CNN Original Series to Look at Future of Cities
BALDWIN: Before I let you go, let me tell you about this new series CNN is working on. It's called "THE CITY OF TOMORROW," and we're taking this closer look at how surveillance is transforming the way we work and the way we live.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is the city of tomorrow already here? The high cost of energy, crime, choking air pollution, around the globe, these 21st century challenges are being met with real innovation. In England, wind energy from the Atlantic is powering London homes. Police in Los Angeles are crunching big data to solve every day crime. And in Seattle, one building is redefining what it means to be green. Real solutions, but the challenges only grow bigger. According to the U.N., the world population will reach 8.3 billion by 2030. In that same time, greenhouse gases are expected to increase by 25 percent, the world's trash nearly doubled, while half of the world will live in areas threatened by lack of water. What does that mean for cities? Sixty percent of us will live in one and, by 2050, 70 percent. And the demand for clean air, water, energy and, yes, convenience will skyrocket. By 2017, nearly half of the world's population will be online, and almost half of all Internet traffic will travel through smart devices. Imagine, fewer drivers commuting to work, smarter policing, buildings with no carbon footprint and trash cans that tell us when they're full. Life in the city of tomorrow could be pretty great if we develop the technology that we have today.</s>BALDWIN: Tune in to "ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT" tonight, 7:00 Eastern, for a look at surveillance in New York. And just a quick reminder, make sure you watch. We're excited about the CNN Original Series premiering tonight. It's called "THE SIXTIES." It was the decade that changed America, war, assassinations, the struggle for civil rights, and Americans watched it all on TV. Tune in to "THE SIXTIES" tonight at 9:00 Eastern and Pacific, only right here on CNN. And make sure you stay right here, because I'm Brooke Baldwin, here in Atlanta, but we have to turn things over to -- as always, in Washington -- my colleague, Jake Tapper. "THE LEAD" starts right now.