anderson, thank you. matt gaetz, he single handedly held up kevin mccarthy s election as speaker, you ll recall. well, tonight, he s threatening to do it again in a new battle on capitol hill. and he s here. i m michael smerconish. live from new york city on the day that president joe biden asks americans for another four years, the nation is at risk of a potential economic disaster. thanks to partisan and interparty politics in washington, the u.s. is scheduled to default on its debt as early as june. something that s never happened before. and if the nation defaults, that means massive job losses, almost assures a recession. federal benefits, like social security are at risk. interest rates, what you pay on your house, your car, your college loan, they all skyrocket. the stock market, it tumbles, drag with it your 401(k)s. i know what you re thinking. michael, come on. we have seen the movie before and we know how it ends. they re going to figure it out. just before t
old. the news continues. cnn newsroom with michael starts now. anderson, thank. you matt gates, he singlehandedly held up kevin mccarthy s election as speaker, you ll recall, well tonight he is threatening to do it again in a new battle on capitol hill. and, he is here. i m michael, live from new york city, on the day the president joe biden asked americans for another four years. the nation is at risk of a potential economic disaster. thanks to partisan and intra party politics in washington, the u.s. is scheduled to default on its debt, as early as june. something that has never happened before. , and if the nation default, that means massive job losses, almost usher as a recession. federal benefits like social security are at risk, interest rates, what do you pay out of your house, your car, your college loan, they all skyrocket. the stock market, it tumbles, dragging with it your 401 case. i know what you re thinking. you re thinking, michael, we ve seen the movie before.
those constituents of my community and of democracy itself. everybody is having this struggle. norah: crime in america. our exclusive reporting. the major challenges in keeping the nation safe. all crime up 25%. murder up 24%. motor vehicle theft up 107%. what s going on in our nation s capital? allergy season is here, with specialists telling cbs news it is now lasting longer, with patients experiencing more intense symptoms. norah: president biden and south korean president yoon, the official state visit and the agreement to deter north korea. is an unbreakable bond, forged in bravery, sacrifice our people. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. we do want to begin with that severe weather that is making its way across the southern part of the country, while resident this across the mississippi river are forced to evacuate ahead of rising floodwaters. nearly 22 million americans from central texas to the flor
fleeing limitless misery and throwing themselves into a place where they will find great courage and sacrifice. more than 87,000 people tried to to cross through in the first three months of this year. the u.s., column whbia and pana said they would try to open up other ways for people to migrate. next week, we will meet extraordinary people helping the earth to cut down on carbon, includiing a new technology tha relies on the behavior of whales. tonight, the showdown in washington. the president can no longer put the economy in jeopardy. republicans and democrats battle over raising the debt ceiling. this maga wish list has no chance of moving forward. as president biden announces he is running for a second term. let s finish the job. s we will talk with supporter bernie sanders. welcome. about biden s chances, the issue of his age. is age a factor? yeah. the looming x ing economic c. would you let the country go into default. later, carol burnett.
dissent? we had three of us writing a dissent. we thought it was for many, many reasons harmful to the court and we thought for many reasons it was generally a harmful decision. we thought it was wrong and five people thought it was right. so the truthful answer is, at this moment i don t know exactly. there are people who spend a lot of time on this matter. i can say it is a very important thing, this right to abortion, and i think casey is a better opinion from a legal point of view than roe, and i am very, very, very sorry. thank you for watching. you can catch my full interviews with bernie sanders and carol burnett anytime you want on hbo max. and join us here on cnn every friday night to find out who s talking next. good evening, everyone. i m allison, welcome to cnn tonight. it s friday night. the culture wars are in full swing. there is a plot television. in the republican-controlled state legislatures of south carolina and nebraska restrictive abortion bills