i will tell you, you know, the segment that we did earlier where we showed the constituent really, you know, tearing into marjorie taylor greene. i thought that was a very healthy development. you know, it shows you that people are paying attention at home. and they are not buying what some of these characters on the fringe are selling. and, you know, she has beclowned herself with all these conspiracy theories and so on and there is good, decent people auto home and, don, you and i worry about this all awl day long, is our country so messed up we can't get out of this mess and there are people paying attention and they are smart. and -- and they care about this country. they care about this democracy and they are going to call these politicians out and i think the more it happens, the better off we are going to be. >> i certainly hope that you are right. and i got to tell you, i have a warning. you haven't been outside. brace yourself, sir. brace yourself. i am going to talk about this bomb cyclone that is coming to the northeast. >> i am going to take cover. >> jim acosta, have a great

weekend. be safe out there. >> great to see you, don. this is "don lemon tonight" and this is the breaking news. an expected bomb cyclone bearing down on the east coast tonight. this is serious because look at the weather map. 75 million people -- 75 million people from the southeast all the way up to new england could face dangerous, heavy snow. white-out conditions, near-hurricane strength winds. all of this happening in the winter with the possibility of power outages, flooding as well. danger on the roads. it is really going to be tough getting around the northeast. i can tell you that, um, many taxis have gone away for the evening. car services are not taking people around. it's really serious stuff. people are going to get stranded, so if you don't have to be out, don't go out but we are going to continue and we are going to talk about this. cnn weather center gathering up to date, up to the minute information for you, all the data and we are going to tell you what you need to know as you

hunker down tonight. so, please do stay in. and we have an schexclusive tonight. new details about a plot to overturn our free and fair election. you know, it went so much farther than the insurrection on january 6th. that was only the most visible part of the plot. but we are learning more about what was hidden, until now that is. and the subpoenas are flying tonight. cnn has learned the january 6th committee has subpoenaed former-deputy white house press secretary judd deere. they want to talk to him about a staff meeting in the oval office the day before the violence at the capitol. quoting an account from the book "peril," the then president listening to the crowd outside and reportedly saying there is a lot of anger out there. the committee also has documents portraying him asking what are your ideas for getting the rinos to do the right thing tomorrow? how do we convince congress? meaning, how do we convince congress to overthrow the election?

and there are a whole lot more subpoenas tonight. these are related to another part of that plot. the scheme to put forward fake trump-supporting electors in seven states. this is -- this is probably the most egregious thing. these fake electors and these documents. can you imagine the gull? the committee issuing subpoenas for 14 republicans, the so-called chair and secretary from each bogus certificate. they want to ask them about who was behind the scheme to replace the legitimate electors if republicans had succeeded in denying the certifications of the actual electoral votes on january 6th. that part of the plot foiled when mike pence refused to play along. more on mike pence, in just a moment. but you almost have to laugh. fake electors? certificates. signed, sealed, and delivered to the national archives -- archives as if they needed -- all they needed to do was just print them up and they could shape their own reality and it would be true.

really indicative of the times we are living in, like this one on your screen now from arizona signed by those fake electors, including arizona representative jake hoffman who seem to have had an awful lot of trouble recently explaining just how he got involved. >> so in unprecedented times, unprecedented action. there is no case law, there is no precedent that exists as to whether or not a -- an election that is currently being litigated in the courts has due standing which is why we felt it appropriate to provide congress and the vice president. >> did you have direction from anybody in doing this? was it you 11 yourselves doing this? or did someone give you advice on the manner in which you can do it? >> so i'm simply -- i was one of the electors. i am not in charge of the electors so you would -- you would -- you would need to ask the party chair that. >> how did you hear about the

plan? >> you would need to ask the party chair that question. >> but you are the person who received the call. you showed up, right? how did you know to show up? >> as i said, you can go ahead and ask the party chair the logistics of it. >> ask how you got audio phone ? do you not know how you arrived at a place? >> i hope the reporter brought his boots along for that interview because that guy shoveling a whole bunch of you know what. so he won't say how he heard about the plan, he won't say how he knew to even show up. he won't say anything much beyond "ask the party chair." sounds like he just doesn't really want to talk about it. but there are some people who have actually bragged about it. i want you to listen to the co-chair of the michigan republican party at a public event boasting that the trump campaign directed the entire thing. >> we fought for investigations into every part of the election we could.

he fought for a team of people to come and testify in front of the committee. we fought to seat the electors. um, asked us to do that. >> sources telling cnn trump campaign officials led by rudy giuliani oversaw the fake electors plot. a former trump campaign staffer saying quote it was rudy and these misfit characters who started calling the shots. the campaign was enough at the wall to see what was stick. sure looks that way, right? remember what happened when a bunch of republicans who claimed that they were legitimate electors in michigan tried to get into the state senate building while the real electors were already inside and a michigan state police officer held the line. >> the capitol is closed. or if you are taking part in the

electoral college process. anybody else is not permitted to come in. >> the electors are already here. they have been checked in. >> they are also -- >> all 16 electors that were going to be here vote have been checked in. they are already here. >> but these are -- these are the rest of the electors. >> i understand. the -- the capitol is closed. >> captain, the electors are also -- the gop electors are also on the governor's certificate. >> i am not going to get into a political debate. >> it is the official sealed document. also the gop electors they are here trying to do their constitutional duty. >> i understand. >> their constitutional duty requires them to be at the senate chamber today at 2:00 p.m. >> okay. you are not -- i understand you are not being permitted in. if you have a problem, you can contact the governor's office, speaker of the house, senate majority leader, or --

>> covid. is that the reason being given? >> no. >> that was what the press release said. is there another reason why? >> you would have to ask the governor's office. >> they stood behind their bs. they might actually think that they are legitimate. whole lot of that's happening a whole lot. they might actually think it even though it's not true. and it is happening all over the country. pay attention. now, the doj is looking into the whole fake electors plot to see if there was criminal wrongdoing. those people probably look like your friends and neighbors, right? and i mentioned mike pence earlier. just listen to what he says now about january 6th and his former boss. >> when is the last time you talked to former-president trump? you guys good? >> you know we talked last

summer and i have said many times, we -- you know, that it was difficult -- january 6th was difficult. it was a tragic day in the life of the nation. i know i did my duty under the constitution of the united states. but the president and i sat down in the days that followed that, we spoke about it, talked through it. we parted amicably. >> mike pence looks different. oh boy. he hasn't spoken to him since last summer. that sure sounds amicable, doesn't it? seems like mike pence would rather talk about just about anything but what happened on january 6th. but really, what do you say to the guy who moments after pence was hustled out of the capitol while rioters shouted about hanging him -- >> hang mike pence! hang mike pence! >> -- moments after that, the then president tweeting an attack on his own vice president saying that he didn't have the courage to do what should have been done, meaning overthrowing

the election. and the former president is at it again. just last month, he said pence had been quote mortally wounded by january 6th. interesting choice of words, isn't it? all that tonight and there is a bomb cyclone headed for the northeast. boy, oh boy. right to cnn's derek van dam in the weather center. derek, bomb cyclone on top of everything. what is the latest on this massive storm, sir? >> yeah. you know, i see a storm just set to explode into this monster nor'easter. it is located right now just off the coast of virginia. you can see on this water vapor imagery, you can see the latest-few images there. that is the low pressure that is riding that sweet spot -- that 70-40 benchmark meteorologists use to determine where the heaviest snow will set up and guess what?

it is actually taking advantage of the warm ocean waters from the gulf -- the gulf stream. that gives it the fuel necessary to strengthen, to deepen, and become this powerful northeaster that we have been forecasting for several days in advance. we call it a bomb cyclone because it meets these set of parameters meteorologists use dropping a certain amount of pressure in 24 hours. it gives us indication how strong the storm will be. the threats going forward, heavy snow, strong winds, coastal flooding, power outages and can't forget about travel disruptions. already, 3,000 flights cancel ord delayed tomorrow along the east coast. 75 million americans under some sort of winter weather alert from get this alabama all the way to maine. this storm is huge. focusing on the blizzard warnings where you see shading of red. coastal maine, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, long island, coastalle areas of new jersey. that is over 10 million americans. remember, blizzard warnings you need to have reduced visibility for over three hours falling or blowing snow, and that is going

to cause serious white-out problems and concerns. the low pressure, again, just off the coast of virginia. snow band of the snow shield just entering into long island, new york. i-95 corridor. few flakes flying near boston but this is just the beginning so we are going to time this out for you. give you this timeframe, what you can expect saturday morning this is going to be your worst morning in terms of the snow storm for philadelphia and new york city. peaking around the 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. time slot. this is albany. pittsburgh. this is not a buffalo snow storm. this is boston to new york to philadelphia snow storm and look at this. boston, 18 to 24 inches. peak timeframe, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. that is when we expect the heaviest of snow to set up. will we break records? well, it is certainly possible. we remember back in 1978, two-day total over 27 inks. and then 2003, we had even more snow than that. so certainly, historic nature to this storm. it is possible. it is all about where that heavy band sets up.

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january 6th select committee zeroing in on people who served as phony electors as part of the

former president's push to over turn the election results. ? republicans hit with subpoenas tonight. joining me now, charlie dent. he is now a cnn political commentator and former federal prosecutor kim wehle. good evening to both of you. kim, the january 6th committee rocking and rolling right now. issuing these subpoenas to 14 republicans from seven states, all part of the former president's efforts to subvert the electoral certification. are we going to find out exactly how this plan was hatched? >> you know, i think so. i think why we are seeing so much activity is because the united states supreme court last week rejected donald trump's claim that -- that these documents or some of these documents were privileged. so, 700 documents went from the national archives to the january 6th committee and they are reading them, and they are finding out how to connect some of these dots. and these seven fake electors -- just so people understand. we know going around in our

everyday life, you cannot use a counterfeit $20 bill. you can be arrested and go to jail for that. these are counterfeit documents to take the election not from the democrats, not from joe biden, but from the american people. there are crimes that are involved here. the question is can the january 6th committee get to the bottom of this mountain of information? these are not people close to donald trump. these are people with families that have to hire expensive lawyers to go through this. they will get information. can they get what the american people need before the midterms? and then, i think the baton will be handed off to the department of justice which as we heard from lisa monaco, deputy attorney general, is simultaneously looking in to these seven fake electoral slates. a very, very big deal, don. >> so let's talk about that a little more. about lisa monaco. justice department is looking into all this as you said but do you believe laws were broken? that's the question. >> well, you know, it's hard to -- it's impossible to -- to

speculate without access to all of the information that they have. but what we do know is that it looks like these were forged documents that were submitted to the national archives. it certainly smacks of some version of state and/or federal fraud, potentially election fraud. and then of course, the bigger question we already know there is an allegation of conspiracy amongst the insurrectionists. seditious conspiracy. how big did that conspiracy go? we also know donald trump held a meeting on january 5th. it sounds like from the deputy press secretary's testimony or at least what we heard that he will testify to where he said how do we get these rinos -- republicans in name only -- to do the right thing tomorrow? he also kind of attacked mike pence as things were happening -- unfolding in the capitol. so, you know, don, it is very odd to be speculating when we have so much information that is publicly out there. but of course, there is a big difference between, oh, here is

the story and is there enough to prove crimes beyond a reasonable doubt? and that is a high bar and i think the attorney general is going to be very, very careful to make sure he has all his ducks in a row before he goes after any of these big fish. >> charlie, let me ask you because something that's struck me as i was watching the video of those folks trying to get into the statehouse there and said they probably look like your friends and neighbors. these -- these people believe -- i think they actually believe that what they are doing is right. do you think i 'm wrong about that? >> i think you're -- you're right, don, that they thought they were doing -- they thought they were completely in the right to do what they were doing. in fact, in pennsylvania where i am, i will tell ya, the -- the leaders of the pennsylvania legislator -- legislature -- the republican leaders said under pennsylvania law and under the pennsylvania constitution, they did not have the authority to offer an alternative slate of electors. that they could not, should not,

and would not do anything. so these private citizens presumably, on their own offer these slates. i mean, it is simply stunning to me. i'm not -- again, i don't know if crimes were committed here but this is a major problem and you're right. they think they're -- they thought they were doing something noble and honorable. >> unbelievable. charlie, previous -- we previously reported -- cnn previously reported rudy giuliani coordinated the effort among the republicans in these seven states and apparently according to the committee, two days after the election, mark meadows said i love it in a text exchange with a member of con depres gress about the possibility of appointing electors in different states. whether members of congress were implicated here. >> well, i think -- i think what the committee needs to find out is who put these people up to it. i mean, i -- i have my own suspicions but i -- i am sure that there were people involved with the trump campaign and people close to the president himself. maybe, the president himself. all were trying to encourage

these people to provide this alternative slate of electors in various states. i mean that's what the committee needs to find out. these people were used in many cases. some -- you know, some wittingly and some perhaps unwittingly but i think they are all in trouble. they have to lawyer up. these people are going to now be under tremendous pressure legal ly and financially to defend themselves. >> don't you know one of the people subpoenaed? bill backenberg. he kicked you out of his gun club or something, right is this. >> he did. he was upset with me because said i wasn't sufficiently loyal to the president and he was mad at me. and i would do a fundraiser at his golf -- at his gun club. we would shoot sporting clays kind of like golf with guns. i am actually a pretty good shot so he kicked me out of the club because they wouldn't let me hold ap event there like i held every year. lot of fun but he was upset and he was i guess the chairman of the group of false electors

in -- in pennsylvania. and now, he's got a real problem on his hands. >> yeah. well, there you go. kim, sorry you were kicked out but i am sure you will be okay. you are doing just fine. kim, cnn -- cnn is exclusively learning that former white house spokesman judd deere was subpoenaed as well. they want to talk to him about the january 5th oval office meeting where trump repeatedly asked how they will convince the are the rinos to do the right thing, how they are upon going to convince congress. at every step, we keep learning how trump was trying to turn the election around and this meeting was a critical moment. and quite frankly, i can't believe i am sitting here saying a sitting president but trying to do this madness and it could have worked, kim. i mean, this is crazy. >> yeah. it would have worked but for frankly the vice president of the united states, mike pence. the other thing that happened this week is a federal judge in california rejected lawyer john

eastman's arguments that, um, documents relating to now his infamous two memos that don listed, point after point, how this fake -- this -- this ruse that there was somehow confusion in these seven states would then -- and i am paraphrasing -- force -- or justify mike pence gaveling in donald trump as president. um, mr. eastman reportedly pled the fifth amend mtd -- took the fifth amendment 146 times in his testimony before the january 6th committee and here is a federal judge roundly rejecting all of his arguments to keep documents and more testimony from the committee and put him frankly almost on a patronizing-type of step-by-step obligation to -- to review certain number of documents every day. and report back to the court. i mean this judge understands the game here is delay and cute

manipulation to outmaneuver things. i just don't think -- it's not going to work the train has left the station. this is -- this is going to, as jamie raskin said, blow the roof off the house. and then, the question, don, is -- and as -- as the congressman's comments point out as well --- will the american people finally wake up and see the truth in reality of this and get back to the business of being we, the people, and have -- get, you know, the -- the cronyism and the corruption out of the united states government and have people that are going to start governing by the rule of law and the constitution. and i don't care if it's democrats or republicans. but people that are against this are the only ones in my mind that should be office. and i hope how people are paying attention to this tonight. >> certainly, kim, charlie, haerned a lot. including charlie dent is a good shot. keep that in mind, folks. thienk you, charlie. thank you, kim. we are going to talk about

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fix all the nation's deficient bridges. >> going to fix 'em all. not a joke. this is gonna be a gigantic change and there is 43,000 nationwide. and we're spending the money. >> so, pennsylvania's lieutenant governor joins me now. lieutenant governor, good to see you again. sorry it is under these circumstances. i hope you are well. thank thanks for joining us. this could have been a whole lot worse and we are so glad it wasn't. first, tell us about the people who were hurt. how are they doing? >> sure. i mean, i -- just to set the stage for your viewers, this is one of the most critical bridges in pittsburgh. it allows you to move between two major neighborhoods, region square and squirrel hill. and in fact, i drove over the bridge just yesterday. so, you know, there was a port authority bus on it and a couple vehicles when it collapsed. and thankfully, there was a

two-hour delay for the public schools so -- so this weren't nearly the kind of -- of volume of cars so that -- that we got lucky in that sense as well, too. but it was surreal. it was a complete collapse. it wasn't a partial or a segment of the bridge just fell down. it was a complete collapse. >> wow. i mean, the images, these drone shots are really just incredible. president biden toured that damage. you were there with him. he was already scheduled to be in pittsburgh today to promote the bipartisan infrastructure package. is what happened there proof -- i think it is -- that the improvements need to happen and they need to happen, like, yesterday? >> yeah. i -- i live -- i live close by and i ran there early-this morning. right -- right a little bit after got word and it's like, you know, it just demonstrates how joe biden campaigned on infrastructure. he was ahead of the curve and delivered the resources in the

bipartisan infrastructure bill to fix and replace this bridge and the 3,000-plus structurally deficient bridges that we have in pennsylvania. it's -- it's jarring visually to -- to see that happen, especially when you drive it every day. or as i do, fairly frequently. but there is -- there is a lot of relief knowing, too, that we now have the resources in pennsylvania and in other states to address these issues and fix or rebuild or replace these bridges. >> i can't imagine being on that bridge. i mean, folks -- just incredibly frightening that was. >> they interviewed the bus driver and he was -- you know, thumbs up. he was just like -- you know, like you would think that he -- like, it's just -- just pure pittsburgh and he was in remarkable spirits and i -- i talked to some of the first responding paramedics there and they actually met one of the motorists halfway up the ravine. he was climbing out from the car, um, and under his own

power. so, there was a lot of pittsburgh grit on display. but without a doubt, a different time of the year, different time of the day, we could have had a much more tragic outcome, for sure. we were very fortunate. >> you know, there is so much infighting in washington and you know too well the chaos at the state and local governments -- government levels over critical-race theory and parental rights. is there enough attention on infrastructure, right? because you get these sort of wedge issues that everybody starts to fight over. infrastructure impacts every single person, every single day and is actually -- right -- can be life threatening as we saw today. >> yeah. i don't praise president biden and his bipartisan infrastructure bill as a democrat or as -- as lieutenant governor. i praise it as a dude that drives over a bridge with his kids in the backseat. you know? and i just think that -- that's the common ground that we should seize on in the american political discussion right now. you know, red county bridges,

blue county bridges, you know, independents. i mean, we all deserve a level of physical security and in our infrastructure and today in pittsburgh was exhibit a through z on the condition that infrastructure is in many parts of this country. and to come together and deliver a package that is going to address that at a very fundamental level i think is something that we can all be proud of politically and in -- in a sea of division and as you just alluded to earlier, just all kinds of bizarre and crazy arguments and political infighting. >> i want to turn to voting rights. pennsylvania court striking down a law that allows no excuse absentee voting. it was enacted -- >> that was their law. the republicans -- that was their law. they passed it unanimously which is bizarre. they -- they filed the lawsuit to get their own law dismissed. it is bizarre. >> yeah, i was going to say if

it is an act of bipartisan support and republicans who voted for it filed a suit to block it. what? >> yeah. yeah. >> okay. >> it is surreal that it's like that was the republican bill. far more republicans voted for it and -- and many democrats voted against it and then they didn't like the bill, including one of the -- one of the senators that was seen at the -- at the insurrection on january 6th actually voted for it. so it's strange days you know with mail-in voting but i am optimistic that the pa supreme court is going to strike down the commonwealth. the commonwealth court in pennsylvania has a notoriously hard republican slant and we believe that the -- the supreme court is going to rectify that -- that decision. >> listen. thanks so much for joining us to discuss the latest developments. we would love to have you come back soon to discuss your senate campaign. okay? >> i would -- i would love that.

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get people to come out and vote and cause an insurrection, we wouldn't have these type of bills. and so, we do it over and over again and we find the next boogieman to distract from the reality that 28 of these 29 counties keep voting for you instead of addressing the issues that impact people's quality of life every day. i don't want to do this. i don't think you can handle the truth. i do not like having conversations like this. what i am trying to tell you is that i am not anti-american but i am an american. and my voice matters just as much as your voice. my opinion matters just as much as your opinion. my reality matter just as much as your opinion. and you can't handle the truth. >> well, florida house representative ramon alexander joins me now. representative, thank you. thank you. >> great to be with you, don. >> absolutely great to -- to have you here. that was -- that was big and that was important. the bill is named individual

freedom. and nowhere in the text is critical-race theory mentioned. but it is pretty clear that is the boogieman that governor desantis and his allies are going after? >> absolutely. it is another distraction tool being used by the republican party of florida to distract from real issues. you know, everyday people are struggling but right now in the state of florida, 3.4 million floridians are limited income and are living paycheck to paycheck, trying to figure out ways to put gas in the car, put food on the table, to provide for their families. once again, the republican party are -- are continuing to use methods of distraction to not talk about real issues that impact real people. >> this isn't the only troubling bill in florida. we have been covering the so-called don't say gay bill that would limit discussion of gender and sexual identity in schools. what -- what is happening in your state, representative? >> it's wild. you know, it -- um, the governor has no shame.

um, these radical culture war agendas pushed by the republican party -- it's clear that they have hunkered down with feeding red meat to their base. you look at the last four gubernatorial elections in the state of florida -- they have all been determined, on average, by less than 1% on the vote and they have a serious geographic and demographic problem. back in 2010, we passed the referendum called fair districts to cut down on gerrymandering and inappropriate cutting of districts to have full representation. and if you look at the physically constrained counties, don, in the state of florida, 29 of the 67 counties are physically constrained. 28 of them vote republican every single time. and so, they are struggling. they are having issues with infrastructure. they are having issues with putting quality of life resources to their constituents. and so, they use race as a tool to distract everyday working people are missing out on the

basic representation they need to have a fighting chance and i call it fake conservatism. they aren't real conservatives. in fact, what they are pushing forward is the exact opposite and i believe that we have a responsibility to fight back against it and fight for truth. arrogance is a very powerful tool for self-destruction and obviously arrogance is running them off the cliff. their party's been hijacked by extremes and we have a responsibility to speak truth to power and to move our state forward to fight for people who don't have a voice. >> you know, representative, in virginia, their new republican governor glenn youngkin set up a snitch line for parents and teachers who bring up divisive topics. we are seeing some schools even banning books that deal with race and tough issues. are they trying to whitewash history and turn classrooms into the front lines of the culture wars? >> absolutely. it is -- it is a -- a wild

reality -- a wild reality to think we can't speak and tell the full truth and we have a responsibility to make sure that we don't repeat history. and we have to tell the full history. you know, i am an american and my history is just as important as anybody else's history and so they are continuing to use -- to find the next boogieman, don, to distract from the real issues. i am thinking about school teachers. my grandmother was a school teacher in the schools for over 20 years and she has her own life experiences. there is no way you can dictate and control implicit bias. and so, it is important that we understand that we are teaching our young people to think for themselves so they can determine what is and what's not. i think we will have a healthier, better florida and a better country if we do that. so many people have been brainwashed by the big lie, by donald trump. you know, we have, um, governor ron desantis who is literally auditioning to be the heir apparent to donald trump. he will say anything, he will do anything to try to earn that next opportunity to lead the republican party off a cliff.

>> is there a concern? are you worried that if they could get away with this in florida, that they are going to try this in every gop-run state? that is a -- that is a real possibility. >> absolutely. but i have hope for the future. and i -- i have seen the outpouring, the next generation. they are sick and tired of the pandering, the insurrection that was led by donald trump's supporters. i believe in our future. i work with young people every single day and they're recognizing they are seeing straight through the rhetoric, the division, the hate. and i think we have a responsibility to speak truth to power, to help people understand that it is because of what your political affiliation is that you can do things with dignity and respect. that you can deal with real issues that impact people every single day. you know, i didn't run for office to throw meat to my base. i -- i ran for office to help people. i think we need more genuine people, sincere people in the

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so here is the breaking news, an expected bomb cyclone taking aim right at the east coast tonight. 75 million people could face dangerously heavy snow and hurricane force winds. we'll have the forecast. plus, the january 6th select committee issuing subpoenas that to 14 republicans that served as fake electors in the plot to overturn the election result and also going after the former president's one-time spokesman who was with him leading up to the insurrection. and why is the right so angry that president biden is promising to nominate a black woman to the supreme court? >> but to exclude certain candidates based solely on race and gender is beyond extremely decisive. it may even be illegal. >> that's what is divisive? seriously? we'll talk about it coming up. but i want to get right to the very latest on the dangerous