good evening, welcome to los angeles, i m trace gallagher. as former president trump fights efforts to exclude him from some state ballots. california s population declines for a third-straight year. tax documents reveal the surprising groups leaving the state. and as winter creeps in energy experts are calling for updates to the power grid. brett behar looks at eithers to protect our most critical assets, but next breaking tonight the ugs and mexico saying they will work more closely together in coming weeks to address the crisis at the southern border. officials cleared a tent camp that was near the border as they agree to keep rail crossings closed. they say they re not convinced the efforts will alleviate the massive crisis. jillian turner is in mexico city tonight. u.s. officials are confirming that a mexican delegation will travel to the u.s. to meet with president biden next month and in january to continue the dialogue. this comes as we re learning more about exac
rachel: welcome back. look at that, good times roll. the good times are rolling. 7:00 here, and and it s new year s eve. you guys have plans? joey? pete? joey: yeah, i ve got great plans. this evening i m going to host the big weekend show. i m very excited about that. pete: i hope you re at a hotel slows and not going anywhere else. joey: i can hear the chaos but not be a part of it. pete: the minnesota vikings are playing the pack ors tonight, so jen is not losed about that. she does not want to the spend it s a controversial game, yes, it could have playoff implications rachel: you ll be in nashville? pete: we ll be home. rachel: i ll probably be watching the peakers too. [laughter] pete: sean duffy if will be watching on the other side of the equation. rachel: that s the only time he really insists on watching, if the packers are plague. pete: and they re playing the vikings. it s at lambeau field, he ll be into it. joey: we started the first hour with our new c
we got a big hour ahea literally any moment now we could get three parts of the fulton county s grand jury s report about 2020 election interference by former president donald trump and his allies. we are expecting to get the introduction, the conclusion, and then a section where the jurors explain concern that some witnesses may have lied under oath. those witnesses, they re not identified. those names being redacted, of course, but these sections could give us clues about how the fulton county d.a. may proceed. plus, are answers out there? nbc news has learned president biden is set to give his most extended public remarks about the unidentified flying objects shot out of the sky. those remarks could come sometime today we re hearing, but senators are frustrated with what little they ve been told, will we all get clarity. plus, an ohio community in fear. dead wildlife, sick pets. rising health concerns. the fallout from the train derailment and controlled burn of toxic
and to our viewers, thanks for watching. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, crackdown. a russian couple arrested for having a private conversation critical of putin s war. this is putin s former speech writer tells me his former boss is erratic with no strategy. plus, cnn learning a seventh officer from the memphis police department has been relieved of duty after the arrest and beating of tyre nichols. and wait until you see what the strategy is to stop him. let s go outfront. outfront tonight, arrested. a russian couple handcuffed just for criticizing putin s war. according to the independent russian monitoring group. the couple was having a private conversation you re looking at here. the conversation had some things critical of the war in ukraine. somebody called the police. you see there. the couple were arrested. this is the type of police state that of course we saw in nazi germany. informant, people rounded up just for speaking out. havin
national university. supporting the whole you. happening now, breaking news. more fallout from the fatal police beating of tyre nichols. the memphis fire department just revealed that three employees who responded to the scene have been fired. i ll get reaction from an attorney for the nichols family. also tonight, president biden warms up for a state of the union address touting the benefits of his signature infrastructure law. this as former president trump is trying to jump-start his 2024 presidential campaign by hitting the trail and by taking shots at potential gop rival ron desantis. and in jerusalem, an urgent appeal for calm by america s top diplomat. secretary of state antony blinken trying to turn down the temperature between israelis and palestinians amid a new outbreak of deadly violence. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. and let s get right