according to a source close to the actor, he was not protesting. the actor was on his way to teach an acting class. a law enforcement source said baldwin was asked by one protester, "do you condemn israel at all or are you just deep in the pocket?" to which baldwin replied," that's a stupid question and ask me a smart question." no arrests were made. alec, maybe a cab next time. thank you for watching! our coverage continues.

-- transition to a more targeted campaign in gaza to reduce civilian casualties. the defense chief said he discussed pathways after hamas. the pentagon chief is also taking up houthi rebels on red sea shipping which he says must stop and he is urging other countries to publicly condemn the aggression. lloyd austin is attending a red sea security summit in bahrain which is one of the countries taking part in a new u.s.-led initiative to keep the waterway

safe. houthi sources took responsibility for attacks monday on two commercial vessels they claim are linked to israel. >> all countries have the right to move freely and lawfully in international waters. but that foundational global right is under new threat today from the totally unacceptable attacks on merchant vessels by the houthis in yemen. that is endangering our common prosperity and the lives of innocent mariners. and these reckless houthi attacks are a serious international problem and they demand a firm international response. >> growing houthi threat has caused major companies to pause operations in the red sea which is driving up energy prices. clare sebastian is following developments for us. this is a point at which this

does become a global issue if you take in the oil prices. just explain if you could the relationship between what is happening in the sea and what is happening in gaza. >> so this is where it gets complex. in a sense the houthis are not a neighbor of israel, not directly impacted, but they are an iran backed proxy in the region. and a spokesperson on twitter has said they are doing this in protest over what is happening in gaza. the palestinians there i think that makes it very uncertain, it is not clear how far they will go. they are known to be pretty well equipped and well armed, but you're right, this is now an international problem and beyond what the u.s. has already been doing in terms of the sort of deterrent efforts to prevent a wider war. we knew as soon as the war broke out the u.s. put two carrier strike groups there. and now it is about the shared prosperity, because the red sea leads to the suez canal that is around a tenth of global oil

demand, transits through there. lloyd austin has said that they have attacked 12 times, still holding the 25 member crew of one vessel that was seized in mid november. so he is there in bahrain trying to garner international support. they launched a new operation prosperity guardian it is called which brings together more than a dozen countries to conduct joint patrols. including uk, france, canada, that is a measure of just how serious people are taking this. because of course if you cannot transit commercial vessels through the red sea, it impacts commerce globally and could feed into inflation which of course the world has spent trying to bring down. but having said that, if we look at oil prices now, they have stabilized a little bit this morning, even coming down slightly, likely due to the u.s. efforts to bring together this multinational task force. >> a huge challenge for the u.s. right now across the politics and the economics.

>> yeah, i mean, lloyd austin, latest u.s. official to go to the region and to tread this increasingly fine line. right? he continues to express unwavering support towards israel to express horror over the october 7 attacks but also stepping up efforts to try to get israel to protect civilians and also have less targeted efforts. and if you send international patrols to the red sea, that is also delicate. there is a risk that you could open up another front. so again, another fine line they have to tread there. >> clare, thank you so much. the u.s. nearly two dozen lawmakers have written a letter to attorney general merrick garland expressing what they call grave concern over the signing of texas border bill. the state's republican governor signed a bill into law monday which makes illegal border

crossings a state crime. the measure is creating fear throughout the latino community in the state. in the letterer with a keep casc castro writes we urge you to assert your authority over immigration and foreign policy and pursue legal action as appropriate to stop this unconstitutional and a dangerous legislation from going into effect. rosa flores has the details. >> they are poisoning the blood of our country. >> reporter: donald trump's hard line immigration stance echoed in texas where governor abbott signed into law what the acl u-dubs one of the most radical ever passed. >> senate bill 4 is now law in the state of texas. >> sb 4 creates a new state crime for illegal entry into texas, gives local police the power to arrest and judges the power to remove violators. >> the problem is far more than

just numbers. >> reporter: after multiple attempts, the controversial measure passed a republican-led legislature. >> it is unamerican. >> reporter: but not without a fight by the democratic minority that erupted into this on the house floor -- >> y'all don't understand what you do hurts our community. >> reporter: and republicans cut debate short. >> you don't live in our [ bleep ] skin. >> reporter: and that was a representative from houston, an american with mexican roots. he says he fears sb 4 will lead to the racial profiling of latinos across texas. >> why do we and those of us that look like me, why do we have to carry our passports around? >> reporter: the republican authors of the bill said there was no need to safe guard the measure against racial profiling. texas has not determined the cost of sb 4. some county governments fear it is an unfunded mandate. >> we don't agree with the costs

being shifted over to our local texans. >> reporter: texas republican senator byrdwell said it is unconstitutional. >> it is a terrible precedent for the future. >> i believe sb 4 is completely constitutional. >> reporter: for americans outside of texas -- the representative warns that sb 4 could be used to overturn the u.s. supreme court ruling on arizona's 2012 so-called show your papers law which upheld that immigration is a federal function. >> this is their roadmap. now that they have a much favorable supreme court. >> it is not in conflict in arizona versus u.s. >> reporter: and as for wally who lost the fight but was one of the strongest voices against it -- >> fills me with pride because i've had elderly people today tell me that they were proud that somebody stood up for them, stood up for somebody who didn't have a voice. >> reporter: i asked governor

abbott point blank if he is trying to overturn arizona versus the united states. that is the 20 u.s. supreme court decision that upheld that immigration is a federal function. governor abbott first said that he believes that this law stands alone, that it is constitutional. and then he said, quote, we also welcome a supreme court decision that would overturn the precedence set in the arizona case. rosa flores, cnn, brownsville, texas. the judge in donald trump's civil fraud trial has denied the former u.s. president's latest attempt to have the case thrown out and did so in scathing fashion. he slammed trump's accounting expert saying it would be a glaring flaw to assume that testimony was true and accurate. and he rejected key points of the trump team's defense saying the disclaimers on financial statements do not protect him from liability. oral arguments are scheduled for next month. the attorney general's office is seeking more than $250 million for trump and his adult sons

from being banned from doing business in new york. mark meadows bid to have his case moved from georgia to federal court has been rejected. the former white house chief of staff is accused of violating georgia's racketeering law as part of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results. meadows has pleaded not guilty. the appeals court rejected his argument since he was carrying out his official duties in the trump white house. two u.s. election workers from georgia are suing rudy giuliani again, they say the former new york mayor and one time attorney to donald trump is still spreading lies that they engaged in election fraud in 2020. ruby freeman and shaye moss just won a nearly $150 million verdict against giuliani for defamation on friday. now in a new lawsuit, they are asking for permanent injunction to stop him from making false claims which he has continued

do. an adviser to giuliani declined to comment on the issue. a spectacular volcano erupting in southwest iceland. a crack of about 3 1/2 kilometers has opened up along the earth's surface releasing fountains of lava into the air. for nearby residents who were evacuated last month, but so far no reports of any injuries and the government says the eruption doesn't pose a threat to life. melissa bell is foolinllowing t developments from paris. they had a huge warning, so just trying to see how it develops i assume. >> reporter: yes, you've seen many hundreds of small earthquakes and fears that this volcanic eruption would follow. and so it did that. a small village, fishing town of

grindavik was evacuated, and now the entire town, some 4,000 people waiting to see when they will be allowed home. but although we've been hearing the crack that you mentioned which was growing in fact from that 3 ky ilometers to nearly 4 was continuing to expand, it does seem now that the lava flow oigs are changing direction away from the town of grind vehicle, grindavik. it is the fear now of toxic gases and the impact they might have on residents nearby or on the nearby region that are now the real issue with authorities warning people not to try to get anywhere near this very impressive volcanic activity. you can see on the images just how impressive it is. it was about 10:00 p.m. last night that the first explosions happened with the lava beginning

to floe out. really many hundreds of cubic meters of it going out overnight. and we've seen people trying to make their way closer trying to get a look, but it is the toxic fumes that authorities are warning about. for now it doesn't appear that we'll see anything like the chaos that we saw back in 2010. for those of us old enough to remember, the hundreds of thousands of flights canceled. we're not expecting to see anything like that. for the time being despite the very impressive images, there has been no fallout to principal infrastructure and notably to flights either in iceland or elsewhere. but a close eye being kept on the lauva flow oigs and the tox fumes. >> melissa, thank you so much. millions of americans are

under winter weather alerts. the earthiest any of the alerts could be lifted is tuesday morning. some areas could see up to a foot of snow with blustery winds, flooding has left jefferson, new jersey under a state of emergency after sunday's intense storm along the east coast. frigid air has settled in, hundreds of thousands are still without power there. crucial aid for ukraine is facing push back in the u.s. and europe as the war grinds on. we'll have a live report from kyiv. plus the vatican marks ruling on same sex couples. and jonathan majors feeling the fallout from the guilty verdict inside a new york courtroom.

the white house is warning that aid for ukraine will run out at the end of this month unless congress approves more funding. senators have been negotiating for weeks on an aid package that also includes u.s. immigration reform. reaching a deal before the new year seems unlikely since many republicans want more time to discuss the package. defense department wrote a

letter to lawmakers saying additional aid for ukraine would be in america's best interests and that assistance is vital for ukraine to continue its fight for freedom. joining us is nick paton walsh from kyiv. nick, as the u.s. congress delays this approval, you've spent time with fighters on the frontline. what do they make of it all? >> reporter: yeah, it is strange mix of emotions here. already before this aid has run out, we are seeing on the frontline ukraine seeing a resurgent, russia struggling to get equipment to the correct places, struggling at times it seems of personnel because of the extent of casualties that they are receiving. and struggling to hold land that was hard-fought for during the summer counteroffensive. even that not considered as successful as many had hoped. but at the same time too, there is likely to be in the weeks and months ahead a cash crunch. it doesn't mean the lights suddenly go out here. there seems to be correspond to

the last numbers about a billion still in the account. but only one more announcement of aid that will come according to the white house. so already the fear here is the money will soon be gone. it will take probably a little while for it to actually physically run out, but the fact that it is beginning to have huge impacts on morale and the act to supply resources, and that is having an acute impact on the ability for ukraine to defend its positions. here is what we saw down in the area where the southern counteroffensive was supposed to have in the summer to have made the most progress. this was where the billions were meant to spell a breakthrough, but with a counteroffensive was supposed to have kicked russia to the sea this summer, now it is mud, death, deadlock and remnants of american help vanishing. it is notably different mood here. dark, frankly. in the summer they were buoyed,

feeling like they had the word at their back. moving forward now it is slow, dangerous.at their back. moving forward now it is slow, dangerous. a sense of despair to be honest. 40 russian drones swarmed one ukrainian trench here in a day. down here in this tiny basement, rulers do not get seen. the other side are not so lucky. two russians spotted moving a load. they guide in a mortar strike. there are just so many russians now. usually more meat means more mince, commander says, but sometimes their machine struggles to handle it and sometimes they have success. batteries die fast in the cold. and russian jamming seems to damage them too. this where streets reek of crushed lives and how much horror moscow is willing to bring to be seen as willing to

win. how many more damage has been done since the summer? have you stop thinking about ukraine, be sure putin hasn't. at command, they watch a waste land, tree lines now bare. the dead, injured, it is unclear if russia treats them activitiesly. another ukrainian drone aims for a foxhole. what they have struggled with are the waves of russian assaults. dozens of russian prisoners well trained and equipped backed up by armor, who they say are given a mix of drugs. they show us a graphic video of a wounded russian, his legs severed, seemingly high enough to smile through his fatal injuries. still, they claim they have held hard won ground but at a huge cost. as we say in the army, he says, counteroffensive was smooth on paper but we forgot about the ditches. colossal changes are taking

place. they started making their own attack drones and outnumber ours. they use them badly like a kid's toy. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> reporter: they say a drone has hit a trench and blown up a gas heater. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> reporter: the silence, the bai weigh wait for news, agony.

[ speaking in a non-english language ] >> does it feel like the casualties are making it worse? >> reporter: every one affects the morale. it is very painful for me. sergei, age 48, was one of four ukrainians to die in that area that day. and about 50 that week. they haven't had to really talk about losing in this war, but this is what it looks like. it is not just drones. this russian video seems to show a new threat. gas, caustic, flammable, ukrainians have had nine incidents on this front killing one. here are two survivors. >> translator: at first i saw smoke. we ran out from the trench and the gas suddenly caught fire. the trench was in flames. the gas burns, blinds you, you can't breathe. shoots down your throat immediately. we didn't even have a second. >> translator: you inhale it

twice and then you fail to breathe. >> reporter: medical reports confirm the poisoning and ukrainian official told cnn a form of cs gas was being used. and those injuries inside your mouth? >> translator: on my cheeks everywhere. inside the mouth. my face is swollen and covered in red marks. >> reporter: it is an ugly savage world even on a tv screen where there seems little moscow won't do but too much the west won't. we asked the ministry of defense for comment and they haven't responded to us. there have been suggestions that continued reports we're seeing from ukrainians of the use of gases like that may just be moscow testing what the response internationally would be for it violating the chemical weapons convention. but be in no doubt, we are seeing a sea change on the ground just as american aid and european aid runs out, stalls,

whatever happens, the message is clear western unity wasn't what it was and moscow will make use of that in the weeks and months ahead. it is extremely grim here. >> nick in kyiv, thank you so much. still ahead, donald trump quoting vladimir putin and adolf hitler on the campaign trail. we'll see whether it is helping or hurting his chances for re-election. and a deadly earthquake hits northeast china. we'll go live to beijing.

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welcome back. i'm max foster. let me bring you up-to-date with our top stories. a u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin attending a meeting to address houthi attacks on commercial vessels. houthi forces took responsibility for two commercial vessel attacks that they claim are linked to israel. texas governor abbott signed a bill into law on monday which makes illegal border crossings a state crime. the move is being met with condemnation from dozens of lawmakers. less than a month to go before the first republican caucuses in the u.s. presidential race and donald trump is ratcheting up his rhetoric against immigrants. some comparing his remarks to

hitler. omar jimenez reports. >> they are poisoning the blood of our country. >> reporter: former president trump is talking about undocumented immigrants in more extreme terms echoing language used by whites sue prpremacists. >> it is only common sense when i'm reelected we will begin and we have no choice, largest deportation operation in american history. >> reporter: with just four weeks until the iowa caucuses, the gop frontrunner is leaning in to rhetoric that has traces of adolf hitler's writings, foreigners poisoning the blood of a nation. but it is just among the themes that the trump campaign seems to be focusing on in the final weeks to iowa and new hampshire. >> joe biden is a threat to democracy. he is a threat. >> reporter: over the weekend, trump quoted russian president vladimir putin approvingly to attack president joe biden. >> vladimir putin says biden's,

and is this is a quote, politic ser persecution of his rival is good for russia because it shows the rottenness of the american political system. >> reporter: and trump's rhetoric, an evolution of his 2016 message on immigration. >> they are bringing drugs, they bringing crime, they are rapists, and some i assume are good people. >> reporter: so far no signs that such talk about have a negative impact on his standing with gop voters. even as his republican rivals campaign to stop his march to the nomination. >> we have to leave behind the chaos and drama of the past with a new generation, and a new conservative president. >> reporter: nikki haley has been rising in new polling with a new cbs survey showing her in

a solid second place in new hampshire among likely gop primary voters. the same poll has desantis at second place in iowa behind the former president. desantis has been critical of trump's recent rhetoric saying it distracts from the real issues at the border. >> to give them an ability to try to make it about something else with some of those comments i think is a tactical mistake. >> reporter: both desantis and haley still trail trump significantly, but the dynamic between desantis and haley and between chris christie if he can surge in new hampshire will be interesting to watch because a strong second place could send a message that the type of rhetoric we've been seeing from trump is at least vulnerable politically. that said, we're four weeks out to iowa and the poisoning the blood type phrasing is something that the former president has doubled down on even on social media. so clearly he feels it is a

winning message. omar jimenez, cnn, new york. new hampshire's republican governor chris sununu is a vocal critic of donald trump and he recently endorsed nikki haley for president. cnn asked if he would condemn trump's remarks that immigrants are poisoning the blood of america. >> it is awful. it is absolutely awful. but unfortunately with donald trump, it shouldn't be sure pricing. there is a couple reasons he's doing it. he knows nicky is gaining on him especially here in new hampshire, he wants to stir up that evil rhetoric because a lot of his other voters are likely to move from him. but most importantly what he is doing, he wants to hopefully not let folks ask him the question of hey why don't you secure the border like you promiseded you'd do. he is almost acting like he wasn't president. remember he said that he would make mexico pay for the wall. he didn't do any of that and now we have this crisis which most

want that border secure. so he will spur up the rhetoric because he is not taking questions, not answering anything, not getting on the debate stage and he wants to make sure that that base is with him. it speaks more to him and his krabts and the probleming that you will have if he were elected again which why that type of stuff is whykki haley is surging here in new hampshire. i think pretty soon you will see that it is about a two point race and a real toss up between haley and trump going forward. now to china where rescuers are racing to find survivors after a powerful earthquake hit the northwestern part of the country. according to state media, more than 100 people have been killed, nearly 600 have been injured. u.s. geological survey says the 5.9 magnitude quake vehicle struck just before midnight where the temperature was below freezing. for more, let's go to steven

jiang. what information are you getting? >> reporter: yeah, this is on course to become china's deadliest earthquake in nearly a decade. casualty figures as you mentioned have been steadily climbing the past few hours and expected to do so as emergency responders reach more corners of the quake zone. that is really one of the major challenges that they are facing right now. even though on paper the epicenter is only some 16 miles away from the provincial capital city where residents by the way also felt strong tremors overnight, but the quake zone itself is largely mountainous and spartsly populated. and some of the roads have been cut off by mudslides and also damaged infrastructure hampering the rescue effort. other factor really of the obstacle here is the weather condition. much of northern china including that part of country has been under a cold snap in the past few days. overnight temperatures in the

quake zone reaching 5 degrees farenheit, and that is slowing down the rescuers as well. not to mention this could shorten the so-called golden wing of about 72 hours after a major quake for people to survive under the debris. and even those who managed to escape the quake also impacted by the weather condition as they now seek shelter amid numerous after shocks. already we've seen officials able to set up tents and starting to hand out food and other supplies. the chinese military joining in the effort as well, flying a large transport aircraft carrying 14 tons of supplies including special vehicles as well as personnel. that is in addition to the more than 1600 firefighters already on the scene. but given the weather condition and the remote location of this quake, time is really of the essence here. >> steven jiang, thank you so much for that update. cnn investigates homophobic laws in africa putting the

lgbtq+ community at risk. why one nonprofit's group's name keeps coming up, that is ahead.

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ruling on monday stating priests can now offer informal blessings to same sex couples. the catholic church is not changing its stance on marriage, but the cardinal who wrote the declaration says that when people ask for a blessing, exhaustive moral analysis should not be placed as a pre-condition for inferring it. christopher lamb has more. >> reporter: a vatican ruling signed off by pope francis has given priests permission to offer blessings to same-sex couples. this is a significant development given two years ago the vatican said that it was not

possible to offer blessings to same-sex couples because the church cannot bless sin. however, in this ruling the vatican says that it is possible to offer informal blessings to same-sex couples and unmarried couples provided that they take place outside of formal church services and do not confuse the church's traditional teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman. this ruling is part of the pope's long running attempts to offer on more pastoral and more sensitive and more compassionate approach by the church to same-sex couples. and it marks a significant and important development in the church's ministry in this area. christopher lamb, cnn. across africa, members of the lgbtq+ community are fighting laws outlawing homosexuality. supporters say the laws are

protecting family values but those affected by them live in fear. dac david mckenzie has this report on the nonprofit group supporting the legislation. >> reporter: we are in nairobi tracking the impact of hate. we're heading to a safe house that has been arranged for ugandans that have fled into kenya trying to get asylum. we're shielding their location. hiding their identity for their safety. thank you for having us. no one is sure how many have fled. but the numbers have surged. in safe houses like this, wounds are still fresh. >> feels like it can cut me to pieces. >> reporter: and his father he says tried to kaleill him for bg gay. >> he stab me. when they kill someone in the lgbtq community, it is not a big

deal. >> she told me he will not cut here, you are not part of the family. >> reporter: betrayed by their families, pursued by the police, they fled into kenya on foot or by bus, often in the dead of night. now they are afraid to go out. they keep their curtains shut from prying eyes. since 2021, politicians have pushed a new generation of disturbing homophobic bills in uganda, ghana and kenya, some calling for hefty jail terms including life in prison for same-sex relationships and identifying as yqueer. all to protect so-called family values. for months cnn has been investigating the influence of american charity family watch international. headed by this woman, sharon slater. for years the organization has been advocating across africa for family values and against educating young people about

lgbt issues and sexual health. >> this is africa. what it takes to be close to the president or an african country, it means it is not random. >> reporter: and there was a sex education conference in april. the conference included politicians, pushing the homophobic laws. this opposition researcher has tracked slater's organization for years. we agreed to conceal his identity to protect the ongoing work. >> she presents herself as an expert, she presents herself as a consultant. >> reporter: a source with direct knowledge of their involvement says that they were much more instrumental than just consulting. the source says a family watch international representative made repeated changes to draft versions of the homophobic bill together with members of parliament. even suggesting clauses that should be added to the text. a cnn producer found sharon

slater at the united nations in new york. >> there are allegations that family watch international is pushing for these laws in africa. what do you have to say to that? >> it is absurd. i've got documents that i can send you la ter that i've not been involved. >> reporter: and they provided this document, an extraordinary endorsement of slater's work by the president who says she played no part in originating, canvassing or supporting the law. instead, suggesting a safe haven for homosexuals. the final law allows for the rehabilitation of offenders including widely discredited conversion therapy. >> gay people and lesbian people, human beings like me. >> reporter: we track down a youth leader in nairobi with close ties to family watch international. >> i would not be happy for them to be punished, but what i

recommend is to respect and uphold the law. >> reporter: family watch international says he is not authorized to speak for the organization. >> you are happy with these laws being pushed? >> yes, i'm happy for the laws being pushed. >> i've seen people who are fearing for their lives on this continent because of these laws. >> reporter: the awful reality is this -- cnn has tracked a severe spike in abuse of lgbtq africans. often put on social media, often too graphic to show. it is an epidemic of hate inspired by the laws. in kenya, human rights groups say that attacks on the community have at least doubled in the last two years with more than 1,000 incidents up until august. the proposed law here is the most sweeping yet. >> when you engage in those acts

of lgbt which are proceed hinted in kenya, you become a criminal. >> reporter: the mps sponsoring the bill has sharon slater's book on family values on his shelf. family watch international is not specifically helping with the drafting of this bill. >> they can't. that would be to say that i don't have my own brain. >> reporter: in the safe house as the hate spreads, they fear their space is running out. >> i feel at any point i'm left nowhere to go. sooner or later i'll be dead. >> reporter: david mckenzie, cnn, nairobi. the european union formally investigating x over disinformation answer transparency. and eu commissioner posted the allegations on x itself. they warned x about the illegal content linked to the hamas war. it targets everything from the

handling of the content to the paper verification unveiled under elon musk and also looking at whether the community notes fact checking system is effective at fighting disinformation. x says it will cooperate with the probe. still to come, an investigation into cinnamon ap applesauce finds shocking levels of lead.

it was a monday night stunner in the nfl as the philadelphia eagles stormed in to seattle. jalen hurts got the scoring started early with his three yard touchdown run. eagles up 7-0. seahawks would even things up as kenneth walker iii scored on a

23 yard run early in the second half. fourth quarter, 33 seconds left in the game, eagles ahead 17-13 and jared goff would connect on a 29 yard touchdown pass. seahawks come out on top 20-17. now to the nba where the los angeles clippers are flying high. james harden scored a season high 35 points including this four point rally to lead the clippers to victory over the pacers. this is the eighth straight win for los angeles. pacers meanwhile have lost four in a row. final score clipper 1/51, pacer spacers 127. and stories in the spotlight this hour, a jury found actor jonathan majors guilty of assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend during a domestic dispute. majors had pleaded not guilty

and his attorney says he still looks forward to fully clearing his name. majors has appeared in the marvel franchise and creed iii. marvel studios will not be moving forward on any future projects with him. alec baldwin found himself in heated conversation in new york monday night. an individual close to baldwin says the actor was on his way to teach an acting class when he passed by a pro palestinian protest and was approached aggressively and repeatedly about his stance on the war in gaza. police say there was some, quote, chatter back and forth before they stepped in to escort baldwin away from the crowd. no one was hurt or arrested. we're learning new details about the food and drug administration have he is into high lead levels in cinnamon apple sauce pouches. the a says tests of samples collected during an inspection of a facility in ecuador turned up lead levels that were more than 2,000 times higher than proposed standards.

testing did not turn up any other products that should be recalled. the fda is looking into whether this cinnamon may have been used in other products though. thanks for joining me. i'm max foster. "early start" is next here on cnn.

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