fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements, just some of the charges against congressman george santos. after spending the day in federal custody, he just pleaded not guilty to 13 counts. so what will speaker mckcarthy do? a major test at the southern border. patrols encountered more than 10,000 migrants on tuesday alone as pandemic restrictions come to an end, our reporters are speaking live with those families desperate to get cross. plus president biden hitting the road to sell his debt ceiling message saying america is not a dead beat nation. new details on ongoing negotiations with republicans as we close in on a crucial default deadline. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. new york republican congressman george santos has pleaded not guilty to the 13 federal charges hes faces in court. prosecutors say his bond is set at $500,000, though his travel will be limite
some of you guys to ask some questions in an orderly fashion. we ll start right here. go ahead, rachel. why would you apply for unemployment benefits when you had a job making $120,000 a year? this is part of my defense. this is inaccurate information. i will get to clear my name on this during the pachb demic. it wasn t very clear. pit doni don t understand where government is getting their information. prosecutors say you got over $20,000 in unemployment benefits, sir. how is that acceptable? like said, my employment was changed during the time. i don t understand where the government is coming from. i will present my defense. what evidence do you have that they don t have? i have plenty of evidence that we will now be sharing with the government in this case to make sure that i can defend my innocence. are you planning on running for reelection? yes, i am. why should anybody believe you now?