amanda cardin hong kong. more debt ceiling drama in the u.s.. getting a deal on the table was the first hurdle. now the race is on to sell the plan to skeptical lawmakers before the government runs out of money to pay its bills. kyiv under fire. a rate alarms ringing out at the ukrainian capital for a third day in the row. as russia unleashes another massive wave of drone attacks on the city. plus, a showdown in texas. the state attorney general impeached by his fellow republicans. we will break down the accusations he is facing and where he is going through from here. the debt limit deal between the u.s. president and the republican house speaker is about to be put to the test. both leaders have been racing to support for the bipartisan agreement before the u.s. runs out of money next week. they face harsh criticism from hard-line members of their own parties. and they must get congress to approve the deal before the president can sign it in the coming day the house
memorial day off. it s tuesday morning. we re glad you re with us. i m jhappy to be joined by my friend erica hill. relaxing. we hope you had a good one. let s get started with five things to know for this tuesday, may 30th. drone attacks hit the heart of russia. two people are injured and three residential buildings this morning are damaged in moscow after the ukrainian capital of kyiv with stands another attack. the debt limit deal set to face its first hurdle today in the house rules committee. speaker kevin mccarthy said he s not worried despite concerns from at least two republican members of that committee. police in hollywood beach, florida, say at least nine people were shot along the boardwalk, three children among the wounded. we re told at least one suspect had been arrested. also today, elizabeth holmes will report to prison in texas. former theranos ceo facing 11 years behind bar for fraud and conspiracy. the miami heat headed to the nba finals where
is the crowded gop field playing right into the former president s hands? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the scramble to avoid a historic default on the u.s. debt. president biden and speaker mccarthy are both working the phones tonight as they try to rally support from skeptical lawmakers. cnn is covering the race to pass the agreement from every angle. the stakes right now for the american people and, indeed, the world economic situation are enormous. our correspondents are over at the white house and up on capitol hill. we re getting new details right now and a key democratic leader, congressman james clyburn, is standing by live. we ll get to him in a few moments. first to cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond. what is the latest where you are over at the white house. reporter: this entire negotiation process was driven by the understanding this was
us from all around the world. the debt ceiling deal is done. we will take a look at the challenges president biden and house speaker mccarthy face as they sell it to lawmakers. and a colorful mystery authorities want to know why the waters in venice s grand canal turned green. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in washington where there is an urgent push to pass a tentative deal to avert default. they are trying to build support even as they face pushback. while mr. biden says the agreement takes the threat of catastrophic default off the table, the critics will find he did not concede much in the negotiations negotiations. i said i m not going to do all the cuts. you pass the debt ceiling period. i will negotiate with you on the cuts. something totally different was attached before. tried to make it look like i made a compromise. i didn t. i made a compromise on the budget. well mccarthy has released the text of the 99 page bill which includes rai
london. max foster has the day off. just ahead on cnn newsroom. we ve got good news, we ve reached a bipartisan budget agreement. we re ready to move to the full congress. this is a good strong bill. we ve had incident that is happen over and over again that heightens the sense of severe. president erdogan not unreasonably steps down from the position. he doesn t have to worry for the time being. . lives from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, may 29th, 9:00 a.m. here in london. 4:00 a.m. in washington. why u.s. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell their debt ceiling deal to congress. the tentative agreement would raise the debt limit for two years and avoid the possibility of a catastrophic default. and lawmakers are both sides of the aisle are expressing their concerns here s how the president and speaker defended their plan. they said they d only do it on the condition that it h