fire. 100 meters. we re trying to make our way out of here. plus, see the intense fight in the forest, showing what ukraine is up against. leading this hour, the latest dysfunction on capitol hill, this time over immigration beginning with a look at how we got here. you ll recall when president biden was sworn in on january 20, 2021, the new administration started ending trump administration immigrations policy arguing they were harsh and inhumane, for instance a policy that forced would be asylum seekers to stay south of the border. last may along party lines house republicans passed hr -2, a bil that would bring back trump policies. president biden vetoed the bill. last october republicans demanded any additional aid for ukraine and israel would need to include legislation to deal with the border crisis. james langford of oklahoma along with kyrsten sinema and chris murphy decided to negotiation for a compromise. in mid december hoping to win passage for the aid for u
a day after the six-week abortion ban went into effect, a judge has ordered the law to be put on hold. anyhow it s up to the all-male justices of the state supreme court. plus we re on standby for another member of the oath keepers to be sentenced for their role in the january 6th capitol insurrection, one defendant telling the judge she was just another idiot running around the hallway. then, 12 people are injured and the big question is, why did he do it? hello, everyone, and welcome to the lead, i m biana. a judge has blocked south carolina s new abortion restrictions from going into effect. yesterday, governor henry mcmaster signed a law banning most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy before many women even know they re pregnant. it did allow for some exception b s but it s all on hold. dianne gallagher is following these developments for us. what happens now? zbl. reporter: so, at this point in south carolina, the limit on abortions returns to wha
and arizona, and one month after pennsylvania voters go to the ballot boxes. the trial, of course, involving 34 felony counts related to the stormy daniels hush money case. trump has pleaded not guilty in that case. also tonight, florida governor ron desantis will announce his candidacy tomorrow in a rather unconventional way, appearing in a live conversation on twitter with elon musk. we are getting word donald trump and his allies are making plans to offend that announcement. maggie haberman will join us in a moment. just a reminder of how wide open and unpredictable these races are, take a look at the republican primary polls from this month back in 2015. marco rubio and jeb bush both led the pack. donald trump, he stood at 3%, tied with george pataki, and speaking of polls, fast forward to right now. you see the numbers show that republicans, they smell blood. president biden s approval rating just hit 40%. the lowest number since last summer. it s also lower than trump s
on tuesday, representatives of us presidentjoe biden and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses in the us and even a global recession. stocks on wall street finished sharply lower on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. negotiations are very hard, very difficult, both sides have to understand they won t get everything they want. we are trying to get to a budget that is reasonable and bipartisan. that democrats and republicans in the house and senate will be able to vote on and agree on. this is the process, that s why we are moving in this way, to make sure it s bipartisan, but also reasonable. that s what you all can look forward to. for the latest on this story, i spoke to cbs news congressional correspondent, nikole killion. has
the u.s. treasury pushes back the possible default deadline from june 1st to june 5th, giving debt limit negotiators to reach an agreement. the house minority leader, hakeem jeffries, joins me in just a moment r for an exclusive interview. in ukraine, at least two people are dead and 30 injured after a russian attack on a medical clinic, ukraine claims was deliberate. we ll have a live report from the war zone. and as americans prepare to set out for the memorial day weekend, cnn is at the airport and on the highways with everything you need to know about one of the busiest travel days of the year. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story this evening, the u.s. treasury says debt limit negotiators have slightly, slightly more time to try to strike a deal. but it s still not clear if the two sides can reach an agreement before the nation defaults. from congress to the white