of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 much stronger than expected. that s raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders weren t the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been seized upon by president biden, who is battling for re election. he s been suffering poor approval ratings for his handling of the economy, as american households feel the impact of higher prices on their finances. from new york, here s michelle fleury. for an economy many said was headed for recession, the us continues to defy expectations. in the final three months of last year, the american economy grew faster than expected, expanding at an annual rate of 3.3% while inflation fell. growth for th
i think it will be quite emotional when the coffin arrives here. certainly the public feeling that as well. let s just turn around here this is just one of the pathways leading down to the palace, people just desperate to have that moment to see the coffin. this is partly because there s going to be very limited opportunities to pay your respects to the coffin because all of these areas will be completely blocked off, full of people during tomorrow s procession, but also at the funeral itself. and lying in state, we re expecting queues of something like five miles. winston churchill, the last major state funeral there were 320,000 people that came out. that was in 1965. we re expecting something like a million people to come and see the queen. that s why i ve got so many people here trying to grab this moment. this is the mount. you can see the palace there. the coffin will arrive tomorrow night from behind the palace. tomorrow there will be a full procession, full ceremoni
reporter: just so they can kill the sons of other mothers. cnn international editor nick paton walsh is live for us in ukraine. nick, start with this referendum vote. officials say that some ukrainians are being forced to vote. how is that being done? reporter: yeah. some of this is clearly because of the implied pressure of being occupied by a military force of russia or in terms at time the direct pressure that appears. at the moment, ballot boxes are being brought to people s homes, suggestions they walk to polling stations. there is a great confusion on how this would play out, thought in in-person voting would happen on the last day. it appears to be much more haphazard and people are simply being asked to put their mark on a piece of paper. none of this of course is anything relow temperaturely approaching democracy and being, done under the pressure of military occupation. probably the middle of next week there will be a round endorsement, an extraordinary high p
we will look at the security response from the taliban. hong kong with china s worst heat wave in more than 60 years. live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. so, get ready to have you listen to the next chapter in the story of donald trump versus the fbi. the former president is said to be considering releasing surveillance video of the search of his mar-a-lago home. some want to included in campaign style adds to fire up trump s face. others say it could backfire, when the public sees the sheer volume of materials eased. here is trump s son, eric, on fox news. you still have the surveillance tape, is that correct? will you are you allowed to share that with the country? absolutely, sean, at the right time. we get more now, from cnn s gabby, from washington. reporter: we are learning tonight that former president, donald trump, is facing pressure from some of his allies who wants him to release the cctv foota
the i says the death sentence has breached the geneva convention and says russia accuses them of being mercenaries despite their membership of the ukrainian army unit. and finally, theguardian leads with a different story, highlighting the knock on effect of rising food and fuel prices which are causing low paid workers to call in sick because they can t afford to drive to work. good evening to you both. thank you for coming on. will start with the story of ukraine just because it dominates so many of the front pages, it was our top story at ten o clock this evening. the front page of the matter, daisy, why don t you start. they go with the headline there of putin ponds, brits facing death by firing squad. the fear that they are russia s marketing chips after sham verdicts. they are russia s marketing chips after sham verdicts. what are they drivin: at after sham verdicts. what are they driving at there? after sham verdicts. what are they driving at there? that s after s