the rout of the presidential party is total, and no majority is presented. donald trump knew the big lie was a big lie. they used it also as a big shakedown. we can t allow people to decide that they are above the law and that they are more important than our constitutional processes. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is monday, june 20th, 9:00 a.m. here in london. and we ll begin with economic uncertainty as investors watch to see if the united states can tame historic inflation without, of course, triggering a recession. global markets have been in flux since the u.s. federal reserve hiked interest rates last week by the biggest amount since 1994. by 70 basis5 basis points, in f. station markets are left to trading. mixed day as you can see there. nikkei seeing the sharpest falls. if we have a look at the european markets, they ve been open about an hour or so doing slightly better, starting off
Everyone was scared. And i was shocked and didnt understand what was happening. I thought it was only my house that was moving because its fragile and old. I heard people screaming. Everyone went out of their houses. The street is full of people and women screaming thats what happened. Even now, people cant go back home home because theyre still afraid. Look at this video two, men, you see them run because they feel the shaking. Moments later, you see the panic, more people running and then this, Rubble Falling when a hand had been moments before. Wow, wow. Nearly 700 people were reportedly injured in the quake. And now there is a race to reach the victims in the most affected areas. But Officials Say teams are struggling to get to those places. Cnns ben wedeman is on the ground now. Ben, whats the latest in terms of the Rescue Efforts . Reporter well, those Rescue Efforts have been intense over the last few hours. Unfortunately, you know, the epicenter is about 45 mile to the southwes
more legal developments in georgia today. we are learning the sprawling election interference case that brought indictments for donald trump and 18 others could actually have been even more sprawling, special purpose grand jury underpinning that case especially recommended charging some 39 people. a reminder that panel did not have authority to indict, it could hear evidence, interview witnesses and offer recommendations. among those recommendations were charges for three current and former republican senators, south carolina s lindsey graham, georgia s two former senators kelly loeffler and david perdue, they were not indicted in the end. the report does not show us how the da decided which people ultimately made the cut as it were. cnn s paula reid is here. paula, a da does not have to indict all that a grand jury recommends to indict. by the way, some that were split votes in effect from the grand jurors, others were close to unanimous if not quite unanimous here. that
Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the morning in beijing where china has warned the United States that it wont back down over its territorial claims in the South China Sea. On monday, Donald Trumps spokesman said the United States would protect its interests in the region, a shift from president obamas more neutral position. But a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said china will safeguard its own rights. Our china editor Carrie Gracie reports on the growing tensions. There are three key flashpoints between the new Trump Administration and beijing trade, taiwan and the South China Sea. The last two involve the risk of Military Confrontation between a fast growing naval power and the worlds superpower. China lays claim to most of the South China Sea, of the one of the busiest commercial waterways in the world, and one where several of its neighbours have competing claims. Areas in the South China Sea that are part of International Waters and international a
Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the morning in beijing where china has warned the United States that it wont back down over its territorial claims in the South China Sea. On monday, Donald Trumps spokesman said the United States would protect its interests in the region, a shift from president obamas more neutral position. But a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said china will safeguard its own rights. Our china editor Carrie Gracie reports on the growing tensions. There are three key flashpoints between the new Trump Administration and beijing trade, taiwan and the South China Sea. The last two involve the risk of Military Confrontation between a fast growing naval power and the worlds superpower. China lays claim to most of the South China Sea, of the one of the busiest commercial waterways in the world, and one where several of its neighbours have competing claims. Areas in the South China Sea that are part of International Waters and international a