the negotiations are done. the bill is written. now with just days until the united states runs out of money, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are rushing to sell the debt ceiling deal to their parties. an attack on ukraine s capital city hours after a nighttime assault. schoolchildren forced to run to shelter and cars dodge missile debris on busy city streets. on this memorial day, an emotional reunion as a group of vietnam veterans are reunited for the first time in decades. they recount the story of what bonds them, being prisoners of war being held captive in bamboo tiger cages. welcome to this special edition of the lead. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the scramble in washington, d.c. to avoid an economic catastrophe, after house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden struck a deal. republican and democratic leaders are waging a campaign to get as many members on board as possible. both facing revolts. as cnn s jeremy dia
a new deadline gives negotiators some breathing room but no sigh of relief yet from mortgages to medicare, millions would be impacted if a deal is not reached. texas showdown accused of widespread ethics breaches, the state s attorney general impeached tonight. he s set to be suspended as the republican civil war breaks out out west, the tornado threat emerging tonight a gathering storm in ukraine as troops prepare for an imminent counteroffensive our reporting on the ground trouble on the home front why the nation s biggest insurer will no longer offer new property policies in california the climate crisis and more pinching homeowners what you need to know. the stunning new video of a pod of killer whales striking and paralyzing another boat in the water. the sailors terrified. what s behind the rash of attacks. and secrets of the tititanic. the untold storieses and whwho really i inspired one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. announcer: this is nbc nig
we have a debt deal, but will members of both parties support it? the work far from over. the hardest part could still be ahead. what we re hearing from lawmakers as leaders start whipping votes. and children sent racing for shelter for their lives in ukraine, as russia launches a rare daytime attack on the capital kyiv. authorities are promising swift retaliation now, but after months of talk, anticipation of a counteroffensive is coming soon. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. so they have a deal, but do they have the votes? president biden and speaker mccarthy may have ended their staredown over the debt ceiling but progressives and conservatives are saying their respective sides gave too much away in this compromise. if the bill passes, the u.s. avoids a default and washington won t have to deal with the debt ceiling again until january, 2025. probably not a coincidence that that s after the next
Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington, a very late Saturday Night on Memorial Day Weekend but were here for good reason. Were here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. Multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and House Republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nations debt ceiling. Just ten minutes from now House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy will address reporters were told, and then at the bottom of the hour Republican Leaders will brief their fellow colleagues in the gop conference on the outlines of this deal. The briefing comes after a phone call earlier this evening between mccarthy and President Biden, and cnns Priscilla Alvarez is at the white house for us. Priscilla and manu raju still with us up on capitol hill. Late night, guys. Priscilla, what can you tell us . Reporter jim, im hearing from a source close to negotiations yes House Speaker mccarthy have a
welcome to cnn this morning. good to be with you. here s what we re watching this morning. lawmakers finally reach a tentative debt ceiling deal, but of course the fight is not over. now president biden and house speaker mccarthy have to try to get the members onboard from their representative parties. can they get it to the president s desk by june 5. the texas house of representatives votes to im beac impeach ken paxton. the latest on the action and what happens next. look at this. remarkable new images of the sun. we have never seen the sun this way. powerful telescope captures photos of the sun s surface. we will talk about how they could help scientists studying the sun and the solar system. and a groove of bipartisan lawmakers in washington comes together to mark memorial day. we will show you how they are paying tribute to the fallen. beginning with that race in washington to crack the legislation to raise the nation s debt ceiling and avoid this historic d