Passengers, eight crew members on the plane. Cnns robyn kriel joins us in ababa, ethiopia, robin, what are you hearing . Reporter the apl has a blackout, and just now theyre starting to talk more. What we understand the tweet came from the Prime Minister. That was the first indication that there was any kind of a plane crash. He offered his condolences to the family who lost loved ones on that flight. For now, what we understand, there is some kind of an operation ongoing. We dont know if its a rescue operation or search operation. Were hearing mixed reports. I believe the airlines has issued a statement that has issued a statement, but it was a boeing 737. From my own experience, i can tell you those flights would be fairly full. Its early sunday morning where it would have down here. The Orthodox Christian country. A lot would be going to church on that day. Its a very sacred day here for a lost ethiopians. Were unsure who would have been aboard that flight, with a lot of ethiopians travel. A lot of flight from addis to other hubs. What kind of an rescue operation would it be, i cannot imagine right now. They had one incident in january where a plane skidded off a runway in uganda. But since then, we havent heard any reports of this nature. They are very proud of their airline. It is a national airline. In fact, just yesterday, they were versusing about having an allfemale crew flying for National Womens day. And of course, we understand that there are at least a couple of casualties. Where the place went 40minute E International airport. I am at the airport and there are planes still taking off and landing here. We do know it was flight number 302. We also want to tell our viewers that our meteorologist eric van dam has looked into this. He said there was no weather or thunderstorm activity in that area, or where it took off. Or the area where it crashed just a few minutes later. And, robin, the amount of time that the plane from takeoff to losing contact. Apparently, it took off at 8 38 local time. And lost contact at 8 44 a. M. Which is in line from what youre saying. This crash not happening too far from thE International airport. It was in the air a short amount of time. Reporter it does seem like it was in the air a short amount of time. Im trying to figure out where it was and how long it took Emergency Responders to get there. A lot would come from thE International airport and from addis itself. They do have an Emergency Management system here. Theres been a few this week, we know communications were pretty bad. We understand some travel alerts were issued by different embassies, not to fly into thE International airport. Due to what would seem to be some unrest. Perhaps they were called on social media for protests in the square, which is the main place where protesters gather here. But this was a very different area. This had nothing to do with the airlines. This was due to a land distribution issue with the government. So, exactly what precipitated this emergency crash landing, we actually do not know. Whether theres fault with the plane, we just dont know at this point. All right. Robyn kriel, we appreciate it. We know a rescue is under way. There are reports there might be survivors. Breaking news story. Flight 302 from ethiopia to nairobi has crashed. And theyre going to put a phone number out for loved ones. Shortly. But that number has not come out yet. And venezuela, most of that country struggling with widespread blackouts. People there are still in the dark, and growing more and more desperate. Not that the situation in that country was already so desperate. Now, this, look, this is what it looks like. Most of the capital has no electricity, except for a fuse box lucky enough to have generators. Protesters took to the streets marching in rallies, and sent warnings to opponents. Reporter weve said it before, the regime wants to wear us out, brothers and sisters, and yes, the road has been very long. The road has worn us outside. But we will never tire in the search for freedom, and we will stay in the streets. Translator if the gringos dare to launch a military action around the country as requested by the opposition, will the bombs fall only on the touris touristas . The blackouts are affecting people in hospitals. Officials say dialysis patients are unable to get treatment and could suffer heart attacks. Paula newton has more now from caracas for you. Reporter they have passion, but oh, so much frustration, too. Opposition protests were marred by confrontations even before they started and when they did, there was this. National guard troops blocking their way at every turn. So, opposition protesters were trying to walk all the way up this avenue. As you can see here, theyre being blocked by the National Guard. The National Guard continues to move down the road to try to pin them in. Opposition protesters are taking to negotiation trying to say they have the right to protest. Rosa flores approaches a National Protester as they both agree to keep it peaceful. Speak to me from the heart, they are venezuelans like you. They dont have power, they dont have food, they dont have anything right now. Youre just trying to keep this peaceful . Yes, i say people to say here in the pacific. Reporter passivism is what he means. Others like the u. S. Military step in. Maduro says hes not going anywhere. I need the help. Reporter when Opposition Leader juan guaido spoke, he do seemed they needed some type of a military mission. And gathering in caracas in a textbook rally. The u. S. Has no business being here in our country, she tells me. Will this progovernment rally is getting its own momentum. With this core supporters he will broadcast this rally in places where the opposition isnt quite as strong. The irony, as president Nicolas Maduro denounced what he called the imperialist invasion, nearly no one saw it or heard it. Rolling blackouts exist. No tv, mobile coverage, not to mention food, water or medicine. On both sides, venezuelans are at their breaking point. The scene daring to predict what will happen next. Paula newton, cnn, caracas. Earlier, cnn spoke to william splendor from the nation for refugees about the opening of a new aids center in colombia for venezuelan migrants. We asked him what the first few days were like. The place where the center opened close to the border is one of the areas that is the most where patients from venezuela. And their services there are overwhelmed. Theres not enough shelter for them. Theres not enough room in schools for children. The hospitals are also feeling the strange of so many people arrived. So many of them in poor shape from venezuela. The people who will be going to the center are some of the most vulnerable like children, like the elderly, like the sick. Like the people who really are in the most desperate need. Again that was William Spindler from the office of the Nations High Commission for refugees. Now to a story were following closely. The British Government is facing backlash after the death of an isis brides child. Her son reportedly died thursday after being born in a syrian camp last month. The death came after the British Government moved to revoke her citizenship, in a letter, begums sister called the boy the one true innocent. She asked that at least he be brought to the uk. Labor mp diane adam tweets jahvid act ed senseless. The death of any child is tragic and deeply stressing for any family. The foreign and Commonwealth Office has consistently advised against travel to syria since april 2011. To talk more about this, the former chief superintendent for the London Metropolitan police. Hes also acted as a liaison between the families of girls who join isis and authorities. We appreciate your time, thank you this is a story, of course, highly emotional. And we want to dig deep into it. Bangladesh has refused to admit her. And the british secretary criticized for a decision that apparently left her stateless. Now, her deceased baby, shes, of course, in limbo. What are your feelings about how the British Government acted in this case . Well, i think we have to go back to what happened originally. She was one of eight girls, 14, 15yearold girls targeted by isis. Isis was contacting the girls, they wanted child brides. We have to remember that isis is a brutal organization. And nobody in their right mind would have wanted anything to do with the organization. I was brought in as a liaison, because the family discovered that the police and the academy and the children agencies, and social workers were aware that the girls were speaking to isis fighters. But the authorities for whatever reason decided not to share that information with the girls. So i was brought in because the family felt extremely angry to discover that they could intervene, had they told what was happening. Thats the backdrop to this case. Fast forward four years, we have to remember when shamima turned up in syria, within days she was married. This is sexual grooming. And we need to ask the Internet Companies very harsh questions around what theyre doing to safe guard our children, whether its for sexual grooming or radicalization. And theyve been criticized, they got a knee jerk reaction and its against international law. I understand that. I want to ask you what critics are saying begum seemed to expect she could return, even though she did choose, she was very young as i say, brainwashed by isis and she chose to have children there. Well, i think you have to question how much of it is choice. Youre a 15yearold child you go there and marry a man double your age within days of your arriving, you have to question how much of that is choice and how much is sexual grooming. I think what we have, some are clearly traumatized. Shes got Significant Mental Health issues. This is the third child shes lost. Its entirely predictable that a child was likely to die in that camp. Temperatures drop to 3 or 4 degrees at night. Theres no heating in those camps. She lost her food. And i think what we should be, we should be ashamed of ourselves. We fail to safe guard the child, who was the only true innocent in all of this. Whatever the consequences, we know across the world, we have to make decisions, how are we going to deal with individuals who travel all over the world, brainwashed by isis. And what about the question, some are asking whether this is more about National Interests and populism, than speaking for people who leave the country to support terrorism. Do you think theres some type of deterrent. You did touch on that with regard to how vulnerable young people are on social media. Thats the challenge we have. You at cnn are related. Bbc is regulated. I think with the internet, its totally unregulated. Internet companies allow extremists like isis to use their platform. They allow it on youtube. They allow it on twitter. They allow it on facebook. Its entirely wrong. Theres a big campaign in britain to see how we can have fighter regulations on the internet. We have a young girl she was viewing images of suicide. Which are freely available on the internet. I think what were now asking is, is it appropriate that we have regulate broadcast companies and totally unregulated Internet Companies that allow extremists like isis to brainwash across the world. This young lady has lost her child. Its a continue we continue to follow. Perhaps well talk with you again as there are developments. We appreciate it. Thank you very much. There will be new rules for americans and many others who plan to travel to europe. It has to do with the group of 26 European Companies including france, germany and italy. Citizens from 60 countries including the United States will have to apply for security authorization to be granted entry. The European Council adopted new regulations last year. Its to screen and reject potential travelers if theyre discovered to be a security threat. The u. S. State Department Says its similar to the american system thats already in place. The president s National Emergency to build a border wall is soon to be voted on by the u. S. Senate. Even the majority leader warns of an embarrassing setback for the president. Well explore that next. Also, early polling in iowa offers a snapshot for the democratic candidate so far. The person at the top isnt even in the race. Thats coming up here. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Looking to lose weight this year . Try fdaapproved alli®. 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Senators making note of any republicans who break rank with the president. Senate could vote this week on the resolution disaproving of the president s latest evidence to fund his southern border wall. Mr. Trump plans to veto that if it passes. Also on the president s radar his disgraced Campaign Chair yan Paul Manafort goes back to another federal judge on wednesday for sentencing, for the second case, adding to the 44 months, less than four years he received last week. Right now, the top preferences among iowa voters former u. S. President joe biden and u. S. Senator Bernie Sanders. The 2020 election cycle officially kicks off a year in now with the iowa caucuses. Cnns ryan nobles explains how the democratic field is shaping up at this early stage. Reporter the last time we took the temperature of iowa voters there were very few candidates in the race. I can tell you after having just returned from iowa, that the campaign is very much on. We now have 14 candidates who have officially announced or formed exploratory committees. Despite having so many candidates in the field, the results have not changed all that much from december. Joe biden and Bernie Sanders top the field by a pretty wide margin. Of the sanders trailing behind from only two points from biden. And Elizabeth Warren has 9 . Kamala harris at 7 . Cory booker and klobuchar measure 3 . Theres not even one candidate that we polled registered above the 1 mark. Thats important because a candidate must earn at least 3 in three different upcoming polls. Now, there is movement from what we saw in december and that movement is really to the benefit of Bernie Sanders. Take a look at a couple months ago. Sanders at 19 . Biden at 32 . Sanders has gone up to 25 . Biden to 27 . The big difference there, sanders officially in the race, biden not quite yet. We should know that beto orourke, another candidate not quite in yet was at 11 in december, hes also dropped off to 5 . Theres also something about the way the youth vote has on these candidates. I was at an event with Bernie Sanders at a College Campus in iowa city. There were so many young people passionately behind his campaign and thats really reflected in the poll. Voters under the age of 35 are at 32 . But when you flip that with voters over 35, he takes 35 of the vote. Theres certainly a lot of energy with young people. Generally the older voter, especially in a caucus state like iowa is a lot more reliable. Of course, the big thing we need to remind everyone. Were still a long way from votes being cast. Its very different in this snapshot of time to end very different from now. And a professor of government at the university of ethics, we want to talk more about this. Lets start with the new poll of voters in the all important state of iowa. This is always iowas big moment on the word stage. That state always a litmus test for candidates running. The polls show joe biden is beaten Bernie Sanders, even though biden is not officially running yet. What do you make of it . Well, i mean, this actually isnt anything new as already reported. These two are the two frontrunners because they have name recognition. Everybody