Hey, from CNN, I'm Afoma DK, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, December 3rd.

We start with exclusive new details on a classified inspector general report about U.S. military strike

plans against Houthi rebels in Yemen that Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth shared through a signal group chat earlier this year.

After months of investigating, sources familiar with the report tell CNN,

it found that Hexeth could have endangered American troops and put the mission at risk when he shared the plans.

An unclassified version of the report is expected to be released to the public tomorrow.

Hexseth shared the highly

sensitive information with other top Trump officials and a reporter who was accidentally

added to the chat. Sources told CNN, Hexeth refused to sit for an interview with the IG,

but has said he made an operational decision in the moment to share that information, though

there is no documentation proving that. The watchdog found that Hexeth has the moment to share that information, though there's no documentation proving

that. The watchdog found that Hexeth has the authority to declassify information, which,

according to two sources, means the consequences of Hexeth's actions are less clear. The White

House says the president stands by Hexeth. The Pentagon didn't respond to a request for comment. More news coming up,

including the CDC Vaccine Committee's plans and what they could mean for your kids.

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