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Philadelphia Eagles Dominate Kansas City Chiefs to Win Super Bowl 40-22; Trump Announces New Tariffs While Traveling to Super Bowl; Vance: Judges Can't Control President's 'Legitimate Power'; Super Bowl Commercials Focus on Famous Cameos; China's Tit-for-Tat Tariffs on U.S. Products to Start Monday; Parts of U.S. Expected to Get More Snow. Aired 12-12:45a ET
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JOHN VAUSE, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: A three-peat denied in the Mardi Gras city. Hello, I'm John Vause. Coming up here on CNN NEWSROOM.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!
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VAUSE: In the end, it wasn't even close. The Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl champions, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: If they charge us, we charge them. That's all.
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VAUSE: Donald Trump warns reciprocal tariffs are coming this week. The plan may sound simple. The potential global impact will be anything but.
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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): Much better for the state of Israel. A revolutionary and creative vision.
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VAUSE: While most of the world was either stunned or outraged or both by Donald Trump's plan to own Gaza, it's been a really big hit with the Israeli prime minister.
ANNOUNCER: Live from Atlanta, this is CNN NEWSROOM with John Vause. VAUSE: The Philadelphia Eagles have denied the Kansas City Chiefs a
three-peat. The back-to-back defending champions, Kansas City, losing to the Eagles 40 to 22.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was named MVP after scoring three touchdowns -- two throwing, one running -- and rushing a total of 72 yards, a Super Bowl record for a quarterback.
For Philly fans, a convincing win after the Eagles narrowly lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII two years ago. Payback, perhaps.
Live now to Superdome in New Orleans, and WORLD SPORT's Andy Scholes is with us.
Walk us through the match. What was the highlights for you in terms of the game here, and what's your lasting impressions of all of this?
ANDY SCHOLES, CNN WORLD SPORT: Well, you know, John, we came into this Super Bowl here in New Orleans thinking we may -- we were maybe going to see some history and see the Chiefs be the first team ever to win back-to-back-to-back Super Bowls.
You know, at worst you know, for -- for Chiefs fans, they thought they would lose a close game. I don't think anyone really saw this one coming, because instead of seeing history on the Chiefs side, we ended up seeing a historic blowout in this one.
And it was, you know, the saying goes, defense wins championships. And that was on full display in this Super Bowl. The Chiefs' [SIC] defensive line was just all over Mahomes all game long, putting pressure on him. And they forced Mahomes into some mistakes, uncharacteristic mistakes from Patrick Mahomes.
He threw two interceptions in the first half, one of them to Cooper DeJean, and he returned to that one 38 yards for a touchdown on his birthday.
Twenty-two years old, a rookie, he was already a legend in Iowa for being a three-sport star, and now he's going to be a legend in Philadelphia after that pick six in the Super Bowl.
And at that point, it was 17-to-0, and the game was starting to get away from the Chiefs. And it only got worse from there.
Mahomes threw another interception, very uncharacteristic. And the Eagles scored another touchdown to go up 24-to-0.
And Jalen Hurts, what can you say about him? You know, he said after losing the Super Bowl two years ago, he's going to put his head down and go back to work. And he was basically flawless in this Super Bowl.
He threw one interception. But other than that, only five incompletions all game long. He threw for two touchdowns. He ran for more yards than any quarterback in the history of the Super Bowl, 72 yards rushing, and another touchdown, as well.
Jalen Hurts was your Super Bowl LIX MVP, and here's what he had to say after the 40-to-22 win.
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JALEN HURTS, QUARTERBACK, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: Defense wins championships. Defense wins championships. And we saw how they played today. We saw the difference they made in the game. And they gave us opportunities, gave us short fields. And we were able to -- we were able to do what we do.
I'm still processing it, but I just can't wait to enjoy this with my family and -- and soak it in.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The right way. No team has ever been.
SCHOLES: Yes, you just have to feel happy for Jalen Hurts.
I mean, back in 2018, he was playing for the University of Alabama. Got benched at halftime of a national championship game for Tua Tagovailoa. They ended up still winning.
Hurts never complained. He put his head down, went to work, went to Oklahoma, got drafted by the Eagles. And look at him now. He is a Super Bowl champion.
He was in that 2020 -- very talented 2020 quarterback draft class. Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts. He's the first one to win a Super Bowl.
Now, on the other side of things, we mentioned Patrick Mahomes did not have a Patrick Mahomes type game in this one. The Chiefs only had 23 yards at half-time. It was the lowest offensive output by a team in a Super Bowl since 1990.
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It was certainly not Mahomes-like. He threw two interceptions and had -- got sacked three times in the first half alone. Never done that before in his career, and obviously, he was pretty devastated after the game. Take a listen.
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PATRICK MAHOMES, QUARTERBACK, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Credit to the Eagles, man. They played better than us from start to finish. We didn't start how we wanted to. Obviously, the turnovers hurt. And I mean I just got to -- I take all the blame for that.
I mean, just those early turnovers swing the momentum of the game; and then they capitalized on them and they scored. I mean, they scored on the one. And then they got a touchdown immediately after. So that's 14 points that I kind of gave them. And it's hard to come back from that in -- in the Super Bowl.
And so just didn't play to my standard. And I have to be better the next time.
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SCHOLES: Yes. So Mahomes is now three and two in Super Bowls.
And John, you know, someone who might have a little bit of a smile on their face watching this one is Tom Brady. He was calling this Super Bowl for the very first time.
You know, the debate is already started, is who is going to be the greatest of all time. Because Mahomes, he -- if he had won this one, he would have had four Super Bowls in just seven seasons as a starter with the Chiefs.
Instead, he still has only the three. He's now three and two in the big game. Quite a ways to go to catch up to Tom Brady's seven.
VAUSE: Andy, thank you for that. Andy Scholes in New Orleans with all the details of Super Bowl LIX. Thank you.
And even on this Super Bowl Sunday, the U.S. president was talking tariffs.
On board Air Force One traveling to New Orleans, President Trump told reporters announcements on a wide range of new tariffs are coming in the next few days. That includes a 25 percent duty on all imported steel and aluminum, expected later Monday.
And by midweek, the president says he will announce new reciprocal tariffs, promising a detailed plan including which countries will be targeted. For now, only saying if other countries charge the U.S., we charge them.
CNN's Betsy Klein is now following the very latest developments.
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BETSY KLEIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: President Donald Trump continuing to flood the zone with content.
KLEIN (voice-over): Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One for about 30 minutes as he made his way to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday, President Trump announced that he would be unveiling reciprocal tariffs --
KLEIN: -- on countries that tariff the U.S. on Tuesday or Wednesday at a press conference. He also unveiled plans on Monday --
KLEIN (voice-over): -- to announce steel and aluminum tariffs at a rate of 25 percent. That is 25 percent on all steel and aluminum imports coming into the U.S.
Both of these moves, taken together, mark a --
KLEIN: -- Trump making good on a key campaign promise of his 2024 campaign. President Trump also doubled down on his plans to redevelop Gaza,
telling reporters aboard Air Force One to, quote, "Think of it as a big real-estate site." Take a look.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I think that it's a big mistake to allow people, the Palestinians or the people living in Gaza, to go back yet another time. And we don't want Hamas going back.
And think of it as a big real-estate site. And the United States is going to own it and will slowly, very slowly -- we're in no rush -- develop it. We're going to bring stability to the Middle East, too.
KLEIN: Trump again suggested that other Middle Eastern countries would --
KLEIN (voice-over): -- house displaced Palestinians in what he described as, quote, "beautiful sites."
But we should note that most regional leaders, with the exception of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have rejected these plans.
We should also note that 90 percent of Gaza residents have been displaced, and many have been forced to move repeatedly, according to the United Nations.
So, all of this will be a major topic for discussion later this week when President Trump hosts the king of Jordan at the White House in Washington.
Betsy Klein, CNN, traveling with the president in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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VAUSE: Federal workers at the Consumer Protection Bureau in Washington have been told not to come to work this week. The financial watchdog appears to be the next target for the Trump White House.
The department headquarters in D.C. will be closed, according to an email obtained by CNN. The newly installed acting director has ordered employees to stop virtually all work on Saturday night.
Meantime, a judge now blocking Elon Musk's and his DOGE team from accessing payment systems used by the Department of the Treasury, a move President Trump is now calling crazy. He says there's hundreds of millions of dollars being wasted by the government.
Let's go to Los Angeles now, political analyst Mike Genovese. He's also president of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University. It's good to see you.
MIKE GENOVESE, PRESIDENT, GLOBAL POLICY INSTITUTE: Good to see you, John.
VAUSE: OK, so this court ruling, which is blocking Elon Musk and his minions from the payment system at Treasury, it's just the latest in a flurry of legal setbacks for the new administration.
And in response to all of that, Vice President J.D. Vance made an argument why he believes the courts have overstepped their mark.
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He posted this: "If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal. Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power."
It's an interesting argument from a Yale Law graduate. And by interesting, I think I mean confused and irrelevant. Essentially, it all comes down to this definition of legitimate power. And that's why we have courts, when there's a disagreement, to decide what that term actually means.
GENOVESE: Well, you answered your own question, but this is a red flag. This is a red flag, because what it suggests is that they're setting things up just in case they want to disobey a court order.
They're trying to undermine the courts and say -- and I will give them credit. They've been consistent in saying this for years, that there's this unitary executive. And anything the president does within his sphere is legitimate.
But what happens if, for example, the Elon Musk data that he's giving out to -- and handing out to all kinds of people that he worked -- that worked with him, who aren't government employees? What if that's not legal? What if that causes problems? Who's to say that the emperor has no clothes?
The answer is since 1803, it's been the United States Supreme Court. Famous case that Vance knows from law school, Marbury versus Madison, established judicial review for the courts.
And so, unless you don't believe in checks and balances and the separation of powers, the courts have a role. And they will decide what is and is not legitimate Constitutionally.
VAUSE: And earlier last week, I should say, a federal judge appointed by the Republican president Ronald Reagan, in another case to deal with the Trump agenda, issued a national injunction over Trump's efforts to overturn birthright citizenship, because the judge said it was unconstitutional to begin with.
And he added this: "It has become ever more apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals. The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain."
And with that in mind, I want you to listen to the Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, arguing why President Trump has every right to do what he's doing. Here he is.
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REP. JIM JORDAN (R-OH): This is a fundamental difference we have with the left. The left thinks, Oh, it's the career experts who make the decisions.
That's not how our country works. It's the guy who puts his name on the ballot, get elected -- gets elected by we, the people.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But it --
JORDAN: He gets to make the decisions, or she gets to make the decisions. That's how the -- we don't want the --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But you --
JORDAN: -- Faucis of the world.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sure.
JORDAN: And all the people in the bureaucracy making the decisions. We want the guy who put their name -- puts their name on the ballot and gets elected by the American people.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But you guys are --
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VAUSE: He's seriously arguing that whoever wins the election doesn't have to follow the Constitution, doesn't have to be bound by legal constraints, as long as what they're doing, they campaigned on, and they have a political mandate?
GENOVESE: Well, you know, that's the authoritarian playbook. They try to undermine rule of law. Only our way or the highway.
It's -- it's been in the Republican talking point since the '80s, but it really took flight in the first Trump term, and now it's come to full fruition.
I think what they're doing is they're -- they're simply forgetting that you take an oath to the Constitution, not to Donald Trump. You don't take it to the presidency, even. You take it to the Constitution.
And Jordan could not be further from the truth. But he's saying this for political reasons. He's trying to -- to gin up the game for Donald Trump.
But that whole unitary executive notion that Trump and his allies are promoting does not have legitimacy. It certainly doesn't apply. Republicans will not apply it when Democrats are in the White House, didn't apply when Biden was there. And so, it's fraudulent. And -- and we should see through it.
If that goes through, it is simply a problem that is pregnant with menace and will come back to haunt us. We do not elect dictators in America.
VAUSE: Yes, because that's exactly what it sounds like they're saying, because as long as it's my guy doing it, it's OK.
And after the court ruling which restricted Musk's access to Treasury data, the billionaire posted this on X: "A corrupt judge protecting corruption. He needs to be impeached now."
That sounds like pure defiance. And possibly, what, an indication that the Trump White House is -- is absolutely of no mind to abide by these court injunctions, and they're going to find a way to work around them, rather than within the system?
GENOVESE: Yes. And I think Elon Musk pushes Donald Trump in this direction. It's the direction Trump wants to go. But Trump is emboldened by Musk.
But when you think about it, you've got Elon Musk and Donald Trump, the two biggest egos and the two most fragile egos in America. And they're working together. Now, what could possibly go wrong?
Well, spoiler alert, plenty. Musk was on the cover of "TIME" magazine, something that Trump just craves for. So, Trump [SIC] is starting now to crowd out Donald Trump. And that's explosive. And so, it's not "if" but "when" this blows up in Trump's face. And what kind of a collateral damage will ensue.
VAUSE: Michael, thank you for being with us. Michael Genovese there in Los Angeles. We appreciate your insights. Good to see you.
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GENOVESE: Thank you, John.
VAUSE: Well, for the U.S. p resident, Gaza right now is, in his words, a big real-estate site for the United States to develop. His proposal includes removing some 2 million Palestinians from their homes and then relocating them to other countries in the Middle East.
Critics and human rights groups are condemning the plan as a violation of international law and ethnic cleansing. But as you'd expect, Donald Trump now getting a lot of support from the Israeli prime minister.
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NETANYAHU (through translator): President Trump came with a completely different vision, much better for the state of Israel; a revolutionary and creative vision which we are discussing. He is very determined to carry it out. This also opens many possibilities before us.
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VAUSE: And an Israeli delegation is now in Doha to continue Gaza's ceasefire talks. A source says these are technical discussions and not expected to be about the second phase of this peace plan.
Meantime, Hamas says Israel has withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor, the militarized zone that splits Gaza into half.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have passed through the area on their way back to Northern Gaza, since Israeli troops began leaving the area.
So far, 16 of 13 hostages expected to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire have been released. Three of them reunited with their families on Saturday.
And now family members are speaking out about what they've been through, and now they're demanding the release of all hostages.
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YULIE BEN AMI, DAUGHTER OF RELEASED ISRAELI HOSTAGE OHAD BEN AMI: Yesterday we got our father back. He lost much of his weight, but not his spirit. My father is strong, and I admire him. He survived hell.
The return of the hostages yesterday leaves no room for doubt. They all must return. We will not stop fighting until the last hostage comes home.
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VAUSE: Well, after almost four [SIC] years after Russia invaded Ukraine and the Ukrainian president now publicly talking about negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will need certain assurances first.
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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): It's very important for us, and for Trump. He needs to do more than just end the war. He needs to make sure that Putin has no chance to come back with a war against us.
If I had an understanding that America and Europe would not abandon us, and that they would support us and provide security guarantees, I would be ready for any format of negotiations.
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VAUSE: It's Super Bowl weekend, and the good thing about that is it's not just about the football. In a moment, we'll look at the commercials, which are often an highlight, and the staggering sums many companies have paid for a little ad.
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VAUSE: Super Bowl LIX, and the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs, beating Taylor Swift's favorite team, 40-to-22.
She wasn't the only celebrity spotted during the game, but most were seen doing cameos in commercials. This year's Super Bowl ads focused on fun and familiar faces like Dunkin' Donuts' favorite pitchman.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where are Matt and Tom?
BEN AFFLECK, ACTOR: Forget them suckers. Matt Damon and Tom Brady don't have the heart of a champion. We got a new squad. Dunkin' sequel. Affleck and Belichick.
Dun kings! A little more spirit.
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VAUSE: More than 120 million viewers were expected to be watching. Fifty big brands spent big for a little exposure before a potentially record-breaking audience.
And according to the FOX network, at least 10 thirty-second spots sold for upwards of $8 million.
Jimmy Turner is a marketing professor at Emory University. He's also author of "An Audience of One." And he joins us now from Waleska in Georgia.
Jimmy, as always, great to have you with us.
JIMMY WALESKA, MARKETING PROFESSOR, EMORY UNIVERSITY: It's great to be here.
VAUSE: OK. So well, let's see, because is it just me? I don't want to be Debbie Downer here, but I've been watching these ads for a lot of years. And it seems, you know, they've lost some of the excitement, maybe some of the buzz, you know, the advertisers are, what, playing it safe.
Because commercials, they just don't seem to be as creative or as iconic or, you know, as risque as previous years.
WALESKA: You know, it's interesting you say that. What I found is that there was such a flood of everybody trying to be -- to stand out, that it was hard to make sense of things.
I turned to a lot of folks that I was talking to at the Super Bowl party and just said, you know, I can't. I remember the funny thing, but I don't remember what it was for.
And that's one of the problems that people face when they do these spots, is if you're going to spend $8 million just to run the spot, you better make sure it's got a clear message; it has a lot of impact, and is actually something memorable. And sometimes it can get lost in the shuffle with all the spots that are running every year.
VAUSE: Yes. Look, I remember the Budweiser guys, you know, "What's up?" You know, they were the days, right?
But yes, now I'm watching Super Bowl ads online, but I had to watch an ad before I could see the Super Bowl ad, and it was actually an ad for mayonnaise with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Here's -- here's part of it.
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BILLY CRYSTAL, ACTOR: I can't believe they let us back in this place.
MEG RYAN, ACTRESS: Why?
CRYSTAL: Hello?
RYAN: Nobody remembers that.
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VAUSE: Yes, and I saw it last month. I felt kind of cheated. It was actually a TV ad. It seems we no longer have the sort of Super Bowl moment. The Super Bowl buzz.
WALESKA: Yes. You know, the famous spot was the 1984 spot for Apple that sort of got everybody on track for trying to break through and do these huge commercials.
But one of the key things that you saw in that spot you just showed is people want to either laugh or cry during a commercial, and there were plenty of those that did a great job.
There was one thing that I saw that was amazing. Rocket.com had done something where they were talking about getting a loan for your first home, and then they ended up having "Take Me Home, Country Road" as the song in the commercial.
And when they came back from the commercial, the people in the stands were singing that song. That just blew my mind. I've never seen something like that before. I thought it was a great way for them to do a great job with their 8 million bucks they spent on that.
VAUSE: It's also worth noting that, for the first time in, what, 27 years, three decades? We saw an ad for Nike at the Super Bowl. Here's part of it.
WALESKA: Yes, yes, very different kind of Nike.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You can't be demanding. You can't be relentless. You can't put yourself first.
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So put yourself first. You can't be confident. So be confident.
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VAUSE: Yes. So, basically, this goes to what the Super Bowl can really deliver here. It's a cultural moment shared by tens of millions of people, which seems perfect for a company like Nike, which is sort of struggling with sales at the moment, looking to reboot. Pardon the pun.
WALESKA: Yes, very -- no, very good point there. They are looking to reboot. I love that, by the way.
And what they're trying to do is stand out. They said, hey, guess what? We've had some challenges recently with our business, so we're going to have to do something that's a cultural moment, as you pointed out. If you can tie your brand to a cultural moment, that actually gives it a little more oomph.
And so that 8 million bucks that you're spending can actually, you know, double or triple in terms of the impact that you're getting with that, if you have the kind of budget where putting $8 million towards a spot is not a lot of money for you.
If your whole budget for the whole year is 10 million bucks, you do not want to be spending 8 million of it on a -- on a Super Bowl spot.
VAUSE: Yes, those economics don't really work out that great.
OK, so you mentioned the Rocket Mortgage commercial. Finally, what was your favorite ad and why?
WALESKA: Yes, I think the Rocket Mortgage. Dove did a great job. I thought Angel Soft did something funny where they said, Hey, we're going to do a bathroom break before you go on and watch the Super Bowl stuff.
I think it's worth noting Yeezy.com with Kanye West, kind of a weird spot. Not one of my favorites, that's for sure.
But overall, a lot of stuff to look at, a lot of stuff to kind of ponder, and a lot of things that people will be talking about around the water cooler tomorrow.
VAUSE: You cheated. You didn't give me one. You gave me, like, five. Good to see you, Jamie.
WALESKA: Yes!
VAUSE: Thank you for that. Take care, mate.
WALESKA: Great to see you.
VAUSE: See you next year.
We'll take a short break. When we come back, China hits back with new retaliatory action against Donald Trump's tariffs, raising concerns of an all-out trade war is in the making.
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VAUSE: Welcome back to our viewers all around the world. I'm John Vause. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM.
In the coming hours, President Trump is expected to announce a new 25 percent tariff on all imported steel and aluminium, or aluminum.
The White House is yet to say if these levels will be in addition to tariffs already in place on exports from China, which as of Monday, Beijing is now targeting some U.S. products with their own tariffs, including a 15 percent levy on U.S. coal and natural gas, 10 percent on crude oil, farm equipment and some trucks and sedans shipped from China -- to China, rather, from the U.S.
Beijing's move comes in response to Trump imposing 10 percent tariffs on all Chinese products last week.
To catch us up on what's happening, CNN's Kristie Lu Stout joins us now from Hong Kong.
OK, so we're now in this tit-for-tat stage. So, what impact are we expecting the Chinese tariffs to have on the U.S.?
KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR: Well, John, these are broad measures that appear to vary in terms of potential impact.
Now, last week, the U.S. president, Donald Trump, hit China with a new 10 percent tariff; and China is hitting back, with its retaliatory tariffs going into effect today.
This is the breakdown. Let's bring it up for you. These new retaliatory tariffs from China include a 15 percent tax on U.S. Coal and liquefied natural gas; 10 percent tax for crude oil, farm equipment, trucks, and big-engine cars shipped to China from the United States.
Again, these tariffs take effect today, and they join other countermeasures from China, including controls on metal exports, as well as an anti-monopoly investigation into the U.S. tech giant Google.
Now, China is striking back after Donald Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, all in a bid to hold China accountable for the fentanyl trade.
Now, the U.S. says China is a source for fentanyl precursor chemicals. China has called fentanyl, quote, "America's problem" and has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization.
So, what material impact, though, will Chinas retaliatory tariffs have? Well, analysts have said that these tariffs are modest, especially when you compare them to U.S. measures, and that they're more symbolic. They're designed to send a message.
But new analysis just out from the Brookings Institution -- this came out a couple of days ago -- says that these tariffs will hurt American communities that voted for Donald Trump. I want you to see this. According to this report, the authors at
Brookings Institution say this: quote, "Similar to the 2018 tariffs, the industrial heartland is again bearing a disproportionate impact from Chinese retaliation. Some of the most intensely affected counties are energy and manufacturing communities in North Dakota, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama and West Virginia," unquote.
And the study also adds that between 400,000 to 700,000 American jobs could be affected.
Back to you, John.
VAUSE: I guess the question here is, though, will there, in fact be any kind of discussion between Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping? They were meant to talk, I think, last week, on Tuesday. That got pushed back.
STOUT: Yes.
VAUSE: Donald Trump said the time wasn't appropriate. Will that time, will that appropriate time be anytime soon?
STOUT: That's right. You know, there was an expectation for Trump to speak with Xi Jinping. But then the U.S. President later on said that he was in no hurry to hold talks.
And now he is pledging new global steel and aluminum tariffs -- are ratcheting up the trade tension out there.
Still, we know that economic measures pledged by President Trump in just the last month have been subject to change. Case in point was when he suspended tariffs on those small packages from China.
But observers, they are not ruling out a deal, or at least more discussions, between Trump and Xi -- John.
VAUSE: Kristie, thank you. Kristie Lu Stout live for us there in Hong Kong.
With that, we'll take a short break. When we come back, winter storms expected to dump more snow in the U.S. this week. Details on where these new systems are developing.
Stay with us. You're watching CNN.
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VAUSE: Protests in the Spanish capital, with thousands demanding their right to dignified housing and an end to rising home prices. They want the government to address the city's high rental rates and lack of affordable housing.
The average home price in Spain reached an all-time high late last year. More winter storms are expected to hit parts of the U.S. this week.
CNN's Allison Chinchar has details on the new weather systems, which could see additional snow and frigid temperatures in some areas which are already impacted by a winter wallop.
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ALLISON CHINCHAR, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Over the weekend, we had that system that slid across portions of the Midwest and the Northeast, dumping a significant amount of snow. A lot of areas picking up at least a half a foot.
Now comes a little bit of a break before the next round of systems begins to spread in.
Late Monday, we start to see the next system develop over the central U.S. And then by Tuesday, it begins to spread across the Tennessee, Ohio Valley and eventually into the mid-Atlantic.
Then, right on the heels of that system, we have our next one Wednesday, taking shape across the Midwest. That slides over the Great Lakes and spreads that snow right back into the Northeast.
Then, as we get closer into the upcoming weekend, you've got another system that develops late Friday across the central U.S. before spreading all of that snow and ice across portions of the mid- Atlantic, as well as the Northeast.
But the Southern tier is also going to get in on the action. It's just going to be warmer. So, you're just going to see a lot of rain in those areas, but a lot of it.
Take a look at this. A huge swath from Louisiana all the way up through the Carolinas of at least 3 to 5 inches. But it's not out of the question some of these spots could pick up maybe six or even seven inches of rain when it's all said and done by the end of the week.
The Northern Tier, you're looking at widespread of about an additional 4 to 6 inches of snow. Keep in mind, this is on top of what these areas already got this past weekend.
And because the temperatures are below average, all of that snow is not going to go anywhere. It's going to stick around and just start to accumulate as all the additional snow comes in.
The Southern Tier, because those temperatures are going to be on the warm side, that's why these areas are just simply going to get rain. But a lot of it.
You have a slight risk for excessive rainfall, not only Tuesday but also Wednesday across portions of the Southeast. This includes cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, even stretching back into Shreveport, Louisiana.
You look at a forecast, say, for Atlanta, the temperatures are relatively mild, either at or pretty close to the average high, with the exception of Tuesday. But, look, several days of rain for at least the next week.
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VAUSE: Allison. Thank you.
All major pieces of wreckage from the American Airlines flight, which collided with a military helicopter, has now been recovered from the Potomac River in Washington.
Sixty-seven people died when the two aircraft collided last month. Investigators say the recovered debris is now being closely examined, with hopes that it may reveal what went wrong.
Meanwhile, one crash victim, the flight attendant Danasia Elder, was remembered Saturday as her remains were flown back to her hometown.
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Her fellow flight attendants lined up with their flowers to pay their respects.
The bodies of all ten victims from an air crash off the coast of Western Alaska have been recovered and identified. The plane, with one pilot and nine passengers, disappeared after takeoff Thursday.
The crash site was discovered Friday Southeast of its intended destination.
The wreckage of the small Cessna craft is currently on unstable sea ice. Authorities say they will try to retrieve the wreckage for further analysis when conditions allow.
Well, the last surviving Tuskegee Airman has died. Harry Stewart Jr. was among the first black military pilots in the United States. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for downing three German aircraft during World War II.
Stewart was also part of a team of four Tuskegee Airmen who won the Air Force Top Gun flying competition in 1949.
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Museum says Harry Stewart Jr. passed away peacefully at home. He was 100 years old.
Thank you for watching. I'm John Vause. WORLD SPORT is up next. And then CNN NEWSROOM continues at the top of the hour with my friend and colleague, Rosemary Church. See you right back here tomorrow.
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