You were in, the cnn newsroom im paula reid in washington. Any moment now at st. Patricks day, tradition, President Joe Biden will soon deliver remarks from the white house. And well bring that to life. Ive just ahead. But for now, we had to russia, where Election Officials say Vladimir Putin is in the lead in the president ial vote polls close earlier today after a three de, vote with no genuine opponent running against putin he is expected to win, keeping him in office until 2030 and continuing russias longestserving leader since soviet dictator Joseph Stalin cnns Matthew Chance is in moscow and Frederik Pleitgen is in berlin. Starting with you, matthew putin just spoke. What did he say . Yeah it was a very short victory speech, even though the final results havent come in, it looks like this has been a Landslide Victory as expected for the russian president to secures a fifth president ial term. And these were shot comments at his campaign headquarters. He walked into the room, he t
a deal has been reached, maccarthy and president biden have come to a agreement to raise the debt ceiling. voters are heading to the polls in turkeys first ever presidential runoff election. new york city wants to change its rules on housing migrants. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in washington where congress is drafting new legislation on the debt limit hours after officials reached a deal to try to avoid a default. they have agreed in principle to raise the debt ceiling and cap government spending but some republicans are saying the compromise is still too costly and could bankrupt the country. maccarthy is trying to convince those hardliners that the deal is worth it. after weeks of negotiations we have come to a agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe it is a agreement that is important for the people. there are no new taxes or government programs. as you can imagine there is a lot of work to be done but m
i m laila harrak. republicans already raising concerns over the agreement in principle on the debt ceiling as both president biden and house speaker mccarthy race to seal the deal with their allies in congress. the gop turns on one of its own in texas in an unprecedented move to impeach the state s attorney general. details and how that official is reacting. and we re live for you in istanbul as voting there gets under way for turkey s presidential runoff election. we begin in washington where congress is drafting new legislation on the u.s. debt limit hours after officials reached a deal to try to avoid a disastrous default. the white house and republicans say they agreed in principle to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and cap government spending. house speaker kevin mccarthy says law maeshls are now expected to vote on that agreement this wednesday. before it can move forward, he must convince hardliners that it s worth it. here s how he characterized the deal. after week
round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and with no deal in place the u.s. could run out of money to pay its bills, which could have a disastrous impact on the economy. the treasury secretary now saying that could happen in just eight days. cnn s covering all of the angles. what are the obstacles reaching lawmakers from reaching a deal? negotiators were in the capitol until 2:30 a.m. this morning and now they re back in house speaker kevin mccarthy s office meeting virtually with the white house as they continue to try and hash out the
midterm elections. while judah said this is the right time for herschel walker to run for the senate? common sense. ainsley: a professional shoplifter in new york city is finally put in jail after more than 100 arrests. but this time she s being held by police after allegedly fighting back. the tight labor market, a move to retain workers from generation z. therapy and even access to a house in the hamptons? brian: there s a lot of action in west virginia, people representing there as well as in the state itself. senator joe manchin, the eye of the storm for the last year and a half, especially with a surprise introduction of his bill, and we also have the attorney general on, the treasury secretary, talking about banning these wall street firms that have banned them. because there are a fossil fuel. ainsley: joe manchin, over the weekend, critics of this new bill says it ll raise taxes. the 725-page bill and over $1 billion worth of increases per page at a