merry almost christmas. it had our names on it. how cool. makes me feel special and grateful to be here. the stockings made me think of it. my sweet mother, 91 years old, make as stocking for every member of our family with our names on it. she just got a great grand baby, cooper, she made one for hip. it s her first great grand baby and we have the new edition, sarah, to our family because my nephew got married and i talked to her last night. i m like what are you doing, mom? i m furiously working on the stockings. the clock is ticking. nicole: i love the holidays because it s all about family being together and reminiscing about old traditions making new traditions. will: i saw this internet meme my wife shared with me from instagram and said whatever it is you re doing, whatever it is you do, i don t know what you do for christmas, that is what your kids will do. so in, you think about, i don t know that we really have that big of traditions but we do every year. wha
it is saturday, may 27th, i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to have you. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin with debt ceiling negotiations getting down to the wire, as the white house and gop lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to prevent a first-ever u.s. default. congress now has fewer than nine days to pass a deal after treasury secretary janet yellen warned yesterday that the country could hit the debt ceiling by june 5th. sources say negotiators are hoping to announce an agreement as soon as today. but major sticking points remain. on everything from spending caps to work requirements. earlier, i spoke with congresswoman debbie ding whole called for an ent to the back and forth. we cannot be cutting a deal for conservatives, far right conservatives, that are never going to vote for this bill. we need to do something so that we stop this drama, this kabookie dance of going down to the wire on our debt ceiling. cnn is live on the hill this
ceiling drama. the white house and lawmakers rushing to reach a deal on the u.s. debt limit. but the clock is ticking. with just nine days before the government could run out of money to pay its bills. the final days of an american fighting in ukraine. cnn pieces together the details of a u.s. veteran s death in bakhmut, revealing a new perspective on the war s longest battle. plus, a plot to kill the queen? the fbi releases new documents detailing a potential assassination threat against queen elizabeth ii. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with laila harrak. welcome. the white house and republicans are closing in on a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a financial catastrophe. a live look for you there on capitol hill. and negotiators have been furiously working on capitol hill, and we re told an agreement could be reached as soon as today. any deal would then have to be passed by congress, which is far from a sure thing. they do have a li
[laughter] it s the way of the world, kids. [laughter] tom hanks also received a hearted branded volleyball, in reference to his 2000 movie castaway. congratulations. considering all that context he just gave its honorary. cnn this morning continues right now. it is a wonderful saturday morning. i am glad you are part of it. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m victor blackwood. what do you do with an honorary degree, though? if you have a ph.d. or a doctorate in arts, can you actually go and be a professor? some people go around and demand that you call them doctor, with an honorary degree! yes, i know a couple. okay, well, maybe i need to get an honorary doctorate so you can call me doctorate. i am doctor amara walker. thank you so much for spending a part of your morning with us. a lot going on this morning. today, millions of people heading out to their memorial day destinations. we re gonna tell you what to expect at the airport, and wha
biden expected to arrive in japan this hour for the g7 summit. we re live in hiroshima with a look at why this is a shortened overseas trip for the president. looking at live pictures there in fact. plus, new evidence in the special counsel s criminal investigation of donald trump s handling of classified documents. details on cnn s exclusive new reporting. and we are learning more about the paparazzi chase of harry and meghan in new york. we re live in london on what the royal couple s team is calling near catastrophic. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. u.s. president joe biden is in japan this hour ahead of a summit of the world s leading democracies. we re just waiting for him to land at this moment. this is a live picture. g7 leaders are expected to discuss the war in ukraine and how to counter china s growing influence around the world. but mr. biden has canceled visits to australia and papua-new