the employee who hasn t taken off his name tag since that awful day. tonight, children and covid in this country, and the cdc panel now recommending tonight pfizer booster shots for children 5 to 11. pfizer now says it increases antibodies against the original omicron variant 22-fold. just as new child covid infections hit their highest point since february. the abortion battle in this country, and tonight, the oklahoma legislature passing the most restrictive abortion ban in america. banning abortion beginning at conception, with few exceptions ad sending it to the governor tonight. president biden meeting with leaders of finland and sweden at the white house today, supporting their bid to join nato, defying threats from vladimir putin. the abc news exclusive tonight. martha raddatz on board the uss maine. one obvious 14 ballistic missile submarines protecting the u.s. from potential nuclear threats. and what they kept secret there martha even while she was onboard
hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m john vause. ahead this hour, standstill. russia s eastern offensive appears to have stalled in ukraine. the plummet continues. stock markets in asia sharply lower following a big fall on wall street, all triggered by dismat earning reports by big retailers and fears of record high inflation. and still too early to call in the pennsylvania senate republican primary. but not too early for donald trump to urge the candidate he endorsed to declare victory. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with john vause. vladimir putin s three-day war is now into day 85 and appears to be going nowhere, with one nato official saying momentum is shifting in favor of ukraine. overall, nato says the war is at a standstill for now, neither side expected to make major gains. one area of progress for ukraine is a counter offensive in the kharkiv region. ukraine s military says another settlement has bee
candidate to declare victory any way. inflation jitters are turning into tremors on wall street. the dow has its worst day in nearly two years amid a crash in retail stocks. and a new report warns the world is coming closer to catastrophe as four key climate change indicators set new records. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. the fiercely contested republican senate primary in the key state of pennsylvania is likely to drag on for days while every last vote is tallied. it s a critical showdown that could affect which party controls the u.s. senate come november. tv personality doctor mehmet oz is holding on to a very narrow lead over establishment republican dave mccormick. just over 1200 votes separate them. the race could go either way and a recount is looming. but former president donald trump doesn t want to wait. he encouraged mehmet oz to declare victory now. we can see the path ahead. we can see vict
retail ceos say they are getting crushed by rising prices. we re live in london with a look at the impact on global markets. and a stand still on the battlefield as russia s offensive appears to have stalled. could ukraine have the upper hand to regain territory? we are live in lviv with the latest. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, the high profile u.s. republican senate race in the key swing state of pennsylvania remains too close to call, and it will likely be days before a winner is announced. tv dr. mehmet oz holds an extremely narrow lead, some 1200 votes over former hedge fund executive dave mccormick. but former u.s. president donald trump, who endorsed oz, is already urging him to declare victory. last week and having a defibrillator implanted on election day. now, you may have noticed, i am not john fetterman. the next senator of our great state. reporter: the ballot counting here in lancas
nearly two years, the dow dropped nearly 1200 points, it came after target reported a huge 52% drop in profits for the first quarter, walmart slashed its outlooks. these stores are pocketing less money because they have to pay so much more to get product on their shelves. wal walmart s stock fell more than 11% on tuesday, the company s worst day since 1987. and then of course there are also gas prices to talk b now above $4 a gallon in every state in america for the first time ever. the national average this morning $4.52 a gallon and climbing and that ripple effect is now hitting markets around the globe. overnight european markets opening lower, stocks also tumbled in asia after wall street s hellish day. inflation fears now depressing investor sentiment, many ceos publicly stating their concerns about a possible recession, something fed chairman jerome powell is keenly aware of. what we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way and we re goin