this is cnn breaking news. welcome to cnn news central, i m rahel solomon alongside john b berman and we are following breaking news for you coming out of japan for you. the japan west coast reeling after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami warnings. this is the moment that the quake struck a few hours ago. you can see the building crumbling to the ground on the west side there, and you can see the inside of an office building. that is first time that i am seeing the video, and you can see how long it goes on, and how violent that shaking is. the houses have collapsed, and we have seen the pictures of the roofs there just falling down. the earthquake also caused fires in some areas, and at this moment, the tsunami warnings are in effect. they have been downgraded, but you can see the initial impact of one of the tsunamis there, and one of the small waves, but it can be a threat particularly if you are getting repeated waves. the warnings are of waves up
moment of act impact, an airplane bursts into flames. s pa engineersed the rush to escape. back in the u.s., was it terrorism? the fbi is now investigating a deadly crash outside a popular concert venue in new york state. the disturbing discovery as emergency crews rushed this and the note that the driver left behind. donald trump is expected to file appeals as he fights to keep his name on multiple 2024 b ballots. the major legal action expected today. i m john berman. this is cnn news central. we want to begin this hour with breaking news out of japan. a japan airlines plane bursts into flames after a it collided with a japanese coast guard aircraft on runway in tokyo. it shows the moments of impact after the jet landed at the airport hours ago. you can see in the video the japan airlines plane bursting into flames as it goes down the runway there. crew members on the coast guard plane were killed. the captain is in critical condition. the crew were preparing to fly t
amanda cardin hong kong. more debt ceiling drama in the u.s.. getting a deal on the table was the first hurdle. now the race is on to sell the plan to skeptical lawmakers before the government runs out of money to pay its bills. kyiv under fire. a rate alarms ringing out at the ukrainian capital for a third day in the row. as russia unleashes another massive wave of drone attacks on the city. plus, a showdown in texas. the state attorney general impeached by his fellow republicans. we will break down the accusations he is facing and where he is going through from here. the debt limit deal between the u.s. president and the republican house speaker is about to be put to the test. both leaders have been racing to support for the bipartisan agreement before the u.s. runs out of money next week. they face harsh criticism from hard-line members of their own parties. and they must get congress to approve the deal before the president can sign it in the coming day the house
newsroom just as speaker kevin mccarthy is working to whip his caucus for the vote, the white house is doing the same with democrats. huge question mark is if any one senator could delay the process. several buildings sustained insignificant damage, explosions in a number of areas of the city and said several drones were shot down. we have to believe that we can do something incredibly special. i like our chances. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 30, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where a key vote today in a u.s. house committee could stall the debt limit deal and that is before most of congress even gets a chance to vote on it. the rules committee muste adopt a rule to allow the majority to approve the deal. two republicans on the committee have already blasted the debt deal but mccarthy says he is not worried. president biden also remains optimistic. you know i never say i m con
is the crowded gop field playing right into the former president s hands? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the scramble to avoid a historic default on the u.s. debt. president biden and speaker mccarthy are both working the phones tonight as they try to rally support from skeptical lawmakers. cnn is covering the race to pass the agreement from every angle. the stakes right now for the american people and, indeed, the world economic situation are enormous. our correspondents are over at the white house and up on capitol hill. we re getting new details right now and a key democratic leader, congressman james clyburn, is standing by live. we ll get to him in a few moments. first to cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond. what is the latest where you are over at the white house. reporter: this entire negotiation process was driven by the understanding this was