>> goodbye. >> there were genres that hadn't been explored in that way. >> but at the same time, there's just more overload on us. the aesthetic gravitated to bigger, faster, and louder. >> it's the only medium where you can present both story and spectacle. only movies can do that. only movies can present the truth of human drama and then transport you to a place that can't be seen in real life. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i'm rosemary church. >> just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> gun violence needs to stop.

there's too much of it. >> three weeks into the new year and already 33 mass shootings in the united states with the latest in california leaving ten people dead, new details on why this tragedy could have been even worse. plus president joe biden facing new criticism from within his own party. >> to think that any of them ended up in boxes in storage one place or the other is just unacceptable. >> the fallout continues to grow over the fbi's discovery of more classified documents at the president's delaware home. and germany signals a change of heart when it comes to other countries sending this type of tank to ukraine. details in a live report. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church.

thanks for being with us. well, the community of monterey park in california should be celebrating the lunar new year, but instead it's reeling from a deadly mass shooting. the los angeles county sheriff said the suspect in that massacre died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a cargo van after a standoff with police on sunday. he's been identified as 72-year-old huu can tran. we're told he was a regular presence at the dance hall where police accuse him of opening fire saturday night. at least ten people were killed, another ten injured in the shooting that broke out during lunar new year celebrations. the sheriff says tran went to another gathering nearby where some people wrestled the gun away from him. it was that seized weapon that allows police to identify him.

>> i can tell you that the suspect walked in there probably with the intent to kill more people, and two brave community members decided they were going to jump into action and disarm him. they did so, took possession of the weapon and the suspect ran away. >> u.s. president joe biden has ordered the white house flags to be lowered to half staff to honor the victims of the monterey park shooting, which he called a senseless attack. the sheriff says the investigation is ongoing as police work to determine a motive for the tragic event. cnn's natasha chen has more now from monterey park. >> reporter: on sunday evening on lunar new year when this community was supposed to be celebrating, law enforcement gave a press conference confirming that a man they had cornered in a white van in torrance, california, was, in fact, the shooter of this monterey park scene just a couple of blocks away from us

where on saturday night he opened fire, police said, killing ten people. and almost 24 hours later still seven people are in the hospital. now, we understand that the ages of the victims range in the 50s, 60s, and beyond. the coroner's office began to take away remains on sunday afternoon, and they're still in the process of identifying the people who died. now, it took about 12 hours for police to find this person in torrance about 30 miles southwest of monterey park. this after police say he had gone from this dance hall in monterey park to a different one in alhambra, a city north of where we are. that's where law enforcement said a person matching the same suspect description went in armed and that a couple of people actually wrestled with him, tackled him and they were able to recover the weapon that he had. and that's how police were able to also recover that weapon and

begin to trace who this person might be. now, this community is still reeling and stunned after this mass shooting happened just after the first day of the city of monterey park's huge lunar new year festival that had more than 100,000 people on these streets. and many of the people speaking at the press conference, local leaders, were at those festivities just a couple of hours before this tragedy. they have reassured the community that they are now safe, that the person that police say died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound when police cornered him in torrance, that person is no longer with us, as they put it, and that there's no longer a threat to the community. and this is, indeed, a huge blow to a predominantly asian community in monterey park here, again, about to celebrate the lunar new year, supposedly a time for joy, for health and prosperity, instead having to

mourn the loss of their neighbors and loved ones. natasha chen, cnn, monterey park, california. >> i'm joined now by cnn's senior law enforcement analyst charles ramsey. he's a former washington, d.c. police chief and former philadelphia police commissioner. thank you, sir, for being with us. >> quite all right. >> now, i know i speak for both of us when i say we are sickened by the constant shootings in this country. this time the shooter took his own life after killing ten people in monterey park, california. what are you learning about this tragedy? >> well, it seems -- at least it's beginning to kind of shape up being something personal as far as this individual is concerned. what's really unusual about this is the age of the shooter, 72 years old. usually when you have these kinds of situations it's a much younger offender. and the victims were older as

well in their 40s, 50s and even 60s. so this is not your typical mass shooting type scenario but just as deadly. >> and we've learned, too, that the suspect apparently used to teach dancing at this studio and met his ex-wife there apparently. we also know the public helped divert another shooting by subduing this shooter. how does that help police efforts to nail down a motive? and why is motive so important in mass shootings like this? >> well, i mean motive is very important because we learn from each of these incidents on what to look for the unfortunate reality that there'll be a next one. but right now they don't have an actual motive. they're still going through a lot of documents that were seized from a van, probably executing search warrants maybe at a residence, looking for any kind of social media footprint, interviewing family, friends, and so forth to try to pinpoint

a motive. as this thing is developing now, it is beginning to look like it's more of a personal type of situation, a domestic situation or something like that. of course originally everyone thought immediately it was probably a hate crime, but it's really starting to really show it's really not bad, it's something else involved. we just don't know exactly what. >> yes, understood. and what more are you learning about the weapon used in this mass shooting and of course how the suspect got ahold of it? >> well, it wasn't an assault rifle, apparently. they're still doing the background on the various weapons that were seized as a result of this particular incident. i don't think they really have a firm handle on all this yet, whether or not they were purchased legally or whether he got his hands on it illegally, but the bottom line is there was more than one type of weapon involved.

earlier you mentioned a second location where the patrons actually took the gun from the vinyl. those folks are heroes. i mean, they literally saved other lives because there's no doubt that he would have gone there and done the same thing that he did in monterey park. but because they were alert, because they saw him, because they were able to stop him from actually being able to fire any shots, they saved an awful lot of lives. >> they most certainly did. so what needs to happen in this country to stop these mass shootings from happening again and again? >> well, they're going to continue to happen again and again. and, you know, right after it happens of course you get your elected officials that make all kinds of comments, thoughts and prayers and things like that. but the bottom line is nothing actually happens that really makes a difference. you're not going to stop every shooting from taking place. there are so many guns in the united states right now that you're going to have some fall

into the hands of wrong people. but that doesn't mean that there aren't steps we can take to really guard against the opportunity for people to get their hands on guns that should not have them either because they're suffering from some kind of mental illness that would make them a danger to themselves or others or they're just criminals and just should not have a handgun. but we just tend not to make any real effort towards trying to pass any kind of legislation or taking any action that will really have an impact on this. and so i'm not optimistic that this is going to be any different from what's happened in the past. and the only thing we do know is that there will be another one, just a question of where and a question of when. >> that is the sobering reality, isn't it? charles ramsey, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. u.s. senate democrats insist president joe biden is committed to a transparent investigation

after six more classified items were found friday in his delaware home. that's in addition to approximately 20 items found previously at his home and his private office in washington. one house republican says the law should be applied equally to the investigations of both president biden and former president donald trump. and democrats say they welcome the inquiry. >> i do think this was inadvertent. the whole point of having a special counsel is to ensure that and to give the american people confidence in that. but, frankly, martha, i also don't think this is an issue keeping americans up at night. >> i'm joined now by cnn political commentator and former house republicanp charlie dent and professor of critical theory and social justice caroline

handleman. more classified documents have been found at president biden's home after the fbi spent about 13 hours or so searching his residence friday at mr. biden's invitation. what is the likely political impact of this, charlie? >> i think the political implications are pretty severe for president biden who -- who ran as an adult as someone who would be very serious about dealing with the nation's secrets. as a former member of congress i must say i am mystified how a former u.s. senator could have taken these classified materials and somehow they've landed at his home. you know, former members -- members of congress could only view this material in classified settings, what we call skiffs, secure containment facilities, and you can't walk out with those. i think the president of the united states really owes the american public an answer to how this could have happened and why would this happen. so i think the political problem

is very real. i'm not saying he has a criminal issue but he certainly has a political and legal issue he must contend with because this looks very, very sloppily. >> and caroline, this goes back years to his time in the senate. president biden criticized former president trump for mishandling classified documents. now we find out he did the same. so how is this materially different to trump? and how do democrats deal with this going forward? >> well, i have to say i expect this behavior from trump. i expected him to lie and hide documents and hoard documents, but i don't expect this from biden. and so i think it goes directly to his brand as a transparent, accountable politician. i agree with charlie, he needs to come out now and put an end to this and say whatever it was, whether it was him or someone on his staff, he needs to hold himself accountable and apologize to the american public. this just isn't biden.

the way he's responding to this does not fit with what we've come to expect. and i would also say 77% of americans think that trump mishandled classified documents. and according to a recent poll 67% say the same about biden. so he really needs to address this. and rosemary, i couldn't agree more that what's most troubling to me this goes all the way back to his time in the senate. so this is long-standing problem and we have the adacity to be critical of donald trump when he's apparently engaged in the sloppy handling of classified documents for decades. >> so, charlie, how should both biden and trump be held accountable, and what changes need to be made in procedure to prevent this from happening again? >> well, first, we need to let these special counsels conduct their investigations. and we need to find out all the facts. there are differences in each case. donald trump has been uncooperative and defiant, and joe biden clearly has been cooperative. but it's also clear to me we

need to reform this whole system of classified materials. it seems we classify far too much material and far too many people have security clearances. that is something that's bothered me for some time. and sometimes i've also questioned some of the classified briefings i have received over the years. frankly, many times i'd go into a classified briefing only to learn things i'd already found out about in an open source or in a newspaper somewhere. so i'm a bit concerned how we overclassify in the united states. that said it's inexcusable that the highest officials in our government from hillary clinton with her server where material ended up there and now of course donald trump, and now joe biden, these folks have really mishandled classified material and there are many people at a much lower level of government who have lost their careers and livelihoods for much lesser infractions it would seem. and so i think we need to overhaul this system and really particularly at the highest levels of government.

this shouldn't happen with three presidential candidates being nailed for this. >> and caroline, do you agree that documents are overclassified here? and what procedural changes would you like to see? >> i do agree they're overclassified. i think what this has revealed is that millions of documents are classified at any given time in an active way in politics and that you have, you know, tens of thousands of people at the highest levels who have access to them, and as charlie is pointing out we do need to standardize this. how is it that the national archives doesn't know what they should be receiving from a president who's leaving office? it's unprecedented that we have a sitting president and a former president who are being investigated for essentially the same thing as charlie points outright there, differences as you pointed out, rosemary. over the weeks there are differences, right? donald trump is being possibly investigated for espionage. he is possibly being

investigated for lying to or having his attorneys lie to federal authorities. it's not the case for biden, but it's unprecedented they're both being investigated for this same either sloppy or intentional mishandling of documents. we need an electronic tracking system, and i don't know how you make that secure. that's the big challenge. >> that seems to be the only way. it's hard to believe they don't and can't track down these documents. and once again the country is on the brink hitting the debt ceiling. some analysts are suggesting president biden could use the 14th amendment of the constitution to teardown the debt ceiling once and for all given the country keeps facing default because congress fails to do its job, essentially. is this a viable option, to eliminate this constant political fight that threatens to paralyze the country again and again and possibly even thrust the rest of the world into recession this time? >> well, certainly congress could pass a law limiting the debt ceiling. i don't know that would be

prudent but that being said congress will have to increase the debt ceiling. there's no question about it. i've been through so many of these fights. at the end of the day they will be raised. the question is how much damage will be done between now and then. in 2011 i remember the negotiation between president obama and john boehner that resulted in the control act of 2011, and that negotiation ended up rattling markets, and actually the united states actually received a downgrade from some ratings agencies. so really the issue for congress is not, you know, how they're going to pass this thing because they are going to pass it. the question is when. and they need to do it before there would be some kind of a catastrophic economic event. there's this -- one shouldn't play chicken with the debt ceiling. sometimes if you take a hostage in politics you better be prepared to shoot them. this is one hostage you could never shoot because the consequences would be so severe.

that said i suspect they're going to get to an agreement and may be an ugly one and may be many months before we get there, but it will be passed either before or after a catastrophic economic event. hopefully before. >> caroline, what's the solution here? >> well, i couldn't agree more that it has to get passed. when you think about why the debt ceiling, why this legislation was put in place 100 years ago there was an issue because the executive branch, the agencies in the executive branch were spending willy-nilly and congress didn't have the oversight it needed. this is simply a matter of congressional oversight over federal agency. now, that's not how it's being used today. it's raised pro forma about 100 times and now it's being weaponized and politicized by the parties. and let's be clear what this is. it's debt already accumulated. it was accumulated under trump's administration and obviously biden's and previous administration. do we need to have a conversation about spending whereby perhaps.

but this is that the way to do it. it'll have to be raised. but the question is when will it be raised and how will it be raised? what sort of concessions will be made? as we saw with kevin mccarthy's speaker fight i think we're in for an ugly battle which could possibly again lead to a downgrade as we saw a decade ago, but it will be passed at some point so let's get to that point. >> all right, appreciate it. >> thanks, rosemary. ukraine's hopes for modern tanks could soon become a reality. just ahead how a potential shift from germany could allow poland to fulfill ukraine's request. back with that and more in just a moment. ubrelvy hehelps u fight migraine attacks. u rise to the challenge. u won't clock out. so u bring ubrelvy.

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germany appears to be bending to pressure to supply ukraine with a weapon kyiv says it desperately needs. these are german leopard combat tanks used by several nato members. berlin has been hesitant to supply them from its own arsenal, but now germany's foreign minister says her government would not stand in the way if foalened wants to

provide them. the news comes as eu foreign ministers gather in brussels to discuss the war in ukraine. at an earlier summit in paris german chancellor olaf scholz says all decisions on weapons deliveries would be made in coordination with allies. good morning to you. so germany will now allow poland to send these leopard 2 battle tanks to ukraine after being initially reluctant to do so. and of course eu foreign ministers are meeting today to discuss additional supports. so talk to us about all this. >> the eu foreign minister arriving and those talks set to begin in just over two hours. and we're expecting to hear from ukraine's foreign minister who will be outlining the situation on the ground in a ten-point piece plan according to the european foreign affairs counsel as well as ukraine's current priorities.

and of course those priorities remain defensive weapons and particularly the supply of tanks. this comes after the meeting as rumsfeld friday in which germany did not offer to transfer those tanks much to the criticism of its european counter parts. it does appear germany may now be bending to some of that pressure we have seen. the foreign minister there announcing that germany will not stand in the way of other nationals supplying those german made weapon tanks supplied to ukraine. germany holds the export license to these tanks, a permission that must be sought directly from the chancellor olaf scholz. it does appear while germany may not be taking steps to directly supply, it may be allowing its counter parts to transfer them to ukraine. this comes after the announcement of a new german military aid package to ukraine worth about just over 1 billion

u.s. dollars. and we've heard from the chancellor olaf scholz. he was very clear germany remains firm in its support for ukraine. take a listen. >> translator: we have constantly expanded our supply with very effective weapons that are already available today. and we have always closely coordinated all these decisions with all our important allies and friends. with france, for example, with the usa, for example, with other countries in europe, and of course with all those who are involved in this discussion. >> britain has already announced it'll be fulfilling transferring tanks to ukraine. france has also said it's assessing currently whether this could lead to an escalation, and that is the concern of course because nato and eu members have for the most part been engaged in supporting ukraine on this defensive front. but there are concerns the potential support offered on the

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he's been identified as 72-year-old huu can tran and is accused of opening fire at a dance studio saturday night. at least ten people were killed, another ten injured in the shooting that broke out during lunar new year celebrations. the los angeles county sheriff says tran went to another gathering in nearby alhambra where some people wrestled the gun away from him. and the sheriff says a search of the van he was using has provided authorities with evidence. >> during the search several pieces of evidence were found inside the van linking the suspect to both locations in monterey park and alhambra. in addition a handgun was discovered inside the van. >> we're told tran was once a regular presence at the dance hall where the shooting took

place. people who knew him say he met his ex-wife there and he could be easily irritated and didn't seem to trust people. meanwhile major cities across the u.s. have boosted security ahead of their lunar new year celebrations following the shooting in monterey park. in new york city police ramped up security presence at events out of an abundance of caution. police in philadelphia and washington, d.c. have also increased patrols. in china concerns about covid have not stopped millions from welcoming the year of the rabbit with widespread celebrations. state media report more than 26 million trips on saturday alone as residents travel to see family for the lunar new year. but there are fears traveling could cause covid cases to spike. more than 12,000 new covid related deaths were reported in the week just before the new year, but many residents remain optimistic. those who have gathered at this

temple in beijing prayed for good fortune and health in the new year. cnn's senior international correspondent ivan watson joins me now from hong kong with more. so, ivan, what impact could this have? >> one of the concerns people could be traveling to more rural parts of the country and could bring the virus with them and those areas could be potentially overwhelmed because there isn't as developed a system of health care in those areas. that is a concern. you have a chief epidemiologist for the chinese center for disease control, rosemary, who's come out saying he doesn't think there's a great deal of concern about additional waves of infections in the next two to three months and this official saying that some 80% of the population has already been infected over the course of the last month and a half. the death toll has been going

up. the official death toll 60,000 people at least dying in hospitals according to the chinese government from december to january, and an additional as you mentioned 12,600 hospital deaths from covid over the course of the last week. that said, this is the first time in some three years that chinese can travel home, see loved ones without covid regulations hampering travel between provinces across the country. and there has been a surge according to state media of travel compared to the same period last year that railway tickets, passenger flights, travel on the road is up some 50% on the eve of the lunar new year as compared to 2022. it's still, again, according to state media, down some 50% from 2019, the pre-covid levels. but it does look as if some of

the country is starting to get back to some semblance of normal. the ministry of transport is predicting that more than 2 billion passenger trips will happen by the end of the 40-day spring festival in china. rosemary. >> all right, ivan watson, joining us live from hong kong, many thanks. and just ahead we'll have the latest developments in the aftermath of saturday's protest in atlanta that turned violent. being together. celebrating together. ♪ ...without lettingng anything keep you apart. walgreens pharmacists are here to help you stay well. and stay...together. ♪

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demonstrate, but what happened here in downtown atlanta, they say, was anything but. speaking shortly after these events of saturday night were stopped, the mayor of atlanta said that several of those that were arrested were from out of town. >> make no mistake about it these individuals meant harm to people and to property. and we protect the right to peacefully protest. we'll not tolerate violence or property destruction. my message is simple to those who seek to continue this type of criminal behavior. we will find you, and we will arrest you, and you will be held accountable. >> reporter: this destruction of property comes just days after the activist was shot and killed by police at the site of a proposed training police and fire training facility, a proposed $90 million facility that would take up about 85 acres outside the city of atlanta in a predominantly black and brown neighborhood. dem starts were protesting the construction of that facility as

well as the death of the activist. i spoke to his mother saying that she supports the movement and planning on showing up here in the united states from panama to help support this and drive this forward. she says she's also speaking to human rights lawyers to see what her options are for seeking justice for her child. one thing is clear rhetoric is ramping up between the police and activists as this proposed construction or proposed training facility, the fate of it lies in the balance. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. for our international viewers "world sport" is coming up next. everyone else, do stay with us. i'll be back with more news in just a moment. bout these glasse. yeah, it happens. that's why visionworks gives you 100 days to change your mind. it's simple. anything else i can help you with? like what? visionworks. see the didifference. hi, i'm lauren, i lost 67 pounds on gogolo. i have tried so many different products and have lost so much money

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cardiac arrest. cnn's nadia romero spoke to fans who gathered in memphis, tennessee, to say good-bye. >> reporter: for four and five hours people were waiting in line, sleeping in cars just to be able to be a part of the public memorial for lisa marie presley. people tell me it was absolutely beautiful, a way to celebrate her life. and they say that's exactly what she would have wanted. one woman told me this is a piece of history she's planning on holding onto for a very long time. behind me is the famed stone wall, and you can see people left their flowers. they also left messages to elvis and to lisa marie and then flowers even on the ground, candles, teddy bears all along the stone wall. on the other side that's the mansion there and that's where the public memorial happened. after the services there was a private ceremony where she was laid to rest next to her father elvis and next to her son who

also tragically died. people told me they came from all around the country, from ohio, colorado, washington state, from florida, just to be a part of this moment. >> the ending of something, and she told us to be happy so i was happy the whole time i was there, and noi it's just kind of catching up with me what this really is. it's the end of an era and it's very touching. >> elvis fans are the best people in the world. they really are. and his daughter has been through so much in her lifetime, and it's like tragedy follows this family, but you can't stop loving them. and you can't stop rooting for them. so from that perspective i will always remain a fan of elvis and

his family. >> reporter: now, there are still questions looming over how exactly lisa marie presley died. and for many people i spoke with they told me although they're curious they just want to celebrate the life and legacy. >> sunday marked 50 years since the u.s. supreme court granted women federal abortion rights with its landmark roe v. wade decision. but that milestone fell flat for many women after the high court overturned the ruling last year. now vice president kamala harris warns that republicans want to make it even tougher for a woman to get an abortion in the u.s. moving forward. >> republicans in congress are now calling for a nationwide abortion ban. some even from the moment of

conception. the right of every woman in every state in this country to make decisions about her own body is on the line. and i've said it before and i will say it again, how dare they! >> meanwhile the vice president also reacted to the mass shooting that claimed ten lives in her home state of california. >> a time of a cultural celebration and yet another community has been torn apart by senseless gun violence. all of us in this room and in our country understand this violence must stop. >> kamala harris there speaking to a crowd sunday in tallahassee, florida. in south carolina jury selection is set to begin later today for alex murdock's murder

trial. they're fully prepared to challenge the state's allegations and claim he's an innocent man. cnn's randy kaye has been following the twists and turns of his case. >> alex murdaugh said he called 911 after finding his wife and son bleeding at their property in south carolina. that was june 7, 2021. now for the first time we are learning more about how many times 52-year-old maggie murdaugh and 22-year-old paul murdaugh were shot and where. this latest court filing by murdaugh's attorneys, the expert offers a disturbing picture of the murder scene. he determined two gunshot blasts hit paul murdaugh. the first was to the chest, but the fatal shot to his shoulder and head was so violent that his

brain was completely detached from his head, according to the expert. the affidavit also includes pictures from the crime scene, which show the property's dog kennels where paul murdaugh was shot. >> are they breathing? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: the affidavit also details how maggie murdaugh was shot five times with a rifle including one gunshot to the back of her head and scalp. while the sequence of the gunshots was not clear, the expert concluded at least one of the shots was fired while she was on the ground holding herself up on her knees and her right hand with their shoulders and head down. also court documents show blood spatter found on the t-shirt alex murdaugh was wearing on the night of the murders could prove he was in close proximity to at least one of the victims when they were shot. and in a court affidavit filed this week the state's forensic expert stated there appears to be transfer and spatter stains on the front of murdaugh's

t-shirt. murdaugh's lawyers have argued the blood got on his shirt when he touched the victims after finding them and denied he was at the house when the murders occurred. still prosecutors say he had a motive for allegedly killing them, to hide his alleged financial crimes. prosecutors claim alex murdaugh defrauded clients, coworkers and family members of nearly $9 million. >> the day of reckoning was upon him, and he was out -- >> that alleged motive dates back to a february 2019 boat crash during which paul murdaugh was allegedly driving drunk. 19-year-old malory beach was killed in that crash. because alex murdaugh owned the boat her family filed a civil suit against him. his financial records likely would have been revealed at a scheduled hearing in 2021 but maggie and paul murdaugh were killed a few days before so the hearings were canceled, which is

why prosecutors say he killed his wife and son. >> he's still trying to prevent who he really is from being out there. >> reporter: murdaugh's defense team has pushed back on the alleged motive. >> at the murder scene investigators did find paul murdaugh's cellphone and on that cellphone is an audio recording of alex murdaugh talking to his family members, his wife and son earlier in the night around the time of the murders. now, the defense is saying this was a perfectly normal conversation, nothing threatening about it, but that does put him at the murder scene earlier in the night. prosecutors say the murders took place some time between 8:30 and 10:06 p.m., and that audio recording is at 8:44 p.m., so that is right in that time line prosecutors laid out for when the murders took place. that will be a key piece of evidence at the upcoming trial. randy kaye, cnn.

pakistan has been hit with a massive power outage within the last few hours. officials say a break down in the national power grid has left much of the nation of 220 million people without electricity. the ministry of energy says system maintenance work is progressing rapidly and that power has been restored in a limited number of grids in islamabad. pakistan endured another national grid breakdown two years ago in january 2021. the river forms part of the border between serbia and -- and sections of what could be a pristine european waterway have become a literal dump. allison chinchar reports on a balkan river clogged with frozen trash and waste. >> reporter: snowfalls on a lake

on the drina river. from up high it's coated with frost, but get a little closer and you can see what's underneath the veneer of snow -- a massive tangle of trash clogging the waterway. even environmentalists are surprised by what ends up here. >> translator: in addition to floating waste such as plastic there are also various household items including refrigerators and stoves. there is nothing that is not present. but a significant problem is also fallen trees, which are very difficult to remove. >> reporter: experts say it's a recurring problem at this spot in because nia and hur-- there several landfills and dumps near the river and after the heavy rains the waste washes away and collects here. anti-pollution barriers have been installed where the waste ends up accumulating. local authorities say the problem will continue until there's adequate waste

collection and people dispose of their trash responsibly. >> translator: in addition to posing a significant health and environmental problem, this is a source of great embarrassment for all of us as we seem unable to solve this issue for such a prolonged period. >> reporter: a lake of trash far from what nature intended it to be. allison chinchar, cnn. the nfl conference championship games are now set after this weekend's playoff action. in the nfc the san francisco 49ers are headed to their second straight conference title game after beating the dallas cowboys 19-12 on sunday and will now face the philadelphia eagles next sunday for a chance to go to the super bowl. in the afc the buffalo bills were hoping for an emotional boost from teammate damar hamlin who was there sunday as he

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