Humanity nor more harmful to his reputation with supporters. Now weve reached out to spacex. We have not heard back, but, sir, i do think theres a moral to the story anytime youre pulling off an elaborate stun involved all the buying a vacant piece of land to stop a Border Wall . I should keep an eye on that piece of land and make sure that the richest person on the planet is not allegedly trying to take over that line. I suspect we may hear from elon on this one, we might perhaps on his X Platform exactly. Matt egan. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. A new hour. Cnn news central starts right now standing by for President Biden to deliver what could be his final speech before the united nations General Assembly. And we are just getting word of israeli air her strikes on lebanese capital beirut, who and what were they targeting . And new charges, new changes, i should say, coming to instagram added protections 14 piedras im John Berman with Kate Bolduan and sarah seidner. This is cnn
By 2030, and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling birth rates and some of the highest inflation rates we ve seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers, and signal more tough times to come. While the covid pandemic boosted sales of toys and games temporarily, big name companies report that sales have started to slip back once again. Let s have a look at some of those numbers. Global toy sales reached $108] billion in 2023, a 2% drop compared to 2022, with toy companies calling it a normalisation process after that exceptional growth linked to the pandemic. But across the 612 countries, including the uk, france, germany, and spain, sales declined by 7% in 2023 compared with the previous year, but they were still 17% higher when compared to 2019, before the pandemic. I caught up with the boss of build a bear, a much loved company which allows shoppers to customise their own teddies. She s also the head of the global or
Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of build a bear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi
Preferences are. To pull that Military Threatening Military Funding or threaten it in a meaningful way. One thing i want to say quick is if american politicians saw daily video briefings of the suffering of the people in gaza and the people being killed day in and day out, they would put an end to this immediately. The problem is we operate in an environment in which palestinian lives are considered secondary. No one is paying attention and we put israeli lives that somehow more valuable and you are emboldening a situation in which it continues. I really appreciate it. I know there is more to discuss, but i greatly appreciate your time and insights this evening. That is our show tonight. Now it is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening. Good evening, ayman, thanks. We are about a minute over with that one. Thank you. Sorry about that. Stack we will cover what Samantha Power is calling the single largest humanitarian crisis on the planet. It is probably not the one
So what kind of a bloodbath was it anyway, donald trump said it this morning. The effort to explain it defended justify it was the context automotive or a pocket liptak deadly st. Patricks day weekend, which shootings across the country several People Killed, others injured ac of lava lava. The fourth eruption, and i cant do it here we go. The fourth eruption and three months in iceland, forcing major evacuations. Its clearly monday. Im kidding. Hey, baldwin was sarah signer and john berman. This is Cnn News Central this morning, how warm do you like your bloodbath of fierce debate this morning after donald trump said there would be a bloodbath that he is not elected. The debate is not over whether he said he did he said there would be a bloodbath that v is not elected. The debate is over whether he meant it only in the Auto Industry because it came during part of his speech where he was talking about cars or if he meant it more broadly. Here it is. Were going to put a 100 tariff on ev