Breaking news just days before the January 6th insurrection the former president telling the chairman of the joint chiefs and the acing Defense Secretary the protest was going to be wild, a big deal, and they should be ready for it. In just a moment, im going to speak to the new Yorker Writer who has the reporting on that. Also tonight, it could be the biggest change in our country since Social Security, medicare, obamacare. Millions of american families receiving the first payment of the governments expanded Child Tax Credit program. One payment each month through the rest of the year. Will they be permanent . Thats the question. And the growing Climate Crisis Impacting Americans from Coast To coast this summer. Everything from extreme heat to devastating wildfires and Flash Flooding. Joining me now, cnn global Affairs Analyst Susan glasser. Shes also a Staff Writer for the New Yorker. Susan glasser, good to see you. Hi, don. Thank you so much. Ive got a long question i want to ask yo
Lies of trump on the election to Adolph Hitlers ret rhythm. Rhetoric. Im Wolf Blitzer in the situation room. Sobering news out of Los Angeles where officials have just reinstated the countys Mask Mandate as new covid cases surge. Erica hill, tell us more about this stunning decision. This is getting a lot of attention. More than 10 Million people live in l. A. County. As of saturday at 11 59 a. M. , the indoor Mask Mandate is coming back regardless of vaccination status. The full order will be posted tomorrow on the countys health website. This is because of consistent rise in cases and hospitalizations in Los Angeles county. Earlier this week we were talking about a 500 increase in the county over the past five months. This is fueling concerns about cases, hospitalizations and deaths that we are continuing to see across the country. In a seemingly endless sea of noise, the White House tried to cut tHrough. When it comes to information, caring is sharing. Vaccine misinformation. We are
places that rely on it? more than 90 people have died after devastating tornadoes swept through the mid west of america. horrendous scenes at the weekend and whilst our winds do not compare, it is a windy start to the week particularly northern scotland. wintle is lighter and with missed advocate become an issue. in sport, the farcical end to the fi season as versappen celebrates we reflect on the chaotic finish to the decider in the desert as hamilton misses out on a record eight title. it s monday, 13th december. every adult over the age of 18 in england is to be offered a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this month in a major acceleration of the booster programme. the prime minister said the new target was necessary to combat a tidal wave of cases of the rapidly spreading omicron variant. but there are warnings this morning the booster roll out could have an impact on non covid nhs care. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. the countdown t
correspondingjim corresponding jim reed correspondingjim reed is here. what are we expecting from the prime minister? what should we read into it? , ., ., , it? this covid alert level is different it? this covid alert level is different. there it? this covid alert level is different. there are - it? this covid alert level is different. there are five i it? this covid alert level is - different. there are five levels and it is decided by the chief medical officers of the four nations of the uk and within the last hour they have increased it from level three to level four. that would signal that rather than the virus circulating generally in the population we have now moved to a situation where transmission is at a high or is rising exponentially. as for what that means, we are not at level five and that is the top level and that would suggest the nhs has come under unsustainable pressure and could be overwhelmed. we are not at that point and that is when you would imagine
now crystal meth. this, an exclusive look at where the meth is coming from. these drugs in southern afghanistan will be smuggled to countries as far away as australia. the amount in this room alone would sell there for around £2 million. this is how it is made. makeshift open air labs in the desert under the noses of the taliban. these trucks are full of a key ingredient. traffickers here have discovered a common wild plant that can be used to produce meth cheaply. last week the taliban banned farmers from picking it, but they are not shutting down the meth labs. this man with links to the trade says crystal meth is booming. when the taliban announced their ban on this plant, he tells me, the wholesale price of meth doubled and there are still warehouses full of it. this is another dangerous drug, opium, from poppies like these, most commonly associated with afghanistan. around 80% of the world s heroin supply originates here. before the taliban takeover opiun traders paid o