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us from all around the world. the debt ceiling deal is done. we will take a look at the challenges president biden and house speaker mccarthy face as they sell it to lawmakers. and a colorful mystery authorities want to know why the waters in venices grand canal turned green. >> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. >> we begin in washington where there is an urgent push to pass a tentative deal to avert default. they are trying to build support even as they face pushback. whil...

>> new concerns the reason could become a bigger tineder box. smoke rises over the skyline of gaza this morning. im mike he manual in for bill hemmer. claudia, great to be with you. >> claudia: this is a special edition of "americas newsroom." the u.s. going after hezbollah targets in iraq after a christmas day attack against american troops. defense secretary lloyd austin says his prayers are with the brave americans who were injured. >> that attack one of the more than 100 against ou...

london. max foster has the day off. just ahead on "cnn newsroom." weve got good news, weve reached a bipartisan budget agreement. were ready to move to the full congress. >> this is a good strong bill. weve had incident that is happen over and over again that heightens the sense of severe. >> president erdogan not unreasonably steps down from the position. he doesnt have to worry for the time being. . lives from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. ...

he joins us to talk about possible solutions, all new at 2:00. >> sandra: welcome back as "america reports" starts hour two. still in shock, not one student at that school reading at grade level, that should be a four alarm fire for most and a big red flag for the district, john. >> john: absolutely, looking forward to hearing from him in a few minutes. john roberts in washington. also new, young americans falling behind on home ownership, financial independence, even a full-time job a...

deal reached with kevin mccarthy to raise the nations debt limit. here is what the president had to say. >> im about to go in and call mccarthy now, make sure all the ts are cross and the is are dotted. >> a few on capitol hill have expressed some skepticism that the bill will have enough support to pass. today, speaker mccarthy told reporters that he is confident there will be enough votes to get through his chamber. >> to take you back to where we started, back to february 1. sat dow...

the release includes infamous former defence contractor leonard glenn francis — known as fat leonard. hes at the center of one of the us navys largest corruption cases. in exchange — the us has freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuelas president nicolas maduro, accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. mr maduro is also releasing 20 venezuelan political prisoners. its all part of the biden administrations efforts to improve relations...

they have a deal. now they need the votes. the republican-led house is expected vote this week on the new debt deal as the treasury secretary warns that the united states is going to default on the debt one week from today. >> huge explosions in kyiv as russia launches a rare daytime attack on the capitol. we have the assessments of the damage. and now, it is memorial day in honor of the soldiers who have died in service to the nation. and this is the tomb of the unknown soldier. the...

nbc news that jack smith has a tape of donald trump talking about a classified document he took with him from the white house. an audio recording of the former president talking to aides about iran, and a document he knew was classified. detailing a potential u.s. attack. cnn reports that according to their sources trump allegedly acknowledged that its classification limited his ability to share it. nbc news has not heard the recording but our source tells us that it was played during ...

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." im jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or cant iron out their differences bef...

i think the concern right now is really kind of concentrated on the longer shipping time. the market is not pricing in that we actually lose barrels from the market as a result of what is happening in the suez canal. what it is concerned with right now and the reason it has risen 6% is because the shipping costs associated with travelling around the southern tip of africa to reach its destination adds around 15 days of travel time. it increases freight costs. and it has increased insur...