to pay the bills. they will need to reach a deal with the new house republican majority by early june. otherwise, the u.s. will default on debt payments for the first time ever. at the white house yesterday, president kateri discussed a potential meeting between the president and speaker mccarthy. the president is looking forward to meeting with speaker mccarthy. we have been very clear about where we stand when it comes to the debt ceiling. i have been clear, the president has been clear. it should not be used as a political football. we have nbc news correspondent standing by for us. julie, what more can you tell us about this debt ceiling flight? they immediately responded on twitter to that invitation. president biden, i accept your invitation to sit in and discuss the irresponsible government spending. i m told no official meeting date or time has been set. this is for the continued public back and forth between mccarthy in president biden. we will sit down, we w
what we re learning about body camera video of the incident. breaking news on a possible shake-up at the white house. reports that chief of staff ron klain is set to resign. maryalice parks with details just coming in. the new staggering toll of putin s war in ukraine. u.s. officials estimating russian forces have suffered more than 150,000 casualties, as vicious fighting continues in the east. and tonight, new information about a former navy s.e.a.l. who died while fighting in ukraine. matt gutman on the ground in kyiv. the mysterious death of a american tourist in mexico. new video showing him dancing hours before he died. mexican authorities say he fell from a balcony, but his widow says she was told he was shot. now the family is working to get his body back home. florida rejects an a.p. course on african american studies. why the state is calling it, quote, woke indoctrination masquerading at education. the educator who developed the course calling critics misinf
call from the white house to a rioter on january 6th. the rioter s identity now revealed. the house select committee is preparing to hold what is likely to be its final investigative hearing. and dissent and chaos are spreading in russia. thousands have been detained amid protests against the war in ukraine as huge lines of cars jammed the borders, packed with russians desperate to escape vladimir putin s new military draft. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt here in the situation room . we begin coverage tonight with hurricane ian barreling toward florida, amid urgent warnings and evacuations. let s get straight to meteorologist tom seder standing by in the cnn weather center with a new forecast from the national hurricane center. tom, what is that new forecast saying about ian? the 5:00 p.m. advisory from the national hurricane center, we re seeing an increase in the winds because the p
Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Right now on ana cabrera reports, a contentious faceoff on capitol hill, House Republicans holding the first hearing of their Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden, with the country just days away from a Government Shutdown. Plus the split screen moment the president will provide later this afternoon. And seven candidates take the stage for the second president ial debate. Does it do anything to change the race without donald trump there . And later, a suspect now arrested in the murder of the baltimore tech ceo. What more we could learn at a News Conference coming up next hour. Hello, and thank you for being here. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin on capitol hill where just a
Freedom as Five Americans released by iran are now on their way home to the United States. Well discuss the terms of the deal that ended their wrongful imprisonment with the Top National Security adviser to President Biden, jonathan finer. Also tonight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now in the United States for critical meetings over at the United Nations and here in washington. Well preview his plea for more Global Support as ukraines Counter Offensive against russia drags on. And another trump codefendant attempts to move the Georgia Election interference case to Federal Court. This as the former president is taking credit for efforts to try to overturn the 2020 president ial election declaring it was his decision. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. We begin this hour with the release of Five Americans wrongfully imprisoned in iran, and the deal that made it possible. Cnns Becky Anderson is