c confirmed could happen as soon as june 1. manu raju has the latest. reporter: speaker kevin mccarthy has been pessimistic as talks have occurred on the staff level the past week to try to avoid the nation s first ever debt default. the white house has resisted calling for the national debt limit which is more than $31 trillion to be raised without any conditions whatsoever to avoid the prospects of the u.s. not being able to pay its bills. the house did pass a bill that included a host of priorities that democrats say is dead on arrival. so there is not much time left. in order to get a deal by that june 1 potential deadline to avoid the default, default could occur in the first couple weeks of june according to the treasury department or as soon as june 1. but he spoke to reporters on monday, and mccarthy made clear there is a long way to go. the way the president has ignored it for 100 days and he still hasn t taken it serious. reporter: even if they would to get a
showdown. president biden set to meet with congressional leaders again, in an effort to step back from the brink of default. john durham releases his findings on the origins of the trump/russia probe. his reactions ahead to it. russia launches a barrage of missiles from the sea, air and land. we ll have a live report on that. thanks for joining us. all eyes on washington, as the u.s. government could start to run out of money within weeks unless it allows itself to borrow more. in the coming hours, president joe biden is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house, to try to get on the same page about raising the u.s. debt ceiling. the president and senate leader kevin mccar are at odds before the country falls into debt. democrats and republican leaders have yet to find common ground. there is no movement. we re only a couple of weeks away. if you look at the timeline to pass something in the house and pass something in the senate, we have to have a dea
federal government. plus, in the next 30 minutes, president biden takes his political fight to florida, home to his biggest potential rivals. and devastation in syria and turkey, almost unimaginable as the death toll closes in on 20,000. we re live in turkey where one of our reporters just witnessed an incredible rescue. but we start with some explosive moments in those hearings we just mentioned, both democratic and republican lawmakers going hard at the biden administration and its officials for not doing something sooner about that chinese surveillance balloon. the truth is i got a problem with the chinese balloon flying over my state. by the administration s logic, we would allow the chinese to fly surveillance balloons over the pentagon or other sensitive sites near populated areas. as an alaskan, i am so angry. i want to use other words, but i m not going to. i want to bring in nbc s ryan nobles who s on capitol hill and michael crowley as the diplomatic c
The reporting. Please keep us posted as well on the status of the little boys mother. And cnn this morning continues right now. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News its the top of the hour. Were glad youre with us. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett live for us in tel aviv, israel. Its 8 00 a. M. Here in new york city, 3 00 p. M. In israel. And right now Antony Blinken is meeting again with israeli leaders. As a dire humanitarian situation is escalating in gaza. Just a short time ago, blinken said that the u. S. Was actively working to make sure that humanitarian assistance like water, food, and medicine could get into gaza. Blinken also said yesterday that a Safe Passageway via the Rafa Crossing would be open. But overnight, those negotiations appear to have stalled. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office saying this morning, quote, at the moment, there is neither a ceasefire nor humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip In Return for the exit of foreigners. We a
A Philadelphia Police officer under arrest tonight, charged with murder. Disturbing Body Camera Video released today shows him shoot and kill a driver in his car, firing six shots in seven seconds. The video completely contradicting the original police claim about what happened. Pierre thomas standing by. New details revealed in the Special Grand Jury report in georgia. Were now learning jurors recommended charging 39 people in connection with efforts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, including u. S. Senator Lindsey Graham. And what the judge has just decided about mark meadows attempt to move his case to Federal Court. And what it could mean for his codefendants, including former president donald trump. Aaron katersky standing by. New developments in the manhunt for that escaped killer in pennsylvania. Abc news confirming the Corrections Officer in the guard tower when the fugitive made that stunning escape up the wall has been fired. More than 350 officers now searching f