ceiling drama. the white house and lawmakers rushing to reach a deal on the u.s. debt limit. but the clock is ticking. with just nine days before the government could run out of money to pay its bills. the final days of an american fighting in ukraine. cnn pieces together the details of a u.s. veteran s death in bakhmut, revealing a new perspective on the war s longest battle. plus, a plot to kill the queen? the fbi releases new documents detailing a potential assassination threat against queen elizabeth ii. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with laila harrak. welcome. the white house and republicans are closing in on a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a financial catastrophe. a live look for you there on capitol hill. and negotiators have been furiously working on capitol hill, and we re told an agreement could be reached as soon as today. any deal would then have to be passed by congress, which is far from a sure thing. they do have a li
je declare le soixante dixieme festival de cannes ouvert. applause. meryl streep and france s juliette binoche jointly declare the cannes film festival officially open. it was a veritable feast, a combination of commercial blockbusters like furiosa: a mad max saga. do you have it in you to make it epic? ..together with some great international cinema. including india s first film in competition in three decades. if i get to be number 47 back in the united states, we re going to really make it a big bang. it s going to be big. it s going to be the biggest bang ever. it ll be the end of the world. and you can say that i did it. so that s the way it goes. you witness all kinds of sights in cannes. a donald trump impersonator was present at the premiere of a film portraying the former president s early years as a real estate developer. stars kept the red carpets very busy. we got a good part of it. kevin costner was there, appearing in a new western. greta gerwig, director of las
carpets very busy. we got a good part of it. kevin costner was there, appearing in a new western. greta gerwig, director of last year s blockbuster hit barbie, was presiding over thejury. stars from many different generations came, including richard gere and uma thurman, and adam driver was keeping fans happy by signing autographs. the fans in cannes spend hours waiting for an encounter with a star. it s hard to wait a long time to see people, but i really like to do this. i have take a photo with chris hemsworth, anya taylor joy, eva green, faye dunaway. marion cotillard. cannes also reflected the struggles of the real world. there was a documentary on daily life in ukraine since russia s invasion, and there was a heavily anticipated film from iranian director mohammad rasoulof, a critic of the government, who secretly fled iran to make it to europe after being sentenced to prison. cannes has many different personalities and components, but at its heart are the 22 movies in