still no deal to extend the united states debt ceiling. but negotiators hope to have an agreement later today. what a possible default could mean. the search for survivors at a medical facility in dnipro. officials say at least two people are dead and 32 are injured after a russian attack. and turkey heads to the polls again. presidential runoff election gets under way later today. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. a deal to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and avert a financial catastrophe appears closer than ever. a source familiar with negotiations said an agreement could be reached as soon as today. we re told it s likely to raise the debt ceiling for two years, but it s not clear how they will resolve the issue of work requirements for social safety net programs. that s been a key sticking point for republicans. listen. if you re really going to fall on the sword for that versus actually negotiating something that changes the
appreciate your company. coming up on i do cnn newsroom, close put no white smoke. that s how one republican describes negotiations on the u.s. debt ceiling. ukraine assessing the damage after one of russia s deadliest attacks in recent days targets a hospital. people flocking to a u.s. monastery where a nun s body appears to show no signs of decay nearly four years after she died . a flurry of activity on capitol hill as the white house and republicans race to finalize a deal to raise the u.s. borrowing limit, called the debt ceiling, and avert financial catastrophe. a person familiar with the negotiations tells cnn they re hoping to announce an agreement perhaps as soon as saturday. jeremy diamond is at the white house with more on where things stand. reporter: as the white house and republican lawmakers continue negotiating on friday over a potential deal to raise the debt ceiling and cap spending, president biden on friday sounding downright optimistic about th
ceiling drama. the white house and lawmakers rushing to reach a deal on the u.s. debt limit. but the clock is ticking. with just nine days before the government could run out of money to pay its bills. the final days of an american fighting in ukraine. cnn pieces together the details of a u.s. veteran s death in bakhmut, revealing a new perspective on the war s longest battle. plus, a plot to kill the queen? the fbi releases new documents detailing a potential assassination threat against queen elizabeth ii. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with laila harrak. welcome. the white house and republicans are closing in on a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a financial catastrophe. a live look for you there on capitol hill. and negotiators have been furiously working on capitol hill, and we re told an agreement could be reached as soon as today. any deal would then have to be passed by congress, which is far from a sure thing. they do have a li
the value of the dollar and make other dollar-denominated assets less attractive also. this can lead to an increase in borrowing costs for the united states, and it also weakens our ability, as i told you just a minute ago that this was related to national security too, it weakens our ability to use sanctions as an instrument in this new age of non-traditional warfare. and we ll have much more of my conversation with economist kathryn russ next hour. so be sure to stay with us. pro-russian officials are accusing ukraine of striking a city it once fiercely defended. they say two long-range missiles hit mariupol on friday without casualties or major damage. ukraine is not officially claiming responsibility. but a ukrainian political adviser says the target was the
the enemy will throw all available forces to reduce the combat potential of our offensive, the general tells me. the success during the advance and liberation of ukrainian territory will depend on high-quality air defense, and civilian lives on the ground depend on it as well to prevent attacks like in dnipro, where once again so many were harmed. fred pleitgen, cnn, kyiv. pro-russian officials are accusing ukraine of striking a city it once fiercely defended. they say two long-range missiles hit mariupol on friday. ukraine is not officially claiming responsibility, but a ukrainian political adviser says the target was the city s azovstal steel plant. ukrainian troops put up a grueling fight against russians in that plant for weeks before surrendering last may. for more, clare sebastian joins us now live from london.