it's been indicated this spacecraft is performing really well. they were able to communicate with it, but victor and bianna, it'll take about six months for that first data to get back to earth, and so what this is going to do, how it's going to help, it's going to do the following. it's going to improve computer models that monitor droughts. it's going to accurately measure reservoirs and help communities plan future flow conditions and help improve flood forecasts. so, you know, if you look at before and after swot, researchers on the ground have really only had reliable measurements for about 1,000 lakes around the world. after swot, once this satellite is up and running, that's going to push the number well into the millions. so you can see what a huge increase in sort of eyes on the impacts of climate change that this is going to have for the researchers that monitor this. bianna, and victor? >> the swot satellite, and i

would be into acronyms too if the alternative was to say -- what is it? topography? i can't even get it once. swot. >> surface ocean water topo topography. >> thanks, kristin. >> thank you. it is the top of the hour on "cnn newsroomnewsroom." hello, everyone. i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be with you. the biden administration is condemning russia's latest barrage of missile attacks on major ukrainian cities and is now preparing to send ukraine a key defense system. [ speaking non-english ] >> you hear that explosions rattling multiple parts of the country today, knocking out power, water supplies in several cities. kyiv, odesa, kharkiv among the cities targeted. >> air raid alerts and explosions rocked the capital of

kyiv as well, forcing residents as you see there in these videos to shelter at metro stations. ukrainian officials say 76 missile were fired, killing two people and damaging critical infrastructure. the u.s., meantime, is fi finalizing plans to beef up its ukrainian aid including the missile defense system. oren liebermann is atthere for . >> reporter: this is something the pentagon has talked about, the u.s. has talked about, and many countries in europe have mentioned is one of the most critical pieces of equipment that ukraine needs, and cnn has learned that within the next days, perhaps early next week, the expectation is that the u.s. will announce the approval of patriot air defense missiles to ukraine. this is one of the most advanced aerial defense systems the u.s. has, and ukraine has been asking for it for months. it would essentially sit on top of the capabilities they already have. a long range air defense system that goes on top of the nasams

that were provided as well as the stingers that were provided way at the beginning of this conflict back in february and march, that time frame. now russia has said there would be, quote, unpredictable consequences if the united states provided missiles to ukraine, but the u.s. dismidismissed that saying, russia won't dictate what aid we give to ukraine. other systems have already handled. that is the stingers, and so it's the same target set, and that hasn't proven to be escalatory. ukraine has shown they're quite capable at air defense of those 70-something odd missiles that were launched. they took out 60 of those, and even when a few get through, it can have devastating consequences for ukraine. bianna, victor? >> oren for us there at the pentagon. thank you. after a years' long court fight, time is now running out for democrats to decide what to do with donald trump's tax

returns. >> cnn's lauren fox is with us now from capitol hill. we're talking just a matter of days left to decide what to do. what's their plan? >> reporter: well, we are just getting some new information from the house committee, and they will announce an official business meeting on tuesday to discuss this information. we expect that at that meeting they will go into what is known as an executive session. that means the press will get kicked out of the room. the members will meet privately to discuss the tax information that they have had access to, and to decide perhaps what to do with that information, whether or not they want to release any of that information, release a report, release a summary of it, or release potentially underlying returns themselves. those decisions are going to be made by committee members. we should note that democrats control this committee, but in a week, that won't be the case, and that's why time is of the essence here. richard neil had asked for these documents years ago. he had been em battled in a court fight for that

information. they now have access to the president's tax information, but what they'll do with it remains to be seen. we'll get more information on tuesday after this meeting. >> lauren fox, there for us on capitol hill. keep us up to date, lauren. thank you. federal investigators have obtained access to emails and other writings by republican congressman scott perry as part of the criminal investigation into january 6th. >> newly unsealed court documents revealed just how broadly federal prosecutors have been searching. cnn's katelyn to lants is with us. what are they looking for now beyond what they've already received? >> reporter: well, victor and bianna, we are learning basically from new court filings today about these investigative steps that were taken all the way back over the summer and into the fall. what we learned is that the investigators did a bunch of searches on email accounts, specifically the email accounts of three different people who were allied with donald trump right around the election and afterwards, and were really

working to try and help him hold onto the presidency. those email accounts, those people were jeffrey clark who was a justice department official, ken clu cow ski who was a deputy of his, and john eastman who was a private attorney for donald trump at the time. that's the emails that they searched and then once the justice system got ahold of those e-mails, they were going through them, and there were specific things they went to court to get access to. the first thing, they were trying to get access to emails that these three men had with republican representative scott perry who was also in line with them, with their thinking, trying to keep trump questioning the election publicly. so scott perry's emails with these three men was something a judge did give them access to. the other thing they got access to, victor and bianna, was several pages, drafts, that jeffrey clark had wrote for his own autobiography, an outline he did, and in that, he had written

six different chapters about the 2020 election. >> and katelyn, we just showed a graphic prbriefly about the hou january 6th committee and who they may be considering for criminal referrals. talk about who those people are and why it's significant. >> reporter: when the house select committee meets, we expect them to announce on monday who they're going to be making criminal referrals on. two of those people, clearly are already subjects of this ongoing criminal investigation by the justice department, john eastman and jeffrey clark. they are the people whose email accounts are being searched, who we know were publicly searched. mark meadows was the white house chief of staff at the time of the election and afterwards. rudy giuliani was also acting as a private attorney for donald trump. those are four people that the house select committee could refer over to the justice department, but of course, remember this would just be a political decision they would be making. the justice department knows the existence of these four people,

what they were doing, around the election, and may already be looking quite a lot into their behavior and their communications. >> i'm sure they have been closely following it as well in their own separate investigation. thank you. cnn's senior legal analyst ellie hoenig joins us now. we should preface this by saying the committee doesn't have to be taken up by the doj. they have their own investigation going. we've spent the last couple of weeks talking about what could happen if these referrals are handed down, but let's play the opposite perspective here. what happens if there is no criminal referral at least specific to the former president? what would that do in your view? >> well, bianna, in terms of prosecutors in doj, that would do nothing. that would make no difference. that would not deter or slow down or side track doj's investigation in any way. i think the concern on the committee's end is if they finish up all the work, they've done all the work and put out

this evidence and don't make a critical criminal referral, there's a negative inference. they might not think crimes are committed. for that reason, i think it's likely, consistent with our reporting that they will make a referral and donald trump will be one of those people named. >> so the lack of a referral doesn't really mean anything for the prosecutors there, but what does the referral mean? does it help? does it hurt a prosecutor's case at at all? >> so it doesn't help or hurt itself. if i'm a prosecutor and when this report issues next week, let's assume it's going to be many hundreds of pages, i'm not going to really care if it says, this is a referral or not. i am sure as heck going to go through that report, every page, every word of that report looking for evidence. we know by the way, victor, that the committee got to plenty of evidence that doj either didn't have or the committee got to it first. for example, we know the committee interviewed and got testimony from cassidy

hutchinson and pat cipollone and others before the doj got there. i'm going through that report with a fine-toothed comb if i'm them, and seeing if there's information or evidence here i can use for my investigation. merrick garland said that in his statement and he said, we want, and need all their evidence because we need to consider it in our investigation. >> elie, you have said jack smith hasn't skipped a beat since being appointed to investigate this, and he's worked very quickly. that having been said, you have been critical of the doj in months past at the pace that they were taking this case, and you say there still could be consequences from that in terms of what a case may look like if it is brought to trial. can you explain why? >> yeah, bianna. my criticism was for the first year and a half or so in this investigation, there was no indication that doj was focusing on the top level players. that time is valuable time, because the closer you get to the 2024 election, and remember, an indictment is just the start.

you have to try this case, and that's another year out. the closer you get to 2024, the more difficult it gets to convince a jury to come back with a unanimous verdict. there's been a noted change the last four to six months. doj now is starting to look at higher level players. the reporting just now is a perfect example of that. they were looking at jeffrey clark, and john eastman. they're trying to -- they did get these emails involving representative scott perry, and i think there's been a notable change in the pace and focus and direction of the investigation, and if anything, i think that has been accelerated in the last almost month now since jack smith was named special counsel. >> elie, let me get your thoughts on the reporting from lauren fox on capitol hill, that after years of fighting to get them, congressional democrats now have the former president's tax returns. there's going to be a convening on tuesday, potentially going to executive session to look at them. this was for a legislateive purpose. how much time do they do?

>> they have to be careful about potentially releasing these tax returns to the public. for one thing, the means committee had to fight for their right, which they won to get these individual tax returns. it went all the way up to the supreme court. they won and should have won. in that legal battle though, victor, they specifically said, we are doing this for a legislative purpose. we're not doing this because we want to investigate or expose donald trump. we're doing this so we can craft legislation. so it would be somewhat inconsistent with that promise to release the records. the other thing is the very law that they relied on is, if they get an individual's tax returns, that should be maintained confidentially. ways and means could be asking for a bit of trouble here if they just come out and leak or publish donald trump's individual tax returns. >> elie, thank you. >> thanks, elie. britain's king charles on his toes while visiting a jewish community center today. ♪

>> i think he did quite well there, while he and the palace continue to stay mum on the latest installment on the late et cetera documentary, many brits are not. >> not really on his toes there, but for what it's worth, the tabloids and talk shows, they say that prince harry and duchess meghan are losing the war of public opinion. now remember their role in all of this in the netflix docuseries, the couple goes into the breakdown and the family that led them to leave their royal duties back in 2020. c cnn's scott mclean is in london with the latest. >> it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout ofat m and my father say things that simply weren't true and my grandmother quietly sit there and take it all in. >> reporter: the revelations made in harry and meghan's netflix series have been met with stone-cold silence from buckingham palace, but not from the british public or the press.

the tabloids can't get enough, but though it was the prince and princess of wales on nearly every front page. "the mail" casting prince william in a soft light compared to harry's savage onslaught, while "the sun" labeled him a traitor, betraying his own family. >> harry and meghan take their audience for fools. they blame everybody but themselves. they present even the most ins in incendiary of claims with no evidence. prince harry is now a traitor for the country that he once served. >> essentially harry is using the media to complain about the media, but really to complain about his brother. it's quite painful. >> it's rather unedifying and i think they're losing the war of public opinion. >> reporter: a new poll shows the once wildly popular couple now have more detractors than fans in the uk with a net popularity rating of minus three for harry and minus 19 for

meghan. still far better than prince andrew, but far worse than king charles or harry's brother, prince william. the same poll found almost 6 in 10 brits think that making the netflix series at all was a bad idea. >> i think he should move on and not throw his family under the bus. >> i think there's a little bit of desperation about it, you know, his brother is going to be the king of england. is that really any way for him to be going on, making a documentary on netflix? >> do you think they should have made it in the first place? >> no. if they're seeking privacy, probably not. >> if you are going to run away from the press, run away from the press. you know, don't -- i'm leaving london because the press have been awful to me, be you then i'm going to let netflix into my house. >> it's aimed at division. complete division of the royal family. it's about breaking it apart. >> more proof, victor, of how polarizing that documentary has turned out to be. boy, people are watching. >> huge audiences. it seems like a lot of people

are weighing in. everybody has an opinion. thank you, scott. so polling may show americans do not have much of aan appetite for a trump/biden rematch, but the top leaders in congress are all in on take two, and why they think trump's family should hold on intervention. that's next. and we're keeping an eye on the dow. another sharp selloff adding to yesterday's brutal trading day. we'll get into that for a moment. real-time ticket upgrade!

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biden 2024 campaign. >> at an incredible venue we should note. in their interview with jamie gangel, they discussed what it was like to negotiate with former president trump, all while enjoying mushu, and dumplings and i think some shrimp at their favorite chinese restaurant. >> there's a cnn poll that just came out that shows there's little appetite on both sides for a biden/trump rematch in 2024. you're stepping aside. do you think president biden should step aside for a younger generation? >> i think president biden has done an excellent job as president of the united states. i hope that he does seek re-election. he's been a great president. >> look at what he's accomplished. >> you think he should run again? >> yeah. he's done an excellent, excellent job, and if he runs, i'm going to support him all the way. >> right now, donald trump is the only republican who has

announced. he could be the nominee. he could be president again. you've been through the first presidency. you have been through january 6th. what would it mean if donald trump was re-elected president? >> i don't think it'll happen. the american people have gotten wise to him. it took a little while, but they did. >> i don't think that we should talk about him while we're eating. [ laughter ] >> see? >> really? another trump presidency? >> you called donald trump, quote, insane. >> i think there's a need for an intervention there by his family or somebody. yeah. i don't think he's on the level now. >> joining us now, two cnn political commentators, s.e. cupp and maria cardona. usually the food is a prop. they ate. i mean, they really enjoyed whatever they were eating which i love about this interview, but let's get to the content, and maria, let me start with you.

what else were they going to say about a biden 2024 campaign? nah, he should hang it up? i mean, what's the value of hearing them say they're all in when the polling shows that democrats and democratic -leanig independents want someone else. >> i think it's hugely important, victor, buzzecause w it does is it reminds the american people of very important facts, that this was, has been an incredibly accomplished administration and president. under joe biden's leadership, this congress has passed the most impactful legislation on climate change in history, the most substantive legislation on health care since president obama, the most impactful legislation on infrastructure since fdr, and the list goes on and on, and joe biden has led this country in the last two years with dignity, with a plum, with empathy, with compassion,

and during some of the most challenging and divisive environments that we find ourselves in, except, you know, not counting the civil war, and he, frankly brang about even with his low approval ratings, incredible successes for the democrats during the midterm elections. he also has been one of the most underestimated presidents in history, which i think will work in his favor. so of course, senator schumer and speaker pelosi said what they said. hell, he should run. absolutely, he should run. with those types of accomplishments, victor, no one would say anything else. i don't understand this poll. i have to tell you. i also think he should run, and especially if trump is the one who's going to win on the republican side, and right now there's every chance that he will. if trump runs again, president biden should absolutely run, because he will win re-election. >> can i just weigh in on the mushu lunch too? ladies, i was so impressed she

was holding that with her lipstick on, and it stayed on. i looked at the wrap early. it wasn't on the wrap. it wasn't on here teeth. that was impressive. >> i agree. >> s.e., let's talk about that idea that what you just heard from maria, that she thinks if it's going to be donald trump, that biden should definitely run against him. do you think that's something that republicans would support at some point, even if the numbers don't show that right now? >> like a biden ticket? i mean, at their peril. he's the only one to have beaten donald trump before, and maria's right. he's done a lot of things, and he's been underestimated, and let's not forget he's only halfway through his first term. >> mm-hmm. >> but i actually think it is a big deal that chuck and nancy said what they said, and they didn't have to say that because, you know, as you guys both know, we have journalists at cnn who have stopped democrats in the halls of congress and asked,

should biden run, and some have said no or hedged or said, i don't know, or i don't think he will. that's a bad look for biden. more of chuck and nancy saying, of course, he should run, is exactly what he needs. he needs that kind of support, and frankly why i have been saying he should announce sooner rather than later so that question is completely off the table, and i hear more of chuck and nancy saying, of course, we're glad that he's running. there's no one else. >> s.e., i was going to leave this to the end, but what my executive producer just told us, i can't let time run out without pr bringing it up. the nfts, these trump trading cards that were $99, we all laugh. they have all sold out, and trump made $4.5 million. >> he needs the money. >> i mean, but -- >> and -- >> i mean, what's going on here? >> i'm not surprised. i'm not surprised by any of

this. the last thing donald trump is, is presidential. so of course, he's going to make none money anywhere he can, and how is he going to make it? off of his supporters. this is what he has tone for the past six years. he's asked for money and kept it, and he is i think now relying on his supporters again to spend hard-earned money on these invisible trading cards that exist somewhere, but that you can't actually hold, and i think it's, you know, i'm not surprised this is 100% trump. >> okay. so maria, if we can just end on the i fighting that we see taking place within the republican party and sort of the freedom caucus, really pushing back against kevin mccarthy holding the speakership position in the new year. i'm curious to get your perspective from the democratic side, what that signals in terms of what republicans will and won't do when it comes to even the appearance of legislating in the new year?

>> that's such an important question, bianna, because let's remember that kevin mccarthy and republicans were at large during the midterm elections were very specific on what they were going to do if they won or when they won the house and they were so sure they were going to win the house by huge margins and the senate, and that did not happen, but they said that they were going to focus and prioritize legislation on the economy, on inflation, on crime, on the border, and what's the first thing that kevin mccarthy announces? investigations, possible impeachments, and what this tells me and we've actually seen him do it in the light of day, is that he is involved in a corrupt bargain with the most extreme -- most extreme leaders, members of congress of the maga caucus because there's no other way that he can get to 218. he is selling his votes left and right, and what democrats are

worried about, and are going to try to stop every step of the way is that they are going to prioritize investigations instead of legislation, and the american people deserve better. >> all right. we'll have to leave it there. s.e. cupp, maria cardona, have a good weekend, ladies. >> thank you so much, bianna. thanks, victor. >> thank you. with travelers back in full force post-pandemic, frequent fliers say airlines are pulling back on all of those perks. we'll get some answers on why that is, up next. create someth? our dell technologies advisors can provide you withth the tools and expertise you need to bring out t the innovator in you.

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it's making it harder to get into more than 50 sky club lounges at airports worldwide. delta cites customers upset over lines outside and crowded seating inside telling frequent fliers, we have made the difficult decision to implement now policies that we believe will preserve the experience our guests deserve. >> i think this is the start of a trend. >> reporter: scott keys says airlines are cutting back on perks now that travel numbers are back near prepandemic levels. united airlines is anticipating end of year holiday travel even bigger than this past thanksgiving. next year it'll raise the bar on frequent flier status, making it harder to get free upgrades and fees waived. >> it's going to be much more difficult to get into lounges, much more difficult to renew elite status, and much more difficult to redeem their frequent flier miles for a free trip. >> reporter: a flight from jfk over spring break would cost

1,000 miles. now it costs more than twice that. 52,000 miles. >> i think we're at a tipping point. >> reporter: consumer advocates say earning miles has never been easier thanks to airline credit >> this is happened over years and years, and you find the goal posts are a lot further away than when you started. >> airlines are missing the mark here. i hope they listen to the consumer and they really think about some of the decisions that they're making at the top level. >> reporter: travel experts say there are some real winners and losers here. the winners are those with airline credit cards, and getting status on an airline. the latest airline to tweak its program, american airlines will make it harder to get its gold level status, 40,000 points up from 30,000. making it harder to get free upgrades and checked bags. victor and bianna?

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let's talk now about what may be the biggest threat to your holiday celebrations, the viruses spreading quickly across the u.s. the cdc just reported flu

activity is still high, but some areas are seeing declines. so far this season, the flu has caused 15 million infections, 150,000 hospitalizations, and 9,300 deaths. the flu is part of the triple threat according to federal health officials. rsv also raging, and covid may be on the verge of a winter comeback. right now 14% of the u.s. is in high transmission, an area there for coronavirus, and that's higher than last week. cnn medical analyst, dr. jonathan reiner is here. good to see you. let's start with the question i think most people are wondering. it's christmastime, hanukkah coming, and people will be getting together for family gatherings, crowded parties, going to airports. should we be wearing masks again at these places? >> repo >> oh, yes. maybe not so much at your holiday party if you are

visiting your parents or loved ones, but when you are traveling in densely populated areas, there is so much flu around. there's still really a remarkable amount of covid and really rsv is circulating, and i think you can protect yourself very well by wearing a good mask. the better the mask you wear, the better the protection. i still think because there's so much covid in our communities all over the united states, if you are going to visit elderly parents or people who have other health issues that make them vulnerable, it would be polite and smart to test, you know, before you get in the car. test yourself, and then everyone can take, you know, can have a great time. >> just that peace of mind to know that you are going in negative, that you are not spreading it yourself. >> yeah. >> let's talk about the flu now. i just read the numbers. 9,300 deaths, 150,000 hospitalizations. obviously different strains of the flu every year, so there are different formulations of the

flu vaccine. the good news is from the cdc director that this year, it's a really good match. >> yeah. you know, every year it's a little bit of a crap shoot. in the spring, the world health organization in conjunction with, you know, over 100 influenza monitoring centers around the waorld try to guess which strains of influenza a and b will be circulating and ultimately in the united states, the fda makes the final decision on flu vaccine given during the year, and the good thing is this is a pretty good match. only about 45% of this country has taken the vaccine. we have a really powerful tool to prevent you from either getting influenza or getting really sick, should you get infected, but, you know, less than half the population. only about 40% of pregnant people have been vaccinated. 45% of kids, 40% of adults over the age of 18.

it's really easy to do. the flu vaccine is really well tolerated. i hear people every week in my clinic say, oh, i don't get that vaccine because it gives me the flu. it doesn't give you the flu. you may have a little local reaction, you know, for a few hours or overnight. it's really easy to do. it's inexpensive, and we can do a lot better in this country. >> so we've talked about the tripledemic of covid, flu, rsv. >> yep. >> bring it up the rear, strep a that we're hearing from medical professionals that it's returned now to pre-pandemic levels. hospitals are filling up. what should people be looking for to determine if that's what they have out of now these four issues that people are facing this season? >> yeah. so the problem is that the three respiratory viruses all have somewhat similar presentations. now strep a can also present

with a really severe sore throat, and although, again, any of these infections, particularly covid can present with a sore throat. if you are covid negative, and you're influenza negative because we can test for that as well, ask your doctor for a strep test. >> all right. dr. jonathan reiner, advising masks, maybe not when you are with the family, but everything before that, maybe mask up. thank you, doctor. >> i know. mask up. take care of yourself. thank you. >> you too, thank you. >> really sound advice there. well, many parts of the northeast are bracing for a major winter storm that may bring up to 2 feet of snow. we're tracking the severe weather for you up next. helping them achieve financial freedom. we're providing greater a acces to investing, with lowow-cost options to help maximize savings. from the plains to the coasts,

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