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
raped her about to testify in court. plus a bio lab full of deadly pathogens at risk right now in sudan s war zone. house speaker kevin mccarthy struggling to get his party in line as debt default looms closer for the u.s. good morning and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin withdra dramatic testiy expected today. e. jean carroll says former president trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s. trump denies any wrongdoing. our randi kaye has more. i proceeded into the dressing room. the minute he closed that door i was banged up against the wall. reporter: author and columnist e. jean carroll sharing her story, now 79, she s suing trump seming from the attack she says took place in 1995 or early 1996 in the dressing room of department store bergdorf goodman. she s also suing him for defamation. last fall trump posted it is a hoax and a lie, just like all the other hoaxes that have been played on me
mariucci video predict what another four years could look like. teacher s union boss randi weingarten expected to get grilled on capitol hill with. a new report out on the response to covid calling it collective national incompetence. many of the schools could have been opened earlier. [applause] high drive center field. it is out of here! this game is over! here we go back this is the moment tonight is the night we ll fight until it s over so we put our hands up like the ceiling can t hold us like the ceiling can t hold us can we go back this is the moment. ainsley: lots of people already on the streets in hot atlanta down there in georgia. it s 58 degrees. feels like it s 56. going to get up into the 60 s. not too bad. 63, going to rain around noon. take your umbrella. actually, 60% chance of chance of rain around noon. steve: right now is probably a pretty good time to go to work. ainsley: beat the traffic. steve: it s a beautiful town but t
rape. e. jean carroll claims trump attacked her. he called carroll s claims a hoax and a lie. the arraignment of a man accused of killing the founder of cash app has been pushed to next week. an attorney for 38-year-old nima momeni asked for more time. my residents are one minute away from losing hope. norah: a cbs news investigation, why a texas hospital is forced to close. did investors walk away with millions? it became less about people and more about profits. norah: and remembering harry belafonte, the trailblazing singer and civil rights icon. daylight come and me want go home artists are the gatekeepers of truth. we are civilization s moral compass. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we want to begin with some breaking news. senior administration officials tell cbs news that the isis leader behind the 2021 suicide bombing at the kabul airport has been killed. 13 u.s. service members died in t
after a year of russian brutality and ahead of an expected counteroffensive. the mayor of kyiv will join us live this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with president biden making his 2024 plans official, and making the case that he deserves a second term. cnn s phil mattingly reports on the president s big announcement and how trump figured into his message. four more years! four more years! reporter: president biden is officially in. this is not a time to be complacent. that s why i m running for re-election. reporter: a short campaign-style video timed four years to the day after this 2020 campaign launch. we have to remember who we are. this is america. reporter: the launch heavily and intentionally featuring vice president kamala harris and telegraphing a campaign strategy crafted to sharpen attacks on national republicans. around the country ma