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world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, a budget battle brewing on capitol hill. congress set to return tuesday. it will face the potential of a government shutdown if congress can t reach a deal on spending by the end of the month. a major shakeup in kyiv after more than 18 months of war. president zelenskyy announces plans to replace his defense minister. burning man chaos continues. thousands still trapped in the nevada desert after heavy rain turned the festival site into a mud pit. it is back to business this week for the u.s. senate as its august recess comes to an end. now washington is set to become a pressure cooker in the coming weeks as lawmakers attempt to avoid a government shutdown yet again. they only have until october 1st to come to an agreement. a little shall we say that it will not be easy. members of the u.s. house aren t back until next week, in fact. conservative republican hardliners are already pressuring house speaker kevin mcca ....
just this past week the prc vessels acted dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conducted a routine resupply mission in that your own, their own exclusive economic zone in the south china sea. i want to be clear, very clear, the united states defense commitment to the philippines is iron clad, is iron clad. any attack on the filipino aircraft vessels or armed forces will invoke the mutual defense treaty with the philippines. and mr. prime minister, today we renewed our commitment to defend the values that are at the heart of this alliance. and we continue to stand as one to forge a better future for both of us and all the region. so, i want to thank you again for being here. thank you for your partnership and your leadership in this critical moment. and i would like to now turn it over to you. well, thank you very much, mr. president. australia and the united states have stood together for more than a century and it is indeed a great honor for me to sta ....
seat at the trump courthouse. i think you got the more dramatic part of the day. rachel, i have been mostly in the courtroom. once before i was in the overflow room, which is across the hall. this morning i was in the overflow room for a few reasons. i woke up late. but you were so gracious at lunch to hand me your courtroom pass for the afternoon, which is totally legal. we can do that. s i was in the courtroom for the moment you really wanted to be. you had to be in the courtroom. it was astonishing. i can describe it here when we get started. but, rachel, i have three exclamation points in my notes beside the clear the courtroom line, which was, you know judge juan merchan he is the most mild-mannered and fair judge. most judges are fair and obviously. but judge merchan is the model. it s one of the great sacrifices that america cannot see how even-tempered he is. so when he says something with exclamation points, which he did. it changes the room. i know you re g ....
our viewers in the united states and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom. biden s big week. the u.s. president tackles russia s war in ukraine, climate change and china, all at the u.n. while dealing with an impeachment inquiry and possible government shutdown. we re on the pickett lines with striking workers in michigan. are the big three automakers and the uaw any closer the a deal? plus, donald trump leaves the friendly confines of right-wing media to actually meet the press. will he bring the truth with him? we ll do some fact-checking. live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. it s 2:00 in the morning in new york, where u.s. president joe biden will kick off a busy week in the hours ahead. mr. biden will be attending the annual united nations general assembly. ukrainian president zelensky will also be there for support for its counteroffensive against russia. the two are expected to meet later in the week. mr. biden is facing a number of challe ....
rest there. are fears the death toll will continue to rise as emergency crews dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings but many are holding out hope theme find people looichd under that debris. those who survived are now coping with trauma. many sleeping outdoors after losing homes, others with a place to live rest tate to return home worried that there could be aftershocks at their homes could collapse. morocco king has instructed officials to set up inter minimum material commission to provide relief. we get details now from cnn s sam kylie. king mohammed has declared three days of national mourning because his country has been completely devastated by an extraordinary earthquake totally unexpected in cities like this, marrakech. this has been the scene in the medina the most ancient part of the city a building ripped away by this earthquake but the scenes have been even worse in the interior of the country where one woman who was trapped for some 12 whurs pull ....