Sometimes great challenge is right under your nose i hanako montgomery in tokyo, and this is cnn you are in the cnn and newsroom. I m jessica dean in new york and we begin with breaking news from the middle east where the israeli defense forces say they have located, quote, a number of bodies during combat in the gaza strip, seen an international diplomatic editor, nic robertson is joining us now, live from jerusalem with the latest on this, nic reminding everyone details now very scant. But what are you learning yeah, i have to say as well, this is unusual for the idf to put out this sort of statement to say that they ve located bodies during a combat operation. They don t normally sort of comment on things as actually happening and unfolding and that s what they so as precisely happening at the moment. They re saying that they are working to extract an identify the bodies in this ongoing operation and that asking for people to refrain from speculation, which appears to perhaps indica
It really is way to early on this monday on august 21st. Im Katty Kay On August 21st in for jonathan lemire. We begin with the Tropical Storm pummeling Southern California. Hilary is already smashing records for rainfall across california with some parts of the State Reporting nearly 3 inches of rain yesterday. In addition to the Tropical Storm, Southern California residents also experienced a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake yesterday. Officials are reporting it did not cause serious damage, but it did produce several aftershocks. In response to hilary, governor gavin newsom declared a State Of Emergency. Hilary is the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, almost a century. Turning to politics and new polling shows Donald Trumps hold on the Republican Base is as strong as ever. In a yougov survey, trump leads ron desantis, 62 to 16 . In third place is entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Hes at 7 . All the other candidates at 5 or less. Among them, the poll shows they trust t
And this, the message from the spanish Prime Minister on X Formerly Twitter the only goal of the game came from the spanish Captain Olga Carmona who Got Past Goalkeeper Mary Earps in the first half. In london there were tears, hugs and disappointment for the lionesses, who were looking to become the first england senior side since the mens team in 1966 to win the world cup. In a statement, king charles said the tournament has broken attendance and tv records and raised hopes of a surge in interest for the womens game around the world. Lets hear from the england coach, Sarina Viegman of course everyone was very disappointed that we didnt win the game. At the other hand i think we can be very proud of ourselves, only it doesnt feel that way at this moment, that takes a bit of time because now the most, the disappointment is the most what you feel, but everything weve done, how we have grown into the tournament, the challenges we had before the tournament, during the tournament, how we ha
All of that bodes well for walmart which is forecast to report a 4 rise in sales. Results from the Worlds Largest retailer should also offer a glimpse into demand for back to school items. Traders are hoping that, despite higher borrowing costs, it will show that us shoppers are still willing to spend on essentials. Staying with retail, jd. Com beat analysts forecast for Second Quarter revenue which rose more than 7 to nearly 40 billion. The chinese e commerce giants Focus On Lower priced products paid off in the fight for customers amid an economic slowdown. The company said it attracted more vendors to its platform and its users shopped more frequently as It Product Range expanded. It was a different story however for tencent where Earning Results came in below estimates in the Second Quarter. Revenue grew 11 to just over 20 billion. Tencent s core Gaming Business experienced weaker than expected growth. Domestic Gaming Revenue was little changed, a sign that the economic slowdown in
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