i m christine romans. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday. kaitlan is back. that makes me very happy. we re back. and so much going on today. and what s going to come. let s hope a deal. yeah. let s get started. i do sense a skeptic? i believe it. let s get to the five things we need to know for this wednesday, may 24th. ron desantis set to announce his 2024 white house run today. there is nothing conventional about this. he s going to make the announcement on twitter with elon musk. the once favored platform for his rival donald trump before he got banned. and speaking of the former president, he now has a court date in the stormy daniels hush money probe here in new york. he ll stand trial in march of 2024, right in the middle of the campaign for the auto term. and a super typhoon is lashing the american territory of guam right now. it is expected to bring a triple threat of heavy rains, hurricane-force winds and life
to german side eintracht frankfurt in an agonising shoot out on a disappointing night in the sweltering spanish heat. the line up for the queen s platinum jubilee concert has been revealed and it includes soul legend diana ross. with household budgets under pressure, will a getaway to the sun be a stretch too far for many families? very few bargains on offer, passport problems and airport queues. i ll look at what impact all this could have on your plans and the travel industry. after 36 years, the wait is over for top gun fans. the uk premiere is tonight, with hopes of taking your breath away. never mind danger zone, it was the thunder zone for some of you last night. the storms have cleared and for most it will be a dry day with sunny spells and once again. the full full coming up. it s thursday 19th may. our main story. the next few months will be tough. that was the warning from the chancellor rishi sunak when he addressed the cost of living crisis in a speech to business
there s new guidance for health professionals to spot eating disorders after hospital admissions rose by 84% in the last five years. the number of young men affected is higher than ever before. the line up for the queen s platinum jubilee star studded concert has been revealed, and it includes soul legend diana ross. rangers suffer an agonising penalty shootout defeat in their fifth european final as eintracht frankfurt picked up their second europa league trophy. ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next april. charities want benefits to increase now to help people struggling with the cost of living, particularly energy bills. last night the chancellor rushi sunak warned the next few months will tough as he spoke to business leaders about the rising cost of living. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. high and getting higher. prices are rising faster than they have for dec
friday. they resumed on saturday and they ve been described to fox as productive. these conversations come as the israelis say 239 people are being held inside gaza. we do know following the operation launched on friday night israeli forces are currently operating inside the gaza strip. i want to show you what it was like just a few hours ago. you can see the israelis marking targets on the northeastern side of the gaza strip. in the distance you can hear the thud of artillery. a very active front. as the israelis push deeper into gaza, they anticipate there will be more resistance as part of the reason they continue strikes against different positions. those israeli forces operating on the eastern and western side of gaza pushing deeper into the strip. today the spokesman for the israeli military discussed the situation saying this. over the past day we have expanded ground activities with additional forces entering the gaza strip including infantry and engineering and art