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somalia, leaves dozens of people dead the latest ahead including a claim of responsibility. bracing for winter weather. large parts of the united states are in store for a lot of snow, a lot of ice, and a lot of rain. plus, the new space race, an all out of this world showdown between china and the united states. we are live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. and we want to welcome our viewers here and the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell, "cnn newsroom" starts now. and we begin with the breaking news this hour at 5:01 here on the u.s. east coast coming out of somalia, a government spokesperson says a

suicide bomb car attack in the city of mogadishu has left at least 65 people dead. let's go to kenya, our farai sevenzo has the story. farai, what more are you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, morning. with the attack and responsibility has happened again. it's just a government spokesman told cnn that the death toll is now 65. of course, we expect that to fluctuate over the hour. what we know, the search for a suicide car bomber, a well-known -- somalia's -- mogadishu. >> i'm afraid we may have to step of out of farai sevenzo's phone interview with us. again, he's on the ground there in neighboring kenya, telling us again that the death toll, now at least 65 dead. we also understand a claim of

responsibility. the al qaeda affiliate al sha shabaab has claimed responsibility. we'll continue to the stay in contact with our farai sevenzo there as he learns things and we pass things along as we follow the story. now to the state of hawaii, teams there on the ground, they're set to resume the search for one person still missing after a tourist helicopter crashed on thursday. the remains of six people on board have been recovered. our josh campbell has details from hawaii. >> reporter: a crash site in a remote area inside a state park in the northwest section of the island of kauai. now, this tourist helicopter is one of many that you typically see in hawaii, a popular attraction that allows tourists the ability to look inside of volcanos and water faulls, to gt a look at the landscape. the coast guard, u.s. navy, as

well as kauai fire and rescue were alerted after the helicopter failed to return to base at its allotted time. that missing aircraft report launched a massive search and rescue effort involving multiple agencies throughout the night, working some 16 hours by sea, air and land. now, as far as the cause of this incident, that remains under investigation. we're told that officials from the national transportation safety board as well as the federal aviation administration are currently on their way here to hawaii to launch that investigation to get to that root cause. we're told that earlier reports possibly point to inclement weather, especially high winds. as far as those on board. sad developments we're learning from officials, we're told that in addition to the pilot, there were two families aboard including four adults, two children. officials announcing that remains from six of those people have been recovered. the search for the seventh continue. josh campbell, cnn, honolulu. >> and a major development to

tell you about in kazakhstan after a cash there. investigators found the skau so-called black boxes from a crash on friday. in the meantime, kazakhstan are observing a day of mourning for the 12 people killed there. dozens more were injured. 98 people were on board that deck air flight. the 100 plane plunged to the ground just seconds through the flight. broke through the concrete barrier and hit a two-story building. a committee is investigatinging what caused the crash, but as a precaution, all planes in the country have been temporarily grounded. now, to the impeachment of donald trump, his demand for a speedy senate trial is going nowhere fast. and judging from his twitter feed he's apparently ruining his holiday getaway in florida. we get more now from cnn's boris

sanchez. >> reporter: sources tell cnn that behind the scenes at mar-a-lago, president trump is increasingly frustrated with the standstill in the impeachment process. he is effectively in limbo. and sources are telling us he has expressed and vented his frustration to aides. all of this is coming as the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has shown ambivalence to what a senate trial should look like. the president wants live witnesses and he wants to, in his eyes, be vindicated by bashing democrats. he sends out the mean tweets, almost a dozen directed at house speaker nancy pelosi. he goes golfing and back to mar-a-lago where he mingles with family and friends. some of those friends we should point out don't have as much access to him when he's at the white house. and they frequently egg on the uglier on insults.

jared kushner the president's son-in-law and senior adviser arrived at mar-a-lago on thursday for several days, he's expected to be there. the acting chief of staff mick mulvaney also on hand. he arrived last week. one notable absence is the white house counsel pat cipollone who, initially, we were told was expected to arrive at mar-a-lago and spend some time with the president. he has yet to arrive. it's unclear if that plan has changed. or if he may wind up showing up at mar-a-lago, a bit later on the schedule, as we get closer to congress getting back in the session in the new year. boris san shez, cnn, traveling with the president in west palm bea beach, florida. there are also questions what's next for u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, pompeo has been clear he's not interested in running for the senate and any reports are, quote, completely false. still, there are signs that pompeo, what he says may be different from what he does.

things like this, his brand-new social media file that reads husband, father and proud american. a softer look than the buttoned down state department look. some question whether that's a sign if he is indeed interested in a run for senate. and a source says the white house is looking for a list of possible replacements. treasury second steven mnuchin is said to be necessary. and stephen biegun would be a natural choice. and he could fill in as acting secretary for many months. another possibility is robert o'brien, now the national security adviser. let's bring in scott lucas. scott, professor of international politics and founder of eaue live this morning. >> happy holidays, george. >> same to you. let's start here with the impasse between the u.s. house of representatives, the senate,

and house speaker keeping close to the vest her plans whether or if to move forward. the senate majority calling her bluff. do you think this is indeed putting pressure on mitch mcconnell? >> well, whether or not mcconnell's feeling pressure, he's the key person here. that is, trump, look, it's a distraction talking about mike pompeo is a distraction. bottom line is mitch mcconnell is blocking witnesses, he's blocking documents from being presented in any trial of donald trump. a trial without witnesses and a trial without documents in the view of nancy pelosi and in the view of many others is not really a trial. now, the question is not whether mcconnell is under pressure from pelosi and the democrats, it's whether republicans in the senate will breakaway from mcconnell. while it requires a two-thirds vote to convict donald trump. it only requires a simple majority to overrule mcconnell and say, yes, we will have a

complete trial. we will put this evidence on the record not just for jurors, but for the american people. >> i want to get your side of the story that the president is accusing democrats by withholding the articles of impeachment. democrats point to the fact that the president claims he is innocent, though he claims he wants to produce witnesses, but they claim he is the one blocking witnesses. scott, how important is all of that? >> well, george, this is the political equivalent of a trial. anyone in a trial, whether murder, arson or some serious offense. look, we don't want to hear from witnesses, we don't want evidence presented, they would sort of scratch their heads. and that is the bottom line here. that, if you want to defend trump, if you want to defend mcconnell that there should not be witnesses, go ahead and do so. but do not pretend that nancy pelosi is the road block here. the house has done its job. they have passed the articles of

impeachment. the house has had open hearings. it is now the senate's responsibility to define the rules for what occurs. and you cannot blame nancy pelosi who as far as i know is not a senator for any delay which is being caused by the upper chamber. >> and also the questions around the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, what 2020 may mean for him. these reports that he may want to run for senate. it is leaving some uncertainty in what's next for that vital role, especially when you consider, scott, that mike pompeo and the u.s. president do seem to get along. >> well, american foreign policy is in turmoil right now because what is effectively chaos in the trump administration. and mike pompeo jumping ship to run for senate in kansas would add to it. george, i need to be honest with you, mike pompeo running off to the midwest to run for senate is not my priority right now. and this headline is not my priority. my priority for mike pompeo is what did he say when rudy

giuliani called him in march and trump's personal attorney reported on the disinformation campaign and the report on removing the u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch from her post. what did mike pompeo say, when according to possible witnesses, he was told the possible link between united states and ukraine and investigations, what was his response? in short the priority is not mike pompeo in kansas. it's whether mike pompeo should be testifying as part of trump's trial in early 2020. >> that is a question. we'll see what happens come 2020 with this trial. scott lucas live for us in birmingham, england. thank you, scott. >> thank you, george. still ahead here on "newsroom live" parts. united states are bracing for the worst. powerful winter storms could bring treacherous conditions to central united states. after being punished by u.s. military but absolved by

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you know, looking at pictures of 5 freeway in california. take a look at this. officials were forced to shut it down for 36 hours beginning thursday. a major storm near the town of grapevine, in southern california, created dangerous condition on the interstate.

it reopened late on friday. many drivers there were seen sleeping in their cars on i-5 in the overnight near the freeway's entrance. let's take a look at what's to come across the central part of the u.s. with our derek van dam, our meteorologist. derrek, from the looks of the satellite, it's not pretty. >> no, it's a nasty storm, and it's racing from the west coast to the east coast. you see thousand impacted southern california. let me show you how the storm system is creating foggy weather in texas and what our affiliates captured in lubbock. that's the moment a truck swerved in front of a semi truck and actually caught the jackknife of this truck on camera. just incredible moments. two people were injured. no one fortunately were killed within this accident. but, wow, just really scary moments for everybody involved there. now, let me get to the details of the storm system, where it's going. again it started in southern

california. you saw the video of intestate 5 closed down. now, we saw the foggy conditions, as the storm taps into the moisture from the gulf of mexico and texas. and on the cold side of the system, it's going to produce a lot of snowfall, people. and the potential exists for over 18 inches of snowfall in some locations across the northern plains and into the upper midwest. and if we get enough wind, we could have blizzard conditions as well. depending on how this strengths and pans out. this is the system, you can see it lighting up here, incredible to see the storms firing up across texas and the oklahoma panhandle. a marginal risk there. but let me focus on the snow that's just on minneapolis' door step. you see how it stretches across north and south dakota. this is in the process of spanning in size here over the next 12 to 24 hours. here's the evolution of the storm system. there's a lot of warm air ahead

of this storm, anywhere from omaha what, and st. louis and chicago. this is a rain event today. eastward, we see rain across the mid-atlantic by sunday afternoon and evening. and the storm system should clear out the east coast, just in time for the ball to drop tuesday night into wednesday morning. that's the good news here. but we still have to gueet past our blizzard to heavy snowfalls all the way into nebraska. there's the rainfall totals. widespread, 1 to 3 inches of rain. of course, that's going to cause travel conditions. with conditions you need 35-mile-per-hour winds with a quarter or less visibility thanks to the falling snow. that's a possibility across the dakotas. we will definitely have travel delays from denver to minneapolis today. notice how that shifts eastward. there's the weather as it moves across the mid-atlantic and east

coast, allowing for chances of delays from chicago to d.c. and new york, as we end off the weekend. and we look forward to the early part of the holiday week ahead of us. we've got tuesday in new york city. i think actually, it will stay dry for that time when the ball drops. >> good timing, people. bring a jacket. >> yeah. as bush fires rage on in australia lighting open fire is now banned in new south wales and australian capital territory. firefighter less are working around the clock to contain these fires that have been rangirang raging now for three weeks. authorities have been telling residents to get to safety early. one grandmother said she cheated them as everything around her burns. mark moody has more. >> reporter: returning to the charred wreck of her rav4, this is where daniela mcdermott thought her life was over. >> coming back, you don't

realize how bad it was. >> reporter: it was late friday afternoon. the blaze was tearing from the adelaide hills straight from daniela and jim's property. so daniela packed the car with valuables and hit the road with their dog but soon realized it was too late. >> everywhere else was black and burning. >> reporter: as she tried to outrun the fire, her car flipped on her side. daniela couldn't get out. with flames licking at the car, she made a frantic phone call to jim. >> all i heard was i'm trapped in the car and it's burning. >> i don't know that he heard me. >> reporter: it was only a stroke of luck that daniela was able to make that fateful fire. everything in it was out of reach, trapped in her seat, the only thing daniela could get her hands on was her mobile phone because it was still attached to her charger. she managed to get out, jack the

dog was still inside. >> so, i had to get back in the car, smashed the windows out a bit more to grab him out to come out the window. because i couldn't have left him in the back. the back of the car was on fire. >> reporter: jim meanwhile had gone out searching as he rounded this bend, his heart sank. >> the car was ablaze and i thought she had died. >> reporter: daniela had fled into a burned out paddock. >> i heard the voice, i'm here, i'm here. >> reporter: they made it back to their property to find part of it burning but the home still standing while these priceless possessions could never be replaced. they emerged with the most precious thing of all. >> this. >> reporter: mark moody, 7 news. >> mark, thank you, we'll continue to follow the story there. we also know now that the fires in australia are harming

the kuala population. at this hospital, they've been caring for dozens of animals. australia's minister estimates up to 30% of kualas may have been killed in new south wales. she made that estimate because 30% of the habitat has been destroyed. they'll get a picture and once things calm down, $6 million has been put aside to rehabilitate the koalas. there's a lot of talk about war and devastation dominating the headlines. but now, we take a look at some of the more endearing and surprising moments of the past year. scott mclean has this. the brighter motels. moments. >> reporter: for a lot of people in a lot of places, 2019 was a tough year. there were protests and crackdowns, disinformation wars and conventional ones, too.

of all the words to describe the past year, uplifting probably wasn't one of them. there are a few words to smile. in lebanon, the protests were a frightening scene for a 15-month-old baby. but not for long. a chorus of protesters near beirut gave the child and country a brief respite from the political crisis. it was a different crisis that helped a teenager spread the message on clooith. greta thunberg's message hasn't been always received but a message for millions. >> we are around the world watching again. >> reporter: on the galapagos islands, a giant tortoise was spotted in 2019.

thought to be extinct for more than a century, the extremely species was spotted in february. researchers think she's not the only one. researchers in the lab made breakthroughs that gave hope for millions. for the second time ever, an hiv patient went to active remission showing no signs of it for 18 months. scientists identifying t ining variance for alzheimer's. on the road, the kenyan did what no other human had done, finishing a marathon in less than two hours. >> i want to inspire many people. >> reporter: boundaries were also pushed in botswana, after a court struck down laws criminalizing homosexuality. and taiwan became the first country in asia to legalize same-sex marriage.

and it was the south african rugby team who taught us a lesson about team work. it was the third world cup title for the former apartheid state, but the first one with a black captain. see ya colesi a beacon of hope to south africans became a global sensation creating glory for the pitch. >> we're able to see that we are able to achieve an stuff a nation and world with power. >> reporter: a historic win took place in japan where one city had to fire its tourism mascot after videos of a rogue imposture spread across social media. dancing on poles and making a mess. a sensation that gave the rest of the world a much needed laugh. scott mclean, cnn.

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welcome back to viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm george howell with headlines we're following at this hour. in somalia, the death toll from a suicide bomb attack has now risen to at least 65 people killed. that happened at a check point in the somali capital of

mogadis mogadishu. civilians and soldiers are dead. al shabaab has claimed responsibility. in the u.s. state of hawaii, crews have resumed operations in the coming hours after a helicopter crashed there on thursday. seven people were on board the helicopter. the remains of six have been recovered. authorities believe that weather may have been a factor in the t friday's rocket attack on a military base in iraq. and others believed to be carried out by iranian-backed militias. an american civilian contractor was killed in an attack in kirkuk. several u.s. troops and at least one iraqi security official were wounded. the u.s. president acted on twitter spending most of his holiday brooding about being the third ever u.s. president impeached. most of the focus was on house speaker nancy pelosi. he's especially aggravated that she's played sending the articles of impeachment to the

u.s. senate to trial. there's new controversy surrounding the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. whose court-ordered punishment was reverseded by president trump. "the new york times" has obtained video of his former platoon members describing him in grim terms to investigators. our barbara starr has this dist. >> reporter: members of team 7 alpha platoon broke the code of silence in 2018 with their opinions about retired special operations chief eddie gallagher. and some making accusations that the elite s.e.a.l. committed murder and potential war crimes. >> got crazier and crazier. >> reporter: these are portions of recorded navy s.e.a.l. interviews published by "the new york times," where team members them investigators their views on the platoon leader. gallagher was acquitted of pre-mmeditated murder when a ke

prosecution witness testified under immunity that he caused the prisoner's death, not gallagher. >> did you suffocate him? >> yes. >> how? i put my thumbs over his et tube until he stopped breathing. >> reporter: he described it as an act of mercy, because he was concerned the boy, a prisoner of iraqi forces would be tortured by them. gallagher was convicted on the charge of taking a photo with a dead isis fighter and then demoted in rank. a admission thadecision that al leader to retire with honors. gallagher told cnn my first reaction to seeing the videos was surprise and disgust that they would make up blatant lies about me. but i was quickly realized that

they were scared that the truth would come out of how cowardly they acted on deployment. his defense attorney said, quote, a road map to acquittal because of sikilling and misconduct. >> really, you're seeing a small slice of the story not reflecting what the ultimate result was. >> reporter: president trump's determination to reverse the military's punishment of gallagher against the advice of top pentagon officials was so controversial navy secretary spencer was ousted. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff insists that war will not suffer. >> we will maintain good order and discipline. we will not turn into a gang of raping, burning and pillaging. >> reporter: but some say it's all led to festering bad feelings. >> so it's this kind of

divisiveness that the president's actions have been coming into the s.e.a.l. community, i think that have been most damaging and have long term effect. >> reporter: gallagher met with trump at mar-a-lago over the holidays and it's possible he will campaign for trump. barbara starr, cnn, pentagon. after a setback, klein chin back in space. plus, britain may soon have more games who gets the top honors next year. tremfya® helps adults with moderate to severe

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china is celebrating the successful launch of a rocket that put a communications satellite into orbit on friday. as part of a project that started 18 years ago. and as our david culver reports, it could position that country for a far more ambitious space mission. >> reporter: china is soaring out of 2019 and into 2020 with a major achievement. late friday the china national space administration launched its long march 5 rocket into space. the powerful rocket is designed to carry up to 25 tons of payload into low orbit but it's also seen as crucial to the future of china's space program. >> from the space station from the mission to mars, to the moon, all part of the project. >> reporter: the professor

alexand alexander wei watched the launch. >> all the mission that rely on this new rocket had to be on hold, waiting for this rocket to be functional. >> reporter: future missions were delayed. the failed launch was not only a scientific setback but bruised egos. >> in klein's space program first and foremost and any space program is about prestige. >> reporter: china was not until the united states put the first man on the moon that china launched its first satellite into space. in the decades since, the country has pumped billions of dollars and other resources into training and research. >> there are countries definitely paying attention to the chinese space program. china has made it clear they're in it for the long haul. they're in it for the long investment. they've marked up several

investments both in unmanned probes and human spaceflight as well. >> reporter: earlier this year, china was the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon. but 2020s have been maiming for another mission. >> the chinese are ambitious. if everything goes well, we'll see things come along. >> reporter: leaving past failures behind. china now enters a new decade determined to raise new horizonses. david culver, cnn, hong kong. >> let's talk more about this with the head of the nuclear space policy initiative at the observer research, as well as a senior asia defense writer for "the diplomat." it's good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> let's start by delving deeper into what china's ambitions may be with regards to space, as the united states looking ahead to mars, china focused in on the

34507 moon. why? what are your thoughts there? >> no, clearly, the moon missions are back in fashion. wanting to do the lunar mission for a number of different reasons. one is to have a base before you move on to undertake intrapla t intraplanetary missions. and then minerals that are abundantly available on the moon but also the presence of water, all of that have made the moon a very attractiv ivive option. but the return to the moon, there are a number of commercial players also who are beginning to pay attention to the lunar missions in the coming years. >> you mentioned that key word competition. let's talk a bit more about that and how china views competition from the united states.

specifically, with regard to the space force that will be the sixth branch of the u.s. military. china taking it very seriously. >> sure, absolutely. no, i think whether you like it or not, whether or not with trump, that's something that can be policy on security issues or economic issues, it does raise a lot of attention it does get a lot of media headlines. but i will only say that the space force that has been established through this space policy is the latest activations in a series of actions, actually. there have been a number of other countries who have taken such institutional measures, prior to the space force coming into being. for instance, back in 2011, russia reinvented its mechanisms to come up with the russian space force. its own russian space force. in 2015, china undertook major

institutional changes to bring about the force which is responsible for china's efforts in space, cyberspace, and electronic warfare. so bringing the two together, very combined effect on future warfare. so i think say number of different countries that have done this ought to be -- and i don't think it should be a surprise to anybody that the u.s. is going to do this. and secondly, the other important aspect is is that this is more about bringing together, a lot more integration of different functions to bring about the different agencies. the space force is really not a fighting force as of now. we're not seeing a specialized special agencies as combat forces. they are more in terms of bringing about better coordination, better integration. but we need to clearly take stems to avoid the trend towards

it, so we do not end up actually having a combat situation in outer space. >> you describe it in logical terms. but there is as we saw in the last space race, that paparanoi the concerns that countries have when they see something another country wants to do it. are you essentially setting the pace here for what seems like another space race? >> absolutely, you saw france say they are going to have a definite space strategy. you had japan coming out and saying they're going to have money for that. so, clearly the trend is where you're seeing more and more countries are beginning to kind of use space in a much more conventional military operation sense. and i think that's something that's a big difference that i see with the cold war period of competition. during the cold war, you had the u.s. and soviets, they were

interested in space. but they were using space primarily for strategy propositions. as opposed to today where you're seeing the countries using space primarily a lot more for conventional military operations, because it does bring in conventional operational apparatus, and tactical advantage to countries using these assets. so there say big difference in terms of the competition you're seeing in the big spaces being used. the important aspect is countries are actually moving away from. there have been some spots in the rise of -- the return of anti-a litt anti-satellite capabilities. even so, i would say because of the long-lasting effect of countries they're also looking for other options, for instance, cyberand electronic warfare mechanisms means to create the

satellites and emissions. it's cheaper options and much more accessible. it does give you a possibility of saying it's not simply engage a country that's engaged in a cyber attack on a satellite system it does not become very clear as to who has committed that particular attack. so i think the possibility of deniability and so on, so forth, makes it a much more attractive option. and jamming techniques are much easier. the technology for jamming are easily accessible, you know, one would buy it online for a couple of hundred of bucks, actually. so these are also cheaper and more attractive options increasingly for a number of different states. >> these are indeed emerging threats as some nations see them. taking actions on them. thank you again for your time. >> thank you.

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there will soon be dozens of new dames, knights and other top honors awarded in britain, now that the uk has released its new year's honors list. among new dames is singer and actress olivia newton-john, not only for entertainment but charity work of cancer research. singer elton john will also see his knighthood status elevated to companion of honor. and award-winning honor, steven mcqueen known for the movie "12 years a slave." receiving a knighthood for services of art and film. it's not just celebrities getting recognition, more than 1,000 people will receive honors. many of them will be given by the queen herself. let's bring in royal commentator william fitzwilliams.

what is the deal, how do you get on it, and what are the perks for being named? >> well, what's happened is, we have a very complex system. one of the great advantages is there are grades in the system. 90% are on the order of british empire. and you go up several grades. there's always aincentive. what you have also is either the queen or another member of the royal family bestow this honor upon you in an investinvestitur. what has been the trend for years two, trends, firstly, you tend to have -- 70% have links with phil lanthropyphilanthropy. they've done something for the community or the job.

finally, gender equality, almost, 50% of the honors to women, 44% in the higher grade. so that is positive. >> were there any surprises? either people who were named, or those who were left off? >> well, when it comes to surprises, there was a lot of speculation about alison sonders who was putting it mildly, very controversial, as head of the -- it was the department of public prosecutions. and not thought appropriate by many to be honored. very often the honors make, i think an error here because they put a civil servant in who shouldn't be or is controversial. and that tends to overshadow some of the list. for example, there were several of england cricketers, the sporting honorses in the olympic

and paralympic games this has been a trance as far as britain is concerned. i would spugt souggest some broadcasters, jeremy paxton, john humphries, and andrew maher may not be international names. how about david beckham getting a knighthood. i mean, he is international, but there are also rumors why he's had only an obe that was in 2003. >> all right. richard, a very tight amount of time to ask you an important question here, but the queen herself, 2019's been a rough year, to say the least. for example, her husband prince philip had health problems. there are reports of her grandsons prince william and harry growing apart. also the drama surrounding harry's marriage to meghan markle. not to mention the trolling that meghan faced. and not but not least, the

controversy surrounding her son prince andrew surrounding his ties with jeffrey epstein. how do you think she's feeling about all of this? >> i think the queen must be feeling very grieved. if you back lack to the 1990s there were a great deal of difficulties and disasters that were on the royal family. this year, it was so positive, but now you've just listed a series of problems there was also a car crash of which the duke of edinburgh was involved. he was seen in the seat of a new land rover. as far as william and harry, we're waiting to see perhaps in the year. their relationship with the media and the fact that they feel ill at ease in the trip in south africa, puts a question

over whatever exactly the duties they want. i think the foundation will launch big in the new year. as far as the other is concerned, it's absolutely toxic, that interview that andrew gave with the deceased epstein and the whole backlash of that. the fact that one of his daughters princess beatrice is being married in the new year. how will that be handled and also what about the victims and the legal complications. all of this raises big marks. as you say, a terrible year for the royal family. we hope next year isn't. >> richard, i think thank you for time. for those around the world, i thank you for being with us. i'm george howell for "cnn newsroom" in atlanta, more news after the break. she wanted to move someplace warm. but he wanted snow for the holidays.

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