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
welcome to london where we have a spectacular view of the city on this historic urination day. countdown to an event that many of us will be seeing for the first time in our lives. and will not soon forget. moments ago, we saw king charles iii and queen camilla arriving at westminster abbey, where they operate a start of ceremonies, officially counting them as the new monarch. we expect to see charles and camilla very soon, kicking off this remarkable celebration. dignitaries including first lady joe biden have been gathering at westminster abbey, whether coronation will be taking place. charles taking center stage, after the death of his mother queen elizabeth the second and 70 years after she herself was crowned. crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the king and queen as they make their way from here, buckingham palace, two westminster abbey in a gilded carriage called the diamond jubilee state coach polled by windsor grey horses. the kings procession will depart bucking
the last king to be correlated with george vi in 1937. we have seen thousands of people lined the streets. this is such an incredible moment. for scale of all this is like nothing the world has seen. he has a lot of work to do in living up to the legacy of the queen s 70 years, everything rests on king charles. i and ever to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. good morning, welcome to london on this rainy morning that is a day king charles has waited for for 70 years. we are about to witness the first coronation since 1953, and we are thrilled you are up early in america. joining us with your families around, because this is a truly historic morning. i am thrilled to be joined by ainsley ehrhardt and piers morgan. what an experience we have had watching history over the last year, we ve been to the jubilee, extraordinary celebration of queen elizabeth ii and her funeral which came a few months later, september 8th, king char
market. april s surprising jobs report. all this coming in right here to cnn news central. all right, surprising and impressive jobs numbers just in this morning from the labor department. employers added 253,000 jobs last month. that is a lot more than the 180,000 that were expected. the unemployment rate also dropped slightly, now 3.4%, it s down from 3.5%, and 3.4% is like the lowest level it s been since 1969. this report comes just two days after the fed raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time, all in an effort to rein in inflation. rahel solomon is with us. these are good numbers. these are good numbers and the labor market continues to defy expectations. 253,000 jobs added in the month of april. as you said, stronger than almost every economist that was polled was expecting. also stronger than the months prior. i want to put that 253,000 in perspective. we did get downward revisions for the prior two months so stronger than that, but you can see this i
right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w