hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. in the first oval office address of his presidency, joe biden hails the debt ceiling deal as an example of bipartisanship. he plans to sign the bill into law later today. the search for survivors and answers. india reels from a deadly train crash that has taken nearly 300 lives. and the draft of what could become the first global treaty to take on plastic pollution. we ll talk to an environmental lawyer about what it will take to make an impact. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. sometime today, u.s. president joe biden is expected to sign into law one of the most consequential pieces of legislation ever drafted in modern times. just 48 hours ago, there were doubts that the highly contentious bill to suspend the nation s debt limit would even survive in congress. but it did, coming mere days before the u.s. risked def
world. ahead on cnn newsroom, crisis averted. biden set to sign off on a deal to raise the federal borrowing limit. heartbreak in india. search efforts now underway after one of the deadliest train crashes in the country s history. plus, new video shows the moments before an iowa apartment building came crashing down. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. the debt limit crisis in washington is over for now, and perhaps no one is more relieved than u.s. president joe biden. in his words, crisis averted. the stakes were enormous, the threat of failure hung over the country for weeks as the white house and republican leaders seemed locked in stalemate. but the hard work finally paid off late thursday when the u.s. senate voted to suspend the debt ceiling and avoid catastrophic default. in his first oval office address on friday night, the president summed up his view of the make or break moment in u.s. history. passing this budget agreement was critical. the stakes
running on? the economy is danger of recession, foreign policy blunders have created in america with less power and influence and unholy alliances led by china keep growing and oh yeah, the massive corruption engulfing his presidency shows no sign of abating. watch this remarkable moment from the white house briefing yesterday. one committee trying to get an fbi file alleging biden took bribes and an allegation of covering up an investigation and 53 percent of the public including important democrats believe joe biden was involved in his son with an illegal influence peddling scheme there is evidence the president will interact with his relatives and associates china, mexico, russia, ukraine. would you say to the majority of americans who believe the president himself is corrupt? the president has spoken to this.the president has spoken to this. there s nothing to these claims. i don t know if you could hear it but off-camera scurvy was trying to figure out how to answe
Kremlin. Now, russia did not provide any evidence of these claims, which were reported on russian state media. Ukraine claims they have nothing to do with the alleged overnight drone attack. Well have a live report with what we know and dont know at this hour. And more Breaking News this morning, the massive manhunt in texas is over. Social media video appearing to capture the moment an accused mass murderer was taken into custody just 20 miles from where the horror unfolded. Police say Francisco Oropesa was found hiding in a closet underneath laundry. Hes charged with five counts of murder and being held on a 5 million bond. And his arrest just one of several. There has been several arrests, but i cant go into the details on that. We will have the very latest from a Police Update this morning about how that days long search came to an end. Lets begin with those claims out of russia that Ukrainian Forces tried to strike russian president Vladimir Putins residence at the kremlin with tw