states and around the world. i m laila harat. president biden visits the border amid a surge of migrants trying to reach the united states. he s got the gavel but it could be a tough road ahead for newly minted house speaker kevin mccarthy as he attempts to wrangle fractious republican party. plus china bids a first farewell to zero covid as the country reopens its borders fare the first time in three years. we ll have a live report from one of the biggest crossings between hong kong and mainland china. in the coming hours, president joe biden is expected to visit the u.s. southern border for the first time since taking office. the white house says he ll meet with local officials in el paso, texas, to address border security concerns. the city is facing a surge in migration from latin america, and the president has been criticized for struggling to stem the tide. but mr. biden says his critics, primarily republicans, have demagogued the issue and that his administrati
the pandemic. this is a story that unfolds in three parts. first, the fraud. just yesterday we learned that nearly 400 department of homeland security employees took pandemic unemployment aid, even though they were working. this is just a tiny fraction of the massive and brazen covid theft that has incurred since the government started doling out billions in so-called relief. the official who was in charge of overseeing the distribution of the belief has called this the biggest fraud in a generation. it was the theft of as much as $80 billion or about 10% of the $800 billion it was handed out in that paycheck protection program. that s on top of the 90 billion to 402 billion believed to have been stolen from the 900 billion covid unemployment relief program, that is a lot of money. the second part of this story surrounds the title wave of inflation but all of this unchecked spending and the fraud actually caused. the adverse effects of pumping trillions into the u.s. economy
great economic report today. gdp report. things are looking good. going to come out to you today. they can t take me down because i m a bad man. i can tell you that right now. talking circles and doing all of that. listen, you can get all you want. yours is not going to out match mine. reporter: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it s friday, october 28th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in new york and 1 a.m. in san francisco. the city where twitter is based. elon musk now owns the influential platform according to a source familiar with the deal. according to two sources one of his first decisions was to fire three top executives including the ceo. musk has suggested twitter could be in for a major shakeup now that he s in charge including possibly allowing former u.s. president donald trump back onto the platform. one expert told us earlier content moderation is a challenge for other social media companies as well. when we re talking about issue
and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of blistering heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let s take a look at the actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti strike laws, the financial times leads with a warning from incoming boss of the tuc, paul nowak, who says unions will fight and make the government pay a high political price for such laws. the independent has gone with a striking image of the impact of recent russian bombardment in ukraine. they re also shining a light on striking chaos, with a warning that the uk could see a year of disruption if the government fails to negotiate. in contrast, the times leads with labour s vow to c
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and everywhere around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you live from london. just ahead on cnn those opposed, no. no! no nominee having received the majority of the votes cast. a speaker has not been elected. dna evidence, a suspicious vehicle and a new witness account. critical information released publicly for the first time. now they want to use christmas as a cover to at least briefly stop the advance of our guys in donetsk. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, january 6th. 9 a.m. in london, 4 a.m. in washington where the house of representatives still doesn t have a speaker. we ve seen 11 votes over the last three days and each time publicly kevin mccarthy has fallen short despite his party s narrow majority in the chamber. no nominee having received the majority of the votes cast. a speaker has