A fragile Cease Fire hotels but tensions still run high across the Middle East as Israel And Hamas claim victory. Were live in jerusalem with the latest. You can add black fungus to the challenges facing india. This rare and potentially fatal infection is mounting among coronavirus patients. And then a Volcano Erupting in the Democratic Republic Of Congo forces thousands of people to get out of their homes, more on these incredible pictures next. Announcer live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with robyn curnow. Thanks for joining me this hour t. Is now 11 00 a. M. In Israel And Fgaza and day three f a Cease Fire that has restored calm to israelis and palestinians. A Cabinet Minister is warning if any rocket is fired towards israel, the israeli leader will target the leader in fgaza. Hamas militants paraded the street to show they are in control. Israels Foreign Ministry is calling on the national community to condemn and disarm the militants. Much of gazas basic infrastructure wa
It is sunday, may 23rd, we are so grateful to have you waking up with us. I know its early. We hope you have your coffee and a warm breakfast, if not, a Night Cap and youre winding down after a busy night out. Who knows. Its shaping Up To be a busy week in washington. President biden focused on revitalizing the u. S. Economy, and hes traveling to your Home State of ohio, christi, on thursday to sell his recovery plan. On friday, the White House is then set to release a new budget proposal. And all of this as the biden administration has cut the size of their infrastructure and jobs package. White house officials presented republican lawmakers with a Counter Offer, they chopped some 550 Billion off the price tag. The White House saying the new offer was made quote in the interest of finding bipartisan ground. The chop still roughly a trillion dollars over what republicans have been saying they would go for. Both sides still very far apart. No doubt. Cnns Jasmine Wright following all of
For we saved reporter friends of americas troops are being hounded by the taliban. What Joe Biden can do to save them. It is now 9 00 a. M. In Gaza And Israel in day 3 of a ceasefire that is still thankfully hoping. Egypt helped broker the deal and two delegations of egyptian officials are currently in the region to try to ensure that the ceasefire sticks. The u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken expected to visit the region in the coming days. Now, in Gaza City hamas militants paraded through the streets to show that they are still in control. Israels Foreign Ministry calling on the international community to condemn and disarm those militants. Much of gazas basic infrastructure was crippled in the conflict. Nearly half of its 2 Million residents do not have access to clean drinking water. And the schools are effectively shut down. Homes destroyed. The people of gaza are now burdened with trying to recover tr 11 days of shelling and airstrikes, and it will not be easy. The u. N. Ci
And thousands fleeing across the border in africa, seeking refuge from an erupting volcano. It is sunday, may 23rd, thank you so much for waking up with us. Christi, always great to see you. And you as well. Lets get into these conversations this morning. As u. S. Officials are pushing to get more people vaccinated, theres another state thats reached a critical milestone this morning. According to cdc data, Rhode Island is now the 8th State to have administered at least one Vaccine Dose to 70 of its adult population. This is a prime achievement as the country is really trying to reach Herd Immunity as you know. Yeah, the news comes amid an unprecedented surge of covid cases in southeast asia. India now surpassing 26 1 2 Million cases, with more than 3,000 covid deaths a day for the past month. There is some good news, though, a new scientific report shows that two doses of either the Oxford Astrazeneca or the Pfizer Vaccines are quote highly effective against the new variant that was f
good to have you with us. new zealand has become the first country to suspend political and military ties with myanmar following last week s coup against the elected leadership. the prime ministerjacinda ardern also announced restrictions on aid to exclude programmes that were delivered with or benefited at the military government. this is the same now live in yangon. protests have spread across the country, largely peaceful. more details in a moment. the bbc s nyein chan aye reports from yangon. chanting sending a message to the generals. for a third day, anger has brought tens of thousands of people out onto the streets. this generation did not think they would have to do the same resistance against the military rule. young people hoped they would grow up in a very different myanmar, open to the world and its possibilities. their leader aung san suu kyi is still under house arrest. and today, the general who put her there spoke for the first time since taking power. justify