The worlds biggest Trade Blocs is deepening with china announcing new tariffs on Brandy Imports from the european unIon. It follows last Weeks DecisIon by the eu to push ahead with Import Taxes of its own on Electric Vehicles from china. Last Year China imported about 1. 8bn of brandy from the eu with the vast majority coming from france. From Friday Companies that import will have to pay a tariff of up to 39 to the chinese government after they decided their own producers were being unfairly harmed. It follows the eu pushing ahead with tariffs of up to 45 of chinas Electric Vehicles which it says have benefitted unfairly from government help. Last Year Trade between the Eu And China was worth about 811 BillIon after it fell last year. With more tarfffs under consideratIon, it could fall further. Im joined now by Dr Deborah elms, head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich FoundatIon in singapore. It describes itself as a philanthropic organizatIon that works adavance sustainable trade. So the
Food Security Issues right now, this is a country thats threatening famine threatened with famine. If something isnt done aggressively. Sean penn, thank you so much you bet. The news continues right here on cnn id front next the Breaking News, the judge rules against trump rejecting one of his key arguments in pushing think to get his classified documents case dismissed. And this comes as we are just learning that trumps first Criminal Trial in new york is now facing a delay plus mike rowe, the tv host known for taking on dirty jobs, put his next job, the rfk juniors running me. Hes going to tell you about his very converse station with rfk junior on that topic next. And Breaking News, new reporting tonight on who may be responsible for the vicious attack on Alexey Navalnys Chief Of Staff the Investigative Reporter, Christo Grozev, who exposed the plot to kill navalny with novichok, joins me now with his new reporting. Lets go out front and good evening. Im erin burnett and outfront to
Id run next the Breaking News. Hes going to tell you about his very conversation with Rfa Junior On that topic next, im Breaking News, new reporting tonight on who may be responsible for the vicious attack on Alexey Navalnys keep of staff the Investigative Reporter, Christo Grozev, who exposed the plot to kill navalny with novichok, joins me now with his new reporting. Lets go out front and good evening. Im erin burnett and outfront tonight, the Breaking News, trump rejected the judge in the maralago classified documents case tonight, denying trump specifically, one of his key arguments pushing to dismiss the entire case trump was there in person today, and the stakes were high its a setback for trump from a judge that he had pointed and has heavily praised im very proud to have appointed her, but she very smart and very strong and levs our country it is unclear when you hear that and you know, of course, he did a pointer is unclear if judge cannon will end up saving trump from a trial
For safety. The humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. Officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the Biden Administration step in. And a historymaking Mega Millions jackpot. Details on the single Winning Ticket in last nights billion dollar plus drawing. And we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have National Implications for the battle over Abortion Rights. Ohio voters rejected issue one last night, a republicanled measure that would have raised the threshold of what it takes to amend the states constitution to a 60 super majority. According to the ohio Secretary Of State, still unofficial results, 57 voted against the measure, 43 in favor, and while the word abortion didnt show up anywhere in the ballot, issue one would have applied to a referendum in the fall when voters will be asked whether to enshrine Abortion Protections in the states constitution. Ali
widening war in the middle east after president biden orders retaliatory iron strikes on a group in iraq. plus chaos at the border. america s top diplomat is heading to mexico where thousands of migrants are making the trek to an already overwhelmed u.s. border. local law enforcement are begging for help to deal with the ongoing surge. and lashing out, donald trump spent christmas day attacking his enemies including president biden, counsel jack smith, his christmas message to him, rot in h ell. i m phil mattingly. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start today with the 2024 race where republican candidates are gearing up for their final campaign push in iowa. 20 days, less than 3 weeks until the caucuses, his rivals will be crisscrossing the state trying to chip away at the front runner status. who can we expect to see in iowa? how are they going to make a difference in what has been a race that trump has led by far and away over the course of the