are saying that the president gave too much, he says that they will ultimately see that he did not give as much as he could have potentially in the agreement, and throughout the day, the white house officials are going to be briefing lawmakers and one-on-one calls to see that they are getting to be getting support when that deadline approaches. okay. lauren and arlette, thank you. and keep us posted. kate? this some of what is in the bill. it is going to suspend the debt limit through january 2025, because it is going to save the country from having this fight through the next election. it caps spending and allows for an increase in 2025, and neither social security nor medicare are affected by this. the deal tightens the work requirements which is a big sticking point for the republicans, and working programs meant for families in need. right now s, people who are 20 d lup have to work regularly to receive food stamps, and this going to be topped at 55. this claws back $
negotiators in washington. we ll have the key sticking points as the clock ticks down to a potentially catastrophic default. and later, nine lives. these so-called ghost cats were driven to the brink of ex tecs tinks, but are pouncing back. protects your way of life. yes, sir, it does. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. all eyes are on capitol hill tonight as the deadline for a possible government default closes in. both president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy insist a deal is close. more on that in a minute. we begin this memorial day weekend at the national mall. thousands are turning out at the poppy wall of honor. the red flowers symbolizes bloodshed and lives lost in service since world war i. there are more than 645,000 flowers lining the wall this year. and as always, many of us are on the move for the holiday weekend. whether by ground or air, travelers are feeling the impact of the economy bo
we have a debt deal, but will members of both parties support it? the work far from over. the hardest part could still be ahead. what we re hearing from lawmakers as leaders start whipping votes. and children sent racing for shelter for their lives in ukraine, as russia launches a rare daytime attack on the capital kyiv. authorities are promising swift retaliation now, but after months of talk, anticipation of a counteroffensive is coming soon. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. so they have a deal, but do they have the votes? president biden and speaker mccarthy may have ended their staredown over the debt ceiling but progressives and conservatives are saying their respective sides gave too much away in this compromise. if the bill passes, the u.s. avoids a default and washington won t have to deal with the debt ceiling again until january, 2025. probably not a coincidence that that s after the next
..imposing emergency security measures and giving police sweeping powers of arrest. thousands are now behind bars. and the country is transforming before people s eyes. but there s a dark underside hidden from view. human rights groups are dismayed, as are relatives, as thousands have been arbitrarily arrested. peace may have come to el salvador, but at what price? teacher audelia has lived here since the late 1990s la campanera in the capital s notorious soyapango district. more than 20 years ago, rival gangs the ms 13 and the 18th street gang took control of neighbourhoods across the country. they became, in effect, no go areas for outsiders and the police. thousands were murdered or caught in the crossfire. and in those years of the growth of the gangs, can you explain to us what it was like living here? but in the last 12 months, audelia has witnessed the change on these streets that she never thought possible. for the past year, el salvador has been living under an eme
for a year, the country s media savvy president has declared war on gangs. ..imposing emergency security measures and giving police sweeping powers of arrest. thousands are now behind bars. and the country is transforming before people s eyes. but there s a dark underside hidden from view. human rights groups are dismayed, as are relatives, as thousands have been arbitrarily arrested. peace may have come to el salvador, but at what price? teacher audelia has lived here since the late 1990s la campanera in the capital s notorious soyapango district. more than 20 years ago, rival gangs the ms 13 and the 18th street gang took control of neighbourhoods across the country. they became, in effect, no go areas for outsiders and the police. thousands were murdered or caught in the crossfire. and in those years of the growth of the gangs, can you explain to us what it was like living here? but in the last 12 months, audelia has witnessed the change on these streets that she never th