in germany alone, there are thought to be about 300 known 'ndrangheta members. police said it should take a toll on their operations. >> we managed to hit the 'ndranghetata very purposefully and despite the adverse circumstances and conspiratorial forces working against us, we have landed them a sensitive blow, at least for the time being. according to officials, the operations these groups were running are now closed. how long they will stay that way, however, is anyone's guess. brent: i'm joined at the big table now by giulia norberti who is working with "mafia no thank you." it's good to have you on the show. the police say the rates have dealt the 'ndrangheta a consididerable blow and they h e wounded the mafia. do you agree? giulia: i partially agree. this was the biggest organization against 'ndrangheta in europe, so for sure it was very significant, especially on the symbolic point of view and also to give a signed against these organized crime groups that they cannot continue doing illegal activities in europe. bubut i don't say that this will really cha

they targeted an italian mafia syndicate known as the 'ndrangheta and accused of cocaine trafficking,aundering and other crimes. at the hague, italy's top anti-s mafia prosecutd the raids are just a small step in taking down the group's vast network.an >> ( ated ): i wanted to underline once again, how 'ndrangheta has cells thatti operate, coope amongst each other and in a network that divers the whole of europe. if we think we havantled 'ndrangheta with this operation, we are probablai actually, cey, we are wrong. >> woodruff: today's raids followed a two-year investigation. in addition to the arrests, police also seized more than $2 million. edere's word that global carbon emissions have reaew records in 2018, rising the most in seven years. an international scientific group, the global carbon project, makes that projection, based on figures from the u.s., china, europe and india. the findings mean some goals of the 2015 paris climate accord may be nearly out of reach. back in this country, wisconsin's republican- controlled legislature voted early today to weaken the powers of the