welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," january 6 committee is likely to refer

at least three criminal charges against donald trump to the department of justice. details are just ahead. plus millions in parts of new england are dealing with nor'easter conditions leaving many without power in freezing temperatures. the forecast is just ahead. plus the cinderella team of the world cup will play one more time in a few hours from now. we're live in qatar with the preview of morocco versus croatia. we start with what would be an unprecedented condemnation of a former u.s. president. house committee investigating the january 6 attack on the capitol is expected to vote monday that donald trump should face criminal charges for his role in the riot. a source tells cnn that insurrection, obstruction and conspiracy will be among their

recommendations. evan perez has more on why it is such a big deal. >> reporter: this is a powerful message from a bipartisan committee that has interviewed hundreds and hundreds of witnesses. they have thousands and thousands of hours of testimony from people who were there. they were there around the former president and the fact that they have arrived at these recommendations is something that the justice department will take and take a look at, they will want to look at the evidence in particular because one of the things that the justice department has been interested this is the interviews that were conducted and the transcripts of those interviews which could be useful for the investigation, the criminal investigation, that prosecutors already have ongoing. of course it is now in the hands and being overseen by special counsel jack smith. now, as far as these charges are concerned or these recommended charges, you know, a couple of them are ones that are familiar to the justice department, of course obstruction of an official proceeding, this is

something that we know a federal judge has already signaled is something that he believes that the former president was involved with one of his lawyers john east manman when the commi was trying to get a hold of the communications between that lawyer and a former president. as far as insurrection, that could be more complicated for the justice department because of the way that the statute is written. but no doubt this is an important moment for this committee. >> a closer look now at how it might impact the justice department's own investigations, here is katelyn polantz. >> reporter: even from the beginning of this criminal investigation, the attorney general has tried to make very clear that he is nonpolitical. he and the president have distanced themselves. they are in the same branch of government and i'll tell you, the justice department does not ever want to be put in the same bucket as congress. they are very, very separate entities, often at odds with one another even.

and so there is the possibility that there could be political pressure that builds once the house select committee would say what they want to see as far as prosecutions. it doesn't mean that the justice department will follow what their suggestions might be. but this is washington. merrick garland is the attorney general. his office, you can sort of see down the plmall to the capitol building. so this is always a political environment. garland, one of his blind spots generally would be politics. he was a judge for 23 years before taking on the position of attorney general. so there are members of congress that probably are hoping that there would be politics factored into it, but it is a very delicate situation and we'll just have to see how garland plays it going forward. >> spokesperson for trump wrote that the january 6 unselect committee held show trials by never trump partisans who are a stain on this country's history.

for more, we're joined by natasha lindstaedt professor of government. so big picture. how significant would it be for a former president to be referred to the justice department for criminal charges? >> well, it is incredibly significant. i mean, this would make history. the first president subject to these types of charges. only thing that would be comparable would be nixon. and in that case the special prosecutor was actually making the referral to congress. laying out a roadmap for congress to impeach. so nothing has ever happened anything like this. now, the referral is symbolic, it will go to special counsel jack smith and he can decide what to do with this, but it gives the authority behind the investigation, an attempt to provide accountability for trump's actions in which accept pe -- seven people died. and i think this is important to

send a strong message. and it will be really helpful to civil society and to lawyers passing the baton on to them so that they can continue to hold people to account. there might also be some referrals to the bar association for the lawyers that have been involved in helping trump engage in all these unlawful activities. so i think it is incredibly important that congress is sending this type of message even if it might be largely symbolic. >> certainly it won't inform what the doj does, but do you think that the justice department will actually move forward with these or other charges? >> it is a great question and you read what legal experts are saying and what your own hunch is. and i actually think that they will move forward because they do need to make it clear that no one is above the law. and some of the actions that trump engaged in are just absolutely astounding. if trump were to go unpunished

for this, that again sets a precedence of what people can do. we've seen this is what happens in countries when they start back sliding democratically. they are able to change the norms and defy our laws and rules. and now we're at a critical juncture where trump is no longer as popular as he was at one point. he still to this some september controls the republican party, but we saul with the 2018 midterms he didn't do particularly well. also the result recent where the trump organization was found guilty by a jury trial on 17 counts of illegal activity. so the momentum is moving to indict. i know the special counsel is supposed to be completely unbiased and not bring in some of the political factors, but i think that things are moving that we'll see an indictment. and of course this would be historical. >> yeah, we'll see.

i mean, he's already faced two impeachments and been largely held -- failed to be held accountable. but in terms of politically then, what effect, if any, do you think it will have on the trump campaign? >> well, the trump campaign, this is really interesting, is not doing that well thus far. but i think that it will surprise some of the anti-trump factions in the republican party that i think that he could still do well in the primaries, that this may help him, his supporters will think that he has been wronged and that this is just some sort of witch hunt and it could galvanize some of his supporters. but in terms of the way that the majority feel about trump, i think this is more convincing evidence that he is just completely unfit to hold any kind of office let alone the presidency. i think this is a real problem for the republicans because he is really tearing the party

apart. they cannot win with him. and i think that -- people in the higher echelons of the republican party know that, but he will try to use this to his advantage to get more people in his base behind him and in the primaries, it tends to be these more passionate people that turn out to vote. >> absolutely right. all right, thanks so much for your expert analysis, appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. deadly storm system that spawned dozens of tornadoes in the south is now unleashing its fury on the northern u.s. the storm is causing widespread power outages to the region, the vast majority in vermont and maine where 40,000 homes and businesses are without power in each state according to power outage.us. in northern pennsylvania and up through new england, they are seeing more than a foot in some places. jennifer gray looks at what is

ahead. >> much of the snow will be wrapping up later this morning, but we still have winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories in place for interior sections of new england. also a lake-effect snow warning, this will get interesting in and around buffalo, we could see around 18 inches of snow over the weekend, it will make the buffalo bills home game quite interesting later today. but you can see from the forecast radar especially the storm system that shows great over much of the country finally leaving. we're getting much of the snow out of the way later in the day. so here is your snow forecast. total accumulation through sunday, we're looking at anywhere from say 12 to 18, maybe even 24 inches of snow. and you can see the snow right around buffalo especially around the south side, we could pick up over a foot of snow there due to the lake-effect snow. temperatures are going to stay very, very cold. you can see below normal across

much of the region and in fact extremely cold temperatures will be on the way early next week into the middle part of next week with the entire eastern half of the country below average. look at some of these temperatures as we get closer to the christmas weekend, highs will only be in the single digits in minneapolis and then looking at places like chicago, high temperatures only making it to 20 degrees by the end of next week. so a brutally cold air mass will be working in by next week. u.s. appeals court has rejected a last minute appeal to keep the title 42 trump era border policy in place. also called the "remain in mexico" measure. it forced many undocumented immigrants to remain in mexico or go to their home nations instead of being allowed to cross the southern u.s. border. the biden administration is expected to stop enforcing the policy this wednesday. officials in u.s. towns along the border are now asking for

extra resources from washington to cope with an expected migrant surge. basic services are starting to return to ukraine's capital after russia's latest missile onslaught. russia hit cities across ukraine on friday including the capital kyiv. a short time ago its mayor said the water supply and the subway are now restored. power is back on for two-thirds of the city while half of its residents have heat again. ukraine says nine power plants were also hit on friday which took more that be half of its generating capacity offline. and ukraine says friday's strikes involve something never seen during the war, russia using its strategic bombers to launch some of the missiles. and when they started falling on kyiv, some residents went underground to find safety. nick paton walsh reports.

>> reporter: add to the frost the rumble. that makes it yet colder and deadlier still. the persistence in the gloom on friday, the sound of electricity, water, and life being ground away. russia's brutality is routine, but life above ground has adjusted, even police patrols ordering people underground. and life there finding it own rhythm too. this couple knew what they had to take with them as they walked to acting rehearsals . morale ukraine likes to say is unbroken, unbreakable. bul

but when your skies look like this and when the water went out in kyiv, friday's news that 60 out of 76 russian missiles fired were intercepted can only lift spirits so far. particularly in the bitter cold, second biggest city kharkiv hit especially hard friday. the power did go off for a while leaving locals gathered around whatever source of food or heat the state could provide. this called an insidevincibilit point, aspiration, not a promise. a 64-year-old woman and a young couple whose remains stay under the frozen remains. here woman's father having just pulled she was pulled from the rubble. but in all of this, the threat or fear worse could come from this direction. belarus to ukraine's north where russian troops train feverishly.

ukraine's top brass loudly warning of a possible move on kyiv from this direction in the weeks ahead. they have aimed and missed before. but still the kremlin does not stop. nick paton walsh, cnn, london. after nick filed that report, we learned that searchers found the body of the 18 month old boy he mentioned. the child's remains were recovered in the rubble of that apartment building which was destroyed in friday's missile strike. his parents and one more person also died there. 13 others were injured. meanwhile moscow and washington are waging a war of words over a defense system that would help ukraine fight russian strikes. for more, barbie nieto is joining us from rome. until now the u.s. has been reluctant, so take us through what has changed? >> reporter: well, you know,

this increasing rhetoric out of russia is turning in to a blame game. they are trying to say if the united states continues to or amps up its support for ukraine, that there would be consequences. but the biden administration is really digging in their heels now about who started this war. let's listen to what the state department deputy spokesperson had to say about this. >> only provocative measures that have been taken over the course of this entire conflict are being made by russia. russia is the aggressiveor in t situation. u.s. has never been at war with russia and we're doing what president biden told president putin would do, that if russia attacked ukraine, we would provide security assistance and help ukraine defend itself and defend its territory and sovereignty. >> reporter: and you know, the united states has not been

specific in terms of when they would make any sort of announcement of what sort of aid that would look like or what sort of defense measures would be put forward. but the biden administration is very clear about who started the war and russia is not going to be successful for them anyway in terms of turning the tables on the blame game. kim. >> all right, thanks so much, w barbie nieto. ten months after being detained in russia, brittney griner is finally back home. ahead what the former russian detainee is saying about her plans for the future. and as the coronavirus tears through china, a medical expert in the country says it is no worse than a cold. we'll see how the shift from zero covid is working. ♪ ♪ give the gift t of shine. at zales, the diamond store.e. ♪ you pour your heart into everything you do, which is a lot.

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the u.s. getting hit with multiple respiratory viruses this winter and hets exalth exp encouraging people to get up-to-date on all the boosters and vaccines. cdc estimates that there have been at least 50 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations and 9300 deaths

from flu this season. as for covid, new studies are emphasizing the effectiveness of the newer by bivalent booster. but only about four in ten u.s. adults say they have gotten the updated booster or plan to do so. and health officials warn this is particularly dangerous for those with weakened immune systems. >> if you have heart disease, asthma, diabetes, obesity or weakened immune system from cancer, you are at higher risk of severe disease from flu or covid. >> the centers for disseed control is investigating a rise in strep a infections in the u.s., they say they are hearing from doctors and state health departments that are noticing an increase among children. it is concerning because it comes amid a surge in respiratory viruses like ib

influenza and rsv. health officials say it is too soon to say if numbers are rising or just returning to pre-pandemic levels. strep is not fatal for most and can be treated with antibiotics. despite china's relax of covid standards, shanghai schools are taking precautions. according to a statement from the shanghai education bureau, in-person classes at all kindergarten and most grade schools will shuts down starting on december 19. the bureau is also asking most grades in primary, middle and high schools in shanghai to hold online classes instead. and most ninth and 12th graders can apply to study from home. nina huang has more.

>> reporter: a top expert says it should be called coronavirus cold, a jarring twist after the heavy handed approach to covid. and now the government trying to downplay covid. people here were caught off guard by the stud reopening, many feel like they weren't given enough time or resources to get ready. fever medicine and an ttigen te kits are hard to get. and there is increased icu capacity. at a state media event, even some admitted that we were not super well prepared in certain aspects. chief infectious disease doctor said there have been outbreaks among doctors, nurses and other staff putting strain on the system. the doctor continued that we expect the overwhelming strain on medical services to be on hospital wards as infections reach the elderly population. this decision to relax covid

restrictions when millions are expected to travel for the new year holiday and also while seasonal flu could further strain hospitals, this timing has led to a waiver wave of cr on state media. they say all vacations for doctors and nurses will be canceled until march. the report said, quote, health workers must be on duty 24 hours a day to ensure we smoothly pass this transition period. the third most populist province in china is ranked among the top destinations during this chinese new year travel rush. experts say that considering how obsessed this government is with control, it is striking just how little preparation there has been for such a draw mats tick expert from zero covid. selina wang, cnn, beijing. after a month of drama and surprises respect the world cup in qatar is coming to a close. we'll preview the remaining matches of the tournament and break down what is at stake. stay with us.

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welcome back. i'm kim brunhuber and this is "cnn newsroom." lawmakers in peru have rejected a key demand of protestors by voting against constitutional reform to move up elections. at least 20 people have died in the unrest gripping the nation since the ouster of former president castillo. in addition to early elections protesters also want him to be freed from detention and for his

successor to step down. castillo was arrested and impeached ed impeached. and he has been ordered held on charges of conspiracy and rebellion. brittney griner is finally back home in arizona. since her release from a russian prison, she has been under the care of doctors at a military center in texas. abby phillip has more on her plans. >> reporter: we're hearing from brittney griner for the first time since the wnba star returned home from detention in russia. she had spent about a week in san antonio, texas where she's been recovering and receiving psychological and emotional support from a team of trained individuals associated with the department of defense. and while she could have stayed there longer, the fact that she was able to go home on friday morning is a sign that she is feeling good, feeling strong, and healthy, and was ready to

return home. she issued a statement thanking everyone involved in this effort and bringing her home. and it is quite a lot of people. but beginning with president biden, her wife sha recherelle many others who played a role behind the scenes and in public in advocating on her before. but one of the aspects of the statement that was incredibly notable was that griner announced that she would be returning to basketball. this was a huge question that faced her as she went into this, would she dough back it play for the mercury. and she said in the statement that she will. she wants to be able to thankba the mercury. and she said in the statement that she will. she wants to be able to thank her fans and teammates who put her case at the top of their priority list. she also had this to say to president biden about paul whelan, another american who remains in russia, she said president biden when you brought me home and i know you are committed to bringing paul whelan home and all americans too, i will use my platform to

do whatever i can to help you. i will also encourage everyone that played a part in bringing me home to continue their effortses to bring all americans home. every family deserves to be whole and i'm told by griner's family and agent that this is really key to where she is right now. she is really focused on how she can use her platform to help others. but especially paul whelan who for so long his fate was viewed as being intertwined with hers. but he remains imprisoned in russia and not clear yet what it will take to get him released from prison. abby phillip, cnn, washington. messi madness in argentina. what you are looking at is a 60-foot tall jersey honoring soccer legend near the town where he grew up. area is brimming with excitement ahead of the world cup final.

argentina will try to win its third title and first with lionel messi who is likely playing in his very last world cup. as the tournament comes to a close, fifa's president is claiming that qatar has hosted the best world cup ever. patrick snell has more on the comments in the final weekend of competition. >> as we count downs hours to sunday's final between france and argentina, there was a bold prediction friday, fifa president saying that football could become the number one sport as he outlined the success of the current tournament despite it being arguably the most controversial in the game's history. they have made record revenues and saying that they will generate even more money when the u.s., canada and mexico host the competition in 3 1/2 years

from now. and this is on the day that ukraine rebuffed zelenskyy's message to share a message of world peace prior to the kickoff. and saying that political statements have been stopped in qatar because the association has to take care of everyone. we are a global organization. we don't discrimination against anyone he said. the issue of human rights and treatment of migrant workers has also been very much front and center. the fifa president was also asked to address that issue. >> for me and for us, every loss of life is a tragedy. and whatever we could do in order to change the legislation to protect the health of the workers, to protect the situation of the workers, we did it. and it happened. whatever we can still do for the

future, we are doing it. we continue to work on it. >> and he makes the legitimate and concerning issue surrounding the world cup but also praised volunteers and organizers for staging what he called the best world cup ever and he also congratulated teams for the drama and excitement we'veseen b on the world of patch. and it will culminate on sunday when argentina clash with france. and kooraccording to french, a number are dealing with colds but are refusing to panic and they are being careful that the i illness did not spread. so will lionel messi lift his

first world cup or will france be the first repeat champions? what a weekend we have some store. right back to you. some store. right back to you. dare eren lewis is in doha. you heard that he said best world cup ever? >> yeah, i'd have to say so. i've been watching world cups since i was a little boy. and there have been higher quality teams in the world cup, but this has been a world cup that has educated some people that have come to the region for the first time and maybe found a different experience to what they expected. this has united the arab region in support of morocco. it has been a wonderful explosion of joy, color, cultures. and sometimes i walk home from stadium and i go past people from europe and from the arab

world and they are sitting down, they are dining, they are laughing, they are dancing. and that for me is what an occasion like this so be about. not just what happens on the pitch. but for people to take away when they go back to their respective countries, whether they are in europe, whether they are in africa, wherever, a positive view of what they have been a part of. i wish you could have been here to see it for yourself. even our viewers watching this, because it really has been a wonderful tournament of football. >> i wish i could have been there as well. getting back on to the pitch here, before we get to today's third place match, i want to ask you about the final. argentina, france, they are preparing, fine tuning the game plans. as we just saw, the france team has been hit with a bug, so what is the latest as we look ahead to the big match? >> two of their players have been affected. they are throuvery influential

their team. and also a talented young man who has again done well for the side. and they are operating social distancing within the france camp just to make sure other players aren't affected. and really this is a final about t melionel messi, everyone wants m to win the one thing he has never won, but they are up against the ruthlessness of the french who won this title four years ago and would be the first team since 1962 to keep hold of it. and i actually do think the french will win. they have more strengths. it will be a fascinating final. when you come next time with me, we'll sit alongside each other and we can enjoy matches just like this one. >> i'll hold you to that.

can't wait. before you go, i want to ask you about today's match. i mean, this third place match is often seen as a waste of time by many players and fans alike. but this time plenty of reasons this could be fascinating and historic. >> it could be. certainly morocco the first african nation to get this far. they will relish the occasion. rosacea has been here before once. but for them it is a really special occasion, their coach has said we want to win the bronze medal. but i think it is morocco, the image of their players dancing with their mothers on the pitch after the match has been one of the most enduring of this tournament. and he has been talking, the head coach, about just how much it means to the players and the people of morocco. >> translator: it is

extraordinary. i think that we have played six world cup games in 0 odd years and now we'll be playing seven games in a month. this is priceless. even in terms of experience, it is as if we are gaining eight years if we consider that we get knocked out every time in the group stages. to play six match, we need to play two world cups. and now we've played this many in a month. >> and it is beautiful from no he is who just had a passing interest. their journey to this stage seduces you into falling in love with this game. just as i did in 1982. you are too young for that, but as this tournament is concerned, morocco has epitomized just how wonderful it has been. >> a great story. and do you think they will win? >> yes, i do. i think that they are up for it.

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president biden is expected to name joe kennedy iii as special envoy to northern

ireland for economic affairs. kennedy is the grandson of the late former senator robert kennedy. he will be the third kennedy appointed to a diplomatic post during the biden administration. caroline kennedy is ambassador to australia. widow of senator ted kennedy is boast ambassador to austria. godmother of prince william is apologizing she made to for comments she made to the founder for asking her where she was, quote, really from. and in a statement the palace says that lady susan has pledged to deepen her awareness of the sensitivities involved and is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the issues. lady susan stepped down from her role at buckingham palace after the incident. reactions are pouring in after the final episodes of the harry and meghan docu-series.

but many are not as receptive. scott mclean has the latest from london. >> reporter: here in the uk harry and meghan's latest netflix installment has been met with some sympathy, some deep sigh as a lot of eye rolling or if you are the royal family a stiff upper lip. it seems that there is very little that the sussexs could say at this point that would genuinely shock the british public, but they have definitely succeeded in getting their attention. >> it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that simply weren't true. and my grandmother quietly sit there and sort of take it a all in. >> reporter: the final revelations made in the netflix series are met with stone cold silence from buckingham palace but not from the british public or the press. the morning after the tabloids can't get enough. though it was the prince and princess of wales on nearly every front page. the mail casting him in a soft

light. and the sun labeled him a traitor declares war on his own family pep others question the couple's motives and their hon honesty. >> harry and meghan blame everybody but themselves. they resent even the mond in-siiwith no evidence. and he is now a traitor to the country that he once served. >> he is using the media to complain about the media and his brother. >> it is really un-eddie guying. i think that they are losing the war of public opinion.guying. i think that they are losing the war of public opinion. >> reporter: a new poll shows that they have more detractors than fans. with a net popularity rating for minus 3 for harry and minus 19 for meghan. the same poll found almost six

in ten brits think that making the series at all was a bad idea. >> i think that you should move on and not throw his family under the bus. >> i just think that it is a little bit of dedesperation. his brother will be the king of england. is that really where he should be going on making a documentary for netflix. >> shouldn't have made it. you want to seek privacy. >> if you are going to run away from the press, run away from the press. don't say i'm leaving london because the press is awful to me but i'm letting them in my house. >> it is complete division. >> reporter: and the more that you talk to people the more you find that regardless of which side of the royal rift they are on, most people it seems want to see prince harry, prince william and prince charles get in a room and reconcile their differences. but at this point it seems like a pretty distant fantasy. scott mclean, cnn, london.

pope francis turns 86 today. and he will celebrate by honoring three people who, quote, live charity on behalf of the poorest of the poor. and that includes a priest serving the poor throughout syria's devastating civil war. a homeless man who gives a portion what he receives to those off who are worse for him, and an italian businessman who helps the poor in several latin american nations and india. you can say it is one of the coolest hotels in the world. have a look. located 136 miles north of the arctic circle, the famous ice hotel in northern sweden just reopened its doors for the winter season, known for its architecture, the rooms are made of wall to wall ice. guests can sleep on blocks of ice covered with a mattress and furs. the website says that the inside temperature stays between minus 5 to minus 7 degrees celsius, that is around 20 degrees

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