everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. a deal to avoid a debt default is about to be revealed. president biden and speaker mccarthy are finalizing an agreement to raise the debt limit. president biden saying this earlier today. i m about to go in and call mccarthy now at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. i think we re in good shape. house leaders expect the bill to be voted on as soon as wednesday. speaker mccarthy is confident the deal will pass. february 1st i sat down with the president. i said let s work together to be able to raise the debt ceiling but curb the amount of spending, to let mark be able to work again, cut red tape, get some work requirements to help people get back into work. i think this agreement frames all that from limit, save, grow. it doesn t get everything we wanted. we did a conference call with our conference and over 95% were overwhelmingly excited about what they see. they re getting a text
to pay our bills would be the american people would have a real kick in the economic vein, as a matter of fact the rest of world would, too. president biden and house speaker mccarthy in the oval office yesterday after what both sides called a productive meeting. we ll look at the issues that are still holding up a deal on the debt ceiling. plus, e. jean carroll wants a judge to update her defamation lawsuit against donald trump following his comments about her during a recent town hall. and also ahead the field for the 2024 republican presidential domination adds a new name. we ll show you senator tim scott s first pitch to voters. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks interest starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in washington. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy met at the white house yesterday afternoon. they emerged without a deal
scott are expected next week, and our panel is going to tell us what to look out for on the political horizon. and with the migrant crisis straining cities, we re going to tell you about a big story in the headlines this week that one of the men involved now calls a scam. the head of the veterans organization accused of rounding up homeless men and telling them to claim that they were veterans being displaced from their hotel lodgings to make room for migrants. she denies it. tonight we have the facts. and the new york mayor is calling for an investigation. and ai feels like a run away train headed our way. tonight we re going to talk to a former google executive who worked in ai and tech for decades. his warnings ahead. but first, a segment we call on the lookout. the storys that we see on the horizon. first, the 2024 gop primary is heating up. south carolina senator tim scott filing papers today with the ftc to run for president. he s expected to make a formal annou
okay. hello everyone, thanks for tuning in to this hour where we bring you tomorrow s news tonight. we have our great lineup for portis. we have harry enten, kara scannell, jeff zeleny joins us tonight, and eva mckend. great have all you guys hear. let s start with former president donald trump. he was found liable in the e. jean carroll defamation and battery case. the jury awarded carroll nearly $5 million in damages, that donald trump must pay, related to sexual abuse and defamation. e. jean carroll responded today, saying, quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump to clear my name, and to get my life back. today, the world finally knows the truth. this victory is not just for me, but for every woman who has ever suffered because she was not believed. cnn s kara scannell has been at the courthouse since the start of this case. she s here with us tonight. so, kara, tell us what it was like in the courtroom when that verdict was read. so, the judge told everyone t
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on the program, we ll bring you the latest on the suspected chinese spy balloon. then, we ll move to the economy. but for a change, it might not be bad news. we have some very good news about the american economy. the imf global outlook is less gloomy than it was a few months ago. and then the fed said it wasn t ready to declare victory on inflation, but it is cooling. i will ask larry summers if he agrees. also, crimea, many powerful people have suggested ukraine should be prepared to officially cede the peninsula to russia as part of peace negotiations. but i ll talk to general ben hodges who said no, he can and should take crimea back. but, here is my take. this week marked the third anniversary of brexit and it coincided with a grim verdict from the imf. this year the british economy will do worse than all of the world s majo