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Trump Ready to Recognize Russian Control of Crimea; U.S. Secretary of State Hints at Walking Away from Peace Talks; Rep. Chris Van Hollen Back in U.S. after Meeting with Abrego Garcia; FSU Holds Vigil for Shooting Victims; U.S. to Scale Down Military Presence in Syria; Vatican Prepares for Easter and Pope Determined to Remain Visible; Scientists Hope to Ease Environmental Destruction with AI. Aired 3-3:45a ET
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POLO SANDOVAL, CNN ANCHOR AND NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hello and welcome to all of our viewers watching around the world and also streaming us right here on CNN Max. I'm Polo Sandoval in New York.
Ahead on CNN NEWSROOM, a source tells us that the U.S. could recognize Russian control of Crimea as part of a peace proposal with Ukraine. This, as the U.S. says it could soon walk away from the whole process, jeopardizing peace in the region.
And the Trump administration is handed a setback by the U.S. Supreme Court. What the ruling means for Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas.
And Christians around the world celebrating Holy Week while eyes are on an ailing Pope Francis.
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SANDOVAL: All right. But first, we begin with a diplomatic move that Ukraine has declared a nonstarter but the U.S. apparently is willing to accept. A diplomatic source says that president Donald Trump is ready to recognize Russia's control over Crimea.
The source says that that's included in the framework of a U.S. peace proposal presented to both sides and to Europeans this week. The source cautions that more details, they still need to be worked out in these upcoming talks.
Now as for Mr. Trump, he appeared to downplay a statement from his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who said that the U.S. should be ready to essentially walk away from negotiations. Nic Robertson is with that story.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Well, just before he left Paris early Friday morning, secretary of state Marco Rubio gave a very clear indication that the time is running out. Patience is running out inside the White House for a deal between Russia and Ukraine.
He wasn't clear about who he thinks is in default but he did say that both sides need to come up with answers quickly. Otherwise, the United States will just move on.
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MARCO RUBIO, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: We came here yesterday to sort of begin to talk about more specific outlines of what it might take to end a war, to try to figure out very soon. And I'm talking about a matter of days, not a matter of weeks, whether or not this is a war that can be ended.
If it can, we're prepared to do whatever we can to facilitate that and make sure that it happens, that it ends in a durable and just way. If it's not possible, if we're so far apart that this is not going to happen, then I think the president is probably at a point where he's going to say, well, we're done.
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ROBERTSON: Well, a few hours later at the White House, president Trump was asked how many days he's willing to give to get the answers that he's looking for. He didn't make a commitment on how many days.
He said that he felt reasonably optimistic that a deal could still be done. He said he'd been in negotiations all the way and he needs to see enthusiasm. And he says he thinks he sees enthusiasm coming from both parties.
He was asked if he thought President Putin was trying to trick him, trying to play him. He said, no, he didn't believe that but that we would see. And then he went on to say that, if either party or one party tried to play the United States, then they would just take a pass on it.
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TRUMP: If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, were just going to say you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people, and we're going to just take a pass. But hopefully we won't have to do that.
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ROBERTSON: Both Trump and Rubio being quite opaque about who they're really trying to pressure at the moment, whether it's Russia or Ukraine. President Trump has recently said he was frustrated with Russia and has said he could put secondary sanctions and tariffs on them. But he's also said that he's not going to continue to support Ukraine
forever, looking to European countries to do more. The talks move very quickly, we're told, early next week to here in London.
Perhaps that's an indication of where the United States is looking for the answers most quickly. It will be the Ukrainians, the French, the Germans, the British meeting again with the Americans here in London. So it seems perhaps to that group that they're looking for answers to come most quickly.
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We're not hearing in the meantime of any more negotiations, high level negotiations, at least with the Russians -- Nic Robertson, CNN, London.
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SANDOVAL: It also really can't be overstated just how big of a gift it would be for the Kremlin if Trump does recognize Russian control over Crimea. Earlier, we spoke with CNN contributor Jill Dougherty about this.
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JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: This would be a huge victory for Putin. I mean, I covered -- I was in Moscow when the illegal annexation of Crimea took place. It was extraordinarily popular.
The war right now is not that popular in Russia but taking over Crimea illegally was. And so if Putin can say, yes, I got it back, I mean, I remember there were signs. People were (speaking foreign language), "Crimea is ours."
And, you know, just for the record, I went onto the State Department site just a few minutes ago and it says the U.S. government recognizes Crimea is part of Ukraine. It does not and will not recognize the purported annexation of Crimea.
And then it lists all sorts of human rights violations. So this is very big. I mean, one thing -- it's one thing to say, yes, they hold the territory. Let's see. You know, that thing. But when you say the United States is going to recognize Crimea as part of Russia, that to me is really, really major.
And really inflammatory for many people. The Europeans are saying that they will get together and, you know, provide as much as they can but they are not equal to the capacity of the United States.
So I think, you know, it's really at this point, I think Putin's looking at this, saying, how far, how much can I get from president Trump?
And he will push as far as he can. And then maybe, if there's some pushback, which we haven't seen yet, he will -- he will stop. But he is going to go. He's going to get every inch he can. (END VIDEOTAPE)
SANDOVAL: A Russian woman, she is facing prison time, partly because she posted a poem written by a Ukrainian poet. Darya Kozyreva, she was sentenced to nearly three years on Friday after being accused of discrediting the Russian army.
A human rights group says that her purported crimes included criticizing the war in Ukraine on international radio and also posting the poem about freedom and tyranny at the monument of the Ukrainian poet in St. Petersburg.
Her attorney says that he may file an appeal. Amnesty International slamming this verdict as another attempt to silence peaceful opposition to the war.
Iran's foreign minister has arrived in Rome ahead of the second round of nuclear talks with the U.S. later today. U.S. Middle east envoy Steve Witkoff also expected to be there. And as they did before, Omani officials will be the ones to mediate.
The Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration a big setback in its immigration crackdown. In a brief, early in a brief, early morning order, the nation's highest court temporarily blocked deportations of Venezuelan migrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act.
Attorneys for the group filed an emergency appeal after a judge declined to pause the flight, saying that he did not think he had the power to do so.
Meanwhile, another judge placed a short-term restraining order on the deportation of international students. It temporarily blocked the expulsion of some 133 foreign students from at least five countries studying in the U.S. The students had filed a lawsuit to get their visas back. And they're not the only ones.
Well, also, Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen is back in the U.S. after meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He's the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador. Van Hollen told reporters on Friday after he returned that Abrego Garcia has been moved out of El Salvador's super prison.
He also said that he remains traumatized by his time there. While president Donald Trump made it very clear that he is growing irritated with the senator's efforts, Van Hollen insisted that he's trying to safeguard not just his rights but everybody else's.
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SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D-MD): As I said and the courts have said, from the Supreme Court to the Fourth Circuit to the district court, what this is about is adhering to the Constitution, to the right of due process. And that's why we say bring Kilmar home so he can be afforded his rights under the Constitution. That's what this is about.
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DONALD TRUMP (R) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Look, he's a fake. I know him, I know them all they're all fake and they have no interest in that prisoner.
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SANDOVAL: Students and faculty gathered on Friday to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Florida State University. That and more on the investigation and what we've discovered about the suspect.
Plus, Houthi rebels, they are making new threats after deadly U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. The very latest out of the Middle East on the other side of the break.
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SANDOVAL: On Friday, Florida State University came together, holding a vigil to honor the victims of Thursday's mass shooting. This despite a quick response to the incident by university police.
We now know of these two men who were killed in that shooting. Five others were wounded.
The president of the university said that it's tragic, that, quote, "we have to continue to endure this ridiculous violence for no apparent reason."
He also commended the fast actions of law enforcement.
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RICHARD MCCULLOUGH, PRESIDENT, FSU: The response time was, literally, immediately. The call came in.
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And literally, immediately, there was a response and the shooter was taken down.
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SANDOVAL: Let's get you the latest now on the investigation. More from CNN's Nick Valencia.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CHIEF LAWRENCE REVELL, TALLAHASSEE POLICE: At this point, there does not appear to be any connection at all between the shooter and any of the victims.
NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Officials in Tallahassee releasing more information today about the shooting at Florida State University that killed two and injured six.
According to law enforcement source, the suspected gunman, 20-year old Phoenix Ikner, suffered from emotional dysregulation and was prescribed medication during interviews with family members investigators were told he had stopped taking some of his prescribed medication.
The law enforcement official also says investigators are looking at the possibility of a connection between the shooting and a protest scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the university's Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society, a student group that the suspect was reportedly critical of in the past.
But law enforcement is still in the early stages of the investigation and has not said what motivated the suspect. One FSU students told CNN he knew the suspect from an extracurricular political club.
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REID SEYBOLD, FSU STUDENT: He had continually made enough people uncomfortable, where, you know, certain people had stopped coming. And that's kind of when we reached the breaking point with Phoenix. And we had asked him to leave.
It's been a couple of years now. I can't give exact quotes. He, you know, talked about the ravages of multiculturalism and communism and how it's ruining America.
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VALENCIA (voice-over): Investigators revealed Thursday that he's the son of Jessica Ikner, a long-time Leon County sheriff's deputy. But we're now finding out more about his family background.
CNN has also learned from court documents that Ikner had a tumultuous childhood, with his parents spending years battling over custody issues. When he was 10 years old, his biological mother, Anne Marie Eriksen, flew him from Florida to Norway, violating a custody agreement, a judge ruled.
She had told her son she was taking him to Disney World, according to a court document filed by his father. While his son was in Norway, his father claimed in a court filing his mother didn't buy him a toothbrush. And he went 103 days without brushing his teeth.
And in 2019, the suspect's father filed a petition to change his son's name from Christian Eriksen to Phoenix Ikner. The suspect testified in support of the change and a judge approved it over the objection of his biological mother. All victims that were transported to the hospital are expected to survive their injuries.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We do feel that all will make a full recovery.
VALENCIA (voice-over): The suspect is also still in the hospital.
REVELL: He did receive significant injuries in this event. Once he is released from that facility, he'll be taken to a local detention facility, where he will face the charges up to and including first degree murder.
VALENCIA: On Friday night, I was at a vigil outside of FSU's football stadium. There was thousands of people there. It really felt like the entire student body of FSU showed up, many of them with tears in their eyes.
Behind me, one of the several memorials here on campus. But this one is significant. It's in the heart of campus. This is Legacy Walk. And we've seen many students here come and go and reflect on Thursday's tragedy, some of them praying, with the start of Easter weekend -- Nick Valencia, CNN, Tallahassee, Florida.
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SANDOVAL: A loss in federal court for hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs. On Friday, a judge in New York denied his request from his defense attorneys for a two-month delay in his sex trafficking trial.
Combs is charged with sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. His attorneys argued that they need more time to prepare their defense. But the judge ruled the jury selection in the trial will proceed on May 5th as scheduled.
Overseas now, Houthi rebels, they are vowing to keep attacking Israel and also the U.S. after deadly U.S. strikes in Yemen. The U.S. airstrikes hit an oil port on Thursday, reportedly killing at least 74 people and injuring another 171.
The U.S. says that it was trying to disrupt Houthi revenue streams as part of an expanded American military campaign. The Houthis say they fired a ballistic missile at a military site near Israel's international airport. Israel confirms it did intercept a missile launch from Yemen.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials say that Houthis shot down a U.S. drone on Friday, the fifth in just a month.
Well, the U.S. will scale down its military presence in Syria by more than half in the coming months. That's according to the Pentagon, which confirms CNN's earlier reporting that less than 1,000 U.S. troops will be left on the ground after the move.
Officials say that U.S. forces have significantly degraded ISIS In Syria but they will continue to help allies fighting the militant group there. President Donald Trump moved to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria during his first term but they were redeployed later after pushback from the Pentagon.
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Well, it is Easter weekend but, on Good Friday, crowds gathering outside the Colosseum in Rome to recall Jesus' crucifixion. Coming up, more on the Way of the Cross.
Also, the latest on Pope Francis' health as he recovers from double pneumonia. We will tell you how it's affecting Easter services there at the Vatican. Be right back.
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SANDOVAL (voice-over): Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Polo Sandoval in New York. Let's now check back on today's top stories.
We're learning that the Trump administration could be ready to recognize Russia's control over Crimea. That's according to a source familiar with the U.S. peace proposal that was presented to both sides and Europeans this week. Ukraine has repeatedly said that giving up territory to Russia, that is a nonstarter.
The U.S. Supreme Court has just handed the Trump administration a setback in its immigration crackdown. In an early morning order, the court temporarily blocked deportations of Venezuelan migrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act.
Attorneys for the group filed an emergency appeal after a judge declined to pause those relocation flights.
And students at Florida State University, they were allowed to return to the site of Thursday's mass shooting to collect some of their belongings. The university also held a vigil there to honor the two people that were killed, as well as the five who were injured and survived.
Police say the man suspected of the shooting will face first degree murder, as well as other criminal charges.
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SANDOVAL (voice-over): There are some of the sights and sounds as thousands of Catholics wound their way through part of Rome yesterday for the Good Friday Way of the Cross ceremony. This, as you can see here, outside the Colosseum, a wooden cross was carried through the 14 stations.
There were readings and prayers at each stop so worshipers could reflect on Jesus' crucifixion. The ailing Pope Francis, he was not there but the Vatican said he personally wrote the meditations for this particular ceremony.
For the world's Christians, the highlight of their calendar is tomorrow, Easter Sunday. It's when they believe that Jesus rose from the dead. In preparation, the Vatican is reshaping its Holy Week events around Pope Francis' continued recovery after his recent hospitalization.
As CNN's Christopher Lamb reports, the pontiff still intends to play a role in this weekends ceremonies.
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CHRISTOPHER LAMB, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Not long out of hospital where he came close to death, Pope Francis is preparing to celebrate Easter. But in a very different way than previous years.
As he continues to recover from double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff is unable to lead the Vatican's Holy Week services. He can't speak in public for long periods. Doctors ordered him into weeks of convalescence.
Nevertheless, the Holy Father is determined to participate and to make surprise appearances.
On Thursday, he went to a Rome prison to show his solidarity with inmates. Telling them that had he been able, as in years before, he would have washed some of their feet. A ritual that follows Jesus Christ washing the feet of his disciples.
This is the high point of the church's calendar. With pilgrims flocking to Rome, expecting to see the Pope.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is very disappointing. But I think because Easter is such a special time, it didn't really take away from the celebration and why we as well.
LAMB (voice-over): Among them, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, who is hoping to meet Francis. The pontiff has delegated the major Holy Week and Easter services to certain cardinals. Although he did make an appearance on Palm Sunday.
Since being discharged from hospital, the Pope has resumed some meetings. Including a private visit with Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla.
And he thanked the medical team who saved his life.
POPE FRANCIS, PONTIFF, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (through translator): Thank you all. I pray for you. Please do so for me.
LAMB (voice-over): He even appeared casually dressed while greeting visitors at St. Peter's Basilica. Good Friday is when Christians remember Christ's suffering and death on the cross. And then celebrate his resurrection on Easter Sunday. This year, the world's more than 1 billion Catholics will also pray for their leader. Frail in health but strong in faith -- Christopher Lamb, CNN, Rome.
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SANDOVAL: Let's get some analysis now, go straight to Claire Giangrave. She is the Vatican reporter for "Religion News." She joins us live from Rome.
Claire, thank you so much for spending some of your Easter weekend with us.
CLAIRE GIANGRAVE, VATICAN REPORTER, "RELIGION NEWS": Thank you, Polo. Happy to be here.
SANDOVAL: So it's great to have you. So Easter celebrations this year, they certainly have been unlike any others as the Holy Father continues with his recovery. And as we just saw in the piece, Claire, he hasn't remained completely out of the public eye.
But how does he really strike that balance between following the orders from his doctors but also amplifying that Easter message?
How important is it for him?
GIANGRAVE: Well, I mean, we Vatican reporters asked Pope Francis how he plans to address this very important time for Catholics.
And he said, as best as I can. And as we heard, that means delegating some things. These important masses that are very lengthy and filled with rituals will be taken over by some of his closest collaborators.
But at the same time, there's some things that only the pope can do. And one of them, for example, is the Urbi et Orbi. This is a message that is delivered twice a year to 1.4 billion Catholics around the globe.
It's usually very lengthy. It addresses several issues within the church and society and the world. Vatican observers believe that the pope will deliver that message but it will be in a shortened fashion. Obviously, we know that the pope is a very strong, willful worker.
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Some have described him as a workaholic, including his medical team. So it's really a challenge for him to tone down that presence with the faithful, while at the same time taking care of his health.
SANDOVAL: Yes, we know him very well. To be an unconventional pope often may do the opposite of what he's told. Now, because of that, obviously, there's also some politics involved here. We could just dive into that.
U.S. Vice president JD Vance. He was in Rome. We just saw him right now attending Good Friday services.
Can you perhaps preview his visit with Vatican officials this weekend?
We know that he and Pope Francis, they're Catholic men. Beyond that, they don't have a lot in common here. They're polar opposites. So they differ, especially when it comes to issues like immigration, for example. So let us in on some of the dynamics at play here, Claire.
GIANGRAVE: Oh, well, the first thing that one needs to know is that the pope never meets with dignitaries or officials during this time of the year, the Easter tritium, these three very special days.
So it's not surprising that the pope is not having a personal audience with Vance. At the same time, we know that Vance will be sort of around the Vatican at this crucial time. Possibly we'll see him in the square, hoping, like many others, to catch a glimpse.
We saw him at the mass in Saint Peter's. And we know that he will be visiting other places in Rome. We don't expect for there to be a face- to-face meeting but obviously this is a very politically charged meeting because Pope Francis very rarely goes out of his way to slap the wrist of a politician.
And that's what he did with Vance, especially when he was talking about some subtle theological issues related to immigration. So we won't see this at play but what we're likely to see is this separation with the pope, who can't really address this head on.
SANDOVAL: And finally, in the last few seconds we have with you, Claire, just give us a sense of what the faithful are talking about there in Rome and the Vatican.
What are they telling you ahead of tomorrow's big day?
GIANGRAVE: Well, there's obviously excitement but one has to admit there's a bit of sadness. It's strange to have Easter without the pope. Some Catholics, though, understand that the church's tradition is, even though we're used to seeing popes being so involved and present with faithful, is not all about that.
We've had popes who were not able to be with believers during the last years. Think about John Paul II, who struggled with Parkinson's for a long time and really wasn't able to be with believers.
And we've also had popes in the past who were absent for years. So there is this mixture of excitement, maybe a little bit of sadness. But definitely these moments of surprises that your correspondent referred to, where the pope just suddenly appears, are very exciting to some. So maybe a few hope that there will be more surprises along the way.
SANDOVAL: Now we're sure we will certainly see those surprises, especially if we get to hear from him. As you point out during that blessing that only he can bestow upon the faithful. Claire, thank you very much for spending some time with us and all your reporting. Really appreciate it. GIANGRAVE: Thank you.
SANDOVAL: Happy Easter to you.
So for the first time in six years, Paris hosted a Good Friday service inside Notre Dame cathedral. The momentous occasion coming after fire destroyed the cathedral's roof and also threatened to consume the entire building in 2019.
During the blaze, the holy crown of thorns, which is a relic that some believe was worn by Jesus, was narrowly rescued from ruin. Worshipers were granted the privilege of being able to kiss a replica of that wreath on Friday, as a congregation followed the Stations of the Cross.
A Guatemalan village honoring Holy Week with a unique tradition this weekend. The Procession of the Gateadores took place in a Mayan community in central Western Guatemala on Saturday. The annual tradition has men crawling 1.5 kilometers or about a mile, between two of the community's temples there. Pretty incredible pictures.
The men wear thorn crowns tied to their bodies and also scarves that cover their faces, which you see there. The act serves as a demonstration of the community's faith and gratitude for blessings received throughout the year beyond just Easter.
Well, artificial intelligence is being used in so many different ways already. But now you probably don't know that how it can actually be used to help the ocean, to help save the ocean. Coming up, how it may actually help stop the effects of oil spills.
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SANDOVAL: Let's take you to Bolivia now, where the Holy Week includes some of this pretty remarkable artwork. Massive sand dunes were transformed into sculptures of Biblical scenes. And this ahead of the Easter holiday.
Nearly 200 artists coming together using their -- all the sand as their larger-than-life canvas, from King Saul and David to a representation of Roman governor Pontius Pilate condemning Jesus to death.
The festival, now in its 19th year, is an annual tradition, bringing out large crowds to marvel at these massive sand creations.
Artificial intelligence is being used to help automatically detect oil spills at sea. Advocates, they are calling the technology a game changer for combating marine pollution. Here's CNN's Isabel Rosales, who is following the story. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ISABEL ROSALES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Fifteen years ago this month, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
TONY HAYWARD, FORMER CEO, BP: The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico never should have happened. And I'm deeply sorry that it did.
ROSALES (voice-over): The explosion of BP's oil rig killed 11 people and spewed about 168 million gallons of oil into the Gulf's waters over 87 days, impacting hundreds of miles of coastline.
In the following years, one study found thousands of animals still contain traces of oil pollution. And while that one was the biggest, hundreds of smaller spills happen every year. Scientists today hope to mitigate the environmental destruction of any future oil spills by spotting them as soon as possible, with the help of artificial intelligence.
The Miros Group, a Norwegian marine data specialist, is utilizing AI to assess the sea state around offshore oil installations.
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Their goal is to catch oil contaminations early.
MARIUS FIVE AARSET, CEO, MIROS GROUP: We do an automatic 24/7 detection that would give the operators an alert that there is a probable oil spill taking place.
ROSALES (voice-over): The system creates an image of the sea surface using traditional maritime radars. Since oil calms the sea surface, the typical ripples caused by wind would become flat in the event of an oil spill. AI looks at the wave measurements to detect any flat areas. It then uses analytics to assess the damage and extent of the spill.
AARSET: And so when you know that there's a potential oil spill taking place and you know the surface current and you measure the wind regularly, you can do an early assessment of the drift of such an oil field, which is really important to know which way it is going before we start coping with it.
ROSALES (voice-over): While the technology can't stop oil spills from happening, advocates hope AI can help mitigate the consequences, a step toward combating marine pollution -- Isabel Rosales, CNN.
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SANDOVAL: Thank you so much for joining us the last few minutes. I'm Polo Sandoval in New York. I will see you back here tomorrow morning. "WORLD SPORT" is next. Then hand things over to my colleague, Kim Brunhuber, who is standing by in Atlanta in about 15 minutes. Make sure you join him. Take care.