hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you re watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. just ahead, hollywood writers heading to the picket line. thousands set to go on strike, a move that will bring productions to a updated on anying halt and send shockwaves through the industry. a dire warning from america s treasury secretary, saying the country only has about a month to pay its bills or risk an economic catastrophe. plus, we ll take you to a small island that s part of taiwan, but just four miles from china s border and almost totally defenseless against china s navy. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin in hollywood, where television and film writers are going on strike, a move that will very likely shut down most tv and film productions in the u.s. for the foreseeable future. the strike was announced hours ago after the writers gu
at port sudan with eight tonnes of relief supplies including health kits for hospitals. it hopes to get security guarantees to send humanitarian aid to the capital, khartoum and the darfur region. despite a ceasefire being in place, the past few hours have seen intense clashes in khartoum as the army tries to dislodge the rival rapid support forces. residents are being urged to remain indoors and stay away from windows. tens of thousands of civilians have abandoned their homes and are fleeing sudan. the uk s last evacuation flight left the country overnight while the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens. countries like saudi arabia are getting people to the city ofjeddah via port sudan on the red sea. let s hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in the sudan for the last 13 years, and due to the situation of peace and security here, due to this war, i left everything, my house, my car, my everything. all the savings of 13 years i m living
just ahead, a days long manhunt is finally over. authorities in texas capture the man accused of gunning down five of his neighbors, including a child. readying the troops, the u.s. prepares to send hundreds of service members to its southern boarder in anticipation of a massive surge of migrants. and later, tackling loneliness. the u.s. surgeon general lays out a plan to address what he calls an epidemic of isolation in an effort to improve social connections. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and thanks for joining us. well, after a four-day manhunt, the suspect in the fatal shooting of five people, including a mother and her 9-year-old son in texas was arrested tuesday evening. authorities say 38-year-old francisco oropesa was found hiding in a closet under some laundry at a home just miles from the house where the killings took place. oropesa is being held on five counts of murder with bonds set at $5 million and will appear in co
welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m anna coren live from hong kong. ahead on cnn newsroom rescuers are rushing to save two children believed to be trapped in the rubble left by a missile strike in ukraine. sporadic fighting threatens the latest cease-fire in sudan as those unable to flee face food and water shortages. and never before seen photos show the intensity and the drama inside the situation room during the raid that killed osama bin laden. we begin with a race against time after russian missile strikes in ukraine. rescuers are scrambling to reach two children believed to be trapped under a building partly obliterated by a russian missile. it happened in the city of uman where a boy and girl are believed to be somewhere in the lower floors of this high rise. officials say at least 17 other victims have been rescued. friday s strike left at least 23 people dead, including at least 4 children. two more people died in