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the berlin wall had just fallen. all over east germany angry crowds roamed the streets, lashing out at symbols of communist rule. that night in dresden they found a target, the local kgb headquarters. a mob surrounded the building. as the hour grew later the crowd grew larger. inside peering through the curtains was a young kgb lieutenant colonel named vladimir putin. >> he was terrified that they were going to storm the building. >> putin was a junior officer. but the boss was away. h...

cnns polo sand vol is live for us. this is the first of whats expected to be many formula flights. >> it is. and its more important now that the formula went through those paces. the inspection, and the quality control process that all of those imports go through. the only difference is what usually takes place in weeks was only done in about 72 hours. thats with multiple different agencies involved. u.s. transport command, for example, one of the key agencies in trying to get that bab...

that is heading to hospitals in the hardist hit areas. while its a critical first step, it also means thousands of parents have to wait a few more days for relief. >> because of the actions were taking right now were going to see more formula coming off factory lines. >> when? >> and more formula in stores starting as early as this week. >> lets go straight to mj lee in tokyo covering the presidents visit. have they given any indication how many more of these shipments we might see in ...

supreme court. now, i know theres a draft opinion, and it was leaked and it purports to say that, yes, the writing is on the wall. and no one should be naive to the prospect that roe v. wade may, in fact, be overturned. and yet, roe v. wade, again, sitting here today is still supposed to be the law of the land until the supreme court officially says otherwise. but for some governors and abortion clinic operators, the leaked opinion was enough. its given license to governors to try to a...

at this hour the u.s. president is holding talks with his newly inaugurated south korean counterpart on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. last hour joe biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the south korean national cemetery. before arriving at the korean ministry of national defense for his meeting with yoon seok-youl. were expecting them to give their remarks soon. on friday mr. biden says the future of the world will be written in asia, and the region will pr...

military and economic might in the region and escalating provocations from north korea which u.s. intelligence thinks may be planning a missile test while mr. biden is there. lets bring in cnns paula hancocks live in seoul for us. good morning, tell us what is the underlying purpose of the presidents visit there? >> reporter: what the president is here for and what he would like to be talking about is alliances. and talking about economic prosperity and partnership with south korea, ta...

including as punishment in a psych ward full of criminals. >> so i was too worried about, you know, who was in the cell with me to actually sleep. >> you thought they might kill you? >> yeah, i thought that was a possibility. >> more from my exclusive interview with trevor reed, the u.s. marine veteran who is finally thankfully home. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our money lead and renewed fears of an economic recession as the markets closed moments ago. the do...

victory. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with john vause. >> a dismal day for wall street as the roller coaster ride on the u.s. stock market continues. the dow tumbled more than 700 points in its worst trading day since june of 2020. nasdaq lost nearly 4.8%. [ applause ] >> the sell-off began after target reported a 52% drop in profit for the first quarter, a day after walmart stock posted its worst day since 1987. markets in asia are also in the red this hour. live for...

reported, get this, a stunning 52% drop in first quarter profits, that was just a day after shares in the nations largest retailer walmart had their worst day in 35 years. what is going on here? they have their fingers on the pulse of the american consumer and they say inflation was the problem, their customers are sticking to the basics when they come in, leaving with fewer items in their shopping carts. those purchasing decisions being driven by sticker shock of course. basics are ge...

there. with china in mind. but as biden prepares to head overseas, there are concerns that north korea is preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile in the coming days, one more dose of saber ra rattling. the other major story were following, the u.s. economy in flux, to say the least. wall street set for another rough day, dow futures already down. you see there this morning. after the markets worst day in nearly two years yesterday, ending down nearly 1200 points, 3.5% o...