bianca nobilo live from london. max foster has the day off today, but he ll be back tomorrow just ahead on cnn newsroom. this is the worst i ve ever seen. this is an unbelievable amount of rain pull on the side. streets were flooded everywhere. we have the threat for flooding, as well as the threat for severe weather and record warmth on top of it all. this person murdered my friend. but still i can t imagine how his parents must be feeling amazing grace. how sweet the sound we will get through this together. if you can see the smoke, you re in the smoke. get out of the smoke. this person has been negligent and irresponsible and it s led to putting a lot of people in danger. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, april 13th nine am here in london at four am in south florida, where historic amounts of rainfall have caused what one city has made describes as the most severe flooding he s ever seen. up to 20 inches of rain have
french police are bracing for the 12th day of massive protests that they hope won t turn violent as this one did. a week ago. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to walk off their jobs and protests in the streets against president emmanuel macron s push to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 , many also furious over his maneuvering to get the measure around parliament. the country s highest court is set to rule friday if the reforms are constitutional. cnn s saskia van dorn is live for us in paris this hour. saskia were expecting more people to be hitting the streets today on number of numbers dwindling at all. and what can we expect to happen after this much awaited ruling from the constitutional council? well bianca, we expect up to 600,000 people to take to the streets again today. in fact, i believe there s some protests that are already underway. we may have some live pictures of
feels like home crowds. welcome joe biden to county allowed the birthplace of his great grandfather. today he ll meet with irish leaders and deliver remarks to parliament. this less intense leg of his trip follows a visit to northern ireland, where he called on the main political parties to end their stalemate and resume the power sharing. agreement cnn s nic robertson is live for us in dublin, nick. obviously earlier in the week, we ve been focusing on the delicate political dynamics in northern ireland. now biden is south of the border links between the us and ireland extremely strong. i read that one in 10. americans identify as irish and what could be the practical importance of this visit and how it could bolster ties. i think the president being here obviously very significant that is addressing a joint session of the iraqi parliament here. the doyle in the senate, there s only been where he will be the fourth us president kennedy reagan clinton
lose fat get lean, absolutely free, rugged 321321. i m natasha chen in los angeles. and this is cnn. welcome back to cnn newsroom i m bianca nobilo. and if you re just joining us, let me bring you up to date with our top stories this hour. historic rainfall is causing severe flooding in south florida fort lauderdale international airport is closed until this afternoon, and residents have been warned to stay off the roads and jury selection begins in the defamation trial in dominion voting systems lawsuit against fox news. the judge in the case has asked for a special master to investigate whether lawyers for fox lied to the court and with held evidence. the us president says being back in ireland feels wonderful and
greatest songs may have been added to the u. s national recording registry in the library of congress. madonna s like a virgin was one of 25 tunes to make the cut. joining mariah carey s all i want for christmas is you john lennon s imagine led zeppelin stairway to heaven and even the theme from super mario brothers . the game more than 1000 songs were nominated. the library says the song is being preserved, are considered important examples of the nation s recorded sound heritage. and the wizarding world of harry potter will get new life as a scripted television series on the new streaming service max warner brothers. discovery says the series will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved books and will feature a cause of fresh new faces. cnn and max are both part of the same parent company release date has not yet been announced, but the new