surge. fewer and fewer asylum seekers are trying to cross in, but the officials warn that it may not last. what is maybe a telling setback for russia with four military aircraft down over russian territory, and what it is saying about the ukrainian capabilities. a florida teacher is showing a disney movie to her students, and now she is under investigation by the state. these stories and more are coming into cnn news central. the intense surge of migrants at the u.s./mexican border at the end of the covid era title 42 has not happened. the secretary of homeland security warned of the surge, but the surge was in the days before title 42 ended when the crossings were topping 10,000 a day, and now just over 4,000. what has not slowed down is the bitter politics surrounding immigration. the texas governor did it again, sending migrants to be dropped off out of vice president s kamala harris s home. we go to pablo sandoval who is live outside of the vice president presiden
industry. artificial intelligence or ai. the ceo of openai testified before the senate judiciary committee today. the company is behind chatgpt. that s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ai. there are multiple apps and programs you can use to create art, pictures, phone calls, even to impersonate people s voices. the list of potential misuses of ai is getting longer every day and leads to numerous questions about how and what and whether to regulate. nick watt takes a closer look at some of the possibly life changing benefits and also terrifying risks posed by ai brought up in today s hearing. my worst fears are that we cause significant, we, the field, the technology, the industry, cause significant harm to the world. today s is that the hearing is a crucial step in humanity s effort to prevent that harm and to reign in the handful of players controlling this tech. i think there needs to be incredible scrutiny on us and our competitors. his company created
chatbot known as chatgpt is going to be testifying on capitol hill just hours from now. also, in ukraine a top chinese diplomat set to arrive in the capital on a peace mission. his visit comes after russia launched a huge barrage of missiles overnight and drones against the ukrainian capital. and the nba conference finals begin tonight. lebron james and the los angeles lakers will take on two-time mvp nikola jokic and the denver nuggets. cnn this morning starts right now. all right. here is where we begin. president biden will meet with members leaders of congress today trying to get some sort of progress on a debt ceiling teal. treasury secretary janet yellen reiterating the u.s. could default on its debt two weeks from now in a letter to howard liebengood the treasury will no longer be able to satisfy the government s obligations if congress is not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by june 1. house speaker kevin mccarthy echoed yellen s urgency in the halls o
commit mass murder in texas? did right-wing extremism drive him to kill eight people at an outlet mall? another american community now in mourning after the latest outbreak of gun violence. killed just waiting at a bus stop. a second inexplicable loss of life in texas. this one near the southern border. eight people are dead after an suv plowed into a crowd outside a shelter housing migrants. we are learning new details about the driver and the charges he now faces. and passenger payback. president biden set to unveil a new rule that could force airlines to compensate you for delays or compensations. the devil is in the details. how much is this going to help? we ll explain the move and you ll hear from the president live this hour. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we start today in allen, texas, where police are gathering evidence trying to determine the motive behind saturday s mass shooting. a 3
stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh s admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what s next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it s their fault that flights are canceled or delayed? when you could start seeing that cash and after this winter s massive storms, the runoff unearthed a glittering prospect in the mountains. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and thank you for joining us the news that came out of texas over the weekend was almost too much to take, especially after a series of grim headlines of mass violence that have rocked the country recently we don t know what caused a driver to plow his suv into a crowd of migrants waiting at a bus stop in brownsville on sunday, killing eight, but tonight he has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter the suspect describe