and i m max foster. just ahead briefing after briefing, phone call after phone call, all behind the scenes letting democrats know that they need their support for once in a long, long time washington is actually going to spend less money. stop passing the buck to subsequent generations to clean up your mess. d.c. has imposed its will on us for far too long. it is time we impose our will on washington, d.c. [ sirens ] this was expected. north korea had said that it was going to try to put a military satellite into space. it does kind of change the dynamics in terms of how we perceive north korea as a t threat. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, may 31, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on capitol hill where the u.s. house is set to vote on a critical bill. while many seem confident that they will get the votes, the house speaker will be busy trying to wrangle last minute support. kevin mccarthy say
oeshcome a conservative revolt inside a powerful house committee. white house press secretary karine jean pierre is standing by. in russia threats of revenge after eight drone attacks rock the city of moscow. ukraine denying any involvement while also calling the strikes, quote, carmic payment for putin s invasion. also tonight cnn speaks to an 11-year-old boy wrongfully shot by police. you ll hear his emotional recount of that terrifying moment and also have the details of the $5 million lawsuit his family just filed on his behalf. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with the debt limit drama playing out in the house of representatives. speaker kevin mccarthy appearing poised to clear the eighth major hurdle in his first test as speaker as he tries to tamp down a conservative ruvolt over his compromise with president joe bi
good morning, everyone. erica is here again, looking like a ray of sunshine. let s get started with five things to know. there may be a deal. we re not quite there yet with the final house vote expected to day. the drama now is not between the two parties but instead within the republican party. the finger pointing intensifies as russia blames ukraine for a drone attack on moscow on the heels of a deadly rain in kyiv. president zelenskyy senting a date for the counter offensive. also, republican president hl h presidenttial hopeful ron desantis in iowa. he paints a pretty grim picture of the country. a historic ruling in big pharma. one family is fighting the opioid epidemic in exchange from immunity in future lawsuits. and what this means for the global race to conquer space. cnn this morning starts right now. deal or no deal? there s a deal. do they have a vote is the question. there say huge breakdown in capitol hill for the deal. the house is set to vote o
tonight kendall is talking. actor jeremy strong joins me with behind the scenes look at that shows riveting finale. we begin tonight with some light signs of progress, but also the criticism house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing from some members of his own party as he and president biden race to turn the debt ceiling agreement they reached friday night into law. failing could hurt the economy for all of us. but given how toxic the delays, with some of the more extreme embers, every step that speaker mccarthy takes to pass it could put his speakership in jeopardy. cnn s melanie zanona joins us now with the very latest. what is the latest you are hearing from house republicans about where this is headed? the house is on the verge of clearing at least one procedural hurdle. because the house rules committee is expected to advance a rule, which would allow the bill to come to the floor tomorrow. despite opposition from to two conservatives on the panel. that is a big sigh of
u.s. the debt limit is now set for a vote on the house floor in the coming hours. the republican say that the speaker s job is on the line. depending on how it goes. [sirens] air raid sirens sound in japan, and south korea after north korea tried. but failed to launch this space spy satellite into space. but it s time we impose our will on washington d.c., and you can do any of this if you don t win. ron desantis kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign, in iowa with some not so subtle digs at his one time ally, former president donald trump. so, a deal to avoid defaulting on tens of trillions of dollars of debt is moving forward. but the u.s. government it, is by no means out of the. what s now, in the coming, hour two u.s. house members will vote on the bill to raise the debt ceiling as well as other measures tapped on to the spending limit. well some lawmakers seemed confident they will get the vote to send the bill to the senate, the house speaker will be busy trying