he said he doesn t read the reviews anymore. you know he ll give a good speech. thanks for joining us this morning. cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning everyone. i m john berman. i m be anna golodryga. happening today, debt ceiling deadline. the country is set to hit its borrowing limit as soon as today. the treasury department says extraordinary measures need to be taken for the next few months at least to stave off disaster that could be coming in june. as republicans refuse to budge on demands and democrats refuse to budge on negotiations, the white house is warning of the dire consequences of a default that could have serious, almost unimaginable implications for the u.s. economy and consumers. our reporters are covering every angle of this developing story. chief business correspondent christine romans is here with us right now. what does this mean? what does today mean? today is the day we hit that number, just above $31 trillion number. there are th
good afternoon, i m erica hill. we begin with these stunning announcements for many people. alec baldwin set to face two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of his film rust, cinematographer halyna hutchins was, of course, killed. the set s armorer hannah gutierrez-reed also facing those involuntary manslaughter charges. the new mexico d.a. in announcing the charges noting that, quote, no one is above the law. cnn s josh campbell is live in santa fe, cnn entertainment reporter chloe melas and jennifer rodgers joining me in new york. josh, let s start with you. you spoke a short time ago with the d.a. what more did you learn about the charges and evidence? yeah, district attorney mary carmack-altwies told me this didn t come to one single piece of evidence and know that based on the state investigation that cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed by a round fired from the pistol that alec baldwin was holding but the d.a. saying that
your program yesterday. we say good morning. i m bill hemmer in new york. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. we look forward to finding out about rust. a day of reckoning for alec baldwin. new mexico prosecutors will announce whether charges will be filed. bill: the announcement will come in a written statement. there will not be a press conference. it comes about 16 months after that incident. baldwin was pointing a gun at a cinematographer when it accidentally went off and killed her. dana: investigators released body cam video of the deadly shooting last year. baldwin said it was a tragic accident and his conscience is clear. i feel someone is responsible for what happened and i can t say who that is. i know it s not me. honest to god if i felt i was responsible i might have killed myself if i thought i was responsible. bill: matt finn kicks off the coverage leading it off in los angeles for the moment of truth for alec baldwin. matt, hello.
as well as his delaware garage. john: oversight committee chairman james comer says he wants to know who met with the president at the penn biden center and what role chinese donors played in funding that think tank, where the classified documents were found. in just moments, comer will give an update what the committee will be looking for as the scandal grows. sandra: and here we go, john, as we begin america reports with a new mexico district attorney announcing involuntary manslaughter charges against actor alec baldwin for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer of the movie rust. john: john roberts in washington. decision comes 15 months after the initial incident. during a reher sal, he pulled the hammer back on a gun thinking there were no bullets in it, but it killed halyna hutchins and injured the director. sandra: and the armor will also be charged in the incident. michael and mercedes standing by. sandra: matt, what are we hearing in terms of reaction
tragedy in ukraine. a helicopter crashes near a kindergarten, killing at least 14, including a child, and the ukrainian minister in charge of security. the growing school lunch crisis. districts across the country are running up thousands of dollars in debt to feed hungry students. here you go. what are you getting, cutie? o donnell: and, history made in maryland. tonight, oprah winfrey s message to the state s first black governor. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, there are new details in that case of a missing mom. her husband, accused of murdering her. well, he is being held without bail tonight, and investigators are now laying out a time line of his alleged google searches. the day of her disappearance at 4:55 a.m., police say brian walshe searched how long before a body starts to smell. p