christine romans. it s memorial day here in the u.s. glad you re with us. let s get going. we begin this morning with president biden defending the deal he made with house speaker kevin mccarthy to raise the debt limit for two years. it takes the threat of catastrophic reform off the table. protects our hard-earned economic recovery. and the agreement also represents a compromise which means no one got everything they want. mccarthy agreed to raise the debt limit in explain for cuts to the budget. even though, the president insisted to reporters he wasn t actually negotiating on the dead limit. want to try to make it look like i made some grow myself in the debt ceiling, i didn t. i made a compro 3450is on the budget. that s what they wanted a compromise on the budget, that s what you ve done, even though you haven t gone as far as you wants, in that right? sure, can you think of an alternative? the president praised mccarthy, although he avoided predicting whethe
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welcome to news room. erdogan secures the historic third term as turkey s president. we ll take a look at what it means for the country s relations for washington and we will show you the dramatic video of the moment a driver and passenger fired at each other while on board the moving bus. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in washington where there is an urgent push for a tentative deal to avoid a default. president biden and kevin mccarthy have cut the deal though they are facing pushback. the bill has to clear the senate. mr. biden says he is confident it will make it to his desk. the speaker and i made clear from the start that the only way forward was a bipartisan agreement. that agreement now goes to the united states house. and to the senate. i strongly urge both chambers to pass that agreement. mccarthy has released the text of the 99 page bill which includes raiseing the debt ceiling two years. increasing spending on defense and veteran is
us from all around the world. the debt ceiling deal is done. we will take a look at the challenges president biden and house speaker mccarthy face as they sell it to lawmakers. and a colorful mystery authorities want to know why the waters in venice s grand canal turned green. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in washington where there is an urgent push to pass a tentative deal to avert default. they are trying to build support even as they face pushback. while mr. biden says the agreement takes the threat of catastrophic default off the table, the critics will find he did not concede much in the negotiations negotiations. i said i m not going to do all the cuts. you pass the debt ceiling period. i will negotiate with you on the cuts. something totally different was attached before. tried to make it look like i made a compromise. i didn t. i made a compromise on the budget. well mccarthy has released the text of the 99 page bill which includes rai
oeshcome a conservative revolt inside a powerful house committee. white house press secretary karine jean pierre is standing by. in russia threats of revenge after eight drone attacks rock the city of moscow. ukraine denying any involvement while also calling the strikes, quote, carmic payment for putin s invasion. also tonight cnn speaks to an 11-year-old boy wrongfully shot by police. you ll hear his emotional recount of that terrifying moment and also have the details of the $5 million lawsuit his family just filed on his behalf. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with the debt limit drama playing out in the house of representatives. speaker kevin mccarthy appearing poised to clear the eighth major hurdle in his first test as speaker as he tries to tamp down a conservative ruvolt over his compromise with president joe bi