viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca noble max foster joining you live from london just ahead on cnn newsroom. the president is planning and may go forward with the decision to launch his reelection campaign as soon as tuesday of next week. only question is, am i being charged with something? alec baldwin soon will no longer be accused after new mexico prosecutors plan to file a motion dismissing involuntary manslaughter charges against the actor. why did she shoot my daddy and me? he was running across his yard. he had his arm outstretched, and it was like pop pop. live from london. this is cnn newsroom. with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s friday, april, the 21st nine am here in london for iem in washington, where an open secret will soon become official. us president joe biden is planning to seek a second term. his advisers say the campaign launch is expected to happen as early as next week, likely on tuesday, and that s when the
At an annual rate of 3. 4 in april, down from 3. 5 in march. It doesnt sound much of a drop, but it was the first time this year that inflation has fallen as expected, suggesting the fed could finally be winning the battle against soaring prices. Heres erin delmore in new york. A banner day on wall street with all three major indexes closing at record highs. Thats right the dow, the s p 500 and the nasdaq all hit their highest levels ever. The catalyst wednesdays Consumer Price index report which showed inflation rising less rapidly in april than wed seen in the first three months of the year. Fed Chairjerome Powell had said just a day earlier that fed officials were surprised by this years higher than expected readouts. Traders keenly watch Inflation Figures for clues on how the fed will move forward on Interest Rates. Any news of price increases easing raises their hopes the Interest Rates will be cut sooner rather than later. Now more investors expect the fed to make its first rate
it comes as a senior un aid official warned that half of gaza s population is starving, saying deliveries of food are now almost impossible because of the fierce fighting and aerial bombardment. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. the misery of life under canvas. fourin the misery of life under canvas. four in five gazans have now fled their home and they are still fighting to survive, with severe shortages of food and drinking water. aid agencies say they are struggling to deliver the basics, even close to the egypt order where supplies come in. supplies come in. humanitarian aid at the moment supplies come in. humanitarian aid at the moment is supplies come in. humanitarian aid at the moment is the supplies come in. humanitarian aid at the moment is the only - supplies come in. humanitarian aid at the moment is the only lifeline l at the moment is the only lifeline for people and we are simply not able to get the access that we need to get t
campaign in gaza to be stepped up. israeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis and there are reports of khan younis and there are reports of house to house fighting. the head of house to house fighting. the head of the world health organization says the war in gaza is having a catastrophic impact on healthcare. he has warned health workers are working in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. more on that in a moment. but first, this report is from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. an agonising goodbye. at least 14 people were killed in an airstrike on a school where they were sheltering. crushed by the rubble, mohammed lost his mother, father and an unborn brother. what we want is to stop the bloodshed, every day we are losing our loved ones says this man. those who lived and even those who are still in the womb. nearby the rumble of tank fire amid fierce street fighting. further south, the town of