i'm fred pleitgen in london, and this is the cnn newsroom.merica's top doctor is putting the spotlight on growing evidence of a link between alcohol and cancer. the u.s. surgeon general warns that even drinking small amounts of alcoholic beverages could increase your risk of developing the potentially deadly disease. cnn's brian todd has more. waking up the next day, straight off the holiday partying season. >> a stark warning about the effects of alcohol from america's top doctor, surgeon general vivek murthy, issued a warning that alcohol consumption can increase our risk of cancer. >> and doctor murthy called for new warning labels on alcoholic beverages. >> i think it really helps raise awareness that alcohol is a risk factor for certain diseases, including cancer, and that even lower levels of alcohol use can still be associated with the development of certain cancers. >> the surgeon general's office says alcohol is now the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the united states, behind tobacco and obesity. >> doctor murthy said i

i'm fred pleitgen, and this is cnn newsroom. a powerful winter storm is creating a dangerous mix of precipitation across large swaths of the united states. and more than 70 million people are now at risk. that includes some 4 million people in eastern kansas under blizzard warnings. the storm system is expected to bring heavy snow, hazardous ice, rain and also severe thunderstorms stretching more than 1300 miles across the country. officials warn that blizzard conditions, accompanied by winds gusting up to 40 miles an hour, could create treacherous travel conditions and potential power outages across a vast region, and the united states department of health and human services is investing more than $300 million to help monitor bird flu in the united states and help prepare for potential outbreaks. the centers for disease control and prevention say the risk to the general public remains low, but not everyone is convinced that washington is doing enough to prevent what could be the next pandemic. doctor deborah birx is the former

i'm fred pleitgen in london. here's what's ahead on cnn newsroom.he first major winter storm of the season is bearing down on much of the united states, the latest on the conditions and when residents can expect the system to pass. plus, we're learning more about the driver who exploded a cybertruck in las vegas and the political grievances he held in the final days of his life. and while donald trump has already flexed his political muscles with how house republicans will look at why passing his ambitious legislative plans may prove to be a challenge. we want to begin, though, with that powerful winter storm that's creating miserable and dangerous conditions across a wide swath of the u.s. and putting more than 70 million people there at risk. that includes nearly 4 million people in eastern kansas now under blizzard warnings. in colorado, travelers were also dealing with blizzard like conditions. the storm is expected to bring heavy snow, hazardous ice, rain and severe thunderstorms stretching more than 1300 miles across the country. governors in

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cnn's fred pleitgen joins us now. fred, what are officials in denmark and greenland saying about this visit? >> well, first of all, they've been saying for the last couple of years, ever since the first trump administration, that greenland is not for sale. and they continue to say that as well. it's quite interesting to see that video of what they call trump force one descending there into new greenland, which would appear to be a trump action figure in the cockpit on the cockpit dashboard there. we do have some sound actually now from don jr.. after he landed in nuuk in greenland. he, of course, claims that all of this is just a private visit, despite some of the talk from his father. let's listen in. >> we're a little pressed for time because we only have a couple hours of daylight, so we want to see everything. but we're really excited to be here. thank you guys so much. we care about you and here as tourists, seeing it looks like an incredible place. we've been talking about going for a while. i was actually suppos

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cnn's fred pleitgen has musk's message and the growing opposition. >> can you hear me? okay. >> yes, we can hear. >> you. >> elon musk, larger than life. the virtual guest of honor at the far right alternative for germany's election campaign kickoff event. some afd members have been accused of using nazi rhetoric. musk calling for more german nationalism. >> i think there's like, frankly, too much of a of a focus on on past guilt. and we need to move beyond that. it's okay to be proud to be german and not to lose that in some sort of, uh, multiculturalism that, that, that that dilutes everything. >> music to the ears of afd supporters. >> you know, go, go, go. >> fight, fight, fight. musk speaking even before the party's main candidate, alice weidel, who makes no secret on immigration. the afd sees eye to eye with the trump administration. weidel telling me just how important musk's support is. >> i'm incredibly happy that he made it. and, um, i wish him and donald trump, jd vance all the best and god blessings. >> what would you do if you became the chancellor? >> imme

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cnn's fred pleitgen is following this story from berlin. fred, what else do we know about this visit to greenland yeah, i saw that. >> what seemed to be that donald trump terminator bobblehead on the cockpit dashboard of that aircraft as it was coming in to land. it was quite interesting because, um, donald trump jr.. he said that all of this is just a private trip. he said that he's there at a tourist, but of course, comes at that very interesting time as the president elect has been talking about essentially taking over greenland on the part of the united states. i want to listen to a little bit of what don jr. said after he landed there in nuuk, greenland. >> we're really excited to be here. thank you guys so much. you and christian here as tourists. seeing it looks like an incredible place. we've been talking about going for a while. i was actually supposed to be here last spring for some of the stuff i do on my free time, but just really excited to be here. awesome country. the scenery coming in was just spectacular, so just very excite

i want to bring in fred pleitgen, who's reported extensively from ukraine over the course of this war. and fred, you know, one of the lines that the president had in that in that speech is that i'm the only one that stood in the center of kyiv, not him. in regards to vladimir. slated to morale, to the president's office in what has been, we know, a grueling ongoing war with russia. >> a grueling on going war, omar, and certainly one that's becoming more and more difficult for the ukrainians. and i think that president biden is, of course, right, that he was the only one who was standing there in that square in kyiv. but at the same time, while there has been a lot of aid from the united states, while no doubt the biden administration has also enabled a lot of nato allies to do things that they never thought they'd be capable of doing. if you look at, for instance, where i am right now in berlin, the germans, they started out in all of this offering 5000 helmets to the ukrainians. and it was then when the biden administration, the biden administration, stepped in and offered leadership

. >> fred pleitgen spoke to a top afd party leader in a story that you will see first here tonight out. >> yes. >> we can. >> hear you. >> elon musk. >> larger than life, the virtual. >> guest of. >> honor at the far right alternative for. >> germany's election. >> campaign kickoff event. >> some afd members. >> have been accused of. >> using nazi rhetoric. >> musk calling for. more german nationalism. >> i think there's like, frankly, too much of a of a focus on on past guilt. and we need to move beyond that. it's okay to be proud to be german and not to lose that in some sort of, uh, multiculturalism that, that, that that dilutes everything. >> music to the ears of. >> afd supporters. >> you know, go, go, go. >> fight. >> fight, fight, fight. >> musk speaking even. >> before the party's. >> main candidate. >> alice weidel. >> who. >> makes no secret. on immigration. >> the afd sees. >> eye to. >> eye with the. >> trump. >> administration. >> vital telling me. >> just how important. >> musk's support is. >> i'm incredibly happy that he made it. and, um, i wish him and donald trump, jd

fred pleitgen, cnn, berlin. >> also, a similar message from panama, its foreign minister, quickly shooting down the suggestion of the u.s. under trump taking control of the panama canal. all right. we'll try to get you those comments later. but essentially, you do have people, officials in panama reacting to this constant conversation that that trump maintains going, we do want to get back to our breaking story, though, in los angeles of that massive fire that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. we're going to check back on this developing story on the ground in just a few moments. don't go away. >> i lay on my back, frozen, thinking the darkest thoughts, and then everything changed, dana said. you're still you and i love you, super man. >> the christopher reeve story february 2nd on cnn. >> you can't seriously believe that i have the slightest desire to become pope. >> every cardinal has that desire. >> this year, one choice leaves no doubt. >> conclave is director edward berger's stunning cinematic achievement. it's a masterclass in classic filmmaking, and now it's

. >> fred pleitgen spoke to a top afd party leader in a story that you will see first here tonight outfront. >> in the open. >> yes. we can hear you. >> elon musk, larger than life. >> the virtual guest. >> of honor at the far right alternative for germany's. >> election campaign kickoff event. >> some afd members have been. accused of using nazi rhetoric. >> musk calling for more. >> german nationalism. >> i think there's like, frankly, too much of a of a focus on on past guilt. and we need to move. >> beyond that. >> it's okay. >> to be. >> proud to be german and not. >> to lose. >> that in. >> some sort. >> of. >> uh. >> multiculturalism that. >> that, that. >> that dilutes everything. >> music to the ears of afd supporters. >> you know, go, go. >> go fight. >> fight fight, fight. >> musk speaking. >> even before. the party's. >> main candidate. >> alice weidel. >> who makes. >> no. >> secret on immigration. >> the afd sees eye to eye with the trump. >> administration. >> vidal telling me. >> just how. >> important musk's. >> support is. >> i'm incredibly. >> happy that he. >> made

fred pleitgen is out front. >> powerful barrages of. >> deadly russian thermobaric missiles. raining down on ukrainian positions. in russia's kursk region. as vladimir putin's army continues its assault. president trump, now changing his once positive tone towards the kremlin, threatening moscow with tough sanctions. if we don't make a deal. and soon, i have no other choice but to put high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions on anything being sold by russia to the united states and various other participating countries, trump wrote on his social media account and then added, quote, we can do it the easy way or the hard way. trump, also criticizing putin himself. >> zelenskyy wants to make a deal. i don't know, putin does. you might not. i don't know. he should make a deal. i think he is destroying russia by not making a deal. i think russia's going to be in big trouble. >> the president's remarks, breaking news on kremlin controlled tv, ripping into what they call trump's ultimatum to putin. >> ultimatum. >> neither in 100 days or in 180 days will trump resolve or settle t

fred pleitgen, cnn berlin. >> thanks for joining us. the sauce starts now. >> straight from the source. tonight, a leader of the january 6th attack set free by president trump, returns to the scene of the crime as federal judges who locked up convicted rioters are issuing a blistering takedown of trump's pardons. also, who is in charge here? elon musk undercutting that big announcement that trump touted on his first day in office. trump called it tremendous and monumental. musk says it's not going to happen. and a major new fire is exploding right now in southern california, mandatory evacuations are underway this hour. we'll have the latest on the biggest threat that is now facing l.a. since the fires that burned neighborhoods to the ground. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source. we start with the breaking news this hour as we are watching a brand new, massive wildfire. as you can see here, erupting in the already fire ravaged los angeles county. this one is occurring in the foothills in the mountains of northern l.a. county. it'

fred pleitgen, cnn, southern california. and the rewriting of january 6th reaches a new peak as a ringleader returns to the scene of the crime. and the trump administration weighs welcoming convicts to the white house. first, the fire now burning out of control across more than 8000 acres in northern l.a. county. cnn's veronica miracle is there for us. what are you seeing? veronica? >> yeah, anderson, we're in an area that just burned not too long ago. as you can see, some of the area around us is still on fire. and just up the road here, there are utility crews working because multiple power poles have been burned and they've snapped at half the power lines are down on the road. they are working very quickly to try and repair that. and we've also seen a very huge rotation of helicopters coming into this lake next to us, dipping down, grabbing water and going over the hillside. that has been great to see. first, because the winds are not so strong now. and so that means that the choppers can fly, the aircraft can fly, and th