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U.S., Russia, Ukraine Holding Peace Talks In Abu Dhabi; Ice Poses Major Threat To Power Grids Across U.S.; Deal To Secure TikTok's Future In U.S. Finally Sealed; Climber Alex Honnold Scales The Taipei 101 On Live T.V.; Ukrainians Face Power Crisis Amid Freezing Temps; Inside The U.S. Raid To Capture Maduro; Trump Sues JPMorgan And CEO For $5B; "KPop Demon Hunters" Gets Two Oscar Nominations; Aired 12-1p ET

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ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: All right. The leaders from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine are coming together for the first time since the war

began. Could a deal soon be on the table? The second hour of "One World" starts right now.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There were times when Putin didn't want to make a deal, times when Zelenskyy didn't want to make a

deal.

Now, I think they both want to make a deal, but we'll find out.

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ASHER: A U.S. negotiator says it's all coming down to one issue. What that issue is and how it could shape a potential agreement.

Also ahead, millions under threat. An extreme winter storm, is barreling across the United States.

Plus.

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ALEX HONNOLD, AMERICAN ROCK CLIMBER: Knowing that you're going to die isn't inherently scary. I mean, like, you know that you're going to die. Like,

are you feeling fear about that right now?

ELIZABETH WAGMEISTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: No. But I'm not on the side of the mountain.

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ASHER: Free solo. In about five hours, this man is going to climb one of the tallest buildings in the world and he's doing it without ropes or

safety nets. Why it could sell big money for Netflix.

And later, what's it like to be nominated for an Oscar? Hear from the self- proclaimed underdogs who have made it all the way to the Academy Awards.

All right. Coming to you like from New York, I'm Zain Asher. You are watching "One World."

A potential breakthrough moment. All eyes are on Abu Dhabi today where Ukrainian, American, and Russian negotiators are holding a trilateral

meeting. This is a diplomatic first since Russia's war in Ukraine began nearly four years ago. It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump special

Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.

Witkoff and Kushner are attending today's talks in Abu Dhabi along with Ukraine's top negotiators. Russia is sending a military team. Not its

diplomatic point man. The three parties seem to agree that one major issue remains unresolved who will control Eastern Ukrainian region known as the

Donbas?

Moscow has, so far, failed to seize the Donbas in its entirety. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected demands to hand over

parts of the Donbas that Kyiv controls.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT: I think that if all the sides will work a lot, we will end this war. But if somebody will, I mean, just

play the games, I don't know who, but I'm just sharing with you.

If somebody will play the games and the war will continue.

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ASHER: U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. -- U.S. military ships are heading towards Iran. Trump has been sending a mixed message about Iran

following a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protesters.

He said on Thursday that Iran wants to talk and he's ready to engage it, but he also added this.

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TRUMP: We're watching Iran. You know, we have a lot of ships going that direction just in case. We have a big flotilla going in that direction. And

we'll see what happens.

It's a big force, but we have a -- an armada. We have a massive -- we have a massive fleet heading in that direction. And maybe we wouldn't have to

use it. We'll see.

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ASHER: Trump has threatened to strike Iran over its crackdown on protests, as thousands have been killed in recent weeks. Iran has warned any U.S.

strike would trigger what it called a devastating retaliation.

CNN's Kevin Liptak joins us live now.

So, obviously, a lot of movement on the Iran front, but I do want to ask you about Ukraine, because obviously, that is major news as well,

especially since this is the first time we're seeing any kind of trilateral meeting between the U.S., Ukrainian and the Russians.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself said that this is an indicator that perhaps, we are one step closer to perhaps some kind of peace in that particular

region.

But just in terms of the sticking points, Kevin, obviously, territory is a major sticking point. Walk us through what each of the three sides are

looking for here.

KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yes. I mean, I think at this point, it is the sticking point. When you talk to, you know, Steve Witkoff

or when you listen to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, they suggest that every other issue, whether it's the security guarantees or whether it's the financial

commitments to Ukraine, once the war ends, that those have all been kind of buttoned down and are ready to go, that it is this question of the Donbas

region and of the territorial concessions that remains the only thing that is keeping this war going.

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Now, whether that's sort of an optimistic view or a simplistic view remains to be seen, but it is clearly the major hurdle that they're trying to

overcome in Abu Dhabi today.

You know, from the perspective of the White House, I think they're relatively agnostic about where the lines of this war are drawn. They just

want it to end. And you've heard President Trump say, essentially, that he just wants the fighting to stop, that too many people are dying, and that

somehow, someone is going to have to give up what their negotiating line has been so far.

And so, at least from the U.S. perspective, I don't know that they are particularly wedded to any map that would see this war end.

I think for the Ukrainians and for Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the line had always been that Ukraine wouldn't be able to give up territory unless the country

holds a referendum. And in fact, Zelenskyy has said that that's part of the Ukrainian Constitution.

Now, he has changed his tone somewhat over the last several weeks or so, saying that, yes, he would be willing to put a peace deal up for a

referendum if it's something that Russia agrees to. So you have seen some flexibility on the part of the Ukrainians.

Where you haven't seen a great deal of flexibility is from Moscow, and they have maintained kind of their maximalist position that Ukraine give up the

entire Donbas region, even though at this point, Ukraine still has maintained and has still occupied parts of its territory that would require

them pulling back from places that they currently have held.

And so that is something that's going to be, I think, very difficult for them all to resolve as they sit down and get to talking there in the United

Arab Emirates.

I do think the fact that these are trilateral talks does seem to indicate some sort of progress. However, incremental, remember President Trump, back

in August, after he had met with Vladimir Putin, said that the next step in all of this would be getting all three of them into a room and talking, but

it hadn't happened until now.

You know, there had been various hang-ups, various reservations about whether or not that would be productive. Now that they are sitting down and

talking all three parties at once, I think it's going to make it difficult to go back to the bilateral format.

And so that does seem to indicate that something is moving in the right direction. But certainly, I think expectations are quite limited that these

talks alone are going to create an end to the war.

ASHER: All right. Kevin Liptak, live for us there. Thank you so much.

More than a thousand flights have been canceled as a potentially record- breaking winter storm cripples travel in the U.S. Billions across the country are bracing for historic levels of snow, ice and plunging

temperatures across more than two dozen states with the plains, northeast and west preparing for their biggest snowfall in years.

For some states, dangerous levels of ice pose the biggest threat, freezing rain can trigger power grid failures and widespread outages. More than 12

states have already declared states of emergency to prepare crews and equipment.

CNN's Ed Lavandera joins us live now from Dallas, Texas.

I mean, Ed, I'm in New York and, you know, we're all really nervous here just in terms of the level of snowfall. We expect where I am.

But just in terms of what's expected in Texas, just walk us through what you're hearing.

ED LAVANDERA, CNN SENIOR U.S. NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well -- well, we're expecting, at least in this part of Texas, is the worst of the worst of

this storm. At least just in north of where we are will be the line where all of that snowfall that is falling north of us starts converting into

sleep and ice, which is going to make the next few days simply miserable all across this area of north, especially into East Texas as well.

We're underneath one of the major highway systems here in the Dallas area. Crews are working quickly to set up these staging areas of the -- the dirt.

There are trucks with a brine mixture, a salt and water mixture that can help keep us some traction on the roadways because what we're expecting is

perhaps several inches of ice to layer the -- the roadways and the highway systems all across this area of North Texas.

So, this is really going to be a miserable few days in terms of travel. Everybody preparing and bracing to be kind of trapped in their homes for

much of this weekend as these crews are preparing for what's coming in the hours ahead. So it's kind of a race against the clock right now.

We're expected to start seeing the temperatures and the rainfall after midnight going into Saturday morning at this point, according to the

forecast that -- that we have seen. So that is when things will really begin to deteriorate. So that's why you see these crews out here preparing

these particular areas where they can dispatch to other parts of the city as well.

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And we're seeing this all over the region as these crews prepare for the worst of the storm. We've also seen many of the grocery stores around here

cleaned out -- shelves cleaned out as people have stocked up on -- on items that they need to get through the weekend as well.

So, a race against the clock here before the worst of the storm starts hitting, especially here in the North Texas area. Zain.

ASHER: All right. Ed Lavandera, live for us. Thank you.

TikTok once faced a precarious future in the U.S., but it's now clear the wildly popular app isn't going anywhere. The video sharing platform

confirms that a majority American owned joint venture has been formed to run its U.S. business. The arrangement was revealed just one day before

President Donald Trump's deadline for the app's American assets to be spun off by Chinese parent company ByteDance.

Joining us live now is CNN business tech editor Lisa Eadicicco.

So, Lisa, how much does this fully satisfy the administration's national security concerns?

LISA EADICICCO, CNN BUSINESS TECH EDITOR: So, I think that's one of the major questions that's kind of still hanging over this deal and this new

joint venture that's just been established.

Well, we already had some details about the joint venture itself that surfaced last month through a memo that circulated from TikTok CEO. What

we're really waiting for are more answers on how the app is actually going to change and there have already been some concerns that have been raised

about whether or not this does satisfy those concerns around national security.

Democratic Senator Ed Markey this morning out with the statement urging for more information, more transparency around the details of this deal.

And as I mentioned, we're still waiting for some more details. But what we did learn is who is going to be in charge of this joint venture is going to

be governed by an independent board of directors that includes the CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, in addition to executives from some of these companies

that are involved in the joint venture like Oracle, as well as Silver Lake and MGX.

And we also know that this joint venture is going to be licensing the algorithm from TikTok and retraining it on U.S. user data. So that does

raise some questions about whether or not the app will actually change in the future.

The new joint venture has said that it plans to keep the experience the same globally. But as we know, the algorithm is kind of the secret sauce of

TikTok. It's the thing that made it what it is in the first place and that has made it a massive success.

So it's unclear of any changes to that algorithm are going to reflect in the user experience. We also know that the global TikTok that is still --

that ByteDance still manages will also still be managing some aspects like advertising, marketing and e-commerce as well.

But this is a significant step because even though we did know some details about this joint venture, previously, the formal establishment of it does

paint a picture for -- for what TikTok's future could look like in the U.S. and that it certainly does seem to have a future here.

ASHER: All right. Lisa Eadicicco, live for us. Thank you.

EADICICCO: Thank you.

ASHER: For more on this, I want to bring in Anupam Chander. He is a professor of law and technology at Georgetown University.

As Lisa was just mentioning there, this sort of crown jewel, the secret sauce for TikTok, it's really its algorithm. I mean, that's the most

important part. That is why it has become wildly popular.

What do you think this deal will mean for perhaps possible changes to its algorithm going forward if any at all?

ANUPAM CHANTA, PROFESSOR OF LAW AND TECHNOLOGY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: So, I think it's still too early to say. We know that the algorithm, the A.I.

that is still going to be originally rooted in China, but it's going to be retrained in the United States on Americans' data.

Now that we have new owners, do the owners want to reshape that algorithm in particular ways? Do they want it to promote a certain set of values or a

certain point of view? We don't know as yet.

But, you know, the TikTok folks are promising continuity and that led the hope of, I think, now apparently 200 million TikTok users in the United

States. I think it's largely that it remain continuous, that their -- what they love on the app remains what they love about the app, which is the way

that it shows and picks and chooses what to show them.

ASHER: And just in terms of whether or not this deal fully does -- same question I asked Lisa, fully satisfies the administration's national

security concerns that it had, and that's the whole reason for all of this. What's your take on that?

CHANDER: Sure. I think national security is a concern across the internet, so every app on your phone could pose a national security risk. So I think

you can never eliminate national security concerns. So that's a high bar and maybe an impossible bar.

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But I think this does reduce the national security concerns. That is, it moves the Americans' data largely into the ownership and control of an

American-owned platform, largely American-owned platform, with -- run by largely American board of directors and by Americans at the helm. So a lot

of Americanization of the app going forward.

ASHER: You know, whether or not Beijing would actually approve this deal, that remained uncertain, up -- up until right at the -- the sort of pose of

-- of this deal. And obviously, it was a huge leverage point just in terms of U.S.-China trade relations, what we saw last year.

How much does this deal change U.S.-China tech relations going forward do you think?

CHANDER: So it does mean that we -- we have continuing issues with respect to Chinese tech in the United States, American tech in China, for example,

DJI, which is the most popular drone manufacturer in the United States, its ability to import new drones into the United States has been curtailed by a

law that Congress passed a year ago.

And so -- so these issues are still persisting, and I don't think are resolved by this at all. There may be an effort to kind of create these

firewalls between China and the United States that are even more serious than they are today.

So, you know, what does this mean for Apple in China? So Apple doesn't just sell an app, it sells the whole phone in China. And so what does it mean

for Microsoft and China, et cetera?

You know, I don't think this is a good model for the future of the internet because it would mean essentially home growing or -- or turning every app

into essentially a home-ruled app, a home-owned app, which should be -- which would really break apart the internet.

ASHER: All right. Anupam Chander, live for us, appreciate your insight. Thank you.

All right. Still to come, New York police respond to a bank burglary alarm only to find an unlikely intruder. You see the video there. How the buck

made it out, just ahead.

Also, could you climb a 101 story building with nothing but your hands, feet, and a bit of bravery? That's what this man is doing. You'll hear from

him after the break.

Plus, a legendary fashion designer is laid to rest. More on Valentino's star-studded funeral, up next.

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HONNOLD: It's been a lifelong dream of mine to climb the skyscraper. So I'm going to be free soloing Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings in the

world, no ropes, no gear, just me and the building.

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ASHER: Well, that building is just happens to be one of the tallest buildings in the world. Alex Honnold, the world-renowned climber, will

climb the Taipei 101 in Taiwan live Saturday morning local time on Netflix.

Here's Alex doing a test climb on the building. He will not, I repeat, not have any ropes, any safety equipment.

Alex told CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister what goes through his head while he's climbing and obviously the consequences of any kind of wrong step.

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HONNOLD: Knowing that you're going to die isn't inherently scary. I mean, like you know that you're going to die. Like, are you feeling fear about

that right now?

WAGMEISTER: No, but I'm not on the side of a mountain.

HONNOLD: When I'm doing a real free solo, like something challenging, I just -- I'm focused on what I'm doing. And so I'm not thinking about all

the other things. And that's kind of why you think about a lot of the things ahead of time, to sort of do all the process that you need. And then

commit to the -- the path that you're on. And then when you climb, you're sort of unencumbered by all those other thoughts, ideally.

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ASHER: CNN's Brian Stelter joined us live now with the story.

I mean, obviously, a lot of us know Alex Honnold because of that smash hit documentary, "Free Solo" that came out many, many years ago. And, you know,

what he saying was -- was exactly what he said in that documentary, this idea that he is so present when he climbs that.

It's almost as though he's concentrating with every ounce of his being that his mind doesn't go into all the sort of fearful thoughts that perhaps you

and I would.

But this is a major deal for Netflix for them to actually broadcast this live. A, it's part of Netflix's sort of foray into sports programming,

Brian, but there has been some criticism about this as well.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN CHIEF MEDIA ANALYST: Yes, there definitely has been. This is a provocative move and in some ways a very dramatic stunt. And it

speaks to what some people now consider entertainment, right? This idea of watching someone, will he live or die? That is a form of entertainment. It

dates back to the days of the Colosseum and Gladiator fights. There's always been this kind of strain of entertainment around the world.

But here it is in this case being livestreamed by Netflix. And Netflix is calling it as its first international live event. The company's been moving

into -- into the UFC airing fights, airing football games, other events in parts of the world. But this another step forward for Netflix as it really

takes over the entire television business and offers something for truly everyone.

In this case, it's live for U.S. viewers in prime time, what we would call prime time here in the United States, but it'll be bright early on Saturday

morning in Taiwan as Alex begins this climb.

He says it'll take over an hour. He says he has a big plan to make this all work. But I did check in with Netflix earlier today. Netflix confirms this

will be streamed on a 10-second delay. So the control room will have the ability to stop and make sure people do not see if something unforeseen

happens.

So that, of course, gets to the tension of this entire story about whether Alex will be able to pull this off without a rope, without a harness,

without safety here.

ASHER: I mean, the -- the fact that they have to do that, right, 10-second delay, that in and of itself is terrifying because it really does make you

think about the risks here.

What does Netflix expect in terms of the number of people across the world who are -- are going to tune for this?

STELTER: Right, right. Yes. The company says it's about creating, quote, global real time moments designed to be watched together. And I understand

where they're coming from, although I don't know if I want my kids to actually watch this live.

You know, that's an interesting debate for a family. But listen, I remember growing up seeing these some of these stunts on T.V. You'd have magicians

doing events. You'd have, you know -- you know, trapeze artists, all those sorts of things. They have been a staple of television for decades.

The difference now is that Netflix has this global platform and they're able to stream it all around the world. They're also able to provide a

platform for people like Alex Honnold who want to put on these events.

You know, there have been some of these by Alex in the past. This one's different because it is a skyscraper, because it is one of the tallest

buildings in the world. And he has talked about some of the challenges inherent with this building because of the way it's designed

architecturally. I'm sure he'll talk through that in addition during the event, you know, and in some ways, I think inspire a lot of viewers, many

millions of viewers.

Netflix does put out data about viewership. It'll probably come out several days later. But this could end up being one of the most livestreamed events

in global history, you know, in the 25 years we've had the internet.

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ASHER: Well, I'm wishing Alex the best of luck. I mean, he is obviously one of the best free soloists in the entire world, as we -- as we all know from

the documentary.

Brian Stelter, live for us there. Thank you so much. And --

STELTER: Thanks.

ASHER: -- just to let you guys know at home, CNN will be covering Alex's climb when it begins. We'll have, as a special guest contributor, Alain

Robert, he is known as the French Spiderman after he climbed a 1,600-foot- tall tower.

All right. A bank in New York had an unexpected visitor afterhours. Take a look.

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ASHER: No words. Just incredible. A fully grown buck set off the burglary alarm after it crashed through a bank window. It frantically tried to

escape on its own, but sadly, it was trapped.

Police say that they were able to get the deer to safety by throwing a lasso over its antlers and guiding it out of the bank.

All right. Coming up here.

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WES BRYANT, FORMER U.S. AIR FORCE MEMBER: Could have gone entirely differently. Just one -- one small factor could have -- could have flipped

the coin on this.

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ASHER: The success of the U.S. mission to capture Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro came down to two very critical minutes. A look at the audacious

military operation, just ahead.

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ASHER: Welcome back to "One World." I'm Zain Asher.

After nearly four years of brutal warfare, can Russia and Ukraine finally reach a peace deal? We are tracking a significant development, diplomatic

first, rather, in Abu Dhabi. Negotiators from the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia are all sitting down together.

This moment comes as Russia occupies around 20 percent of the territory, that international law says it's part of sovereign Ukraine.

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Amid extremely cold weather, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy system as well. Ukraine's president accuses Russia of

trying to plunge the country into a complete blackout.

Residents are surviving as best they can.

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VOLODYMYR, KHERSON RESIDENT (through translator): People have grown used to everything. They react only when something lands nearby or flies overhead.

Otherwise, they have adapted to the situation. The other day, I felt uneasy at how careless people have become.

KHRYSTYNA, KHERSON RESIDENT (through translator): I've gotten used to everything. When a friend came to visit, she was frightened, but I'm

accustomed to it now. I even sleep well.

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ASHER: And it's not just people dealing with harsh condition. The Kyiv Zoo says that employees are working around the clock to make sure that animals

also stay warm amid a rolling power outages.

All right. Time now for "The Exchange." Joining me live now is Steven Pifer, who is once the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Ambassador, thank you so

much for being with us.

And, obviously, it's very unusual to see these countries together around the negotiating table. Just talk us through first and foremost the really

delicate role that the U.S. has to play here as a type of mediator.

STEVEN PIFER, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE: Well, the Trump administration, President Trump has been trying out to find a solution

that's acceptable to both Russia and Ukraine.

It's been a very difficult task because, on the one hand, while the Ukrainians have, over the last eight or 10 months, indicated a readiness to

make some compromises to move towards a solution, you've seen very little, in fact, no significant movement by the Russians.

And so that's one of the questions that may become clearer after these conversations in Abu Dhabi is, are the Russians finally prepared to make

some movement towards a compromise that might end this horrible war?

ASHER: And is there any indication that this time it's any different, the Russians would be looking to compromise here?

I mean, obviously, as I mentioned, having any kind of trilateral summit, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy said himself, that does indicate that there is some

kind of positive momentum.

But we have seen this playbook by Putin before, this idea of perhaps inching one step closer to peace, only to have everyone's hopes dashed at

the last minute. Is it different this time?

PIFER: Yes. No, Zain, I think you touched exactly on the problem. Is there really a different Russian approach now? I personally tend to be skeptical.

You have -- when over the last couple of weeks, for example, senior Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Lavrov, have described the Russian

position. And when they go through all the points, it says, this position has not changed since 2022.

Now, what the Russians are now saying after the conversations that took place last night in Moscow is that the big issue is territory. And that's a

really difficult issue. As you said, Russia occupies about 19 to 20 percent of Ukraine. That's a third less than the Russians occupied at the height of

their attack in March of 2022.

But the Russians, while the Ukrainians seem to be prepared to accept in the context of the right agreement, they would accept Russian de facto

occupation of Ukrainian territory. They're not prepared to recognize it as Russian, but the Russians want more.

So if you look at the Donetsk province, the Ukrainians still hold about 23 percent of that. The Russians are demanding that Ukraine simply hand it

over to the Russian military, and the Ukrainians ask, understandably, why they should be expected to do that.

ASHER: And would it be naive or I should say how naive would it be to assume that Russia's appetite ends at the Donbas? That is to say, if let's

say some kind of deal is reached in the Donbas region between Russian and Ukraine.

How likely is it that the Russians then might end up moving the goalpost?

PIFER: Well, I think there is that big risk. And I think we should bear in mind that this war is not just about Russian desire to acquire Ukrainian

territory. At the end of the day, Russia wouldn't say Ukraine that's basically subservient to Moscow desires.

So the Russians periodically say, we have to eliminate the root causes of the war. And in Moscow's view, a root cause of the war is the fact that

Ukraine and Ukrainians want to have the freedom to determine their own domestic policies, but also determine their own foreign policy course.

So I don't think territory by itself is going to solve this, because I think Russian demands are much greater.

And part of the problem is that Vladimir Putin, I believe, still thinks he can achieve his goals on the battlefield. And until he's disabused of that

notion, I'm not sure that you're going to see a serious Russian attempt to find a compromise.

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ASHER: All right. Former Ambassador Steven Pifer, thank you so much. Appreciate your perspective.

All right. Leaders of several NATO nations have come out strongly against President Trump's comments Thursday about their soldiers' service in

Afghanistan.

In an interview with Fox News, Donald Trump downplayed sacrifices by America's NATO allies. I want you to listen to this.

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TRUMP: We've never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan or this

and that. And they did. They stayed a little back, little off the front lines.

But we -- we've been very good to Europe and to many other countries. It has to be a two-way street. And it's been a two-way street much more so.

And now, it's really been a two-way street.

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ASHER: In fact, 3,500 allied troops were killed in Afghanistan, including more than a thousand non-U.S. coalition troops.

A short time ago, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the remarks insulting and frankly appalling.

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KEIR STARMER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: We have a very close relationship with the U.S. and that is important for our security, for our defense and

our intelligence. And it's very important we maintain that relationship.

But it is because of that relationship that we fought alongside the Americans, for our values in Afghanistan. And it was in that context that

people lost their lives or suffered terrible injuries, fighting for freedom, fighting with our allies for what we believe in.

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ASHER: All right. Turning now to Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro. A new CNN analysis shows extraordinary risks were taken to seize the former

president. The operation's success coming down to a critical two-minute window.

Katie Polglase takes a deep dive into how the capture unfolded. We want to warn you that some of the images here are indeed disturbing.

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KATIE POLGLASE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): These ghost-like figures are U.S. helicopters on a mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas

Maduro.

Now, CNN has found the operation's success came down to two critical minutes of extremely high-risk, according to a review of eyewitness videos

from the scene.

Two minutes in which experts say U.S. forces were effectively sitting ducks landing in and lifting off from Maduro's compound.

We modeled out the area, analyzed helicopter flight paths and synchronized key videos to understand how the U.S. successfully infiltrated a heavily

fortified military compound despite the danger involved.

First, you can see Chinooks, a U.S. helicopter used to transport troops flying into the area from the south. Their arrival is met with a barrage of

Venezuelan anti-aircraft fire. Within seconds, more helicopters, this time Black Hawks and attacking aircraft are seen arriving and circling overhead.

They release intense fire. U.S. General Dan Caine later described this as multiple self-defense engagements.

At least 100 people died in the overall operation, Venezuelan authorities have since claimed. An aftermath pictures hint at the deadly cost, blood on

the ground, large burnt areas and blown out cars.

Two of the riskiest moments of the U.S. operation are visible in the videos were going to show you next, a Chinook coming in to land a point when U.S.

forces are at their most vulnerable.

Then you see a Chinook taking off. You see it again in this video as its gaining altitude. Then a second Chinook takes off around 20 seconds later.

We then searched for exactly where these helicopters were taking off from, using identifiable geographical features like this building in the

foreground and this dark hillside behind.

Our analysis indicates it took off from this location. It's within Fort Tiuna, one of Venezuela's biggest military complexes. Satellite imagery

taken the day after the operation reveals minor damage to these roofs, too minor to be a direct attack, but possibly the result of a helicopter

hovering overhead where Maduro stayed in Fort Tiuna was previously undisclosed, but CNNs analysis gives the most definitive picture yet of

where he was that night and his likely residence.

Past videos show the former president seemingly at home at this location. He was inside a building here in 2024. That building was converted into a

large white complex last year. And he was over here in July sitting outside having coffee.

As the Chinooks take off from this location, attack helicopters can be seen circling overhead and firing to protect the Chinooks as they depart. We

spoke to a former member of the U.S. Air Force's elite special warfare team, Wes Bryant, about this critical fighting.

BRYANT: Clearly, you know, I think -- I think this was the best move to land right on the compound because the key here was, of course, speed and

surprise. But it was also the timing, they needed to get in and out as quick as possible.

POLGLASE: How many of the helicopters in this operation would be landing right on the compound?

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BRYANT: I would say likely up to two.

POLGLASE: So if it's just one or two helicopters, is there a chance that Maduro could be on board?

BRYANT: There is a chance, absolutely. I mean, he -- he would have been on board one -- one of those Chinooks.

POLGLASE (voice-over): Bryant believes the operation was ultimately quite lucky.

BRYANT: I think it largely had to do with the element of surprise. It's not going to happen again. You know, this seamlessly by any means. And it could

have gone entirely differently. Just one -- one small factor could have -- could have flipped the coin on this.

POLGLASE (voice-over): As he awaits trial, Maduro's fate still rests in American hands, a fact both extraordinary and intensely controversial.

Katie Polglase, CNN, London.

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ASHER: In response to CNN's findings, U.S. Southern Command said they had nothing further to add beyond General Dan Caine's comments on January 3rd.

The funeral of legendary fashion designer, Valentino Garavani. Icons of the fashion world were in attendance, including Donatella Versace, Anna

Wintour, and Tom Ford as well.

The funeral took place at a church designed by Michelangelo in the 16th century, filled with admirers of the man whose designs dominated fashion.

For decades, his gowns, known as sophisticated, flattering and flamboyant, were a favorite for actresses walking at the red carpet, but it was his

partner, Bruce Hoeksema, who spoke of his human side.

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BRUCE HOEKSEMA, VALENTINO'S PARTNER: Valentino, you were the person I spoke to, not the person I spoke about. You were beside me when words were not

needed. Life was not always perfect, but it was real.

One day at a time, for more than 40 years, all strung together became extraordinary because we were living them together.

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ASHER: We'll have much more news after this short break.

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ASHER: All right. Let's check and see how the U.S. markets are doing. The Dow is down a little bit more than half of one percent. S&P 500, pretty

much flat at this point. The NASDAQ is up about a third of one percent. This is your business breakout.

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The Democratic senator is calling on Congress to investigate the new TikTok deal Ed Markey says there are more questions and answers about the deal for

Chinese owner, ByteDance, to spin off TikTok to a majority American owned joint venture. That agreement has finalized and avoids a U.S. ban of

TikTok.

Nigeria's president has approved targeted investment linked incentives for Shell's Bonga Southwest deepwater oil project. The government advisor says

that Shell has committed $20 billion to the endeavor. That's on top of around $7 billion the company has spent in Nigeria in recent years.

All right. Fans of the K-pop superstars, BTS, are scrambling to secure tickets to the global concert tour kicking off in April. The presale for

fans started yesterday and the general sale starts tomorrow. This tour follows a nearly four-year hiatus while members completed mandatory

military service. BTS will perform 79 shows around the world rapping up in the Philippines in March 2027.

Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against America's largest bank. The president alleges the financial institution and its CEO, Jamie Dimon,

quote, dropped him as a client in the wake of the January 6th Capitol riots, and that he and his family were placed on a blacklist.

It's the latest in a series of Trump lawsuits against critics and perceived enemies that he's seeking billions of dollars in damages.

CNN's Matt Egan has more details about the lawsuit and the bank's response.

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MATT EGAN, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: It's just stunning to see the president of the United States wage a legal war against America's biggest bank and Wall

Street's most powerful CEO, but here we are.

Now, in this 56 page lawsuit, the president alleged, among other things, that JPMorgan unilaterally debunked him in early 2021 shortly after the

January 6th insurrection.

Now, the lawsuit goes on to allege that JPMorgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, authorized putting Trump, his family in various parts of Trump's business

empire on a, quote, blacklist. And Trump argues that all of this caused devastating impact on his ability to transact and access money and that

JPMorgan did this for, quote, political and social motivations as well as the bank's, quote, woke beliefs.

Now, this is part of a broader effort from the president to punish banks that he has alleged discriminated against conservatives.

Now, JPMorgan fired back in a statement saying that, "While we regret President Trump has sued us, we believe the suit has no merit. We respect

the president's right to sue us and our right to defend ourselves. That's what courts are for."

And JPMorgan went on to say that, no, they do not de-bank customers for political or religious reasons. But they said, yes, sometimes they have to

shut customer's accounts for legal or regulatory reasons.

And Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown, he told me that he believes this lawsuit is frivolous. He pointed to what he described as the president's

long and storied history of stiffing business partners and evading responsibilities as a borrower.

The professor went on to say, no bank should be forced to do business with a financial risk like that.

Now, all this comes just days after Jamie Dimon stepped up his criticism of the president. First, he cautioned against efforts to interfere with

Federal Reserve political interference.

And then he warned that the president's proposed 10 percent cap on credit card interest rates would be a, quote, economic disaster.

Now, as far as a lawsuit goes, veteran analyst, Jared (INAUDIBLE), says that this lawsuit it could go on for years, perhaps outlasting the

president's time in the White House. But (INAUDIBLE) says there's likely to be no negative impacts for JPMorgan from a regulatory standpoint.

Bottom line, this is just the latest chapter in the president's rocky relationship with the business community in general and with Jamie Dimon,

in particular.

Back to you.

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ASHER: All right. Matt Egan, thanks for that.

All right. One of k-pop's biggest hits is not a song, it is a movie, and now it's competing for two Oscars. "KPop Demon Hunters" fighting for

awards.

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ASHER: The animation of 2025 "KPop Demon Hunters" topped the film in music charts and now it has two Oscar nominations, one for Best Animated Feature

and another for Best Original Song for, what you just heard, "Golden," which is already one, a Golden Globe.

The film debuted on Netflix in June of last year to very little fanfare. But by August, driven by catchy songs like "Golden," it skyrocketed,

prompting a theatrical release.

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CHRIS APPELHANS, AMERICAN FILM DIRECTOR: It's an underdog story in a way. You know, Maggie's from Korea and then Toronto and dreaming of this. I grew

up in a small town in Idaho not knowing this was even a job.

It wasn't like a studio came running to us and asked for this movie. It was this Maggie's dream and then we all started to build on that vision. And I

feel like it just speaks to the arts.

They're like a -- it can be this really beautiful meritocracy where people can develop their talents and then put them together and -- and make it to

this place that feels -- you know, really it's quite an honor to be on the list with all these other films.

EJAE, SINGER SONGWRITER: It was crazy how my little voice memo in the taxi going to the dentist literally just (INAUDIBLE), turn it to everyone being

like, no, no, no, no, like singing it is such a -- will always, as a songwriter, be like the most spiritual experience ever, so.

MAGGIE KANG, SOUTH KOREAN-CANADIAN FILM DIRECTOR: It's really validating for us as animation directors to see a movie like be so successful. And so

we hope that we -- animation can be just respected on a different level.

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ASHER: And as you heard there, Ejae wrote the melody for "Golden" in a taxi on the way to the dentist. And it features some of the highest notes in pop

music at the request of the filmmakers. We will find out if the "Demon Hunters" slay the Oscars when they take place on March 15th.

And if you want to see Harry Styles' upcoming tour in the U.S., you'll need to go to New York. The much anticipated Together, Together Tour includes 50

shows, but only in seven cities.

All 30 U.S. dates will be at New York's Madison Square Garden. The other stops will be in Amsterdam, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Melbourne and

Sydney.

The tour to support Styles' upcoming fourth solo album kicks off in May. Ticket sales start later this month.

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All right. That does it for "One World." I'm Zain Asher. Appreciate you watching. "Amanpour" is up next.

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