turn, do it anyway. in queens yesterday the crowd did just that. several crowd members took issue with rep alexandria ocasio-cortez s stance on immigration and funding for ukraine. we should eliminate the debt limit in the united states because of the constitutional [applause] you voted for. [shouting] are you going to stop this war, that s my question? let the veteran speak. alex: attendees of the conference did come to her defense. things change over time. alex: the congresswoman did wrap it uptaking photos with supporters and she released tweet afterwards thanking everyone who came out to the town hall stating we had such a f, and as you mentioned those who did lash out were let away by security, we will send it back to you. griff: end of that tweet, see you next month. can t wait to see what happens then. alicia. alicia: florida governor ron desantis officially joining 2024 presidential race as the gop field fills out. with us today is ashley davis, former j w
newsroom . with regard to the debt limit things are looking good and very optimistic. that might be how president biden feels about debt ceiling negotiations, but it s not clear everyone agrees, we ll look at the obstacles still ahead. and we have to be on top of the plane we re going to get on top of the plane. yeah, buckle up for what s expected to be a very busy holiday travel weekend, it s the unofficial start of summer, people, and the u.s., and millions here, are on the move. plus, cnn sports andy scholes joins me live to look at how new rules in major league baseball are putting action back in the game. . announcer: live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. we begin with a renewed sense of optimism on capitol hill this hour that a financial disaster could be averted. white house and republican negotiators have been hammering out the details of a plan to raise the nation s debt limit and we re told an agreement could be reached as
good evening everyone. i m john king. welcome to cnn tonight. debt ceiling drama. we are closer to a deal but not there yet. the fact that janet yellen essentially gave them four more days means, well, we have a ways to go. even if they make a deal tomorrow morning can they get it done in time? plus can a trump-like candidate beat donald trump? that is the question as ron desantis gets his campaign in high gear. the florida governor not shy at all about taking on the former president, ripping him on the border of all things, calling him a big spender, and blasting his covid policies. i don t know what happened to donald trump. this is a different guy today than when he was running in 2015 and 2016. i think the direction that he is going with his campaign is the wrong direction. no other republican in the trump era has been able to walk that tight rope. the question is can ron desantis? and here is a sobering thought this memorial day weekend. whenever you go in the wate
russia launches another air strike into ukraine, this one hitting a hospital. the damage therine is significa. our team in dnipro getting a firsthand look at the destruction and the victims. why the death toll could have been even worse. and an investigation into the death of a navy seal following hell week leads to calls for an overhaul to the training program. we have stunning findings to share with you. a particularly busy 24 hours in ukraine. the latest reports are of explosions in the russian-occupied city of mariupol. city officials saying in a social media post that there were strikes on the occupied steel plant there. this comes after russian strikes inside ukraine on a psychiatric hospital in dnipro earlier today. that attack killed at least two, injured 31 others. you can see video from the scene showing the fire, but also the rubble of that medical facility following the strike. ukraine s president zelenskyy has called it an attack by terrorists. sam kail
group after the group s founder was given the steepest penalty yet among those charged in the insurrection. and stunning revelations from newly unearthed fbi documents revealing a plot to kill queen elizabeth back in the 80s while she was here in the u.s. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. two more sentences are being handed down today for members of the oath keepers, a far right extremist group for their role in the january 6th capitol attack. one of them is army veteran jessica watkins. she was just sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. sentencing for the other member, kenneth hairalson, is happening this very hour. it all comes one day after the group s founder stewart rhodes was hit with the most severe sentence yet tied to the capitol insurrection, with the judge describing him as an ongoing threat to democracy, the unrepentant rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison. evan, starting with you h