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united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. just ahead here on "cnn newsroom," cnn has learned the january 6th committee has been discussing more criminal referrals as it prepares its final report. plus new information on the special counsel's own probes into former president donald trump. after more than three decades the alleged bomb maker in the attack on pan am flight 103 is now in u.s. custody, and families may be one step closer to justice. plus why so many here in the united states are sick right now. a tripledemic of covid, flu, and rsv is filling hospitals and emptying shelves of pain and fever medicines. what you should do right now to stay healthy. those stories in just a moment, but first nearly three

months into the demonstrations that have shaken iran to its core we are learning that a second protester has been executed. government affiliated news agencies say the man was publicly hanged monday morning. he was convicted of allegedly killing two members of the security forces and injuring four more. last week iran carried out its first known death sentence connected with the anti-government protest. he was hanged on thursday after his conviction in october for allegedly injuring a paramilitary officer. we'll bring you more on this developing story as details become available. well, in the united states the house select committee investigating last year's insurrection has held a meeting to discuss criminal referrals. that is according to sources who say a subcommittee presented its

recommendations to the panel on sunday. the panel is weighing referrals for former president donald trump after he pushed a conspiracy that led to the january 6th capitol attack. but it's still unclear if they've reached a decision on the referrals. take a listen. >> we will be releasing a report i think around the 21st that will include whatever decision we've made on referrals. if we do make referrals we want to be very careful about how we do them, but i think we're all certainly in agreement that there is evidence of criminality here, and we want to make sure that the justice department is aware of that. >> the referrals would largely be symbolic, but they would document the views of committee members for the record. cnn's eli honing explains how they work. >> first of all, they have to obviously finalize the criminal referrals. there's no set form, there's no worksheet you just fill out for a referral. it can be as short as a couple sentences, dear doj, we here by

refer all of this to you for investigation, or it can be a long document and they can list out specific names so they can figure out first of all who they are going to name, second of all are they going to name specific federal statutes specific crimes they think may have been violated. are they going to say here's our evidence and turn it essentially a prosecution memo or even an opening argument like you might see in court. >> even though it's still unclear if the panel has reached a decision members largely agree that trump and his allies committed a crime by trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. meantime newly appointed special counsel jack smith is moving fast on a pair of criminal probes of donald trump. cnn's katelyn polance has the details. >> reporter: we're getting a better understanding of the setup and approach of the new special counsel's office.

these investigations have been very aggressive since special counsel's jack smith's appointment in november, and he's got a lot of prosecutors who have been working on these cases for months before his arrival. already the team that smith inherits is twice the size of the special counsel investigation under robert mueller. about 20 prosecutors working with jack smith on the january 6th side alone. according to several sources who spoke to cnn anonymously some of those people are digging into a financial investigation that has flown under the radar and that already is pretty sizable as well. they look to funding of rioters, political contributions and in recent weeks our reporting team understands some of the january 6th prosecutors are asking also about donald trump's knowledge and understanding of what was about to happen at the capitol on january 6th, so smith is examining the former president very closely trying to understand the plan and was it to steal the election. we've learned that investigative team has always been able to take a case up to trump if the

evidence leads them there. of course aside from that january 6th work other national security prosecutors have been looking at the handling of federal records after trump left office and they, too, are shifting to working for jack smith. on the trump side allies of the former president tells cnn that perhaps it's good thing. smith has been living in europe for the past few years. one source told us he's not been marinating in the soup of january 6th. and if trump were to be charged a case about legal advice that the president was getting around january 6th may be very difficult to prove at trial. katelyn polance, cnn, washington. >> for now we're joined now by natasha lindstadt. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you make of this news the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection held a meeting

sunday to discuss criminal referrals and presented recommendations to the full panel for former president donald trump and others? >> i think this was a sign that donald trump's luck is running out, that congress is moving to -- to push to, you know, indict trump or suggest that trump is indicted. i think we've always seen that there are these norms that we can't indict a former president or a sitting president, and that has really insulated trump from, you know, different sorts of prosecution but i think the house is making it very clear that a criminal action has taken place, that he tried to overturn an election and that this wasn't some sort of spontaneous thing and that he needs to be held accountable. we've been really reticent so far to be really -- make him accountable for some of his actions. we're seeing with some of the

legal results taking place with also the fact the trump organization was found guilty on cases of fraud, a civil suit in new york, and the investigation that you talked about with jack smith the special counsel looking into what happened in mar-a-lago as well, that trump he is going to have to finally face the law. i think he's been incredibly lucky at this point by pursuing delay tactics and pushing this narrative, you know, he's untouchable. >> let's look at that because as you mention newly appointed special counsel jack smith is moving quickly on two criminal probes around donald trump including asking a federal judge to hold trump in contempt including failing to comply with a subpoena ordering him to turn over records marked classified. what does that signal to you specifically? >> well, we'd thought originally

this pursuit of the investigation into mar-a-lago or into the january 6th might halt because trump had earlier than any other candidate decided that he was going to run for president right after the mid-terms, and this was his attempt to have some kind of delay tactic, and then of course the attorney general merrick garland made it clear, you know, no one is above the law and he appointed the special counsel. and there were concerns from the democrat side from those that want to see trump face some sort of retribution this was going to cause all kinds of delay. we see the special counsel jack smith has been moving very expeditiously and that i think trump is going to face an indictment and we're seeing some legal experts saying the same thing, that his time is simply running out, and he committed

crimes here when we look at what happened in mar-a-lago that's a narrow case easier to prove. the january 6th case is going to be a little more difficult to prove. it's much more expansive. but in both cases it's possible that trump is going to finally face some sort of retribution. >> and shortly after democrat rafael warnock was announced the winner of the runoff senate election here in georgia last week senator kyrsten sinema suddenly announces she's switching parties from being a democrat to being independent. what do you make of the timing and politics of her decision, and what might this mean perhaps for the 2024 election? >> what's interesting about the timing i think she felt she had to wait until that election was over and warnock won. she's been quoted as saying she was actually pleased to hear that warnock won. so in many ways she is still a democrat but i don't think she didn't like being labeled a

democrat at times when she wanted to pursue whatever her agenda was. she claims she comes from a state that has a lot of independents. arizona is a purple state, so to speak. there's a mix obviously of independents, democrats, and republicans. she claims she likes to work across the aisle for bipartisan legislation with republicans like she did she claims in the infrastructure bill and lowering pharmaceutical costs. and i think she felt he didn't like being pigeonholed as being part of the democrats. the thing is when she was part of the democratic party, this did put a lot of attention on her. there are critics saying she's doing this again to get more attention. but ultimately it doesn't matter that much now after warnock's victory because the democrats still have enough with, you know, kamala harris as vice president to break any kind of ties. and so she said it's not really going to change the way she's

voted anyways. so in the end it may not really matter what her label is. >> all right, we'll see what happens in 2024, though. natasha, thank you so much for your political analysis. appreciate it. well, the u.s. has taken custody of a libyan man accused in the 1988 bombing of an airliner over scotland. 270 people died in what is still the u.k.'s deadliest terror attack. cnn international diplomatic editor, nic robertson, has more on the investigation and the suspect through the years. >> almost 34 years since the deadliest terror attack in british history and the man accused of building the bomb that killed 270 people mostly americans is finally going to face justice in a u.s. court, a huge moment for victim's families. >> it's been one of our -- has

been the top priority to find these groups and hold the them accountable. the fact this is going to happen in the u.s., it's monumental. >> reporter: he was arrested for his alleged role in blowing up pan am flight 103 over scotland 38 minutes after it took off for the u.s. from london killing everyone onboard and 11 people on the ground. the u.s. first charged him for his involvement in the attack two years ago while he was already in custody in libya for unrelated crimes. >> it is alleged in the criminal complaint and indictment at that time all coconspirators worked together to arm the explosive device in the suitcase. >> reporter: the justice department expects him to make his first appearance in district court in washington in the coming days. for years the only person

convicted in the bombing case was -- a former libyan intelligence official was accused along with another libyan man who was acquitted for planting the explosive inside a portable cassette player in a suitcase on the plane. and he was sentenced to life in prison, but eight years after his conviction in 2008 he was released from a scottish prison with terminal prostate cancer. arriving home in libya he received a hero's welcome. in 2011 following the revolution that toppled libya's dictator i visited him at his home in tripoli. he was near death. his family as they always had protesting his innocence. has he been able to see a doctor? >> no, there's no doctor. there's nobody to ask.

we don't have any phone line to call anybody. >> what's his situation right now? >> he's stopped eating, and sometimes in -- >> coma. he goes unconscious. >> yes. >> he died the following year without ever proving his innocence. his trial will likely revisit part of his defense particularly alleged inconsistencies about how the bomb came to be on the plane. nic robertson, cnn, london. still to come, ukrainians are facing untold hardships in the cold and dark as russia continues to strike at their energy system. we'll show you what life is like in the once vibrant city of odesa. that's next. plus fear of rising covid cases in china has some residents choosing to quarantine

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trying to shore up more assistance from the united states as his country enters the cold winter months with a battered energy system. in a telephone call sunday volodymyr zelenskyy told u.s. president joe biden was strikes had destroyed about half of ukraine's energy system. he thanked mr. biden for allocating aid to help rebuild the energy grid and for another defense aid package. right now ukrainians in several regions are struggling in the dark amid massive power shutdowns. mr. zelenskyy says odesa has been impacted the most after russia's latest attacks on the energy infrastructure. cnn's will rippley is in odesa and takes a look at the challenging situation in the port city. >> reporter: a race to restore electricity to parts of southern ukraine this weekend. more than 1.5 million people in the odesa region alone plunged into darkness at the peak of the

outages. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy blames the blackouts on russian saelf-detonating drones made by iran. >> translator: after the night strike odesa and the cities and other villages and region are in the dark. >> reporter: ukraine's military says it shot down ten out of 15 explosive drones russia fired friday night. the energy authority warned stabilizing the power grid could take weeks even months. before the blackouts, the black sea and vibrant nightlife made this southern port city a tourist hot spot. with the war came a flood of internally displaced ukrainians, increasing of the population of one of ukraine's largest cities. now this city of refuge is facing regular russian attacks. odesa's power station also took a direct hit last week when russia fired dozens of missiles at targets nationwide. an ongoing assault on ukraine's

energy infrastructure that left many odesans in the dark for three days. what was that like? >> no electricity, nothing to cook because we have electric cooker. our house has no generator for this. >> reporter: these parents of three young children look for creative ways to keep the kids occupied. >> we try make some activities for them. for example, music. >> reporter: just hours after friday's drone strikes plunged much of the region into darkness, the odesa philharmonic orchestra give a candlelight performance. even a war won't stop the music. will rippley, cnn, odesa, ukraine. meantime ukraine is

temporarily changing its ground counter offensive strategy against russia. the ukrainian defense minister says rain is hampering movement on the front lines and making it difficult to transfer equipment and vehicles, but he says once the wet ground freezes, troops will resume their campaign to liberate all russian occupied territories. we're also learning heavy artillery fire was reported in the region that sits across the river from the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. a ukrainian official says at least 30 shells were fired but fortunately no one was killed or wounded. fears are growing in china of a new wave of covid cases is building just as beijing starts to overhaul its zero covid policy. a top chinese expert says cases brought on by the omicron variant are spreading rapidly and while negative covid tests are still required to enter some

public spaces, many people tell cnn they have chosen not to report their positive results. they're opting to quarantine at home instead. the official total of new cases was down on sunday in the chinese capitol, but the true number could be much higher than reported. cnn's christy lustout joins me now from hong kong. how is china's roll back affecting residents in beijing and elsewhere. >> reporter: in cities across the country residents are bracing for a surge in covid-19 infection just as the country is unwinding after three years of this punishing zero covid policy. in beijing businesses are closed. the restaurants that are open are largely deserted, and according to our colleagues at cnn beijing the biggest crowds they've seen are the lines outside pharmacies and covid-19 testing centers. i want you to listen to this

beijing resident and what he had to say about this new reality in the chinese capital. >> translator: it's better to protect yourselves, cover yourselves and don't let the elderly go out too much, that's all. >> reporter: there's a similar sentiment in wuhan which was the epicenter of the covid-19 pandemic a few years ago. very few people are out and about on the streets of wuhan as residents there are wary of what's known as an exit wave, a new flare up of covid-19 infection. listen to this restaurant owner in wuhan. >> translator: now that things have opened up, it also means the positive cases are all out. no one comes to the restaurant. >> reporter: and as china lets go of its tough zero covid policy, one of the its top disease experts is speaking out and warning of a surge of covid-19 infection according to a top epidemiologist in china

he's making this urgent appeal for china to intensify it's covid-19 booster vaccination drive especially now a critical window ahead of the lunar new year season, the peak travel season. this saying, quote, preparations need to be beefed up. i suggest those planning to travel back home get a booster shot so that even with covid-19 infection they don't become seriously ill, unquote. he added the fatality rate is in line with the flu or influenza effectively down-playing the risk of covid-19 as the fear sets in of greater infection from the virus with the roll back of restrictions. back to you, rosemary. >> joining us live from hong kong, many thanks. just ahead after 26 days and 1.3 million miles traveled, orion is safely back on earth. we'll discuss the end of the historic artemis 1 mission and what it means for the future of space exploration.

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26 days and 1.3 million miles later nasa's artemis 1 mission has come to an end. >> splashdown. splashdown. >> after traveling about 32 times the speed of sound during reentry, the orion capsule splashed down gently in the pacific ocean on sunday with some mannequins, a snoopy doll. nasa's milestone comes 50 years

after its last mission to the moon with apollo 17. this phase of the partmous program was a critical unmanned test flight which could pave the way for astronauts to return to the lunar surface and beyond. cnn's kristen fisher has more on the mission and what lies ahead. >> reporter: a textbook splashdown of the arien capsule in the pacific ocean this afternoon ending a successful artemis 1 mission and happened on such a historic day, of the 50th an verse of the apollo 17 mission. those astronauts landing on the moon. now nasa trying to do it again but all starts with this first uncrewed test flight. and so what we saw today was this orion spacecraft barrelling through the earth's atmosphere at about 25,000 miles per hour, hitting temperatures of about

5,000 degrees fahrenheit. such a critical test for this spacecraft because they can't replicate conditions like that here on earth. by all accounts it performed beautifully, but now they are going to have to conduct some final checks once they get this spacecraft out of the ocean and back to the kennedy space center. but for a program, a rocket, a spacecraft, a mission that has encountered so many delays, so many setbacks including getting hit by a hurricane, just five days before liftoff, today the moment that nasa has been hoping for and really paving the way for artemis 2 and artemis 3 when americans and perhaps astronauts from up other countries in the world return to the moon for the first time in about half a century. kristen fisher, cnn, washington. and still to come, it is the most contagious time of the year in the united states. i will speak with an expert about what americans can do to stay out of the hospital as beds

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welcome back, everyone. a trio of seasonal viruses is currently wreaking havoc on the u.s. health care system. surging cases of the so-called tripledemic meaning covid-19, rsv, and the flu are affecting millions of americans and putting a strain on hospitals across the country. new data from the u.s. centers for disease control shows at least 13 million flu related illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and more than 7,000 deaths all linked to the flu so far this year. the cdc also says all but seven u.s. states are seeing high or very high respiratory virus activity, and a cnn analysis

shows more than 80% of hospital beds across the u.s. are currently in use, meaning hospitals are more full now than they've been at any point in the pandemic so far. and a professor of epidemiology at ucla joins me now from los angeles. great to have you with us. >> thanks for having me, rosemary. >>o the covid pandemic isn't over yet, and now public health officials are worried about what some are calling the tripledemic made up of covid, flu, and rsv. how big a threat could this prove to be given we're already seeing record rates of hospitalizations and empty pharmacy shelves right here in the united states. >> the thing that we worry about when we see so many cases of all three viruses surging at the same time is what's going to happen with our hospitals. are they going to be able to have enough beds? are the icus going to be overwhelmed?

and of course the toll on the population. you know, all these viruses occurring at the same time, circulating is really going to make it very complicated, "a," for people to know what they have, "b," to know what to do when they're not feeling well. and "c," put a strain especially on these ers when people go in to try to find out what's going on. >> and what should we all be doing right now to protect ourselves against this threat of three potentially deadly viruses particularly as holiday travel approaches? >> well, here's some good news, a lot of the mitigation measures that you use for covid-19 are going to work really well with influenza and rsv. in fact, rsv and influenza are less contagious. they are not as easily spread through the air, so wearing a mask in crowded public spaces is going to make a very big difference, if you can. if you're in a place you can dine outdoors, dine outdoors.

it definitely will help. if you're having parties, try to socialize more outside than inside. not possible for everybody, but do it if you can. well-ventilated spaces if you are indoors that's also going to be helpful. hand washing is particularly important for rsv and for flu that can stay on surfaces for a period of time. and then the testing, testing works for covid-19. we have tests that are available, so you can use those tests to be able to find out peoples status before you gather. i'm going to tell you i just recently had -- or was planning to have dinner with a friend. we tested beforehand, tested positive for covid and was actually symptomatic the next day so lots of things to do. >> absolutely. when it comes to covid many people seem to think the pandemic is behind us, and even though a large portion of the

population have had some of their covid shots, not many have opted to get the fifth covid-19 booster that covers more recent variants of the virus. what would you say to those people who haven't yet received that fifth shot? >> well, we know that the vaccines don't give us immunity for an extended period of time. so it's a really good idea to get that booster. also these boosters are targeted towards the omicron variants that are now circulating. so they do offer very good protection. this is also very important to remember the flu vaccines are important and that uptick rates have been very low for influenza as well. so get your covid vaccine, get your flu vaccine. those great defenses against severe disease, hospitalizations, deaths, protecting you, protecting the people around you. and add those mitigation measures. they will make a difference. >> and efforts are under way right now, in fact, to combine the covid and flu shots into

one. how big a difference do you think that will make in ensuring more people are protected from severe illness or death due to covid and flu? of course that's not available yet. it's very early stages, but once that is available. >> i think it's going to be a terrific move forward. people that are very fatigued getting vaccines and going back for a second vaccine or trying to space them out can be very complicated for people. so i think the easier we make getting vaccinated for people, the better off it's going to be. >> anne, always a pleasure to chat with you. thank you for your analysis. >> my pleasure. for our international viewers "world sport" is coming up next. for everyone else, do stay with us. i'll be back with more news in just a moment. get refunds.com powered by innovation refunds

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for the next round. the semifinals will start on tuesday with the 2018 runner-up croatia taking on argentina and its superstar lionel messi. on wednesday morocco will try to extend its run against the reigning champions, france. for almost three days football fans have been mourning the shocking death of sportswriter grant wahl. and some have been bringing attention to a subject he was passionate about, the exploitation of migrant works at the world cup. advocates have accused host nation qatar of abusive labor practices that may have caused hundreds of deaths. just days ago a filipino man died while working at a resort south of doha. >> we're in the middle of a world cup and we have a successful world cup and this is something you want to talk about right now?

i mean this is the a natural part of life whether it's work or in your sleep. a worker died. however, it's strange this is something you want to focus on as your first question. >> grant wahl sharply criticized officials for that response saying, quote, they just don't care. qatari world cup organizers don't even hide their apathy over migrant worker deaths including the most recent one. well, some of the migrant workers who brought the world cup to life are returning home to kenya and speaking out about the abuse they endured. >> reporter: he's back in kenya but says he's still suffering from trauma after three years of construction work in qatar before the world cup.

the 38-year-old is a lifelong football fan but says he hasn't watched any matches. the pain is still too fresh. you saw somebody die in front of you? >> yeah, somebody collapsed and died. >> because of the heat. >> because of the heat. there are limited drinking -- water breaks. >> reporter: last month the chief acknowledged 400 to 500 migrant workers have died on projects connected today the tournament. as the world cup got under way some black migrant workers have taken on highly visible roles in a country where they're often invisible. handing out red and yellow cards

and have attracted global media attention. and this 23-year-old kenyan has become a viral megastar as metro guy. organizers even brought him out to address fans before the england-usa game. but advocates for migrant workers dismissed these as isolated cases and empty pr that hide a dark exploitative work environment. >> as we speak people are not getting paid, people facing discrimination, horrible working conditions. >> reporter: malcolm was a security guard in qatar but says he was detained and then deported for advocating for migrant workers rights. >> i am very worried and scared and concerned when the world cup ends because like all the media spotlight and everything else, you know, will shift and move away to the next big thing. >> reporter: qatar says it

dismantled the previous restrictive migrant labor system which has been criticized across the gulf for exploiting foreign burgers from africa and south asia and taking away their passports. but critics say the reality has not changed. jeffrey was a safety inspector at the stadium who believes he too was deported from qatar for speaking up for migrant workers. >> the african migrant workers complain of exploitation. >> implementation and goodwill from the government of qatar is the problem. that's why workers will continue complaining and until a framework and robust justice system is put in place whereby violators of these laws against migrant workers are punished. >> reporter: geoffrey says he receives complaints and distress calls from workers all over the gulf desperate to return home. cnn, nairobi. karen bass has made history in los angeles.

she was sworn in sunday as the first female mayor of america's second largest city and just the second person of color to ever hold a job. kamala harris who has shattered barriers herself to become u.s. vice president administered the oath of office. bass has said her first act as mayor will be to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. with bass in office the four largest cities in the united states now all have black mayors. while l.a. celebrates this m milestone one of the city's council members is under scrutiny again this time in a video that shows him in an altercation with a community activist. >> reporter: yet another controversy involving l.a. council member kevin de leon, this one coming after recordings that were released back in october where de leon and other council members were recorded on tape making anti-black

anti-indigenous comments. many people have called him out and criticized him for being part of some conversations, talking poorly about an adopted black son of one other council member, about the wohawka community as well, and there are calls for de leonto resign back in october. and he said he was going to simply take some time away, give people an opportunity to heal before coming back into the public spotlight. this is one of the first events where we're seeing kevin de leon back out into the community and this is what it turned into, the scuffle you can now see on camera. de leon is there wearing the santa hat and white shirt. the activist who was involved is wearing the olive shirt, and you can see the altercation for yourself, but when we look at the statements released from both parties, they're telling a different story about exactly what happened. first let's look at part of a statement released by the council member who simply says that when he pushed open a door he tried to get out, he says

that the activist launched a pelvic thrust, head butted him in the forehead, and his actions were simply in self-defense. an attorney for jason reid, the activist who was there says the de leon supporters initiated physical contact, that the councilmember grabbed him and that the activist jace reedy had his hands up and did not initiate physical contact. we know the police department has been alerted of this video. no comment yet back to cnn, and we don't know if any criminal charges will be applied to either man involved in this issue, but this is yet another reason why people are calling for the resignation of l.a. city council member kevin de leon. nadia romero, cnn, atlanta. an amazing amount of snow has fallen in the sierra,

nevada, reachen of the western united states. nearly 40 inches of snow fell over the past 24 hours. some areas gained up to 5 feet of snow over the past two days. so let's check in with cnn meteorologist at the weather center for us. good to see you. so will all this snow make a dent in california's historic drought given much of the drinking water comes from snow melt? >> yes, absolutely, this is definitely going to help. if you remember last winter we did the same thing. we picked up quite a bit of snow, record amounts, and we're just adding to it. so eventually it's going to take time to get there. we need it to melt off first, so give it another season or two. here we are picking up 60 inches of snow in sotaspris, california. more snow to come to the rockies as this whole system pushes eastward, picking up over 12 inches of snow here in just the upcoming two days. 18 million people are under some sort of winter weather alert from winter storm warnings to

now blizzard warnings, which 35 mile per hour wind gusts over a period of three hours knocking visibility down to a quarter of a mile. that's what you need for that warning to verify. rain still falling across parts of california pushing into the four corners, but you notice rain turns into snow as it moves up the sierra, nevada, mountain range and that's going to be a continue witness here for the next 24 hours as the whole system pushes into the four corners. once it does so, it's going to stretch all across the heart of the united states and wrapping back around that area of low pressure where temperatures are not quite cold enough to produce snow but not quite warm enough to produce rain, we wind up with ice. now we're dealing with a quarter of an inch of ice and it does not take much to get slippery roadways and severe weather threat along with that same area of low pressure down across the south, down across the lower mississippi valley monday into tuesday, tuesday being the greatest threat for severe weather, and it's not just the

threat for flooding but also the threat for tornados. we're not just dealing with snow and severe weather across the u.s. you here in london also dealing with snowfall. visibility is completely wiped out in london, rosemary. >> all right, many thanks for all of that. appreciate it. well, hawaii's mauna loa volcano may be heading back to sleep. according to the u.s. geological survey the massive eruption from the world's largest active volcano seems to be coming to an end. so far there's been no damage to homes or infrastructure. there were fears earlier that the lava could cover the main highway on the big island. well, meanwhile one of the most active volcanos in central america has erupted again. in guatemala it began rumbling over the weekend spewing large amounts of lava and ash. officials say they had to briefly shutdown the country's largest airport and a major highway. the volcano erupts every four to five years on average.

an eruption back in 2018 killed more than 200 people. buckingham palace has released an image of king charles' first christmas card since the death of his mother queen elizabeth. the card features charles and his wife camila at the games in scotland. the photo was taken on september 3rd when he was still prince charles. his mother, queen elizabeth, died less than a week later and charles ascended to the british throne. and thanks so much for joining us this hour. i'm rosemary church. we'll be back with more news after a short break. do s stay with us.

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