amess today. live in london with the details. plus, the latest on china s economic struggles. we ll break down the disappointing gdp numbers from a live report from hong kong. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, a security source in haiti now tells cnn one of the country s most powerful gangs is believed to be behind the brazen kidnapping of a group of missionaries. 16 americans and one canadian were abducted on saturday after visiting an orphanage east of port-au-prince. the christian aid ministry says five children were among the group. the haitian security source says the gang called 400 moroso has been growing in strength and has been fueling the recent surge of kidnappings. we are following this story. good to see you, melissa. what is the latest on this kidnapping and the gang that authorities say is behind it? reporter: that gang, 400 mawozo, one that controls the gangs north of port-au-prince. it h
states across the country to reach those still unvaccinated and convince them to roll up their sleeves. we re going to take you to the meat market that s serving up candy corn rat wurss. blah. i m with you on that one. how does it test? we ll find out. we re thrilled to have you bright and early this sunday, october 17th. thank you so much for waking up with us. let s start with what we are really watching this morning, this kidnapping of 17 american missionaries in haiti, north of port-au-prince. a source tells cnn the group was abducted by gang members. the missionaries are affiliated with an ohio organization called christian aid ministries. let s get to cnn s matt rivers. matt, reportedly, these folks were on a bus, and they had just left an orphanage. wha what else do we know about what happened? reporter: yeah. we were on the phone with a source of ours, basically late into the evening yesterday, trying to get a sense of what s happening here and what the
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recent comment likening some in the latino community to tacos. a heated exchange on capital hearing focused on abortion rights. republican senator clashing with a law professor over whether men could get pregnant. the missouri senator is being accused of being transphobic and encouraging violence because he thinks only women could get pregnant. increasingly brazen shoplifters targeting bodegas and supermarkets across new york city walking out with a suitcase closed up amid new fuels that the crisis is being fueled by soft on crime policies. the president sets up for a crucial trip to the middle east. white house correspondent kevin corke has the very latest for us tonight. evening, kevin. reporter: evening, shannon. president has the trip to the middle east. frankly, it an opportunity to right the ship f you will, on a ship, if you will, on a number of friends. that won t be easy given his popularity over there is just about as low as it is here. after two years of str