Thats right. So the question this morning is, what does this all mean for you . Obviously, these numbers are going to give people some pause in terms of choosing perhaps this vaccine. Dr. Fauci says vaccines, though, still, whatever you can get, the best way to keep this virus from evolving further. Officials in South Carolina also have just confirmed the nations first cases of the south africa variant. The new model shows the pandemic could claim nearly 654,000 lives by may 1st. Lets begin with the j j breaking news. Our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is with us. Can you explain what that means for everyone watching . The bottom line is, if the Johnson Johnson vaccine gets authorization from the fda and you are looking for a vaccine, and youve looked for moderna and pfizer, which are better, theres no question, but you cant find them because theres not enough of them but you can get Johnson Johnson, experts are telling me, get it. Do not hesitate to get it. It is still a
situation room. happening now, president biden and house speaker mccarthy are scrambling big time to sell their debt limit deal to lawmakers. their agreement could avoid a catastrophic default if congressional leaders can find the votes and push the bill across the finish line before it s too late. only a few days left. in ukraine, a rare daytime missile barrage shakes the capital city of kyiv. the russian attack apparently repelled by air defenses as ukrainian forces hit. they re nearly ready to launch their highly anticipated counteroffensive. we re keeping our eyes to the roads and the skyways on one of the busiest travel days of the year. what you can expect if you re heading to the airport or hitting the road on this memorial day. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, this is a situation room special report. our top story this evening, the debt limit deal between president biden and speaker mccarthy is about to be pu
message from the courtroom one day after sentencing the malicious founder to 18 years in prison. and we re getting terrifying new video of the moment a man allegedly opened the cabin door of/south korean airliner while the plane was in mid flight. authorities are sharing new details tonight about the suspect. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the new developments on the debt ceiling. the u.s. treasury now offering negotiators a slightly longer timeline before a default unleashes economic catastrophe. last hour right here in the situation room, i got reaction from the house minority leader, democratic congressman hakeem jeffries. can you guarantee that house democrats and you re the leader of the democrats will deliver the votes needed to pass any deal that s negotiated? well, one of the challenges that we confront is that it s unclear how many votes house repu
under pressure, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austen is in israel and pressing for a more targeted approach in gaza as they call for a cease-fire. we re calling for the latest, former president trumps rhetoric is hitting new ugly lows. the gop front runner s latest attack on migrants talking comparisons to hitler. southwest airlines will pay up, we are talking $140 million fine for last winter s travel nightmare. we are following major developing stories all coming in on sienna s new cnn new central. pressure is growing on israel to change its strategy and its war against hamas because the civilian death toll in gaza is skyrocketing and continuing to climb. secretary of defense lloyd austen met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu along with top israeli officials to get a clear picture of their military operations. the u.s. pushing israel for a more targeted approach , one that is less harmful to civilians in a press conference, austin reiterated u.s. support for israe
workers who worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and connecters, they were threatening the first rail strike in 30 years. the hang up was over a system that the union said penalizes workers for sick leave and doctors visits. amtrak had already cancelled routes in anticipation of the strike. with the midterms looming there was pressure to get a deal done here. the disruption would have been had catastrophic impacts on industries, travelers and families across the country. but the story is about what didn t happen. no disruption, at least one that won t last more than a few days now. let s go to jeremy diamond at the white house for the details of the deal. reporter: good morning. 20 hours of negotiations finally leading to an agreement between the unions and the railway companies involved here. this deal would avert a strike that would have started at midnight tonight. president biden announcing the deal in a statem