uh. here i ll take that. -everyone: woo hoo! ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein, one gram of sugar. enter the nourishing moments giveaway for a chance to win $10,000. just one hour from now, speaker mccarthy faces his first major test on the hill. will hard-line republicans tank this debt deal? is mccarthy s speakership potentially at risk? we re on top of it. plus the united states assessing what happened after drone attacks reach moscow. the kremlin is accusing ukraine of terrorism. we re going to take you live to kyiv with the ukrainian response and the explosions that shook the capital city. new developments in the james brown death mystery. bags of evidence that a woman handed over to the fulton county district attorney s office has disappeared. we re following these major stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. one hour from now, the hard-fought debt deal forged by president biden and speaker mccarthy will face its first
good morning, everyone. erica is here again, looking like a ray of sunshine. let s get started with five things to know. there may be a deal. we re not quite there yet with the final house vote expected to day. the drama now is not between the two parties but instead within the republican party. the finger pointing intensifies as russia blames ukraine for a drone attack on moscow on the heels of a deadly rain in kyiv. president zelenskyy senting a date for the counter offensive. also, republican president hl h presidenttial hopeful ron desantis in iowa. he paints a pretty grim picture of the country. a historic ruling in big pharma. one family is fighting the opioid epidemic in exchange from immunity in future lawsuits. and what this means for the global race to conquer space. cnn this morning starts right now. deal or no deal? there s a deal. do they have a vote is the question. there say huge breakdown in capitol hill for the deal. the house is set to vote o
tonight kendall is talking. actor jeremy strong joins me with behind the scenes look at that shows riveting finale. we begin tonight with some light signs of progress, but also the criticism house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing from some members of his own party as he and president biden race to turn the debt ceiling agreement they reached friday night into law. failing could hurt the economy for all of us. but given how toxic the delays, with some of the more extreme embers, every step that speaker mccarthy takes to pass it could put his speakership in jeopardy. cnn s melanie zanona joins us now with the very latest. what is the latest you are hearing from house republicans about where this is headed? the house is on the verge of clearing at least one procedural hurdle. because the house rules committee is expected to advance a rule, which would allow the bill to come to the floor tomorrow. despite opposition from to two conservatives on the panel. that is a big sigh of
u.s. the debt limit is now set for a vote on the house floor in the coming hours. the republican say that the speaker s job is on the line. depending on how it goes. [sirens] air raid sirens sound in japan, and south korea after north korea tried. but failed to launch this space spy satellite into space. but it s time we impose our will on washington d.c., and you can do any of this if you don t win. ron desantis kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign, in iowa with some not so subtle digs at his one time ally, former president donald trump. so, a deal to avoid defaulting on tens of trillions of dollars of debt is moving forward. but the u.s. government it, is by no means out of the. what s now, in the coming, hour two u.s. house members will vote on the bill to raise the debt ceiling as well as other measures tapped on to the spending limit. well some lawmakers seemed confident they will get the vote to send the bill to the senate, the house speaker will be busy trying
and good evening. on 360 tonight, debt ceiling drama. closed door meeting going on with house republicans, which could determine if the bill makes to it the floor, and if speaker kevin mccarthy keeps his job. also tonight, an interview with the 11-year-old boy who called 911 for help and got shot by the police officer who responded. and succession is over, but tonight kindle is talking. actor jeremy strong joins me with a behind-the-scenes lo riv any. the criticism kevin mccarthy is facing from some members of his own party as he and president biden race to extend the debt ceiling. given how toxic the deal with some of the more extreme members, every step mccarthy takes to pass it could put his speakership in jeopardy. melanie zanona with the latest. what is it you re hearing from house republicans whereby this is headed? reporter: the house is on the verge of clearing at least one procedural hurdle, because the house rules committee is expected to advance a rule wh