he said he doesn t read the reviews anymore. you know he ll give a good speech. thanks for joining us this morning. cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning everyone. i m john berman. i m be anna golodryga. happening today, debt ceiling deadline. the country is set to hit its borrowing limit as soon as today. the treasury department says extraordinary measures need to be taken for the next few months at least to stave off disaster that could be coming in june. as republicans refuse to budge on demands and democrats refuse to budge on negotiations, the white house is warning of the dire consequences of a default that could have serious, almost unimaginable implications for the u.s. economy and consumers. our reporters are covering every angle of this developing story. chief business correspondent christine romans is here with us right now. what does this mean? what does today mean? today is the day we hit that number, just above $31 trillion number. there are th