white house bid official, and the challenge now is to take on trump without making the base turn against him. these stories ahead on cnn news central. so, this just in. we got word that negotiators are meeting right now. this is ahead of the crucial meeting this afternoon between president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. june 1st is now 10 days away, and this is the day that treasury secretary janet yellen says is a hard deadline that is ahead of the economic disaster that going to affect millions of americans like medicare and medicaid benefits and military salaries and other benefits at real risk. and now, many at capitol hill hounding their representatives, and that is the last we heard from house speaker kevin mccarthy. look, there is no agreement on anything. we have all said the peace on where we r and we are trying to find common ground to get this done. so right to manu raja on capitol hill. i understand that the staff level negotiators and members are
any strike by teachers, a huge knock on effect. most state school teachers in england had a 5% rise in 2022, and a 3% rise was recommended from this year. but the unions want above inflation increases, and to ensure pay rises don t come out of schools budgets. they argue they are playing catch up on pay over the last more than a decade. the government says it s a fair and reasonable offer and that schools would receive an extra £2.3 billion over the next two years. are you a pupil or parent off school and work today? how are the strikes affecting you? do you agree with what the teachers are doing? teachers please get in touch, too tell me why this matters. this morning are teachers right to strike? a pay deal for hundreds of thousands of nhs staff in england is expected to be settled later. ministers will meet health bosses and representatives from m unions this lunchtime. but some workers including nurses are still opposed to the offer, which includes a 5% rise
watching us here in the united states and around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom i turned around and i told the crowd come this way. people are dying. tragedy strikes a halloween celebration in south korea. more than 150 people have been killed. cnn is live in seoul on the search for answers into what happened. plus the u.s. is now nine days away from the midterm elections and voters have been turning out in record numbers. we ll have a report from one key state. and the white house is accusing the kremlin of weaponizing food as russia withdraws from a key grain deal with ukraine. we ll have reaction. south korea s president is offering support and condolences to families who have lost loved ones in chaotic crowd surge. images of the tragedy have been pouring in and we have to warn you, they can be very hard to watch. you will zeros of bodies see rows of bodies and now at least 153 have died including 24 nationals, some 82 have also been injured, among them at leas
hello, and a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m max foster in london. just ahead. you think you re in an autocratic nation. why are you in camouflage? we re losing rationality. i am humbled and honored to have the support of my parliamentary colleagues, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. doctors across the country are warning of a triple threat. the big three of viruses. i ll be honest, i think we re in for a tough several months. we re seeing a high number of children who are getting sick who need support to breathe. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max fo foster. it s tuesday, october 25th, 9 a.m. in london, 4 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where the nation s mid-term elections are just two weeks away. more than 7 million ballots have already been cast between early voting and absentee ballots. the new cnn polling shows the economy and inflation are the key items for voter
here in the u.s. and around the world. it s monday, october, 24th, i m brianna keilar with john berman. it s it s 15 days until the midterm elections and the races are tightening. in georgia, raphael warnock is looking to hold onto his senate seat in a tight race against herschel walker and brian kemp trying to fend off stacey abrams in the governor s race. early voting off the charts in the state, nearly three quarters of a million have cast ballots. in pennsylvania, the two senate candidates face off tomorrow. john fetterman is locked in a raise with mehmet oz. and in florida, ron desantis debates crisp. and bernie sanders is warning democrats to focus more on the economy instead of abortion rights. nancy pelosi pushing back, why not both. and kari lake is still attempting to sow doubts about the integrity of the system in her race for governor of arizona. are you confident it s going to be a fair election? i wish i could say i have complete faith in the system. i