of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 much stronger than expected. that s raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders weren t the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been seized upon by president biden, who is battling for re election. he s been suffering poor approval ratings for his handling of the economy, as american households feel the impact of higher prices on their finances. from new york, here s michelle fleury. for an economy many said was headed for recession, the us continues to defy expectations. in the final three months of last year, the american economy grew faster than expected, expanding at an annual rate of 3.3% while inflation fell. growth for th
if they get there in time. this is not just a professional failing, this is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual. memphis braces for fallout over the fatal nonstop beating of a black man by police with video set to be released any day now. what s going on now with george santos? the man just listed as treasurer for santos campaign says he doesn t even work for the congressman. all right. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with a potential game changer in russia s campaign with a big if. president biden announces to send 31 abrams tanks to ukraine after germany said it will deliver 14 leopard 2 tanks from its own supply. the challenge now getting the tanks to the battlefield in time to make a difference. we ve got to make sure we re helping the ukrainians plan and prepare for the fighting we think they re going to be facing in the spring and summer months as the weather gets b
hello, and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m max foster in london. just ahead all roads lead to donald trump. nothing was put into donald trump unless donald said so. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, do you all agree that this is your verdict? yes. a verdict against alex jones s lies and their poisonous spread. they are really sending a message here. russia has deliberately struck civilian infrastructure. one country cannot take the territory of another by force. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is thursday, october 13th, 9 a.m. here in london. 4 a.m. in washington where in just a matter of hours the january 6th committee will return to the public eye. in a hearing expected to hammer home that former president donald trump remains a clear and present danger to democracy. but before we get to that there are new details into the investigation of trump s handli
Tonight the Supreme Court gives republicans a key victory. What todays ruling on elections could mean ahead of november. Then, a Border Security bill dies again in the senate after getting no support from the party that loves talking about border chaos. The doj versus live nation. Why the feds are taking on the Entertainment Giant over Ticket Prices as the 11th hour gets gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening, once again, im Stephanie Rule live from new york city, and were now 166 days away from the election. And as we wait for tuesdays closing arguments in Donald Trumps new york criminal trial, the nations highest court just made a big decision when it comes to the right to vote. The ruling involves a congressional map down in South Carolina and how its lines are drawn. The Supreme Court sided with South Carolina republicans and their map. The courts conservative majority said the plaintiffs did not prove their claim that it was redrawn on the basis of race. The opinion, w
Bret 100 percent not. Thanks. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight the key prosecution witness in the criminal trial. Concluded his testimony and the prosecution rested its case today. But, before that former trump attorney and selfdescribed fixer admitted to stealing 10s of thousands of dollars from his boss company. When the defense took over, cohen was followed on the stand by one of his former legal advisers. Now, there has been a request by the defense for the judge to dismiss the case from the bench. Correspondent nate foy is outside the New York State Supreme Court again tonight, good evening, nate good evening, bret. Todd blanche requested that the judge dismiss this case on the grounds that prosecutors did not prove that trump falsified Business Records or did anything illegal to influence the 2016 president ial election. The judge reserved his decision and trump spoke about that while leaving court tonight. Hopefully the motion to dismiss this