a default could have on us and global economies. so how did washington get here and what would happen if the borrowing ceiling is not lifted? my colleague samira hussain has been investigating. first of all, this debt ceiling crisis is actually a political crisis. itjust happens to hinge on a must pass piece of legislation to save the nation from economic catastrophe. so, what exactly is happening here? weeks to go before the federal government is unable to pay its bills. well, the us government spend more money that it brings in. so it needs to borrow money to pay its bills. it can only borrow a certain amount of money. and if it needs to borrow more, congress has to prove that. it used to be a routine thing, but not any more. republicans see this as an opportunity to extract demands, like cuts to affordable housing or other social security spending. but us presidentjoe biden says, no way. you need to pass this legislation with no strings attached. so off to the white
released, why they re here. all of those details are not going to end up in any database any time soon in many of these cases. we re told this is because in part the administration wants to avoid images of overflowing centers, videos, photos that can can t get out there of overcrowding because it s clear from the news conference, there s sensitivities around how all of this looks. more and more are coming before title 42 lifts. we re all going to take a chance. we ll see. we re all going swimming there. so we re all going to risk it and see what happens. so as the click ticks down now, a reporter asking the dhs secretary about the president s comment that the border is about to get chaotic. given the fact that you ve had nearly two years to prepare for this moment, how can chaos be the expectation? i have said for months and months that the challenge at the border is and is going to be very difficult. we have spoken repeatedly about the fact that that difficulty may
big apple earlier today. city officials are desperately searching for places to house thousands more expected to be on the way. new york city began housing migrants in several public school gymnasiums. mayor adams identified more potential housing options. but it didn t take long for those migrants to begin lining the streets of these school zones. with these migrants gathering outside their shelter at an elementary school near coney island. city officials are reversing course and moving migrants out of the schools but it only came after parents and students took to the streets. give back our gym, we need it for the kids. give us back our gym, we need it for the kids. we want our gym back, we want our gym back. we want our gym back. you know, congressman, this is just common sense. you ve got 11 and 12-year-old girls and you are going to put single adult males beside them, not just single adult males but males who haven t been vetted, we know people in the terror watch li
could hospitals in england see more scenes like these? senior doctors are voting on whether to take industrial action over pay. hello and welcome. we start in the uk where ukraine s president has made a surprise visit the latest stop on his tour of european capitals to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia s invasion. prime minister rishi sunak promised to send hundreds of air defence missiles and long range attack drones but stopped short of sending jets. rishi sunak tweeted this picture welcoming president zelensky when he arrived at chequers the prime minister s country residence the pair in a bear hug, the caption reading: welcome back . volodymir zelensky had earlier described rishi sunak as his friend . there were then handshakes on the doorstep before the pair held bilateral talks, lasting around two hours. ukraine s president says the pair discussed western nations providing kyiv with fighter jets, with the aim of creating what he calle
i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with new intensity in the 2024 race. florida s governor starting to peel off the gloves against donald trump. this weekend was supposed to feature a split screen battle in iowa with both men set to hold dueling events. only one, the one not officially in the race ended up appearing. we must reject the culture of losing that has affected our party in reason years. the time for excuses is over. the gop contenders battle it out. we have the current president set to meet tomorrow with congressional leaders at the white house with the president preparing to travel overseas this week, is there enough time to avoid a catastrophic default. later, extreme weather, massive destruction across the midwest after tornadoes touched down. at least one person is dead in texas amid widespread devastation. we re live on the ground as the community works to pick up the pieces. first, the 2024 race and the rivalry between trump and desantis