yes. good morning, everyone. glad you are with us on cnn this morning. i m joined by erica hill. kevin mccarthy facing a growing republican revolt as the house prepares to vote on his debt limit deal he struck with president biden. we are about to find out if the speaker can pull it off. a chinese fighter jet intercepting a spy plain of the pentagon accusing the pilot of being unnecessarily aggressive forcing the plane to fly through dangerous turbulence. also, sources tell cnn former new jersey governor chris christie is going to jump in the race for the white house. he will make it official with an announcement on tuesday giving donald trump yet another republican challenger. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. snu and we begin on the debt limit and the deal and can it pass. it is a crucial day. we will see on capitol hill the house is set to vote on it after it narrowly cleared a major hurdle last night. mr. norman. mr. norman, no. mr. roy? mr. ro
airports around the country are seeing the biggest memorial day in years. and also, a passenger opens up an exit door mid flight, and it is captured on camera, and we have video right here on cnn news central. kevin mccarthy speaks just moments ago, and we got new information about where the negotiations stand on avoiding a default, and maybe reaching a deal on raising the debt ceiling. now, hints of optimism overnight, but to state the obvious, until there is a deal, there is no deal. the stock market had been up on hin hints of signs of what is about to happen, and members were going home, but they need to be within hours of getting back. lauren fox, standing by on capitol hill, and you just heard from speaker kevin mccarthy, and what did he say? he is optimistic that a deal can come together very soon, but he noted there are still some outstanding sticking points. he said they made progress last night, and hoping to make more progress this morning. he met by bike w
good evening everyone, thanks for tuning in, i m alisyn camerota. welcome to cnn tonight. we have a lot to talk about. we are one night away from what will be the unofficial kickoff of joe biden s likely reelection run, also known as his state of the union address. what case will he make to the nation to elect him to a second term? a lot of political types think it s not just what he says, it s how he appears. president biden would be 82 if he wins reelection. he s already the oldest american president ever. is that why so many people are still on the fence? plus, lebron james is on his way to breaking the nba s all-time scoring record. remember when he was advised to just shut up and dribble? he did not take that advice. now he s 36 points shy of lakers legend gerard s record. we will talk about it. is it stressful at all? the chase? no, because it was never goal, it was never journey. the stress so far for me is competing every single day. also, nerve-racking moment
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at auction next week. a very warm welcome to th programme. president macron of france and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, are in beijing, where they re holding talks the chinese leadership. the joint trip is the latest push by europe to engage with china, and they are expected to urge it to use its influence on russia to halt the war in ukraine. this was a short time ago at the great hall of the people. the europeans meeting china s premier, li qiang. in his first comments, president macron said the visit would focus on economic ties as well as international stability. he and ursula von der leyen will also have talks with prseident xijinping, that meeting is expected in a couple of hours. let s go live to our asia hub, and speak to the bbc s mariko oi. today the official talks get under way, took us through what has happened so far. has happened so far. indeed, toda is has happened so far. indeed, today is the has happened so far. indeed, to