campaign rally today. nearly two months after he announced reelection bid. biden faces dismal polling numbers hand mounting concern even from within has only party about age and cognitive abilities despite that, he s gaining major endorsements. alexandra hoff live where today s rally was held. good evening, the focus of the debut reelection rally was union workers specifically calling themselves the most prolabor resident in history, hosted by the afl cio of powerful federation and 60 unions which recently voted to endorse the biden harris ticket, president biden spoke of the administration s record and make this accusation to the crowd. let me tell you something. after what i ve done when they come back to get rid of these clean energy investments, they try to stop the plan, i will try to do these things. guess what they re coming for your jobs. republicans argue the clean energy initiatives by the biden administration would hurt american workers in the economy. the
a very warm welcome to the programme. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the government s case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime minister s country retreat, chequers. the allegations have come to light during preparations for the covid public investigation. mrjohnson has replied to the allegations in a statement. his team says. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details. there is no investigation. what has happened here is that the lawyer through borisjohnson lawyer through boris johnson cosmic ministerial diary from the time of the pandemic in the process of preparing evidence for a forthcoming public enquiry which will examine th
west continues getting more involved. kevin corke in washington with the latest. more saber rattling and threats from russian leaders, even as president biden continues his efforts to keep not just the u.s. but other global communities squarely behind ukraine s government even as it faces withering assault from the russians. russia is obviously taking notice of that and in turn that could help to fuel moscow s latest barrage on kyiv. leaders warned that there is more to come. here is mr. madge of medvedev. with the political regime oppose a constant direct and clear threat to russia. the first episode has been played. there will be others. president biden hoping to convince other g7 countries to stand in the gap behind kyiv s to oblivion thinking it support for yesterday saying progressive element productive conversation, air defense is the number one quality and we also need new york leadership, with support for our resolution, that would be the resolution. biden s pus
states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. president biden is at home in delaware after a campaign swing to three western states. ahead, why he says this year s mid-term elections are the most important in decades. plus, chinese leader xi says they will take taiwan by force. a live report from beijing plus reaction from taipei. elon musk changes his mind when it comes to offering peace for ukraine. we ll look at the decision and huge implications in the war against russia. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with ken brunhuber. > . president biden has just wrapped up a rare four-day campaign tour across the west costa head of the critical mid-term elections. much is at stake as it tries to hold on in congress and win key local and state elections. biden s approval is low across polls fueling worries that it could weigh down the party at the ballot box. stumping alongside the most vulnerable candidates. the pre
to go live every weekend, because the news doesn t stop, nor should we. very good to have you. let s get the read of what s at stake as we wrap up a number of key debates, other contests simply too close to call as the battle for the house and senate is on. the very latest from kelly o grady in los angeles on the real pain that a lot of shoppers/voters are feeling right now. reporter: good morning to you, or neil. that inflation number came in hotter than expected this week, and the big worry is what s called core inflation. that s a number when you don t factor in food or energy prices. that came in at 6p.6%, the 6.6%, so it kind of shows how inflation is becoming entrenched in our economy. here s the president this week downplaying that inflation number. americans are squeezed by the cost of living. it s been true for years, and folks don t need a report to tell them they re being squeezed. reporter: the numbers tell a very different story though. look how prices ha