questioning today in the aleck murdaugh double murder trial, and closing arguments could come within days. we re learning more about what the feds are now doing to help the people of east palestine, ohio, the scene of that toxic train derailment, and now health concerns are spreading beyond ohio. we ll explain. plus, the department of energy says it found the likely source of the covid outbreak, but the intelligence community still doesn t agree about the origins of covid. and new reporting this morning on how child migrants are being dangerously exploited working brutal jobs in factories that made products we use every day. we ll talk to the journalist behind this new york times investigation. this morning 56 million americans remain under winter storm alerts as huge parts of the country are recovering from a weekend of extreme weather. right now tens of thousands are still in the dark after a string of storms caused destruction in the heartland with nine tornad
see the crime scene for themselves. we ll have a live report from the courthouse in south carolina coming up. at least a dozen people hospitalized, but no deaths reported after tornadoes tear apart businesses and homes in central oklahoma. we ll have the latest on the storms that made million z miserable over the last 24 hours and the problems they left behind. first, the challenges to donald trump. ideologically, financially and organizationally, all ramping up. case in point, ron desantis is gathering for more than 150 donors, a huge event over the weekend held less than a ten-minute drive from former president trump s back yard. the event was described as, quote, part of desantis increasingly open encroachments into the former president s long-term support base and ideological turf. that s just the tip of the iceberg with the florida governor set to extend his campaign with a national book tour that launches tomorrow. we should be clear. right nou desantis is still a
hello, and a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m max foster in london. just ahead. you think you re in an autocratic nation. why are you in camouflage? we re losing rationality. i am humbled and honored to have the support of my parliamentary colleagues, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. doctors across the country are warning of a triple threat. the big three of viruses. i ll be honest, i think we re in for a tough several months. we re seeing a high number of children who are getting sick who need support to breathe. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max fo foster. it s tuesday, october 25th, 9 a.m. in london, 4 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where the nation s mid-term elections are just two weeks away. more than 7 million ballots have already been cast between early voting and absentee ballots. the new cnn polling shows the economy and inflation are the key items for voter
good to be with you. i m chris jansing in for katy tur. as we come on the air, the federal reserve has just spoken. i am told they are raising interest rates three-quarters of a point as the fed hopes to cool off the economy, slow down growth and in turn control inflation. that change can t come fast enough. inflation is at yet another record high, 9.1%, but this key question remains. will it help americans who are clearly hurting? the average cost of groceries has skyrocketed. a dozen eggs, $1.07 more expensive than last year. milk is now $4.15 a gallon, a nearly 60% increase from this time last year and ground beef $5 a pound compared to just $4.56 compared to 2021. gas is now 70 cents cheaper per gallon compared to a record high last month, but for a lot of folks, that is small consolation in the larger picture. we have a lot to talk about and a great panel to talk about it. host of the 11th hour on msnbc and senior business analyst stephanie ruhle, robert herzog and host
former honduran president got a boisterous welcome home from thousands of supporters today. returning to his home land two years after being ousted in a could you plea coup. he urged supporters to pursue peaceful democratic change. zelaya ha been in exile in the dominican republic but reached the deal with the hon dour ran government which allowed him to return. out with the food pyramid. in with a dinner plate. that is the brand new icon of healthy eating that the agriculture department is going to unveil this coming thursday. what s prompting the makeover and what does it mean? we ll tell you about that ahead in this newscast. and a quick sports note for you. barcelona defeated manchester united 3-1 today to capture european financial s biggest prize at london s wembley stadium. americans call it soccer, but true fans know regardless of what you call it it s a huge win victory for barcelona. just hours from now president obama will be on the ground in joplin, missouri