since donald trump s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election culminated in a violent mob storming the u.s. capitol. for a few weeks, trump was an outcast. a political comeback seemed farfetched, almost impossible to imagine. and yet, thanks to his allies in congress and the maga movement on hold, donald trump has emerged here at the end of 2023 not nearly rehabilitated politician but as the undisputed leader of his party. now, trump began this year as the prohibitive favorite for the republican presidential nomination. even in january, he had a monster 20 point national lead over his closest rival, florida governor ron desantis. and in the months since, trump s lead has only widened. at this point, a rematch against joe biden appears almost inevitable. and yet, while trump s march towards the republican nomination this year was mostly interrupted, there has been for the last 12 months an x-factor that he has had to contend with, a series of criminal investigations. as the year
he is accused much killing 11 people in pittsburgh. all jews need to die is what he said. jews are killing our kids. the rise of anti-semitism, the third highest incidents tracked last year. the ukrainian capital is bracing for more drone strikes after the kremlin blames ukraine for a drone attack on moscow. this is putting pressure on him and he s trying to control the narrative. showing ability to attack behind enemy lines in advance of this highly anticipated ukrainian counter offensive. china will have a permanent human presence in space even longer than the iss. we cannot concede our leadership to china when it comes to space. we need you, nasa. the space race, china is it in and they re in it to stay. as can you see there, a lot going on this morning. we re so glad you re with us on cnn this morning. i m joined by my friend erica hill. good morning. good morning, my friend. lot to get to. let s get to this. the kremlin says the situation has beco
yes. good morning, everyone. glad you are with us on cnn this morning. i m joined by erica hill. kevin mccarthy facing a growing republican revolt as the house prepares to vote on his debt limit deal he struck with president biden. we are about to find out if the speaker can pull it off. a chinese fighter jet intercepting a spy plain of the pentagon accusing the pilot of being unnecessarily aggressive forcing the plane to fly through dangerous turbulence. also, sources tell cnn former new jersey governor chris christie is going to jump in the race for the white house. he will make it official with an announcement on tuesday giving donald trump yet another republican challenger. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. snu and we begin on the debt limit and the deal and can it pass. it is a crucial day. we will see on capitol hill the house is set to vote on it after it narrowly cleared a major hurdle last night. mr. norman. mr. norman, no. mr. roy? mr. ro
new details from investigators about why the driver crashed a u-haul truck into barriers near the white house and the shocking speech he planned to deliver to quote, rebuild this world. also, a latest from that horrific memorial day shooting near the beach in hollywood, florida that left nine people injured including three kids. the youngest, just 1-year-old. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we want to begin with the latest on the florida boardwalk. the police i understand have arrested two people on firearms charges but they re looking for more suspects still. memorial day resulting in tragedy here in hollywood beach. police say this all started because of an altercation between two groups here on the beach when thousands were celebrating the holiday. there is surveillance footage that shows some of those suspects that police are still looking for. so the latest update from police indicates they arrested two individuals carrying firearms.
them 72 hours to read it before a vote. the bill would cap spending and avoiding a default. the deal is drawing criticism from the left and right. the president and the speaker are framing it as a win/win. president biden: it takes a threat of cast as trophy to fall off the table and the agreement also represents a compromise which means no one got everything they want. that s the responsibility of governing. you got work requirements that people out of poverty into jobs. you have reforms that we can build things, cut the red tape. we capped so the president can t just spend money wildly. we re spending less than we spent last year. that hasn t happened in congress. julie: grover norquist is here with reaction. first to mark meredith in washington. good morning. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy reached a deal to raise the nation s death limit. now is the hard part. the convince party members to put it forward. they call on the house and senate. it wo