price. talks between u.s. and russia begin in the coming hours. the latest to resolve the standoff with ukraine over diplomacy. we are live in geneva and moscow this hour. plus, the damage is extensive and the country s needs are dire. we ll have a live report on the aid that s timely arriving in tonga after a devastating volcanic eruption. and grammy award-winning singer meat loaf has died. we ll take a look back at his legendary music career. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, january 21st. we ll begin with a flurry of diplomatic activity scheduled to get underway this hour angrily prev preventing an all-out war between russia and ukraine. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken and sergei lavrov will meet in geneva, switzerland. negotiations have done little to ease tensions so far. and ukrainian leaders say the u.s. and president joe biden must do more to deter a russian invasion.
an announcement today. us secretary of state antony blinken arrives in ukraine for urgent talks, after warnings that russia could carry out an attack at any point . the united nations says it s intensifying its response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami in tonga. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the cost of goods and services in the uk is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years. the december figure for inflation showed that prices have gone up by 5.4% compared to the year before. energy costs and the price of food and drink drove the rise, which was higher than economists had been forecasting. in america, the scourge of rising prices now ranks among us business leaders top concerns, according to a survey out today. our business presenter ben boulos has been gauging reaction in skipton in the north of england. good morning, yes, here at skipton market, traders and customers are already grappling with that rise in average prices. dom runs
appreciate your company. coming up on cnn newsroom, an agreement in principle on the debt ceiling. washington has a plan to avoid a catastrophic default, but details still need to be ironned out, then it has to get through congress. also ukraine s top general issues a pointed message for his soldiers, russia, and the world. and we do begin in washington a late night agreement to try to prevent a looming debt crisis. the white house and republicans have reached a deal in principle to raise the debt ceiling and cap government spending. it is meant to avert the first u.s. default in history, which could have disastrous consequences worldwide. here s how u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy characterized the breakthrough. after weeks of negotiate az we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do, but i believe this is an agreement in principle. it has historic reductions in spending and lift people out of poverty into the work force, rein in g
president biden and u.s. house speaker mccarthy reach a tentative deal to raise the debt cree but will they be able to sell it to skeptical lawmakers on both sides of the aisle? and polls open in turkey. we re live in istanbul as voters began casting their ballots in the country s historic presidential runoff. plus, fueling speculation. ukraine s top commander releases a video that has many wondering if the country s counter offensive could be imminent. we begin in the u.s. with a late night agreement to try to prevent a disastrous debt default. the white house and republicans say they ve agreed in principle to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and cap government spending. u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy is hailing the deal as a breakthrough that was reached after a flurry of crisis talks. after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do, but i believe this is an agreement in principle that s worthy of the american peop