hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m john vause. ahead this hour, standstill. russia s eastern offensive appears to have stalled in ukraine. the plummet continues. stock markets in asia sharply lower following a big fall on wall street, all triggered by dismat earning reports by big retailers and fears of record high inflation. and still too early to call in the pennsylvania senate republican primary. but not too early for donald trump to urge the candidate he endorsed to declare victory. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with john vause. vladimir putin s three-day war is now into day 85 and appears to be going nowhere, with one nato official saying momentum is shifting in favor of ukraine. overall, nato says the war is at a standstill for now, neither side expected to make major gains. one area of progress for ukraine is a counter offensive in the kharkiv region. ukraine s military says another settlement has bee
candidate to declare victory any way. inflation jitters are turning into tremors on wall street. the dow has its worst day in nearly two years amid a crash in retail stocks. and a new report warns the world is coming closer to catastrophe as four key climate change indicators set new records. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. the fiercely contested republican senate primary in the key state of pennsylvania is likely to drag on for days while every last vote is tallied. it s a critical showdown that could affect which party controls the u.s. senate come november. tv personality doctor mehmet oz is holding on to a very narrow lead over establishment republican dave mccormick. just over 1200 votes separate them. the race could go either way and a recount is looming. but former president donald trump doesn t want to wait. he encouraged mehmet oz to declare victory now. we can see the path ahead. we can see vict
who has the upper hand. we can see victory ahead and it is all because of you, so thank you, pennsylvania. increased forest fires in the u.s., leaving of corals in the oceans. time is running out. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is thursday, may 19, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york and washington. investors on wall street will be waking up after reporting the worst trading day in nearly two years, all eyes on the u.s. markets to see if the roller coaster ride continues as fears of a recession grows. let s take a look at how it is impacting life. gasoline prices are soaring. so are home prices. and if americans want to buy a car, with the supply chain shortages even the price of used cars has skyrocketed. in california, gas prices have hit $6 a gallon this week and experts warn that could be the national average before the summer is out. aaa has the current gas average at just a little over $4.50 today. the cost of grocerie
Its Defense Spending because its looking at north korea, chinese aggression and also looking ahead possibly to another Trump Administration where its not so sure the us welcome to the rescue. And its making these investments to be able to stand on its own there clearly also emphasizing here, theyre unity, right . But there is something obviously hanging over this. And we understood from mj lese reporting that it might not come off, which is the us still deal. However, it did come up, obviously they were going to be asked about it and that is japans largest steel maker offered to purchase us steel to the tune of 14 in december. The biden is very opposed to this. Hes trying to stand with the union and i wonder what you made the question as it was, was did it come up . Did the topic come up . No. The answer is no one answer directly. And Prime Minister kishida basically said discussions are underway between the parties and then he sort of said japan believes something to the effect of bas
thank you, ali, for that reporting. that does it for us today. see you back here tomorrow beginning at 10:00 a.m. you can catch our show online around the clock on youtube and other platforms. i m ana cabrera from new york. andrea mitchell picks up our coverage. right now, fright night. the fight night that biden and trump campaigns are gearing up for. their first face off at this week s debate, but the candidates are taking very different approaches to their warm ups. on today s second anniversary of the dobbs decision, abortion is front and center along with the other debate topics the biden campaign is promoting. we look at what they re promoting and the trump campaign and the impact of the landmark decision on abortion on families across america. and the second of three days of hearings in the mar-a-lago documents case critics say are completely unnecessary amid continued questions about delaying tactics and judge cannon s questionable decisions. plus, prime minis