commit mass murder in texas? did right-wing extremism drive him to kill eight people at an outlet mall? another american community now in mourning after the latest outbreak of gun violence. killed just waiting at a bus stop. a second inexplicable loss of life in texas. this one near the southern border. eight people are dead after an suv plowed into a crowd outside a shelter housing migrants. we are learning new details about the driver and the charges he now faces. and passenger payback. president biden set to unveil a new rule that could force airlines to compensate you for delays or compensations. the devil is in the details. how much is this going to help? we ll explain the move and you ll hear from the president live this hour. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we start today in allen, texas, where police are gathering evidence trying to determine the motive behind saturday s mass shooting. a 3
a very warm welcome to the programme. breathing life back into the high street that s expected to be one of the focuses of the queens speech later today as the uk government promises to rid britain s high streets of derelict shopfronts and help to restore neighbourhood pride. more money will be given to local authorities and extra powers will enable councils to force landlords to rent out empty shops. the plans are also set to include the ability to make pavement cafes a permanent part of the town centre landscape. joining me now is andrew goodacre, ceo, british independent retailers association. how far will this go to reviving high street? we reviving high-street? we welcome reviving high-street? we welcome a reviving high-street? we welcome a focus - reviving high street? - welcome a focus of regenerating high street, solving the problem of renting properties. they destroy the image of high street and make it seem as if it is not successful so that does need to be
A historic strike this morning with the Union Workers coordinating a walkout against the big three u. S. Automakers and walking out at the same time for the first time ever, the United Auto Workers union is using a new strategy in this and it is called targeted streaks, with workers at all three numbers will grow, and likely will go if the demands did goward. With the owners of ford, gm and jeep and dodge are on strike. So President Biden is going to weigh in on the strike today, and Vanessa Yurkevich is live at the Head Quarters in detroit, and earlier, you spoke to the ceo of gm, and now that, you know, the threats are reality, and the Contract Negotiations are falling apart, and the strike is under way, what is she saying . Yeah. The big three autoworkers are watching these strikes very, very closely. They are very disappointed shawn fain is speaking out, and i spoke to mary berra the ceo of ford asking about the demand of the 40 increase over four years, and they are tying it to th
continuing to climb, the watering post reports americans are much less likely to buy a new car. the average price of a new car hit $47,759 today. kelly blue book says that prices are up 30% from march of 2020. cnn s matt egan is with us now. i looked at this number and i couldn t believe it. it seemed like it should be somewhere in the 30s. what is driving this besides inflation? well, there s been a perfect storm here. yes, of course inflation has made everything more expensive, but there are also those computer chip shortages after covid. that hurt the supply of new cars. the fed s war on inflation has made it more expensive to get car loans and american s taste in car buying has shifted to some of the more expensive suvs and trucks and so manufacturers are focused on manufacturing those pricier vehicles. almost $48,000 is the average