and in latvia, its oscar—nomination recognition made history. for an oscar. flow earned nominations for best animated feature and best international film. this critically praised film, which has no dialogue, is set in a world of animals where humans are not present. it's the handiwork of a latvian film—maker. flow is an animated film about a cat who is afraid of water, and there's a big flood that destroys the cat's home, and it ends up in a small boat with a group of other animals, and they don't really get along. and what's unique about flow is that they don't speak. this is real animals behaving like animals. when i was in high school, i had a cat, and i made a short film about this cat, and that's the inspiration. but then, when i made this feature version, i wanted to expand the story and include more animals. there's a dog inspired by my own dog, so it's really a story about a character who has to learn how to work together and collaborate. audiences have found much in this animation to savour. it's not hand—drawn, classic 1940s walt disne

a small animation from latvia with no dialogue, in which many have found great beauty and hope.ies have paused questioning the country's impeached president, yoon suk yeol as a court in seoul decides whether his arrest was appropriate. yoon was detained on wednesday after a dramatic stand—off between police and his security team. lawyers for the president said he would not take part in any further questioning due to ill health. separately, south korea's consitutional court will continue its hearing into whether to uphold yoon�*s impeachment. live now to seoul and our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, who is outside the constiututional court. every twist and turn you are a cross for us so what is the latest? the latest is that _ for us so what is the latest? the latest is that this _ for us so what is the latest? tue: latest is that this has for us so what is the latest? tte: latest is that this has been for us so what is the latest? tt2 latest is that this has been 24 latest is that this has been 2a hours of high drama, high emotions. you can argue that for the past two months, rea

the film—making the face of a black cat, which is the central character in the animated film from latviaalyptic times. and best international film. this critically praised film, which has no dialogue, is set in a world of animals where humans are not present. flow is an animated film about a cat who is afraid of water, and there's a big flood that destroys the cat's animals, and they don't really get along. this is real animals behaving like animals. film about this cat, and that's the inspiration. but then, when i made this feature version, there's a dog inspired by my own dog, so it's really a story about a character who has to learn how to work animation. the directorjust used it, it was an open—source software, and histrionic animated films that make a lot of money. for the score, the production was very modest. recognition, the picture has outdone some hollywood heavyweight animated movies. is there anything about the film that makes it distinctively latvian? well, um, this main character is a cat who's very, and i think latvians are a bit stubborn like that. just my story. yeah, th

it was made on a shoestring and has made history because latvia has never had an oscar nomination.ation of just over 2 million. they must be overjoyed. this film appealed to oscar voters in los angeles dealing with the nightmare of the fires because there is a message of inspiration and hope that probably resonated. another surprise was "the apprentice," a film that depicts donald trump in his early years as a real estate developer in a new york. last year at donald trump trying to derail the distribution of the film by threatening legal action. i think it is a surprise that it did get nominated. hollywood liberals have been muted since trump team to power again but this film is certainly -- caitrÍona: we will wait to see who announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the b

and that matters because the president of latvia in davos todayis the president of latvia in davos today—year—old elsie dot stancombe in southport last year, is due to be sentenced tomorrow. today the prime minister announced tougher measures for people buying knives online after it emerged rudakubana bought the knife he used to carry out the attack on amazon. marvin and anita obviously we have this week that this man was known to police, social services, mental health services, schools, the youth justice system and referred to prevent three times, and not stop. it is much bigger and more complex than age verification on amazon, isn't it? ~ ,,., , �* ~' isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you _ isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you look— isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you look at _ isn't it? absolutely. and i think when you look at those - isn't it? absolutely. and i think. when you look at those numerous moments, the arm of the state coming into contact with this individual, there is a clear pattern that seems to emerge here, of, you know, in action. and so there are lot

parliament and the u. x. darnell relation service and by the individual parliaments of our neighbors, latvia, and poland. the tax of the relevant decisions on non recognition of the elections have already been published. this is of course, a direct interference in our internal issues and attempt to put pressure on our voters and the distortion of the electoral processes that are currently underway fall. it's not very big secret that the european union has prepared the statements on the elections in billers, how well in advance so well before the process even began happening. now the statements condemns, and that does not recognize the results of the votes of just like it's been happening for many, many years here in this country. denouncing the ongoing, longstanding, great violations of human rights and democratic principles. inbound a ruse which have further intensified in the run up to the so called presidential election on january 26 parliament of the e u. it's member states and the international community not to recognize the legitimacy of incumbent dictate to exxon de lucas shen co as p

i have red crossers in estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland, jordan, baghdad, and kuwait, the horn of africa in djibouti, and japan in oak and allen. they do six-month deployments so it's humbling for me to accept this on their behalf. they work hard. i have been all -- i have been to all the sites and spoken to the commanders to make sure my red crossers are taking care of -- are taken care of. we have programs in place -- for example, at walter reed, when injured troops were coming in with their uniform, sometimes , and we had volunteers cut up some of the uniforms. if they lost a limb, they would cut up the uniform, make pockets to hang on like straps to put their cell phone in so they would have a piece of their original uniform. that's creative. we have a camp out in kuwait. it -- at the travis jordan healing arts gallery, we have a place of respite to get away from all the hustle and bustle of their job, fighting and training to fight wars, so if you get a chance, we have it locally. we have arts and music programs. we are healing people with these programs so i could talk all evening

and by the individual parliaments of our neighbors, latvia, and poland, the tax of the relevant decisions on non recognition of the elections have already been published. this is, of course, a direct interference in our internal issues and attempt to put pressure on our voters and the distortion of the electoral processes that are currently underway for joining the analogy correspondent room and the culture of, i mean right. the quite strong was from minutes what it's not to provoke this all. yeah. well it's not really a huge secret. so the fact that the european union has prepared statements on the elections and villa rules, but well in advance before it actually happened. and the statement itself condemns and actually does not recognize the results of the votes, which is yet to take place. taking this and denouncing the ongoing, longstanding grave violations of human rights and democratic principles in by the rules which have further intensified in the run up to the so called presidential election on january 26 parliament of the e u. it's member states and the international community no

russians have this front line state, like latvia, russians have 50 ice breakers up there and nuclearnd planes. it is america's border. president trump is saying, to denmark, a fr a -- great ally, we love the danes. but he said if you don't defend greenland, a america's door step, we're not putting up with russians or chinese taking it over, we have to do it if we have to defend it, we want to exploit the resources there and take care of people of glean land -- green green land. >> could it become a drain on the united states it is -- it might take some taking care of. i know there are untapped minerals and perhaps oil there and could it be a drag on the united states effect economy if we did it. >> no, it is full of natural resources, it is beautiful, tourism could be huge. greenland will do fine. it will not affect our economy. the danes can fix it put a frigate there full times or troops there, they have capable soldiers, they are vikings, infantry troops and naval strike, they could take care of people of greenland so they are not tempted to let chinese or russians invest there, p

latvia. >> and for best animated feature film, here are the nominees. flow. inside out two. snail wallace and gromit. vengeance. most foul and the wild robot. >> here are the nominees for achievement in production design. the brutalist. dune part two. nosferatu wicked. >> next up for achievement in film editing, the nominees are. honora. the brutalist. amelia perez and wicke >> better off without. >> and for achievement in sound, here are the nominees. a complete unknown. dune part two. amelia perez. wicked wild robot. >> next. >> the nominees for achievement in visual effects. alien. romulus. betterman. dune two. kingdom of the planet of the apes and wicked. >> got a monkeys in those films, i just realized. for achievement in cinematography, the nominees are the brutalist amelia perez. maria nosferatu. >> for performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are adrien brody and the brutalist timothee chalamet. in a complete unknown colman domingo. and sing sing ralph fiennes in conclave and sebastian stan in the apprentice, >> who you? >> for performance by an actres

latvia, 3.15%. what would be the impact if all nato allies spent 5% on defense, congressman?u know, so europe is going to to have to take primary responsibility for european security. doesn't mean america is leaving, but, you know, this america first agenda that the public voted for and president trump won suggests that, you know, europe will have to take responsibility for their security. i can't explain to my constituents why someone in france can retire at age 60 with a full pension and health care benefits but americans have to work until they're 70, 75. it is a real hard argument for us to make and, again, those are advanced economies. we're not leaving them, but they are going to have to step up their game. mike: congressman ami bera, thank you for your time today. great to see you, sir. >> thanks, mike. be well. mike: coming up, senate majority if leader john thune joins us live on set to talk about th' latestem confirmations, stay wih us. nd the game — he hardly struggled at all! you know, every day is a struggle for us pigeons... meanwhile, he's flipping through chan

it's according to investigators in latvia and while it's too early to know exactly what happened, local officials are suggesting the cable was struck by an external force. this comes after several other internet cables in the baltic were cut in recent months. european officials remain on high alert as nato suspects a potential sabotage campaign since russia's invasion of ukraine in 2022. power, gas and communication pipelines in the region have suffered disruptions. now cnn's nic robertson joins the nato forces patrolling the baltic sea and brings us an inside look at their mission to protect the critical undersea infrastructure. there sunrise around 100 miles from russia on the near freezing baltic sea. >> tension mounts is. >> a naval warship. a03 over. >> nato is retooling for a new war. a hybrid war, ultra modern, sophisticated tech is being prepped for underwater action specialized subsea drones designed to dive deep below the surface. >> this is the sharp end of the mission, protecting our internet is not up there in the sky. it's under the sea. >> nato's mission baltic sentry is

. >> new tonight investigators in the european country of latvia tell reuters. a nearby undersea cable was damaged today. and while it's too early to know exactly what happened, several critical internet cables in the baltic have baltic have been damaged lately, putting officials on high alert for possible sabotage power, gas and communication pipelines in the region have also been disrupted, including two in november, so nato has been stepping up efforts to protect those cables. and cnn is getting an in-depth look at that new mission and what it takes to secure the critical infrastructure. international diplomatic editor nic robertson has this report. >> Éowyn bill halldin. >> sunrise. around 100. miles from. >> russia on the near freezing >> sea. >> tension mounts. >> this is a major warship. a03 over. >> nato is retooling. >> for a new war. >> a hybrid. >> war. >> ultra modern. >> sophisticated tech is. >> being prepped for underwater. >> action. specialized subsea. drones designed. >> to dive deep. >> below the. >> surface. >> this is the. >> sharp end of th

that is putin for taking over back over latvia, estonia, parts of eastern europe have who have chosen future with freedom in the west. and that's got to be the price. and the united states has to stand with that. now you make those choices. you get a deal. there never is 100% the way you're going to want to write it. there's a chance for significant breakthrough in not only ending the conflicts, but establishing a new set of ground rules going forward that advance america's own foreign policy interests and the interests of the world. in that case, i want to turn are the prices. >> i want to turn to tiktok, which is offline. as we've been discussing this morning, the president elect says he's going to save it. his national security adviser told me they're looking at a sale or even allowing china to still own it, but finding some firewall to protect americans data. you spent three years in asia as the u.s. ambassador to japan. you witnessed chinese aggression and influence firsthand. what's your take on that? >> well, look, i mean, listen, as a former ballet dancer, i'm amazed at the fl

you know, just yesterday we've seen additional cable has been cut between latvia and sweden.o that's, you know, part of shadow war in the baltics. but same goes for ukraine, right? every day more attacks, more civilians killed. so russia is definitely not interested in peace. so how do you bring ukraine to a stronger position. you know, sanctions is one thing. but second thing is weapons. unfortunately, there is no other way. we have to guarantee that ukraine is stronger on the battlefield, and without the weapons, we cannot achieve that. >> speaking of which, i would like to share these comments from president zelenskyy. he was addressing the world economic forum last week, and then we'll return to the conversation. >> will president trump even. notice europe? >> does he see nato. >> as necessary and will. he respect. eu institutions? ladies and gentlemen, europe cannot afford to be second or. third in line for its allies. if that. >> happens, the world will. >> start moving forward. >> without europe. and that. >> is a war that will not be comfortable or beneficial. >> for

accustomled to people -- accustomed to people from south america coming to america, but not people from latvia, from china or the middle east. but under the biden administration, they knew they would be able to come to the united states and they could actually schedule an appointment thanks to the misguided policies of the biden administration. even as this crisis continued to grow, president biden ended the use of the very effective title 42 authority, which was used during covid to limit the movement of adult males into the country because of the covid situation. child this is a national crisis that president biden created, it is one that has been felt most acutely by the people of texas. the 31 million people i represent. in the midst of the biden administration's abject failure to keep the american people safe and control the movement of people and drugs, including some of the most dangerous criminals you can imagine, it was up to the state of texas and our leadership like governor abbott to step up and defend our people and our borders to the best we could. now, understand border security

he wants to reclaim that land, not just ukraine, but poland, romania, latvia, lithuania, eastern europe the baltics. we must support democracy or freedom or yes, if we don't, ours is at risk. ronald reagan's words are meaningless if we allow russia to reestablish authoritarianism and move that line of democracy back to where the soviet union had had claimed eastern europe and had imposed authoritarianism on people's lives. >> those were not even controversial statements, not just from a republican, but from anyone. but now disqualifying. >> yeah. >> so obviously, this has been a very chaotic situation on capitol hill. mike turner emerged from the meeting yesterday with speaker johnson very frustrated and upset. he was blindsided by this decision to remove him as the chairman of the intelligence committee. he says he was told by johnson that this was coming from mar-a-lago. now, johnson is denying that the trump team is denying that. johnson is saying, this was my decision and my decision alone, regardless of whether there was a direct order or not. it does seem that the trump folks, the