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-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com new reporting tonight on two races that dominated political headlines of late. kevin mccarthy's bid to be the next house speaker, deeply conservative of new senators who want to see a new party. arizona senator kyrsten sinema, as you likely know, left the democratic party last week to become an independent, at least officially, chuck schumer says she will keep her committee

assignments, signaling the balance of power may not change. she may remain a sometimes frustrating vote for the democrats. now at least two democratic members of arizona are kicking the tires for a run at her steet. congressman greg stanton, as well as my next guest, ruben gallego. the consideration for both is the same. congressman ruben gallego joins us now. thanks so much for being with us. you said your decision on whether to run for the senate seat would be based on what's best for arizona. what are you hearing from your constituents and your family? >> well, from my constituents i've heard nothing but encouragement, you know, on every channel you could ever imagine, whether it's text, whether it's twitter versus facebook. you know, over the weekend, even though unprompted, i was in ukraine for the weekend at ww gallego for arizona. we had a huge, huge, amazing show of support that really has

encouraged me. and my family, you know, they're always behind me 110%. we're going to talk over the holidays, and then we'll go from there. >> so, you know, the pushback to those who say, if you run for senate in arizona, if the democratic nominee, senator sinema, is now an independent, it would split the vote and hand republicans that seat, that would you say to that? >> that's not how the math works. the republicans have not been able to keep their coalition for the last three years. sin investor cinema is deeply unpopular with democrats. that's why she's running. she's aligned herself with wall street and pharma, which is not popular with democrats, definitely not with independents. i don't think she's going to is have much of a home with republicans. if anything, i think it helps out democrats. it will put one of us in first place and her in third place. >> if she stays in a race and siphons off enough votes, it still could swing the race for a republican now.

>> no. again, i think she is actually the best thing that ever happened is senator sinema stays all the way to the end. it will guarantee a democratic senate seat. i look forward to hopefully being in that situation. >> if you do decide to run, i have to imagine there will be some senate democrats that will be unhappy with that because the risk. will you be consulting with senate majority leader schumer on the decision? will you seek his blessing to run? >> no, i'm going to seek the blessings of the constituents of the arizona. some of these people that have been ignored the last three years by senator sinema. she has held a town hall or spoken freely to anybody in arizona for the last three years. that's who we answer to when it comes to being elected officials. i will talk to anybody. i will be respectful of my colleagues. but at the end of the day, the people that are going to make this decision for me and help me make the decision are arizonans because they're the ones that have been ignored by senator sinema for the last three years. >> it sounds like you are eager to make this run. what is your timeline for making

a decision or announcing the decision? >> well, look, you know, i've been very clear that i am going to make a decision in 2023. we may have to move that up a little because of some of the actions on the field here. i've been putting a great team together. i want to make sure that team gels. and i want to have more conversations with my family. and then we'll be talking early 2023. >> congressman ruben gallego, appreciate your time tonight. now republican leader kevin mccarthy now in the race, sharp language coming from the house against house conservatives who help to stop him. at this point, does mccarthy have the votes? >> he doesn't, anderson, and that's what's causing a lot of tension in the republican race. there are expected to be 222 seats in the republican majority, 218 votes to become the elected speaker. there are five republicans who are indicating they will vote no, although at least ralph norman is suggesting perhaps he can negotiate a compromise. some members are saying there

are far more than five who are no votes. andy biggs, who is one of the members vowing to challenge mccarthy on january 3rd, got 31 votes when his party voted to nominate mccarthy for the speakership last month. that would mean that mccarthy has room to make up. in talking to republicans today, there are ample question about what would come next if they don't get 218 votes. a situation that has not occurred since 1923, when the speaker's race went to ballots and a lot of republicans are concerned that the conservative hard liners could make a mess of their new republican majority. >> what do you say to those members who have said he's not going to get 218 votes? >> they're supporting democrats. they're supporting democrats. these are the types of people to often call others out as rinos. >> do you have a candidate who could get democratic support? >> we're at the first base of that discussion. we don't want to be farther than that until we know we can't get

218 votes coming. >> how long would you be willing to keep the speaker's race going for if you don't get 218 votes? >> we'll see how it plays out. >> that last congressman was andy biggs when i tried to ask him how long he would stay in the race if he does not get 218 votes on the first ballot, which seems highly unlikely. anderson, these conservative hard liners are pushing for changes. one of the big ones is to give them more power to call for a vote to depose a sitting speaker. kevin mccarthy opposes the choice to allow a single member to call for such a vote. i'm told my republican sources that is an issue still being negotiated, something mccarthy may have to give up to get the votes. >> there's been talk of a unity candidate for speaker. is that realistic? >> it seems unrealistic at the moment, but it's something that members are not ruling out. >> explain what that means. >> sure. they're talking about the idea of getting democrats to vote for a speaker along with some republicans. getting 218 votes, no matter how

that comes down, maybe getting most democrats to support a speak r or some democrats and getting most republicans to support a speaker candidate. just getting 218 votes for somebody, that's something that congressman don bacon who you heard suggesting that's an area that is only on first base at the moment. maybe they'll get all the way to home plate if and when kevin mccarthy is unable to get the 218 votes to become speaker. anderson, the members acknowledge it is a very difficult scenario to see play out because it would require the two sides to get behind one person who they believe could essentially push forward an agenda that they believe in. and in a partisan institution like the house, it's hard to see that playing out. a lot of democrats said, there is no way they can vote for a republican speaker candidate. and a lot of republicans simply don't believe this is a possibility as well. but it's something that no one is quite ruling out here because we could be in a truly unprecedented situation that mccarthy is on the floor unable to get the 218 votes in the narrow house majority.

and there's questions about who could become speaker. perhaps they could look for an alternative, as one would think that members of both sides are looking at as we head to january 3rd. >> thank you. more now on mccarthy's chances with data reporter harry enten. what does new cnn polling reveal. >> i'm a fan of uk politics. >> everybody says that about you. >> that's what i'm known for, as well as my love for the buffalo bills. i'm reminded of something tony blair said about major in the mid 199 rs. when i look at these numbers, they are weak, weak, weak. >> is that a quote? >> that is a quote. weak, weak, weak. i love that quote. the net income ratings for speakers, favorable minus unfavorable, minus 19 points. that is the weakest for any first time house speaker ever at least in the last 25, 30 years. if you look, usual favorable net

rate lgs, more people like him than dislike him. >> what about independents? >> i think a lot of times, you know republicans like to point to nancy pelosi as almost this boogie man or woman, right, but look at kevin mccarthy's net favorable ratings among independents. compare him to the first-time house speakers over the last 25, 30 years. weakest, weakest. minus 21 points, even weaker than newt gingrich, who of course democrats loved to pile on in the mid 1990s. the fact is you look independents, you look overall, those numbers are weak, weak, weak. >> how about polling within mccarthy's own group? >> here's good news for mccarthy. look at house republicans, their favorable rating before they became house speaker. more republicans have a favorable than unfavorable view of him by about 30 points. that's weak amongst the groups. you look at john boner, nancy

pelosi, close to 60 points. even as we see kevin mccarthy struggling to get the coalition for 218 points on the hill, you see the same things amongst the voters where more republicans like him than not. the numbers, historically speaking, are weak. >> how about the house minority leader. >> another way to try and get at this is compare kevin mccarthy's net favorable rating to hakeem jeffries favorable rating and joe biden's approval rating. it's not surprising that politicians, it's hard to get a high popularity rating. if you compare to someone like joe biden, his net approval rating is minus 8 points. hakeem jeffries, minus 2 points. kevin mccarthy is considerably worse condition with the people in the electorate than either hakeem jeffries or joe biden. the fact is, kevin mccarthy, at least in today's day and age, for someone who's not that well known is quite unpopular. >> wow. what else you been doing lately?

>> what else have i been doing late i did? i've been crunching the numbers. i went into my roper center archive earlier. i was so surprised how weak the numbers were. kevin mccarthy tried to become speaker in the mid 2010s, right? and he couldn't get the votes. and this is another example of paul ryan came in and saved the day back then. but at this particular point, pretty much all the republicans who are leadership who could replace him have gone adios amigos. john bainer spoking cigars. kevin mccarthy is kind of the last of the mohicans. we see a really good reason for that. it's hard to get 218 votes among republicans. it's a party that is very much divided at this point. still more to come tonight kari lake lost her bid to be arizona's republican governor. she's taking a play from conservative playbooks by not conceding. also the latest in the disappearance of the american

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days after republican kari lake filed a lawsuit, "the washington post" takes a look into why she filed the lawsuit. the lawsuit she has filed blames her loss on fraud, repeating false allegations that ballot printing errors led to disenfranchised voters. she also blamed long lines and criticized mail-in balloting, which t post article points out was critical. rusty bowers lost his seat after opposing the former president's attempt to overturn the results in 2020 and testifying before the january 6th committee. speaker bowers, what do you make of this lawsuit from kari lake? she's asking for the certified

results of an election to be set aside, saying she should be declared the winner. is there any precedent or mechanism for something like that? >> oh, anderson, we're not dealing with a -- what would i say -- more regular folks. and no, there is no precedent. and it's totally, in my view, a ma manipulation of a group of people who have responded to this steal thing so strongly. and they know it, and i think, you know, a, there's a little bit of grift going on. and i just find it it's sad and it's divisive and it just continues. but it continues with fewer people supporting it, that's for sure. >> that is what it seems -- i mean, anybody can file a lawsuit claiming anything. ultimately, this is -- whether it's ultimately or very quickly, it will be thrown out or dismissed. but she's raising money on this. i mean, people are still giving her donations, people who

believe in her. it's like -- i mean, as you said, a grift. >> and i -- i truly think that. there is no precedent. you don't lose and then just invent something, anything to have a lawsuit. and then there will be associated with her declaration of a lawsuit, a solicitation. and please send what you can to help us finally get the steal stopped and to return integrity to elections. and i'm amazed that that many people can put up with it this long, but they certainly have a capacity that she's going to manipulate. >> you made reference to this. how do you think the lawsuit is going to be received by republican voters in aerz arz? obviously they're not people that are willing to give her money. but by and large, are people ready to move on? >> there are many people willing to move on. and you can see that in the final election results.

a treasurer candidate, mrs. yi, gets 106,000 more votes than the gubernatorial candidate, 187,000 more votes than mr. -- than the nominee from the republican party for the secretary of state. there are -- there's a sizable amount of people that are a little tired of this, and they want to move on. and i -- obviously i'm one of them, although i didn't vote for any of them except ms. yi. i did vote for her. >> after you lost your bid back in august for a state senate seat to an election denier, you are said our constitution, is quote, hanging by a thread. do you still feel that way today with how these midterms have turned out? >> i am gratified that there has been a rebuttal against -- and

it's a voting rebuttal -- against the extreme divisiveness of some of the candidates. but it also has shown that the constitution depends on a word that says, "we," and it's not me. and if it were to ever hang by a thread of me in a more authoritarian sense, that thought, that concept, has been rebutted. and i'm grateful to say that it looks like there's some people that are willing to -- they will put up with a little bit more because a lot more republicans voted that could have made the difference in the gubernatorial race had they had a better candidate. but they didn't have a better candidate. and these people are making that statement. they want to return to regularity, some civility, and some normalcy to give them peace in participating in the process. >> speaker rusty bowers, appreciate your time as always. thank you. >> oh, you're welcome.

thank you so much. the stark political divide in america with a look at how the red wave that disrupted florida has disrupted school boards that promoted masks to come back in schools. >> all this just wreaks of politics. >> an a in dirty politics and an f in integrity. >> the action against the doctor is blatantly political and wrong. >> reporter: they're talking about dr. brennan as lund, superintendent for now, being pushed out of the job after a successful effort by school board groups to elect school board members that champion their views on covid measures, race, and sex. >> you have to get the politics out of the school district. >> reporter: sarasota school board is one of the school boards flipped by conservatives on election day and already making big moves, including starting the process of parting ways with the superintendent, who received a highly effective evaluation from the majority of the previous board.

bridgette ziegler is the new chairman of the sarasota county school boor. >> my commitment to the people who voted for me and has always been to make sure we focus on what matters. my commitment remains. >> reporter: three of the school board members sworn in last month had big endorsements and financial backing from conservatives, including republican governor ron desantis and the moms for liberty, who champion many of the same culture wars. >> how much did governor ron desantis play a role in this outcome? >> how big an impact? unbelievable. i couldn't thank him enough. >> a huge correction, a necessary correction that's bringing power back to the individual people, predominantly the parents who are sending their children to public schools. >> reporter: and it's not just sarasota schools. in bra vard county, where conservatives also flipped the board, the school board recently got rid of its superintendent. >> i spent a lot of times reflecting since the election. >> reporter: ziegler was one of the founders for the moms for liberty. the nationwide organization

recently endorsed 270 candidates across the country for the november election, according to their website, where they also tout school boards flipped by the candidates they endorsed. tom edward ss a registered democrat but calls himself a moderate. he says public education is under political attack. >> so, where do you see this movement going? >> i have had a front row seat. it started here. frankly it's not just public education. it's democracy because public education is a cornerstone of democracy. and they're going after it every which way they can. >> i view the wokeness as a form of cultural marxism. >> reporter: 25 of the 30 candidates endorsed by governor ron desantis in florida won, running against what they called the left's woke ideology and pushing parental rights. and though many welcome that agenda -- >> we voted in the school board for real change. >> reporter: -- others question the motives. >> you guys are actually working on the behalf of the governor

and trying to push governor desantis' agenda forward. >> i had no idea that it would become this political fire storm that has forced me to become more political to protect my students and to protect their families. >> you have your rights. >> reporter: politics some parents say are adding chaos to already tumultuous times between covid -- >> i do not want to wear this mask because it's against my constitutional right. i choose that. >> reporter: -- curriculum controversy -- >> parents beware of terms like social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion. >> haven't we had enough? >> reporter: i understand this is rocky. it's a moment that causes uncertainty and change. it's worrisome to everyone. and particularly in an institution like k-12, change is very difficult. >> reporter: leaders of the conservative movement pushing for change at school boards say they've only just begun. >> is there any concern about

the impact these parent groups could have on public education in the long run? >> reporter: look, if you talk to conservatives or parents who sort of buy into or support the moms for liberty, they will say, yeah, this is a good thing, and we're hoping this is going to be a long-term change. one of the things that came up in the last board meeting in sarasota were parents who were worried about retention of educators, especially superintendents. if you talk to the superintendent association, they will tell you there is a growing trend of superintendents already leaving their posts who just can't manage some of the politics that they're dealing with in the school districts. add to that hostile environments or hostile relationships superintendents may have with school board members. and that could really leave a shortage of superintendents, a very small pool to pick from, for those who are looking for the next leader of their school district. i should mention that as for dr. brennan in sarasota, his fate

will be decided tomorrow, when the school board takes up what could be a separation deal, and how they'll move forward, whether they'll keep him or part ways, anderson. >> appreciate it. an american college student has gone missing while studying abroad, as parents talk to cnn about the search for their son and asking the publilic for nep next. i see an amazing place. feels like a dream. a place of many wonds - and full of life.

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ken deland jr. is a senior at fischer university in new york. he has been studying abroad in france, but no one knows where he is. his parents haven't heard from him since november 27th and are searching for their son desperately. melissa bell has more. >> he was looking forward to coming home for christmas. >> reporter: college senior kenny deland jr. hasn't been heard from in more than two

weeks, since november. >> we're waiting. we're worried. we don't know what -- you know, where he is. >> reporter: this is deland caught on a storage security camera december 3rd in the last known footage of him. a missing person's report was filed, getting local police involved, when he didn't return to his host family or show up for classes. that store deland was seen at is about an hour's train ride south of the university where he was studying. a prosecutor confirmed to cnn that he'd appeared to leave school of his own accord, adding, the young man reportedly told several people he arrived in france underprepared and was having difficulty making friends. he also mentioned that he wanted to go to mass say before leaving for the united states. >> i feel like i'm not receiving any information. it's been very difficult. you know, we've been really

someone else stuck in the middle to do the speaking for us. >> reporter: deland's school and john fisher university released a statement saying the college will continue to do all it can to assist in the investigation to find kenneth deland. but now the 22-year-old's family is having for the community's help. they set up findkendeland.com asking the public if they've seen him, states, we fear the worst and want him to be located. >> we don't understand why he's not reaching out to us. >> if you don't know, you don't know. we haven't heard from him. >> reporter: the state department told cnn it is aware of reports of a u.s. citizen missing in france. we stand ready to provide appropriate assistance to u.s. citizens in need and to their families. but deland's parents message for their son is -- >> we love you and we hope you can -- >> we're waiting to hear from you, and we're wait for you to

come home. >> exactly. >> melissa bell joins us now. how are french and u.s. authorities working to find this u.s. student? >> we know, anderson, that they are in touch with one another. french authorities are being pretty tight lipped about where their investigation is. we reached out to the american embassy here in paris to try and find out more. all they could tell us is they couldn't tell us very much because of the privilege si laws here in france. that's something bev been hearing from kenny deland's family as well, frustration not just with the language barrier making it difficult to get information, but the european and french privacy laws that do make it harder to share information about europe. essentially in europe, you're allowed to disappear even from the sight of your loved ones. exceptions should be made in the case of criminal investigations. that's kenny deland's family's request or hope is that that

will make that sharing of information that much easier. this as the clock continues to tick toward the holiday season, anderson, and the family's desperation continues to grow. kenny was due to fly home to the united states on thursday. >> melissa bell, thank you. a lot of developments in the biden administration's efforts to free american paul whelan from russia. and they come as we're learning more about the assassin russia was demanding in exchange for him. a chilling warning to iranian protesters, another public execution, and growing fears of more, coming up.

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we spoke last hour with the top u.s. hostage negotiator in the prisoner swap to bring brittney griner home from russia. griner's release put renewed efforts on paul whelan detained there since 2018. national security adviser jake sullivan said today there will be a high level of discussion on the whelan case this week. we know moscow repeatedly commanded an assassin be

exchanged for whelan. that deal didn't happen. fred pleitgen has more on this brutal spy. >> reporter: a brutal assassination in the heart of berlin, the killer gunned his victims down by orders from moscow. >> translator: the court called this state terrorism because judges concluded responsible for this murder. >> reporter: the strij, a georgian national that fought for the army in the chechen war in the 1990s. the court found cross convalescent shot him from behind and fired rounds from behind. krasikov has a real russian passport but with a fake identity and was sent to russia specifically for the assassination plot. last year the court sentenced him to prison without the chance for parole and wrote, quote, the judges ruled their conviction this was a state ordered

killing. but also because there was a motive and the statements and behavior of russian government agencies after the crime. masco called the verdict absurd and politically motivated. but an angry german foreign minister quickly moved to expel two russian diplomats. >> these are not -- >> translator: discovered ordered murder is breach of law and the sovereignty of the federal republic of germany. >> reporter: with paul whelan languishing in a russian penal colony, serving a 16-year sentence for what the u.s. says are trumped up espionage charges, and demanding krasikov in exchange for the former marine, confirmed to cnn in august that the u.s. did inquire about krasikov, but it was never viewed as a serious request and never discussed at the highest levels of german government. a muted response when i asked

the government spokesman today. >> translator: that does not mean that we are confirming or denying it but just that we generally do not talk about such matters in public. >> fred pleitgen joins us. have the russians said anything about a possible krasikov swap for whelan? >> i was texting earlier today with vladimir putin's spokesman, and he told me that he's absolutely not going to comment on the matter. i asked him straightforward, are you guys still that interested in krasikov, or are you willing to move another direction? he said he believes all of these types of negotiations need to happen in absolute silence to give him a chance to actually succeed. however of course anderson, we have heard from vladimir putin that he does believe that exchanges are possible between the u.s. and russia in the future, just not clear whether or not krasikov is still part of russia's equation. >> is it clear why there was interest by russia at least at one point on this particular

prisoner? >> yeah, and the germans believe that it's possibly two reasons. on the one hand, the germans say this man is an absolutely cold blooded and quite effective assassin as well who works for russia's special services. and from that vantage point, they believe he's a big asset for the russians that the russians simply want back. some in germany believe the russians might be trying to sow discord between germany and the united states because of course if russia could get the u.s. to pressure germany to release krasikov, it is something that could drive a wedge between these strong allies. so far there's no indication that's happening. the germans, for their part, saying anything that has to do with krasikov is a non-starter. and the u.s., of course, says they simply can't fulfill the demands russia put out there. >> thank you. second execution in less than a week has been carried out in iran in connection with the nationwide uprising that's been going on for months. last week, a 23-year-old protester was executed after a

revolutionary court found him guilty of "waging war against god," their term. now another 23-year-old demonstrator was put to death, majidreza rihanna var. joining us now from london, selma abdulaziz. what more can you tell us about this second execution. >> his picture being repeated, the lengths iran will go to to silence this popular uprising against the government. what we know about this young 23-year-old man was that he was accused of waging war against god, the same accusation as the first protester that was executed. of course the allegation is that he killed two members of iran's security forces, stabbing them

to death and wounding several others. but the devil is in the details here, anderson. iran's authorities allege this incident, these killings, took place on november 17th. this means this man went from being accused to executed in under a month. a death penalty proceeding and an execution in less than a month. that's why activists say that he is the victim of a sham trial, of kangaroo court in iran, where there is no judicial process, nothing fair or right about these trials. in fact, activists and those who support these demonstrations and rights groups say there is only one reason behind these executions. and it is to intimidate, to scare protesters, and to give iran yet another tool of repression. >> is it effective in that sense? it's been nearly three months since protests began in iran. has this silenced them? has this quelled them?

>> well, what's very concerning, anderson, is there are more executions to come, according to rights groups. amnesty international has identified 17 other individuals who could face the same fate very soon in the coming days. but this is not scaring protesters. instead, it's fuelling them. because as we've seen throughout this movement, which has now been almost three months of near constant demonstrations that have rocked every single province in iran, every single instance of repression, every victim to the crackdown, their name becomes a rallying cry. their story adds fuels, adds passion to this movement against the government. anderson? >> selma, appreciate it. thank you. still ahead, we covered hurricane ian extensively when it ravaged central florida. what did not get time was the massive disturbance to the bee population. that's next. that said you could d do it in a year for like $11k. hmm!

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shots of feet, that's a gallon. you talk about 36 pounds of feed, already. and it can still go back and it looks like they were never fed at all. they're just rving. it is nonstop. so just an added call. you tried to do the best, tried to make that tough decision of really, is it worth the money, the financial cost to try and save it? or do you just have to walk away and take a medicine? >> this is all be food. this will be used for liquid be food. >> i'd manlike be a mix of shrugging water as fast as they can. while some farmers filed for federal relief, the greater good charity is giving away a quarter ton of pollen substitute. >> or we have donated meals to food pantries and donated animal supplies to animal shelters. our tornadoes be pollen substitutes these farmer. >> capping at the bottom of the food chain? right >> what gets all the

foods to table as well. >> even if the bees recover the whole business depends on the health of the almond crop in california, now shrinking under mega drought. >> the drought takes out the almond crop in california, -- >> the whole beekeeping industry is gonna be in trouble. and there is no federal bees. wild bees can survive on their own. >> explore the pesticides, development, and invasive pests, i've made it impossible for bees to survive without deliberative human care. >> if all the beekeepers release all of their bees every beekeeper in the country, if they just release all the bees since the wild, we estimated about 2 to 3 years before because we just collapse. these are the most important farmer, the most forgotten as well. and that is why we just need the entire public to really continue to get involved in these and to beehives make a big impact. >> they went totally underwater?

>> in the meantime, old keith can do is pick up the pieces and focus on the survivors. like the hive he found drowned inside a watering box and fort myers beach. >> it is a different feeling when you have bees walking all over you. >> it really is. >> nobody's getting stung. they're doing their thing. >> maybe they can sense weren't for them. and we appreciate them. that's part of the thing. >> you have to treat him with respect. when you get on to it, the bees are the pillars to all agriculture. they are the pillars to a civilization. >> so it is being done now? what can be done? >> it beekeepers association of the volunteer selling it together. they're making these donations. and it is so ironic that these insects that are supposed to feed us, that we are feeding

them. sort of a triage fashion. the try strengthened them enough to get to the almond season in february, that is hundred 30 other vegetables in trees around the country they follow. but legal systems will take time to heal. we measure come backs by whether the lights are back on a walmart, and our lives are surge battle. but these trees were sandblasted. and they put the stress pumps which is doubly crew because the bees think it's food and when they get that snow nutrition. this is one way for hampshire beekeepers a couple hives in your backyard can make a huge difference for getting pollinators. but >> news continues, cnn tonight with alison camerota and laura coats continues tonight. ntnts. if they're notot nervous, then i'm not going to be nervous. financially, i'm the flflight attendant in that situation. the relief that comes over people once they know

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