also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our
people, including a 9-year-old. they say a tip led to his arrest. also happening today, the fed is expected to raise interest rates again. the big question, though, is whether the fed chair, jay powell, signals that a pause is to come. also, the biden administration now signing off on sending 1,500 troops to the southern border ahead of an expected surge in migrants. and the u.s. announced a new immigration deal with mexico aimed at deterring border crossings. and new and promising data just released on an alzheimer s treatment. details about the drug the company says significantly slows cognitive and functional decline. and the new york times reports that said, quote, it s not how white men fight. new information on how that text may have contributed to his firing. cnn this morning starts right now. we do begin with the texas massacre suspect accused of gunning down five of his neighbors. he is now under arrest after a huge manhunt. the fbi says it received a tip
hoover, alabama, area for any sign of the 25-year-old who went missing thursday night after police say she called 911 to report seeing a toddler walking alone on the side of interstate 459. authorities say russell stopped to check on the child and called a family member. the last person to speak with her before she disappeared she heard a scream and then some type of running type shuffle. reporter: police say when they arrived, they found russell s vehicle, but no sign of russell or the child. police say they have not received any reports of a missing child. a witness reported possibly seeing a gray vehicle with a light complexion man standing outside russell s car. we have no further information on that individual or the vehicle at this time. reporter: russell was last seen wearing a black shirt and pants with nike shoes, police say. her mom says her hair may be braided down to her scalp, and that she has a scripture tattoo on her shoulder. identifiers that russell s family an
he was so proud and so happy and so thankful. then, there was a third stack on monday that left a woman in critical condition. her friend says that she didn t know what hit her. when we turned to our friend, she had been stabbed once. she thought it was a punch. it s hard to sleep when you re in fear for your life, bro. it s very, very difficult. overnight, authorities have lifted the shelter in place order that had been put in order for davis, california. now they re combing through tips. they have not been able to track or link any of the attacks so far. officials have described the suspect as a man with curly hair, a thin build, and light complexion. they say he s between 5 6 and 5 9 . this morning, the biden administration is taking steps to address the crisis at the southern border. 1,500 active duty troops will be sent to the u.s./mexico border and the administration and officials right there on the ground are bracing for a surge of migrants when title 42 expires at th