also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our
send armed troops to the southern border. bracing for a mass inexflux of migrants, a new report from the border you ll see first on outfront. new details for the manhunt or the texas suspect who killed five people including a 9-year-old boy. the man s neighbor telling cnn where his clothes and cell phone were found. and putin as a hippie. desantis visiting disney, ronald reagan surrendering to the soviets. inside an ai operation that is meant to deceive. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erica hill in font for erin burnett. outfront, troops to the border. president biden deploying 1,500 armed troopses to the u.s./mexico border as the country braces for an influx of migrants. nearly 40,000 asylum seekers are waiting just across the border in mexico, waiting to enter the u.s. once the trump-era covid rule known as title 42 expires next week. that rule has been used more than times by border officials to quickly expel migrants from the u.s. biden s plan announced
artificial intelligence. i think a lot of writers feel as though with ai coming in, they might get really, really small gigs and so they want to make sure they have a minimum duration of work and a minimum pay guarantee. reporter: how will the strike affect some streaming favorites like apple plus ted lasso ? i think that s what it s all about, embracing change. you re still going to see those shows come out week after week because they were delivered months ago. all the streamers have bragged that they have a bunch of shows in the pipeline going forward. reporter: but industry analysts say if the strike goes on for a couple of months the fall tv schedule will be af affected because right now in may and yuen is when the writers are actually writing those shows so they can film in july and august. brian, thank you. to our viewers thanks for watching. i m wolf bliltser in the situation room. erin burnett outfront starts right now.tzer in the situation room. erin burne