world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. afghanistan s valley now the focus of taliban efforts to completely take over the country but anti-taliban forces are fighting back. panjshir is the only territory not under taliban control. fresh fighting was reported saturday with both sides claiming successes. cnn cannot independently verify the accuracy of those reports. and the largest currency exchange market reopened for the first time in nearly three weeks, but banks are limiting withdrawals. ben farmer is in kabul and is joining us by phone. so let s start with that fighting, what is the latest on the conflict there? we know that there have been several days of heavy fighting in panjshir, and as you said both sides have said that they have had successes and victories, but all we know independently is that the taliban have penetrated into the valley as far as a hospital which is run by an international aid charity. and it is a significant way into the valley. so th
trade wars, climate change and the pandemic add up to a vintage hangover for the wine trade. we start with those supply chain problems hitting businesses across the uk because there have been more warnings from industry about the growing impact of staff shortages, blamed on the pandemic and brexit. the british retail consortium says some parts of the food industry in the uk are now becoming unsustainable. andrew opie from the brc was speaking to the trade and business commission, an independent group of business representatives and mps looking to make recommendations to the government. he says it s notjust about the well publicised truck driver shortages but a lack of staff in factories and right across the supply chain. if you look at the vacancies in the process sector, which is so important both in primary production and to sales and retail, they are really struggling now with availability. they do not have the access to the seasonal workers, there is a small seasonal work
emails to and from dr. anthony fauci during the early days of the pandemic. we dug in, we found some interesting things. our panel is going to weigh in. plus, our vaccinated airlines passengers by refusing to wear a mask today, so what happened when he tried to board his flight? we will find out when he joins us live later in the show but we begin with the two alarming ransomware attacks likely originating in russia just ahead of this meeting between the two presidents. white house correspond to kevin corke is taking a closer look for us tonight. good evening, kevin. the white house as the most steep dome of recent cyber ransom demand actually came from a carnal organization likely based in russia but white house press secretary jen psaki says the administration isn t taking any options off the table with response with regards to a response. she did seem to brush off suggestions the russians were somehow testing her boss. there will be an opportunity for the president
happy new year, kevin, how has it been so far? so far so good. like a lot of people i wanted to see what the celebration might be like and i took it in on television, how about you? exactly the same and we did the early version on the west coast. yes, as you take a look there, celebrations all over the globe from rio to london to auckland, to hong kong as the world brings in 2022. beautiful pictures there, look at those fireworks. yeah, really something. i watched, obviously, our coverage over in nashville, which was a tremendous time last night, but from vegas to seattle, new york city. for a lot of americans, this is the one time where hope springs eternal, truly when you think about what the new year might be. we want to leave 2021, a lot of us want to leave 2021 behind and never look back and let s all look into 2022 in a positive way and let s work to make it a better world. absolutely. and good hopes for a new start this year. i agree, kevin. absolutely,
we start in india, where uk prime minister borisjohnson under increasing pressure at home is meeting his counterpart narendra modi for trade talks. striking a free trade deal with india is a key goal in the uk s post brexit plans. a third round of negotiations begins next week, and mrjohnson says he hopes the deal will be signed by the autumn. the stakes are huge, and it s not going to be easy, as our global trade correspondent dharshini david explains. as the uk explores post brexit are possibilities, the trade minister has turned a trade deal with india as a golden opportunity, a chance to deepen ties and get my access to what could be the world s third largest economy by 2050. at the moment it is pretty hard for british companies to sell into india because of trade barriers. a bottle of scotch whiskey, for example, comes to the charge of 150%. a british made car attracts a tariff of 100% ever sold in india. there is great enthusiasm on both sides to bring down trade barrie