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Trump announces Energy Ceasefire Between Russia and Ukraine; Mexico Braces for Hurricane Simon; Pope Leo to Undergo Surgery Ahead of Next Month's Latin America Tour. Aired 3-4a ET

Aired October 12, 2026 - 03:00   ET

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CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT: Hello and a warm welcome. I'm Christina Macfarlane in London, ahead here on "CNN Newsroom."

President Trump announces an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but a source close to Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the move comes as a surprise to Ukraine.

And Pope Leo announces he will undergo surgery. We'll be live in Rome with the latest.

Plus, rain is lashing at Mexico's coast. What officials are telling residents to do as Hurricane Simon threatens the region?

UNKNOWN (voice-over): Live from London, this is "CNN Newsroom" with Christina Macfarlane.

MACFARLANE: And we begin this hour with President Trump announcing that Russia and Ukrainian counterparts have agreed to an energy ceasefire. But the news appears to have surprised Ukrainian leadership and it comes as authorities in Kharkiv report attacks on the city's energy facilities and residential areas after President Trump's announcement on Sunday.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that Ukraine is still waiting for more details about the arrangement. He said Kyiv supports the ceasefire and that it's important.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): Today there was a statement by the President of the United States that an energy ceasefire has been reached. This is good news for everyone. It is important that it becomes a reality.

Ukraine is ready to refrain from striking Russian energy facilities and we expect Russia to show the same readiness. We welcome such an agreement. Unfortunately, Russian drones were in disguise throughout the day today. (END VIDEO CLIP)

MACFARLANE: CNN's Clare Sebastian has been following these developments for us. And Clare, it seems again, that we have President Trump here declaring something that neither side, certainly Ukraine, have actually agreed to, and in the wake of that announcement, there are, of course, more attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Just bring us up to date.

CLARE SEBASTIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As of this morning, Christina, there's no new reports of attacks from either side on energy infrastructure overnight. But as you say, President Zelenskyy did say on Sunday that after the announcement came from President Trump, agreed to this even though we heard from a source close to Zelenskyy that it was news to them, that there were attacks, he said, on a power plant outside Kyiv causing power outages and on energy facilities in the Kharkiv region.

And this is part of a campaign that we've seen ramping up in recent weeks as we approach winter and heating season on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

In theory, Ukraine says it's ready to support a ceasefire. It has said this all along. Any kind of de-escalation measures are good for Ukraine, but critically there has been no response yet from Russia on this.

And that is usually where the problems arise in these situations. And it has to be said, we've seen this pattern before. Less than a month ago, pretty much the same thing.

President Trump blamed Ukraine for the rise in energy prices and then unilaterally announced a ceasefire on his Truth Social account without appearing to have discussed it with either side. Obviously, that ended up coming to nothing. But this time around, I think the circumstances are worse for Ukraine.

Number one, we have President Trump calling for Ukraine to get a new leader, which is a very central Kremlin talking point and one that they use, frankly, to justify a non-serious approach to negotiations. And calling and inking, essentially, this diesel deal with Russia, which involves sanctions relief. So all of that, essentially, as I said, going into winter.

And I think it was really interesting. President Zelenskyy was asked on Sunday in an interview with ABC why he feels like he and Ukraine are being blamed for this rise in prices. Take a listen.

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ZELENSKYY: These people can't find a key how to stop Putin. Because it's more difficult to stop Putin than to pressure others. Because it's more simple to speak about the prices and connect it with Ukraine.

When everybody in the world understands, because of the war in Middle East, the prices are rising.

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SEBASTIAN: Look, I think you can hear some of the anger and frustration coming through there. But obviously, Ukraine is going to be very careful how it approaches this.

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Because it still relies on the U.S. for a lot of intelligence sharing. Frankly, a year ago, they ramped up intelligence sharing so that Ukraine could more successfully target Russian energy sites. So I think this gets us back to the central question of this war, which is that will Western resolve crumble the minute oil prices rise? And that may be a question that Putin was banking on all along. Christina?

MACFARLANE: And Clare, just briefly concerning that announcement by Donald Trump on Friday about the Russian deal. I mean, is it clear, even amidst all of this, that this deal will deliver what Donald Trump is hoping and whether or not it's actually legal?

SEBASTIAN: Yes, look, I think the issue isn't, despite the attacks that we've seen over more than a year now on Russian refineries and ramping up in recent months by Ukraine, and despite the fact that they claim to have knocked more than half of Russian refinery capacity offline, it does seem, according to experts, that Russia will be able to deliver the amounts in question. They are relatively small amounts compared to U.S. and global demand.

So I think it's not clear that the impact would be immediate. Plus, it wouldn't solve the problem of the Strait of Hormuz, where oil is now flowing, but at exponentially higher prices than before, which of course trickles through the value chain.

And again, as you alluded to, we have a backlash domestically, a bipartisan backlash, where a group of senators have come out and said that this actually may be in violation of a 2022 law that instituted a ban on energy imports from Russia. So there's a lot of complications here, and it's not at all clear that it will deliver the drop in prices that Trump wants before the midterm elections.

MACFARLANE: All right. Clare Sebastian, I appreciate it. Thank you.

We're turning now to the Middle East, where Saudi officials say at least one person was killed and 11 others injured in a new strike on Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport. A warning, the images you're about to see are disturbing.

Sunday's attack comes just one day after a Houthi missile strike killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300 others. It's the deadliest attack in the kingdom in more than a decade. Yemen's Iran- backed Houthis have claimed responsibility for these attacks, saying they are in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen that have killed women and children.

Well, U.S. President Donald Trump says he's planning to speak with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. President Trump also says he's considering joining the Saudi strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, despite previously resisting the kingdom's request for direct military intervention.

Well, let's bring in CNN's Leila Gharagozlou live from Abu Dhabi. So, Leila, as we were saying there, the strike on Riyadh's King Khaled Airport over the weekend marked the deadliest attack on the kingdom in more than a decade, and hostilities here are continuing to escalate rapidly. What are Saudi Arabia saying about this and what do you think we could expect to happen next?

LEILA GHARAGOZLOU, CNN PRODUCER: Saudi Arabia has said that it's going to respond decisively to those two deadly strikes that we saw over the weekend from the Houthis. Now, they've also called on their allies to come in support and help the campaign that they have going against the Houthis.

We've heard from France, Britain, and Pakistan that they are going to be committing their support, and we're going to have to see most crucially what President Trump says in that phone call with Mohammed bin Salman that we're expecting, and whether the U.S. is going to enter this new front of conflict that we're seeing in the Middle East.

Now, I think it's important to remember that this conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, while it has been somewhat dormant for the last couple of years, has been ongoing for well over a decade, and the Houthis have these long-standing grievances against Saudi Arabia. Now, this particular conflict and the renewal of this conflict has really gained global interest, not only because we're seeing the Houthis' new tactics against Saudi Arabia, the use of those ballistic missiles and drones very similar to Iran, but also because of that Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which has really taken new import on the global stage, given that the Strait of Hormuz is quite in flux because of the other conflict that we're seeing in this region.

Now, in terms of what's going to happen, we're going to have to see, again, how President Trump kind of talks to Mohammed bin Salman, what comes out of that conversation, but I do want to point out that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Iran has said that just last night the Foreign Affairs Minister in Iran and the Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister had a phone call where Iran actually said that they would be willing to facilitate some sort of talk or political solution between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, who they've been partners of and backed for quite some time.

So it's a very rapidly moving and escalating situation, but it's also interesting that we're seeing these conversations among the two major parties of these ongoing conflicts in the region. Christina.

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MACFARLANE: -- to follow it, Leila, thank you very much from Abu Dhabi.

Now, at least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while travelling from Djibouti to Yemen. The International Organization for Migration says around 84 people are missing.

Search operations continue following the incident that happened on Thursday night. Video released by the U.N. agency shows parts of the boat floating at sea, shoes scattered along Djibouti's eastern shoreline and aid workers searching for survivors. The migrants were heading to Yemen, hoping to eventually make it to the wealthier Gulf nations, even as Yemeni nationals themselves flee the country amid the escalating conflict.

All right, joining us now is CNN's Larry Madowo. So, Larry, clearly this is a devastating loss of life and there are still people missing after the incident. What more can you tell us about how this happened and why it happened?

LARRY MADOWO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I can start there, Christina, 80 people are still missing from this tragedy. According to the U.N. Migration Agency, about 300 people boarded this ship Thursday night from Djibouti, hoping to cross into Yemen and eventually to the rich Gulf nations. This is a common journey.

It is a popular but dangerous journey. They try to cross the Bab al- Mandeb Strait, where at its narrowest point is just 20 kilometers, maybe 12 miles or so. But these are treacherous waters and migrants often die there.

Last year, about half a million people attempted to do this and more than 90 people died. This latest tragedy, they say that shortly after they left the shore, they capsized and local authorities tried to do everything they could to rescue as many as possible, but they were overwhelmed by the numbers involved here. 15 children are among those killed and the 139 total number is just those that the U.N. Migration Agency, that authorities can verify.

There are people who are buried by their relatives, by their friends who are on that boat and they will not be added to this official account until the bodies have been verified. So at this point, they're in unmarked graves. It's sort of a war-like situation.

I want you to listen to a local official from the U.N. Migration Agency in Djibouti.

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SAFIYA IBRAHIM, DJIBOUTI RESPONSE COORDINATOR (through translator): The death toll could rise as search operations are still underway. The IOM is working alongside local authorities, particularly the Obak Prefecture, which is coordinating operations on the ground. The first survivors located have been taken care of and assisted by the IOM.

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MADOWO: Eighty survivors have been accounted for here, all Ethiopian nationals. A lot of these journeys across the Red Sea are from citizens of the Horn of Africa. And since September 10, the National Organization for Migration says they've recorded 20,000 attempted crossings, some successful, some not so successful in this part. The irony is because the war has escalated in Yemen, there are some

Yemeni refugees who are crossing into Djibouti and who are getting assistance at displacement camps there. But for these migrants from the Horn of Africa trying to get to the rich nations in the Gulf, even that war will not stop them.

They're escaping poverty, they're escaping conflict, they're escaping the effects of climate change. And even when the waters become choppy, even when the geopolitical environment deteriorates, some of them are still willing to risk everything to try and make it across, hoping for wealth and riches, often not just hoping for a job in Dubai or in Doha or somewhere in the Gulf, Christina?

MACFARLANE: Yes, I mean, it tells you how dire the situation is when they're fleeing to Yemen during a time of conflict. Larry Madowo, thank you for bringing us that update. I appreciate it.

Now more than 200 migrants were rescued by Spanish authorities off the coast of the Canary Islands on Sunday. The group, which included women and children, received medical care when they arrived on shore. They say they've been at sea for six days in a small canoe-like vessel.

The number of migrants making the dangerous journey from the West Africa to the Canary Islands is actually down nearly 47 percent this year, following a record high in 2024.

There's much more to come here on "CNN Newsroom." A powerful hurricane is bearing down on Mexico's Pacific coast. Broadcasters warn it will cause a lot of damage even if it doesn't make landfall, how residents are preparing ahead.

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MACFARLANE: Welcome back.

Mexican officials are warning residents of the country's Pacific coast to stay indoors as Hurricane Simon approaches. The U.S. National Hurricane Center has downgraded the storm to a category three, but forecasters say it is still dangerous even if it doesn't make landfall.

Right now, Simon is lashing Mexico's Pacific coast with dangerous waves like these you can see here. Intense rain has already caused flooding and power outages in some areas. And as the hurricane gets closer to west-central Mexico, it will continue to bring strong winds, heavy waves and storm surge to parts of the coast throughout Monday.

Joining us now is Andres Cano. He is a firefighter with the Manzanillo volunteer fire department. Manzanillo is in Mexico's Colima state, which is already seeing the impacts of the storm.

Thank you so much for joining us, Andres. Can you tell us currently, Andres, what you're seeing there in terms of the effects of the storm and how you've been preparing for this?

ANDRES CANO, FIREFIGHTER, MANZANILLO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: Well, first, thanks for the invitation. We continue to monitor high-risk areas when this will unfold. And finally, the condition of municipal and state civil protection. (inaudible)

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MACFARLANE: Andres, while we're talking to you, speaking to you, we're seeing images here of a storm surge. And we know that storm surge, destructive waves, could be a real issue for you as and when Simon makes landfall there. How much of a concern is that to you and what are your main concerns as this storm comes closer?

CANO: Well, our concern is the region's historical and numerous tropical wars and that chemical fire pollution will be our major demise.

MACFARLANE: Okay, Andres, we'll leave it there. I hope that your preparations go well and we will check back with you as this storm continues to make landfall. Thank you very much for now, I appreciate you joining us.

Now, a landslide-triggered flash flood has left a trail of destruction across central Nepal. Authorities say Nepal's army is working to evacuate those stranded by the flood. Homes and bridges have been swept away and at least five people have been reported missing so far.

Well the disaster comes less than two months after catastrophic floods at the Nepal-China border killed hundreds of people and left thousands missing.

Post-tropical storm Rachel is moving east from Southern California. Over the weekend, strong waves broke the seawall and damaged houses on the coast of Long Beach. The storm is now pushing heavy rainfall across parts of the U.S. southwest and forecasters say it could cause flooding, more than 15 million people are also under strong wind alerts.

Well heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias has triggered flash flooding in landslides in North Carolina. The storm made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Florida on Friday and as it's weakened, it has continued to bring rain and gusty winds throughout the southeastern U.S.

Okay, much more to come here on "CNN Newsroom," including a new Israeli strike in Gaza ahead, while the military says it's stepping up its assault on Hamas.

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MACFARLANE: Welcome back, I'm Christina Macfarlane. Let's take a look at today's top stories.

Ukraine's second largest city is reeling after a deadly Russian barrage. Authorities in Kharkiv say at least three people were killed and 20 injured on Sunday after a missile hit a store. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow also struck energy facilities in that same district, despite President Trump announcing an energy ceasefire between the two countries.

Police are on high alert in New Delhi as the city braces for another round of anti-government protests. This comes after a large-scale police crackdown on protests by supporters of the youth-led Cockroach political party over the weekend, in which hundreds of demonstrators were detained. The party is demanding the resignation of India's top election official over allegations of voter list manipulation.

Palestinians say an Israeli airstrike hit a house in central Gaza over the weekend as the military ramps up its attacks against Hamas. On Sunday, residents sifted through the rubble of the building, which was struck following the evacuation order. Israel is accusing the Palestinian militant group of rearming and carrying out attacks, but that it is a claim Hamas denies.

It's been about one year since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, but there's been little progress made at implementing a deal to end the conflict. According to Gaza health officials, at least 1400 Palestinians have died since the ceasefire began, and more than 74,000 have been killed since the war began in 2023, following Hamas's attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people. Three years later, a desperate search is ongoing for those killed and missing in Gaza.

CNN's Jomana Karadsheh has that story, but first a warning. Her report does contain some disturbing images.

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AL-TALIB, PALESTINIAN RESIDENT (translated): His mother was wearing a skirt. Yes, she was wearing it.

JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Through the stench of decomposing remains, al-Talib is identifying the dead. By the clothes they wore that day, three years ago.

AL-TALIB (translated): Your mother. I'm telling you, it is your mother. The prayer clothes, it's your aunt.

KARADSHEH (voice-over): This is what it's come to in Gaza. Those who survived trying to identify those who did not. Three years in, the smallest detail carries the most weight. A scrap of clothing, enough to bring a family its answers, and the deceased, their dignity.

The search is painstaking, today sped up by Gaza City's only excavator, finally here to remove the rubble from the 2023 Israeli bombing that killed dozens of al-Talib's family. Israel's banned the entry of heavy machinery into Gaza until it says Hamas is disarmed. But that means leaving the whole devastated strip with only two excavators, according to local officials. It's been a year since the ceasefire agreement, and so many are still

searching for what's left of their loved ones. The Palestinian Civil Defense says more than 8000 are missing, believed to be buried beneath the sea of rubble Gaza has become. But even trying to locate their remains seems impossible.

Over 60 percent of Gaza is under Israeli control and off-limits for Palestinians.

SUHA AL-SHARIF, SEARCHING FOR MISSING SON (translated): I try to find him, but I don't know where.

KARADSHEH (voice-over): For three long years, Suha has been searching among the dead, looking for her boy. She says her son, Jihad, was shot and killed in front of her in November 2023, during the Israeli military's forced evacuation of Gaza City.

She had to leave his body behind at the hospital and flee. She's been searching for him ever since.

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AL-SHARIF (translated): Why am I still alive? Why am I alive? My home is gone, my son is gone. Why should I live for?

KARADSHEH (voice-over): Our cameraman met Suha last year as she and other families gathered to dig out the makeshift graveyard at Shifa Hospital.

AL-SHARIF (translated): I was calling out for him in the cemeteries, "I am here, my son. I brought you your daughters." Dear God, give me a sign that he is here. I want to see him even for a minute to hold him.

KARADSHEH (voice-over): She spotted this blanket. She's certain it's the one he was carrying that day. A year on, we found her still looking for her son.

AL-SHARIF (translated): I need to find him. To know his place, his body, his grave. So as a mother, I can be at peace, I want to be at peace, I want to find my son to be at peace.

KARADSHEH (voice-over): But in this place, it seems there's no peace. Not for the living, not even for the dead.

Jomana Karadsheh, CNN.

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MACFARLANE: There's much more to come here on "CNN Newsroom" this hour, including Pope Leo's announcement that he will undergo surgery. We'll have the latest on the pontiff's health.

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MACFARLANE: Doctors discovered a small nodule on his lung. This is the first health scare since the 71-year-old American became pontiff. The Vatican says he's expected to be in hospital for a week to recover, and he will be visiting Latin America next month.

CNN's Stefano Pozzebon joins us live from Rome with more. So, Stefano, what more do we know about the Pope's condition and how serious this small nodule is?

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STEFANO POZZEBON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, as you can imagine, Christina, we don't really know how serious this nodule is. Yesterday, the Pope made the announcement as he was wrapping up the Angelus Prayer, that is a weekly appointment with the faithful that he gives to people who are gathering in St. Peter's Square every Sunday morning.

He made the announcement almost as if he was informing friends or relatives, saying that he was going to have a check in the hospital because during a recent scan, they highlighted the presence of this tissue, this nodule, which is a dense tissue on the lung, which if not checked sooner, it could open the door to perhaps a cancer later on.

This is not the case, as it seems right now. We understand that the Pope will have a quick operation perhaps on Wednesday, as some Italian press are reporting, or anyway, this week itself at the Gemelli Hospital, which is where Popes and Pontiffs are normally treated while they are here in Rome. It's literally just a stone's throw away from the Vatican.

And after that, he will spend a week in hospital as a recovery. But maybe we understand that one of the reasons why he wanted to do this operation sooner rather than later is, of course, the fact that he has that big trip to South America upcoming in the next month in November. And that's why he wanted to get this done as quickly as possible.

MACFARLANE: So in his absence, Stefano, how does the Church normally work when the Pontiff is in hospital, as he will be this week?

POZZEBON: Yes, well, the Vatican itself is an independent country. The only difference with normal countries is that you don't have a deputy Pope. Nobody is actually there to run the show when he's not around.

However, the day-to-day operation will continue, and the Church sort of runs itself as any major institution that has been on this earth for the last 20 centuries. However, of course, there are decisions that need a direct engagement from Pope Leo, and perhaps decrees that he needs to sign himself. All of that will be postponed, given that this recovery will be so speedy.

In previous times, for example, when Pope Francis was at the Gemelli, some of the documents that he needed to sign himself would be brought to the hospital so that he could personally check them and sign them himself. But in this case, it seems that for the time being, all of that will be postponed until after Leo leaves the hospital, while the day-to-day operation will remain unchanged. Christina?

MACFARLANE: All right, well, we will continue to follow this as he has that hospital appointment later this week. Stefano, I appreciate it. Thank you very much, sir, from Rome.

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One of the largest Catholic festivals in Brazil took place on Sunday.

More than two million people reportedly participated in an hours-long procession of one of their patron saints, Our Lady of Nazareth. The annual event is included in the UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Here's what one participant had to say about the festival.

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UNKNOWN (through translator): It is an emotion that renews itself every year. It is a moment of prayer and gratitude, where everyone here comes together with one purpose, in devotion of Our Lady of Nazareth. Thanking God and giving thanks for the blessings we receive throughout the whole year.

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MACFARLANE: Well love is in the air in Paris, but don't expect the romance to come with a ring. Dozens of couples, friends and even pets dressed up on the French capital on Sunday, adorning their hair in flowers to celebrate not getting married. The mayor of Paris' 18th district hosted the ceremony of the non-marriage proposals, where non- marriage vows were exchanged.

CNN's Ben Hunte has more.

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BEN HUNTE, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): At the Grape Harvest Festival in Montmartre in Paris, love may be in the air, but marriage isn't.

SYLVIE, NON-MARRIAGE CEREMONY PARTICIPANT (through translator): It's really about hoping for eternal love, rather than making a promise that might not last the test of time in a marriage.

HUNTE (voice-over): Dozens of participants walk down the aisle in the annual mock ceremony, to pledge their love, friendship and companionship, in a way that doesn't require a license or a ring, just a full heart.

ERIC LEJOINDRE, MAYOR OF 18TH ARRONDISSEMENT OF PARIS (through translator): It is a truly beautiful ceremony. There are many different love stories, a great deal of freedom, plenty of joy and, above all, lots of good humor.

HUNTE (voice-over): The light-hearted event isn't just for couples though. Friends can also take the plunge. And one woman brought her dog, Poppy, to profess her devotion to the loyal pup already sharing her life.

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Many people wore flowers in their hair, and dressed up for the whimsical affair. Others were more casual.

DOMINIQUE, NON-MARRIAGE CEREMONY PARTICIPANT (through translator): So this is the third one, and well, he's already been divorced twice, so I wouldn't want to be the third.

HUNTE (voice-over): So no I do's, nothing legally binding, just an expression of love that's not married to convention.

Ben Hunte, CNN.

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MACFARLANE: Now, a London suburb is proving you don't need to go skiing, organizers staged what they call the downhill skiing event in Surbiton on Sunday. And since there was no snow, as you can see here, people strapped blocks of ice to their feet and other objects and slid along a track made slippery with water and detergent. Gosh, that is really impressive.

Proceeds from the entry fee will go to a local charity. I'm just sorry, I wasn't there to take part. Look how fun that looks.

Now for our international viewers, "World Sport" is next, and for those of you here in North America, I'll be back with more "CNN Newsroom." Stay with us.

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MACFARLANE: A man struck by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle in Texas was scheduled to undergo surgery on Sunday. ICE officials say the vehicle hit him as he fled an enforcement operation near Houston. CNN's Mark Morales reports on the latest.

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MARK MORALES, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTER: An agency spokesperson said that the man seen in that video, quote "ran in front of an ICE vehicle."

Now, according to his attorney, he has two broken legs and is currently in ICE custody. But he wasn't the target of this. ICE officials had targeted the man he was in the car with.

That was a target. They had deemed him to be a public safety threat and he's the one who had a deportation order. But he was not caught.

So this video also really brings into the forefront the question of tactics. And as you've seen, this has been a hot-button issue, especially in New York City, after a man was shot inside a vehicle by ICE agents while his five-year-old son was in the back seat.

Now, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was on "State of the Union." And he not only defended the tactics of the ICE officers, but also said that their body camera footage would be released. Now, as we've seen, that footage of those moments, either before the incident took place or after the incident, even during the incident, they all meshed together to really give a full picture of what's been going on. Here's Markwayne Mullin, take a listen.

MARKWAYNE MULLIN, UNITED STATES HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Every single department, I don't care if it's state, if it's local, if it's county, or if it's federal, they all have undercover divisions. And undercover divisions make arrests every single day in plain clothes.

When they approached the vehicle, they had their badges out. You can see that their badge was out and they were given lawful commands. So the tactics that are used are the same tactics that are used by law enforcement from coast to coast, from local, city, state to federal.

MORALES: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been very critical about the presence of ICE in New York, especially pointing to this incident, saying that it's a very good example as to why New Yorkers are not safe. Meanwhile, the man at the center of all this, Oscar Belgal, he's currently in solitary confinement at a federal detention center in New York under ICE custody.

Lawyers for him finally got a chance to speak with him over the weekend. They say that not only is he in a lot of pain, but that he needs emergency surgery to deal with that bullet wound.

Mark Morales, CNN, New York.

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MACFARLANE: A CNN source says President Donald Trump is weighing up dismissing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her post as U.S. ambassador to Greece following a string of misconduct reports. Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle accepted lavish gifts as ambassador and sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was sworn in. The source says Trump will decide soon whether to fire Guilfoyle, who was engaged to his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., for four years and has remained close to the Trump family.

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to cancel any further airings of the controversial taxpayer-funded ads that promote the president's agenda. CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter has the details.

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BRIAN STELTER, CNN CHIEF MEDIA ANALYST: Well, President Trump's highly unusual ad campaign, funded with taxpayer dollars, appears to be over. The federal judge ruled on Sunday evening that the government had to cancel any remaining airings of the ads.

Earlier, the Justice Department had said that the ads were going to stop airing on Sunday night anyway. So it's a strange turn of events for the ads that have been denounced as propaganda, as something more commonly seen in authoritarian countries, not democracies. Members of both parties had been critical of the president's ad buy.

And he acknowledged the backlash about a week ago, writing on Truth Social, blaming liberals and saying, "I have decided to do the patriotic ads, among others, and pay for them myself and with money I raised for MAGA Inc.", that's his super PAC.

But despite the President's claim, taxpayer money was still being spent on the ads as of Saturday and Sunday. And that's what made this court fight so interesting. The taxpayer-funded ads were clearly there to promote President Trump's agenda ahead of the midterm elections, even though the White House claimed the ads were public service announcements.

So there were multiple lawsuits brought, including one in a New York federal court that led to the Sunday evening temporary restraining order. And the timing was really interesting because earlier in the weekend, on Saturday night, the Justice Department said in a filing that the ad push was going to end on Sunday night, basically arguing, hey, this lawsuit is a moot point.

It doesn't matter anymore because the ad campaign is ending. But the judge apparently disagreed and ruled that the ads had to be canceled immediately, right before primetime started in the U.S.

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The government also confirmed in its earlier filing that about $19 million of taxpayer funds had already been spent on the ad campaign. The lawyers who brought this case told me that the ads were blatantly unlawful political propaganda, with President Trump using money, quote, "Set aside by Congress for other uses to influence electoral outcomes that further his own agenda."

The group Common Cause, a nonpartisan group, it brought this lawsuit that resulted in the ruling on Sunday evening, and the group responded to the ruling on X by saying, quote, "We won our temporary restraining order and now President Trump's propaganda ads have to stop. We fight and we win."

That's a common phrase used by opponents of President Trump's agenda, opponents of his policy moves. They say that when they decide to file in court, when they go before a judge, they oftentimes prevail. And in this case, the ads are off the airwaves, at least for now.

Brian Stelter, CNN.

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MACFARLANE: Donald Trump is facing another growing issue, voter frustrations over the economy and the high cost of living. Polls show a significant majority of voters believe the president's policies are exacerbating the problem.

Just last week, CNN surveys found that 76 percent of likely voters in Ohio said Trump policies have increased their costs rather than reducing them. Meanwhile, in Iowa, that figure was 74 percent. All that coming just 22 days ahead of the critical midterm elections

is both sides battle for control of Congress. There are a number of competitive races, but perhaps the most surprising among them is playing out in South Carolina.

That's why Republican Senator Darlene Graham, Democrat Annie Andrews and libertarian Casey Weitner took part in the only currently scheduled debate in the race. Graham is the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who was picked to succeed him. The debate was often contentious, with both Graham and Andrews taking aim at each other.

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ANNIE ANDREWS (D), SOUTH CAROLINA SENATORIAL CANDIDATE: My opponent is the only one on this stage who had the opportunity to vote to end the war. But three times in a row, she voted to continue it. And several days after one of those votes, she had the audacity to walk out onto this stage and admit that national security isn't really her thing.

SEN. DARLENE GRAHAM (R-SC), SENATORIAL CANDIDATE: And why in the world would we stop now when they are still dangerous and we are close to ending the war? Again, I think the President wants to end the war, I know he does.

We all want the war to end. But I support a strong military, I believe in peace through strength.

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MACFARLANE: Well, in Maine, Democrats hope Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders can give a boost to Troy Jackson, the candidate in the tight Senate race against Republican Susan Collins. Sanders campaigned with Jackson just hours ago. CNN's Arlette Saenz has the details from Maine.

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ARLETTE SAENZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Senator Bernie Sanders wrapped a two-day, three-stop swing through the state of Maine as he is trying to energize Democratic voters to turn out for Troy Jackson in November. Jackson is in a very tight contest against Republican Senator Susan Collins. And Sanders had initially supported Graham Platner, who is running in this race as the progressive candidate, but was forced to bow out of the race after he had faced an allegation of sexual assault, which he denied.

Jackson entered this campaign in mid-July, giving him very little time to mount his campaign against Senator Collins. But what Sanders was trying to do with this visit is really juice up the turnout from the progressive voters in the state. Take a listen to a bit of his message.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT): Here in Maine and all over this country, we've got to stand up to Trump and we've got to make sure that we end this rubber stamp U.S. Senate Republican. SAENZ: While Senator Sanders is a draw for progressive voters, there

are questions about whether he can appeal to the moderates and independents that Jackson will need in this campaign. Now, Maine is a state that is key in the Democrats' map to try to regain the Senate majority next year. Democrats will need to pick up four Republican- held seats and hold on to all of their own if they want to win the majority.

Senator Susan Collins is dealing with a lot of the same anti-Trump sentiment that other Republican candidates across the country are grappling with in this race. But Collins has had a history of surviving very tough re-election battles in the past, something she's hoping to replicate here in the state of Maine.

But Democrats are trying to do all they can in this final stretch, including having Sanders come out to try to energize those voters to turn out in just three weeks.

Arlette Saenz, CNN, Biddeford, Maine.

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MACFARLANE: Well radio broadcasters are fighting to make sure drivers continue to have access to A.M. radio stations. The U.S. House passed legislation last month requiring all new cars to have an A.M. radio, it now goes to the Senate with bipartisan support. Automakers like Tesla, Volkswagen and Volvo have removed A.M. radios from some newer car models, the high-voltage systems in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids can distort A.M. radio signals.

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Republican Senator Roger Marshall has finally settled a six-year-old debt with a bakery in Kansas after the shop owner called him out on social media. Bakery owner Holly Thomas wrote on Facebook on Friday that Marshall, who was facing a competitive re-election race this fall, would never get her vote after failing to pay a bill of almost $700.

Well Thomas said she had made cookies, brownies and cupcakes for Marshall's party election watch in 2020 and reached out numerous times for payment, all to no avail. On Saturday, Marshall took to social media to say his team had apologized and repaid almost double the bill, attaching a screenshot as proof.

While in the NFL, Week 5 featured two teams on the rise on Sunday night football, the red-hot Atlanta Falcons hosting the Baltimore Ravens. Atlanta led for much of the game until a late touchdown pass by Baltimore's Tyler Huntley helped to tie things up at 23. It went into overtime where Huntley stayed hot, leading the Ravens to a 30-23 victory.

And earlier, the Seattle Seahawks hosted San Francisco in a big vision matchup. This game was close from start to finish, later in the fourth quarter, with the 49ers leading by three. Seattle had one last drive to either tie or take the lead, but they came up just short on this fourth down play, San Francisco wins 23-29.

Also in the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings kept their winning streak alive in New Orleans. Minnesota's star receiver, Justin Jefferson, caught six passes for 79 yards, including this 15-yard touchdown to give the Vikings the lead in the third quarter. They pulled away late, winning 23-13 over the Saints and Minnesota is also unbeaten on the season.

And on that sporting note, that will do it for me, Christina McFarlane, this hour. I'll be back with more "CNN Newsroom" after this short break. Stay with us.

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