speed bump. on the republican side, new skepticism over next week s default deadline. and a day of raw grief and remembrance in uvalde, texas, where almost one year to the moment a gunman walked into robb elementary school and killed 19 students and two teachers, forever changing the community and the nation. we ll hear from one mother who lost her daughter, lexi, and is now demanding change. i m hoping that seeing her face, hearing her story encourages other moms and dads to join us in this fight. and we begin this hour with florida governor ron desantis set to jump into the presidential race in just about seven hours. nbc news was first to report he plans to launch it on twitter, during a talk with billionaire twitter owner elon musk on the social media platform. casey desantis, the governor s wife, released this teaser video. our best days lay ahead of us. but is it worth the fight? do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it, every si
next hour, change that. the lead starts right now. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meeting in a matter of minutes. what s on and what s off the negotiating table as mccarthy insists he needs to see a deal this week to avoid default. plus a new name in the 2024 presidential race. i m running for president of the united states. i m america. tim scott setting his sights on the white house and his gop backers hope the senator from south carolina can be the one to beat trump and then biden. and a not guilty plea in the murders of four idaho college students and the gag order keeping information secret in this case. welcome to the lead 37 i m jake tapper. can they make a deal? in the next hour president biden and. kevin mccarthy will meet face to face at the white house as the united states careens towards an economic ka catastro that only those two can prevent we re ten day was from the u.s. potentially running out of money to pay its bills. that c
it s happening tonight. florida governor ron desantis will make it official. he s set to launch his presidential bid. ahead, new details on how he plans to beat former president trump. so we just got word that house speaker kevin mccarthy will hold a press conference any minute. so what news will he bring from the debt ceiling negotiations? do they have a deal? have talks collapsed? stand by for news. are you still using your sister s ex-boyfriend s parents netflix password? it s about to cost you. ahead, what the company says about the coming crackdown. this is cnn news central. seven hours from now, we are going to hear a presidential announcement that has been months in the making, but there is no stage, no huge rally being prepared as florida governor ron desantis is going to officially announce he s running for president tonight. desantis, instead, is opting for an intimate twitter conversation with billionaire owner elon musk. the event will be audi
we re only ten days out from a potential u.s. default, and there is still no deal on the debt ceiling. that s only step one. keep in mind it still has to clear congress quickly. another critical meeting between the president and house speaker just hours away. we re going to take you live to the white house and capitol hill. also ahead, the naacp issues a travel advisory for florida, accusing the state of being openly hostile towards african americans. details on the driving force behind that warning and how governor ron desantis is responding just ahead. and instead of walking across the stage to get her diploma, a transgender teen opts out of commencement after the school said she had to wear pants. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the federal government is running out of money and d.c. is running out of time to get america s accounts in order. later this afternoon president biden and speaker mc
welcome to the program. in iceland european leaders are talking about how to support ukraine and how to manage migration. we ll have the very latest live. also on the programme. we look at the threat of ai artificial intelligence. politicians in the us are trying work out what to do about it. also in the us president biden is in talks right now to try to make sure the country can pay its bills, the so called debt ceiling looms. and five men are found guilty of a huge jewel heist in germany. we head into the world of art theives and priceless artefacts. first to the summit in reyjavik in iceland. these are live pictures that you can see the crowd there for the playing music, it seems a musical interlude right now for the over the last hour we have seen european leaders stand up we have seen european leaders stand up and give speeches and crucially give ongoing commitment to support and stand by ukraine. the technicalities, this is a meeting of the council of europe and h