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Trump Says Agreement With Iran Scheduled To Be Signed Tomorrow; Interview With Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA); Fan Fest Kicks Off For Sunday's White House Fight Night; NYPD Rolls Out Major Security Plan As Three Major Events Overlap; Tonight: Knicks Could Win First Championship In 53 Years; Trump: Top Venezuelan Cartel Leader Killed In U.S. Strike; Elon Musk Is Now Worth $1,000,000,000; A New Episode Of Variety's Interview Series Now Available To Stream On The CNN App. Aired 6-7p ET

Aired June 13, 2026 - 18:00   ET

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OMAR JIMENEZ, CNN HOST: Welcome to the CNN NEWSROOM, everyone. I am Omar Jimenez in New York.

New tonight, President Trump says an interim agreement with Iran is set to be signed tomorrow, but Iran is casting some doubt on that timeline.

For example, Iran's Revolutionary Guard saying today, a framework "has not yet been finalized." The exact text of the Memorandum of Understanding has not been released, but it is understood the signing would kick off a 60-day period of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and extend the current ceasefire.

Under the agreement, the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, though questions still as to exactly how and under what terms.

I want to bring in CNN correspondent Julia Benbrook, who is at The White House. So, Julia, a few things here. One, this is essentially a deal to set up a period to work out a deal. What more are we hearing from the President today?

JULIA BENBROOK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Right. It would be kind of a deal to make a deal. But President Donald Trump says that that framework will be signed tomorrow, on Sunday, and I want to pull up his post for you now. He provided a few more details.

He said the deal is s scheduled be signed tomorrow and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is open to all. He also said that no money will change hands, adding "At the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the nuclear dust buried under the powerful sunken granite mountains. Thanks to our beautiful B-2 bombers and their brilliant pilots and down blend and destroy it, whether in Iran or the United States."

His post came just hours after Pakistan, a key mediator in all of this, expressed optimism as well. The Prime Minister in a social media post said that a framework could be finalized within 24 hours. Now, it is important to note that Iran has not committed to signing an agreement tomorrow, and there are differing accounts on what is included in the Memorandum of Understanding.

A Trump administration official, though, does tell us that that Memorandum of Understanding, it would then start a 60-day period of technical negotiations and include an outline of commitments on the destruction of Iran's nuclear program and its highly enriched uranium, or, as Trump referred to it in that post, the nuclear dust.

Now, on Monday morning, after the UFC fights here at The White House, Trump is expected to travel to France for the G7 Summit and we do know that he has plans to meet with several Middle Eastern leaders while he is there on the sidelines of that Summit. I also want to note that, as Trump says, he wants to see this signed on Sunday. If that happens, like he has planned, that would also be his 80th birthday and then it would also be the same day as these fights here on the South Lawn.

JIMENEZ: A lot still to learn and to be seen at this point. Julia. Benbrook, really appreciate the reporting.

I want to bring in Democratic Representative Ami Bera of California. He serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees. Congressman, thank you for your time.

I want to ask you about a few things, but let's just start with the latest on Iran, because from what we know so far, which we are still getting conflicting reports, but assuming this next phase goes through at some point, would you support this interim agreement and the framework it lays out for further talks?

REP. AMI BERA (D-CA): You know, I would. Anything that would get us to a place where we could get the Strait open, get oil flowing again, trying to provide some relief to so many families, not just in the United States, but across this world that are struggling with the high price of oil, that would be a good thing.

You know, the devil is going to be in the details and I think this is just going to be a framework that gets things going and then the negotiations really start.

JIMENEZ: And, you know, just along those lines, I mean, Iran's Foreign Minister has said regarding the Strait of Hormuz that it wouldn't return to how it operated before the war and that the regime would charge service fees. And as you mentioned, as we've talked about, we are still just trying to get to an agreement to work toward a deal.

But is that service fee an acceptable term to you if it does help open the Strait and stabilize those oil prices and bring the cost of living prices down for Americans?

BERA: Yes, this is a waterway that should be open for freedom of navigation and anyone should be able to move through freely. It is not like the Suez Canal or anything like that.

[18:05:10] So I don't want to see us end there, but again, you know, whatever gets this Strait open, whatever returns our troops back to the United States and gets us to a place where missiles aren't flying back and forth, that's a good thing.

Again, I hope there is a ceasefire. I hope there is a 60-day negotiation period. And then, you know, we will have to figure out what is actually in the deal.

JIMENEZ: And as you point out, just to be clear, so even if there was a service fee, as long as it was part of sort of bringing troops out of the region and lowering prices for Americans, that would be something that that you would accept.

BERA: Yes, and that, you know, the United States doesn't get a lot of oil out of the Strait, so that would be something the shipping companies, other countries would have to be part of that negotiation. Right? So, you know, the European countries, the Asian countries that do get a lot of oil through the Strait, they would have to -- they are the ones paying the fee.

So, I think you would expect them to be part of this negotiation.

JIMENEZ: You know, a senior Trump administration official has said that as part of the agreement, Iran is committing indefinitely to never procure or develop nuclear weapons. I mean, if at the end of the war, if that is what is in the final deal, will you have seen this to have all been worth it? Will you trust that if that is where we end up?

BERA: Well, that would be a good thing. Again, I was a supporter of President Obama's deal. That took a long time to negotiate. it did create a period of time where Iran was not enriching uranium and created pushed back their ability to get nuclear weapons.

At the end of the day, I think we are going to have something that looks similar to that. If it does get rid of the enriched uranium, that's a positive. That's a good thing.

You know, we all support the idea that we won't see a nuclear armed Iran, so that's something that I think Democrats and Republicans would be supportive of.

JIMENEZ: I want to shift topics slightly to the House. Your House this week left town without passing an extension for a key government spy powers law known as FISA at a time when we are at war with Iran, who also poses a significant cyber risk and we are hosting major sporting events, the World Cup included.

Do you believe that this lapsing puts Americans at greater risk?

BERA: You know, it is unfortunate. The President could have actually announced who he was going to nominate, Mr. Clayton for the DNI. That may have actually provided the cover to vote for this, but we all looked at Bill Pulte as someone who is a home builder. He is eminently unqualified to see our nation's top secrets and keep our country safe. So that's why we pushed back a little bit.

I believe right now that the administration probably has enough of their tools, our Intelligence apparatus to keep the country safe and use the powers that they currently have. I think we will try to move this through fairly quickly when we get back, the Senate, it does sound like we will take up Mr. Clayton's nomination fairly quickly. And again, hopefully that will, you know, allow the House, if we've got to do a temporary extension for a week or two, we can do that and get that done.

JIMENEZ: But bottom line, your distrust or your chambers distrust of Bill Pulte, even as an Acting Director outweighed sort of any potential risks that may have come, you believe, from FISA expiring even for a temporary time?

BERA: Absolutely. I mean, you know, there is already a lot of concern amongst both Democrats and Republicans on how you use FISA. Mr. Pulte has shown time and time again that he is going to go after the President's enemies. So if you're using the most extreme tools that we have to do surveillance, and we don't survey U.S. citizens, we don't trust Mr. Pulte with that tool. And that's why I think you saw a lot of Democrats and Republicans push back on this extension.

JIMENEZ: And, you know, as you said, you expect the Senate to move quickly to try and confirm Trump's permanent pick as he has put forward Jay Clayton, former SDNY U.S. Attorney as director of National Intelligence.

Does that change your thinking around voting against FISA? I mean, you know, the Senate is who confirms, I know it is not your direct vote, but does that change your confidence around voting against FISA?

BERA: You know, it does. Look, Jay Clayton is a much more serious individual. We've still got some concerns and we will see what happens in the Senate confirmation process. But again, I think we feel more comfortable with Jay Clayton. If a vote comes up to say, hey, let's restore the powers for two weeks while the confirmation goes through, I think you could see us take something like that up fairly quickly.

JIMENEZ: What are you hoping to hear him asked? What would cement your confidence? It sounds like you're already confident, but what would cement that?

BERA: I mean, I want to understand if he is going to just do the President's bidding or this is an incredibly important position where you collate all the Intelligence information that's coming through. You look at all the risks on a daily basis. You create the President's daily brief, which informs the President on all the threats and what is happening in the world of Intelligence.

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So it is incredibly important. We created it after the 9/11 attacks, because there wasn't that coordination across multiple agencies. So, it is a very important job, and I would like to see how he answers those questions. JIMENEZ: Well, for starters, we will look to see if there is a temporary reauthorization as that confirmation process goes through. But we will watch that for you all when you are back in session.

Congressman Ami Bera, really appreciate you taking the time. Thanks for being here.

BERA: Thanks, Omar. Be well.

JIMENEZ: All right, from football to fighting, it is a busy sports weekend, folks. We are going to take you live outside The White House as a one of a kind Fan Fest is underway.

And speaking of sports, tonight, New York could be rocking if the Knicks can win their first NBA title in more than 50 years. Stay tuned on that.

And then later, the world's first trillionaire. We try to break down how much money Elon Musk is now worth. Spoiler, it is a lot.

You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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JIMENEZ: Happening now: Hundreds of fight fans are at The Ellipse near The White House ahead of tomorrow night's cage match on the South Lawn. Right now, organizers are putting the final touches on the claw as it is known. You see how large it is compared to The White House itself.

The structure massive over the Octagon, where thousands will watch more than a dozen fighters duke it out. Meanwhile, people are braving 90-degree heat for the full fan experience. You know who is also braving the heat? Our very own, Brian Todd, who is not in the ring there, that we were just showing, he is out trying to see how people are doing today.

How are things going out there?

BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Omar, this event could be every bit as much fun as the actual main event. Tomorrow, the UFC fights slated for this area of The White House grounds tomorrow night. This is UFC Fan Fest 250 and there are so many fun things for fans to do here, just apart from watching concerts and other things, you can take part in a meet and greet where you can meet some of the fighters that's going on over there with a lot of long lines to meet the fighters.

There is a simulated punching bag where you can measure the force and speed of your own punch, and you can do a simulated UFC walkout.

I am here with a couple who came from Tulare, California, near Fresno. Nathan and Natalie Sanchez. Nathan, you did the simulated punching bag. You also did a simulated, I guess, call of a fight, a broadcast call of a fight where you react to a knockout. How much fun was that, and what was your favorite part of this whole thing?

NATHAN SANCHEZ, FROM TULARE, CALIFORNIA: Actually acting like that was pretty, pretty realistic -- it felt realistic. It felt like you were there, you know, you gave it your all. And my favorite part about this was honestly being at The White House. It is pretty cool.

It is a fun event. I met a lot of good people and I love it.

TODD: Great! Natalie, you guys came all the way here from Tulare, California. This is your first ever UFC event to see in person. What does it mean that it is here at The White House grounds?

NATALIE SANCHEZ, FROM TULARE, CALIFORNIA: It honestly means a lot, like I love UFC. Its special to me. So for it being here at The White House, it is just -- it is a really good moment. We are taking advantage of this trip, staying here for a week, visiting all the museums and everything that Washington has.

TODD: First time in D.C.?

NATALIE SANCHEZ: Oh yes! First time.

TODD: Thanks. Have a great time here. Thanks for talking to us.

NATALIE SANCHEZ: Thank you.

TODD: First time in D.C., first UFC fight. You can see the energy they've got for this. Take a look. People are waiting in long lines to do everything here, Omar, from getting concessions to meeting the fighters to taking part in the simulations. There is just so much interactive stuff for fans to do here.

You know, I don't know, I think maybe I'd rather, all things considered, I would rather be out here doing some of this stuff than being -- you know, taking part in some of the interactive stuff than just standing here watching the fights on a big screen.

But there will be, uh, according to organizers, this came out in court papers this week. They're expecting maybe about 100,000 or more people just on the grounds of The Ellipse tomorrow, in addition to the 4,000 people who are going to be over there.

Now, one thing that we can show you that we weren't able to show you live before, beyond the stage there, that's the Claw. That's an almost 90-foot tall lighting stanchion that was erected just for this event. All of this costing about $60 million to set up, all of this, just for these events tomorrow paid for by the UFC -- Omar.

JIMENEZ: Wow! And you know as you were showing there and we showed it even before we came to you, just the perspective of how large the Claw is compared to The White House itself, and then plenty of people there out with you today. So stay cool out there. Appreciate the reporting. There is that perspective we were talking about.

I want to get a different type of perspective now with CNN law enforcement analyst and former Secret Service agent, Jonathan Wackrow. Because, Jonathan, you know, obviously, look, people are having a lot of fun. That's what this is for, at least for the people who are attending these events.

But we've seen large scale events at The White House before, like Annual Easter Egg Roll, for example. But this is different. I mean, there is going to be 4,000 people or more on the South Lawn tomorrow night.

How different is this, though, planning for UFC 250?

JONATHAN WACKROW, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: Well Omar, good afternoon and really to fully understand the challenges faced by this UFC event, it is really best to understand what the security posture at The White House actually consists of.

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You know, and as a former Secret Service agent that was assigned almost five years to The White House, I can attest that on any given day, the security posture at The White House is dynamic and multilayered. It is never going to be static.

And what I mean by that is, each day you have robust access control to the 18-acre complex provided by the uniformed division of the Secret Service. You have counter sniper coverage across the entire environment. You have roving tactical patrols, you have Intelligence monitoring, airspace restrictions, and a lot more. This is the baseline every single day.

Why? Because the threat environment surrounding the President and The White House complex is repeatedly tested and we have seen that in recent months with the, you know, the shooting at The White House Correspondents' Dinner, as well as the recent shooting within proximity to The White House at 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue.

So it is against the backdrop, this threat environment that this UFC event actually changes the geometry of the security on the complex by adding this live event environment within an already complex, you know, protective site.

This means that -- so the impact of this means that security protocols now have to address temporary structures. We just talked about this 90-foot Claw that is in the middle of the south grounds. We have altered sight lines, compressed tactical response corridors, all of this, the Secret Service has to address.

But the major question for the Secret Service is if something goes wrong within this environment now, what does the response actually look like because of this altered environment? JIMENEZ: You know, it is one thing, and we were showing just some images of the Claw perspective sort of to The White House and how much larger it looks than The White House structure itself.

But the security perimeter doesn't stop at The White House gates. I mean, we were with Brian Todd talking about the 90,000 people or so that will be at The Ellipse outside The White House. What sort of challenges does that add in having this second massive area to either secure or secure from?

WACKROW: Well, the challenge lies in having two distinct security environments operating at the same time within close proximity. So for the Secret Service, they have to make sure that the two operations are synchronized and not competing for any resources. But most importantly, they need to make sure that both environments are aligned in the event of any type of critical event.

The Ellipse itself, where Brian just was and where he was reporting from, also changes the threat picture outside the fence line of The White House. There are greater opportunities for, you know, mass disorder, lone actor threats can present themselves at any time along the perimeter, suspicious packages within proximity to The Ellipse. You don't have that within The White House complex.

So you have to manage these two disparate threat environments at the same time, but the biggest challenge overall is, it comes down to consequence management.

If something happens on the south grounds and the ellipse at the same time, command and control becomes critical. The Secret Service needs to communicate with their law enforcement partners to really enact a unified emergency response and really decide whether to hold, move, or shelter tens of thousands of people. Brian said, up to 100,000 people will be on The Ellipse alone.

You have to do that and coordinate that without creating a secondary, you know, casualty event. So needless to say, Omar, the massive challenge the Secret Service faces tomorrow, but it is one that I am confident that they will be able to execute on.

JIMENEZ: And we hope none of them have to put those last minute emergency plans in action, but you have the plans nonetheless.

Jonathan Wackrow, really appreciate your perspective. Thanks for being here.

WACKROW: Thanks, Omar.

JIMENEZ: All right, not since Richard Nixon was in office have the New York Knicks been NBA champions. We are talking a 53-year streak. That long championship drought, though, could end tonight and fans like those hope it happens.

You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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JIMENEZ: Championship on the line. New York basketball fans are locked in as the Knicks face the Spurs in game five of the NBA finals in San Antonio. The Knicks are just a win away from their first title since 1973, and tonight's game is in San Antonio. New Yorkers, though, gathering at watch parties all over the city, still riding high after that incredible 29-point comeback to win game four.

Watch parties are also being held in Texas, where Spurs fans are keeping the faith. It is possible, it has been done, coming back down from three-one, but they are hoping their team will be able to extend the series to start with and send it back to The Big Apple.

CNN correspondent, Gloria Pazmino joins us now from outside Madison Square Garden. So, Gloria, I know there are still added security measures like we first saw when the President attended an NBA Finals game, but what is the atmosphere there tonight?

GLORIA PAZMINO, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Omar, don't let the apparent calm behind me deceive you because in the past few hours, it was absolute mayhem here. In the last hour or so, the NYPD cleared out everyone who had gathered here and it is kind of a remarkable day in New York City, not just because the New York Knicks are in game five tonight, but also because there are all of these other events that are happening at the same time.

So behind me, in just a few hours inside the Garden, there is going to be a sold-out concert. There is, of course, also the Knicks fans watch party for 3,000 people happening outside the Garden. And then, oh, let me remind you, the World Cup currently underway in New Jersey, the first game is being played at Metlife as we speak, Brazil taking on Morocco.

And earlier today, thousands of those fans were walking through here, getting into Penn Station to get to New Jersey. So, controlled chaos is what we have seen here for the past few hours.

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Now, the NYPD did say that we're going to close this perimeter down. That's why it is now closed off to traffic, closed off to pedestrians, unless you have a ticketed reason to be here.

Now, Omar, you talked about what's been done before, the possibility that the Spurs might actually turn this around. And I can't believe that you're putting that into the universe, considering both you and I are standing in New York City right now. We have to be rooting for the hometown team. I am. I talked to fans earlier today who said they're so excited. Fifty-three years in the making. This city is aching for this championship to come home. Take a listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm feeling excited. I feel like I'm in good spirits. I feel like we got this in the bag. I just hope we keep the peace. You know, we can have -- we can celebrate without causing too much commotion, you know, world peace.

PAZMINO: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But yes, I feel like I hope they sweep them.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's everything. You know what I mean? It's been -- it's been decades. Jalen Brunson, king of New York. It's bringing it back to glory. You know, it means everything.

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PAZMINO: So, Omar, I don't know what you think. I know you have thoughts going into tonight. I don't know if we're going to see, you know, a last minute OG hand of god saving it all in the last few minutes of the game. Is it going to be the Brooklyn native who brings it home? A Brooklyn man to bring this championship back to New York City? Or, of course, is it going to be the night of Brunson?

Will he, in fact, be crowned king of New York tonight if he brings it home? If the Knicks clinch it in five, it is going to be a very special night. There is a lot of security here in place. The NYPD on guard. Some of the past watch parties have gotten slightly out of control. We hope that doesn't happen today and that everyone can just celebrate, hopefully, what can be a historic night, Omar.

JIMENEZ: And look, I'll say two things. I just got to inform people of the odds here is out of all the NBA finals that we've seen, only one team ever has come back from 3-1. That team was led by LeBron James. So, that is the threshold that the Spurs would need to cross here.

And -- and as you were talking a few minutes ago, Mayor Mamdani said that the Game 5 will be streaming on all the 130-link NYC kiosks.

PAZMINO: Yes.

JIMENEZ: So, if you're outside the city, those little -- little kiosks that sometimes have maps and directions. So, the city ...

PAZMINO: Yes.

JIMENEZ: ... will be watching, Gloria, as I know you will be, too.

PAZMINO: Literally.

JIMENEZ: Appreciate you being out there.

PAZMINO: Yes. Yes, I will be.

JIMENEZ: All right, everyone. We'll be right back.

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JIMENEZ: A top leader of one of Latin America's most notorious criminal cartels has been killed in a U.S. military airstrike. President Trump announced Nino Guerrero, who led the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, was killed in what he called a swift and lethal kinetic strike. I want to bring in CNN's Rafael Romo, who joins us now with all the details.

So, Rafael, how did this strike go down?

RAFAEL ROMO, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Seems like, once again, it was an aerial assault, Omar. And it's important to talk about who this gang is because for several years, the criminal group known as Tren de Aragua has terrorized South American countries, including Venezuela, its country of origin, of course, as well as Bolivia, Colombia, Chile and Peru, according to law enforcement officials in the region and here in the United States.

The U.S. designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization, Omar, allowing the government to impose sanctions and pursue terrorism charges against its members. And the man killed in a U.S. military strike, according to officials, was the leader of that criminal organization. He is identified by authorities, both in Venezuela and the United States, as Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero, a nickname that roughly translates as Guerrero Kid, which is a play on Guerrero, a word that also means warrior in Spanish.

U.S. officials indicted Guerrero in December 2025, months after offering rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction. The alleged leader of Tren de Aragua was also listed as a most wanted fugitive by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Last December, Omar, when Guerrero was indicted, the U.S. Justice Department said that Guerrero, quote, "has been the mastermind of Tren de Aragua's evolution from a Venezuelan prison gang into a transnational terrorist organization that committed countless acts of violence, extortion, and drug trafficking all over North America, South America, and Europe."

President Donald Trump announced the suspect's death in a post on Truth Social late Friday night saying that Guerrero was killed in what he called a swift and lethal kinetic strike. His post included this video showing a green roof building disappearing under a cloud of billowing smoke caused by this massive explosion. President Trump also said the strike was coordinated closely with, quote, "our friends in Venezuela," he said, "with whom we are working very well."

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth later added on a post on X that the attack was conducted over the last week in collaboration with Venezuelan security forces.

In a statement, the Venezuelan government said the joint operation involved intelligence sharing and specialized technical support. During the operation, the statement says, clashes occurred with members of these criminal structures resulting in the death of Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Nino Guerrero, the leader of a criminal organization.

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, while Tren de Aragua mainly focused on human trafficking and other crimes targeting migrants, Omar, it has also been linked to extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug smuggling. Now back to you.

JIMENEZ: Yes, serious -- serious organization. Rafael Romo, really appreciate the reporting.

I want to bring in CNN Military Analyst, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton.

And Colonel Leighton, I -- I want to ask you about this operation in Venezuela to start, the -- the one that killed Hector Guerrero Flores, known as Nino Guerrero. What does it tell you that -- that Trump says the government there cooperated in this strike?

COL. CEDRIC LEIGHTON (RET.), CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Yes, it's, you know, one of those great moments where there is a certain series of movements that are done. And that movement in this particular case, I think as the Venezuelans talked about, it was a lot of intelligence sharing between the Venezuelans and the United States. So, that is something that's unique because before the main connection was really with Latin American countries, especially South American countries, was with Colombia.

Colombia has a history of sharing intelligence with the U.S. in -- in conjunction with killing and/or arresting drug lords. And that kind of model was probably similar to what was used in Venezuela. You know, back in the '90s, we worked the case of Pablo Escobar, who was a notorious Colombian drug lord at the time, head of the Medellin cartel.

And the head of Tren de Aragua, Nino Guerrero, is a somewhat similar figure, not quite as flamboyant as Pablo Escobar, but clearly a very dangerous and -- person who was obviously on the most wanted list of not only the United States, but many other countries. So, his elimination and the use of Venezuelan assets in addition to the United States to conduct this operation is a pretty significant development, and it shows that there is a more close relationship -- a closer relationship between the U.S. and the Venezuelans, especially in the field of intelligence cooperation.

JIMENEZ: I mean, it comes also after earlier this year, the stunning capture of Nicolas Maduro, and, you know, months later, this is where relations are to the point of sharing intelligence to the point of -- of executing this operation.

Throughout the show, we've been watching developments in -- between the United States and Iran, including this potential interim agreement between the two countries. CNN also has new reporting today that in recent weeks, Iran has dramatically escalated efforts to seal off its near-bomb-grade uranium, deliberately collapsing tunnels and booby- trapping entrances with explosive mines. This is according to five sources familiar with U.S. intelligence. What does that tell you as we look to the next phase of negotiations? LEIGHTON: Well, one thing it tells me, Omar, is that the Iranians are

very keen on keeping their nuclear weapons capabilities, their nuclear weapons program. It may not mean that they actually produce a nuclear weapon, but what it does mean is that they want to be ready to do so should, in their view, the need arise to make that happen.

So, their efforts to not only seal off the tunnels but mine those tunnels, do all of those things that are clearly measures to protect those assets, especially the highly enriched uranium, but also conceivably the centrifuges that are associated with these kinds of programs and the other technical instruments that are needed to do that.

That does tell me that they're very serious about maintaining this program and at least having the potential capability to expand that program and actually create a nuclear weapon at some point in the future, regardless of what kind of agreement they make with the United States in the next day or so.

JIMENEZ: You know, it was around this time last year that we heard from the -- the President about those strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran and that -- that their capabilities and facilities were obliterated, and yet here we are, we're awaiting this next phase, moving into that memorandum of understanding, a deal to get to a deal. But Colonel Cedric Leighton, appreciate your insight as always. Thanks for being here.

LEIGHTON: You bet, Omar. Thank you.

JIMENEZ: All right, coming up for us, never before has one person been worth a trillion dollars, literally. We'll tell you just how staggering that number is. We'll break it down for you next in the CNN Newsroom.

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JIMENEZ: Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire, with a T, after the initial public stock offering for SpaceX. But it turns out most people can't even wrap their heads around how big a trillion really is. And that's why we've got Harry Enten, who joins us now to run the numbers on what his new fortune means actually. Harry?

HARRY ENTEN, CNN CHIEF DATA ANALYST: Hey, Omar. Today we are talking about do re mi and not just $200 worth of $2 bills right here. We're talking about the $1.1 trillion-man, Elon Musk. My goodness gracious. Unfortunately, it was not me who reached the trillion-dollar mark first. I know I work so hard. But at the end of the day, I just came up a little bit short.

But look, I want to put the $1.1 trillion that Elon Musk is now worth into some perspective for you, my dear friend. And why don't we just talk about the other richest men in the entire world? The other ones who round out the top five. Of course, we're talking about Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, and of course, his Google brother right over there.

Now, if you look at these men, how much that they are worth, well, Elon Musk, $1.1 trillion, that's how much he's worth, that is worth more than the rest of the top five combined. That is Page, Brin, Bezos and Ellison. You put them all together, you're still short. You're still short of the $1.1 trillion that Elon Musk is worth.

Now, another way we can look at this is look at the GDP of entire countries. That's another way we can look at it. How wealthy these countries are? How many countries, well, are less than Elon Musk's net worth? Well, we're talking about 170 countries. Elon Musk's net worth is -- he is worth more than the GDP of 170 countries. My goodness gracious, only 21 countries, including the United States of America, are actually worth more than Elon Musk's worth put together.

But the bottom line is, Elon Musk is worth more than entire countries, many of them, the vast majority of the world's countries. That's how much Elon Musk is worth. Now, to put it into some perspective for you, let's say that Elon Musk actually decided to spend some his -- some of his money. I do love the smell of money. Let's say he decided to spend some of his money.

Well, get this, with $1.1 trillion, you could spend, get this, $30 million a day -- a day for an entire century. That's a hundred years. And get this, Omar, you would still have money left over by the end of it. My God, I wish I would just get $30 million in my life, just $30 million in my life. But Elon Musk is worth so much, he could literally spend $30 million a day and still have money left over.

Now, you know, one of the things my mother taught me when I was younger was that money doesn't necessarily equal friendship. It doesn't necessarily equal happiness. Well, when it comes to Elon Musk, having more money doesn't necessarily equal friends, at least when it comes to how the American people view him. It does not equal popularity. Because, get this, as Elon Musk's net worth has gone through the roof, his popularity has actually declined because Musk's net favorability rating in 2018, when Elon Musk was still a very wealthy man, but nowhere near the wealth he has today, his net favorability rating was plus 36 points.

Today, as Elon Musk is the first trillionaire on the globe, get this, his net favorability rating, it's actually negative. It's minus 12 points, a drop of nearly 50 points from where he was just a little bit under a decade ago. But, you know, I got to be honest, I'm not really quite sure when Elon Musk says, you know, many more of these that he could basically sleep on every night, I'm not sure he particularly cares, Omar.

But regardless of how much money either you or I have, I hope that whether richer or poorer, we can still remain friends. Omar, my dear friend, happy Saturday. Back to you.

JIMENEZ: And what is the price of our friendship? Priceless. Harry Enten, good to see you. All right, after months of fighting, President Trump says an agreement

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JIMENEZ: She's known for "My So-Called Life" and "Homeland," among other things. He's known for the show "Baby Reindeer." Claire Danes and Richard Gadd sit down for a new episode of "Actors on Actors." Elizabeth Wagmeister has a preview.

ELIZABETH WAGMEISTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Omar. So, for the latest episode of "Actors on Actors," we have Claire Danes sitting down with Richard Gadd. Now, this may seem like a somewhat unlikely duo, and Claire Danes and Richard Gadd actually didn't know each other before "Actors on Actors," but they are both fans of each other's work, and that's why they wanted to sit down with each other.

In fact, Richard Gadd told Claire Danes during their conversation that he was such a fan of her work in "Romeo and Juliet," and it was such an inspiration to him that he actually wrote an essay about her work in that film back in school. Take a look.

RICHARD GADD: To get us to learn Shakespeare ...

CLAIRE DANES: Uh-huh.

GADD: ... we watch "Romeo and Juliet."

DANES: Oh, yes.

GADD: And I remember writing an essay ...

DANES: Okay.

GADD: ... on Romeo and Juliet. And particularly, I always remember so clearly an amazing bit you do in that where you wake up and Romeo's dead, right? At that point, you do this amazing guttural sob.

DANES: Uh-huh.

GADD: And I remember writing paragraphs about that sob and how impactful it was.

DANES: Oh.

GADD: So, there you go.

DANES: And then, you mastered the guttural sob.

GADD: Yes, I learned from the best.

DANES: You saw my guttural sob and you raised it.

GADD: Yes.

DANES: Yes. I remember -- I remember that moment very distinctly.

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I was very surprised by it. And the environment was so epic ...

GADD: Yes.

DANES: ... that Baz had created.

GADD: Yes. Yes.