the covid global health emergency is over. that s the word from the world health organization. a historic moment since he declared an emergency more than three years ago. it also comes as the u.s. is set to end its own public health emergency. bracing for a surge. right now homeland security alejandro mayorkas is at the u.s. southern border as worries grow about a sharp rise of migrant crossings days before a covid-era policy ends. live from there. a major threat to putin s war in ukraine. the head of a mercenary group deployed in the war against ukraine by tens of thousands, wagner, says he could pull out from a battle as russia raises a major counteroffensive against ukraine. this, all coming in here to cnn news central . it is a historic moment in the global fight against coronavirus. the world health organization today announcing covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency. it was more than three years ago now that coronavirus was declared a public health emerg
a man identified as a marine veteran tackled him to the ground and put him in a choke hold. the marine reportedly held him like that for several minutes. dana: kneely was later pronounced dead. the man seen tackling him was taken into custody and released and not charged yet. that is igniting outrage on the left. protestors taking to the streets. look at your screen there calling for the marine to face murder charges. some democrats are echoing that sentiment and pressuring the d.a. alvin bragg to prosecute him dana: kneely was 30 years old. homeless. made a living as a subway performer and michael jackson impersonator. he had a history of mental illness and arrested dozens of times and told police he was schizophrenic. the city failed him. dana: this case is reigniting the debate on law enforcement. many arguing his death could have been prevented if police had been allowed to do their jobs. this horrible tragedy was completely avoidable but it has come about bec
everyone, have a good weekend. cnn news central starts right now. an insider at mar-a-lago, a major new development as the new york times reports on a potentially crucial cooperator in the classified documents probe. what this could mean for the special counsel s investigation. just in this morning, a surprising april jobs report, the labor market is heating back up. what does this mean now for the economy? we will break it down. plus, the countdown to the coronation is on. we re live at buckingham palace as the official crowning of king charles iii happens tomorrow. those major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. all right. we have to start with those april jobs numbers showing surprising growth in the labor growth in the labor market when other indicators have very clearly recently been pointing to possibly a cooling off. the new data was just released in the last 30 minutes and it shows employers added 253,000 jobs last month, t
global health emergency, but the declaration comes with a warning. on wall street, the dow jumps 400 points this morning with good news from the banking industry, and a jobs report that beat most expectations. overnight, a major twist in one of the bloodiest fights in ukraine, in a furious announcement posted online, the head of russia s wagner mercenary group threatens to pull his troops out of bakhmut next week. at the southern border, officials say more than 2,000 migrants a day are now apprehended, just in the rio grande valley area. we re live with new video of just how desperate the situation is for men, women and children as the secretary of homeland security visits the area. and now to breaking news, the world health organization making a major announcement about the status of the covid-19 pandemic. the director general says more than a year now the pandemic has been on a downward trend and that the emergency committee that has been analyzing the data recommen
that does it for us on this friday morning, ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. happy friday. so glad you are with us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and it may be friday, but there s still a lot of news this morning, including big economic shifts. we just got the april jobs report, and instead of the decline economists expected, unemployment numbers ticked down. the unemployment rate is 3.4%. jobs were added, many more than expected. that is some good news, but with interest rate hikes, banking turmoil, layoffs, and store closures, how do you assess the state of the u.s. economy? former new orleans mayor mitch landrieu who s also a senior adviser to president biden will join us. plus, a judge could hand down a record sentence for a january 6th rioter today. how long that defendant could spend behind bars. and we re following reaction to the historic verdicts against members of the proud boys. what does it all reveal about the