of people are under a flood threat across the west, with california feeling the brunt of mother nature s fury. we re talking about heavy rains, severe wind, even an earthquake, and cnn is on the ground. plus, we re live outside fulton county jail in georgia where any day now, donald trump or any of his 18 accused co-conspirators could surrender on criminal charges. that s coming at a critical time in the race for the white house as trump s competition gathers for the first presidential debate without the former president and frontrunner on stage. face to face with tragedy. right now, president biden is traveling to hawaii to see firsthand the devastation left behind by the wildfires there more than 800 people are still unaccounted for, while the island is facing a new threat. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. from southern california to idaho, 16 million people are under flood watches this hour,
assessments about ukraine s counteroffensive, specifically ukrainian forces ability to retake significant territory from russia. ahead, the many challenges ukraine faces. here at home, we expect a live update from alabama officials. this after an ugly brawl along a riverfront park. police have issued at least four arrest warrants. we are following the latest. trump s legal team and the special counsel are up against the clock, facing a new deadline. they must respond to the judge within hours over essentially what the rules of the road will be leading up to the trial. we are following major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin with new reporting today about the state of the counteroffensive in ukraine. weeks into it western officials are describing to me an increasingly sober assessment about ukrainian forces ability to retake significant territory now held by russia. the primary challenge for those ukrainian f
biden is sending troops to the border. the lead starts right now. a border surge is expected as a key immigration policy is set to expire. now the biden administration is deploying even more american troops to the u.s.-mexico border. cnn is on the ground there as keyboarder towns declare states of emergency. plus, are we headed for default? warnings of a recession and major job losses, if congress and the white house cannot strike a debt deal soon. we ll lay it out for you how your money, how your job might be impacted. and he s known as the godfather of ai. i will speak with a man who left his job at google just so he could speak freely about what he calls the dangers of artificial intelligence. welcome the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with two looming crises potentially just days away, which could have serious consequences for united states. the first crisis has to do with your wallet and an ongoing fight between republicans and democrats over the national
were given commendations. that s it for us. thank you. 21 to drink, 18 to vote. how about 13 before you get access to social media? tonight, congress taking action in the midst of the largest epidemic of teen mental illness on recovered lawmakers argue they know what is driving the deadly crisis and that it is social media. today a group of bipartisan senators unveiled a bill that would establish a national minimum age of 13 for social media use, calling it a common sense bipartisan approach to to that this suffering. the legislation would require tech company to get parents consent before creating accounts for users under the age of 18. this federal move follows utah last month, becoming the first state to require consent from parents before minors joined any social media platform. that s the most aggressive step taken yet to shield kids from potential dangers online. and it is not just legislators who have been active. in january, the seattle public school district filed
kevin mccarthy just passed the toughest test ever as speaker, trying to keep the republicans in line, and the debt ceiling agreement is no further along, but the next move comes to president buyken. president biden. and now, gender affirming care. and now, he is accused of killing and dismembering his wife, and soon, he will be in court for his arraignment, and we will be covering all of these stories coming in on cnn news cent central. this hour, we start on capitol hill, and kevin mccarthy pulled it off. he passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling by an additional 31 trillion, but in order to do that, he wanted ending student loan forgiveness, and ending the hiring at the irs, and he said that the new bill would trim the bill in the next seven years. there were four republicans adding against the bill, and if you add it up up, it is just enough for the republicans to pass it. with that having been said, this bill has no chance of passing the republican-led senate a