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Ex-NFL Quarter Back Mark Sanchez Now Facing Felony Charge After Altercation; Indirect Talks Between Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Begin; Illinois, Chicago Sue Trump Administration Over National Guard Deployment; Taylor Swift's Showgirl Dominated Box Office with $33 Million Debut. Aired 3:30-4p ET

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BORIS SANCHEZ, CNN HOST: We are learning some new details concerning Mark Sanchez, the former NFL quarterback and current football analyst, now facing a felony charge for his role in a weekend altercation. A truck driver in Indianapolis says that he stabbed Sanchez in self- defense after the former football quarterback approached his truck in a threatening way.

CNN's Coy Wire has the details for us.

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COY WIRE, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Former NFL quarterback turned Fox analyst, Mark Sanchez recovering after he was stabbed on Saturday in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Police Department then announced that the 38-year-old was arrested at the hospital originally with three misdemeanors for his role in an altercation. But the prosecutor said at a press conference Monday morning that a level 5 felony charge was added for battery involving serious bodily injury. That contains a potential penalty of one to six years in prison.

Sanchez allegedly approached a 69-year-old man in a loading dock area of a hotel and escalated a dispute regarding the man's parked vehicle. Sanchez was in Indy as he was scheduled to call the Colts Raiders game, which was Sunday.

Now Sanchez was the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft selected by the New York Jets out of USC. He spent four years there before joining a few other teams. In his first two seasons, Sanchez won four playoff games the Jets reaching back-to-back AFC Championship games. Lots of fans remember Sanchez for an infamous fumble in 2012 on Thanksgiving Day when he played for the Jets.

As Marion County, Indiana, prosecutor Ryan Meers said at the press conference, quote, You have the allegations of a 38-year-old man becoming involved in an altercation with a 69-year-old man who sustained significant, very severe injuries as a result of that altercation.

Meers added, We are literally talking about people fighting over a parking space and/or a dispute about where people are parking, and it resulted in some incredibly significant injuries.

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SANCHEZ: Thanks to Coy Wire for that report.

So, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are working to finalize President Trump's cease-fire deal. We have the latest on their ongoing indirect talks in Egypt right now.

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ERICA HILL, CNN HOST: Indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators began today in Egypt. They're aimed at finalizing a deal based on President Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza. Now, the White House says Trump wants all sides to move quickly here and agreeing to conditions for a hostage release.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are at the talks. Tomorrow, of course, marks two years since the deadly attack on Israel that prompted the Israeli response, destroying large parts of Gaza. Take a look at these images. So side by side, you're seeing images, of course, from 2020 versus 2025. More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women, most of them women and children. That's according to the Health Ministry's latest figures.

Joining me now, CNN Political and Global Affairs analyst Barak Ravid. Barak, always good to talk to you.

As we as we look at everything that is happening in this moment in Egypt at these talks, we had some really important reporting from over the weekend about the continued efforts on the part of President Trump to really push Prime Minister Netanyahu. Is there enough pressure there to get to a deal?

BARAK RAVID, CNN POLITICAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: I think President Trump is adamant in his efforts to reach a deal that will end the war and release all hostages. I spoke to the president over the weekend. There couldn't be any mistake in his enthusiasm to push this through.

And I think that -- as we saw on Friday -- when he forced on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a partial ceasefire in Gaza for the first time in months. By basically telling him you need to stop the airstrikes now. So the airstrikes hasn't stopped completely, but they significantly decrease. And I think that for President Trump it was on Friday when Hamas came back with their response and their response was not a clear yes, but it was a yes, but it was enough for him to see this as an opening to get to a deal.

Mr. Netanyahu thought very differently and he told the president when they spoke that he doesn't think that there's any real reason for celebration and that Hamas response didn't mean anything and President Trump didn't like it.

And according to what Mark Caputo and I reported on Axios, President Trump told Netanyahu. Why do you always have to be this f***ing -- this f***ing negative and I think that that would lead Netanyahu to eventually agree.

HILL: So so it seemed to work. Perhaps the salty language played a role, but that pressure certainly that the president was putting on him.

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So now we're at this point, right, where the talks have started. How much should we make of the fact that Israel's chief negotiator is not joining these talks in person right now?

RAVID: I mean, to be honest, I think it's completely insignificant. Ron Dermer is not really the chief negotiator. That's the honest truth. Netanyahu appointed him to -- or Netanyahu gave him this title after Trump assumed office because it was a power play that was meant to basically sideline some of the security chiefs that Netanyahu later purged.

It was a political power play in any -- in all of the previous negotiation rounds since January 20th. Ron Dermer did not participate. His role was made to negotiate with the White House. So him not being there for now doesn't mean anything

HILL: Right.

RAVID: He will be there when White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will join the talks.

HILL: There are also, I think, the comments from Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the weekend noting that President Trump does support a two state solution. But acknowledged, of course, that Israel is going to need to be on board for that, saying that it will take a while, but that it will in fact be part of the negotiations. That was also important for him to say that out loud.

RAVID: Yes, no doubt. It's I think it was the first time that any member of the Trump administration clearly said that Trump's administration supports the vision of a two-state solution, something that President Trump supported in his first term. He laid out a plan for a two-state solution with a map of a Palestinian state, something Joe Biden did not do.

But when Trump returned to office, he sort of distanced himself from that, from the plan that he presented in his first term. And now it seems that President Trump and his administration are slowly going back to this thing. Even though they stressed that this is, you know, a vision. It's something that will be dealt with in the future, but the fact that the Trump administration is there is very significant, especially that we all know that the Netanyahu government. Not only that, it does not support the two state solution, it vehemently opposes a Palestinian state.

HILL: Yes, absolutely. Barak, always great to have you. Thank you.

RAVID: Thank you.

HILL: Illinois is suing the Trump administration now to stop what Governor Pritzker calls an invasion by the federal government. We'll discuss with an alderman for the city of Chicago. That's next.

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SANCHEZ: A quick update on some of the other headlines we're watching this hour.

A skydiving jump goes terribly wrong and ends in tragedy. Officials say a Nashville skydiving instructor and another person were doing a tandem jump when they somehow became separated. The 35-year-old instructor was found dead a few miles away without his harness. The student was found stuck in a tree with an open parachute, somehow walking away after being helped to the ground. Three other divers who jumped moments before the pair landed safely.

Also, Vogue is taking steps toward becoming cruelty-free. The magazine's parent company, Conde Nast, announced that Vogue will no longer feature animal fur in editorial content or advertising. The guidelines will also affect other media outlets owned by the company, like The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, GQ. Furs popularity has been declining with years, and major fashion brands and retailers have been phasing it out since the 2010s.

And video shows people ducking for cover in China as fireballs fall from the sky during a National Day drone show. Several drones appear to have fireworks attached, causing chaos for the spectators below. Fortunately, no one was hurt. This show happened in a city known as the fireworks capital of China -- Erica.

HILL: We are hearing more now from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker as the legal battle brews between the president and local and state authorities. The state of Illinois and Chicago now suing the administration over its deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. Just moments ago, Governor Pritzker also criticized the president's use of National Guard troops, as well as ICE efforts underway in Chicago. Take a listen.

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GOV. JB PRITZKER, (D) ILLINOIS: Armed federal agents emerged from the Blackhawk helicopters, rappelling onto the roof of that apartment building. According to media reports, the agents ransacked multiple apartments and detained almost everyone in the building, including U.S. citizens and children.

Imagine an armed stranger entering your home and forcibly removing you from your bed, zip-tying your hands, separating you from your family, and detaining you in a dark van for hours. This didn't happen in some faraway authoritarian regime. It happened right here in Chicago.

(END VIDEO CLIP) HILL: Joining us now is Bill Conway. He's an alderman for the city of Chicago. It's good to have you with us this hour. Governor Pritzker there claiming that the Trump administration is raiding neighborhoods where instead of, in his words, after going off the bad guys, they're picking up people who are brown and black and then checking their credentials.

Now, my colleague Boris Sanchez just asked Stephen Miller about this. He denied that that is what is happening. What are you seeing and hearing?

BILL CONWAY, CHICAGO ALDERMAN: Yes, well, we are seeing that people are being stopped based purely on the color of their skin. There's a lot of tear gassing of peaceful protesters. And as the governor described, you know, this looks like this operation is really being carried out in a very -- in a very untargeted way, which is which has been disturbing to see, frankly.

HILL: So you say it's in an untargeted way. This is also happening as we're seeing the mayor of Chicago earlier today signing an executive order that's now establishing these ICE free zones.

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It was not clear to me in that moment how and -- and how they'll actually be enforced. Do you have more clarity on that?

CONWAY: Yes, you know, I know there's going to be some signage that's going to be placed on some of these city property. So you know, we'll see how effective -- effective that really is. But I think the you know the better use of our government resources has been the fact that Governor Pritzker and our attorney general have filed lawsuits similar to the lawsuit that was filed by the folks in Oregon.

HILL: And and do you feel that in fact you will see a similar a similar outcome is what we're seeing right now. Of course, this temporary restraining order that's been put in place in Oregon.

CONWAY: I you know, I do think we're going to see a similar outcome. I mean, the judge in that case was pretty clear that the circumstances on the ground, you know, indicating that that ICE agents didn't really need military protection, that the circumstances were really necessary for the National Guard to be deployed to Oregon. And that's also true here in Chicago.

HILL: When we look at what is happening, there's also in Broadview, which is a neighborhood surrounding that controversial ICE facility. The mayor there is now establishing protest hours, I believe it 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., saying that this comes after the weeks of protests that have, in some cases injured residents, police officers, even the Fire Chief. Does limiting the protest hours seem like a smart move to you?

SANCHEZ: Well, I think it's important that we're keeping people safe in these, in these troubling times, you know, so there's already been a First Amendment zone that's been set up in Broadview. And restricting the hours there, I think is, you know, makes some sense because, you know, we want we want people to be able to exercise the First Amendment rights, but certainly don't want people to be unsafe in exercising those rights.

HILL: I recognize this can be a little bit of a difficult question for you, but I think it's important that people watching also understand that your lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Governor Pritzker has said that the president is using the military as props. Do you share those concerns?

SANCHEZ: Well, I am concerned about injecting politics into the military in this. You know, when I -- when when I've served, I've been, you know, sent overseas a few times. You know, I had the real privilege of working with people that were Democrats, Republicans, men, women, people of all different races and viewpoints. And I think that's one thing that is is great about the military. And it's important to make sure that we are not injecting military -- politics into the military. And I'm Concerned that that's happening here, to say the least.

HILL: Alderman Bill Conway, we appreciate your time this afternoon. Thank you.

CONWAY: Thanks for having me, Erica.

HILL: Just ahead, Taylor Swift topping the charts and the box office. The latest on her limited theatrical release up next.

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HILL: So as with pretty much everything, Taylor Swift touches the weekend box office turned to gold.

SANCHEZ: Yes, her movie, the official release party of a Showgirl, hit number one, raking in about $33 million domestically. The Fate of Ophelia singer also set a record as the only person to have a number one album and a number one film on the same weekend.

CNN entertainment reporter Lisa Respers France is here to talk Taytay's big weekend. Lisa, what do you think?

LISA RESPERS FRANCE, CNN ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER: Well, you guys were in a weird timeline because on one hand there's Swifties who are celebrating this. She's ruling the top of the box office. She's ruling the streaming charts, but at the same time, some of the Swifties really don't enjoy this album.

They say it's not up to her usual standard. They don't love the writing. And you know, there's also like the TMI aspect because she has this song Wood, which is about her more pleasurable aspect of her relationship with Travis Kelce her fiance. I think I'll put it like that. And apparently her mom thought it was about something else. Let's take a listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think that she thinks that that song is about superstitions, popular superstitions, which it absolutely is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Aw, Andrea, we love you. It's so sweet.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's the joy of the double entendre. That song for people and it just goes right over their head. You would that song -- you see in that song what you want to see in that song.

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FRANCE: Yes, so Boris and Erica. I mean, she's 35 years old, but it may be time for her and her mom to have the talk.

HILL: I love that. Yes, it might be. We'll see if that happens. So amidst all of this, even for the haters, right, there is still a lot happening for our girl Taylor. So there's the wedding, but with a new album are the inevitable questions of a tour. Is she going back out on tour?

FRANCE: Yes, you know she was asked about this. She's been all over UK radio and she's going to be on with Jimmy Fallon tonight. But when she was asked about this on UK radio, she said, you know, she just came off of a two year tour. She's not anxious to get back out there.

She does like 3 1/2 hours, much like her fiance. She's in these stadiums being very athletic, and so she doesn't sound like she's super excited. But she also did take offense to the rumor that this is going to be her last album because she said, you know, she is not going to just do this album and then go get married and have babies.

She said that was kind of offensive for people to assume that because music is everything to her. And also let us keep in mind this is her 12th album. 13 is Taylor Swift's favorite number.

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She's got to stay true to the numerology you guys, so this can absolutely not be her last album. We're going to get plenty of more music from Taylor Swift.

HILL: Maybe album 13 is all about the talk with mom.

SANCHEZ: Yes.

FRANCE: It may be.

SANCHEZ: -- it may be a lot of superstition, 13.

HILL: A lot of material there. Yes. Yes, all that.

SANCHEZ: Lisa Respers France, appreciate you. Thanks so much.

FRANCE: Thank you guys.

SANCHEZ: And thank you all for sharing your afternoon with us. Thank you, Erica.

HILL: Always a pleasure, my friend.

SANCHEZ: We'll see you tomorrow.

HILL: I will be here tomorrow.

SANCHEZ: All right, you can tune into "THE ARENA" with Kasie Hunt, which starts right now.

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