The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is officially the Mayor of New York City. The 34-year-old makes history as the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor. Mamdani stunned the political world with his victory in last summer's Democratic primary campaigning on affordability, promising universal child care programs, rent freezes and making city busses free to all passengers. We take a closer look at Mamdani, beginning with CNN correspondent Gloria Pazmino.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump intensifies his pressure campaign on Venezuela with the US's first known strike inside the country. We have exclusive reporting on the attack. Plus, we take a look at the new technology now being used to search for MH 370 more than a decade after it vanished without a trace. And a brutal and widespread storm completely shuts down traffic on major highways across parts of the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump ends the year with an aggressive effort to end wars in both Gaza and Ukraine, and make good on one of his biggest campaign promises ...Two helicopters slam into one another in midair, causing both to plummet to the ground, killing at least one ... Nearly 12 years since Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 vanished, yet another search effort is getting underway.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon targets what it calls "ISIS terrorists" in Nigeria, where President Trumps says Christians are being attacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time since February 2024, Southern California faces a high flood-risk threat due to a massive storm expected to dump rain in an area already saturated by previous dow npours.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices