he said he doesn t read the reviews anymore. you know he ll give a good speech. thanks for joining us this morning. cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning everyone. i m john berman. i m be anna golodryga. happening today, debt ceiling deadline. the country is set to hit its borrowing limit as soon as today. the treasury department says extraordinary measures need to be taken for the next few months at least to stave off disaster that could be coming in june. as republicans refuse to budge on demands and democrats refuse to budge on negotiations, the white house is warning of the dire consequences of a default that could have serious, almost unimaginable implications for the u.s. economy and consumers. our reporters are covering every angle of this developing story. chief business correspondent christine romans is here with us right now. what does this mean? what does today mean? today is the day we hit that number, just above $31 trillion number. there are th
. remember, the power in america lies where it always does, in your hands, the hands of the people. it s election day in america. the only thing that could get you singing at 5 a.m. i am a little delirious. it s 5 a.m. good morning, everybody. how are you doing? i m excited to see what happens today. me, too. we talk so much about the speculation, the day before the mid-terms is the worse and now we find out what s decided. this is a marathon. we re going to be here for a long time so get used to our faces, everybody. thanks for joining us. polls begin to open in less than 2 hours. 435 house seats and 35 senate seats are on the line. so, too, is democracy. with election deniers poised to win key races or refuse to accept losses. cnn reporters are on the ground in the key battleground states this morning and here in the studio, our team has our eyes all over these critical races as well. americans are not just choosing candidates today. they re also weighin
surveillance video captured the moment that a pedestrian bridge was struck by an explosion and a children s playground was among the sites as well. a crater left feet away from a jungle gym. the mayor of kyiv urging people to stay out of the city, remain in shelters. explosions, reported in other cities as well. and happening now, vladimir putin is holding a meeting with his national security council after declaring an explosion on a key bridge, he called it a terrorist attack orchestrated by ukraine. translator: we have no doubt that this is a terrorist attack aimed at the destruction of the critical infrastructure of the russian federation. and authors, executors and master minds are the secret service of ukraine. ukrainian officials have not claimed responsibility but along with ukrainian civilians they ve been celebrating the explosion on that bridge. many people spotted taking selfies with art work in kyiv showing fiery blasts on the bridge. the kremlin spokesman h
2020 election, about covid, and the federal government. mola lenghi in san francisco tonight. pierre thomas in washington with what the fbi is now warning tonight. all of this comes amid scrutiny over potentially dangerous rhetoric in this country growing. tonight elon musk taking over twitter, and what he said before about allowing banned twitter users including the former president back on twitter, saying permanent bans undermine twitter as a town square. what elon musk is now saying about that tonight, and rebecca jarvis is with us. the war in ukraine. russia declaring vladimir putin s mobilization of 300,000 reservists is now complete. ukraine and russian forces locked in fierce battles tonight. here at home a year after the collapse of the surfside condo tower near miami, tonight the race to evacuate another 14-story condo in miami beach, less than two miles away. residents given two hours to get their belongings and to get out after inspectors found unsafe condition
president biden moving to keep gas price s down with the critical midterm elections fast approaching. good morning, it is wednesday, october 19th i m brianna keilar with john berman. today the president is expected to announce he s authorizing the release of 15 million more barrels from the u.s. strategic reserve. the draw down first announced in march to release 180 million barrels. and on the inflation front, millions of americans could see a bump in paychecks next year thanks to an inflation adjustment in the tax code. this comes as president biden and democratic candidates lockdown midterm messaging. the focus now, economy and abortion. president biden was speaking trying to rally voters still angry about the supreme court decision on roe v. wade, pledging to protect abortion rights if more democrats are elected to congress. right now, we re short a handful of votes. if you care about the right to choose, then you got to vote. that s why these midterm elections are