negotiators in washington. we ll have the key sticking points as the clock ticks down to a potentially catastrophic default. and later, nine lives. these so-called ghost cats were driven to the brink of ex tecs tinks, but are pouncing back. protects your way of life. yes, sir, it does. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. all eyes are on capitol hill tonight as the deadline for a possible government default closes in. both president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy insist a deal is close. more on that in a minute. we begin this memorial day weekend at the national mall. thousands are turning out at the poppy wall of honor. the red flowers symbolizes bloodshed and lives lost in service since world war i. there are more than 645,000 flowers lining the wall this year. and as always, many of us are on the move for the holiday weekend. whether by ground or air, travelers are feeling the impact of the economy bo
the u.s. treasury pushes back the possible default deadline from june 1st to june 5th, giving debt limit negotiators to reach an agreement. the house minority leader, hakeem jeffries, joins me in just a moment r for an exclusive interview. in ukraine, at least two people are dead and 30 injured after a russian attack on a medical clinic, ukraine claims was deliberate. we ll have a live report from the war zone. and as americans prepare to set out for the memorial day weekend, cnn is at the airport and on the highways with everything you need to know about one of the busiest travel days of the year. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story this evening, the u.s. treasury says debt limit negotiators have slightly, slightly more time to try to strike a deal. but it s still not clear if the two sides can reach an agreement before the nation defaults. from congress to the white
deadlocked. 11 days left on the clock and debt ceiling negotiators are moving farther apart. much of what they ve already proposed is, quite frankly, unacceptable. is the risk of default only growing? i ll speak exclusively to republican senator bill cassidy in moments. and show of unity, president biden gives ukraine fighters a sky-high advantage. we have ukraine s back. after scrapping part of his world trip for debt ceiling talks is the u.s. on shaky ground on the world stage? national security adviser jake sullivan joins me exclusively from japan, plus go time. president trump readies himself for his biggest gop challenger yet. it s easy to be a front-runner. as the republican field expand, will any of them crack trump s hold on the party? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is careening toward the edge of an economic cliff with 11 days until the moment the u.s. government could run out of money to pay its bills accord
president biden gives ukraine s fighters a sky high advantage. we have ukraine s back. but after scrapping part of his world trip for debt ceiling talks, is the u.s. on shaky ground on the world stage? national security adviser jake sullivan joins me exclusively from japan. plus go time. president trump readies himself for his biggest gop challenger yet. it is easy to be a front-runner and harder to dig in. reporter: as the field expands will any crack trump s hold on the party? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is kareening toward the edge of an economic cliff with 11 days until the moment the u.s. government could run out of money to pay its bills according to the treasury secretary. president biden just told reporters he cannot guarantee the u.s. will not default and the same message came from the top house republican negotiator just hours before. it is the only thing the sides seem to agree on in addition to blaming the other si
6th criminals in an effort to stay in sync with voters. and the house speaker sounding positive as the outline of a debt deal emerges. it looks a lot like a traditional give-and-take. rumblings on the right do raise a question whether speaker mccarthy can make a deal and keep his job. and some new and critical reporting about the special counsel s classified documents investigation. among the revelations in the washington post today trump employees move boxes of papers one day before investigators arrive at mar-a-lago and that trump himself produced a dress rehearsal of moving sensitive materials out of sight. a first for up us, though, ron desantis gets pointed and personal criticizing donald trump on a wide array of issues while trying to sell himself at the same time to trump voters as better than the original. it is an understatement to call this new strategy risky, but the florida governor is all in, issuing a statement this morning with links to 11 different thursday