markets around the world take dive as warnings of a recession are all but inevitable. and, a tearful farewell for one tennis s greats. roger federer plays his final competitive match. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in four russian occupied regions of ukraine have been holding self declared referendums on whether to become part of the russian federation. the kremlin supports the votes, just as it did after the annexation of crimea, the ukrainian territory which was invaded in 2014. but the government in kyiv and western countries have condemned the referendums, saying they are just a sham, and that they will never be recognised. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. votes are are expected to run until tuesday, and the result seems almost certain to go in moscow s favour.
streak could be ending. meanwhile, the busy father s day and juneteenth holiday weekend was a nightmare for airline passengers. according to flight aware, more than 900 flights were canceled sunday across the u.s. since thursday there have been more than 4,000 flight cancellations, another 1,500 flights have already been canceled today. let s bring in cnn chief business correspondent and early start co-anchor christine romans. we were talking last week about a vibe shift and, man, does it feel like we are right there. it really does. the mighty american consumer, the backbone of the u.s. economy remains strong but how long that lasts in the face of decades high inflation, that s what experts are scouring the data for. now, gas prices have been a daily tax on families and sentiment. prices at the pump have stopped rising at least, the average price per gallon dipping below $5 to $4.98 but the busy summer travel season is about to start, that could push prices higher agai
That person for your son. Its remarkable to see that. Such a great series. This Champions For Change series that were doing. Great to see a different side of your life. Just wonderful to see that. Erin burnett, thank you so much. Great to see you as always. Really appreciate it. Me, too. Thanks. And up next our onehour Champions For Change special hosted by dr. Sanjay gupta. Reporting from washington, im jim acosta. Ill see you back here tomorrow at 5 00 eastern. Good night, everybody. Every day all l around us people are breaking barriers. Theyre building new connections, and theyre expanding what is possible. 12 of us journalists here at cnn recently met one folks who are making big differences in the world in ways that have personally touched our own hearts. These are their stories. This is Champions For Change. Welcome to Champions For Change, im dr. Sanjay gupta. You know, tonight were going to introduce you to 12 amazing people youve probably never heard of. But theyre all making
That person for your son. Its remarkable to see that. Such a great series. This Champions For Change series that were doing. Great to see a different side of your life. Just wonderful to see that. Erin burnett, thank you so much. Great to see you as always. Really appreciate it. Me, too. Thanks. And up next our onehour Champions For Change special hosted by dr. Sanjay gupta. Reporting from washington, im jim acosta. Ill see you back here tomorrow at 5 00 eastern. Good night, everybody. Every day all l around us people are breaking barriers. Theyre building new connections, and theyre expanding what is possible. 12 of us journalists here at cnn recently met one folks who are making big differences in the world in ways that have personally touched our own hearts. These are their stories. This is Champions For Change. Welcome to Champions For Change, im dr. Sanjay gupta. You know, tonight were going to introduce you to 12 amazing people youve probably never heard of. But theyre all making
Manafort. The defense is going to go on offense to attack gates credibility. All of that is part of the drama today. The nuts and bolts of this case are still in the numbers, in the tax fraud, bank fraud, alleged deals for these clients allied with the putin regime. Now, Paul Manafort faces 18 fraud charges from a time before he ever joined the trump campaign. This was all the ukrainian consulting work, which means theres a ton of paper and prosecutors are arguing to this jury whatever happens with mr. Gates, the paper doesnt lie. For example, also new, we can tell you, they showed an email today that manafort sent to gates with gates testifying that trumps former Campaign Chair wrote this is a disaster in april 2015 in that email, about a higher than expected tax bill, throwing in a wtf as well. The full quote is he told the jury hes not happy, i just saw this, wtf, how could i be blind
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