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Trump Says U.S. Navy To Blockade Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Vows Military Action After No Deal Reached With Iran; Turmoil In The Race For California Governor; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Marks First 100 Days; Viktor Orban Concedes Defeat To Opposition Leader Peter Magyar; Trump's Approval Rating Dips Amid Failed Iran Peace Talks; How 3D Printing Is Transforming Warfare. Aired 6-7p ET

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ANNOUNCER: This is CNN Breaking News.

JESSICA DEAN, CNN ANCHOR: You're in the CNN NEWSROOM. Hi, everyone. I am Jessica Dean in Los Angeles.

And tonight, U.S. Central Command saying starting tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, forces will start blocking all traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Now, that announcement coming just hours after President Trump said the U.S. Navy would block, quote, "any and all ships" trying to enter or leave that critical waterway following failed talks with Iran.

The president describing the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran as very friendly, but also adding that Iran had refused to give up its nuclear ambitions, causing an impasse in those talks. Trump's decision to block vessels from passing through the strait could risk to even greater spikes in oil and gas prices.

Joining us now, CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward, who is reporting from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Clarissa, we were talking last hour. There's just a lot of questions about what this blockade means, both there in the Middle East and here at home. What are you -- what are you learning?

CLARISSA WARD, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Jessica, here in the Gulf countries, and particularly Saudi Arabia, where I am, it's fair to say that hopes were not high that the U.S. and Iran would be able to come to an agreement simply because of the glaring disparity between the demands of the two sides, and it has actually been well-received. Trump's announcement that from 10:00 a.m. Eastern tomorrow, the U.S. will implement a blockade on Iran.

It's worth reminding our viewers, even though Iran has effectively cut off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, it has still been able to export its own oil during that time. Presumably, if this is indeed carried out, that will no longer be possible. That will have ripple effects through global markets, of course, and it will likely have an impact on China. Jessica, it is possible that President Trump is thinking here that

that pressure that that will exert on China may then be passed down onto Iran. At this stage, honestly, we don't know exactly what the Iranians will do, how they will respond. We have seen a post from the head of the Iranian delegation, the speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammed Ghalibaf -- Ghalibaf, sorry, who wrote, and I quote, "Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called blockade soon you will be nostalgic for $4 to $5 gas."

We also saw a post from a top adviser to the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, saying that Iran still has a number of levers at its disposal, that it can operate in order to inflict pain. And we have heard from the naval force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps saying that while the strait remains open for the moment, if there are any military ships trying to pass through, that's obviously a reference to the U.S., that that will constitute a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with a severe response.

Again, some of this obviously bravado and bluster, but nonetheless, that does have many around the region on the edge of their seats, so to speak, as they try to work out what this next chapter could portend -- Jessica.

DEAN: Yes, and it looks quite tenuous at this moment in time.

Clarissa Ward, with the very latest, thank you for your reporting.

I also want to bring in CNN correspondent Julia Benbrook, who is in Florida covering the White House and President Trump in all of this. President Trump down in Florida.

We're awaiting his return to Washington, Julia. But what else are we hearing from the president?

JULIA BENBROOK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, he had several lengthy social media posts today, and that has been where we've gotten a lot of big news throughout this conflict. He even announced that those first U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran had taken place on social media. So that's where we got his first reaction. He also did a in-depth interview with FOX News reacting to this as well. So I want to get into both of those.

But he said following these talks where Vice President J.D. Vance announced that there was not an agreement to end the conflict, Trump is saying that he still thinks that these talks went well, that he was happy with his negotiators, but that there was just one sticking point. Iran's nuclear ambitions, where they couldn't get the commitments that they were looking for.

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In this post, he said, "I could go into great detail and talk about how much has been gotten, but there is only one thing that matters. Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions. In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our military operations to conclusion. But all of those points don't matter compared to allowing nuclear power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people."

As Vance left those talks, he did say that this was the best and final offer from the United States, but did seem to leave open the door here for the potential for Iran to still accept the conditions that the United States had laid out. Trump, in the meantime, he is saying that he does think that Iran is going to come back to the table. But in the meantime, he is continuing to ramp up his threats, once again saying that he could target Iran's energy infrastructure and bridges. And this was a threat that we heard multiple times before there was that ceasefire agreement, the fragile ceasefire that we're in right now. But I want you to take a listen to those remarks.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We could have them all down. And I mean down like you couldn't have electricity for 10 years because it takes you 10 years to build those plants from scratch. They'd never probably be able to build them again. And the bridges. So that's really the only thing. We still have some more missile manufacturing plants. We know every one of them. We'll do that. We still have other things.

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BENBROOK: And we are roughly 10 days away from the end of that fragile ceasefire, Jessica, lots to pay attention to here.

DEAN: Certainly. All right. Julia Benbrook in Florida. Thank you so much for that.

We are joined now by former NATO Supreme Allied commander, Admiral James Stavridis. He's also vice chair of the Carlyle Group, an international investment firm.

Admiral Stavridis, it's good to have you. We are talking with you as CENTCOM just releasing the statement very shortly, a short time ago, saying this blockade will be enforced impartially against all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports, but that vessels would not be impeded transiting to other ports. Again, this is going to go into effect at 10:00 a.m. Eastern tomorrow.

How do you see this all working?

ADM. JAMES STAVRIDIS (RET.), CNN SENIOR MILITARY ANALYST: I think there's a little bit of distinction between what the president put out, which was a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the statement that you've just seen from U.S. Central Command. I am hoping we follow what U.S. Central Command has put out.

It's a more nuanced statement, Jessica, and it implies that we're going to shut down the Iranian commerce. We're going to blockade Iran. Iran is a belligerent. We're in a war with Iran. There's no question about that. And a blockade is an act of war. Nothing goes into Iran. Nothing comes out. I suspect that is the sailing orders that the admiral is giving to the U.S. Navy fleet, which will implement this. And then final thought on this, Jessica, it's ultimately not simply

closing the strait to the Iranians. We have to open it for everybody else. And those are two distinct tasks. The latter will involve mine hunting, minesweeping, defending against the Iranians. So job one, let's shut down Iran. Job two, equally important, is going to be opening this strait to everybody else.

DEAN: And what are the risks here?

STAVRIDIS: They're significant because Iran is expert at asymmetrical warfare. U.S. Central Command has sunk 150 of their ships. We've destroyed 90 percent of their mines. We've taken out a lot of their conventional military capability, but they still have mines that could be thrown into the Gulf. They could still use small craft for terrorist attacks. Think small boats loaded with explosives coming alongside big tankers.

They could use cyber very effectively, frankly, particularly if they get assistance from Russia or China. They could use terrorism here in the homeland. So Iran still has cards to play here. And I think that the blockade is a gamble that the Iranians will look at their economy beginning to be strangled by this blockade and decide to come to terms and take that best and final offer that the vice president gave them, whatever that was.

DEAN: Do you think that that could be effective in getting that outcome?

STAVRIDIS: I think there's a better than even chance it probably is effective because if you flip over to the Iranian side of this and put yourself in their shoes, they're kind of running out of runway here.

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Their military really has been significantly degraded. Their economy is only in operation because we are allowing their oil to come into markets. If we shut that down, there goes the economic side. We've already taken away the military side. And politically, internally, you can hear the people of Iran beginning to rumble. I think if I'm running Tehran, I'm starting to look for an exit here. So, I'm cautiously optimistic this could push them.

Final thought, though, Jessica. I'd call it a 40 percent chance they could say nope, we're going to play all those asymmetric cards I just talked about. I'll add one more. They could go after the Gulf Arab oil gas, fertilizer facilities, either with what remaining ballistic missiles they have, or using terror to go with those. They still have cards to play. We need to be very wary here, very alert as we go into this phase.

DEAN: Yes, that is the -- that is what we keep getting in having these conversations. I think the takeaway is this is quite tenuous and can change quite quickly.

I want to talk about the China of this all. The president saying China could face a 50 percent tariff if it sends weapons to Iran. We do have reporting Beijing is preparing to transfer shoulder fired anti-air missile systems. Also worth noting China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil. So as you were saying, they could be impacted by this blockade.

Where do you see China in all of this?

STAVRIDIS: First, your point, 40 percent of China's oil goes through the Strait of Hormuz. So they really want that strait open. Point two, on the other hand, the idea of the United States getting pulled into a lengthy conflict here, even as we are contending with China for geopolitical supremacy globally, that's attractive. So it's a mixed set of incentives for Beijing.

I think where they are going to come down is to try and be somewhat supportive of Iran. They look at Iran ultimately as an economic asset, less an ally, but they'll try and be supportive. I hope they would not send MANPADS, advanced MANPADS, these shoulder fired missiles to the Iranians. I think that would be a mistake.

And here's what I'm watching, Jessica. I'm watching for the atmospherics surrounding the summit meeting that President Trump is scheduled to participate in in Beijing in just a few weeks. If that goes well, and I think it will, we'll see the U.S.-China relationship rise above this particular conflict.

DEAN: Before I let you go, I do want to touch on a big story that we are also following today, which is this Hungarian election. Viktor Orban defeated after 16 years in power. He's a close ally of Russia. He's opposed E.U. aid to Ukraine. Obviously has had a big impact on President Trump, who's a big ally of his.

How do you see -- what impact do you see this having?

STAVRIDIS: I met Viktor Orban for the first time a dozen years ago when I was supreme allied commander in Budapest. He's a charismatic figure, a populist to his core. He's had an extraordinary run in power.

I take three things away from this election. Number one, the power of democracy, the power of the ballot box. He held every lever, the press, the media, the courts, and yet the people of Hungary decided to make a change. And you're showing the result. Number two, this is good news in a big way for the European Union because Viktor Orban is the closest leader to Vladimir Putin of any of the NATO or E.U. countries.

And he, Orban, has interposed his will, his affinity toward Vladimir Putin on multiple occasions. And then thirdly, it's a win for the people of Ukraine because it removes an obstacle to significant support from Europe. So it's a good day for the people of Hungary. It's a good day for the E.U., and I think it's a good day for the Ukrainians. Those are all three good constituencies in my view.

DEAN: Yes. All right. Admiral James Stavridis, always great to see you. Thank you.

STAVRIDIS: My pleasure, Jess. DEAN: Thanks.

Still ahead, growing calls for Eric Swalwell to drop out of the race for California governor, complicating an already gridlocked contest. Plus, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani marking his first 100 days in office.

You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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DEAN: Tonight growing fallout from multiple accusations and allegations of sexual misconduct against Congressman Eric Swalwell. A letter signed by more than 50 former staffers describing the allegations as serious and credible, demanding he resign from Congress and drop his bid for California governor.

Meantime, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announcing it's investigating one of those allegations made by a former staffer who says she was raped by Swalwell. Swalwell is denying the rape allegation and all sexual misconduct allegations, calling them false.

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I do want to bring in California's Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis.

Thank you so much. She's also the former ambassador to Hungary. So two big stories to talk to you about. We want to talk about that election in just a moment, but I want to stay here in California for a second and get your reaction to these reports, and if you think that Congressman Swalwell should end his bid for governor and resign from Congress.

LT. GOV. ELENI KOUNALAKIS (D-CA): Well, hello, Jessica. It's good to be with you. You know, it's a really a shocking situation for these allegations to have come out. And I, along with many other leaders in California, have called for him to step aside out of the governor's race and focus on these allegations. And I very much hope he'll do that. So people are really just waiting to see what he's going to do, but the allegations appear to be quite credible.

And it is too much of a distraction. We have a governor's race around the corner and, you know, people need to be focusing on the other candidates right now.

DEAN: And you mentioned that governor's race. It's been -- there's a lot of Democrats in that field of candidates. It's been quite fractured in terms of nobody has really pulled, you know, seriously ahead and become a true, true frontrunner in all of that.

Do you see the Democratic establishment, and I would include you here as the lieutenant governor, stepping in and putting forward endorsements in this or trying to kind of guide that race at all? KOUNALAKIS: Well, again, this has been sort of an earthquake in this

election, and you are absolutely right. There are so many candidates. In fact, we estimate there might be as many as 80 people whose names appear on the ballot. So at the same time, we're starting to see some consolidation, especially in these early days with the calls for Eric Swalwell to leave the race. I think that Tom Steyer is really starting to surge ahead and consolidate a lot of the support from stakeholders and others who are chatting about it. I think Katie Porter as well.

So it's a few weeks away, but really voters are starting to pay attention now more than ever. And I think you will see support start to consolidate just behind maybe two or three candidates as we go into the final weeks.

DEAN: Is there any candidate you plan on supporting specifically?

KOUNALAKIS: Well, I've known Tom Steyer for a long time and I know he is -- our politics are very similar. He's a -- he is a progressive, but also a businessman. And he has a lot of experience managing complicated institutions. And nothing really is more complicated than the state of California.

I myself am on the ballot. I'm running for state treasurer right now. My background is in finance and housing. I hope to win my race and whoever is the next governor to work very closely with them because, again, you know, we're the fourth largest, fifth largest economy in the world, a very complicated state, very important for the country. And we need to focus on addressing the challenges that we have in our state and making the best out of the great strengths of California.

DEAN: All right. So let's take everyone to Hungary now. Again, you're the former ambassador to Hungary. It is a nation you know quite well. You know the players quite well. Reminding everyone that we've seen this long standing prime minister, Viktor Orban, conceding defeat today, ending those 16 years in power. A lot of dynamics here at play. We saw the U.S. vice president J.D. Vance going there to campaign for him. He's obviously a close ally of Donald Trump's.

Where do you think Hungary goes from here. And what does this signify to you?

KOUNALAKIS: So I arrived in Hungary in December of 20 or January of 2010, and just four months later, Viktor Orban won with this sweeping two-thirds supermajority. And for the next three years that I was there, the United States was doing what we could to push back against these efforts. But I watched him rewrite the Hungarian constitution, strip away checks and balances, take over the media, take over the courts, build tremendous consolidation of power, of influence that really did make it look like he might never leave.

So watching this for Hungary watchers like myself, watching J.D. Vance go in, which appears to have hurt Viktor Orban. But what I have always known, Jessica, is that the Hungarian people, they are smart, they are engaged, and they've always had the capacity to rise up and make their voice heard. And that is what has happened. So it's been a long time coming, but at the end of the day, Viktor Orban, in my opinion, really stopped delivering for the Hungarian people.

There were more and more stories about his consolidation of wealth for himself and for his family and for his friends. The economy was going poorly. The European Union Cohesion Funds were frozen.

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I think that the Hungarian people really had had enough. And as a result, Peter Magyar has now swept and is likely to go in himself with a two-thirds supermajority. It's quite extraordinary to watch.

DEAN: And so help people understand, broaden it out a little bit, about what this might mean for the rest of Europe and European and U.S. relationship, as well.

KOUNALAKIS: Well, you just had my friend Jim Stavridis on. He and I served together. He visited Hungary several times when I was serving as U.S. ambassador. I think he's absolutely right. You know, Viktor Orban pulled so far away from the European Union. He got so close to Russia, which is just strange because, you know, the Hungarian people lived under Russian dominance during the Soviet Union or Soviet dominance, I should say.

I don't think that's where the Hungarian people were. And so Peter Magyar saying, hey, I'm anti-corruption, pro-transparency, pro- democracy and pro-Europe. That really resonated. And I think that the next chapter for Hungary is one where Peter Magyar will rebuild those relationships, those bonds, that trust with Europe, which is very important for Europe right now, especially because under Donald Trump, the U.S.-European relations are frayed.

So for so many reasons, it's good for Europe, and it's good for people who believe in democracy. It's really good for people who believe in a strong transatlantic relationship, as I do. So it's a very big election, not just for Hungary, not just for Europe, but really for everyone who wants to see and again and again that when the power is in the hands of the people at the ballot box, even if an elected leader tries and succeeds in consolidating power, the people can always drive change.

DEAN: All right. Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, thank you so much. And Christos Anesti to you and your family. I know you've come in on a holiday, so we appreciate it. Thank you.

KOUNALAKIS: Thank you very much.

DEAN: Yes.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he's kept his promises to New Yorkers in his first 100 days in office. CNN is live right now. You're looking at it live. We're at the rally where he's celebrating with his supporters. We'll take you there when we come back.

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DEAN: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marking 100 days in office Friday. He celebrated by hosting a rally to reflect on the past three months and look to the future.

CNN's Gloria Pazmino is live there now.

What does he have to say, Gloria?

GLORIA PAZMINO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Jessica, very much a celebratory mood here at the rally, which is being held at this massive concert venue in Queens. It is a packed house here, and we are expecting to hear from Mayor Mamdani in just a short while. But we are also learning some brand new reporting about what the mayor will be speaking about during this address to march to mark his first 100 days.

Mamdani is expected to announce an expanded program to make more fast bus lanes. He's going to announce a program to improve the city's trash pickup, and also a plan to open the city's first government subsidized grocery store in East Harlem. You might remember that last one was one of Mayor Mamdani's key campaign proposals during the race for mayor.

Now, there has been a real focus at this event here today about the work that city employees do. And that is very much what Mamdani has been focused on in the last few days as well. He has been really kind of honing in on the basic services that government is supposed to provide and that many New Yorkers often focus on. So cleaning up the streets, picking up the snow when it snows, making sure that the public transportation is available and moving quickly, and of course, providing those essential services.

That's what the focus of today's address is going to be all about. Now the mayor has made a lot of campaign promises. The three big ones were the universal child care proposal, making buses fast and free, and freezing the rent for rent-stabilized tenants. So while not all of those campaign proposals have come to fruition fully, he has made some strides. He secured funding to expand the child care programs, the pre-K program that currently exists in New York City, and he is working towards the creation of that universal child care program.

He does face some budgetary headwinds in the next few months. There is a massive budget gap that he and the city council are working to close and that will determine whether or not he can deliver on many of these promises to come -- Jessica.

DEAN: All right. Gloria Pazmino live for us. Thank you so much for that.

Still ahead here, a new poll revealing how Americans feel about the war with Iran. Our Harry Enten will run the numbers for you. And celebrations in the streets of Hungary after a historic defeat. The current prime minister on his way out after more than 16 years. What might this mean, both for Hungary, for Europe and for the U.S.? (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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DEAN: Celebrations on the streets in Hungary tonight after far-right prime minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar in the country's parliamentary election. Magyar telling supporters they've liberated Hungary from the Orban regime. His win ends Orban's 16 years in power and it is a huge blow for the Trump administration, which had openly backed Orban for reelection. Vice President J.D. Vance traveling there to campaign on his behalf.

CNN's Melissa Bell is joining us now from Budapest.

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Melissa, people on the streets at 12:39 in the morning. It seems like they're pretty excited about this.

MELISSA BELL, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right. What they've been telling us just in the last few minutes is that their plan is not to go to sleep at all. And I think you can expect these celebrations really to go on through the night because people can't quite believe that Peter Magyar has done it, that there is a new prime minister, that Viktor Orban is out, and that the party that Peter Magyar represents has that two-thirds majority.

And they believe, and this is something we've heard from so many people tonight, the younger ones, the older ones, they believe that's going to entirely redefine Hungary's position within Europe and allow them to change things substantially. Already Peter Magyar in his victory speech tonight has called for the resignation of about a dozen very senior officials put in charge of things like the central bank, the highest court in the land, the constitutional court that had been appointed by Viktor Orban to make room for those who are not of his party.

So I think you can expect over the next few days big changes, big announcements, and certainly here amongst the supporters of Tisza, a huge sense of disbelief that it's actually happened, likening it really to a revolution more than an election. Some people speaking to the fact that they come from very deep countryside, Fidesz country, which is the party of Viktor Orban and that they'd never in their lives imagined that another party could take over. So there is something really pretty extraordinary that's happened here in Hungary tonight.

And Peter Magyar has spoken to the fact that he believes that this is a majority that has voted for Hungary. Not a little majority, he said, but a huge majority. Have a listen to what someone has told us earlier tonight.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I feel amazing, really amazing. I never thought this would actually happen. I've been praying for this for 16 years, so I'm super happy and I think they have a really good message, a really good program, and yes, right place, right time, and very good people. Hopefully.

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BELL: There are a lot of people out here tonight, especially the younger ones who've known very little other than Viktor Orban's rule. And they are delighted that they get to test something else -- Jessica.

DEAN: All right. Melissa Bell with the latest from Budapest. Thank you so much for that.

And still ahead, CNN goes behind the scenes for a look at how 3D printers are helping to create the next weapons of war. And later tonight here on CNN, Eva Longoria is back and this time she's in France. Join Eva as she explores the country's rich history and world celebrated cuisine in the CNN Original Series, "EVA LONGORIA: SEARCHING FOR FRANCE." Here's a preview.

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EVA LONGORIA, HOST, "EVA LONGORIA, SEARCHING FOR FRANCE": To go with our bubbles, we're having soul with a champagne sauce prepared tableside with typical Parisian flair.

Is it this champagne?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, exactly. Give it a small touch of citrus.

LONGORIA: Oh, my gosh.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wow.

LONGORIA: Voila. Wow. Amazing. I taste all the fruit of the champagne. What do you think about Parisians having a bad rap in France? There you go. Oh, Parisians.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, I mean --

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Be honest.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, no, that's true. We are a little bit snobby, but then it's, you know, it's Paris. We love it. Otherwise, Paris is not Paris if there's no Parisian.

LONGORIA: OK, well, I'm so happy that I got to share a meal with my favorite Parisians. Sante.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sante.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Cheers.

(END VIDEO CLIP) DEAN: Back-to-back episodes premiering tonight at 9:00 p.m., right here on CNN and tomorrow on our CNN app.

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DEAN: Tonight a new look at how Americans are feeling about the conflict in the Middle East. A CBS News poll showing the majority don't believe President Trump has a clear plan and that it's negatively impacting his approval rating.

CNN's Harry Enten joins us now to run the numbers on this.

Hi, Harry.

HARRY ENTEN, CNN CHIEF DATA ANALYST: Hey there, Jessica. Happy Sunday to you. Look, earlier today, CBS News came out with a new poll that showed at least among CBS News polls Donald Trump is at the lowest point, the lowest point in his presidency. And one of the reasons why his net approval rating is at the lowest point of his second term, well, it's Americans under the age of 30. And these trend lines, all I can say is holy moly.

Look at this. Let's take a look here. Trump's net approval rating under age 30, plus 10 points back in February of 2025. The president of the United States was above water. Look at this switcheroo. He's now 40, 40 points under water. That is a 50, five-zero shift against the president of the United States among Americans under the age of 30, generation Z.

Remember, Trump put an historically strong performance at least this century among voters under the age of 30. All that goodwill, adios, amigos, goodbye. See you later. And I will note while this is just one poll, other polls show a similar trend as well.

Why is it that Americans under the age of 30 have turned against the president of the United States? Well, one of the key reasons why he was reelected to a second term back in 2024 was the economy, was the economy.

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And right now, take a look at Americans under the age of 30, those 18 to 29, look at this trend line. Again, look at the trend lines here. February of 2025, in this case, it was late February of 2025, Donald Trump was four points above water. One, two, three, four points above water. Look at the trend line against the president of the United States. He is now 42 points under water with Americans aged 18 to 29.

And of course, of course, one of the key reasons Americans disapprove of Trump on the economy, his net approval on the economy going down, swim with the fishes, is inflation, is inflation. Prices climbing ever higher in the minds of the American public and also in the statistics as well. And you look at this. A little note to myself. Trump is now 48 points under water on inflation among Americans under the age of 30.

This, simply put, is not political territory that is survivable when it comes to Republicans' chances for holding on to the House come November. If these are Trump's numbers among voters, Americans under the age of 30, this, simply put, will not work. And of course, Trump is under water among Americans overall when it comes to the economy and inflation as well. Historically bad territory.

Now the economy is just one part of the picture, right? One of the reasons why prices have climbed higher in recent weeks, especially when you go to fill up at the tank, right, you're filling up your car, you're going to the gas station, you see those gas prices climbing ever higher, one of the reasons why or the key reason why, of course, is the war in Iran. And Americans under the age of 30, they don't like what's going on there either.

Look at this. OK, let's take a look here. OK. Net approval rating among under the age of 30 of the U.S. military action in Iran, 32 points underwater, 32 points underwater. My goodness gracious.

But you think that's low, Jessica? How about Trumps handling of the situation in Iran? You ain't seen nothing yet with that minus 32. Look at this. Trump on Iran, Americans under the age of 30, 44 points underwater. Woof. These are atrocious numbers. You combine it with the atrocious numbers, that atrocious trend line on the economy and you end up, of course, with this trend line overall among under the age of 30 for Donald John Trump.

Simply put, young Americans, Americans under the age of 30, generation Z, have, simply put, turned against Donald Trump.

But, Jessica, I'd never turn against you. Happy Sunday.

DEAN: You never would, Harry. That's why you're a good friend. Thank you so much.

How wars are being fought has changed significantly. More change is coming. 3D printers are being used to make weapons faster and cheaper.

CNN's Elex Michaelson went behind the scenes to see how that process works.

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LUKAS CZINGER, CO-FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES: We would call this really the world's first low-cost cruise missile.

ELEX MICHAELSON, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They are designing and 3D printing future weapons of war at Divergent Technologies.

Is this the first cruise missile that was entirely 3D printed?

CZINGER: Yes.

MICHAELSON: And that's not being done by anybody else? CZINGER: No.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): This cruise missile made 10 times cheaper than previous models and designed and built in weeks instead of years.

CZINGER: We engineer, manufacture our own printer.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): CEO Lukas Czinger gives us an exclusive tour of company headquarters in Torrance, California, where U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently visited.

What was his big takeaway from this?

CZINGER: His takeaway was, we need more of it.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): The company was founded 12 years ago. At first, they focused on 3D printing auto parts, but soon discovered they can do a lot more than that.

CZINGER: You can go from a suspension part for auto to an airframe for a cruise missile, to a part for a fighter jet, all using the same machine.

MICHAELSON: So real simply, what is a 3D printer?

CZINGER: When you think 3D printing, think additive manufacturing. Instead of starting with a block of material and shaving it down to reach your final form, you are growing the part layer by layer, starting from nothing and constructing the final shape.

MICHAELSON: For security reasons we can't show you the missiles being printed, but we can show you these auto parts which are made in the exact same way. So if you look in this window right here, you see individual layers being printed one at a time. And this screen shows you the progress. It's about 80 percent of the way done right now, about a 16-hour process. And it's about 4,000 layers to make that part a reality.

(Voice-over): The process starts with Divergent software powered by A.I., creating a design much faster than traditional modeling methods. For example, Divergent partnered with Mach Industries to create this drone.

CZINGER: We went from whiteboard session to first flight in 71 days, and that was the fastest on record that had been achieved in the industry.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): Divergent supplies companies, including Lockheed Martin, RTX and CoAspire on defense.

Has there been an increase in demand with the war with Iran?

CZINGER: Oh, yes. Yes. We are -- we focused on munitions starting three years ago. And that was a good bet.

[18:55:06] MICHAELSON (voice-over): The same machines printed all of these parts for Czinger's car company.

CZINGER: All of the aluminum you see here, all of the primary structure.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): They partner with brands like McLaren and Aston Martin to create a car, already setting track records in California.

And that's all thanks to the 3D printing technology?

CZINGER: Yes.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): 3D printing technology Divergent wants to eventually replicate in factories across the country, producing the weapons of the future.

This is really a game changer for war.

CZINGER: Yes.

MICHAELSON (voice-over): Elex Michaelson, CNN, Torrance, California.

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DEAN: All right, Elex, thank you for that.

Still ahead here in the CNN NEWSROOM, Vice President J.D. Vance back in the U.S., no deal with Iran. What negotiators are saying went wrong and what's going to happen next.

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