Horrific thing that ive seen in my life. The wheel thing came down. It looks like a bomb went off but were sure a bomb didnt go off. A brief moment of hope that youre looking at from earlier this morning before the sun came up, that is rescuers pulling a young boy from the rubble alive. Hes one of two people that Authorities Say they have been able to rescue from the debris so far. Take a look at this. This is what the highrise ocean front looked like before the collapse this morning and here it is after the collapse in the aftermath, what is left of the building. Our Layla Santiago is on the scene in surfside, florida, with the latest. So youve been there since right after this happened. What are people telling you . Reporter we learned new numbers. We learned that 35 people were rescued. Two were pulled from the rubble. But when i asked the key question of how many are still missing, officials couldnt give me that answer. They are asking families and friends who have not been able to
and russian media reports a car explosion has killed the daughter of an influential russian philosopher and key putin ally. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brun brunhuber. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. a tropical storm warning has been lifted for far southern texas, but rain from that system could spread into oklahoma and louisiana through midweek. strong winds are expected as the storm moves further inland. meanwhile, more than 12 million people across the southwestern and central u.s. are under flood watches. in parts of arizona, new mexico and texas, the risk of flash flooding is high, with these areas expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. in new mexico, residents are doing what they can to prepare for the worst. water backs up into our yards and also so far we made almost 50 sandbags. we have some that we made last year, but we re making more to prepare for that rain. an
president biden wrapping up his trip to asia this morning, with concerns that china might be turning closer to russia. and why the biden administration is considering sending special forces to kyiv. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is tuesday, may 24th. and a proxy war is playing out here on primary day and the future of the republican party is at stake. voters head to the polls in five states today, but georgia is really in the spotlight. the gop race for governor pitting former president trump against his vice president mike pence, who stumped for incumbent governor brian kemp at an election eve rally. trump is supporting his primary opponent, david perdue. kemp has been a top trump target. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up and his political career was salvage. pence is parachuting into races hoping some
safe. if you look at the dow, it had its worse day in quite some time. 3.6% or more than 1,100 points. the nasdaq down almost five. yeah, we have entered a new face of this sell-off as run-away inflation erodes living standards and profits. take a look at target. it lost a quarter of its value today. the worst day for them since black monday, 1987. quarterly profits fell 50%. yesterday walmart said their profits fell 25%. inflation becomes unmanageable. the lower income consumer feels it the most. look here. dollar general, dollar tree. those stocks tanked today. 14% for dollar tree. ceos are noting a shift in how we shop from buying big things like electronics to appliances to food and essential. goldman sachs says they re seeing customers tap into credit to get by. dave powell says the federal reserve must bring down inflation. they re going to act aggressively raising rates to do so. that warning hit the growth stocks today. apple, the country s biggest company is down 22%
to the gas pumps. just as a new report finds 2/3 of americans are living paycheck to paycheck. and parents, they can t even find baby formula. president biden is taking zero responsibility for record high inflation. instead blaming the pandemic and russian president putin. while claiming that he is actually helping americans. do you take any responsibility for inflation in this country? do you take any responsibility for your policies? i think our policies helped, not hurt. kayleigh: and not only that, he s not taking any of the blame. biden also tore into what he calls the ultra-maga agenda. it sounds so ominous, doesn t it, while pushing a talking point, the washington post has called a lie. emily, democrats really need to wrap their head around this ahead of the midterms, fascinating piece from politico out today. katie porter, a vulnerable democrat. one of the more moderate ones, here s what she said. she talks about going to the grocery store. i had a similar e