clock to january 20, 2025, at high noon because on the west side of the u.s. capitol i will be taking the oath of office as the 47th president of the united states. no excuses, i will get the job done. well, that was one of the few moments where in you could actually hear ron desantis as he attempted to announce his presidential campaign last night on twitter spaces. we ll have much more from the glitch filled launch. also ahead there s still no deal on the debt ceiling, but a republican leader in the house told lawmakers they can go ahead and leave for memorial day even as the clock ticks. plus, he proudly put his feet up on a desk in nancy pelosi s office on january 6th, and now he s going to spend years in prison for his actions that day. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 25th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. ron desantis has officially entered the 2024 white house race, but what should have been a historic mo
world. i m laila harrak. ahead on cnn newsroom, we re in the closing stretch of an extremely consequent midterm election. it s a dead heat for senate races in pennsylvania, arizona, and georgia. we have a preview of what s at stake for both parties. plus, some spanish-speaking communities are being inundated with election disinformation and conspiracy theories. ahead, a look at how it s spreading so easily. and ukraine is bracing for a bitter winter as russian strikes pound the power grid, leaving millions in the cold and dark. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we re now just one day away from the critical midterm elections in the u.s., and the stakes couldn t be higher. the candidates are now making their final pitch ahead of election day. up for grabs, all 435 house seats and 35 of the 100 senate seats. the outcome of this election will determine who controls congress. and while democrats currently hold a slim majority, it
u.s. midterm elections and each of the last three u.s. presidents is on the campaign trail to rally voters in hopes of winning power in congress. record heat across the u.s., over 70 high-temperature records are expected to be broken across the country on monday. a surprising admission by iran, how they ve helped russia with the war in ukraine, after weeks of denial. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harak. they may potentially shift the balance of power in congress after voting. this tuesday, every single seat in the house will be at play while in the senate, 35 positions are up for grabs. right now, democrats controlled both chambers by a thin margin and if republicans take control of either one, they could restrict president joe biden s agenda for the next two years. the outcome could be decided in any one of these six states. five of them are battlegrounds that mr. biden flipped in 2020, including georgia where early voting numbers have been
new york city mayor as he is the masses of illegal immigrants arriving in the big apple will, quote, destroy the city. never in my life have i had a problem that i did not see an ending to. i don t see an ending to this. i don t see an ending to this. this issue will destroy new york city. reporter: according to the mayor s office, there are now over 110,000 migrants in new york city. over 13,000 of which were bussed if by the state of texas. now, mayor adams went on to say that the city s going to have a $12 billion deficit, cuts will have to be made to support the arrivals of illegal immigrants, and that every service in new york city will be impacted, as he says the city is overrun. it s going to come to your neighborhoods. all of us are going to be impacted by this. i said it last year when we had 15,000, and i m telling you now, 110,000, the city we knew, we re about to lose. and we re all in this together. reporter: meanwhile the first day of classes kicked off
impeached? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that sends big props to all the tech folks behind the scenes here who had a very busy start to their day at 30 rock. thank you, guys, for getting us on the air this morning. i am kasie hunt on this thursday, march 11th. we will start with the news. in a major legislative win for president biden, the house passed the massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. the final vote was 220-211, mostly along party lines. one democrat, congressman jared golden of maine, joined all republicans in voting against the bill. democrats erupted in applause after the roll call. on this vote, the yeas are 220, the nays are 211. the motion is adopted. the white house also posted this video of president biden and vice president kamala harris applauding as the bill was passed. president biden said he ll sign it tomorrow. this bill represents an historic, historic victory for the american peo