situation room. happening now, president biden and house speaker mccarthy are scrambling big time to sell their debt limit deal to lawmakers. their agreement could avoid a catastrophic default if congressional leaders can find the votes and push the bill across the finish line before it s too late. only a few days left. in ukraine, a rare daytime missile barrage shakes the capital city of kyiv. the russian attack apparently repelled by air defenses as ukrainian forces hit. they re nearly ready to launch their highly anticipated counteroffensive. we re keeping our eyes to the roads and the skyways on one of the busiest travel days of the year. what you can expect if you re heading to the airport or hitting the road on this memorial day. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, this is a situation room special report. our top story this evening, the debt limit deal between president biden and speaker mccarthy is about to be pu
here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour, president biden today will sign the debt ceiling bill into law. averting a disastrous default two days before that deadline. the president is using his first oval office address to praise the bipartisan agreement, and stressed its importance. it was critical to reach the agreement. and it s very good news for american people. no one got everything they wanted. the american people got what they needed. we averted an economic crisis, an economic collapse. in this debate, i refused to put what was responsible for all of this progress on the chopping block. i ve never been more optimistic about america s future. brand new details today, reports the special counsel has a recording of donald trump talking about a classified document regarding the new york times says the justice department issued a subpoena for that document, trump lawyer say they can t find. it last night msnbc s are allanburg
responsible as it relates to a.i. following up on the question about erdogan and president biden s neil: we re monitoring the press conference going on at the white house. we thought we would get more details on the debt negotiations. not looking so sure right now as at least eight republicans bolt from the speaker right now saying this deal doesn t go far enough. welcome. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it right now. chad pergram is monitoring this rules committee that has been meeting right now. this would be the means by which all of this would get to the floor of the house. that has proved to be a more herculean task, i guess, than earlier thought. what can you tell us? overall we expect a bipartisan coalition of democratic and gop members to forge an alliance to pass the bill tomorrow night. but there is heartburn on both sides of the aisle. kevin mccarthy seemed baffled about internal gop opposition. members of the freedom caucus are opposed. dan bishop from north
they are attacking our american values, our schools, our economy, our security. we are a failing nation. we are a nation in decline. it does not have to be this way. our decline as a country is not inevitable, it is a choice and i think we can choose a better pathway. lawrence: it s up to us. we travel near and far to celebrate the season. supper is good, warm. going to the beach. going on my boat. sleeping in for sure. eating outside and having a good time. small boat, sunset, glass of wine. a cold yoana outside. the troops and all the people, and the boats. fleet week, i was on the watch in 1993. i m old now. i m a local from new jersey. being back here and being able to have summer again. and seeing people out and about in the city. it s beautiful weather. it means a lot. we related to barbeques and having a good time. but it should be a day people understand it s because of the veterans that have gone before us that we are able to do what we are doin
cookouts, pool parties, kicking off the unofficial start of spring. but we have to remember why today matters. it s a stark reminder that freedom is not free. the united states and freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died must endure and prosper. their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. it has a cost, it imposes a burden. less final, less heroic way, be willing to give of ourselves. larry: americans coast to coast will commemorate the $1.8 million women who died defending our country in the civil war. originally named decoration day. the peaceful day chosen because it wasn t associated with battle. congress passed the uniform monday holiday act, making memorial day on the last monday in may creating a 3-day weekend. as you enjoy the next couple of days, remember america is the land of the free because it s the home of the brave. we ll honor two organizations dedicated to helping our great veterans and their families. let s begin. million