deliberates the cost of his election lies. if he had taken the stand, imagine what a catastrophe that would have been. this is an attempt to square people and rudy giuliani should pay a huge sum. the only republican woman in the presidential race, are women voters behind what nikki haley is selling? she has the demeanor and life experience. donald trump is still the commanding leader, but there is no doubt the enthusiasm is there. the debates don t make a big difference, but they did this time. the suburbs are trump s kryptonite. do enough people turn out in the suburbs to vote against donald trump? good morning. breaking overnight, ukraine s fight against russia, the european union agreeing to officially open negotiations for ukraine to join. it is a historic decision. one president zelenskyy is calling a victory for ukraine. a victory for all of europe, one that motivates, inspires and strengthens. but in a setback, hungary did block the eu from approving mo
media correspondent david sillito reports. this has been a landmark case, prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion and today the judge, mr justice frankel, ruled that yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by mirror group newspapers. 0utside court, a statement was read out on the half of the duke. today s ruling is vindicating and affirming. i ve been told slaying dragons will get you burnt, but in light of today s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press, it is a worthwhile price to pay. the mission continues. thank you very much. 33 mirror group articles had been presented to court. 15, thejudge said, had been sourced by illegal activity. hacking, he said, had been widespread and habitual 1996 and 2011, habitual between 1996 and 2011, and he concluded that a former editor of the mirror, tv presenter piers morgan, had known about the practice. piers morgan has repeatedly denied involvement. referring to
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we start in china where earlier today we got to see more evidence of its economic difficulties. new home prices fell for the fifth straight month in november while property investment dropped 9.4% over the year so far. retail sales growth missed forecasts but on the plus side, industrial output, what those factories churn out, expanded in november at its fastest pace since the start of last year. the world bank is forecasting that china s economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling from 5.2% to 4.5%. duncan wrigley is chief china economist at pantheon macroeconomics. he told us more about the economic data we ve seen come out today from china. the general picture is pretty soft, soggy. one standout piece of data, actually, is the accelerated decline in existing home prices. now, property market, as i m sure everyone knows, is very weak in china. but part of the process is going to be clearing some of the excess overhang. there s a lot of investment properties boug
a dire warning from the u.s. and european officials as funding for ukraine remains stalled in congress. one senior u.s. military official warning that with a crucial aid, ukraine is, quote, certain to fail without us. plus, any moment we could get a verdict on damages in rudy giuliani s defamation trial. jury deliberations are happening now as they weigh potential 48 million dollar decision. the cdc sounding the alarm. why the agency is begging americans to get vaccinated. the troubling data behind this new push. we are following these major developing stories and many more on this friday, all coming in here to cnn news central. we begin with a dire new warning in the face of russian aggression. officials say if more military aid is not green light for ukraine, it will doom kyiv s prospects of winning the war. the white house wants to send another 61 billion dollars. a logjam in congress is holding it up, likely through the holidays. allies say that if that aid is not app