and to our viewers, thanks for watching. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, crackdown. a russian couple arrested for having a private conversation critical of putin s war. this is putin s former speech writer tells me his former boss is erratic with no strategy. plus, cnn learning a seventh officer from the memphis police department has been relieved of duty after the arrest and beating of tyre nichols. and wait until you see what the strategy is to stop him. let s go outfront. outfront tonight, arrested. a russian couple handcuffed just for criticizing putin s war. according to the independent russian monitoring group. the couple was having a private conversation you re looking at here. the conversation had some things critical of the war in ukraine. somebody called the police. you see there. the couple were arrested. this is the type of police state that of course we saw in nazi germany. informant, people rounded up just for speaking out. havin
have improved touch. but making ends meet still the biggest for families and firms. i can t give them the things you would like to give them, like the new books. i can t afford to do it any more. with a new promise from labour to help keep a lid on bills, we have one big question this morning is rishi sunak keeping his promise to run a professional government for us all? to answer that, james cleverly, the foreign secretary. the woman who d be your chancellor if labour win the next election rachel reeves is here. and the latest of our leaders interviews for 2023 we ll hearfrom nicola sturgeon, scotland s first minister. with me at the desk to help make sense of what that lot of have to say, the chair of tesco and imperial college, john allan, the lbc presenter and journalist, racheljohnson, and iain duncan smith tory mp who used to lead his party. good morning, thanks for being with us. it s not been a great week for the government, with a feeling that rishi sunak ca
you re live in the cnn newsroom i m jim acosta in washington. following breaking news out of brazil where at this hour a group of protesters have breached security barriers at the congressional building in that country and gained access to the building. the supporters of former president bolsonaro also broke into the federal supreme court building there and the country s presidential palace. neither house of congress is currently in session in brazil right now, but brazil s new president, we should also mention, he is not at the palace. cnn s rafael romo is following all of this. this is an unfolding situation. and people around the world already seeing comparisons between what s unfolding in brazil right now and what took place in this country on january 6th a couple of years ago. it looks eerily similar. reporter: i have to clarify, it was not only the congressional building but the presidential palace as well as the supreme court. it was thousands upon thousands of peo
me. i m fredricka whitfield. right now, heightened emotions as the buffalo bills get back on the field. playing in their very first game since the terrifying collapse of safety damar hamlin. and what a way to get started. while also rallying around hamlin s recovery. taking the opening kickoff all the way in for a touchdown. the bills first opening kickoff score in 18 years. and tributes for hamlin continue to pour in. that s happening under way right now. and it happened before the game, the bills, their fans, loudly showing their support as hamlin continues to recuperate. throughout this week, the entire western new york community, nfl family, and people from around the world have been praying for damar hamlin. damar s amazing recovery has lifted our collective spirits and we are forever grateful for the love and support damar s family and friends and our organization have received. today, we celebrate damar s recovery, our love for damar, and our fwgratitude. please ris
this currency expert from one of the world s biggest banks tells me how it s a story of both american strength and the weakness of other economies. so how much stronger could the dollar get? i m going to ask this man right here, former us treasury secretary larry summers, if an international deal will be needed to curb its rise. also on the show, helping beat those queues at the airport. i m going to be speaking to the big boss of air transport data giant sita about the tech solutions driving the future of seamless travel. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. here s a quote. the dollar is our currency, but it s your problem. that s what the then us treasury secretaryjohn connally famously told some of his european counterparts back in 1971. and 50 years on, it seems as true as ever. us policymakers, they re trying to clamp down on the cost of living crisis and the impact of that? it s being felt all over th