also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our
achieve a, quote, major break through. they re building up an extensive system of trenches in the south. tell us what you re seeing. yeah, there has been an extraordinary network dug possibly according to this british intelligence report the largest we ve seen since world war ii across the southern area of vap wreegsa and we ve driven along the ucrayian side of it for quite a past number of weeks here. often these are deep trenches followed by a significant sand back backed up by razor wire and these dragons teeth peer med shaped pieces of concrete form a complex set of defenses but certainly a challenge. there ll be very much in the mind of ukrainian forces as they probably in the days ahead if not already in the days behind begin the counter offensive in these areas. we simply don t know the full details of their plan to be honest, and weather is potentially playing into it. there s been an extraordinary lack of videos from ukrainian military over the past weeks they norm
Defense team testified today at least 80 songs use those same chords and 33 of those songs were created before marvin gay s hit topped the charts in 1973. all right, all right, we ll see how it plays out. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, twitter and if you have an invite blue sky @jake tapper. you can listen to the lead from whence you get your podcasts, all two hours just sitting there like an incredible marvin gay record just waiting for you to enjoy. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer right next door in a place i like to call the situation room. see you tomorrow. happening now, president biden and house speaker mccarthy are preparing for a truly critical meeting on the debt limit among signs both sides may be digging in. the stakes are enormous and the time is short with a catastrophic default potentially nearly a month away.
I think i ve got it! doggy-paddle! only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. in our pop culture lead, what may be the beginning of lawsuits depending on how the copyright case plays out alleging similarities between marvin gay s hit song let s get it on and ed sheeran s thinking out loud. first, let s hear the songs. we ll be love you until we re