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Epstein Survivors Promote Ending Limits on Prosecuting Abuse; Purported Ransom Deadlines Passes Amid Search for Nancy Guthrie; Top U.S. Immigration, Border Officials Testify in House Hearing; Efforts to Help Sudanese Refugees in Chad; Team USA to Compete for Curling Gold in Mixed Doubles; Buddhist Monks End Their Walk for Peace in Washington, DC. Aired 11a-12p ET

Aired February 10, 2026 - 11:00   ET

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When they're ready to act. As you heard and as Virginia and I both experience together, many survivors don't come to terms

with their abuse until many, many years later. And they deserve the right to be able to bring an action when they're ready. That's what this law

does.

It is heartbreaking to be here announcing this without her, but I will tell you that her voice is being heard loud and clear. She is saying all

Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, all Americans need to come together and pass this law.

It's the right thing to do. It's the thing we need to do now. So please pass Virginia's law. Now, I'm going to let Rebecca Zipkin come up from

World WE. Without this group, we wouldn't be here. So, we're all very grateful for that.

REBECCA ZIPKIN, POLICY DIRECTOR, WORLD WITHOUT EXPLOITATION: Hello, everyone. My name is Rebecca Zipkin, and I'm the Policy Director at World

Without Exploitation, and we are the largest national anti-human trafficking and sexual exploitation coalition in the country.

And we have had the true privilege of working closely with the survivors who are here today. And Sky and Amanda to push forward advocacy to release

the Epstein files. And today, we are privileged to be here to speak in support of Virginia's law. Thank you so much to Leader Schumer and

Congresswoman Leger Fernandez for their championing of this legislation.

Today we're here to support Virginia's law named Virginia Robert Giuffre, whose courage helped expose one of the most far-reaching sex trafficking

networks in modern history. Virginia's story is not just about one man. It's about a system of wealth, power and protection that allowed abuse to

continue for years while survivors were silenced, disbelieved, or legally shut down.

Virginia spoke the truth and she paid the price for it. She did so, knowing that accountability might never come, not because the abuse didn't happen,

but because the law said it was too late. That is why eliminating the statute of limitations for civil claims by adult survivors of sex

trafficking is so critical.

Trafficking is not a single moment of harm. It is a prolonged, coercive and deeply traumatizing experience. Survivors often cannot name what happened

to them as abuse, until years later, they may be threatened, manipulated, financially dependent or psychologically trapped.

Many are children when the abuse begins. Others are groomed into believing they consented, when reality, consent was impossible. The statute of

limitations does not account for this reality. Instead, it functions as a legal shield for abusers and the institutions that enabled them.

It cuts off accountability before survivors ever had the meaningful chance to come forward. Virginia's Law recognizes a simple truth. Healing does not

follow a legal deadline. Eliminating the statute of limitations does not guarantee survivors will sue. It simply gives them the choice.

It restores agency, and it sends a clear message that time does not erase responsibility. Jeffrey Epstein did not operate alone. He relied on

enablers, the men who were the buyers, the exploiters and the abusers. Many of those individuals and institutions have never been held accountable, not

because the facts are unknown, but because the courthouse doors have been closed.

When civil claims are barred by time accountability disappears. Virginia's Law changes that. It tells survivors you were not too late. You were

harmed, and the law will no longer be used to protect those who harmed you, and it tells the public that justice does not disappear simply because an

arbitrary amount of time has passed.

Justice is not about convenience. It's about courage. Passing Virginia's Law is not about reopening the past it's about finally confronting it. And

we owe survivors, all of the survivors here today and the thousands around the world, nothing less.

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): Let me say to Sky and Amanda, so the Bible tells us when something terrible happens to people, the natural inclination is to

curse the darkness, to turn inward, be angry. But the Bible also tells us it's like angelic to light a candle to create light to prevent what

happened to your loved one from it happening to anyone else.

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You are lighting a candle. We thank you. OK, we'll take questions on this subject. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much. Mark Stone from Sky News in the United Kingdom. Thank you for inviting me today. That was a very powerful I

have a question for you, Mr. Roberts, if that's right, and also for you, Senator Schumer, the photograph of arm around your sister has become,

certainly in the UK, a defining part of this scandal. Clearly, he is one person who hasn't answered questions here. What is your message to Andrew?

SKY ROBERTS, VIRGINIA GIUFFRE'S BROTHER: Madam Windsor, today, I think he should show up in front of our Congress and answer questions. I think that

he has a lot of questions he needs to answer, and he has been exploited through these files to have inconsistencies in his own messaging.

So, I want today to be about Virginia's Law to not allowing this to happen again. But to Prince Andrew, Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to

be specific, he needs to show up. He needs to show up and he needs to answer questions in front of our Congress.

SCHUMER: I agree he ought to same thing, same thing as what Sky said. He ought to show up and show up now. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: -- for you both, from the survivors in general, do you believe that current officials, including Howard Lutnick the Commerce

Secretary, should resign, given their proven ties and connections to Epstein?

AMANDA ROBERTS, VIRGINIA GIUFFRE'S SISTER-IN-LAW: I think we are far behind the UK when it comes to social justice. I think that --

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (Inaudible).

A. ROBERTS: Yeah. I think that we are starting to see a form of social justice here, and this is exactly why Virginia's Law is so important,

because legislatively, it says that they can no longer hide. And that's where we're going to focus the change that we can create.

SCHUMER: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (Inaudible).

SCHUMER: Look, the whole file should be released completely. We got them to agree to let people come down. We have to make an appointment, and a number

of my colleagues and I are considering doing that very soon. Everything what's not disclosed, period, yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can you outline how this legislation builds on the bill that President Biden were the short comings of this and you also mentioned?

SCHUMER: Yeah, the bottom line is, we want this to be our law has no loopholes. We don't want any loopholes in this law, because the lawyers for

those who did such terrible things will exploit them. That's number one. And number two, we're going to pursue every legal avenue we can. Thank you.

Do you want to --

REP. LEGER FERNANDEZ (D-NM): Yeah. And I think it's really important to recognize that we need to provide protections and avenue to the courtroom

for everybody, whether you were a minor or an adult when you were abused. And we do need to go and see those files.

I will be going, I believe, tomorrow morning, but the idea that we have to make an appointment and that they're scrutinizing. And that they have --

they have failed to disclose under the Epstein Transparency Act, half of the files. And when they've done so, they've done so heavily redacted,

protecting the predators and exposing their survivors. So, we need to call out those actions by the Department of Justice at all time.

SCHUMER: We're not going to rest till all the files are released period, whatever means we have to pursue, is that right?

FERNANDEZ: That's right.

A. ROBERTS: That's right.

SCHUMER: Thank you, everybody.

ZAIN ASHER, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: All right. You've just been listening to a live press conference with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is

also surrounded by some of the accusers of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, also Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez, as well as

they sort of seek to promote a bill, a legislation that would end and eliminate, essentially, the statues of limitations for abuse victims.

That was one of the things that they were talking about there. One of the key questions that Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky Roberts, that's the

brother of Virginia Giuffre. And also, his wife, Amanda Roberts, got was this idea of Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being potentially

called to testify in front of U.S. Congress.

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Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the UK, has said that he agrees that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be forced to testify in front of the U.S.

Congress. Sky Roberts Virginia Giuffre's brother was asked about that, saying that he agrees with that, that essentially Andrew should be brought

forward to provide any evidence at all that could help investigators.

Worth noting that Andrew has been stripped of his title, removed from his Royal Lodge, and also essentially ostracized more or less from the Royal

Family. He now goes by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. I do want to bring in Nada Bashir to talk more about this. Nada, the pressure on Former Prince

Andrew continues to grow here.

NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, absolutely. We've been hearing from the panel is actually commenting now on the revelations of the Epstein

scandal, on the relationship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein.

Just yesterday, a statement released saying that if, in the instance that police did approach the Palace, they would cooperate with any requests

regarding the Former Prince. And of course, we've been hearing from the Prince and Princess of Wales as well themselves, issuing a statement

reiterating earlier remarks made by Buckingham Palace expressing their support anchor joints is for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his

associates.

But of course, pressure has not only been mounting on the Palace and on the Royal Family, but also, of course, as you mentioned on Keir Starmer on the

British Prime Minister. We've been hearing, of course, from other politicians calling on more scrutiny on the prime minister with regards to

his political judgment, centered around his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States despite his known relationship

with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

We've heard from the prime minister saying he regrets that decision. But of course, despite the pressure that we've seen mounting, including the

resignation of senior aides, including his Chief of Staff and Chief of Communications, and of course, calls from the Leader of the Scottish Labour

Party saying it is time for Keir Starmer to step down, that the scandal is causing a distraction from Labour's goals to lead the country.

We have now heard from the prime minister saying he has no intention of stepping away. Take a listen.

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KEIR STARMER, UK PRIME MINISTER: People in recent days who say the Labour government should have a different fight, a fight with itself, instead of a

fight for the millions of people who need us to fight for them. I say to them, I will never walk away from the mandate I was given to change this

country.

I will never walk away from the people that I am charged with fighting for, and I will never walk away from the country that I love.

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BASHIR: Now, Keir Starmer held a closed-door meeting with Labour MPs at the House of Commons yesterday, we understand, according to reporters who have

spoken to individuals who actually taking part in that meeting, that they were a series of rounds of applause for Keir Starmer, that he was able to

shore up that support from within his party, despite the mounting pressure that seemed to have been gaining momentum yesterday.

And of course, there is still questions surrounding how much exactly Keir Starmer knew with regard to the relationship between Mandelson and Jeffrey

Epstein. We know that documents have been released showing that Mandelson allegedly shared sensitive information while he was business secretary

under the premiership of Gordon Brown to Jeffrey Epstein.

That there were bank transfers thousands of dollars to accounts linked to Peter Mandelson from Jeffrey Epstein between 2003 and 2004. So, there is a

huge concern, of course, around the impact that Mandelson had in his position as a senior politician within the Labour Party.

And how much of this was actually made aware to the Labour Party leadership now, including Keir Starmer, before his appointment as U.S. Ambassador.

Again, this is something that Keir Starmer has said he regrets, and it appears as though he has shored up the support of his senior Labour Party

members at this stage.

But of course, there are questions around potential further revelations around Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

ASHER: All right, Nada Bashir thank you so much. Let's bring in CNN Stephen Collinson, who has been listening to this press conference as well. We go

to him live from Washington. So, the press conference obviously comes just a few weeks after the Justice Department released its final batch of

Epstein files.

And one of the key criticisms was that a lot of the potential perpetrators' names were redacted, while, obviously the names of the victims, in many

cases, were laid bare. Just in terms of the reaction to this potential law or potential bill from Senate Republicans.

What is the reaction you expect from Senate Republicans this idea that there should be a complete elimination of statutes of limitations for abuse

victims specifically, obviously, we're talking about the Epstein?

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STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN POLITICS SENIOR REPORTER: I think it's unlikely at this point that this bill gets passed into law in the Senate. As you know,

it only takes one Republican Senator to object to stop consideration of this bill. And I don't think that either in the Republican Senate or the

White House, there is a great deal of interest right now in adding to the growing political pressure over Epstein.

But I think that that news conference was a valuable reminder, really, about what this is about, the root of it. A lot of the commentary in recent

days has been about, well, what is the political impact on Trump of these files being released?

How this is reverberating in the UK, for example? But it's the victims that are at the center of this. And that was a very powerful news conference. It

was news conferences like this that led to the law being passed last year and a Republican revolt that forced the release of these Epstein files from

the Justice Department.

So, I think there is history here that shows that the victims and the survivors are powerful advocates. And this is not just about today. It's

about the politics of the coming midterm election year in the United States. And also, I think, perhaps a sign of the path that Democrats might

go down in trying to hold the administration more to account on this if they win the House and even the Senate in the elections in November.

ASHER: All right, Stephen Collinson, do stand by, because there's a lot more going on Capitol Hill right now for us to discuss. For the first time

since federal agents shot two -- shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, triggering national outrage and calls for accountability.

We're hearing from top immigration officials, the leaders of several agencies, are testifying before a House Committee on Capitol Hill right

now. In his opening statement, the Ranking Democrats sharply criticized the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti calling it scourge on our country.

The Acting Director of I.C.E., however, claimed that his agents are restoring integrity to the immigration system, and they're the ones who are

facing danger.

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TODD LYONS, ACTING DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT: In the wake of the unprecedented border crisis of the previous administration ISIS

stepped into the breach to enforce the law. This commitment has a cost. We are facing the deadliest operating environment in our agency's history.

In fiscal year 2025 death threats against I.C.E. personnel increased more than 8,000 percent. Assaults on officers have sky rocket over 14,100

percent. One officer in Minnesota had his finger bitten off by a protestor egged on by elected officials characterizing our offices as gestapo of

secret police.

The families of personnel I.C.E. personnel have been made to feel unsafe in their homes. I know this first hit first hand, because my own family was

targeted. But let me send a message to anyone who thinks they can intimidate us, you will fail.

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ASHER: All right, let's bring this Stephen Collinson back in. I mean two very different perspectives between Democrats and Republicans here. I mean

one of the key issues that Democrats want to address is what they view as overly aggressive enforcement tactics by federal agents on the street,

specifically of Minneapolis in the wake of the shooting of those two U.S. citizens in January.

I think the first question is, what sort of questions are Democrats posing here? And do hearings like this, this is for our international audience. Do

hearings like this typically lead to any sort of meaningful reform Stephen?

COLLINSON: Honestly, you know, Congressional hearings are usually an attempt by various lawmakers to play up for the cameras. They often use

them more than anything else, for campaign videos where they can hold, be shown to be holding the administration account or to be playing towards the

wishes of Donald Trump.

That said, you know, this is Congress fulfilling its constitutional role, and we haven't seen a lot of that in this administration. It was

interesting that the Republican Chairman of the Committee, he also called for a full investigation and an independent investigation of the killings

of two Americans in Minnesota last month.

That is a position that differs from the administration. And I think that does reflect the feeling in the United States of people who are not on the

same page as the I.C.E. official there warning about more formidable policing and work by the federal agents on the streets and are concerned

about this.

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If you look at the polls, the I.C.E. behavior has turned immigration, which was a positive for President Trump after his successful work to secure the

border, into a political liability. So, while this hearing will not necessarily change things on its own, it does play into increasing scrutiny

of the administration's behavior.

And right now, on Capitol Hill, there is a spending showdown, and the Democrats are trying to force changes to I.C.E. behavior without that, the

government could partially shut down, and the Department of Homeland Security Operations could be hampered before the end of this week, so there

is increasing scrutiny, and I think the issue of I.C.E. and its and the federal officers behavior is going to be right on the ballot in the midterm

election year.

ASHER: All right, Stephen Collinson, live for us there. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. All right, in another plea for help in bringing Nancy

Guthrie back home after the break, we'll look at where investigators are at this hour and what we know so far.

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SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: So, I'm coming on just to ask you, not just for your prayers, but no matter where you are, even if you're far from

Tucson, if you see anything, you hear anything, if there's anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement. We are at an

hour of desperation.

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ASHER: That is the latest video posted by NBC News Anchor Savannah Guthrie pleading for help in the search for her mom, Nancy Guthrie, who has now

been missing for 10 days. A reported ransom note set a Monday deadline for $6 million to be paid in Bitcoin, according to CNN Affiliate KGUN.

That deadline has come and gone, and there is still no update on the 84- year-old's whereabouts. The FBI says it will continue to investigate at Nancy Guthrie's home, as well as that of her daughter Annie's home. Nancy

Guthrie was at her daughter's Tucson house the night before her disappearance.

Let's bring in CNN's Ed Lavandera Joining us live now, from Tucson, Arizona, with the very latest. So, the fact that Savannah Guthrie appears

in this latest video alone, she's not surrounded by her other siblings, and also, she's appealing directly to the public. She's not necessarily

speaking to the potential of doctors anymore.

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She's talking to ordinary members of the public. What does that tell us Ed?

ED LAVANDERA, CNN SENIOR U.S. NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think there's a couple of things that stand out from that observation, and one of them

being or the question that it raises is, is this whole idea that this is a ransom situation? Is that even legitimate?

A couple hours after Savannah Guthrie posted that video, FBI officials said that they are, quote, not aware of any further contact between the Guthrie

family and an alleged -- the alleged writer of these ransom notes.

So, we're not exactly clear where things stand in terms of where invest -- what investigators believe about the likelihood of those -- of these

letters actually being something that could lead them to discover where Nancy Guthrie is. So, all of that still kind of just lingers out there.

And it's also interesting that what Savannah talked about in the video too, is urging people, not just here in the Tucson area to be on the lookout,

but urging people across the country to be on the lookout for any clues. You know, we are now in on day 10 of this search and this investigation.

And what Savannah Guthrie is kind of saying there is that at this point, her mother could have been taken anywhere. There's been a great deal of

time that's passed by a great deal -- a great amount of time that allows people to travel and move somebody. So, you know, perhaps this isn't a

situation that is just confined here to the Tucson area.

And we've also seen this from federal officials as well, that they've been putting up these bill boards along highways from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

and into California, so really focusing on the southwest part of the United States here. So, all of that is interesting.

But clearly Zain, the reality is here is that it doesn't appear we're any closer to having a suspect or a person of interest named in this

investigation right now.

ASHER: Yeah, that is terrifying, especially the longer it goes on. As you point out, it's been 10 days, and literally, she could have been taking --

she might not even be in Tucson. She might not be in Arizona. She could have been taken anywhere by now. 10 days of course, a long time. Ed

Lavandera live for us there. Thank you so much.

All right, when we come back, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worsening. We'll speak with an aid worker on the ground in neighboring Chad

about the situation there. Plus, Team USA, on the cusp of curling glory, goes for its first ever gold medal in mixed doubles. The latest from Milan

just ahead.

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ASHER: Welcome back to "One World". I'm Zain Asher from New York. Here are some of the headlines we are watching for you today. Top immigration

officials are testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee. The Acting Director of I.C.E. Todd Lyons defended federal agents and said they

are restoring integrity to the immigration system.

The hearing comes just days before a funding deadline when the Department of Homeland Security will run out of money unless an agreement is reached.

And survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse appeared with the U.S. Senate Democratic Leader to push for legislation to end the statute of limitations

on prosecuting sex offenses. Schumer argues that given the scale and magnitude of Epstein's crimes, justice should not expire.

And President Trump is lashing out at one of America's closest allies, Canada. He's threatening to block the opening of a new border bridge that

connects Detroit, Michigan and the Canadian City of Windsor. Trump claims the U.S. is not being treated fairly over a range of economic issues. It's

unclear how exactly he could prevent the bridge from opening.

The Pentagon says U.S. forces boarded a sanction oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea. It did not say whether the

ship was connected to Venezuela, which faces U.S. sanctions on oil in the weeks following the U.S. raid to seize Nicolas Maduro from Caracas. The

Trump Administration has set out to control the production and distribution of Venezuela's oil.

All right, civilians continue to suffer in Sudan's long running civil war with drone strikes leaving scores dead or injured in recent weeks. That's

according to the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, who says both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF are deploying drones.

After nearly three years of war. Sudan's humanitarian crisis is the largest in the world. Millions have been displaced, many of them now exposed to

disease outbreak. Some parts of the country are undergoing famine conditions. The UK's Acting Ambassador to the UN had sharp criticism for

the warring parties.

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JAMES KARIUKI, UK ACTING AMBASSADOR TO THE UN: Actions like these have made Sudan the world's worst humanitarian crisis with more than 33 million

people in desperate need of help. This deliberate cruelty is designed to exacerbate an already insufferable situation. Starvation must never be used

as a weapon of war.

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ASHER: The fighting has driven millions of people into neighboring countries, according to the UNHCR. Chad is now host to Africa's highest

number of refugees relative rather to its population. All of this unfolding more than a year after the Trump Administration dismantled USAID. Cuts in

American support have put an end to many programs that had been tackling malnutrition and preventable diseases around the world.

My next guest is Mary Dinah, the Founder and CEO of the Mary Dinah Foundation, which leads large scale humanitarian programs. Mary, thank you

so much for being with us. You're joining us, obviously from Jimena, Chad.

And one of the key issues in all of this that really breaks my heart is that Chad is not a wealthy country by any measure. Chad is actually one of

the poorest countries in the world by any sort of developmental index that you look at, and yet it is hosting about a million people ever since the

war in Sudan started back in 2023.

A million Sudanese refugees have crossed over into Chad. Just talk to us about what that does to just in terms of the systems that are under

pressure in Chad, be it the water systems, be it the school systems there that are under pressure as a result of this? And what that means for the

local Chadian population as well, because there's also pressure on them too, talk to us about that.

LADY MARY DINAH, FOUNDER & CEO, MARY DINAH FOUNDATION: Yes, absolutely. Thank you so much. As you said, over 900,000 Sudanese refugees have come

into Chad through the eastern border of Chad since the war began three years ago. And that is putting a lot of strain on already limited

resources.

We're talking about water resources, educational resources, but also food. Even food and nutrition has become a major problem. At the moment, we see

one community health worker to every 5000 people, inhabitants in those villages across the border.

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And the recommendation is one to thousand and also it takes about an hour for people walking to get and reach medical supplies. And when they get

there, they might not even be seen, because the need is really overwhelming.

I was speaking with a representative of UNHCR just yesterday. We both agreed that one word describes the situation at hand at the moment, and

that is overwhelming. It's an overwhelming situation. Medical supplies are very limited, as well as water supplies.

They're having to relocate people further out from the eastern border of Chad, moving them a little bit more westwards into as far as parts of

Bagasona and Liwa, which are refugee communities on the western part, because there's just no space.

There's a lot of need for shelter, for water, for the protection of women, and so many other supplies needed. Malnutrition is at an all-time high.

We're seeing 18 percent global acute malnutrition in those communities. Those refugee communities on the eastern border of Chad, parts of Wadai --

and other villages are really crumbling in terms of malnutrition, and it's even more dire for women and children.

ASHER: Yeah, and that was going to be my next question. You know, when you consider that this is now the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, I

believe 14 million people have been displaced as a result of this war. Talk to us about the unique challenges that women and children face.

DINAH: Yes. You know, first of all, sexual and gender-based violence is something that is used as a weapon of war, which really shouldn't be. These

are atrocities that should never be committed. I'll give you a story one of our beneficiaries, her name is Yaya (ph). She shared with us her journey

entering into the eastern border of Chad.

They stayed in various villages, and in those villages, many women were raped and many people were killed. Coming into those villages, as well,

with overcrowding, increases the chances of perpetrators of sexual violence to be able to do more of it. And so, it's uniquely challenging for women.

But also, pregnancy and maternal health. Imagine, one can only imagine being pregnant in that type of, you know, situation, it's a lot harder.

Their nutritional status needs to be higher at a point of pregnancy. But, you know, with very limited food supplies, things are very difficult for

pregnant women.

So, they need more support. They need micronutrient supplements that are highly fortified, which is some of the products that my foundation

distributes on the border, eastern border of Chad. But also, education, we see cultural norms that are very negative for women, where in a situation

where there aren't enough chances for people to go to school.

The parents are sending boys rather than sending girls, and so that also reduces the economic opportunities for girls. And there's just a myriad of

different reasons why it's difficult talk about period poverty as well. When women have their periods in a situation where the water resources and

the hydrogen facilities are not adequate, it becomes very difficult for them to live with dignity.

ASHER: Yeah. And you know, one of the reasons why, I mean, thank you so much for laying out what women and girls are struggling with there. One of

the reasons why I want to cover this story continually on this program is because I just don't believe that the international community is paying

enough attention to this issue.

And when you think about the fact that USAID, for example, has seen not just massive spending cuts, but a complete dismantling, by some accounts,

just in terms of the funds that they send to non-profits around the world.

What I find very interesting is that despite all of the cuts we're seeing and how many non-profits across Africa and across the world really are

struggling because of the cuts to USAID, your foundation, is actually one of the few that did not see cuts from USAID.

You maintained the same level of assistance that USAID was giving you before the Trump Administration as afterwards. Why is that do you think?

DINAH: It's very difficult to know exactly the reasons why certain NGOs were selected and certain programs were kept. There was a U.S. Congress

review and but for me, I think when I think about the priorities of the U.S., it's in their interest to ensure that the welfare of refugees and

displaced persons around the world is kept to limit the burden of migrants on the United States.

And also, some of the products that we distribute are made in America. They are manufactured in America. We have manufacturing partners in Rhode

Island, but also even in Georgia. Georgia produces one of the highest-grade peanuts in the world, and there are many peanut farmers whose livelihood

was very much in question when the U.S. cuts happened.

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And so supporting foundations that essentially align with your international and diplomatic interest and the interests of people on the

shores of the U.S. I think that was a key priority for them when they were selecting programs to keep.

But also with our foundation, we focus on local leadership. We scale very quickly. We're fast, we're female led. I think those were also perhaps some

of the reasons why we were saved.

ASHER: All right. Lady Mary Dinah, thank you. Thank you so much. Appreciate the work that you're doing on the ground there in Chad. We'll be right back

with more after the short break.

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ASHER: All right, for the first time ever, Team USA is going for gold in mixed doubles Curling. Americans Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse knocked out

the defending gold medalists from Italy on Monday in a stunning upset. Their victory setting the stage for historic night ahead.

And a few hours from now, the Americans take on Sweden for a gold medal. It's Team USA's first shot at a medal of any kind in curling, while Thiesse

is guaranteed to become the first American woman to snag a medal in any Curling event. And there are more gold medals up for grabs today.

CNN's Amanda Davies joins us live now with the latest from Milan. So, Curling is not a sport that usually gets much love, as I understand, it

only became part of the Winter Olympics in 2018 so relatively recently, but the U.S. is really going for it.

And just in terms of the medal count so far, just walk us through it, because alpine skiing has gotten a gold medal and figure skating as well

Amanda?

AMANDA DAVIES, CNN WORLD SPORT: Yeah. I mean, there's one thing that you can guarantee every day of a Winter Olympics, and that is Curling. As a

Brit it's a good sport for the Brits, although they did have some disappointment. But yeah, this is really exciting for the U.S.

And it was a massive shock that victory for the U.S. mix doubles team of Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse on Monday night, beating the defending

champions. And of course, the hosts, with that incredible partisan support. We know that the Americans travel well, when it comes to a spectator, fan

perspective, to a Winter Olympics.

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But taking on the hosts on their home turf and being the defending champions, it is really something. But you know, they said they were, it

took everything out of them that semifinal last night. But if ever you're going to pick yourselves up and dust yourselves off one last push it is for

a final, isn't it?

And that is against Sweden, as you rightly mentioned. And what we know is one way or another, this will be a medal unlike they have ever won in mixed

doubles Curling before, either gold or silver, depending on the outcome of that kind of shoot off later this evening.

In terms of what else is happening here in Milan on Tuesday night. Maxim Naumov, taking to the ice for the first time. No doubt, set to be an

incredibly emotional moment at the figure skating. The 24-year-old making his Olympic debut, fulfilling his childhood dream just 12 months since both

of his parents lost their lives in that Washington DC plane crash, along with 63 others.

He's spoken in the build ups to this game about the job he has to do. He says he's seeing it as a job to fulfill the goal that he and his family set

out to achieve when he was just five years of age. His late parents were 1994 World Figure Skating players champions and a huge part of the skating

community.

They were on the way back from a junior skating event when the plane crashed. So, for all the high stakes of Olympic competition, he is a man

that will certainly take to the ice for his short program with the entire arena behind him. And it's one of those kinds of stories that put sport

very much into perspective, doesn't it?

But elsewhere this evening, we've got one of the most intense rivalries at the Olympic Games, as USA against Canada in the women's hockey.

ASHER: All right, Amanda Davies, live for us there. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. All right, after 107 days, 19 Buddhist Monks are about to

complete their journey. We'll take a look at what's behind their 2300 mile walk and what the world can learn one step at a time?

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ASHER: A journey of 2300 miles, or nearly 4000 kilometers, is coming to an end. After 107 days 19 Buddhist Monks and their dog arrived in Washington,

DC, just a couple of hours ago at a final stop on their walk for peace is an interfaith ceremony at the National Cathedral.

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The monks began their walk in Fort Worth, Texas on October 26th along the way, they met thousands of people spreading their message of healing, unity

and compassion. Let's get some perspective on what this walk means for the country and pretty much the world. We're joined live now by Bishop Mariann

Edgar Budde from the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.

Thank you so much for being with us. I mean, this walk has my goodness captivated the country. These monks have picked up followers along the way.

I mean, it has transcended any form of religion. And just this idea of walking for peace at a time where there is, not just in this country, but

really around the world, so much conflict and political and ideological division. What do you hope will be the lasting impact of this walk?

BISHOP MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE, EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, DC: Well, it is such an occasion for joy. I mean, the excitement and the collaboration

across all sectors of our community, as you've seen around the country, is palpable.

And of course, we hope that it has a lasting effect. The monks have tapped into something so deep, a hunger for peace, for love, for unity across

difference. And it is truly something to behold. And as you said, a counterpoint to everything we have been told to believe about ourselves as

a country.

ASHER: And you know this walk is not easy, right? You're talking about thousands of miles over 107 days. Listen, I literally leave my house and I

walk for like five minutes, and I'm shivering because it's so cold.

BUDDE: Right.

ASHER: You know, obviously they started in Texas, but, you know, up here sort of further north, I mean, they're in DC now, it has been unbelievably

cold over the past couple of weeks or so. What are the sort of challenges and what sort of difficulties have they encountered along the way?

BUDDE: Well, as you've said, one of the coldest winters that we've had in the southeast and up through the north. And so, they have faced weather

challenges. They have had illness along the way. My goodness, one monk got hit by a car.

And I think their message in the midst of that, and I think something that we all know, but it's so good to remember. Their message is that suffering

happens, hardship happens, and yet we can all cultivate an inner peace. And from that inner peace, we not only can face the challenges of our immediate

lives, but we can emanate that peace into our wider communities and even to the world.

ASHER: Yeah, it's a very sort of, you know, to use a British expression, keep calm and carry on. And just this idea of sort of --

BUDDE: Keep calm and --

ASHER: You know, you keep going despite literally getting knocked down, you still keep going. What about the message of resilience? There is a message

of resilience here too.

BUDDE: Well, you know that they're all interwoven together, aren't they? Peace, resilience, centeredness these are human attributes, God given,

qualities that we can draw upon, that we can cultivate and that we can share with one another, and we can lean on one another.

And as we're seeing, the response to that says that we so hunger for reminders that as human beings, we have these resources to draw from within

ourselves, within our sacred traditions, across the spectrum and in the communities that we form with one another.

ASHER: And what is the significance of the Washington Cathedral as a final destination?

BUDDE: Well, the honor is ours. We are a Christian Church obviously. We love our mission to be a house of prayer for all people and a gathering

place for faith and civic conversations across the spectrum. And so that feels to us like the highest of honors.

I do want to clarify that they are also going down to the civic institutions tomorrow, so they'll be at the Lincoln Memorial. They have a

bit further to go, but today, as a culmination of the spiritual leaders, we're honored to host an interfaith gathering with them privately inside

the cathedral after they speak to the gathered crowds on the front lawn.

ASHER: I'm so inspired by this. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde thank you.

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BUDDE: Thank you.

ASHER: As are you, they can see by your beautiful smile.

BUDDE: We are so grateful, so inspired and so grateful that the monks are calling out the best in all of us as they make their pilgrimage among us.

ASHER: Yeah, I understand that they are going to be where you are, the Washington National Cathedral about an hour or so. So, I'm sure you --

BUDDE: Yeah, I'm on my way to get --

ASHER: I'm sure, I'm sure we need a bit of good news right in these distressing.

BUDDE: We do indeed.

ASHER: All right. Thank you so much. Appreciate it.

BUDDE: Thank you.

ASHER: All right, stay with CNN, there's much more "One World" with my colleague Bianna Golodryga, after this short break.

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