the negotiations are done. the bill is written. now with just days until the united states runs out of money, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are rushing to sell the debt ceiling deal to their parties. an attack on ukraine s capital city hours after a nighttime assault. schoolchildren forced to run to shelter and cars dodge missile debris on busy city streets. on this memorial day, an emotional reunion as a group of vietnam veterans are reunited for the first time in decades. they recount the story of what bonds them, being prisoners of war being held captive in bamboo tiger cages. welcome to this special edition of the lead. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the scramble in washington, d.c. to avoid an economic catastrophe, after house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden struck a deal. republican and democratic leaders are waging a campaign to get as many members on board as possible. both facing revolts. as cnn s jeremy dia
although, of course, cancer is what took the life of his son beau, a maj nor the u.s. army, he said he, too, is mourning today. as it is for so many of you, the painted the loss is with many of you, but particularly sharp on memorial day. connected to his son s deaths, the burn pits. we re honoring them all along with you. thank you for spending part of your memorial day with us. thanks to all who fought for the freedom to do so. the lead is beyond nah golodryga starts now. they have a deal, but the vo? the lead starts right now.