that cia director william burns made a secret trip to ukraine to brief president volodymyr zelenskyy and share u.s. intelligence on russia s next moves in the war. actor and producer alec baldwin now faces criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a crew member on the set of the film rust. our legal experts are weighing the evidence and whether the involuntary manslaughter charges will stick. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with the partisan showdown over raising the debt ceiling and fears of an unprecedented default by the united states. our chief congressional correspondent manu raju explains where this critical fight stands tonight. reporter: tonight congress and the white house engaged in a risky standoff as the u.s. reaches its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit. the white house and congressional democrats say no negotiations to raise the debt ceiling and no conditions
in the senate, house republicans are now raising the stakes. we re going to have a plan to secure america s border. house republicans are rolling out their solution to the border crisis. republicans have a plan for a new direction. today g.o.p. conference members got a private, first-hand look at the plan inside minority leader kevin mccarthy s commitment to america agenda. a legislative road map similar to former speaker newt gingrich s 1994 contract with america. on the border, the g.o.p. plans to end catch and release. reinstate the remain in mexico policy. and finish the border wall. democrats are already hitting back. i m not concerned with anything that they are going to present over the next few days because the american people will see through it clearly. democrats are under pressure to do something about migrants being bused to sanctuary cities. but talks on immigration reform are stalled on capitol hill. and congress is just eight days away from a governme
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the breaking news. an additional classified documents and other government records just found by president biden s lawyers. let s go to our chief white house correspondent phil mattingly with the latest on that. tell us what you re learning about this second batch of material that was discovered. reporter: wolf, the last two days we ve been talking about the occasion where a personal lawyer for president biden on november 2nd, while going through personal items of an office the president no longer uses discovered classified documents and it ended up being ten in total. that process has kicked off what has been a justice department review of those classified documents, but it also, behind the scenes, kicked off an effort by the president s legal team to search any other locations for classified documents during his time as vice president. w
welcome to the lead. i m kaitlan collins in for jake tapper. we start with the money lead. wall street closing this hour mostly flat after today s jobs reported exceeded expectations. great news, obviously, but not slowing rising prices and fears of a recession. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the united states added 372,000 jobs in june and on average american paychecks are up 5.1% in the last year. but that s not keeping up with inflation, which jumped 8.6% annually in last month s report. that s a problem for president biden as he is struggling to convince americans his economic agenda is working. my economic plan is moving this country in a better direction. reporter: more signs on friday of a robust u.s. labor market. the economy adding 372,000 jobs in june, far beating economists expectations and the unemployment rate remaining at 3.6%, near historic lows. president biden celebrating the news, saying the u.s. has now recovered all of the jobs lost du
Cnn Breaking News good morning. You were alive in the cnn newsroom . Of those propalestinian protests on College Campuses in the Turks And Caicos. And the head of the government there is addressing the arrest of Five Americans for allegedly bringing live ammunition onto the islands were on that in a moment and were watching the arrival right now. But your show, you live at the white house watching the arrival of the kenyan president and first lady at the white house. Its the First Official state visit for an african leader to the United States, to the white house since 2008. And well have more on those pictures in just a moment. But first we begin with the trouble on tap for ticketmaster, the Justice Department is expected to announce a major lawsuit at any moment against ticketmasters owner live nation, accusing the Concert Giant of operating a monopoly. The government alleges live nation of users its Industry Dominance for years to stifle competition and rip off fans that issue was o