at their record high today. but will the european central bank signal lower borrowing costs are on the way? bag pipes skirl. paying the piper! as scots everywhere celebrate burns night, we ll be speaking to one whose playing has bagged a global following. yes we have bagpipes in this programme. we start in the us where air safety chiefs have cleared a path for boeing 737 max 9 jets to return to the skies after dozens were grounded when a cabin panel blew off mid flight, forcing an emergency landing. the federal aviation administration says the jets can fly again once approved inspections are done. but in a blow to boeing, the faa says it won t allow any ramp up in production of the 737 max until it s satisfied about the company s quality control. earlier on wednesday, boeing s chief executive faced senators in washington. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports. the boss of boeing said he understood the seriousness of the safety questions facing the co
jobs and the dignity and security that comes with a paycheck. former president trump awaiting a decision that could be coming soon about possible criminal charges as the manhattan district attorney appears close to wrapping up his investigation into the role of the a the alleged role of the former president in hush money payments to former adult film star. the apology from a mexican drug cartel for the murder of who americans who died in a case of mistaken identity in a kidnapping just over the border with texas. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the labor market is strong. the pace of hiring is slowing. 311,000 jobs added in february. higher than markets had expected. january s big jump was also revised downward. the unemployment rate rising to 3.6% amid persistent concerns about inflation. we created more than 12,000 jobs since i took office. nearly 8,000 manufacturing jobs. overall, we created more jobs in two years than any administration has created in
according to a preliminary i understand denlt autopsy he suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating. overnight the memphis police chief vowed absolute accountability for those held responsible. i m a mother. i m a caring human being who wants the best for all of us. this is not just a professional failing. this is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane. all five of the officers involved in that incident have been fired. the nichols family now calling for them to be charged with murder. cnn s sara sidner is in memphis this morning with the very latest. when we hear from the family, it is absolutely sara. what do we know? the family has said we re going to get justice for tyre, if it s the last breath i breathe. that came from his mother. she talked about never having her son walk through the door again. she said he would always come in and say hello parents. she and his step dad, as you might
we will see. all that coverage, kaitlan, thank you. we will see you on monday. thanks, everyone, for hanging out with us this week. have a good safe weekend. we will see you monday. cnn newsroom is now. very good friday morning to you. no break from the news in sight yet, i m jim sciutto. yeah, it is quite a friday, it s been quite a week, i m erica hill. at this hour on capitol hill the standoff continues over who will be the next house speaker. we are entering the fourth day here and there is no clear end in sight. kevin mccarthy once again failing to get the votes he needed, failing for the 11th time on thursday. that hasn t happened in 164 years. afterwards, though, mccarthy telling reporters he s you know, he s going to be here. buckle up. no, no, i m not going to need a timeline. i just think we have progress going on, we have members talking. i think we ve got a little movement so we ll see. so we ll see. mccarthy allies and hardliner holdouts neg
kennedy and the cuban missile crisis. what is putin s off ramp? where does he find a way out? where does he find himself where he does not lose face but significant power? his military is, you might say, significantly underperforming. cnn s fred pleitgen is in kyiv. fred, significantly under performing. there are voices inside russia saying the same thing right now. reporter: there certainly are. i think those voices are growing. we ve also seen a lot of in fighting, if you will, between a lot of the power sectors of russia, especially at the top of the country. one of the interesting things we ve been seeing over the past couple of weeks, christine, the ukrainians believe there is a threat, that russia might at some point use tactical nuclear weapons in this conflict. the threat of which keeps rising all the time. however, the ukrainians are saying that is not something that will have those counter offensive. here s what we re finding. dangerous battles for ukrainian force