hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. you re watching the context on bbc news. the influential uk business lobby group, the cbi, wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. let s start with the race for the white house, which has become a little bit more crowded today with chris christie announcing his bid for the republican nomination. you may remember him from his time as the governor of newjersey and also his unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2016. and that ultimately ended up with him endorsing donald trump who, of course, won and is running again this time round. mr trump isn t noted for being nice about any of his rivals, so we ll see what he has to say against his one time backer. back to our panel gillian tett, editor at large for the us financial times, who joins us from silicon valley in california. and nathalie tocci, from the institute of international affairs, is in rome. let s start with chris christie, what do you make of that? is in l
everyone. poppy is off today. i m erica hill. thanks for being with me this morning. let s get started with five things to know for this memorial day, may 29th, 2023. joe biden and kevin mccarthy made a debt ceiling deal. now they have to sell it. can they get the votes before default on june 5 th? russia shot down a record number of missiles ahead of the long awaited counter offensive. search and rescue operations under way right now after an apartment collapse in iowa. seven people have been pulled out. the mayor, though, says a number of others are still missing. and happening today, president biden will honor america s fallen service members during a memorial day address from arlington national cemetery. he ll also participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the time of the unknown soldier. tonight, boston celtics looking to make more history by becoming the first team to win game seven after being down 3-0 to the miami heat. cnn this morning starts right now.
people get blood all over their faces. deadly tornadoes ripped through parts of the southern and midwestern united states war storms could be on the way we now know when former president trump is expected to appear in a new york courtroom, how the day could go and how his supporters and mar-a-lago could react. and an update on the health of pope francis were live in rome, where we expect to see the pope discharged from the hospital today. my from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare. we begin with yet another deadly tornado outbreak and even now, in the middle of the night in the us, it s still underweight states from louisiana to kentucky are under storm alerts right now have been dozens of tornado reports from arkansas to wisconsin, and forecasters predict the severe weather will continue marching east over the coming hours. at least three deaths and dozens of injuries are being blamed on tornadoes that hit arkansas on friday. well, two of those deaths came in
of destruction across parts of the us in moments will take you to the hardest hit areas until you where millions of people are still at risk of severe weather, plus we re learning more about the plans for donald trump to surrender to new york authorities and appear in court on tuesday, and we get a look at how republicans are now reacting on capitol hill later, you ll hear transgender runner exclusively, tells cnn about how was single decision may have ended her dream of capturing olympic glory. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with leila harrack. people in parts of the eastern us are waking up to the threat of severe and dangerous weather, tornado watches and warnings are in effect from parts of mississippi up to kentucky with powerful winds and large hail in the forecast, and a new tornado watch has just been issued for parts of alabama and georgia. this comes as we re starting to see more of the damage from a series of massive storms. two people were killed when a st
hand. this warning comes just hours before a republican-led committee holds a hearing on the chain knee communist party s threat to america. let s start with cnn s manu rash. tonight will be the first prime time hearing that any he republican has held since january. what are republicans telling you about why this is such a top priority? this is one of the rare bipartisan initiatives in a very polarized institution, the u.s. house. but kevin mccarthy has indicated to me and others that this is a bug priority of his to make sure that both sides are on the same page when it comes to the threat of china. that is the same approach the lady verse the committee, mike gallagher on the republican side, and the democrat both are trying to pursue this on a bipartisan basis. he indicated to me this will be an overall scene setting hearing to try to make clear about the threat from china poses, not just abroad but also here in the united states. we expect to hear from key witnesses, s