politicsnation, tonight s ali, start your engines. the biden reelection effort is shifting in the high gear, with the first official democratic contest of the primary season, just six days away. that will be in south carolina. president biden has been reengaging with folks this weekend, especially black voters, who were crucial to his 2020 victory. biden s also getting a jump start from the united auto workers who are standing with the president joining the picket lines with them during their striking in the fall. i ll talk to the uaw president tonight about the big endorsement and what it will meet to the biden campaign. back on capitol hill, maga republicans are slamming the brakes on a bipartisan immigration bill at the behest of their presidential front runner, donald trump. and the impact of this gridlock may be felt far beyond the border, jeopardizing military aid for ukraine and israel. all of that tonight. plus, the white house response to breaking news ou
president biden is making the case for congress to pass the debt ceiling accord. no either side liking the bill, there is thunderous bipartisan criticism about the bill, that is why law lawmakers from both sides are nervous. one g.o.p. member told fox, a vote against the bill would be a vote to under cut mccarthy. there is a 72 hour clock for members to reveal the bill. trey. trey: if i could ask you one question, some of the names of the folks that have been most critical over the last 12 to 24 hours are some of the same names that didn t vote for kevin mccarthy the first time for speaker, or else were slow to do so, is there any danger or threat this will lead to a motion to v vacate the chair. reporter: kevin mccarthy was asked that and said there is no fear there, keep in mind it only takes one member to do that a lot of people i talked to said they don t believe there will be anything like that. speaker will lose 25 members on his side, you need democrats to make up a
we ve been waiting for you. glad to have you along. good morning. i m victor blackwell. glad to see you this morning. and i m amara walker. happy to spind the holiday with you. more than 42 million people expected to head out this memorial day weekend. we re going to tell you what to expect if you re going to the airport or driving to your destination. plus lawmakers racing to reach a deal. now treasury secretary janet yellen has more. and a plot to kill the queen? 40 years ago when she was getting ready to visit the u.s. the details ahead. all by myself anymore every time i hear that for all these years, i still get chill bumps. the best 15 minutes of celine dion for any of her songs. now she has canceled her world tour for 2024. she battles health issues. health officials say she may never be able to tourn again. we ll have the latest on her condition. first, travel season. experts say it will be a busy one. aaa expects 42.3 million americans to travel 50
round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and with no deal in place the u.s. could run out of money to pay its bills, which could have a disastrous impact on the economy. the treasury secretary now saying that could happen in just eight days. cnn s covering all of the angles. what are the obstacles reaching lawmakers from reaching a deal? negotiators were in the capitol until 2:30 a.m. this morning and now they re back in house speaker kevin mccarthy s office meeting virtually with the white house as they continue to try and hash out the
bill: arthel good to be with you as well. thank you for joining us on this memorial day weekend which also means of course the nations beaches artificially open coast-to-coast. many of them already pack that you can see. people on the east coast in particular got to be on the lookout for sharks after multiple recent sightings. arthel: we have live team covered cb cotton is at rockaway beach in new york. but first we ll go to charles watson. he is live on the busiest airports in our country. hartsfield jackson there in atlanta. charles i see a lot of people behind you what is happening there? or so yes a lot of people. the great american getaway is certainly in full effect. we are expecting big crowds this weekend. we are certainly seeing them at hartsfield jackson international airport as waves and waves of people both the tsa checkpoint to try to make it to their flight so they can get to their holiday destinations. aaa said they are expecting a lot of people as i mentioned