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thats the first increase after five consecutive months of declines. consumer prices edged up from 6.9% in march, which could further encourage the european central bank to raise interest rates on thursday. joining me now is christian schulz, deputy chief european economist at citi bank. lovely to see you. so, the number is on the up, no great surprise considering what we have seen elsewhere, but the big question is how the central bank response. the ecb has made some progress, i guess,...

but what about us latinos? weve been here in this city, and weve got every kind of latino. you want your puerto ricans? wepa. you want your cubans? dale! dominicans? que lo que tigre. colombianos? todo bien, todo bien. mexicanos? no manches, guey. and this is where i grew up, too. and when i was a kid, i dont know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didnt stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno-- puerto ...

lets move to france now and big numbers have taken to the streets again — the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. frances constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the governments move — after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. unions have called for a new round of protests and strikes on april 13th. you join me ...

police in nashville reveal a former student had carefully planned mondays mass school shooting, which killed six people, including three children. we start in france, and let me take you straight to paris. these are the live pictures coming to us from the french capital, where we have seen huge crowds of people and running battles with the police. we can hear the tear gas, we can see the tear gas they are being fired, and these strikes taking place over president macron�*s controvers...

saturday. im frederica whitfield. russias expectations of a quick defeat were dismissed. in kyiv on the anniversary a solum ceremony. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> ukraines president zelenskyy remained the very public face of ukraines resistance and defiant in his speech. >> translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. i dont think i want it this year. >> western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine inclu...

welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, im christine romans. just moments ago you watched live ukraines president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking via video link in berlin marking one year since russias invasion. one year ago today russia invaded ukraine believing that they would overwhelm the country in short order. instead a straightforward russian victory has become less likely by the day and this morning instead of dwelling on ukraines losses, pr...

a lot of people are afraid of him. ive been doing it for 22 years. im not the least bit afraid of him. >> chris christie sure seems to be dropping more hits about a possible presidential campaign as he continues to criticize donald trump well have more of those comments straight ahead. and weeks after the first lady said hes running again, president joe biden finally appears ready to make it official, we think plus, the fight for endorsements in florida is not going well for ron desa...

♪♪ that was part of a video posted on twitter this morning by ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy marking one year of war inside his country. well have much more coverage on this somber anniversary in just a moment. also ahead the latest on the train derailment disaster in ohio as federal investigators appear to have identified a cause for the crash. plus mike pence gives some legitmous criticism of another potential republican presidential candidate. good morning and welcome...

opposite of what transpired on the video. >> the memphis police chief warns the public ahead of todays release of body cam video in the death of tyre nichols calling her former officers actions inhumane. well have the latest. and also ahead, the latest from ukraine following more deadly russian strikes likely in retaliation after the u.s. and its allies announced they are sending tanks to support ukrainian forces. and that comes as president biden is considering a trip overseas to ma...

another day of strikes — more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk—out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. an aristocrat father pleads for his estranged daughter to turn herself into the police — after going missing with her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner i beseach you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or s...