 and whether or not the judge cannon goes with the justice department. Its key to that outcome. So ben, it doesnt mean do you think theres any coincidence that smith makes this move a day after the Supreme Court said it would hear arguments on trumps immunity while hes in office and they said that theyre going to take that up and that means that likely will not get a verdict by election day in any scenario. It does mean that it means the florida case is the one that can move forward the quickest i dont think its an accident, but i think theres hearing has long been scheduled for friday. It was going to involve dates. Its significant. Hes moving get back to july just a week before the republican convention. Oh, thats interesting and important to point out as well. All right, so ryan, heres the thing though. Trumps doing his usual, right. Well do it till after the election. But you actually think that he may be better off with an earlier trial in the maralago classified documents case. How come how come . So as evan said that this is a very trump friendly territory for him. And i think yeah, and its basically its an open and shut case as a legal matter, but i think whats going to his best defense is Jury Nullification. That one of the jurors are more say, im not even going to convict this person even though the law and the facts say i should i think that he would actually stand a much better chance of that happening while he is the front runner, the nominee for the gop before the election, were he to lose the election . I think that Jury Nullification option goes down by a lot. And thats a significant point and people may not, may not realize that the Nullification Issue could even be out there. So ben trump has repeatedly tried but to argue that even having to be in a courtroom for trial is Election Interference, right . He said that all these cases are Election Interference by the fact that they even exist. Heres just a couple of examples. I go to a lot of courthouse is because of biden because i using that for Election Interference instead of being South Carolina and other states campaigning, im stuck here to Nightshift Interference case that nobodys ever seen anything like this graduates a disgrace i obviously, but i should point out, you know, he he he was there by choice and that case. But multiple judges have rejected the claim, right . The point that hes making. Do you have any worries though, ben . Helped may look to voters the closer we get to election day yeah absolutely. I mean, what what donald trump has shown is that this can become a prime ingredient of his campaign. That he can play the victim. And there is a certain element that shows up in the polling that says people, even independent voters voters are sympathetic to the fact that his political opponents are putting them on trial so close to the election. So this is a fraught moment really for the way the campaign plays out, for the democracy general so ryan, do you think that jack smith at this point has accepted i mean, i guess hes got to be realistic about it that obviously the maralago is the only one that he could get a verdict in, given that the Supreme Court is going to hear the immunity issue, even presuming that they rule that he is not immune that he can be criminally charged. Theres, theres no verdict in that coming in the january 6 case. I think he probably thinks its a very low likelihood that theres a verdict coming, so its better to put the eggs in the florida basket. Theres still a chance that he could get a verdict in january 6, so that if that gets put back on the rails, but thats unliked and i think the only way in which it really happens is it gets handed back to him greenlight to the trial court, and then he decides to slim down the case, not charge all of it. In order to get a much shorter trial period and a much shorter pretrial period, but thats a longshot bid thats why i think hes going for florida. I do want ask you one other thing here and then get bens reaction and that is just on what actually happened behind the scenes at the Supreme Court it doesnt seem from a lay persons perspective that if jack smith comes to you in december and says, hey, what did you hear this immunity issue. So lets get it taken care of Supreme Court. Supreme court goes know well send it to another court, implying let them decide. And then they decide and the Supreme Court takes three weeks to decide whether it will weigh in or not all this time passing that didnt need to pass. Does it indicate some sort of real tension on a court . Oh, absolutely. I think that they must be internal dissent in the court in that sense, trump does have, in all likelihood for justices that have said, okay, well take, well actually going to take this case. Were not going to let it go back to the courts below. And that were going to take it and you can take two months to brief the case as well. So it doesnt seem as though theyre in any major hurry, even though april, to some extent, as an expedited schedule for them, right. Its not according to what this is all a really right. And i understand the way the court works is fair to point that out. Right. But that is a fast move. But nonetheless, waiting the three weeks ben, they could have decided in december, what do you thinks happening on the court . It could have. Well, i think theres obviously some dissension in the court about how quickly to move on this. And its important to put this into big context. None of the silver bullets that have been shot at donald trump, whether its impeachment or the russia gate, or now any of the prosecutions or the 14th Amendment case is likely to strike home before the election. So the fate of donald trump and his actions are now going to be judged by the voters and in a real sense of youre looking at the institutional design of the democracy thats where this should rest with the voters until the supreme in court for whatever their reasons, has contributed to putting the verdict on donald trump at the ballot box as opposed to the court right. Is it safe to say with this news that we have tonight, right. Trump trying to delay the maralago classified documents case till after the election, jack smith requesting a july it start date that would get him a verdict by election day easily. Its the riskier path given that the ruling so far from that, judge have obviously gone in trumps favor and given the jury pool, it is risky and its also risky because the judge can administer the trial. However she wants, theres a lot of discretion. Theyre not however, but a lot of discretion. Yes. Theres even a little bit of a wildcard. She could even issue a direct verdict after the prosecution presents their case and say theres not enough case here and thats actually not reviewable. Theyre just many ways and not reviewable. Its a very unusual in a certain sense. Its a surprise to some lawyers, is not reviewable so thats why some people have suggested she should have been recused because you shouldnt this person should not have that much control given how many times she seems to favor donald trump. And very unusual isnt it wouldnt go to a jury and theres no appeals process right . Wow, ben, does that surprise you well, i mean, i knew this existed, but ryan says it exactly right. It is it is a fraught strategy which again is why that none of this is likely to come to pass before the election takes on such significance in the Camp Campaign meeting in a way youve taken away the factor that donald trump is based in his campaign on, which is hes a victim. So this is a different political reality where all of a sudden going to need to deal with all right. Well, ben ryan, thank you both very much. And next, biden and trump, facing off tonight over the border in texas in the same place at the same time for the first time this election. And the difference between them was stark they coming from Insane Asylums and the a terrorist patched his bipartisan Border Security bill. We can do it together plus a horrific scene in gaza, more than 100 people dead, hundreds more injured after a deadly crush of people in line for food what happened . 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Again and again and again as he upped the ante, he blamed the crisis on joe biden but this is a joe biden invasion. This is a biden invasion over the past three years, the United States is being overrun by the Biden Migrant Crime. Its a new form of vicious violation to our country. Its migrant crime. We got Biden Migrant Crime meanwhile, biden, who made his first trip to the border in more than a year, struck a totally different tone. Heres what i would say to mr. Trump said a Plan Policy Issue Set of telling members of congress to block this anticipation. Join me or ill join you and telling the congress to pass this bipartisan Border Security bill. We can do it together. Totally different universes. The bill, of course, the biden is referring to never made it out of the senate blocked because donald trump thought it was bad for himself and republicans politically. Rosa flores is outfront in eagle pass, texas its us tonight eagle pass resident and we get that the us couldnt be more pleased with the dueling border appearances for both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump yeah, thats your reaction she says shes voting for trump this election . And hopes the former president s visit to her hometown sends a much needed message. Texas is very secure. Go pass is where Texas Governor greg abbott deploying the Controversial Border buoys and took over a public park by putting up razor wire guarding it with Armed Texas National Guard soldiers and kicking out Border Patrol role. Its the park trump toward and where he was briefed by texas authorities, the United States is being overrun by the Biden Migrant Crime. Its a new form of vicious violation to our country. Its migrant crime. Some eagle pass residents gathered in protest asking that trump leave their town dispute today. Youre not welcome in this community. Several hundred Miles Downriver President Joe Biden in brownsville today Biden Meeting with Border Patrol agents, law enforcement, and local leaders as he pushes for a bipartisan immigration deal. Its time to step up provide them with significantly more personnel and capability were also need more immigration judges. The last time a biden visited the brownsville area, it was election season 2019. At the time, jill biden visited a migrant camp across the border in matamoros, mexico as her husband promised, Humane Border Policies some in brownsville took to the streets today to remind them of those promises bidens job on the border could get exponentially more complicated the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit are asking a judge to rule that Migrant Children and their families we have just crossed the border into Southern California and are waiting and makeshift camps to be transported for immigration processing are actually in federal custody. Attorney nihad decide says the conditions are deplorable some Migrant Children have waited outside for days in the cold with no food. Children have had no choice, but the take refuge in overflowing portapotties to sleep and tarps littered with trash, all to just avoid the freezing rain. Cnn reached out to us customs and Border Protection for comment back in eagle pass, the as the Hardcore Trump supporter, tell me how you really feel about it. Says that like trump biden is also politicking on the border. I dont like your father but i respect them. Its an honor to have the president of United States via your community i dont care what party you want and the irony of all of this is that neither President Biden or former President Trump actually visited the busiest part of the border where the most migrant apprehensions are happening right now. Thats actually happening in another state in the state of arizona erin you saw a glimpse of this in our story, but this Border Battle between the United States and the State Of Texas is really changing. This community. The community where i am here in eagle pass, texas, and i dont mean just physically with all the Razor Wire Around The Public Park and the a golf course. And you can hear a Military Helicopter right now behind me, perhaps. I mean, the community, the people, its dividing the people of this community along lines that were invisible before all of this started. Erin rosa, thank you very much. Who has spent so much time reporting on the story for us. And now the laredo, texas, victor trevino, he met with President Biden during his border visit today. The radio of course, sits between eagle pass and brownsville, which is where trump and biden were mair. I appreciate your time. Thank you so much. So you had a chance to be with the president today. Did he say anything to you that gave you any hope that there will be any relief that he is planning any imminent Executive Action well, first of all, thank you for having me. I think it was his visit, the brand still here on the border was very productive it was an effort to get Dialogue Solutions to problems decades of problems of border problems, Border Situations and bordered border challenges now, one of the things that is important as we, as mayors, Border Mayors were present, is that we need to give the reality and it of what we have here we live in work here, rather than having perspective from other places we also need to change the narrative because the only news that we have, most of the news is that were warns dont down here and its not. So laredo, texas is the major port of the United States. The number one port with over 300 billion worth of merchandise coming in on a yearly basis. And we have to be cognizant of that. Also, the rate of formula works. We are an area where we have the least you guys crossings. And its one of the safest cities in the United States. And that is important to say in the context of course of what the foreign president is saying about crime now, obviously, trump was the reason the bipartisan congressional deal on the border did not pass in the senate. Of course, President Biden could take Executive Action, but nonetheless, trump really put the nail on the coffin on that bill. He was at the border today and he did Say Something else that i wanted to play again for you, mayor these are, the people that are coming into our country and theyre coming from jails and that coming from prisons and theyre coming from mental institutions. And theyre coming from Insane Asylums. And the terrorists, theyre being let into our country and its horrible meres this, what youre seeing well, everybody has a right to an opinion and these are opinion we have to have ability to be cognizant of what the facts are. But we dont see what hes saying i mean, this this is not the reality we live in work here. Im born and raised in laredo all my life. And i know that this is not not not the facts this is something that you have to be here, live here and worked with to know and understand what, what goes on here. That was a message that were giving President Biden. He needs to find out from us, live and work here in the Border Mayors given perspective of that mercer vga. Thank you very much. I appreciate your time thank you. Appreciate it. All right. And harry enten joins me now to go beyond the numbers. So harry, youve got biden and trump both at the border. There at the border because it is the number one issue according to every poll to voters by far. So this issue is being felt across the United States though, right . Its not a texas issue, its not an error arizona issue, which is where the crossings are right now. No, its not. If you look at the Immigration Cases that are filed in Immigration Court, right . What you see is look, its up All Over The Place where the migrants are going. But were really seeing the increase is actually in the blue states, not just in the red states, you know, back in 2019 and florida and texas, the numbers there were more than numbers california, illinois, new york, new jersey, very blue states. But you jump forward to 2023, where have the increase has really come from, really come from the blue states. Look at that 525,000 cases, new Immigration Court cases filed in those blue states versus just a little bit more than 400,000 in those red states. This is the major thing that has changed over the land just four years with issues to really be a border problem. It used to really be a red state problem. Its now gone beyond the border into a lot of northern states that arent anywhere near the border area has incredible when you think about that just by those numbers of known court, court cases, known cases, yes. 927,000 in one year. Think what that the system simply cant handle that as structured down new york city epicenter for the migrant crisis. We live here, we see it. The state of the most migrant arrivals per capital last year, one per every 100 people. So thats 84,000 known migrants that have come to new york city put that in perspective. Yeah. Put it in perspective. Look at new york citys budget, right . How much has Eric Adams Budget saying that were going to spend on Asylum Seekers this year, 2. 3 billion more than the Fire Department at this particular point, it looks like more than the Fire Department at 2. 2 billion so this i think is why youre seeing all those protests going on in new york city, especially actually in staten island. Youre seeing these Budget Figures and they line up with the way that people are feeling well. And i think that shows something right there that crosses all party lines. You got to move very far at hardpressed to find anybody whos going to say thats the way it should be. All right. Harry, thank you very much. Thank you. Appreciate it. Next more than 100 People Killed while waiting for aid and gaza, as palestinian officials say, the death toll there is now surpassed 30,000 people plus an Outfront Exclusive im going to speak with the congressman tom suozzi to just flipped George Santos seat. Can democrats follow in his footsteps in november to be a headliner was vegas thats what i wanna do they had the biggest entertainers in america vegass always marketed itself on its naughtiness. And the only way you find out what you cant do is if you do it its unlike anywhere else in the world. 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I do warn our viewers in this piece some of what you may see is disturbing around four in the morning, thousands of palestinians are already camped out by the coastal road and western gaza city humanitarian aid trucks are reportedly on route. A rarity in Northern Gaza are hundreds of thousands are now on the brink of famine as the convoy passes and Israeli Military checkpoint and enters gaza city, Hundreds Desperate for food swarm the trucks as seen in this Drone Video Release by the Israeli Military. Many climb onto the trucks grabbing what they can. When suddenly the Israeli Military opens fire, killing, and wounding about 20 people in the crowd according to local journalist heather al zaanoun, who was on the scene of Pandemonium Ensues as people run away, eyewitnesses say the Truck Drivers speed off killing dozens more people the Palestinian Ministry of health says at least 104 people were killed altogether, and more than 700 injured. Cnn is unable to independently confirm those numbers. These really military acknowledges its troops shot people near the convoy, but says the gunfire was unrelated and came after people were already the killed in a stampede. In a second event, in a short distance away, we also had a group of people that approached the military forces in a war zone. The forces opened fire in the air to distance them, wanting fire in order to get people out of harms way. Unfortunately, they proceeded to advance and indeed their perceived threat and the forces opened fire. Of course, i will say were continuing to investigate, continuing to inquire and after actions, activities that account contradicted by eyewitnesses who say israeli gunfire triggered the mass panic or children died of hunga. They went to get a bag of flour in order to feed their children. Some will run over, others were shot. So they send us the aid. So these railings can keep shooting at our children. This is wrong. This is not right. This is not right the latest victims killed on a day when the death toll in gaza surpassed 30,000. According the Palestinian Ministry of health, a majority of whom are women and children more may soon die of starvation the World Food Program warns that more than half 1 million gazans are on the brink of famine. We are talking about a manmade famine because we have a kind of a total blockers for the people werent living in the north. There is not even enough of animal food and invalid folder for peace people to eat or to do bread with Animal Fodder that desperation brought tamar out to option bari to that coastal road early thursday morning, but i had you been able to ask is he went to get bread, a bag of flour for his family displaced that the schools in jabalya camp now, he lies dead, killed while trying to survive and erin the critical backdrop to all of this, of course, are those ongoing negotiations to secure a temporary ceasefire in gaza and make no mistake that ceasefire clearly is more essential than ever in order to get that humanitarian aid into gaza, it is because so few humanitarian aid trucks have been able to make their way into Northern Gaza that we saw this situation unfold the way it did. But this incident today, as much as it highlights that need, it also could impact those negotiations and President Biden tonight saying that he believes that it will complicate those negotiations going forward. Aaron, jeremy, thank you very much. Live from hello and outfront now, the democratic congressman, tom suozzi of new york. This is his First National tv interview since he was sworn in to replace the disgraced republican congressman George Santos, it comes a lot to speak with you about tonight and thank you so much for being here in your of course, home state. You call yourself an unequivocal supporter of israel obviously thats a hard report to watch as we tried to understand what happened. More than 100 People Killed today at that humanitarian side. A guy going to get flour and hes dead. When you see that, does that give you pause in support for what israels doing . Well, im im going to always remain unequivocally supportive of israel of course, youd have to be in human to not see pictures like that and not be moved by his tremendous suffering going on he went to israel in december and went to gaza, went to the Gaza Envelope and saw the attacks on the kibbutzes. I saw so much carnage. It was just awful i think everybody would love to see a ceasefire. Hamas should surrender their weapons, release the hostages and we can try and talk about a path forward. We need to have some sort of negotiated settlement whereby we know that hamas is disarmed. Hamas is not some loose confederation of Desert Soldiers there are sophisticated, disciplined terror army Whose Mission is to destroy israel and kill jews. Thats their mission. So you know, sources tell cnn and ive heard from people who have seen this President Bidens very frustrated with the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and how hes choosing to handle this right now. He feels that netanyahu has been ignoring him and obstructing humanitarian efforts in gaza. And biden is actually let some of that frustration congressman, show in public saying that the actions of israel are overthetop and his words and he also said this there are a lot of innocent people are starving, innocent people who are in trouble and dying. And its got to stop netanyahu so far does not appear to be heating that. Is there more biden needs to do . I think that the president is working really more behind the scenes to try and build a coalition with the Sunni Arab States so that the Sunni Arab States and israel and the western world can Work Together are there as a bulwark against iran to not only rebuild gaza, but to prevent iran from continuing its malicious activities throughout the world, really not just the region, but throughout the world this is really hard stuff. Its painful, its difficult, its awful but we cant forget that it was precipitated by going in and killing a bunch of innocent people in gruesome ways and hamas i did a bill back in 2018, uh, a bipartisan bill with, mike gallagher, whos now leaving congress, unfortunately very talented republican called the human shields act, where for hamas literally uses civilians to protect their armaments, to protect their troops. So you mentioned gallagher, and that leads me to the question here. Obviously, you were one and flip the district George Santoss district other democrats and youve got people like Gallagher Leading can barak, youve got people who may be in vulnerable districts republicans leaving, opening the possibility for democrats to pick up seats in november. This issue that were talking about though, is front center for a lot of democrats, certainly in michigan. And you see it in a lot of communities. We wont see the israel issue the way that youre laying it out. When, you came in today and you gave your speech about coming into congress, what do you say to other democrats who want to try to flip those seats in the environment were in right now. You have to talk to the people about what the people are concerned about . What are people concerned about their concern about the chaos at the border. Theyre concerned about the cost of living and theyre concerned about the dysfunction that exists in congress. A lot of the problems we have in our country are not being addressed because all anybody does yell and scream at each other these are every issue we face is complicated. And you cant solve a complicated problem in an environment of fear and anger, you need people to sit down and talk to each other and try to find common ground. It cant be that everybody is just, you know, youre no good, no, youre no good you know, a tweet, a speech, a press release, and got to build goodwill between people people in trying to Work Together to solve problems. Congressman suozzi, i appreciate your time. Thank you very much. And outfront. Next, putin make some of his most alarming comments to date about using Nuclear Weapons today. 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Shell just as i said, we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory to all of this really threatens conflict with the use of Nuclear Weapons and therefore, the destruction of civilization dont they understand this they, the west, but as putin ramps up, those threats directed to the United States, as we are just getting in a new image of a 33 american ballerina jailed on Treason Charges in russia the court rejecting her appeal today. She appeared by video because any a karelina traveled to russia from los angeles to visit her family in january. Then she was detained for allegedly donating 51 to a Ukrainian Charity when she was in the us in front now, because any has boyfriend Chris Van Heerden, he was on the show last week after russia first announced her arrest. And this is i know a crusher first interview since her Court Hearing today so you saw her and im so sorry for what youre going through and what that must have felt like but you did see her today in this photo appearing by video shes behind bars. I know its the first image youve seen of her since she was detained in january what do you see here in her face and gosh, what even goes through your mind looking at this chris its, its, its painful to see this knowing who this woman is byod. I see how plus i see someone that just crying for help, hopeless, someone is afraid. Thats what i see i know that you were able to get another letter from casenia and that she was just now, he will have a brief phone call with her mother what is she telling you that you can share in this latest just gives you more an idea of what they looks like an alive right now, because ive asked you to share that with me and she would just explain to me that shes got to be up at 06 00 a. M. In the morning there are lights out. Know shes got to go to beta, then a covid night, but theyre not putting the lights out, says yes trouble sleeping. Shes explained to me that xis as the titian fulltime esthetician show. She takes care of herself and messy eyebrows bothers a lot. So shes telling me in the letter that i got. To take care of my eyebrows so shes using a spoon to see a reflection and shes Fiction Eyebrows with the spool, not read this breaks my heart, but its those shows me that is very strong magnet. It gives me a little bit out that its all strong magnets also explains to me that they get to go outside once a day, but its cold outside in they go to the roof and but when you go outside, you got to stay at the wall is not allowed to make contact. Well speak to no one reading this is painful theres one called water and shes a esthetician says is making a joke as is telling me like this is my dream because cold water is good for your face but im an isis finds this finding human. All of this is just breaks my heart because if you know, could say shes caesar lives you so much joy, so much happiness its just unbelievable. I know that the court extended the time shes going to be in custody now. So now its at least april. Shes awaiting a trial, and of course, chris, its its painful to hear it, but you know, the reality weve seen this with other americans jailed in russia. I mean, Evan Gershkovich from the wall street journal, appeal after appeal just gets rejected and hes been there now 11 months because i knew it was teen for allegedly donating 51 to charity for ukraine when she was in the us mean what are you hearing from anyone . Us state department, anybody about go ahead. Im in contact with the Us State Department and everyone is reassuring me that they are trying to vary based to get close to casenia stole so unsuccessful full but theyre not giving up here and didnt just listen to all of this 51, like its it blows my mind it blows anybodys mind . Well, i know that she is im sure if aware, and so grateful for what youre doing here to try to make sure that the world under what shes going through now. Yeah. We have we have we have a long battle ahead of us. I know that. So ive created to go fund me page four and just fighting for their school chris, thank you so much. Talk soon thank you Chris Van Heerden next were going to take you to iran, where a key official tells cnn that tehran is now closer than ever to direct conflict with the United States and Oprah Winfrey parting ways with weightwatchers after revealing that she has lost a lot of pounds with weightloss drugs i thought we had a plan for dad. 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The us accuses iran of arming hamas for years, aiding the groups attack against israel on october 7, last year, killing more than 1,000 israelis and Taking Hundreds Hostage and for supporting the houthis in yemen who are targeting International Shipping In The Red Sea allegedly to force an end to the Israel Hamas War. But it was attacks by iranbacked militias against us bases in the middle east, including one killing three Us Service Members on january 28, and the us uk military counters strike in iraq and syria, that brought the us and iranian tension to a new level. President biden says, the us is not seeking conflict, but when americans are harmed, he promises a response. Has have are to defend itself. But as i know that there will be no place for the United States forces to be hide he didnt in the defending themselves it will be no place for them to be stay in the middle east in tech ron folks hope the Calm Music Head of the Persian New Year wont give way to the drumbeat of yet more confrontation of course, when you speak to people on the streets here, theyll tell you the main concerns that they have are about the economy and also about inflation as well. But of course there are also people who really fear sure. That things could spiral out of control between the us and iran, and possibly even lead to an Armed Conflict even here, confident tones. Jibbas, you dont, but not only the us is afraid, but also israel and neighboring countries. This man says, the us does not have the courage to get close to iran because of military concerns. But a fear of what might happen after the upcoming us elections next year. The trauma is coming its everything going to be much, much worse than now how do you think it will be worth you think it could be war no, i dont think the war is coming, but the economy think is going to be awful. Yeah, its going to be there. And of course, iranians remember all too well how confrontational the trump years were trump pulling the us out of the nuclear agreement, ordering the assassination of general qassem soleimani, the iranians for their part, shooting down a us drone over the persian gulf. The iranian leadership it says to them it really doesnt matter who the us president is. They will continue to challenge the us in the middle east. Aaron, fred, thank you. From tehran. And finally tonight, Oprah Winfrey ditching weightwatchers, oprah announcing she is leaving the companys board after nearly a decade as its most prominent spokeswoman weightwatchers shares nosediving as a result, shares down as much as 25 in early trading. Oprahs lost a dramatic amount of weight and shes admitted that a weight loss drug. Shes not saying which one, but a weightloss drug helped her achieve this. She told people magazine, quote, im absolutely done with shaming from other people and particularly myself the admission revealing A Change Of Heart for oprah. Shed previously said taking weightloss drugs seemed like quote, the easy way out, but she is emphasizing that its not the only thing she is now doing. She says shes adhering to a strict diet and exercise regimen, eating her last meal at four in the afternoon and drinking a gallon of water a day and with her exit, she is also letting go of her shares, holdings in weightwatchers, donating more than 6 million worth of those shares to the National Museum of africanamerican history and culture in washington, dc. Thanks so much for joining us ac360 starts now tonight on 360, the president and former president each visit the southern border, what to make it . There are two different messages and what people in the front lines . Prices really want on. Also tonight, the two sides request