it s 4:00 in washington d.c. a hail mary move by the disgraced ex-president that serves as an indication that special counsel jack smith may well be close to making a decision on whether or not to indict donald trump. we re at donald trump s dear attorney general, the special counsel is being mean to me phase. make no mistake we have been here before. late yesterday lawyers for the ex-president asked for a meeting with merrick garland. the letter itself was brief, filled with the usual trump rhetoric about being persecuted despite the fact that the ex-president is the one who has resisted handing over some of the nation s most sensitive intelligence secrets. documents he kept just one lock, one door away from hundreds of people at his pay for membership club to the government who rightfully owned the documents and asked for them back. the new york times says the letter asserts that trump is treated unfairly in the investigations led by jack smith. the washington post is r
condense everything in a short time frame. the house passed a bill with the senate democrats and now it s more difficult. what else do you have to negotiate with from a lot of different perspectives but we can still finish in time. that s house speaker kevin mccarthy giving his side of the debt ceiling negotiations, which are stalled over republican demands to cut spending. we ll have more on what s expected to happen today with the talks in just a moment. plus new reporting on a downright unusual presidential campaign launch for florida governor ron desantis. that s coming today as well. and also ahead texas and the nation mark a grim anniversary, one year since the gun massacre in uvalde. we ll take a look at the tributes planned for the victims and what, if any, impact the tragedy has had on gun legislation in that state. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 24th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the 2024 white ho
a suspect in court. the man accused of killing a homeless street artist in new york city is arraigned. his lawyer says the former marine ha his head held high, but prosecutors laid out the case against him in the case that could put him behind bars. the battle forb bakhmut in ukraine is heating up. they claim it s gaining ground in admits to losses north of the city. are the battles part of kyiv shaping the battlefield for a counteroffensive that they hope could end the war once and for all. and now what? title 42 is expire d and border officials are seeing a spike in the number of migrants trying to enter the country while the white house scrambles to patch a broken immigration system. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the man that you see here, former u.s. marine daniel penny earlier today walking out of a police precinct in new york in handcuffs. he was just arraigned and charged with second deg
coronation are continuing across the uk today ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. stars including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that will perform at a concert in windsor this evening, in front of 20 thousand people. numerous street parties across britain are also expected to take place for what s being called the coronation big lunch . some of these will be attended by members of the royal family. live now to katty kay who is in windsor, ahead of the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. iam here i am here at windsor castle, where it is still quiet, but is will be packed as evening the people going to that concert. today is all about food and the big lunch. but tomorrow is a day of service in the united kingdom, organised by the big help at. with me is matt hyde, the co creator of the big help out. we co-creator of the big help out. we want to co creator of the big help out. we want to celebrate volunteering and -et want to celebrate vol
of the union claim. freeze federal spending. social security, as well. that is why biden s polls are so low. walt disney ceo slashing jobs. will rename reedy creek. disney will honor the debt. there is a new sheriff in town. the philadelphia eagles will take on the kansas city chiefs. people count us out, don t count us out. [cheering] ainsley: nice job, everyone. lawrence is there in philadelphia because the eagles are playing steve s kansas chiefs on sunday on fox 6:30 on sunday night. lawrence, they are fired up. we are loving the interviews. you know, we are so fair and balanced on fox that they sent a cowboy fan to philly to celebrate with them and they have been so nice. steve: absolutely and lawrence, we ve seen a lot of memorabilia for different teams that guy with the eagles hat, never seen anything like that. i want one. can you figure out where you get it and bring one back for me? i got you, brother. steve wants an eagle hat. ainsle