all right. so in just a few minutes they re going to try again. president biden, speaker mccarthy will continue their debt standdown face to face at the white house. biden is hosting mccarthy and three other congressional leaders to once again try to get closer at least to a deal to raise the debt ceiling, as has been done dozens of times. they have just over two weeks to do it before a potential u.s. default. somehow it is looking like the two sides have dug in even more since last week s meeting. we go to capitol hill. melanie, we ve seen this before, right? we re making progress, we re not making progress, it s sort of the definition of a game of chicken. the trouble is the economy hangs in the balance here. what s really happening? is there any real progress? do we expect any real probably in the white house? reporter: i will tell you, jim, staff have been working behind the scenes to come up with a potential number of policy options for a potential deal but there has b
some are members of the city s so-called scorpion unit scorpions answer street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhood. yesterday the memphis police department permanently disbanded that unit. eric we are also learning the five former officers will make their first court appearance on february 17 to be arraigned on murder charges for charles watson is live in memphis. charles, first off what can it tells the timetable for this arraignment? well, arthel, those arraignments will happen a few weeks from now as you mentioned on february 17. we are unsure whether that is normal timing for something like that barely reach out to a defense attorney who said it is a normal timeline for those arraignments considering five former memphis police officers taken into custody last week after a grand jury indicted them and freed after posting a bond that raised anywhere between $253,350,000 were getting this information just a day after the memphis police department announ
Newton. Ahead on cnn newsroom, the head first lady tested positive for covid19, all speak to a doctor about the new variant. Russia looks to north korea for arms, kim jongun may meet with Vladimir Putin to seal a weapon steel. And, another race to avoid a Government Shutdown. Lawmakers have just days to reach a deal about the federal budget. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. And we do begin here in the United States where First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for covid19. Now, the white house says she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms and will remain at bidens home in delaware. However, President Joe Biden has tested negative for the virus, both were in delaware for the Labor Day Weekend and an official tells cnn that there are no changes to the president s schedule at this time. The president is scheduled to depart for the g20 summit in india later this week. Meantime, this covid cases increase right across the United States, lab test indicate
This as cnn has exclusively reported on the Special Counsels 2020 election probe. Also tonight, the u. S. Warns north korea it will pay a price if kim jongun arms, helps arm Vladimir Putins war in ukraine. Ill ask key white house official john kirby about that and the prospect of a kim putin being in russia. The manhunt for a Fugitive Killer expanding right now after a Security Camera catches a glimpse of the escaped convict in pennsylvania. Outside the original search area. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn Breaking News. We begin with Breaking News right now. The former chairman of the proud boys was just sentenced moments ago in connection with the january 6th attack. Cnn senior justice Cover Ant Evan Perez is outside the federal courthouse here in washington. Evan, enrico dario got 22 years, 22 years in prison. Tell us more about this very significant sentence. Reporter thats right, wolf.
Im david culver. We start you off with news out of the white house which says that jill biden has tested positive for covid19. The first lady spokesperson adding that she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms she will remain at their home in rehoboth beach. The president tested negative. And mr. Biden who is 80 will be tested regularly this week and monitored for symptoms. U. S. Officials say north Korean Leader kim jungun expected to meet facetoface with Vladimir Putin to discuss possibly selling weapons to help russia in its war in ukraine. You are looking at footage from previous meetings they have had. A National Security Council Spokesperson urged pyongyang to cease arms talks and stick to its promises not to sell arms to russia. Kristie lu stout is live in hong kong this morning. Good to see you. So do we have a sense of when or where this inperson meeting between kim and putin might actually take place . Reporter we do. According to reports it could take place sometime th