f the debt limit isn t raised or suspended. that s a new really serious warning from the treasury secretary janet yellen. we did learn house speaker kevin mccarthy agreed to go to the white house and meet with the president next week. hollywood writers now on strike. it s the first time they have done so in 15 years. production will be delayed on some of your favorite television shows. for more you on that. also, at least six people are dead after a huge pileup on i-55 on central illinois. more than 70 vehicles crashed due to low visibility from a dust storm. also new this morning, the surgeon general has a plan to tackle america s epidemic of loneliness and isolation. his six-pillar approach to build our social connections. that s ahead. and serena williams, great news, pregnant with baby number two. the tennis superstar made the reveal during last night s met gala. cnn this morning starts right now. so i m so excited about the serena williams news. i know.
just moments from now. washington s critical debt fight headstone wall street. in minutes. house speaker kevin mccarthy makes his pitch before investors as a high stakes deal with democrats stalls question at the center of all of this. can congress avoid economic disaster? we might all have to pay for the most important defamation trial in generations . just got delayed. word is fox news may now want to settle with dominion in this stunning 11th hour twist. the judge just spoke in the courtroom. we will tell you what he said. plus outcry. outcry for justice in kansas city, missouri, after a black teenage boy is shot in the head. he mistakenly simply went to the wrong home to pick up his little brother s. he s recovering in the hospital now these stories and more coming in right here on cnn news, central. any moment now. house speaker kevin mccarthy will speak at the new york stock exchange is expected to outline a new republican proposal as the us debt crisis looms in a tweet
wow. you know what? they re angry. they every right to be angry. they re not getting a lot of answers. their health, lives are in jeopardy. good morning, everyone. good to have you back. good to be back. i missed you guys. we know. we like having the threesome back. she didn t miss us. of course i missed you. we have outrage growing in ohio after a toxic train crash. families demanding to know if their own homes are safe. we take you to east palestine. plus, a cnn exclusive this morning. the special counsel investigating former president trump subpoenaed his former white house chief of staff mark meadows. we ll tell you why he could be a crucial witness. and a blackhawk helicopter fell from the sky and crashed in the middle of a alabama highway. what we re learning about the tragic training flight two killed two national guardsmen. we begin in east palestine, ohio. there are reports of fish and animals dying. air smells like chemicals. residents demanding an
good morning, top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom i m erica hill. i m jim sueciutto. the head of the epa is headed to ohio two weeks after a train derailment that leaked chemicals into the air and the ground and the water. why are people getting sick? everybody that came here the rail company norfolk southern abruptly pulled out of last night s town hall, citing security concerns we ll go live to east palestine in a moment. standing by for news out of georgia this morning. the fulton county district attorney is expected to release parts of a special grand jury report on former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. it is expected what will be released will be concerns that the panel had about witnesses lying under oath. we are monitoring that. we ll bring you those details as soon as it s released. let s begin in east palstein ohio. residents demanding answers in the wake of that train wreck. they packed a town hall meeting. railroad o
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