around the white house were temporarily closed and several buildings nearby were evacuated. thankfully no one was hurt. steve: that is crazy image. and you got it just as he was trying to get into the white house campus. ainsley: we were getting images in the middle of the night. weren t sure it was confirmed. saw reports it was confirmed. interesting way to get into the white house to take a huge truck there are barricades everywhere down there. you saw how it was stopped immediately. of course, you never know what s in a big truck like that. just think back to oklahoma city back in the day. pete: for sure. steve: welcome to our show this tuesday. pete is in. brian has the day off. pete: thanks for having me. steve: latest from the race for the white house, the rails for the presidency that is. a republican senator tim scott launched his 2024 presidential campaign yesterday in his hometown of north charleston, south carolina. ainsley: and he says he is the gu
latest from the front lines. plus a new search has just been announced in the missing toddler madeline mcgahn. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. in just a couple of hours president biden and speaker mccarthy will give it another try. they will meet face-to-face again in the ongoing staredown over the debt ceiling. so far neither leader has blinked. because of that the u.s. could default if no agreement by june 1st. running out of money for social security and military salaries. last hour speaker mccarthy told cnn a deal has to be ironed out much sooner than that deadline. reporter: do you need to have a deal tonight? it would be better to have a deal sooner. if we can get a deal tonight or tomorrow, you ve got to get something done this week to be able to pass it and move it to the senate. reporter: is it possible to get it done? i think it s still possible. reporter: square my diamond is tr
latest from the front lines. plus a new search has just been announced in the missing toddler madeline mcgahn. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. in just a couple of hours president biden and speaker mccarthy will give it another try. they will meet face-to-face again in the ongoing staredown over the debt ceiling. so far neither leader has blinked. because of that the u.s. could default if no agreement by june 1st. running out of money for social security and military salaries. last hour speaker mccarthy told cnn a deal has to be ironed out much sooner than that deadline. reporter: do you need to have