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to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world just ahead on cnn newsroom, the clock is a trick kicking down, the stakes are high and there is still no definite deal with the u.s. just nine days away from potential default. mounting legal problems for donald trump, new civil, criminal, and business troubles, and the week is just beginning. plus, a group of anti-putin russian fighters who support ukraine are claiming credit for an attack inside russia. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. we are following a developing story, from washington, where authorities have arrested a man who crashed a truck near the white house late monday night. officials say the driver slammed the vehicle into security barriers at a public square just across the street from the executive residence.

they believe he may have done it intentionally. the driver has been charged with multiple crimes, including threatening to kill, harm, or kidnap a president, vice president, or family member. no reported injuries, to any secret service, or white house personnel. a much anticipated meeting between u.s. president joe biden and u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy, with still no deal on raising the u.s. debt ceiling. both the president and mccarthy said monday's talks were productive, but it does nothing for a looming default which could happen in just a matter of days. mccarthy was adamant they need to strike a deal this week in order to avoid the june 1st deadline, when the u.s. could potentially default on its debt. treasury secretary janet yellen has been a constant reminder of the urgency of the matter. in a letter to congress she informed lawmakers, another week of data

and negotiations have done nothing to change the situation. melanie has more from washington. >> reporter: negotiations wrapped up for the night without a deal in hand, at least, not yet. speaker kevin mccarthy and joe biden met in the white house for an hour and a half on monday and afterwards they instructed their staffs to keep negotiating and see if they can come to an agreement or at least, closer to an agreement, which is a welcome development after a weekend of tumultuous talks, rejected offers, and heated rhetoric. following that meeting at the white house, speaker kevin mccarthy struck a far more optimistic tone. take a listen. >> i thought we had a productive discussion. we don't have an agreement, yet, but i did feel the discussion was productive in areas where we have differences of opinion. i believe we can get there. i believe we can get it done. >> reporter: despite the

cautious optimism there, there is still a long way to go. first of all, they are still very far apart on substance. we are told that spending levels remain one of the chief sticking points. republicans want to cut spending, whereas the white house is only offering to freeze spending. so, that remains a huge point of contention, and there are numbers of other issues that have to be resolved as well. even if and when they come to an agreement, then, they still have to turn it into legislative text, then they have to turn around and sell it to members, then pass it in the house before they send it to the senate. so, there is still a long way to go and not much time to figure it out. cnn, capitol hill. joining me now, from los angeles, is michael genovese, he is a political analyst analyst and president of the global policy institute at loyola marymount university. a pleasure to have you with us. >> thanks. >> we are just nine days away from america possibly defaulting

on its national debt. if president biden and kevin mccarthy cannot strike a deal to raise the debt limit, we are hearing that progress was made in those talks on monday, but it is still only nine days to make a deal, have it written as a bill, and passed through both the house and senate, by june 1st. is that even possible at this juncture? >> we are cutting it down to the wire and things are getting tense in washington because both sides are far apart. they are aware of the seriousness but that does not mean they will make a deal. this is unusual, because it is a manufactured crisis. since 1960, we have raised the debt ceiling over 90 times, under democrats and republicans with little debate and controversy. we did it three times during the trump years, so, why now? what is the magic of now that we are coming to this crisis that could, send us over a cliff. the problem is that the republicans want to conflate apples and oranges, debt, and

budget. the democrats want to separate those two things. therein lies the rub. who will be the adult in the room? who will save us from ourselves? that is the question. >> if this country default on its national debt, because u.s. politicians essentially failed to do their job, which americans will be hit the hardest, do you think? >> well, we have never failed to pay the debt. so, this is unknown territory but we do know that there will be some serious consequences, mostly for people on social security. government services. the military. they may take weeks to get their paycheck. and so, at a time when the u.s. economy is quite robust, the economist, in england, just had a story celebrating the strength of the u.s. economy,

saying that the u.s. accounts for 58% of the gross domestic product of the g-7 nations. just the united states. that is up from 40% in 1990. so, why mess with success? i think the problem is that the two sides facing the 2024 election, once i does not want the economy to be so good so they are willing to take that risk. so, it is time to put up the bat signal and light a fire underneath both sides. >> michael, at what point will it be too late to act. if that happens, what will default look like for this country's people and of course, the economy? >> we have two weeks. maybe more if we are lucky. that is cutting it very close, because average citizens will suffer tremendously. the bond market will suffer. the stock market will fall.

in 2011, when we got close to this, the stock market went down almost 20 points. and, we did not hit the crisis, we did not default. if we go into default mode, the rest of the world is going to know that we are not good for our word, we are not good to pay our debts and that will have a ripple effect, it is going to be devastating for the american economy in the long run. >> do you see any place for president biden to invoke section 4 of the 14th amendment to the constitution, or, perhaps is there any other option that could help bypass congress, if it fails to raise the debt limit in time? >> it is funny how we have dusted off this obscure subsection of the 14th amendment, which says that the validity of the public debt, these are the words that matter, shall not be questioned. powerful words, unambiguous intent, but the who and the house is not spelled out. some legal scholars are now saying that the president does

have this authority, i'm not so sure. i'm not complete because it's fixed because it is an untested legal theory 50 has never been here before in 2011, when we got close, under the obama presidency, the justice department issued a ruling, which is recommended that in fact, they do not believe the president has this authority. so, we don't really know. we don't know if the president can do this. there is no other option. either you default, and make a deal, or the president has to pull out of this odd element of the 14th amendment which may or may not be constitutionally valid. >> hopefully they will make a deal and fast. michael genovese, thank you so much for your analysis, always appreciated. >> thank you, rosemary. rider e jean carroll is seeking additional damages from president trump after he insulted her at the cnn town

hall about two weeks ago, including calling her a, quote, whack job. she has now asked a judge to amend her defamation case. carol was already awarded $5 million earlier this month, after the former u.s. president was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. trump is appealing that verdict. cnn's sarah murray has details. >> reporter: columnist e jean carroll is seeking more damages from president trump after his cnn town hall that she asked the court to amend her defamation case to seek very substantial punitive damages. earlier this month, a jury in a civil case found trump sexually abused and defamed carol and awarded her $5 million. carol also had a separate defamation case pending, this one sort of caught up in a legal logjam. it is in this one that she is asking for more substantial damages after trump made comments like this in the cnn town hall. >> they said he did not -- and

i didn't do anything else, you know what? because i have no idea who she is. >> mr. president -- >> they said sir, don't do it. this is a fake story and you don't want to give it credibility. >> one thing you did do in this -- >> and i swear, i've never done that, and i swear, i have no idea who -- she is a whack job. >> in a court filing, carol's attorneys said trumps statements showed the depth of his malice towards carol. spokes person did not immediately respond to the request for comment on carol's latest move, sarah murray, cnn, washington. >> we are also learning that trump was interested in fighting the u.s. justice department subpoena which required him to return classified documents, that he should not have had after his time in office. that is according to multiple sources familiar with notes taken by his lawyer, and turned over to investigators. the notes provide more insight into trump's thinking, as the special counsel pursues its criminal investigation into the

mishandling of classified materials. and, the possibility that trump obstructed the investigation. earlier this month, he insisted that he had the absolute right to take the documents, and trumps legal troubles don't stop there. federal prosecutors, with the special counsel's office, have subpoenaed the trump organization for information about its business deals with foreign countries, according to sources familiar with the investigation. one source said investigators appear to be focused on trumps dealings with countries that could possibly be interested in the classified materials recovered from mar-a-lago. it is unclear when the subpoena was issued. the trump organization had said it would not strike new deals with foreign countries while trump was in office. anti-putin russian fighters aligned with ukraine are claiming responsibility for a rare ground attack inside russian territory.

the groups known as freedom of russia legion and russia volunteer corps say they liberated a settlement in the region which sits along the border with ukraine. ukrainian official is acknowledging the operation, but insist those groups were acting independently. a regional governor says at least eight people were injured in the attack, with shelling and damaging several buildings. a local official says counterterrorism operations in the belgorod region are ongoing. abdul aziz joins me now, live from london. good morning. what more are you learning about these anti-putin russian nationals who claim response ability for that attack inside russia? >> reporter: right. the freedom of russia legion, as they are known, this is a group backed by ukrainian military, although the ukrainian army really splits hairs here.

it says that the group is a part of the ukrainian security forces, and military, when it is inside ukraine, but that it operates independently inside the border of russia. it is made up of a few hundred russian nationals, diehard, who have taken up arms, ukrainian provided arms, against president putin. they carried out his brazen attacks at the groups has started overnight on sunday on this border city, belgorod. it is no stranger to fighting, being right along that ukrainian border. that attack, russian officials say has dealt damage to at least one administrator building, residential buildings, at least eight people injured, as well. russian officials say these are saboteurs, as they call them, and that their forces are right now trying to push them out of that border city. places a significant, rosemary? why has this escalated? well, this would be potentially the first time that we are

seeing a ukrainian backed force openly admitting to carrying out a cross-border attack, inside russia. have seen covert drone attacks, we have seen covert attacks on russian military bases, none of them claimed, by ukraine, none of that response ability claimed for ukraine, but this time, a very brazen, very open cross-border attack. this is a small group of a few hundred diehard, battle hardened men. as i mentioned, caring ukrainian arms. but, they are carrying a message as well, here, which is that not all russian nationals, of course, support president putin. in fact, some are willing to take up arms against president putin, and fight alongside ukrainians, the second thing is just how much this brings the battle home. it brings the battle inside russian territory where president putin has faced backlash, let's say, in recent months, this brings the war in

ukraine ever closer closer to russian citizens. >> many thanks. >> it is not entirely control who controls bakhmut, the bombed out city in the donetsk region. we visited with ukrainian soldiers near the front lines. >> reporter: barely out of the armored troop carrier, incoming artillery. >> we are just going to wait in this basement until the shelling is over, then we can move forward from the positions. >> a few minutes later, safe to come out from this army outpost a film a few miles outside of bakhmut. last night was hard. a lot of shelling. callsign gambit tells us the soldier is still shellshocked

from an antitank rocket attack. >> reporter: we will get back in the vehicle and get closer to the front lines. >> reporter: 10 days ago, these troops pushed russian back from around bakhmut. their advance is slowing, and harder. callsign fox, a former farmer is readying his troops for their coming shift on the front line, stopping russians in bakhmut from advancing. >> how hard is that? >> reporter: it is impossible to describe these feelings, he said. no words can express it. as we talk, it is clear this war is taking its toll. >> you only have to look at the soldiers faces here to know how tough this battle is. they all look worn. they say morale is high, but

their faces are telling a different story. >> reporter: we move on towards other positions. >> reporter: the place we were going to is under heavy shelling, so we have pulled back here to go somewhere else. >> reporter: in the battalion bunker, the russians have ramped up showings on troops since they have advanced. >> reporter: tons of ammo, shrapnel, tanks firing, anything. his unit recorded their recent successes, but now the russians have regrouped, and in a moment of candor, filing losses the previous night, admits that morale is flagging. >> reporter: let's be honest, he says, we are fighting heavily for more than a year. my soldiers went through many battles, and two rotations near bakhmut.

troops are exhausted. but, we endure. >> reporter: bakhmut, just over the hill in that direction has become an object lesson in how russia's wealth in land and ammunition can prevail. unless ukraine gets modern weaponry support from its allies, it will struggle to tip the balance. >> reporter: callsign fox and his unit load up for their hard miles at the front. and end of war, getting back to their families, what drives them into the shelling. nic robertson, cnn, eastern ukraine. time for a short break when we come back. republican senator tim scott announces his run for the white house. the surprising reaction from gop frontrunner, donald trump.

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another republican is entering the race for the white house. tim scott, from south carolina, the senate's only black republican announced his candidacy on monday. gop frontrunner donald trump wishing scott good luck. ava mccann has details. >> reporter: south carolina senator tim scott, officially jumping into the 2024 presidential race. >> we live in the land where it is absolutely possible for a kid raised in poverty in a single-parent household, in a small apartment, to one day serve in the people's house. and maybe, even the white house. >> reporter: the only black republican in the senate, scott emphasizing his personal story. >> i am living proof that america is the land of opportunity, and not a land of

oppression. >> reporter: and, his strong faith, which campaign officials say will be a central theme of his candidacy. >> i will be the president who stops the far left assault on our religious liberty. i will preserve, one nation, under god. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: scott pitching himself to republican voters as a formidable challenger to president joe biden. >> our nation, our values, and our people, our strong. but our president is week. >> reporter: appealing directly to the gop base on border security. >> if our southern border is unsafe and insecure, it is not our country. >> reporter: and over culture wars. >> i will be the president who destroys the liberal lie that america is an evil country. >> reporter: among those

introducing scott, jonathan, the senate number two republican who is backing scott's bid. >> tim scott is the real deal. >> reporter: scott joins a growing field of gop hopefuls. >> that is why i am the candidate of the far left fears the most. i disrupt their narrative. i threatened their control. the truth of my life disrupt their lies. >> reporter: including former south carolina governor nikki haley, who appointed scott to the senate in 2012. and former president trump, who wished scott luck. trump, instead, choosing to go after florida governor ron desantis, expected to announce his bid in the coming days. writing that tim is a big step up from ron desantis, who is totally unelectable. >> we are standing at the time of our choosing. >> reporter: scott striking an optimistic method, striking a

contrast between trump and desantis. >> victimhood or victory. >> victory. >> grievance our greatness? >> greatness. >> i choose freedom, and hope, and opportunity. will you choose it with me? >> reporter: scott will continue to make his pitch to voter in the winter. his supporters in charleston so he is eager for the rest of america to get to know him like they know him here. meanwhile, democrats responding to scott's candidacy by dismissing him as yet another maga republican in the field. cnn, charleston, south carolina. still to come, a new tip prompt a new search for british toddler madeleine mccann 16 years after shshe vanished duri a family holidayay in portugal.

it has been 16 years since british toddler megan mccann went missing. now, a new tip from germany has triggered a new search in her mysterious disappearance. the 3-year-old vanished from southern portugal in 2007 while on vacation with her parents. the new information has led investigators from three countries to a wooded area around a remote reservoir, to look for evidence that might explain what happened to her.

scott mclean is tracking the investigation, live from london, he joins us now. good morning to you, scott, so, what more are you learning about this new search for madeleine mccann? >> good morning. the search area is a mountainous, bushy scrubland area around this very vast reservoir, surrounded by parkland and walking trails but the reason they are going back to this is because of a tip by german authorities who are involved here because the prime suspect, named by german prosecutors is a german man who is already jailed in that country for other crimes. it is not clear why they are going back to search this place in particular, but our colleagues at cnn portugal report that police say they are looking for objects which might be of interest or, to rule out other hypotheses. the reservoir, here, itself, has already been searched by divers 15 years ago, back in 2008. in that case, they turned up only animal bones. this time, the focus of the search will be on land, all in the hopes of a breakthrough in

a case that has gone unsolved for 16 years, now. >> reporter: madeleine would have turned 20 this month, her family last saw her when she was three years old but she disappeared into thousand seven during a family holiday in portugal. she was with her younger twin siblings while her parents were dining with friends nearby in the resort. her disappearance gripped many across the uk, portugal, and germany. on tuesday, portuguese police, at the request of german authorities, will search a reservoir near the portuguese city of silvis, around 50 kilometers from the resort. over the past 16 years, police have searched numerous wells and properties in the area, including this one, searched in 2008. it is unclear whether it is connected to christian bruckner, the suspect first named in the case in 2020. bruckner, is convicted sex

offender lived in the region between 2006 and 2007, in an apartment about a mile away from the resort where the family was staying. he is in prison in germany for the rape and murder of a woman at the same resort. he has not been charged in the disappearance and denies involvement but one german prosecutor says he believes she was killed by bruckner. >> what makes you so certain that madeleine is dead? >> we have no forensic evidence, but we have other evidence. >> reporter: her family cling to the hope that she could still be alive. >> no parent is going to give up on their child unless they know for certain the child is dead. we just don't have any evidence. >> reporter: now, at this point, the police search is scheduled to take place for a maximum of two days in this particular area. we are also expecting a brand- new statement from the german prosecutor's office at the top

of the next hour. we are hoping to get more details on why they have gone back to this place and what they are hoping to find which may move the case forward. rosemary? >> scott mclean, live from london, thank you for that report. and idaho judge has entered not guilty pleas for the man accused of killing for university students. brian kohberger acknowledged that he understood the charges, but stayed silent when the judge asked for his plea. veronica miracle reports. >> reporter: the suspect in the brutal stabbings of four university of idaho students walking in without handcuffs to and idaho courtroom on monday. in a highly unusual move, remained silent when asked for his plea to one burglary charge and four counts of first-degree murder. the judge entered not guilty pleas for each charge. brian kohberger looking only at his attorney and the judge during the proceedings did respond to questions. >> do you understand these

rights? >> yes. >> reporter: kohberger appeared to read the indictment as the judge in the case read the charges. >> account for, murder in the first degree. >> reporter: he is charged in the november killings of ethan chapin, xana kernodle, madison mogen and kaylee goncalves. he did not appear to react with any emotion. >> do you understand the charge? >> yes. >> reporter: or appear to look around the courtroom, where victims families remained fixed on him during the proceedings. kohberger has been in custody since december, after he was arrested at his parents pennsylvania home, more than a month after the murders. he was tracked down after police zeroed in on a white hon dale entre spotted near the crime scene, and a description of the intruder by surviving roommate, identified as dm who said she heard crying and saw a masked man and that night had in black clothing, noting his height, weight, and bushy eyebrows according to the

probable cause affidavit. investigators say they found kohberger's father's dna on trash recovered from his family's home, which was a close match to the dna on a tan leather knife sheath left at the crime scene accorded to the affidavit. now, the prosecution has 60 days to decide whether they will pursue the death penalty in this case. >> reporter: i spoke with the university of idaho law professor about why exactly brian kohberger may have stayed silent instead of entering a plea and he said there are a number of reasons. the first is that this is a highly scrutinized, highly public case. it is possible he did not want people to characterize his decision either way with a guilty plea or a not guilty plea. there is also the possibility that there are talks behind closed doors happening between the prosecution and defense. there could be some kind of plea agreement happening and this could have been a decision that is a part of that. and lastly, it is possible that he is just being difficult, and not wanting to cooperate. so, there are a number of reasons and while this does

happen, i am told it is highly unusual. veronica miracle, cnn, san francisco. still to come, typhoon ramallah has strengthened to the equivalent of a category four hurricane, with a direct hit on guam. we will have the latest in the cnn weather center. plus, special financing. only at sleep number.

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typhoon mawar has a strengthened to the equivalent of a category four hurricane. typhoon warnings remain in effect for the islands of guam and wrote out with a direct hit on guam still possible. brickley grits is in the cnn

weather center with the latest. where is this typhoon right now, and what more can you tell us about its trajectory? >> reporter: rosemary, it is about 125 to 150 miles, the sender, from guam itself. a lot of convection around the center, a rather impressive symmetrical eye, as well, which is about 11 miles wide in diameter. the whole system, a very good looking buzz saw which indicates that it is a strong typhoon. we may well be dealing with a super typhoon at the moment. wind around the center, 130 miles with gusts of 160. very slow moving north at 8 miles per hour. so, it is taking on this warm ocean water. sea surface temperatures in the mid-80s, that is fuel for the system and now we are hoping we can get some upwelling as it slows so cooler water gets brought to the surface for some

weakening, but very unlikely with warm ocean waters. over the next 24 hours, expect it to come in on guam. don't pay attention to the line, we could still have some left or right motion, which does play a role in this cone, there is uncertainty as to where the storm makes landfall. regardless, a super typhoon likely on our hands when we come into guam, and further strengthening back towards the northern provinces of the philippines. one bandmaster, heavy rain expected in the upcoming hours. a well-defined eye showing up on radar, as well. heavy rain and strong and damaging wind. the southern island bringing in the heaviest rain which is where we can expect, let's say over 10 inches of rain over the next five days. only picking up 2 to 4 inches

of rain regardless, quite a bit of rainfall. strong rain and wind through wednesday into thursday, expect typhoon force wind, as early as the morning. rosemary? >> thank you so much for keeping a close eye on all of that. millions of people in central mexico are being warned that they may have to evacuate due to increased activity from the country's most dangerous volcano. ash has been spewing into nearby towns since last week. delaying flights in mexico city enforcing dozens of schools to close. about 25 million people live within 60 miles of the volcano, which is southeast of mexico city. the volcano had been dormant for decades, until it erupted in 1994, and it has been rumbling ever since. the u.s. embassy has issued a travel advisory for the area. just ahead, a student skips out on her high school graduation, and another is pulled out of line at the

ceremony, because of what they were wearing, or planning to where. details on gender identity controversy.

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at a time when many republican states in the u.s. are banning abortions, nevada is moving to strengthen women's reproductive rights. the state legislature, on monday, passed a bill to protect out-of-state women seeking an abortion. it would also protect healthcare providers. the bill passed in the assembly 27-14 and is now headed to the governor's desk. in nebraska, the republican governor signed a bill into law that bans most abortions after

12 weeks of pregnancy, and restrict gender affirming care for people younger than 19. the bill passed the state's republican-controlled legislature last week in a 33- 15 vote. the governor hailed it as a significant win for conservatives. >> today is an extraordinary, historic day for the state of nebraska. it is a day where it is really simple. we are standing up to protect our kids so that our state has a bigger and brighter future. lb 574 is the most significant win for social conservative agenda in over a generation in the state of nebraska. >> some nebraskans have expressed displeasure with the bill. many protested in the halls of the state capital, on friday, as it was being passed in the legislature.

a transgender high school senior in mississippi has skipped her adjuration ceremony, after being told she needed to wear, quote, boys clothes. the student, who has identified as female throughout high school was not allowed to wear a dress to the ceremony, as she had intended. meanwhile, a second student from the same school was stopped from walking across the graduation stage for a similar reason. isabel rosales has the story. >> i would like to stand up for what is right, rather than be humiliated and said to their opinionated feelings on what is right and wrong with gender identity. >> reporter: this 17-year-old wants to go by her initials, l v, out of concern for her safety. she tells cnn less than two weeks before her graduation ceremony, she got pulled into the principle's office at

harrison central high school in gulfport, mississippi. >> she asked me what i was going to wear to graduation and i told her that i was going to wear my dress. then, she told me that i was not going to be allowed to wear a dress, and i would have to wear boy clothes. from into the district dress code, girls should wear dresses or a dressy pantsuit, and boys should wear pants, shirt, and a type of the policy does not specify students should dress according to their sex assigned at birth. >> i feel like there shouldn't be gender in it. >> reporter: lb has been openly transgender since her freshman year. during prom last year she wore the stress, without a problem. >> i can't understand why they would change it so suddenly. >> reporter: lb and her parents, represented by the aclu took the school district to court. the district appointed to this agreement, lb and her mother's signed before the graduation, consenting to honor the dress code. >> when we signed it, we were under the impression that -- >> i would have the girls dress

code. >> right. she identifies as female, so we want the female dress code. >> reporter: the superintendent wrote in documents they rely on birth certificates to record the students sex. the judge appointed by donald trump denied request. >> to know that i won't be able to experience my graduation. >> reporter: on saturday, a second student was accused of violating the dress code at the same commencement ceremony. karen dallas says a school supervisor told her daughter out of the lineup 20 minutes before she was set to walk the stage for wearing black pants. the family says the outfit was never flagged during the hours long rehearsal. >> she could take her pants off and walk the stage, so she can walk in underwear, but she can't walk in pants. >> reporter: the parents tell

me they are evaluating legal options. cnn has reached out to the school district for comment, as well as harrison central high school. we have not heard back. but, the superintendent, mitchell king, did, to our affiliate, wllx, telling them, quote, we follow the policy of the harrison county school district. isabel rosales, cnn, atlanta. thanks so much for spending a part of your day with me. i'm rosemary church. cnn newsroom is next. when you find your reason to go on,

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