yes. good morning, everyone. glad you are with us on cnn this morning. i m joined by erica hill. kevin mccarthy facing a growing republican revolt as the house prepares to vote on his debt limit deal he struck with president biden. we are about to find out if the speaker can pull it off. a chinese fighter jet intercepting a spy plain of the pentagon accusing the pilot of being unnecessarily aggressive forcing the plane to fly through dangerous turbulence. also, sources tell cnn former new jersey governor chris christie is going to jump in the race for the white house. he will make it official with an announcement on tuesday giving donald trump yet another republican challenger. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. snu and we begin on the debt limit and the deal and can it pass. it is a crucial day. we will see on capitol hill the house is set to vote on it after it narrowly cleared a major hurdle last night. mr. norman. mr. norman, no. mr. roy? mr. ro
pass. it is a crucial day. we will see on capitol hill the house is set to vote on it after it narrowly cleared a major hurdle last night. mr. norman. mr. norman, no. mr. roy? mr. roy, no. two hard line republicans on the very powerful house rules committee tried but failed to block the deal from advancing to the floor. they are vowing to continue fighting fence it along with other members of the house freedom caucus. because joe biden was in a box. he was up against the ropes. and we should have held him there and gotten more for the american people than a spending freeze for $4 trillion. speaking mccarthy walking a tightrope this morning trying to rally support for that bill and facing growing dissent among far right republicans and that threat of being ousted from his job. time is running out for congress