message from the courtroom one day after sentencing the malicious founder to 18 years in prison. and we re getting terrifying new video of the moment a man allegedly opened the cabin door of/south korean airliner while the plane was in mid flight. authorities are sharing new details tonight about the suspect. 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 straight to the new developments on the debt ceiling. the u.s. treasury now offering negotiators a slightly longer timeline before a default unleashes economic catastrophe. last hour right here in the situation room, i got reaction from the house minority leader, democratic congressman hakeem jeffries. can you guarantee that house democrats and you re the leader of the democrats will deliver the votes needed to pass any deal that s negotiated? well, one of the challenges that we confront is that it s unclear how many votes house repu
there s now a little optimism on a debt ceiling deal following yesterday s meeting at it white house even though president biden is cutting short an overseas trip. we ll have the latest on those negotiations. and also ahead ron desantis goes after donald trump on the issue of abortion. we ll look at how it could impact the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. moving in today with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, president biden met with congressional leaders at the white house yesterday, and while both sides say that some progress has been made, no deal has yet been reached. both biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy named top negotiators to take part in talks and continue daily. and while democrats continue to insist that they will not negotiate over the debt ceiling, they are reportedly in talks about spending cuts working on a parallel track. the
a kia borings pill is now once again in court. oral arguments are set to begin soon before the fifth circuit court of appeals. a case brought by anti-abortion activist who is want to ban mifepristone nationwide. on the state level the focus is in the carolinas where two separate efforts to further restrict abortions in both states have hit a critical juncture. in north carolina nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy are now banned. as a republican super majority in the state legislature voted to override democratic governor roy cooper s veto of their bill. shouts of shame could be heard from the gallery after the gavel fell there. and in south carolina republican lawmakers are at it again after debating for more than 12 hours yesterday on a near total ban on abortion. they are heading back into session to continue the fight. let s start in north carolina, cnn s dianne gallagher is in raleigh, north carolina, for us. after having his veto overridden what is the g
the crew just said happy hump day. happy hump day, everyone. sorry. sorry. let s get started with five things to know for this wednesday, may 17th. north carolina republicans overriding the governor s veto and ban ago borgsz after 12 weeks. this deciding vote cast by a former democratic a former democratic state representative who actually campaigned on abortion rights before switching parties last month. also in washington, the white house and house speaker kevin mccarthy are both tout something on the debt ceiling talks mccarthy is warning that they re both far apart as president biden is cutting down a trip abroad. and an illinois girl missing for suchl ye six years in north carolina. an employee at a store recognized the now 15-year-old and called the police. the gurirl is safe this morning and her mother was arrested. the secret service is investigating how an intruder made his way into jake sullivan s home despite being under 24/7 secret service protection. he w
word both on and off it. hall of famehall of famer dick 0 years old. that s it for us. the news continues. i ll see you tomorrow. the source with kaitlan the source with kaitlan collins starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com tonight, straight from the source, a major new report that donald trump allegedly revealed sensitive u.s. secrets about nuclear submarines to a billionaire member of mar-a-lago. that businessman reportedly shared those secrets with dozens of others. i have new reporting on that story in just a moment. also tonight, one of the deadliest attacks yet on civilians in ukraine has now prompted new calls from the white house to keep u.s. aid flowing, while some republicans, including at least one who is a leading contender to be the next house speaker, still say no more money. and today president biden has said that walls do not work, yet his administration is expanding one of donald trump s signature policy goals, even after biden said not