viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her
outfront next, russia seizing on tucker carlson s exit from fox. why this obsession? it comes as a top putin official tonight tells our matthew chance about the possibility of a prisoner swap for americans detained in russia. plus, what s old is new again. biden s message today for re-election, eerily similar to what he said on this very day exactly four years ago. will it work a second time? and then a story you will see first outfront tonight. outrage over lawmakers making decisions of white lawmakers making decisions for a city that is overwhelmingly black and democratic. outfront tonight, russia is hiring as a top putin mouthpiece offers tucker carlson a job with russian state television. the most senior russian official to visit the united states since putin invaded ukraine. you heard me there, today, said this, unprompted. translator: perhaps it would be useful to consider how things are with freedom of speech in the united states. i ve heard that tucker c
itself. this row that includes schools, churches, and homes will soon become the new edge of the so-called capitol complex improvement district. now, under old rules, the edge of the district would mean the edge of capitol police s jurisdiction. now, it will extend beyond those boundaries, into the greater jackson, giving the state run police jurisdiction citywide. in theory, to work with an understaffed city police department. you look at carjackings, and you look at murders, and it s like oh, that s crime. no, brother, that is a symptom of people not valuing each other and not valuing themselves. and for captain vance, the key to success of any added officers goes beyond numbers. you have to go out of your way to know these people and have a relationship with them, because policing was out of relationship is occupation. both laws are introduced by bills as legislators who represent district outside jackson. they just cannot help
what kind of message do you think this sends to your residence? it czys we don t value your voice. we don t believe that black leadership is capable of moving forward for itself. this row that includes schools, churches, homes will soon become the new edge of the so-called capital complex improvement district. now old rules, the edge of the district would mean the edge of capital police s jurisdiction. now it extends beyond those boundaries, into the greater jackson giving the state run police jurisdiction citywide. in theory, to work with an understaffed city police department. you look at carjackings, you look at murders and say oh, that s crime problem. no, brother tl, that is a sympt of people not valuing themselves. the key to the success of any added officers goes beyond numbers. you have to go out your way to know these people veand have