secure the safety of students and staff and who is behind the attacks. and what happens if the united states defaults on the debt? president biden and kevin mccarthy are set to meet. and now, since 2007, the writers have gone on strike, and how it could affect your favorite shows. we will monitoring all of these stories and more coming in to cnn news central. all right. we have news just into cnn. the biden administration, we have just learned is making plans to send an additional 1,500 active duty troops to the u.s./mexico border in anticipation of the influx of migrants from the title 42 health authority expiring next week. title 42 allowed the u.s. to deport people immediately on covid grounds. this is all coming from sources familiar with the planning to cnn. i want to go to priscilla alvarez to get the latest details on this. and priscilla, what have you learned? well, john, this is a common occurrence when we anticipate a surge at the u.s./mexico border. we are
also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our
regulators seize control of first republic bank, selling its assets to jpmorgan chase. what does it mean for your money? a mundt under way in texas. hundreds of police officers are searching for a gunman accused of killing five people, including a 9-year-old boy. the latest on the search ahead. fleeing sudan. thousands are l leaving. we re live where a u.s. ship carrying american evacuees has just docked. we re following these developing stories and more coming in to cnn news central. overnight, regulatorings seizing control of first republic bank and its $230 billion worth of assets. jpmorgan stepping in as a buyer and assuming responsibility. we re less than 30 minutes before the opening bell. we want to see how wall street reacts, futures down but only a little bit. wall street seems to be taking this in stride. this is the second largest bank failure in u.s. history, the largest since the 2008 financial crisis and the third u.s. bank to fail since march. cnn chie
the president ordering 1500 active duty troops to the southern border. already thousands of of people camped out ready to enter the united states and cities are unprepared for the coming surge. plus countdown to crisis. the treasury secretary puts a clock on how much longer can pay its bills. the calendar crunch spurs the president and house speaker to set a meeting, but there s no movement on the big details. and ron desantis nears his 2024 moment by making clear culture war fights on abortion on the mouse, even on the death penalty are central to his campaign in waiting. up first for us this hour, a big biden white house plan to help with a brewing border crisis. sources saying the pentagon will deploy 1500 more troops to the borderer. the decision comes days before the pandemic era title 42 expires and days before as a result of anticipated surge of migrants against the united states. natasha bertrand, tell us more. when that title 42 will end, it expires may 11th, the
biden is sending troops to the border. the lead starts right now. a border surge is expected as a key immigration policy is set to expire. now the biden administration is deploying even more american troops to the u.s.-mexico border. cnn is on the ground there as keyboarder towns declare states of emergency. plus, are we headed for default? warnings of a recession and major job losses, if congress and the white house cannot strike a debt deal soon. we ll lay it out for you how your money, how your job might be impacted. and he s known as the godfather of ai. i will speak with a man who left his job at google just so he could speak freely about what he calls the dangers of artificial intelligence. welcome the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with two looming crises potentially just days away, which could have serious consequences for united states. the first crisis has to do with your wallet and an ongoing fight between republicans and democrats over the national