you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re keeping a close eye on two developing stories this hour. in texas, the state s attorney general is facing an impeachment vote. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. the conservative republican says it is illegal and being pushed by corrupt politicians. in washington, meantime, house speaker kevin mccarthy says progress is being made in talks to avoid the nation s first-ever debt default. a short time ago a source familiar with the intense discussions says it is now down to one final sticking point between the white house and republican leaders. the issue at issue at this hour is work requirements for social safety net programs. let s begin our coverage of the debt talks. manu raju is up on capitol hill for us. manu, just being told it s down to one issue is cold comfort. that could be the one thing that drags this thing out. what are you learning about the state of the negotiations at this
now that his presidential twitter launch did not launch so much, what does ron desantis do now? one of the best sourced florida reporters on earth tells us what a desantis campaign win means for them. a florida boy is recovering at home after he was shot by a police officer, but he is the one who called 911 for help. the family is now calling for the officer to be fired and charged. and could the pill form of diabetes and weight loss drugs like ozempic work just as well as the shot? ahead, the day that researchers are calling good news. we are following the major developing stories and much more right here on cnn news central. new reaction to the ron desantis glitch heard around the world or not really heard well for 25 minutes as the case may be. one of the challengers asa hutchinson struck a sympathetic tone this morning. i did feel for governor desantis. he is trailing donald trump in the polls, but he is clearly one of the top two candidates in the gop, but he
russia resorts to pictures of rubble to convince the public to get behind the war. the treasury department warning it has $39 billion left in cash as of tonight. yellen moves the dead ceiling deadline. an update to a story we told you about. $2 million and jail time after a chinese comedian made a comment about the communist party. wait until you see tonight. let s go out front. good evening. an aggressive strike. new video tshowing thick smoke what is believed to be a steel plant in mariupol. ukraine hit the city with two missiles. this is tactical but hugely symbolic in terms of a strike. this is where ukrainian troops were in the deadly standoff for russian forces for weeks last year. mariupol is even important staging ground for russian forces in southern ukraine. it s crucial. there s a flow of russian military convoys. a ukrainian strike changes the game. in russia, staid imte media is something new. i want to show you the drone video. this is from bakhmut. it is
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they say he entered the office and struck two staffers with a metal bat. one was a senior aide struck in the head, the other one an internal, her first day on the job. our capitol hill team talked with congressman connolly on the phone. he said the attacker went on a rampage, smashing some of the windows inside in the conference room, also breaking computers. here is more from the fairfax city police sergeant. you could absolutely tell that the people inside were scared. they were hiding. someone swinging a bat around, i would be scared as well. reporter: this suspect is now being held without bond. he s facing two charges. congressman connolly basically said he went on a rage inside the office. congressman connolly releasing a statement saying in part, the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff s accessn t to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. what s interesting is police chief tom major testified last month talking about this inc