talking. my guests tonight both turned opportunities into tv empires starting with a so-called ring master of pop culture, andy cohen. you don t want to miss his hot take on prince harry and why discussing the real housewives got him hot under the collar. what do you want to say to me about that, chris? talk about defensive. i am defensive. and barefoot contessa herself. how she almost passed on the biggest break of her life. i said lose my number. i didn t think anybody would want to watch me on tv. i didn t know what they saw. we have two things in common. do i get a hint? i find cooking really hard. i find it really stressful. do you feel your life is in danger. the love of my mother brought me here. there is a long list of bad ones. he s the creative mind behind some of the most viral moments in reality show history sglt . the only thing that is artificial for fake me about, this. andy cohen oversees bravo s biggest hits, about a dozen shows
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. we are following developments out of ukraine where explosions continue to be heard in central kyiv. the first blast came just hours ago, and one official says russia is now attacking the capital with kamikaze drones. cnn s chief international correspondent clarissa ward joins me now from central kyiv. what is the latest on this? reporter: so, essentially, rosemary, people here woke up to the sound of air-raid sirens followed by two loud explosions. then there were at least another two explosions, and we re right in the center of the city at the location or right next to the location of the impact of one of those blasts. you can probably see behind me there s still a lot of smoke in the air from that explosion. we don t know yet how many people may have been injured or possibly killed in this series of blasts here in the capital. we did speak to th
far left socialist agenda which led to increased spending, increased inflation. democrats should talk about the economy. they should contrast their views with the republican decision. they should be talking about how much things cost at the supermarket, the gas pump. if they talk about anything else, they are nuts. todd: alexandria hoff live in washington with the very latest. alexandria? you heard that last sound bite. they ve been trying to talk about anything else. inflation is a top issue for midterm voters combined with recession concerns and the biden administration has had to come up with a sensitive response. it s possible but not inevitable and we are doing everything we can to strengthen the foundations of the american economy. retail sales, payload employment, industrial production, all of those have not been flashing red. all of those are not recessionary territory. eco-there is s vehicle there is now a 63% chance that recession will hit e next three mo
we will be examining in detail different areas of the squeeze on the pound in your pocket and some of the solutions individuals and communities are finding. so, we have a panel of experts, sarah pennells is a consumer finance specialist at royal london, which calls itself the uk s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company. sabine goodwin is coordinator at the independent food aid network which provides help to those at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. and mercedes osborne is a mortgage expert at pointers financial based in exeter. welcome based in exeter. to all of you. also with us this week is our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who is out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce their energy use. we will beat with justin we will beat withjustin a bit later. we have a whole range of topics lined up. first, kevin peacheyis topics lined up. first, kevin peachey is has analysis on working age benefits and whether
southwest airlines canceling the majority of its flights for today. we have team reporting. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, elwyn lopez in atlanta and meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out. the nationwide virus threat. covid-19 on the rise. with the holidays under way, the new warning tonight that all those gatherings and travel could send cases soaring, while flu activity remains high. the new strike inside russia. for the second time this month an air base 300 miles from the border hit. putin s forces claiming they shot down a ukrainian drone. ukraine signaling hope for negotiations. are peace talks possible? britt clennett from kyiv tonight. the urgent investigation in washington state. four power substations disabled on christmas day, knocking out power to thousands on the holiday. what officials are saying tonight. the crisis at the border reaches washington, d.c. hundreds of migrants bussed to the nation s capital from texas left in the cold. families with ch