charleston southern university. ainsley: that ser with grad. steve: it is his alma mater. he is starting at home. ainsley: nice guy. south carolina. is he running against nikki haley who. nikki haley gave him the spot as a senator. they have been good friends for a along time. he was in the house in south carolina. jim demint left and he ran several times after that and won. is he positive, mild-mannered. seeking to form a coalition of that additional conservatives and evangelical christianity and moderate republicans. brian: clear why ainsley was chosen to host tim scott because you know so much about him. ainsley: we met him and talked to him when he wrote his book. went to church with him and talked to his pastor. it was a really great time. they asked me to do who is tim scott? brian don t get mad at me. this your thing on fox nation. ainsley: not really i did a few of them. tim scott gave me an idea what it was like growing up. he brought me back to where h
the party s first black presidential nominee. he has already made history as the first african-american elected to both is the house and senate. he promises voters the american dream is still real. i believe that america can do for anyone what she has done for me. restore hope, create opportunities and protect the america relive. creating opportunities and protecting america. to me you focus on financial literature in education and making sure the american dream is alive and well for the next generation of americans. to me it s about winning over americans to my brand of conse conservatism. dana: ron desantis is expected to announce that could be a grueling battle with president trump. bill: senator scott is about to make his announcement. good morning, mark. good morning. senator tim scott will launch his campaign from charleston southern university here in the gymnasium in two hours. he won t be in the state very long. he is heading to iowa and new hampshire, the
we are standing by for a big moment in space. a privately crewed spacecraft will dock with the international space station this hour, it s only the second time that has happened. and for the first time a woman is leading the mission. this is cnn news central. just a few hours from now high stakes talks on the debt crisis between president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. they are set to resume in-person one-on-one. this morning it s not clear how close or how far they are from a deal. what is clear, they re almost out of time. in ten days the u.s. could default on its $31 trillion debt. if that takes place it s not exactly clear what happens, but it s definitely very bad. government bills could go unpaid, millions of americans would feel it. social security checks, medicare, veterans benefits and the salaries of thousands of federal and military employees, they are at all risk. republicans are demanding steep budget cuts with no increase in revenue. the president h
she ll be back later this week. we re lucky to have the brilliant and beautiful sarah sidener with us. let s get started. ten days left, that s it. the debt negotiations are deadlocked. the the president and house speaker set to meet soon. the republican 2024 feel is expanding. tim scott is about to announce his bid today. governor ron desantis is about to jump in later this week. and a cnn exclusive. paul whelan, the u.s. says is wrongfully imprisoned in russia, called cnn from behind bars. his message, he s confident the wheels are turning towards his release. a man accused murdering four university of idaho students will appear in court today. efface fours counts of murder and one count of burglary. and we have liftoff. a spacex rocket commanded by a woman is set to dock at the international space station this morning. it s only the second private mission ever. but nasa hopes this is just the beginning. cnn this morning starts right now. all right. here s where w
can ramaswamy. larry elder. we take you to south carolina as the story begins. president biden and mccarthy are meeting today to talk about the debt. biden waited is long to come to the table to avoid default on trillions of dollars our nation owes. if they don t raise the debt ceiling to cover america s bills and interest it would send shock waves through u.s. financial markets risking possible bankruptcies, potential, irreversible standing to the u.s. standing in the global economy. politics biden style here. commander-in-chief is blaming maga republicans. the gop says biden wants a default more than a deal. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. ten days ten days drash re secretary janet yellen sending out a warning june 1st she says is the hard deadline to raise the nation s debt limit. the president with this. president biden: i ve done my part. now it is time for the other side to move from their extreme positions because much of what they ve alrea