viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump
j.d. balart@msnbc. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. and right now on and dreea mitchell reports president biden welcoming south korea s president for a state visit, including an oval office meeting. they are scheduled to hold a joint press conference this hour with south korea s leader facing an escalating nuclear threat from north korea and the u.s. breakdown in communications with china. also this hour, debt ceiling drama, as speaker mccarthy makes 11th hour concessions on budget cuts to try to secure votes from his own caucus as leverage in his showdown with president biden. and e. jean carroll has taken the stand in her civil rape and defamation trial against president trump as the president s new social media posts create problems for his attorneys in court
is happening right now dominic, thank you very much. and that wraps up the hour for me you can always reach me on twitter and instagram at jdbalart and thank you for the privilege of your time an trdrea mitchell picks it up. the supreme court resets the countdown clock on their abortion pill decision keeping the nation guessing and raising new questions over what is going on behind the scenes also this hour the debt ceiling drama escalates as speak are speak are mccarthy rolls out a plan that slashes biden programs we just rolled it out yesterday. we want you to write stories like i m teetering whether i can win or not and the whole world hangs in the balance and then i want you to write a story after it passes would the president sit down and negotiate.
press former president who don t want to raise the debt ceiling without a lot of conditions, and we have a debt ceiling problem. that is where the trump indictment could could. so you have to kind of extrapolate a little bit and kind of look way ahead there, but it s not really that far in the future, the debt ceiling drama and so it s something for investors to keep in mind. great point. christine romans. thanks so much. you re welcome. coming up. next we return to our top story go live outside the new york courthouse where we re learning more about just how the manhattan d a had wanted trump. actually to surrender the court today. security considerations underway. as the former president faces indictment that s coming up. back when i had a a working circuculatory sm , you had to give your right arm to find great talent. but with up work, there s highly skilled talent from all over the globe. right at your fingertips. it s where businesses meet great
anything too firmly, you know, really sort of walking everything back on to the table but not declaring what they will do, is we do have the two numbers, the jobs report and big inflation report next week before their next meeting on march 22. and so if you are chair powell thinking about how to position ahead of that meeting, you are probably hesitant to say anything too say too much. and so without commit to it so tirmly that they are obligated. yeah, inflation is down since the last time he spoke before congress. but 6.4% is still way abovetarg. and then there is the other crisis where you have the government that needs to pay the bills for what has already spent, this debt ceiling drama. moody s warned a debt default