viewers watching from all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. lawmakers insist default is not an option, but there s no deal yet to raise the debt limit. ahead, what this could mean for the global economy. plus new reporting from the washington post. employees of former president trump allegedly moved boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. memorial day weekend is just the start of what s going to be a very busy summer travel season that we re expecting. yes, it is the unofficial start of summer and people are packing up and heading out of town for the long weekend. just ahead, we have your travel and weather forecast. we do begin in washington where marathon talks to avoid the first-ever u.s. government debt default appear to be making progress. sources tell cnn the white house and congressional republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt limit and cap
of bakhmut, the east ukrainian city which has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. the former uk prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to a parliamentary committee later this month, who are looking into whether he lied to parliament. it relates to the parties which he participated in during the covid lockdown, and the statements which he subsequently made to parliament about them. it comes as conservative mps express anger that the partygate investigator, sue gray, has been offered a job with the opposition labour party, as sir keir starmer s chief of staff. a short while ago, we heard from mrjohnson. when i knew they could probably be contradicted by dozens and dozens of officials. but why on earth would i have done that? it simply doesn t make sense. i believed that what we were doing was within the rules. that s why i said what i said in the chamber. it was my honest belief at the time and that s why i thank the committee, but i don t think the
plus the police shooting of a black teen exploded the notion that one american town was a model of racial harmony. more than 30 years later, the town is still grappling with the legacy of that shooting and its aftermath. the killing of 16-year-old philip funnel is in new jersey is the subject of a new msnbc docuseries. i ll be joined by their mother and sister. we talk a lot about the fragile moment in american democracy, now with this year s crucial midterm elections fast protesting, we are watching a new to get into the pacific s and show you where, whom, how the most potent that s democracy in america are manifesting. first is arizona, home of the critical and say this high stakes political season. the secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate katie hobbs joins us in the next hour. velshi starts now. good morning to you it is sunday, september 18th. i m live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a city that, this week, is hosting president biden and sc