good morning, everyone. erica is here again, looking like a ray of sunshine. let s get started with five things to know. there may be a deal. we re not quite there yet with the final house vote expected to day. the drama now is not between the two parties but instead within the republican party. the finger pointing intensifies as russia blames ukraine for a drone attack on moscow on the heels of a deadly rain in kyiv. president zelenskyy senting a date for the counter offensive. also, republican president hl h presidenttial hopeful ron desantis in iowa. he paints a pretty grim picture of the country. a historic ruling in big pharma. one family is fighting the opioid epidemic in exchange from immunity in future lawsuits. and what this means for the global race to conquer space. cnn this morning starts right now. deal or no deal? there s a deal. do they have a vote is the question. there say huge breakdown in capitol hill for the deal. the house is set to vote o
dereliction of duty and my opinion secretary mayorkas should be removed, resign or be impeached. there is no plan democrats have in place, they are sitting on rhetoric with noac. ashley: doug luzader live from washington with the details. good morning. doug: good morning, this is the week we ve been praying for and will find out if the worst case scenarios will play out at the border and whether the biden administration is prepared for this, what we ve been seeing is large groups of immigrants and that number may swell thursday when covid era asylum restrictions of lifted. mayorkas has repeatedly despite images and what we re seeing issue the border is secure and he s ready for this. we ve been preparing for this for more than a year and a half, you are correct. it is a regional challenge and it requires a regional response, which is why we re working with countries to the south. we need immigration reform. everything that the department of homeland security is doing an
Good to have you with us today, may. Thanks, martha. Dana fox news alert. Opening statements in the Hush Money Trial against former President Trump are underway in New York City. Moments ago the judge read his decision on what prosecutors can bring up from trumps Previous Court cases if he testifies in his own defense at the trial. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill hemmer is off and thankfully i have martha with me here today. Martha great to be with you. Im martha maccallum. For the first time in history prosecutors are set to present the firstever criminal case against a former United States president and the Manhattan District Attorney has accused the former President Trump of illegally hiding payments, Hush Money Payments theyve been called in this case, and he claims that those payments, which trump says were legal expenses, were done in order to effect the outcome of the 2016 election. Dana we have this just in from our reporter that are there. We d
john: kayleigh, thank you. president biden expected to meet xi later this hour as they meet face-to-face the first time in a year for a summit in california. and we are learning some major developments before those high level talks even begin. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, the top of the mountain, a long slide into the weekend from here. sandra: we are indeed. good to be with you, john. this is america reports . making headlines, expected agreement between the two global superpowers to stem the flow of fentanyl into the u.s.. and according to one report, the two leaders will sign off on a deal to rein in the use of artificial intelligence in drones and nuclear weapons. john: but critics warn it s the united states surrendering to one of the biggest adversaries with wars raging in other parts of the world. jacqui heinrich is live in san francisco ahead of this critical summit. jacqui. john, president biden heads into this summit having already clinched two o