to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world just ahead on cnn newsroom, the clock is a trick kicking down, the stakes are high and there is still no definite deal with the u.s. just nine days away from potential default. mounting legal problems for donald trump, new civil, criminal, and business troubles, and the week is just beginning. plus, a group of anti-putin russian fighters who support ukraine are claiming credit for an attack inside russia. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we are following a developing story, from washington, where authorities have arrested a man who crashed a truck near the white house late monday night. officials say the driver slammed the vehicle into security barriers at a public square just across the street from the executive residence. they believe he may have done it intentionally. the driver has been charged with multiple crimes, including threate
former new jersey governor chris christie. at the top of that list, it s florida governor ron desantis, the far-right culture warrior against abortion rights, the lgbt community, and disney. one of his states largest employers. desantis has said his term as governor will serve as a, quote, blueprint in his quest to remake america and florida s image. that would be more impressive if you were not losing an all out war with a cartoon mouse, but more on that later. donald trump may be a disgrace to twice impeached criminally indicted former president who fermented insurrection, and was recently found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and is currently the subject of several federal and state investigations. but a new harvard capitalist poll shows none of that has hurt his standing with the republican base. joining me now, david jolly, the former republican congressman from florida who left the party in 2018, and michael steele, former chairman of the rnc, msnbc political an
a kia borings pill is now once again in court. oral arguments are set to begin soon before the fifth circuit court of appeals. a case brought by anti-abortion activist who is want to ban mifepristone nationwide. on the state level the focus is in the carolinas where two separate efforts to further restrict abortions in both states have hit a critical juncture. in north carolina nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy are now banned. as a republican super majority in the state legislature voted to override democratic governor roy cooper s veto of their bill. shouts of shame could be heard from the gallery after the gavel fell there. and in south carolina republican lawmakers are at it again after debating for more than 12 hours yesterday on a near total ban on abortion. they are heading back into session to continue the fight. let s start in north carolina, cnn s dianne gallagher is in raleigh, north carolina, for us. after having his veto overridden what is the g
weekend. let s dive right into the week s top stories. the big story, of, course we have two hot wars for the president to navigate on the world stage. the republican-controlled house has voted to formally authorize its impeachment inquiry into president biden despite failing to provide any evidence of wrongdoing by the president. the vote was strictly along party lines with all 221 republicans voting yes, all 212 democrats voting no. republicans say the move will grant them the ability to better enforce their subpoenas in the courts. house oversight chair republican james comer has accused hunter biden and other biden family members of engaging in, quote, shady business practices. but as we said, has yet to reveal any evidence of wrongdoing or influence peddling by the president himself. so here is what several house democrats said ahead of the vote. see the biden impeachment investigation isn t a who done it. it s a what is it? it s like an agatha christy novel where the
reporting about the missing russia binder, plus congresswoman jasmine crockett of texas on the senate republicans pushing for a border deal. we re also gonna ask her about ted cruz in the abortion question he refuses to answer. plus, hayes brown on what he calls the fact free biden impeachment inquiry. . we as i bet you all very good day from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. when it comes to breaking news. dhs secretary mayorkas and the bipartisan group of senators or holding meetings today. they re hoping to reach a deal to unlock funds for ukraine and israel. republican leaders say a deal must include border security measures, where the surge of illegal crossings has reached record levels. nbc s julie tsirkin is following all of those negotiations on capitol hill for us. welcome again, julie. i know you spoke to the key negotiators just moments ago, tell us what they re saying? alex, i told you last hour, the plan must ha