captions by vitac www.vitac.com good evening, everyone. i m tom king in for alisyn camera at that. debt ceiling drama. we re closer to a debt ceiling deal, closer but not there yet. janet yellen gave them four more days, and we ve got a ways to go. even if they make a deal tomorrow morning, can they get it done in time? plus, can a trump-like candidate beat donald trump? that s the question, as ron desantis gets his campaign in high gear. the florida governor not being shy at all about taking on the former president, ripping him on the border of all things, calling him a big spender, and lasting his covid policies. i don t know what happened to donald trump. this is a different guy today than what he was running in 2015 and 2016. and i think the direction he s going with the campaign is the wrong direction. no other republican in the trump era has been able to walk that tight rope. can ron desantis? here s a sobering thought this memorial day weekend. whenever you
good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m vick for blackwell. good to have you along. the summer travel season kicks off. millions of people are heading to their destinations for memorial day weekend. we ll have the latest on what to expectation at the airport and what to know if you re hitting the road. and lawmakers inching closer to a possible debt ceiling deal. could today be the day they reach an agreement to avoid default? we will have the latest on the negotiations. take back what is ours. those are the words from the chief of ukraine s armed forces in a new video posted online. is the counteroffensive we ve been talking about for some time now imminent? we re in ukraine with the latest. frightening moments onboard a flight after a passenger opened a door in the air. how does that even happen? we re going to show you the terrifying moments ahead. let me tell you, if that could happen i would probably just pass out. if
newsroom . with regard to the debt limit things are looking good and very optimistic. that might be how president biden feels about debt ceiling negotiations, but it s not clear everyone agrees, we ll look at the obstacles still ahead. and we have to be on top of the plane we re going to get on top of the plane. yeah, buckle up for what s expected to be a very busy holiday travel weekend, it s the unofficial start of summer, people, and the u.s., and millions here, are on the move. plus, cnn sports andy scholes joins me live to look at how new rules in major league baseball are putting action back in the game. . announcer: live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. we begin with a renewed sense of optimism on capitol hill this hour that a financial disaster could be averted. white house and republican negotiators have been hammering out the details of a plan to raise the nation s debt limit and we re told an agreement could be reached as
ceiling drama. the white house and lawmakers rushing to reach a deal on the u.s. debt limit. but the clock is ticking. with just nine days before the government could run out of money to pay its bills. the final days of an american fighting in ukraine. cnn pieces together the details of a u.s. veteran s death in bakhmut, revealing a new perspective on the war s longest battle. plus, a plot to kill the queen? the fbi releases new documents detailing a potential assassination threat against queen elizabeth ii. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with laila harrak. welcome. the white house and republicans are closing in on a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a financial catastrophe. a live look for you there on capitol hill. and negotiators have been furiously working on capitol hill, and we re told an agreement could be reached as soon as today. any deal would then have to be passed by congress, which is far from a sure thing. they do have a li
russia resorts to pictures of rubble to convince the public to get behind the war. the treasury department warning it has $39 billion left in cash as of tonight. yellen moves the dead ceiling deadline. an update to a story we told you about. $2 million and jail time after a chinese comedian made a comment about the communist party. wait until you see tonight. let s go out front. good evening. an aggressive strike. new video tshowing thick smoke what is believed to be a steel plant in mariupol. ukraine hit the city with two missiles. this is tactical but hugely symbolic in terms of a strike. this is where ukrainian troops were in the deadly standoff for russian forces for weeks last year. mariupol is even important staging ground for russian forces in southern ukraine. it s crucial. there s a flow of russian military convoys. a ukrainian strike changes the game. in russia, staid imte media is something new. i want to show you the drone video. this is from bakhmut. it is