video campaign offering russians a secure way to safely share secrets about the war in ukraine. inside that strategy, next. and the critical meeting in the next 60 minutes between president biden and kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. what we just learned from an influential member of congress. our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments for us. let s start at the white house where against backdrop of a slightly nervous wall street, that high level, high stakes meeting is about to get underway with the full faith and credit of the u.s. at stake. monica alba joins us with more. so, monica, what is the white house saying ahead of this meeting? well, much like last week when we were in this exact position, chris, when the president had invited the top congressional leaders to come to the oval office for this meeting, remember that white house officials lowered expectations, saying there wouldn t be a major breakthrough as a result of this meeting. we ar
there s even a vetting process that i would suggest. who is that person? yes, it s a constituent, but what s their record? what s out there in open source? you can get a lot of online data, criminal records. all of that. appointment only and then very secure office space where you get buzzed in even when you have that appointment. they take a look at you. there s a metal detector perhaps. a security officer. it s going to change the way we consider and view our democratic elected lawmakers and our free access to them, but it s a necessary step, i think. all right. i m going to cut this short because admiral kirby is at the white house and he s behind the podium in the briefing room. since the president took office revitalizing our alliances and partnerships and reestablishing america s leadership has been one of his priorities. you will see our allies and partners are nor united than ever. over the last 15 months, the g-7
prime minister johnson here a physical and emotional clone of president trump. on a personal level there is a little acromony, too. as far as deliver rabbles, as much as they exist, they talk about democracy. what is he opening to accomplish? it is more of a focus on the means rather than the ends, and the means being reestablishing america s place at the negotiating table, reaccomplishing america as a reliable partner. this challenge that matt laid out there about the allies, the other developed countries being jittery about whether or not
physically and aware of the issues. vice president kamala harris defending her comments on migrants at the u.s./mexico border, while the president is abroad the next few days could pose a test of leadership for her. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. great to have you with me this hour. so the u.s. president will soon embark on a high stakes tour overseas, his first since taking office. after four years of mr. trump and america first, joe biden is expected to be laser focused on reestablishing america s role in the world. mending damaged alliances and fighting for democracy over autocracy. president biden will leave the u.s. in less than five hours time. when he arrives in the uk he will meet with the american air