viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. crowded but not chaotic. a day after the u.s. lifted its covid-era immigration policy, the scene at the southern border remains relatively calm. a breakthrough in bakhmut. russia acknowledges the setbacks in the ukrainian city after months of brutal fighting for every inch of territory. erdogan s toughest test yet after two decades in power. the turkish leader is facing the very real possibility of defeat in this weekend s pivotal election. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. good to be back with you. so far at least, it appears to be the surge that wasn t. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the covid-era policy allowed authorities to swiftly expel most migrants in el paso, texas, the mayor said the city saw a spike in migrants seeking asylum in the days leading up to the policy changing. but he says it s been
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. very busy news day. thank you for your time. five men, one room. the stability of the global economy on the line. today the white house is the stage for talks and what happens could set the country on a path towards paying its bills or on a path towards financial chaos. pluses heartbreak in waiting in alan, texas. two school-aged sisters robbed of their futures. we re learning more about the victims and the shooter who slaughtered them. his fascination with guns, police stay quiet. and donald trump s civil case goes to a new york jury after closing arguments, the focus on credibility and mr. trump s refusal to show up. but up first for us in just hours, the white house meeting that will help answer this question. can washington still work? the stakes for today s big sit-down could not be higher. the full faith and credit of the united states. the roster pools together the biggest players. president biden,
we ll see you tomorrow. now, it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. i hold in my hands the democrats secret plan to seize power from kevin mccarthy in the house of representatives. it has been hiding in the house of representatives since it was filed on january 30th, and today we discovered how this secret plan is supposed to work, and the secret agent, the secret legislative agent who introduced this plan, is gonna be my first guest tonight. america is going to find out who it was who planted this in the house of representatives, this being the device that can save the country from default for the first time in history. and alex, here s the great thing. i barely understand how this works. and you know from capitol hill yeah, here is the level that s at. when i read it, i understand it while the words are passing through my mind. i couldn t possibly then transfer that knowledge to another human being. but we re gonna do a version of
welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we have new tapes. in a beat exclusive we have new audio tapes of congressman george santos, arraigned today for that indictment. they are the santos tapes and they re coming up shortly. later i want to tell you we also have my special report on clarence thomas problem with law and precedent. we ll get to that breakdown and these tapes. our top story right now is the santos indictment itself. this is the most controversial new lawmaker in congress, now indicted for breaking laws. prosecutors say his lies became crimes, to put it simply, and today, for his part, the congressman vowing to fight the case while echoing a maga witch-hunt defense. now, i m going to have to go and fight to defend myself. the reality is is it s a witch-hunt. i m going to fight my battle. i m going to deliver. i m going to fight the witch-hunt. i m going take care of clearing my name. i will prove myself innocent. he pled not guilty and is now out on bon
administration dealing with the tens of thousands of people who plan to seek asylum in the united states. border patrol processing centers are already overwhelmed with people. and complicating matter, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from releasing migrants into the u.s. without notices to appear in court. customs and border protection said it will imply comply with the order but they insist that the government was prepared for title 42 to end said mayorkas. we have been preparing to this to end for a year. i want to be clear it will be challenging but we have a plan and executing on our plan but take time for our plan to show results but we have confidence in that plan because it has worked in the past. here in el paso, in many ways, today seems just like it did yesterday in many ways. so much has changed and i m here in front of the sacred church in downtown el paso. very close to the border and this mural here, as you see some folks lined up, th