pacific. the stakes are high, expectations are high with the conversation with the debt ceiling. with just days to go until the end of title 42, we are on both sides of the southern border as more migrants arrive in the hopes of seeking asylum. we will also talk to a congresswoman about what she s seeing on the ground along border towns in texas. and then in new york, the civil rape trial against donald trump begins to deliberate any minute. we begin this hour with what is shaping up to be a big week for the biden administration. hours from now biden will sit down with the four top congressle leaders to figure out if there s a way to avoid a default. white house staff laid the groundwork for today s meeting. this is the first time it was reported by punchbowl news. the meeting comes as the administration braces for the end of title 42 on thursday evening. border communities have seen a large increase in the amount of men, women and children crossing the border with many m
training and signs he might have been motivated by right wing extremism. we re also tracking the situation on both sides of the southern border as officials race for the expiration of title 42. what the end of the trump era policy means for the expected surge of migration. also tonight, e. jean carroll s civil rape trial is nearing an end. the jury expected to begin deliberations tomorrow after attorneys from both sides just wrapped up their closing arguments. welcome to our viewers here in united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with allen, texas, where we re learning new information about the gun man who shot and killed eight people. heartbreaking details are coming in about the victims. ed lavandera is joining us from the scene of the massacre. give us the latest. cnn has been able to review posts made by the gunman on a russian social media website that shows some rather disturbing information which includes th
ron desantis has his eyes on the white house. new exclusive reporting from nbc news that the florida governor is set to jump into the 2024 race as early as next month in just a few weeks, but he may have other things on his mind right now as the war of words between him and disney has turned into a legal showdown disney just filing a lawsuit alleging an orchestrated campaign to punish the media giant and desantis firing back overnight. i don t think the suit has merit. i think it s political i think they filed, you know, in tallahassee for a reason because they re trying to generate, you know, some district court decision, but we re very confident on the law plus, in a new in just a few hours, the airman accused of leaking classified documents is due back in court. this as new overnight filing alleges jack teixeira kept an arsenal of weapons in his house and talked about carrying out a mass shooting. and later montana republicans voting to ban the state s first transg
$8 million to create their own rival version of the college boards ap courses. so much for going along to get along. that is our show for tonight we will see you again tomorrow now it is time for the las word with ali bell she, who is in for lawrence. good evening, ali. it is good to see you, than you. we will see you tomorrow night we ll do. let s finish the job. today, joe biden and the speculation, yes, he s running for reelection for the same reasons he ra against on trump in 2020 because republican extremist are still threatening american democracy. - to fight for our democracy it shouldn t be a - to protect our rights. to make sure that everyone i this country is treated equall in that everyone is given fair shot at making it but you know, around th country, maga extremists are lining up to take away those bedrock freedoms, cuttin social security that you pager in for entire life walt cuttin taxes connect banning of books and telling people who they ca l
now it s time for the last word with jonathan capehart in for lawrence. good evening my friend. hey, good evening alex. great to see you, have a great weekend. you too. america, republicans are gaslighting you. it s only april, but america has already had 17 mass shootings. republicans want you to believe that most people aren t bothered by mass slaughter with military grade weapons. republicans want to believe that most people feel the solution is to arm more people in more places. republicans want you to believe that most people would think it s cute, not crazy, to give guns to a toddler. little miss adi, who was almost two, they have brought us so much joy. now adi, who you know, soon will need them, i want to reassure you, she already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle. and she s got a little pony name sparkles to, so the girl is set up. only 1% of americans are members of the nra, but the nra controls 100% of the republican agenda on guns. here s tenness