ongoing in the west for as long as we can remember, right? >> yes. >> whiskeys for drinking water, for fighting as the saying out there, it is better than it was a couple of years ago when the reservoirs powell and mead were at historic lows. a lot of snow, a lot of conservation in the big cities have saved billions of gallons, but it's still not great. it's much lower than it needs to be for the 40 million people who depend on it. the tensions are the upper basin states, the mountain states like colorado, utah, because the lower basin states, arizona and california use most of the water. and do you know where most of the colorado river water goes to? over half goes to cow food. hey, it's used to irrigate out west all of our winter vegetables, but there's real tension between big cities. who needs to cut california? the irrigation districts there have some of the earliest water rights, so they have more power than the others. and the big red flag or the wild card. here is who donald trump appoints as bureau of reclamation. if he puts a loyalist in charge of all that water out there, that

could complicate the politics. the biden administration hoping to get something done. but a real hail mary because some of these players in these seven states and the tribes that are involved may wait for the trump administration, may think they get a better hand that way. but it's fascinating. the politics around water out there, and scary because there's only so much of that resource. >> and it could it could really change what happens in the entire country. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> bill weir it's always a pleasure. good to see you. appreciate it. a new hour of cnn news central starts right now details from the police report at the center of a sexual assault allegation against president-elect trump's defense secretary pete pick. >> pete hegseth a man in custody this morning. the fbi says he was planning a bomb attack at the new york stock exchange. they have new details on how they found him and a teenager is in the hospital after contracting bird flu.

what scientists say this means for how the virus could spread in humans. i'm john berman with sara, cinia and kate. don't call her gate lice. baldwin. this is cnn news central >> disturbing details. a new jolt to president-elect donald trump's defense secretary pick. as politico puts it this morning, for the first time, we are now seeing the police report at the center of a sexual assault allegation against pete hegseth, with his nomination already facing scrutiny. the report, in graphic detail, now reveals conflicting accounts of what happened in a hotel room seven years ago. sarah murni has been poring through the 22 pages of this police report and you lead us off this morning. what are the details that you are hearing, knowing that they are pretty disturbing yeah, it is disturbing. >> and, you know, this police report really does give

conflicting accounts of what happened this evening in october of 2017, in california, surrounding a republican women's conference. and i want to get to the woman's account first. she's referred to as jane doe in this police report. she says she encountered hegseth at this conference. he was giving off a creepy vibe. she says she ends up in a strange hotel room, and when she's there, hegseth took her phone from her hands and he blocked the door with his body. she went on to say she remembered saying no, a lot. now there was a lot she couldn't recall, and she said she believed something may have been slipped into her drink, although there were other witnesses who said when they saw her she did not seem to be overly intoxicated. there were also conflicting accounts from witnesses at this conference about an interaction that this woman had with hegseth at a bar at the hotel, one person said that hegseth was hitting on another woman, and jane doe arrived to be a, quote, crotch blocker to stop him from hitting on this other lady. a

different conference attendee said it appeared that jane doe and another woman were flirting with hegseth. at any rate, a few days after this incident took place in the hotel room jane doe does go to seek medical attention. she gets a rape kit she tells the hospital that she's not sure if there was any penetration, but she believes that she was sexually assaulted and then a nurse there reports it to authorities. now this is a very different account than what pete hegseth gave to authorities he describes an evening of consensual sexual intercourse. he says that this woman jane doe, ends up in his hotel room. he found it kind of odd that she stuck around but they became intimate, and he tells authorities there was always conversation and always consensual conduct. he said that he and jane doe discussed that she was married, and she said she would tell her husband she had fallen asleep on the couch in someone else's room. he also told authorities she showed early signs of regret, although he didn't describe what that means now. timothy parlatore, an attorney for hegseth, said that this police

report confirms what i've said all along that the incident was fully investigated and police found the allegations to be false, which is why no charges were filed. now, we do have to note the police report does not say that these allegations are false. it is true that there are no charges that were filed in this case, and there is other evidence that could help shed light on what happened. there's surveillance video. there's a memo from the district attorney's office that would kind of outline why they decided not to bring charges in this case. those have not been released, and we don't expect them to be released. authorities have cited state law. those saying that they're going to remain private. we should also note that earlier parlatore the hegseth attorney, did say that his client paid a settlement an undisclosed sum to this woman and there was a confidentiality clause as part of this. the woman did not comment to cnn when we contacted her last week. she did break down in tears. >> sara murray a lot of complications there, a lot of different sides of that story. but the detail is disturbing in and of themselves. appreciate it. >> kate. and we are standing by

sarah today to see pete hegseth on capitol hill with jd vance at his side, and also standing by to see what key republican senators think about his nomination after they hear from him and also see the new details about the alleged sexual assault that he denies happened. cnn's alayna treene has new reporting on this today for us. she's back with us. elena, what are you learning? >> well first of all, i think today is really a key test, both for hegseth, who of course, is going to be confronted with a lot of what sarah just laid out a lot of republicans in the senate who are going to be vital to ensuring whether or not hegseth can get confirmed. they're really going to have to see whether or not they are comfortable with having him serve as the head of the department of defense, so it's a big test for him. it's also a big test. of course though, for jd vance. he has been tasked directly by donald trump to bring some of these controversial nominees or potential nominees and appointees to the hill to have

these meetings with these key senators. and really, whether or not donald trump can get his preferred cabinet picks confirmed is really going to be a test of jd vance's influence. and and what we've learned and some of our new reporting today is that donald trump has directly asked jd vance to kind of be his point person on capitol hill. yes, he has others who are going to be officially named as the liaison to congress, but jd vance has been someone that he has asked directly to one help him with these cabinet picks but also to ensure that they stand behind him on a lot of his agenda. donald trump firmly believes that he has a mandate that he was given other people question if that's true because he had won the popular vote and because of the results of the election, and he wants jd vance to make sure that now that they have majorities in the house and the senate, that they move forward with what donald trump wants to do and don't get in donald trump's way so this is a test of that. and we also saw that of course, yesterday when vance kind of paraded matt gaetz through the senate halls as well for these important

meetings and all to say as well, i think when it really comes down to it, there's a lot of questions about, you know, whether some of these nominees whether matt gaetz or hegseth could kind of be viewed as the sacrificial lamb. i've heard some people argue that perhaps um, you know, they are being used as a distraction so that donald trump can fill the rest of his cabinet. when i talk to those close to the to donald trump, they tell me that that is not the case. he really wants particularly with matt gaetz to be his attorney general. he wants he wants pete hegseth to serve at the department of defense. and so i think this is going to be a huge test for them today. and really how we see senators and republicans respond to how these meetings go. >> yeah, it's also just it's also just a dangerous game to play, a risky game to play if you go along the line of putting someone in, thinking they you know, might not get through, they could be the sacrificial lamb just with the positions we're talking about in cabinet level positions, it's just dangerous. if you really don't want to get them in and you're okay seeing them, you know, seeing how it plays out. it's good to see you

elaine. thank you john. >> all right. with us now, cnn senior vice president and washington bureau chief david chalian, i left out legion of honor member and tony award nominee david thank you so much for being with us first. what do you think that these allegations mean for this nomination? the listen i think there are a couple of questions that get raised here. i don't know, we don't know the answer to the status of the nomination. >> john senators come out and republican senators say officially, i'm a no vote no matter what so i don't think we know what the outcome of the nomination will be. >> but i do think we know a couple of things. one, the reporting suggests that the trump transition team was sort of blindsided by this, had no idea that this allegation was out there. and existed. and so that's not a good place to start. when you already have the president elect and his team with the nomination out there unaware of this

information coming out. so it begs the question, is there other stuff out there or is this it and can this be managed? that's one. but but two, i don't think this story is necessarily done. i mean, sarah told you in the reporting some things are going to due to state law, remain private. we now have this police report. it is not unlikely that we're going to get more details of this as this nomination process moves forward and whether or not those details make it more difficult for senators to support the president elect's choice here remains to be seen. but it's not going to be an easy road. obviously no. >> and again, the trump team apparently blindsided by this. and it brings up the issue of transparency, which is being criticized by some from the right. i mean, the wall street journal yesterday published an op ed on pete hegseth saying it was unfortunate that the trump team didn't know about that and today they have a new editorial about matt gaetz, the attorney general nominee, saying the senate has every

right to demand to see the report on matt gaetz before confirming his nomination it's one thing to keep sort of details private when a lawmaker accused of misbehavior is chastened enough to resign and go back to private life, this looks more like an by getting a promotion. the rupert murdoch owned wall street journal david. >> yes i think this editorial today on matt gaetz from the wall street journal editorial board is fascinating because it's basically a memo to republican senators. also in this editorial, john it says to the senators you know, the president elect has every right to put his trust in whomever he wants to serve in these roles, but that the editorial board reminds senators it is their duty to decide on behalf of the american people if these people should be trusted in these roles. and so i think we are going to get to a really interesting political conundrum for republican senators. real fast here, john, because president-elect trump obviously had a very decisive victory. he

has wind at his back as he moves into his second term as president of the united states. and there is a new a majority of 53 republican senators in the senate. the question is, are we at the very outset of this administration going to see just republicans fall in line and give president elect trump the team that he wants irrespective of any of this or are we going to see these republican senators set at the outset, basically say to president-elect trump, we have a role to play here, too. and it doesn't mean as a co-equal branch that we are always going to be completely aligned with you and i think watching how that dynamic plays out is going to define sort of the republican party era of trump 2.0. >> what's the risk for these republican senators david? >> oh, it's such a good question, john, because, you know you see already on the right in some grassroots corners like charlie kirk, you

know, of turning point, who was so consequential in helping to organize especially younger conservative voters for president elect trump. he's already threatening he says, we're going to organize primaries against republicans who don't support matt gaetz, but who gave their vote to confirm merrick garland that's going to be an instant wegovy so you're going to see these crosscurrents inside the republican party about the pressure from the outside being brought to bear on republican senators and yet, you see matt gaetz and jd vance trying to work the inside game right now of trying to persuade and bring the senators on board so this this has a many more beats to go david chalian, our new washington bureau chief. >> it's my first chance to say congratulations to you on tv. so psyched for you. so psyched for us. and thanks for being with us this morning thanks, john. sarah. >> all right. ahead of strong words from the incoming trump administration, los angeles taking steps to protect immigrant families and members

of the lgbtq community. also new this morning, the fbi says they stopped a plot to bomb the new york stock exchange what we know about the plans and hey u.s. government wants to break up the massive company. how it could impact your internet experience america's favorite holiday. >> spend thanksgiving morning with cnn with live coverage of parades around the country. john berman and erica hill host cnn. thanksgiving in america live next thursday at 8:00 on. >> you'll love this centrum silver is clinically proven to support memory in older adults, so you can keep saying you mastered it you fixed it, you nailed it. >> you did it with centrum silver, clinically proven to support memory in older adults. >> unitedhealthcare knows

you've got your whole life ahead of you. wouldn't it be nice if we were older? >> then we wouldn't have to. >> it's nice to know you're free to focus on what matters. with reliable medicare coverage from unitedhealthcare anyone home in huron? >> jean, how's it going honey? >> there's a lot to take care of. more sympathy cards. your mom was. >> well loved. i hope you know how grateful she was to have you. >> i know. speaking of grateful, what is it? it's a check from united of omaha life insurance company. mom's life insurance. life insurance so soon? just like they said, my sister always looking out for her family. i can still hear her. i don't want my bills to be your problem this check will help a lot. >> if you're age 45 to 85, you can't be turned down for up to $25,000 in life insurance from united of omaha. policy starts at just

could be paid in as little as 24 hours. >> how did she qualify you know, with her health issues with these policies? >> health issues don't matter she was so relieved policies are available with no health questions, no medical exam no blood tests. i just assumed life insurance would be way over my budget. no one kept a tighter budget than mom if she could manage the rates, you can too. but did her rates go up every year? nope there's a rate lock built into the policy. >> policy starts at just $6.38 a month. your rate is locked in for life. the cost of a funeral can be $9,000 or more, with one call, you can give your loved ones the protection they need to help pay these costs. and unlike some policies, benefits are payable from the first day. >> mom just felt better knowing we'd have help and i couldn't be more grateful. you should call your native omaha. i guess i'll never stop learning from my big sister. >> don't put off life insurance. call united of omaha

today. >> call ( 800) 595-7199. you can't be turned down. call today to lock in your rates. ( 800) 595-7199. that's ( 800) 595-7199. >> sore throat. got your tongue? >> mucinex insidiosus. sore throat. medicated drops uniquely formulated for rapid relief that lasts and lasts. that's my baby. try our new sugar free cough drop. instant soothe this holiday verizon will turn your old or broken phone into a gift anyone can trade in any phone in any condition, and get samsung galaxy s24 plus and with

lovesac you make the rules i can't move again. >> you've gotten used to chaos. >> we can get rid of that. >> don't sell. oh my gosh, is this our house when leaving? >> just isn't an option, the brothers are here to help. >> thank you. you're welcome. you're welcome. >> don't hate your house. all new wednesday at nine on hgtv

new. >> this morning, the fbi says they've arrested and charged a florida man. and they did this on wednesday. and they also, in doing so foiled a plot to bomb the new york stock exchange. this was first reported by the website court watch. investigators first got a tip in february. they say that the 30 year old was storing what they called bomb making schematics in a storage unit they later found sketches and other electronics that could be used for building explosive devices. the fbi also says that he told undercover agents that he wanted to detonate a bomb at the stock exchange the week before thanksgiving. and according to court documents, the man also told them this. quote, the stock exchange we want to hit that because it will wake people up. also saying that the stock exchange was the target in order to, quote, unquote reboot the u.s. government. joining us right now is the former deputy director of the fbi and cnn, senior law enforcement analyst, andrew mccabe. it's good to see you, andy thanks for coming in. when i was reading through this, this is exactly how the

fbi is supposed to operate. plot discovered, investigated and foiled before it can be carried out. what went right here? what stands out to you >> this is a really a classic example of the sort of work that the fbi has done, really, for the last 20 years, in the post nine over 11 period, focused on uncovering potential threats here in the united states and then doing whatever is necessary to first make an assessment as to whether or not that subject has the intent and capability to actually carry out an attack and hurt people, and then collect the evidence necessary to charge him with a crime that is our only way of disrupting these plots before they happen. and that's exactly what you saw here. there's an enormous, as you read the indictment or the affidavit that accompanies it. there's an enormous amount of work that went into this they executed search warrants, interviewed the subject multiple times. they used confidential sources to collect more information

from him. ultimately, they ran an undercover operation to really press on whether or not this guy was intending to carry out the sort of things that he was talking about. and ultimately they determined he was and made the arrest that we learned about yesterday. >> yeah. and also it was the use of the undercover agents. i mean, what he told the agents how open he seemed to be at some point with the undercover agents, how important is that discovery when you're talking about trying to discover the intent and ultimately foil plots yeah so it's absolutely essential to building the case, right? >> you need to collect evidence of intent if you're going to charge someone with a crime every crime is a combination of intent and action and so you've got to see that person taking those actions like purchasing the precursor materials, in this case, buying the tools that it took to build the bomb

he actually constructed the detonation device, or at least the the outlines of the detonation device in the presence of the undercover agents but it's also key to making this assessment as to whether or not this person truly presents a threat. and at every step in this process, this subject showed the fbi that he was organized in the way he was thinking about this. he had some experience in doing extensive research on building these items. he was able to build the detonators for them when provided with the requisite kind of underlying elements. he had a plan. he recorded a video that he wanted to put on television after the bomb went off. so this guy checked every box along the way and ultimately the bureau decided i believe correctly here, that he needed to be disrupted before anybody got hurt. >> well, i got you there's some new reporting from nbc i wanted to ask you about, and pick your brain about kind of a new twist in these burglaries we've reported about the homes of

patrick mahomes. kelce, travis kelce being burglarized. here's a reporting that the fbi is working with local law enforcement agencies to determine whether the recent a recent spate of burglaries at homes of professional sports stars are connected to a transnational crime ring, such as one from south america and they kind of go through. you've got mahomes you've got kelce. their homes were hit in october. other reporting that milwaukee bucks forward bobby portis he had posted on social media his house was burglarized just the day before in september. and minnesota timberwolves guard his home was burglarized. he said as well. what do you think of this yeah it's really amazing. >> um, and it kind of highlights one of the one of the kind of historic strengths of the bureau here. right? much of the fbi's criminal investigative jurisdiction is built on this concept of interstate commerce, right. that's how the bureau gets the authority to investigate things that otherwise wouldn't rise

to the level of federal crimes if they are conducted across state lines. that's how we get our authority. and that's, you know, that's where the bureau comes from. we decided we needed a kind of federal police force to address criminal activities when, you know, state authorities would stop at the border and criminals would essentially flee into other states. that seems to be what's happening here. it's that it's the bureau's unique capability to see and penetrate criminal activity, not just across states, but across. of course, international borders as well. these robberies appear to be they're so similar in nature. the target selection is so specific and so similar in nature that the that there is some sort of interstate or international group that's responsible for them, and they're providing that assistance to local law enforcement. >> yeah, it is. it really is wild. andy, thank you so much. it's good to see you, sarah. >> all right. ahead in just a few minutes, the father of an accused school shooter goes back to court to face murder

charges. and the new effort in l.a. to protect immigrant families before president elect donald trump takes office. those stories and more ahead were being held hostage that was being led across the embassy compound. >> people were running up to me shouting, death to america! >> the iran hostage crisis how it really happened sunday at nine on cnn. >> emergency crystals pop and fizz when you throw them back and who doesn't love a good throwback dark days of winter, you didn't get where you are playing it safe. >> you seek opportunities others don't. your growing ambition needs a partner built for growth. with markham now a part of cbis discover new ways

to accelerate growth from insights that drive the bottom line to technology that powers enterprises. your relentless ambition deserves a relentless team. welcome to the new cbis. >> why is navage? trusted by millions. >> before navage i was not living my best life because i could not breathe. constant nasal congestion. constant blowing of the nose. and the huge difference is the fact that navage pulls it out it's very gentle in the sense of when that suction happens, it's literally grabbing that water. and that mucus, and it's bringing it out into this tank. it's worth every penny that you pay for it. this product changed my life. >> navage is now available at warehouse clubs i have a structured settlement and i >> wentworth. >> 877 kash patel. >> i am an annuity but i need cash now for j.g. wentworth in

cash now. >> it's your money. >> use it when you need it okay. jean wentworth eight. >> seven. >> 877. cash. now to get a $100 gift card for a free quote. >> many remedies you take for chest congestion only mask the symptoms. >> you're going to love this property. >> try this mucinex 12 hour treats. the mucus that causes chest congestion for all day relief mucinex in mucus out treat the cause like a relentless weed. >> moderate to severe ulcerative colitis symptoms can keep coming back. start to break away from uc with tremfya with rapid relief at four weeks. tremfya blocks a key source of inflammation at one year. many people experienced remission and some saw 100% visible healing of their intestinal lining. serious allergic reactions and increased risk of infections

may occur before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu like symptoms, or if you need a vaccine. healing is possible with myself and that's been a great

gift the time is now. win this cup. >> i want to give them more when the time is now. your goal is to get to vegas it's money time. and i understand the assignment. >> the emirates nba cup continues. watch on tnt and stream sports on max all right. >> this morning a new law solidifying los angeles as a sanctuary city for immigrants. and lgbtq youth has been passed by the city council. the city moves swiftly to get this adopted ahead of donald trump's new term. they say to protect against the mass deportations, he has promised. with us now is los angeles city councilman who introduced the ordinance hugo soto martinez. councilman, thanks so much for being with us. you're the one who introduced this. why

having me john. >> well, i think it's important that we think about what is los angeles mean. and you know, my own parents came here undocumented. they were street vendors for a very long time. we were able to buy a home and become citizens. and i think when we think about why this law is in place, it's to protect people like that, protect people that many of us know who are in this country, and they just happen to be undocumented. >> it's about keeping families together and giving them the safety that they need. >> regardless of who they are. >> one of the things that republicans say is no, this is for people who are in the united states who committed crimes. why would you want to protect them no. >> look, i think that the republican party is always going to try to fear monger speak to our lowest selves. you know, our emotional brain, you know, our reptilian brain to try to sway people away from the real issues and the reality is, is that this president is driven by hate and divisiveness and for his own personal interests. but we know that these are the hard working folks that pick our crops, that

cook our food. they are our nannies. they're essential to our economy and that's what we're really talking about, protecting those folks yet again. >> and i'm just going to read you the los angeles county republican party, their statement, because it seems to address exactly what you said there. they said so-called sanctuary cities and states sound warm and fuzzy, but the protections they offer aren't for abuelas getting ice cream. they are for people who have entered the country illegally and committed additional crimes >> you know, the republican party in l.a. county is irrelevant as the dodo bird. they just lost their last congressional seat in the county. so i mean, as far as their messaging goes, i think it's it's not working very well. but you know, i'm disappointed to hear that someone in california, you know, one of our largest economies in the world, will continue to spew these this hatred and they know very well it's probably they have someone cleaning their homes or taking care of their children. so it's i think it's complete hypocrisy from the la county republican party. i didn't even know they still existed there are immigration lawyers who say that this ordinance that you

passed probably won't be able to stop federal officials from deporting people. >> what do you say to that you know, i think we're going to have have to lead a much larger movement against this future president. >> obviously, he's going to have a lot of power and a lot of resources at his disposal but what we are sending as la city officials is that the city of los angeles will not participate in any collaboration with ice, and that we, as city officials, will do our best to keep families together and protect people. i think when we look about what happened in the first trump presidency, we had women that were too afraid to report domestic violence, people not reporting wage theft. and so that's also public safety to make sure that when people interact with the with the city government or city entity that they don't think donald trump's deportation machine is right around the corner so donald trump did win this election. >> the electoral college and the popular vote. what message

do you think that victory sent and are you do you think out of step with that message you know, i think you know, as many people have made comments on is when you speak to the issues of working people when you address their suffering, the increase of cost of living, you know >> and i'm very proud that here in los angeles, we're leading on raising the minimum wage for tourism workers. we're fighting to build affordable housing. we're giving folks options to get around the city, whether that's through bus or bike. and so we're really trying to to speak to the issues that the people have. and so and i think that's why here in in los angeles, our message is resonating. and the message is that you described earlier from the republican party is not. >> but again is this move by you are out of step with what voters decided. donald trump ran on mass deportations is what you're doing again

opposed to that a president that's trying to rip families apart and has just nominated a border czar that put kids in cages, i think most people would agree that going against those kind of policies are the correct ones. >> and especially here in the city of angels, where we have some of the we are a city of immigrants. we have the largest undocumented population. they make our economy run. and so i think here in los angeles, i think our message is just fine. >> los angeles city councilman hugo soto martinez, thank you for getting up early and coming on with us. great conversation. appreciate it. kate senators skipping votes. >> why it has donald trump now chastising republicans on capitol hill. and we're also tracking severe weather out west. what to expect as two extreme weather events are coming together right now. and this weekend. a new episode on how it really happened. airs sunday at 9 p.m.. the story of

the iran hostage crisis told by those who were held, who were held captive. here's a preview i could hear the demonstrating getting closer and >> and here are these people are chanting death to america. >> and all of a sudden, they've gotten in they're coming over the walls. >> they're coming over the walls. the place was just overrun with people we were over in the the marine house, and they came in and started kicking doors down and we could see them taking other state people out and lead them across the compound. you don't know what's going on. you don't know if you're ever going to get out of there. >> my adrenaline was gone. people were pounding on the door, and i'm putting rounds into my my pistol. >> and then all of a sudden, they start bringing people to the door and saying, hey, they got a gun to my head. if you don't open the door, they're going to kill me

>> astute political analysis. >> we have questions how biden's at the write off stayed awake. why did i pull out of 60 minutes? i love pulling out. this is the news network. >> have i got news for you? saturday at nine on. what do you do when your tire goes flat and there's no air anywhere to fix that? you reach for bulls eye pro. the smarter, faster, hands free way to fill it up with air. bull's eye pro is equipped with a rechargeable lithium ion power plant. so fast, so strong and so convenient it's like putting the power of an air compressor in the palm of your hand. look, you can inflate all four tires of your car on a single charge or inflate a bag full of soccer balls at practice. bull's eye pro is so advanced it has a built in smart pressure digital sensor that gauges and automatically stops when the set tire pressure is reached.

plus, it can be 100% hands free. you simply set the target pressure and walk away, keeping you out is lightweight, durable, and powerful enough to inflate this massive monster truck tire. plus, it has four ultra bright led lights to safely inflate at night. bull's eye pro comes with three custom air nozzles on board, so you can easily inflate pool toys, exercise balls, and more. forget driving to the gas station. bull's eye pro is your anywhere, anytime inflation station call or go online now and get the complete bull's eye pro inflation system. all for the factory direct price of just 79.99. it comes with a 90 day money back guarantee. plus, we'll ship your entire order for free. that's right free shipping. but to really inflate this offer, we'll give you a 50% discount on a second one, you get it all. an incredible value

for one low price. call or go online to order now. >> to order, call one ( 800) 778-5617 or go to get bull's eye pro com. >> so call one ( 800) 778-5617. >> that's one ( 800) 778-5617. or order online at bullseye. com order now hi my name is damian clark. >> and if you have both medicare and medicaid, i have some really encouraging news that you'll definitely want to hear depending on the plans available in your area, you may be eligible to get extra benefits with the humana medicare advantage dual eligible special needs plan most plans include the humana healthy options allowance, a monthly allowance to help pay for eligible groceries utilities, rent and over-the-counter items like vitamins, pain relievers, first aid supplies, and more the healthy options allowance is loaded onto a prepaid card each month, and whatever you don't spend carries over from each month. you could pay nothing

for covered prescriptions all year long even name brand drugs all plans have $0 copays for covered preventive dental services, which include two free cleanings a year, as well as fillings they may also have vision coverage, including vision exams and a yearly allowance towards eyewear such as lenses or contacts. even hearing coverage, which includes routine hearing exams and coverage towards hearing aids. you'll even have a $0 co-pay for routine vaccines and telehealth visits plus your doctor, hospital and pharmacy may already be part of our large humana networks so call the number on your screen now to speak with a licensed humana sales agent. wouldn't you love benefits like a monthly allowance to help pay for eligible groceries utilities, rent, and over-the-counter items? so if you have medicare and medicaid, call the number on your screen now and speak with a licensed humana sales agent. if you're eligible. they can even help enroll you

over the phone. and a humana medicare advantage dual eligible special needs plan. and remember, annual enrollment ends on december 7th, so call now humana a more human way to health care planet earth and we bring them here. >> aew is the only place where this revolution can be global. i love a.e.w wednesday night dynamite live at eight on tbs this morning, three house races are still undecided. >> now, two weeks after election day republicans have already won back the white house and control of the u.s. senate and house yes, but these races two in california, as you see there, two in california and one in iowa, they're still quite important. the results will determine how easy or not it will be for donald trump to push through his second term agenda. that is, if people show

up to vote. i say that only because an interesting wrinkle has been happening absences of several republican senators this week has helped democrats in confirming two judges put up by president joe biden. cnn's lauren fox is tracking all of this for us from capitol hill. she's joining us now to walk us through how these absences are affecting the nomination. are impacting the nomination process yeah, kate democrats have control of the senate, right now, which means that they do have the power to confirm more nominees for the judicial circuits across the country. >> but what has been happening is that republicans have been making it even easier for them. and that is because they've had a number of absences. there are a lot of people who are in the united states senate who are very close to donald trump and have been working very hard on ensuring that he moves forward with his transition, including senator jd vance, who is his incoming vice president. he missed votes because he was at

mar-a-lago. there were also others who missed votes, including ted cruz and bill hagerty, who were seen at the spacex launch alongside incoming president donald trump. >> and all of this has meant that it has been easier for democrats to confirm some of these controversial judicial nominations that they really want to get through before republicans take control of the house, the white house and the senate. >> now there's been some flak from conservatives on social media who have been going after senators because they haven't been showing up for votes. and i just want to read one response from jd vance. he deleted this response, but he wrote quote, grace chong is a mouth breathing imbecile who attacks those of us in the fight rather than making herself useful. when the 11th circuit vote happened. referring to a judicial nomination, i was meeting with president trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including fbi director. i tend to think it's more important to get an fbi director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for

republicans to lose a vote, 49 to 46, rather than 49 to 45. now, the reason that this matters once again is that republicans can really gum up the works here. they can make this a lot more difficult. they can make democrats have more procedural votes. but when there aren't enough republicans showing up, the democrats are able to move much more quickly with these nominations. we should note that last night there were a series of votes on more judicial nominees republicans were present for those. >> kate shocking so if proof here that your vote when you're one of only 100 senators, your vote really does matter is what we are, what we see here. let me ask you also about these three house races. i think there are a lot of people saying what we're still we're still counting votes in house races. tell us what's happening. >> yeah. and these these races, like you said, two in california, one in iowa. they're not going to make a difference in terms of who controls the chamber, but they do make a difference in the house of representatives when it comes to tight votes. you've seen over the last couple of months how difficult it is for

speaker mike johnson to get things done in the house of representatives. if you have just a handful of members on the right flank or in the middle who are pushing against him, so it really does matter if you can drive up those margins and make sure that you have secure majority that is able to pass legislation, so you don't have just a handful of members who can block one thing after another. kate it's good to see you. >> lauren. thank you for tracking all of it. >> sarah. all right. this morning newly released police report reveals details of the sexual assault allegations against the man that president elect trump wants to lead the department of defense. pete hegseth. the report made public following a public records request, lays out conflicting accounts of the alleged incident in 2017. a woman says hegseth refused to let her leave a hotel room and sexually assaulted her. hegseth says the encounter was consensual. right now it's unclear how questions over this might impact his nomination. joining me now, former trump white house

communications director mike dubke and bakari sellers, cnn political commentator. thank you, gentlemen both for being here. look, the vice president elect, vance is expected to conduct meetings with key republican senators on capitol hill along with pete hegseth. there is reporting now that the the allegations were a surprise to trump's transition team. if that is the case, what would it mean this to the president? mike question uh, what else is out there if he didn't disclose, if he didn't disclose this. >> but let's let's take a step back again and remember that these are allegations and this is part of the whole process of why we go with advise and consent with the senate to take a look at these nominees and go through each, uh, each of these incident incidents or allegations and discusses whether or not um, you know, they are true. and we're also

looking in a situation in which this, you know, charges were not brought. so, again, he should have brought them up that that would be a warning sign to me. but if in terms of the the overall process, i think we're we're just at the beginning. >> bakari, the controversy over hegseth is not limited to the sexual assault allegation that, as you mentioned, mike was never charged. it's some of his comments that we've heard recently, one of which saying women don't belong in combat roles. politico reporting that general mark milley took a jab at this idea at a national security event, sharing a story about an army nurse who braved minefields to save fellow service members and was killed in action saying this don't lecture me about women in combat. women have been if that 762 caliber round hits you in the chest, no one gives a if it's a woman or a guy who pulled that trigger. you're still dead. bakari. the u.s. military has a serious

recruitment problem. do you expect this to weigh on the minds of senators i think it should. >> i mean, and the fact is, you actually have one united states senator that lost her legs in combat. >> i mean, i think her quote was she did she lost them in war. she didn't lose them in a else. she lost them actually protecting our country, serving our country. i think that there's going to be a lot of, uh, of issue with headscarf as a nominee in terms of recruitment, in terms of morale. i mean, the fact is, he's not going over there to lead the largest, most nimble, um fighting force in the world. he's going over there to eliminate and in wokeism. i mean, that that should tell you all you need to know but i want everyone to just have some context here. we've had nominees for different cabinet positions withdrawal because of how they paid their nanny or failure to pay a back tax or, uh, united states senators who couldn't take over hhs or become health czars for various

issues when they had more than enough votes. and now you have individuals like gaetz or excuse me, gaetz, you have individuals like hesketh, you have individuals like gabbard who have just these character flaws which seem to be but are still good enough to put in the in a in a trump cabinet. i just think that we have to understand trump destroying all these norms may not be good for the country. >> i want to reporting it was found prepared by federal investigators which showed a web of thousands of dollars in venmo payments between matt gaetz and a group of his friends, associates and women who he allegedly had drug fueled sex parties with over a span of about three years. while this is coming out, the house republicans decided to report and the ethics chair, michael guest said one of his reservations about making the report public is that it's not done and needed to go through a review process. is that a fair argument? bakari yeah it is a

fair argument, and i believe in due process. >> look, i'm not one of these democrats who wants to jump down people's throat when you don't get due process. i mean, i think that dubke said it best. i mean, when talking about heskett, those are just allegations. i'm a criminal defense lawyer, so everybody needs the ability to actually go through this process. matt gaetz deserves this opportunity to go through this process. and it's not, you know what he does in his private time that bothers me. i do think that there is a level of hypocrisy, though that comes with this. you have elon musk, for example talking about he wants transparency. he wants the epstein files. he wants, uh, what happened to jfk? you know, they want to release everything about covid 19. and then you ask them for this file. and there is matt gaetz. um ethics report. and there's this this weird cowardice silence so we have to be feeding people at the same spoon. i want matt gaetz to get due process, whether or not he deserves to be attorney general. that

answer is flatly no. but he definitely deserves to be. to have due process. >> mike, i'm curious your response to bakari and also, there are always these signals that republicans, you know, won't do trump's bidding in this case. but then we've seen so many times that they capitulate. what are you seeing? is that already starting to happen your first question about bakari's point, i fully agree. >> look, i think hypocrisy is maybe the ultimate, uh poison when it comes to believability of of candidates so we need to work through that part of the process. the, the larger question here, though, for me at least is that the american people voted for donald trump knowing a lot of what we have been talking about, not about the nominees, but about about donald trump, and they have voted for him twice. and part of the reason i think that has happened is because we've got a united states government that that at least half or more of the population believes is broken. and so these nominees

represent whether they represent meteors hitting the agencies or just road bumps what they what they represent is a change in not just style, but a change in the way our government is going to operate for better or worse. but that is what we found on november 5th was the will of the people mike dubke, bakari sellers, thank you gentlemen so much for talking me through that. >> appreciate it john. >> all right. this morning a teenager is in critical condition after contracting a new mutated version of bird flu. and then christmas carol loki cookie decorating and hobnobbing with hallmark's biggest stars. brand new reporting from inside the first ever hallmark christmas cruise are >> i'm feeling better all in one and done with mucinex kickstart headaches better now. >> mucinex kickstart gives all

in one and done relief with a morning jolt of instant cooling sensation. >> it's did you recently get a letter in the mail from your medicare plan? it could be your annual notice of change, and it's one of the most important documents for people on medicare. if you recently received this letter, call the number on your screen for a free medicare benefit. review your annual notice of change informs you about all of the changes being made to your medicare plan for the upcoming year. that could mean changes to your benefits premiums, deductibles, or co-payments. network of participating doctors and pharmacies if you're confused by your letter, we'll help you understand it. and if you're unhappy about the changes being made to your plan, we can help you shop for other coverage options in your area. the medicare annual enrollment period is happening now, so you may be eligible to enroll today. you only have until december 7th to switch plans, and you must take action to do so call the medicare benefits helpline at the number on your screen. you don't need an annual notice of change to call. even if you lost your letter tossed it out or never

received one. the medicare benefits helpline can assist medicare plans can change every year and those changes can affect benefits premiums, deductibles, or co-payments. participation of doctors or pharmacies in your plan's network. call the medicare benefits helpline now to see if there are any changes being made to your current medicare plan for the upcoming year. if you don't take action by december 7th, you may not be able to make changes to your plan for another year. make sure you're in the best plan for your needs, even if you called last year, you should still call to see if there are plans in your zip code that may be a better fit for your needs. remember new plans may be added every year, so call today. the medicare annual enrollment period is only for a limited time. the medicare benefits helpline is open now and ready to assist. call before the deadline for your free medicare benefit review, call 800 523 1704. that's 800 523 1704 805

two three 1704. >> sore throat got your tongue? >> mucinex insidiosus sore throat medicated drops uniquely formulated for rapid relief that lasts and lasts. that's my baby. >> try our new sugar free cough drop into soothe turn it face time oh imprint.

>> discover more at for imprint.com for imprint for certain cnn heroes on all star tribute, find out who will be named the cnn hero of the year. >> sunday, december 8th at eight on cnn unitedhealthcare knows you've got your whole life ahead of you. >> you really are older and it's nice to know you're free to focus on what matters with reliable medicare coverage from unitedhealthcare cnn health central brought to you by

unitedhealthcare, medicare plans reliable coverage for your whole life ahead new. >> this morning, a canadian stable condition after contracting bird flu. now scientists say the virus has mutations that could allow it to become more transmissible in humans. cnn medical correspondent meg tirrell is here with the details on this. what are you learning, meg yeah, john it's really important to let people know that there has been no spread of this virus detected beyond this particular patient. >> and so what they are actually looking at here is a sequence of this virus from that patient that canadian health officials posted and the scientific community looked at. and what they found is that there were mutations in areas on this virus that could potentially make it more transmissible between humans, make it easier to infect cells. >> so this canadian teenager's case has been puzzling and worrisome to folks because it's different from what we've

been seeing in the human cases we've seen. >> so far. this teenager is in critical condition. they've had severe breathing problems. they're in the hospital and this is a strain of the virus that seems more closely linked to what's been seen in wild birds versus in the dairy herds here in the united states. and so they're not saying that they've seen this in anybody else. they think perhaps, you know the teenager contracted this virus. they still don't know how, by the way, and had it for a while. and maybe the virus accumulated these mutations in that patient and became potentially better able to infect other people. but there has been no spread detected and so they're not saying that this is going to spark more transmission of this virus. they just say john, that it shows it's potentially possible. >> what is the current situation with bird flu in the united states a big problem in dairy herds in the u.s. >> 15 states have detected bird flu in their cattle more than 500 herds have had bird flu detected in wild birds. this is of course, widespread. we are

also seeing outbreaks in poultry flocks. that's affecting the price of eggs. the cdc says that there is no person to person spread that's been detected here in the u.s. as of now, and they are still saying the current public health risk is low. this is something community is paying very, very close attention to. and you are hearing calls from folks around the world asking the u.s. really to do more now to post more sequences for example, of the virus in animals. so that the scientific community can study this more. >> all right. thanks so much for this report, meg tirrell. thank you kate. >> right now, the father of an accused school shooter in georgia is in court or headed to court today. colin gray faces 29 counts, including second degree murder. his 14 year old son is accused of killing four people and injuring nine others at appalachia high school in september. i'm sure you remember that horrible tragedy playing out. investigators say the boy's father bought him the gun used in the shooting. cnn's nick valencia is joining us now from atlanta as he's tracking all of this. and nick and now the question becomes,

will the father be held criminally responsible? >> that's right. and what we'll see this morning is a relatively new tact in law enforcement charging parents with the actions or alleged actions of their children. >> we first saw that in the case of the michigan school shooter, ethan crumbley. his parents convicted of that mass shooting. but these charges faced by colin gray the most severe of any parent of an alleged school shooter. and let's get through some of those charges. 29 counts in all, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder, eight counts of cruelty to children and each of these counts accuses the father of providing a firearm to his son knowing that he was a threat to others central to this case will be an interaction in may of 2023 with the father and the son and law enforcement related to online threats of allegedly shooting up a school. now, the then teenager denied making those threats. and the father told law enforcement that he did not have unsupervised access to the hunting guns in the house but kate, just seven months later, as a christmas present, the

father is alleged to have purchased the gun used in that mass shooting at apalachee high school colt gray, the alleged school shooter he was supposed to be in court today as well, but he waived his arraignment and he entered a not guilty plea. meanwhile, those charges that the father faces if convicted he could face at least 180 years in prison. that hearing has yet to get underway. kate. >> well, nick, thank you so much for watching this for us. we'll get back to you. really appreciate it. a new hour of cnn news central starts now details from the police report at 22 pages at the center of a sexual assault allegation against president elect trump's defense secretary pete hegseth. >> what we are learning this morning. and gate lice your days and boarding groups are numbered. american airlines is rolling out new technology to curb those early borders from jumping the line and the