i m laila harrak. republicans already raising concerns over the agreement in principle on the debt ceiling as both president biden and house speaker mccarthy race to seal the deal with their allies in congress. the gop turns on one of its own in texas in an unprecedented move to impeach the state s attorney general. details and how that official is reacting. and we re live for you in istanbul as voting there gets under way for turkey s presidential runoff election. we begin in washington where congress is drafting new legislation on the u.s. debt limit hours after officials reached a deal to try to avoid a disastrous default. the white house and republicans say they agreed in principle to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and cap government spending. house speaker kevin mccarthy says law maeshls are now expected to vote on that agreement this wednesday. before it can move forward, he must convince hardliners that it s worth it. here s how he characterized the deal. after week
the jailed russian opposition leader has been missing for two weeks and suddenly turns up. what his legal team is saying this morning. new video this morning of thousands of migrants starting their trek from southern mexico to the u.s. border. secretary of state tony blinken is headed to mexico city this week to address the crisis. a ground breaking surgery helping a young girl find her voice for the first time and opening up a whole new world to this 9-year-old and her family. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner, john berman is off today. this is a very christmas cnn news central. new this morning, russian opposition critic alexei navalny has been found. the head of his russian foundation says navalny is in a penal colony in the far reaches of northwestern siberia. his team has been trying to locate him for at least two weeks after he was suddenly and without warning moved from detention near moscow. cnn s nada bashir is following all the developments for us. what ar
unknown soldier as the country marks memorial day. a time to remember those who have fallen in service to the nation. take it or leave it, after leaders strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling. there are lawmakers unhappy on both sides. so do they have the votes. and the wheels are off. terrifying moments at the indy 500 as a tire goes flying toward the crowd. we will show you what it hit. this is cnn news central. they have a deal and now they need to get a the votes. the house is set to vote this week. president biden, kevin mccarthy, they reached the agreement over the weekend. the plan would suspend the debt limit for about a year and a half through january 1, 2025. important with that date, it pushes off this debate until after the election. but the road ahead is still quite unclear and could be quite bumpy. party leaders are now waging full-on campaigns to convince their members to back the legislation. if they cannot, the united states could default on its debt o
debt ceiling deal in principle though. and now the race is on get the votes to pass it and get it signed in order to avoid a default. if you are planning to go to the beach this weekend, be cautious. officials are telling people to be on high alert after a string of recent shark sightings and some attacks. what you need to know to protect yourself and your family. a warning from the surgeon general. why he says social media presents a, quote, profound risk for children. we are going talk to an experts about what parents can do to protect their children. have you seen it? i mean, it was a huge night for boston and the celtics. this buzzer-beater really is a fraction of a second at the ind end. you ve got to look closely to see it. they forced a winner-take-all game seven. we will show you highlights ahead. all right. we begin this morning with the race in washington to craft legislation, the text of it all, to raise the nation s debt ceiling and avoid an historic defau
president biden and u.s. house speaker mccarthy reach a tentative deal to raise the debt cree but will they be able to sell it to skeptical lawmakers on both sides of the aisle? and polls open in turkey. we re live in istanbul as voters began casting their ballots in the country s historic presidential runoff. plus, fueling speculation. ukraine s top commander releases a video that has many wondering if the country s counter offensive could be imminent. we begin in the u.s. with a late night agreement to try to prevent a disastrous debt default. the white house and republicans say they ve agreed in principle to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and cap government spending. u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy is hailing the deal as a breakthrough that was reached after a flurry of crisis talks. after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do, but i believe this is an agreement in principle that s worthy of the american peop