United states and around the world. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you from new well start todays program with two of the worlds critical hot first, ukraine, where president zelenskyy admitted this week that the counteroffensive is difficult as western officials tell cnn that further decisive progress by kyiv is highly unlikely. So where does the war go from here . Then to niger where a Military Ju Junta Launcheded A Coup three days ago. That makes for a sixcountry belt of coups spanning 3,500 miles right across the african continent. Well tell you what you need to know about the startling trend. Also, are you amazed by the power of Artificial Intelligence . Well, wait until you hear about Quantum Computing. It will make todays a. I. Look like childs play. I talked to the famous physicist miccio kaku about what he sees as the real gamechanger. But first, heres my take. In only may 2023, it seemed obvious that the United States was going to face an unmanageable Border Crisis in the Previou
Today. Were going to preview whether targets results will hit that bulls eye. And later on the show, the Company Still trying to get workers back to the office and a looming reset of billions of dollars in commercial real estate loans, a health check on the sector from one of the biggest players in that market it is wednesday, august 16th, 2023 youre watching Worldwide Exchange right here on cnbc good morning welcome to Worldwide Exchange. Im frank holland. Lets get you ready to start the day. Breaking Economic News at this hour the latest snapshot on the state of the eurozone with Second Quarter flash gdp. Our london newsroom has the numbers. Good morning good morning, frank yes, so the numbers have just been hitting the wire now. This is the second estimate for the Second Quarter gdp coming in at 0. 3 quarter on quarter, in line with the initial estimates. No real surprise there annualized basis, were looking at 0. 6 year on year this tells you the eurozone economy did actually show
It certainly isnt, and as the House Republicans continue to investigate hunter biden, the Justice Departments investigation, including bringing the iris whistleblowers, investigating that, its going to be a continuing thorn in the side of joe biden as he pursues reelection. Tell me more about Special Counsel david weiss and what he might do with these new Special Counwers . He was appointed byr President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed unanimously by e senate, so he was something that the Biden Administration decided to keep on because he was already independent, not somebody that biden put into place, now with the Special Counsel powers it means you have additional resources, a budget to bring in additional staff if you want also remove him from the daytod oversight of the justice will be able to continue to u invee this as they have been, and also allowed to look into charging any potential crimes in other jurisdictions, he doesnt have to stick in delaware, where the case has gumm
Donald trump lashing out today after the latest indictment against him, this one in Fulton County, georgia. Why this case could be so consequential. Plus, the actions of mark meadows, charged for the first time in one of these cases. A chief trump critic and rival is here, former governor chris christie. Why he says hes uncomfortable with how the georgia indictment went down. One week after the first evacuations in hawaii, new questions about warning systems. Did the wildfire make them inoperable or did no one ever sound the alarm . Im jake tapper. We start today with our Law And Justice lead. 91 charges, thats what donald trump is now facing after he was indicted in Fulton County, georgia last night. This was the fourth time hes been indicted since leaving office. Hes one of 19 people charged in georgia for his and their attempts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in that state. Trump joined by his former attorneys, as well as former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows. All of
Hawaii senator maisi hirono joins me next on . Donald trump could face a fourth indictment. I did receive notification to appear at Fulton County grand jury. Now President Bidens son may go to trial himself. It is in the Special Interest to appoint a Special Counsel. Will legal troubles oversee the election . Plus crunch time. Its political season at the iowa state fair. Give careful consideration to the choice that you will make. With the debate in less than two weeks. The gop should be a party that appreciates a comp tigs of ideas. Who will be on stage . Republican president ial candidate will hurd joins me in moments. Hello. Im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is in shock. The fire that swept through maui this week is now the deadliest u. S. Wildfire in more than 100 years. Officials said last night with at 93 people dead and that figure is tragically expected to only grow. As Emergency Workers uncover more scenes of horror, lines of abandoned, charred car that