answer. let s get started victory lap, in his first ever over office address, president biden touts a big win on a bipartisan bid to avert a catastrophic debt default. we re live on capitol hill, with the presidents message to both parties, ahead. and campaign chaos. the twice impeached criminally indicted disgraced one term ex president is trying to get his job back. sparred with his florida for ron desantis on the campaign trail by power of political panel is standing by with what voters think of this bickering. e , later, making a splash. one woman who helped buyout more than 100 theaters across the country, so little girls could see an aerial who looks like them. she will join us live. all of this and more is coming up. good saturday morning to you all, i m katie phang. we start with a historic win for the country. united states will detect fall on its debt, avoiding a full blown economic meltdown. hours from now, president biden will sign the bipartisan debt limit bill
the bill moved a step closer last night, passing through the house of representatives on wednesday, but the clock is ticking. and do you know your o s from your e s, your g s from yourj s? the pressure mounts in washington, as the final of the national annual spelling bee gets under way. i ll put our panel to the test. but first the legal challenge launched by the government. it s over demands from the covid public inquiry that ministers whatsapp messages from the pandemic are released. in a letter, the cabinet office said it was doing so with regret but that the request goes beyond the remit of the inquiry. a deadline for the government to submit the messages passed at 4pm this afternoon, but the inquiry says it instead received notice of legal action. in response, borisjohnson said he was happy to hand over unredacted material if asked. let s talk about it with the panel, and, jim, what do you make of this? because the government here is saying we are not going to ha
the reidout with joy reid is up next. tonight on the reidout you re the president of the united states. you can declassify just by saying it s declassified, even by thinking about it. because you re sending it to mar-a-lago or wherever you re sending it. and it doesn t have to be a process. there can be a process, but there doesn t have to be. yeah, that s what he told fox. but new reporting tonight indicates prosecutors have in their possession tape of trump after he left the white house acknowledging that he was holding on to highly sensitive material, which he did not, in fact, declassify. also tonight, the latest on the debt ceiling bill, which comes up for a critical house vote just a short time from now. the great lawrence o donnell joins me to discuss. and maryland governor wes moore will be here. he and other democratic governors are enacting bold, progressive policies that help people instead of hurting them. imagine that? in sharp contrast to the
spending. i strongly urge you both to pass that agreement. ukraine s military says just 70 aerial targets launched by russia in the latest onslaught. ukrainians are calling this the largest attacks using iranian drones. almost all of them were shot down. russia will only face defeat. turkey extends his power for a third decade. there is jubilation of triumph for erdogan. these are his most ardent supporters. this was potentially the closest electoral race and they still couldn t defeat him. ken paxton is calling his impeachment vote. the first attorney general in texas to be impeached. this is a case of republicans policing republicans in the state of texas. corruption has now been voted out. significant step for the integrity of the state. up side down! he s been eliminated! i started out as a fan in the crowd. everyone kept asking me why i won this race. they look at you like you re a failure. i m so glad to be here. good morning, everyone. 7:00
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re at a crucial moment in the high-stakes debt ceiling talks. we re waiting for details on a phone call that just wrapped up in the last hour between president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. negotiations are down to one final sticking point, safety net for social programs. leaders may have as little as eight days to prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its debt. many experts predict economic disaster if that happens. manu raju is up on capitol hill. manu, i was hoping since you were there in front of the cameras for us today that that meant i think this is probably our strongest indicator, that you were on capitol hill for us. president and kevin mccarthy spoke. at this point if the speaker were to come out and touk alk t reporters, that would be a good sign. you tell us. reporter: that s right, jim. the speaker said today he would be the one to make the announcement that there is a deal. well, he