a critical day for the u.s. economy and maybe for house speaker kevin mccarthy s career. what could be the decisive vote on the controversial deal to raise the debt ceiling is just hours away. florida governor ron desantis taking on donald trump directly for really the first time since becoming a presidential candidate. hitting the campaign trail in iowa and vowing to fight back against the former president. also happening dailtoday, historic meeting on ufos, nasa set to unveil what a nine month long investigation uncovered. this is c cnn news central. so this really is the day that could make or break the deal to avoid a catastrophic u.s. default. it is also the day that could make or break the speakership of kevin mccarthy. the house will vote on the debt ceiling. the rules committee did narrowly vote in favor of advancing the bill to the house floor, but there was severe pushback from some conservatives. the bill now needs a simple majority to pass or 218 if eve
the race to flee war-torn sudan, this morning countries around the world rushing to get citizens to safety. u.s. diplomats and their families airlifted from the u.s. embassy with an estimated 16,000 americans still there. what the white house is now saying. president biden is ready to launch his reelection bid, new details on those plans. the thinking of those around him and a new poll that suggests most democrats are still on the fence about another biden run. a scary site in the friendly skies, fire erupting on two planes within days, one midair after a possible bird strike, the other during takeoff. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. happening now, a global race to evacuate diplomats and citizens from sudan as the intense fighting rages on. over the last 24 hours at least 1,000 people have fled the violence by air, scene after scene of u.s. allies packing cargo planes just hours after u.s. officials confirmed that all u.s
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done, cutting barrel production per day, what thatten moos for already surging gas prices and biden administration seeks for the green agenda, live with reaction and new numbers released by the fbi revealing the u.s. murder rate is continuing a grim climb. there are holes in the numbers that could paint a darker picture. stay tuned for expert analysis. and a famous duel saw kill a alexander hamilton? our chad pergram has the answer. first 60 cent spike in gas prices just this week and big cut in oil production could send costs higher. team coverage with jeff in los angeles, where gas prices are over $6 a gallon. we begin with white house corres correspondent kevin corke. good evening. kevin: got their hands full. good evening. sometimes headlines sound meaningful, but upon closer inspection, they mean little. administration pledge to release more in november in the wake of opec s decision to reduce production. 10 million more barrels, according to the white house. for a c
obviously, in the coup attempt and the insurrection. importing that i clarify that call was allegedly made by a committee investigator. all those details also worth knowing that we don t know many more details including who placed that call, what it was about, word fits in the entire january 6th committee investigation. you today, the biden ministration is going public with a stark warning to russian president vladimir putin over his most recent suggestion that he could potentially deploy nuclear weapons in ukraine. the white house is saying loudly and clearly today that the consequences for any such action by russia will be a catastrophic. we have communicated directly, privately to the russians at very high levels. there could be if they use nuclear weapons in ukraine. we have been clear with them and emphatic with them that the united states will respond decisively. they well understand what they would face if they went down that dark road. two new and notable po