the lies continue. this time george santos caught making up a story about his mother being in the south tower on 9/11, this as republicans reward him in congress. emergency measures are in place today as the nation is hitting its debt limit. why congress may be playing with fire. a warning to vladimir putin. ukraine s president said his country will take by crimea. will alec baldwin be charged the killing of a shooting onset? we ll discuss. cnn this morning starts now. we begin with yet another apparent lie from george santos, a republican congressman from new york who fabricated just about everything on his resume. he s been caught lying about his late mother. santos long claimed his mother was in the south tower of the world trade center on 9/11 and later died from cancer. new immigration records confirm santos mother was in brazil and never in the u.s. and now a navy veteran from new jersey is accusing santos of stealing $3,000 from a gofundme account. santos de
he said he doesn t read the reviews anymore. you know he ll give a good speech. thanks for joining us this morning. cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning everyone. i m john berman. i m be anna golodryga. happening today, debt ceiling deadline. the country is set to hit its borrowing limit as soon as today. the treasury department says extraordinary measures need to be taken for the next few months at least to stave off disaster that could be coming in june. as republicans refuse to budge on demands and democrats refuse to budge on negotiations, the white house is warning of the dire consequences of a default that could have serious, almost unimaginable implications for the u.s. economy and consumers. our reporters are covering every angle of this developing story. chief business correspondent christine romans is here with us right now. what does this mean? what does today mean? today is the day we hit that number, just above $31 trillion number. there are th
26th, 8:00 p.m., right here on cnn. follow that long list of people. you know his speech is going to be good. i think we need this. there was a conversation we had earlier this week, yesterday where we talked about comedians feeling like they can t get their stuff out there because they re worried about being judged. i think we re in a moment where we need to let comedians be comedians. tina fey made the point where someone would look back on my work and say it was racist. i watch 30 rock, not that it was racist, but it pushed the env envelope. in this environment, i don t think they can do that. when something is made, it s so different than seeing it in the present time. adam sandler has dealt with that, critics have looked at films he made.
they are pushing the env envelope. some will make trips to plant flags and taunt. japan has a zone that means if you pass through the zone, you have to tell us. but all sides want to do more and more to be in a position where they can claim the island. i think last year japan bought three of the islands that were up for sale from private lan landowners. ownership is the goal for each. i want to switch to iran. i have been waiting all week to ask you about the interim deal. is it a deal at all?