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Countries to Work Together to confront some of the Biggest Challenges theyre facing. But in addition to that large meeting, the president also will be holding oneonone meetings with various World Leaders throughout the week. Some of the most closely watched meetings will include a meeting on wednesday with israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. There had been a lot of questions about whether such a meeting would take place since netanyahu came into power last year. The white house has expressed criticism about netanyahus governments plans to overhaul their judicial system. So there had been questions about whether the two leaders would meet at the white house or at unga. It does turn out that that meeting will happen in New York City on wednesday. The president also will be meeting with brazilian president Lula Da Silva for the first time as well. Then after the president wraps things up in New York City, he comes back here to washington for perhaps the most consequential meeting of the week with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. The president will meet with him here. Theyll likely be discussing that counteroffensive thats under way against russia. But it also comes at a time when President Biden is trying to get more aid for ukraine passed up on capitol hill. That is something that many House Republicans have expressed opposition to. So right now, while the president is hoping they will be able to pass that in the sup supplemental funding request, its unclear whether that will become a reality. Perhaps zelenskyys meeting here at the white house, he also will be traveling up to capitol hill to meet with lawmakers. Perhaps that will serve as a motivating factor in trying to get some of this aid across the finish line. On top of everything else, there is the threat of a Government Shutdown looming over washington, d. C. Any signs of progress on that front . Reporter well, we learned just moments ago that the Freedom Caucus and the Main Street Caucus in the house, both republican groups, that theyve come to an agreement about a Government Spending bill that includes a Border Security package and more spending cuts. But one issue here is that even if it were to pass the house, its dead on arrival in the senate, still leaving many questions about whether they will be able to fund the government by september 30th. Earlier today, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said that he will put forward a Defense Spending Bill on the house floor after there had been some disagreements within his own caucus about the way forward. Take a listen. Unfortunately i had a handful of members last week that literally the republicans stopped the Department Of Defense appropriations from coming forward. We will do that this week. I gave them an opportunity this weekend to try to work through this, and well bring it to the floor, win or lose, and show the American Public whos for the Department Of Defense. Reporter these lawmakers are really heading into crunch time as they just have two weeks before Government Funding is set to expire on september 30th. Arlette saenz with the breaking information there on these talks on the budget. We always appreciate when youre with us, arlette. Thank you so much on this sunday evening. Joining us now is democratic congressman Joaquin Castro of texas. Congressman, let me just jump right into to. It sounds as though on the republican side of things and of course who knows what happens after that that they might have some kind of a deal on a shortterm Spending Bill to avoid a Government Shutdown at the end of the month. Were just hearing this now from our Arlette Saenz and our leagues up on capitol hill. Your thoughts on that . It sounds as though that doesnt exactly get us to the finish line, but is that progress . Well, im glad that theyre talking. Their republican conference has been in chaos the last few weeks with folks like matt gaetz and others threatening to make a motion to vacate to remove speaker Kevin Mccarthy and other threats as well. So im glad that theyre finally talking among themselves and trying to come to an agreement. Now, because this news just broke, i have not seen what theyre proposing. I do hope that we can avoid a Government Shutdown. In 2013 when republicans shut down the Government Back then, it was very, very costly to millions of americans. So id like to avoid that this time. On top of everything else, House Republicans are launching into this Impeachment Inquiry. Speaker Mccarthy Caving To demands from farright members of the Freedom Caucus, as you know, in launching this inquiry into the president. Your response to that, and what do you think . I mean what about the history of all of this . Back in the late 90s, House Republicans impeached president clinton. It ended up helping him. His Approval Numbers went up. Might this be something that backfires on the republicans, and are House Democrats thinking maybe we should sit back and watch this happen . Yeah. I mean an Impeachment Inquiry is obviously a very serious thing that shouldnt be taken lightly. And republicans are upset about things that the president s son has done and are trying to hold the president accountable somehow by proxy. So they havent provided any evidence that President Biden has been involved in any wrongdoing. Every time you hear them talk, they talk about the actions of hunter biden. Well, you cant youre not going to hold a president responsible for what his son does. And so im not surprised that theyre pursuing impeachment. They were upset that democrats pursued impeachment against donald trump. Well, donald trump, himself directly, first tried to extort ukraine and then, secondly, incited an insurrection, an attempted coup at the United States capitol. So his personal actions led to him being impeached, and of course he didnt get convicted in the senate because republicans protected him. But those two things, what theyre describing with hunter biden and what donald trump actually did himself are not comparable at all. But, you know, again, theyre spending time on impeachment because its a substitute for taking real action on the things that matter to americans in their own lives, whether its the economy and jobs, health care, education, immigration, whatever it may be. They have no Policy Solutions for those things, so they do this instead. Let me ask you about the former president. He was in this interview on Meet The Press earlier today. He said it was his decision to try to overturn the Election Results and to claim that the election was rigged back in 2020 despite his lawyers telling him otherwise. What do you think of that . What was your response when you saw that . You know, i think that former President Trump can face the music. Hes got four indictments now to answer for various crimes, and hell have his time in court to explain why exactly he took the actions that he took. Lets talk about the border. You mentioned that a few moments ago. In a court filing yesterday, a Juvenile Care Monitor said that u. S. Border patrol agents are separating some Migrant Children from their parents while in u. S. Custody. Officials have said that its due to overcrowding at these shortterm facilities. Congressman, you and i have had conversations in the past on this program about what took place during the Trump Administration when they were separating children at the border. What should be done about this after learning that some separations have been occurring during this administration by Border Patrol agents . What should happen . Yeah, its wrong for young kids to be separated from their parents. It doesnt matter who the president is, whether its a republican or democratic administration. It traumatizes kids. Now, i do think we need to make an important distinction here. Whats being described as a separation of kids and parents at a facility. What happened under donald trump and Stephen Miller was that at the border, kids were ripped away from their parents and were not told where their parents were. The parents were not told where the kids were being taken, et cetera. So both of those things can have obviously very negative and traumatic effects on the kids. But what donald trump and Stephen Miller did was essentially rip away kids from their parents without telling either of them where each was or where they were going. Does it give you any pause as to how the Current Administration is conducting its border policy, how its handling the border issue right now . If theyre getting into a crunch thats so bad that theyre separating kids, does it give you some pause that the Biden Administration needs to take a second look at what theyre doing down there . Yeah. I mean what they need to do is come to congress and ask for the money to be able to process people as quickly as possible and get them to those home sponsors. Remember, most of these people are on their way to stay with brothers or sisters or other relatives, you know, whether its in maryland or any state across the country. So most of them have a place to go. The system has to be set up to process those people quickly, not keep them languishing in a shelter somewhere else for a long time, and move them to that place so they can wait for their Court Hearing to come up. Let me ask you about the Political Drama that unfolded in austin yesterday. I know sometimes you weigh in on whats happening in texas politics. The Attorney General ken paxton was acquitted of all charges in his Senate Impeachment trial. Were you surprised by that outcome . I mean i wasnt i guess i wasnt surprised although its weird because i wasnt surprised, but theres still a part of me thats just fundamentally shocked that even when presented with plain, compelling evidence, this a group of legislators, elected officials who are supposed to respect the rule of law and serve their constituents, wouldnt be able to do the right thing for various reasons. First, i think they were afraid of getting primaried. Donald trump jr. Talked about rino hunting season. These few texas billionaires who control the Texas Republican Party spent about 3 million or more on not only on a contribution first to the lieutenant governor, but then on ads to support ken paxton. So in that environment, it became, i think, people having to choose their career and also, for some, their personal safety rather than voting to do the right thing. And the result we have is that you have an indicted Attorney General who is probably the most corrupt Attorney General in the country, who will remain in office and go back to serving as Attorney General. All right. Congressman, we ran out of time, but i did want to get into your efforts on getting more music by latino and latino artists inducted into the National Recording registry. Lets talk about that another time, but i know youre working on that. But always appreciate you joining us. Thanks so much. Good to be with you. In the meantime, donald trump says he did not listen to his own lawyers. Not a big shocker there. Those lawyers were the ones who were telling him that he lost the 2020 election. You hire them. You never met these people. You get a recommendation. They turn out to be rinos or they turn out not to be so good. In many cases, i didnt respect them. Form federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti joins us next. Coming up later, a los angeles sheriffs deputy ambushed, shot and killed. The latest on the manhunt for the person responsible. Plus an update from the autoworkers picket line. Are the two sides any closer to a deal . Its a busy sunday evening here at cnn. Well have it all covered for you. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Irritation. So you can glide through your entire day with confidence. Feel the dove men glide. whimsical music the lor barista coffee and espresso system. Now brewing peets coffee. Did we just get hustled . Theres no way they were 70. Interesting. Hm . Its both an electric and a gas car. Yeap. Quite the paradox. Hmmmm . Hmmmm . Hmm . Hmmmm . So jjs for lunch . The first ever lexus rx plugin hybrid. Electric for short trips. Gas for long. It really is both. 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And joining me now to discuss, former fortunately prosecutor and host of the its complicated podcast, Renato Mariotti. Donald trump is making things complicated for his own lawyers. He essentially took responsibility today during his interview on Meet The Press, right . Thats right. I mean he has a rather complicated state of mind. Yeah. I think what you just saw, jim, is why hes never going to take the stand. Thats going to put jack smith in an interesting position because there are a lot of snippets of interviews of donald trump in which he admits a whole slew of things that could be used against him. The question for Jack Smith Is, do i want to put some of those things on and give him a chance because there will be some context right around those statements where hes got some selfserving comments. Am i going to give him the opportunity to put that stuff in front of the jury without taking the stand . And so it will be an interesting decision for jack smith to make. My prediction is jack smith doesnt put that stuff into evidence and tries to force donald trump to take the stand if he wants to get any of that in front of the jury. It sounds like trump is itching to possibly testify. I mean it depends on the trial, i suppose, as to whether he exercises that option. But in the same interview, trump said he didnt listen to his lawyers because he did not respect them. With all the trouble that hes facing right now, what does that say about how he will treat his upcoming defense team at these various trials . Yeah. He is a criminal Defense Attorneys worst nightmare. Jim, if you told me that a man who is supposedly a billionaire and was the president of the United States would have Trouble Finding Lawyers willing to take his money to represent him, if you told me that ten years ago, i would be shocked. Now here we are, and he doesnt have any he doesnt have mega law firms like mine lining up to represent him. He doesnt have, you know, a lot of his pick of the lawyers that you could imagine. Hes got really a kind of a piecedtogether scrabble of lawyers who really dont have the resources, frankly, to handle all of the criminal cases at once that he has brought upon himself. So really, you know, he is paying the price, and ultimately i think he will pay a price, you know, when he goes to trial. And something his lawyers are probably wincing at right now is his continued use of inflammatory comments during Campaign Events on social media. Special counsel Jack Smith Is asking the judge for a court order restricting what he can say. Will a limited gag order, if you want to call it that, be enough to stop him . The flip side of that is it seems he is trying to egg on his supporters while at the same time daring the special counsel, daring the judge to do something to him so he can continue to rev up his base. Thats right. I mean first of all, you dont need to be a lawyer to know that pissing off the judge is a very bad idea. Trying to poke her in the eye is not a good idea when shes the one responsible for your potential sentence. Not a smart strategy, but i understand why hes doing it, to maybe help his numbers in a primary, to raise some money. I actually predict that the judge is not going to impose a gag order because that might allow him to take up an appeal and create some First Amendment issues. I think shes just going to use the authority she has, and she has a wide dregree of discretio over the trial date, over certain pretrial rulings and rulings during the trial. I think shes going to ultimately utilize her discretion to create some downside for the former president , to make him realize that continuing to throw, you know, tomatoes at her and the prosecutors and everyone else in the process a very bad idea. Its never a good idea to poke a federal judge in the eye. Thats for sure. 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A manhunt is under way in the Los Angeles Area after what officials call a targeted attack on an l. A. County sheriffs deputy. Authorities say 30yearold Ryan Clinkunbroomer was killed in an ambush. Cnns Camila Bernal joins us now. Whats the latest on the search for the suspect . Reporter well, authorities just now saying that they have a vehicle of interest, that theyre doing everything they can and have all Resources Available to try to find the person responsible. Authorities saying that this is a deputy that was in a marked car, on duty, and with his uniform on. He had just exited the station, was at a red light, and thats when, according to the sheriff, he was ambushed, shot and killed eventually. He was taken to the hospital because a Good Samaritan found him unconscious. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Now, of course, the biggest concern here is who did this. Take a listen to what sheriff robert luna just said. We encourage you to look at your video and make sure that we didnt capture anything that could be the missing puzzle to apprehending the suspects. And im going to continuously refer to them as cowards because thats what they are, cowards to attack a Deputy Sheriff in uniform, in a blackandwhite, whos just sitting there at a red light, about to go out and serve our community. That is absolutely, 100 unacceptable, and it should be unacceptable to everybody who lives in this community and really communities across the country, that somebody would attack a Deputy Sheriff in that manner. Its absolutely outrageous. Reporter and theres now a 2,000 reward for finding the person responsible. We know its a 2006 to 2012 dark gray toyota corolla. That is the vehicle of interest. Excuse me. The reward now, 250,000 for the person or people that find whoever did this. I do want to point out that Ryan Clinkunbroomer was just 30 years old. He got engaged four days ago. This was someone who responded to the call of duty. His father was a deputy or worked for the sheriffs department. His grandfather also worked for the sheriffs department. So the sheriff saying there was so much ahead of him. This is a community in mourning but also really focused on finding the person who did this, jim. Yeah, wow. That is just awful. Our thoughts are with his family and hope they catch this person as soon as possible. Camila bernal, thank you very much. Were also learning this week officials from the Biden Administration are expected to get involved in the historic autoworkers strike facing the country right now. Todays round of negotiations between striking workers and General Motors have wrapped up for the day. Cnns Vanessaier K Yurkevich Jos now. Reporter the two sides are still talking. Theyre still negotiating. That is good news. Gm had their day at the main table today. Tomorrow it will be stellantis. But workers have been out here striking for the past three days, essentially supporting the demands of the union. They want to see those 40 wage increases. They want to see potentially fourday workweeks. They want to see job security against the ev transition. I want to bring in bonita jenkins. She has been with ford. You have been working at this facility for 27 years. Negotiations are about compromise. Yes. What should be the union be looking to compromise on now . I dont think we should make any compromises. I think that everything were asking for is legit, and we deserve everything that mr. Fain has been asking for. You mentioned to me that you have a Daughter Heading to college in the next three years. Yes. You talked about what it is to live on the wages that you live on. How important is this next contract to your daughters success Going Forward . Well, ill be retiring at the same time that my daughter will be entering into college. And with the money that i make right now, theres no way i can afford for her to go to spellman. So im really here to stand up and say that please let this contract be something that i can utilize, that i can support my child and let her go to a college that she wants to go to and that she deserves to go to. Ive been working here 27 years, and theres no reason why i shouldnt be able to afford for her to go to spellman. If you had a moment to sit down with the ceo of ford, jim farley, what would you say to him . I would say its time. Its time. Its time. Were due. Ive been here, and ive never seen anything like this. This is an historic moment, and in 27 years, i think i need a raise. I think i deserve a raise. I work hard. Ive been working in the paint department. Im a team leader, and i make what some bus drivers make. And im here helping people get from one place to another. If it wasnt for us making these vehicles, then people wouldnt be able to get their families to and from. We really need for this contract to go through, for them to look at what were asking. Our demands are not outstanding. We deserve it. Thank you so much, bonita. Thank you for your time. Jim, as you mentioned, you have the two white house officials coming into town this week. Acting labor secretary julie hsu and senator white house adviser Gene Sperling coming to town, trying to get these two sides on the same page, trying to make sure negotiations are moving forward towards a deal. Three plants on strike right now, but the union has made it very clear, jim, if negotiations do not start to move forward, more strikes at more plants across the country could happen in the next comes days. Jim. All right. Well leave it there. Vanessa yurkevich, thanks for staying on top of it for us. Well be right back. [music plays] but t if this is all too real for you and your loved ones. Make the call. Because we care too. Home instead. To us, its personal. 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However, that agency says it never released the higher toll, so the reason for the huge discrepancy at this point is not entirely clear. 9,000 people are still missing, and our own. Reporter libyan and International Teams have been working tirelessly how at sea trying to recover the bodies of the thousands of victims of last weeks catastrophic event that hit the city of derna. And we have seen libyan teams here trying their best to try and get out to sea to try and reach the bodies of those victims. But what were hearing from the International Teams that have been working on this for days now is that this has become a near impossible mission. They say that one team told us that they were able to recover more than 60 bodies since they got here. But right now, they are not able to do this anymore. This one team says they spotted the bodies of about 300 people, but the conditions are so challenging out there for them, they say that they dont have the right equipment to reach these really hardtoreach areas, coves where these bodies have ended up, shallow waters where their boats cant go, and they dont have the equipment, the expertise, the manpower to deal with a situation like this. What theyre telling us is while they did spot these bodies over the past couple of days, right now those bodies have disintegrated into remains that they just cannot reach, they cannot retrieve because of the health hazard. And this is absolutely devastating for so many families, survivors here in derna who weve been speaking to, who told us all they want is to find the bodies of their loved ones, or the remains to give them a proper burial. This one International Team we were speaking with earlier said that they have dealt with accidents in the past, with migrant boats capsizing. They have dealt with search and Recovery Operations where theyve managed to pull dozens of bodies in the past, but never have they had to deal with a situation, with something on this scale before, where theyre looking for Hundreds And Thousands of bodies. Jomana karadsheh, cnn, derna, libya. And well be right back. Cant overcomome the boundaries we facece. so Morgan Stanley is partneringng with the Womens Tennis Association to remove them. because this game is for everyone. so get relief fast. Only Tylenol Rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. They release Medicine Fast for fast pain relief. And now, Get Max Sength topical pain relief precisely where you need it. With new tylenol precise. Trying vapes to quit smoking might feel like progress, precisely where you need it. But with 3x more nicotine than a pack of cigarettes vapes Increase Cravings trapping you in an endless craving loop. 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These arent throwaway animals. These are precious, Sentient Beings that deserve a Second Chance at life. The arkansas facility, can you describe that . Bentonville was an opportunity to reimagine youre walking into this bright, Cool Environment with a coffee shop and no cages. You can participate in that lifesaving in a way thats very similar to Something Like an apple store. The arkansas facilitys important to me because thats where i got my bet from. When you look at whos going in there, you know, you see a lot of young people. I want this one. This is ariana. Shes 2 months old and 2 weeks. Weve always been dog people. We just lost one, and we really wanted to get another. Its like a whole experience, i think, when you come in here. You can just tell they want you and the dog to be taken care of. Youre trying to market this experience, trying to transform the way people think about pet adoption. Back in 1984 when best friends got started, theyd tell us they were something in the neighborhood of 17 million animals that were killed in this country. Now there are about 378,000 last year. And best friends is the leader in that movement. Theyd like to get to this place where the United States is a nokill country essentially by 2025. The benchmark for no kill is 90 . Roughly 10 of animals that are entering americas shelters probably are too sick to be saved. So its that 90 benchmark that were after. And you think its possible . Absolutely. Are you showing off . Yeah. I had such an amazing time meeting with the people from best friends. The animals that they have out at the facility in kanab, utah, are just absolutely wonderful, wonderful creatures. It makes you think differently about Animal Shelters if you can walk into one of these places and find a pet to take home, a new best friend, it will definitely change your life. Its certainly done that for me as you saw with duke in that story. So thanks once again, and hats 0 of to best friends for everything that they do. Thanks for welcoming all of us here at cnn to siee what they d and do it so well. Stay with cnn all this week for our champions for change serious. Tune in Saturday Night nor the onehour special. In the meantime, there is other news to report. At this hour, dozens of ukrainians are fighting for their country not on the front lines at all times but also on the stage. See how theyre waging a different kind of war. Next, our very own Christiane Amanpour. She joins us live with a preview of this special story. There she is. Well be right back. please dont go by harry casey, Richard Raymond finch ping please dont go please dont go please dont go please dont go dont goooooo dont go away please dont go oh what a good time we will have you can make it happen yeah oh now, try new Dietary Supplements from voltaren for healthy joints. 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Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. As russian missiles began barraging ukraine in February Of 2022 millions of ukrainians fled their country. Among them more than 60 Ballet Dancers who joined a new company for dancers in exile. The United Ukrainian Ballet based in holland. Next on the whole story with Anderson Cooper chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour shows us the ballet companys efforts to fight the war on the cultural front. Do you feel that you are doing your bit to protect your country and to tell the world about your country by dancing, by having left, by not being on the front line . Im trying. Im trying. Our company tries to represent our country that people will fall in love in our country and in our people. I think we want to, in a good way, with a soft weapon, we want to remind people that we still need help. Please dont forget about it. Christiane joins us now. What an incredible story. These dancers are really trying to make a contribution to the war effort through their dancing. Tell us about it. Reporter well, you know, right after the war started, many of them did leave, because they wanted to keep dancing and they knew if they stayed it wouldnt be possible. So then they go to the netherlands. They have this wonderful woman who you heard there and she set up a dance troupe for them in the netherlands and they brought children and some of their relatives and they just created a new home. They said that what they want to do is not just dance but be cultural ambassadors for their country at a time when russia is trying to annihliate just the history of ukraine as well, the culture of ukraine. Its been saying essentially there is no separate ukrainian identity. So these people, they really want to show that there actually is. They are doing it and sharing it. Theyve been to the Kennedy Center in washington and elsewhere. The same time of course people did stay behind to dance. And theyre absolutely inspiring. It is a reminder and ive encountered this myself when i talk to ukrainians theyll come to washington and talk about the war effort and so on and how each and every one of them want to make a difference in their own way. I think that is what is so remarkable about this. You also met some of these refugees and colleagues who chose to stay in ukraine and continue performing there which obviously has its risks. What has that experience been like . Reporter well, look, they say it is all part of the same thing, every single ukrainian civilian as well as obviously the military feel they are engaged in their own war effort. So whether it is those who come out and try to as they say be ambassadors and keep their culture alive or whether its those who chose to stay and they also are trying to keep their culture alive at home and also give people who stay, you know, who are undergoing this terrible war, some respite. Thats what i found this whole program to be. Its a really amazing you heard some of the music. Youll hear a lot of people speaking about it. Its an amazing respite to the missiles and the drones and the bombs and all of the horror people are going through. In ukraine ive seen ive gone to the theater. Ive gone to ballets. Ive gone even to the circus. And ive seen how citizens will rush to the theater when they can, and if there is an Air Raid Siren or something then they all have to, you know, in an organized manner rush downstairs to the shelter. But they just want to keep being able to be human, and art is so much part of being human. And tragically, of course, some of those who stayed were drafted or volunteered to go to the front and, you know, at least one of them was killed on the front. And that, also, you know, speaks volumes to his colleagues, his fellow dancers now who are left behind. They want to keep dancing in his memory as well. So there are so many layers about this. But it is truly a beautiful hour of music and dance and soul, you know. And sometimes you dont see that in the nitty gritty and the hard reality of war. Of course. They want to go on with their lives and part of that is enjoying culture. And so this absolutely makes sense and it just looks so inspiring to see their bravery and courage on display in this different kind of way. Before we go, yesterday was the First Anniversary of the death of mahsa amini. I wanted to ask you about that, the woman who died while in custody of irans morality police. It led to protests then and more this year. Are you surprised by the support womens rights are getting right now in iran . No. I think its part of a very, very long, almost century long social movement in iran. If you go all the way back before the Islamic Revolution, before the shas, women have really been on the cutting edge and in the forefront of change in iran. It has incrementally won them their rights. Before the Islamic Revolution womens protests, womens demands won them exceptional legal rights. Very, very different than any other Muslim Country in the neighborhood in all sorts of areas. Then that was the first thing the ahatollahs cracked down on when they came. They abolished the ministry for womens affairs. They put women under the hijab, mandatory hijab, and legal rights, you know, just disappeared. But at the same time, Women In Iran have got a huge education, they make up the majority of university students. They have an enormous presence in society. They can drive, they can work, they do all those kinds of things you probably cant do in some of the other islamic countries. But now they have managed this year to get their right to not wear the veil. That was an important thing. It is not a revolution but it is their right and it is defiance. Just like the dancers in ukraine. Defiance and resistance. Absolutely. Christiane, i would be remiss if i did not congratulate you on 40 years at cnn. Thank you. You are a national, an international treasure. Great to have you on. Dont miss christianes special tonight. Thank you. Great to see you as always as she shares the story of the ukrainian Ballet Dancers Keeping Art Alive next on a