Geoff: Good evening.
It is good to be with you.
We start tonight in Egypt where
global climate talks are on the
verge of a breakthrough deal.
U.N. Talks were extended and a
draft agreement that would
create a disaster fund for
vulnerable countries is on the
table.
The deal would urge developed
nations to contribute to the
fund but not mandate it.
European officials threatened to
walk away if the agreement
doesn't keep temperature limits
on global warming to 1.5 degrees
celsius.
That's what experts say is
needed to avoid the most extreme
effects of climate change.
>> We want a good decision.
It is better to have no decision
than a bad decision.
A good decision means we remain
on track to keep 1.5.
We don't want 1.5 celsius to die
herein today.
Geoff: U.S. Climate envoy John
Kerry positive for covid-19
while at the summit.
He is participating via phone.
It is the eve of the world cup's
opening soccer match.
The head of soccer's governing
body scolded critics over the
host country and accuse the
western world of hypocrisy.
The government of Qatar is
facing scrutiny for human rights
abuses and treatment of migrant
workers who helped build
facilities for the world cup.
In a news conference lasting
nearly two hours, FIFA president
pointed his criticism at
Europeans.
>> I think for what we Europeans
have been doing in the last 3000
years around the world, we
should be apologizing for the
next 3000 years.
Before starting to give more
lessons.
Geoff: He also defended the
last-minute decision to ban beer
from world cup stadiums.
Saying fans will survive for
three hours without it.
Leaders from some of the world
leaders -- leading economies
wrapped up their meetings in
Bangkok today.
The apex summit economic focus
was sidelined at times by other
global issues including the war
in Ukraine.
The group issued a declaration
that said most members strongly
condemned of war in Ukraine,
acknowledging others saw the
conflict differently.
Russia is a member of aipac.
The snow kept on falling in
western New York today.
In the Buffalo area, some places
were under six feet of heavy,
wet snow as a blizzard moved in
from lake Erie.
Residents dug themselves out.
The lake effect snow is
unpredictable and dangerous.
At least two people have died
already from cardiac events
suffered during shoveling and
nearly 300 people had to be
rescued.
Former president trump is
reacting to yesterday's
appointment of a special counsel
and probes focused on the former
president.
He spoke last night while
attending a gala at the
mar-a-lago estate.
Denouncing the investigations
involving the January 6
insurrection.
President trump: This horrendous
abuse of power is the latest in
a long series of witchhunts.
It started a long time ago.
The investigation was dying,
dead, or over, especially after
the record-setting 40 point loss
of Liz Cheney and the great
state of Wyoming.
I thought that put the final
nail in the coffin.
Geoff: Despite his
characterization, federal
investigators recovered hundreds
of classified records improperly
retained at his mar-a-lago
resort.
We will have more later in the
program.
President Biden spent the day at
the white house after a lengthy
trip to Egypt and Asia to attend
his granddaughter's wedding.
In a ceremony on the south lawn,
Naomi, the eldest daughter of
hunter Biden married.
The wedding is the 19th in white
house history.
It comes a day before president
Biden's 80th birthday.
Still to come, the latest from
Kyiv as the war enters its 10th
month.
A conversation with bluegrass
legend.
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