united states and all around the world. i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. house republicans and narrowly pass a bill to raise the country s debt limit, the fight with democrats and the white house is far from over. explicit and dramatic testimony, as the woman accusing donald trump of sexual assault takes the stand. plus prosecutors and now say the classified intel stolen by the 21-year-old in national guardsmen exceeds what s been reported. and the human side of the conflict incident, we will hear from a man whose mother died in his father s arms. after a mortar attack. good to have you with, us well republicans in the u.s. house are claiming a major victory passing a bill to raise the nation s debt limit potentially avoiding economic catastrophe. but their celebration will be short lived. the measure is dead on arrival in the senate, where democrats object to huge cuts in federal spending. the bill passed by only two. both but republicans say it will st
across the southern u.s. on wednesday, affecting people and animals from florida to texas. large hailstones the size of tennis balls hit the small town of texas, even forcing a ball to head for cover from the storm. some areas could see continued until morning. on thursday, the storms will push east, putting parts of the u.s. gulf coast at risk for more severe weather. and, along the mississippi river is expected to get worse as melting snow causes waters to swell. up the midwest, state including iowa, wisconsin, and minnesota we will see the worst of it. cnn s emily schmidt reports. there is a realtime math equation playing along the mississippi river to explain what, or at winter, snow melt you get a massive problem. people say that it is the storm of the century, the year