Press briefing in weeks. And there is a lot of news to cover. The fema administrator is going to join Karine Jeanpierre at the podium with an update on the governments response to the devastating wildfires in maui. Gillian also reporters first shot really to press the white house since Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a Special Counsel to investigate the president s son. Well take you to the briefing as soon as it begins. First the Campaign Trail in iowa. Way up in the polls and all over the country, thats a lot, over 50 points. I think im the most likely to beat biden and get this stuff done and the ability to serve two terms and will not be a Lame Duck President on day one. Leaders dont just give you the list of grievances that are the problem. They actually lead. Its going great. I think ive been here more than any other candidate and part of the reason is i actually enjoy it. John a little taste of republicans on the Campaign Trail five months now until the caucus is in i
. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, more explosions in gaza overnight as hospitals there say the situation is dire for patients, staff, and citizens. and disperse, you will be placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct. pro-palestinian demonstrations shut down new york s grand central station with more protests around the world expected today. and later, could the rock really be the next u.s. president? why some believe it s not such a crazy idea. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin in the middle east, and a warning from the al kudz hospital, saying it s very close to running out of fuel to power its generators, in a statement earlier the pal stain red crescent said 500 patients are at risk of losing vital medical care, and people in the icu, and infants in incubators will likely die. the group docto
thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england s target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to ii% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last
the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the bank of england s target of 2% in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to 11% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last couple of years. as you may have noticed, the prices of goods are rising more slowly as the impact of the w
weapons promising that north korea will be ready for war. this ominous warning comes a week before annual joint military drills between the u.s. and south korea. field trainings are expected to be the largest in years. the two countries will also conduct intensive commuter simulated exercises. it s designed to be a tough and realistic exercise to strengthen the combined defense posture of the alliance response capabilities. kim jong-un has condemned these drills as he plans to increase the country s nuclear capabilities in retaliation of the west. those weapons seen on full display at the country s military parade to mark 70 years since the end of the korean war. at the same time, north korea welcomed delegates from china and russia to pyongyang at the end of last month. washington has accused pyongyang of supplying russia with military equipment and munitions