the race is on to avoid a default disaster. minutes from now the first key vote on the debt ceiling bill is set to take place on the house floor. already it s facing pushback from both sides of the aisle. we ll be speaking to one of those lawmakers ahead. officials in iowa trying to decide whether they can keep searching for five people who remain unaccounted for at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building there. rescuers are entering a no-win situation as we learn that what remains in the building is unstable and could come crashing down at any moment. plus the gloves are off. during his first official campaign event, ron desantis taking on donald trump. ahead, see why he thinks the former president s attacks are going to backfire. we are following these developing stories, all coming in right here to cnn news central. right now the house is in session ahead of a key vote to avoid default on the nation s debts. president biden and house speaker kevin mccart
a critical day for the u.s. economy and maybe for house speaker kevin mccarthy s career. what could be the decisive vote on the controversial deal to raise the debt ceiling is just hours away. florida governor ron desantis taking on donald trump directly for really the first time since becoming a presidential candidate. hitting the campaign trail in iowa and vowing to fight back against the former president. also happening dailtoday, historic meeting on ufos, nasa set to unveil what a nine month long investigation uncovered. this is c cnn news central. so this really is the day that could make or break the deal to avoid a catastrophic u.s. default. it is also the day that could make or break the speakership of kevin mccarthy. the house will vote on the debt ceiling. the rules committee did narrowly vote in favor of advancing the bill to the house floor, but there was severe pushback from some conservatives. the bill now needs a simple majority to pass or 218 if eve
coverage and casey stegall at dw international airport but first we send it off to christine coleman in santa monica, california, with a rough assignment on the beach. how was it working out there, christina? hi, bill, millions of americans across this great nation honoring the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. take a look at this video. a wreath-laying ceremony for the uss intrepid and located on the hudson river in new york city and more than 50,000 served on board the ship during its surface. to me, it is sacred ground. the cemetery because so many people are buried at sea. here on the west coast, the national cemetery with 12 annual memorial day ceremony. the cemetery 15 miles north of downtown san diego and more than 30,000 veterans laid to rest there. i m very thankful everybody comes out and supports these whether they know those folks are see the fruits of the sacrifice that they have made for this country. in the midwest s
[god bless america] kayleigh: hello, everybody. in honor of memorial day and fleet week quantico marine corps band performs the star-spangled banner on fox square with service members in attendance. we want to thank tunnel 2 towers on fox square. they are beautiful. we thank them for this. joey jones, what an honor to be here with you today on this memorial day. todd piro. we have had some amazing guests earlier. gold star families. incredible. todd: whenever you hear god bless america gives you chills. i don t care if it s on car radio or out there listening to the band. especially on a day like today. kayleigh: joey and i spoke about the president s own and i had the honor of seeing the marine corps band play at the white house. they are incredible quantico corps band. joey: marine corps is the smallest service, least funded. often looked at as little brother of the navy. that is not true. marine corps and navy are equal branches in the department of the
know about you, about you, about you brian: i m pretty sure a.i., if you asked a.i. chatbot gpt to come up with a catchy phrase to impress a man or woman you re with sucker for you would not be what they spit out. i understand the sentiment and emotion plus need something going to be catch in a song that explains i m a sucker for you. i wouldn t speak for every woman and man. i imagine that s not a phrase that really resonates with a couple that has a very successful relationship i come down from five locations. one north carolina in florida success story. anytime ponte vedra and you guys aren t. steve: right. we are here in new york city. brian, you were just listening to that song was sung by the jonas brothers. their current number one hit is called waffle house. and it actually kind of reminds me of where you are at the beach diner down there in florida where the jonas brothers are singing about how when they were touring they would go to the waffle house and talk a l