we re building that wall. the justice department has just announced a special counsel to lead a new investigation into russian influence in the election and whether there was coordination with members of the trump campaign. president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. president trump becoming the fourth american president to face the prospect of impeachment. it feels as if, culturally, we re in a cold civil war. [theme music] [donald] when mexico sends its people, they re not sending their best. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they re rapists, and some, i assume, are good people. when trump announced his candidacy for the presidency, he was not seen as a serious candidate. he, himself, confided to some of his advisors. essentially, what s the downside? this is a great marketing exercise. i will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and i will have mexico pay for that wall. i was prepared to just watch it for a couple of mi
tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. there are a lot of things we do you couldn t have on network television. this is more a celebration of culture, opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. there s always something on television and some of it may be better than we deserve. that was cool. [ cheers and applause ] listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. ten, nine, eight eight, eight, eight! oh, will this horrible year never end? when the 90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and the simpsons i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. you re stupid. doh! i think the sitcoms of the 80s were such a warm, safe, humor. i love you guys. you see? the ki
Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington, a very late Saturday Night on Memorial Day Weekend but were here for good reason. Were here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. Multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and House Republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nations debt ceiling. Just ten minutes from now House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy will address reporters were told, and then at the bottom of the hour Republican Leaders will brief their fellow colleagues in the gop conference on the outlines of this deal. The briefing comes after a phone call earlier this evening between mccarthy and President Biden, and cnns Priscilla Alvarez is at the white house for us. Priscilla and manu raju still with us up on capitol hill. Late night, guys. Priscilla, what can you tell us . Reporter jim, im hearing from a source close to negotiations yes House Speaker mccarthy have a
good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m vick for blackwell. good to have you along. the summer travel season kicks off. millions of people are heading to their destinations for memorial day weekend. we ll have the latest on what to expectation at the airport and what to know if you re hitting the road. and lawmakers inching closer to a possible debt ceiling deal. could today be the day they reach an agreement to avoid default? we will have the latest on the negotiations. take back what is ours. those are the words from the chief of ukraine s armed forces in a new video posted online. is the counteroffensive we ve been talking about for some time now imminent? we re in ukraine with the latest. frightening moments onboard a flight after a passenger opened a door in the air. how does that even happen? we re going to show you the terrifying moments ahead. let me tell you, if that could happen i would probably just pass out. if
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington, a very late saturday night on memorial day weekend but we re here for good reason. we re here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and house republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nation s debt ceiling. just ten minutes from now house speaker kevin mccarthy will address reporters we re told, and then at the bottom of the hour republican leaders will brief their fellow colleagues in the gop conference on the outlines of this deal. the briefing comes after a phone call earlier this evening between mccarthy and president biden, and cnn s priscilla alvarez is at the white house for us. priscilla and manu raju still with us up on capitol hill. late night, guys. priscilla, what can you tell us? reporter: jim, i m hearing from a source close to negotiations yes ho