you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re keeping a close eye on two developing stories this hour. in texas, the state s attorney general is facing an impeachment vote. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. the conservative republican says it is illegal and being pushed by corrupt politicians. in washington, meantime, house speaker kevin mccarthy says progress is being made in talks to avoid the nation s first-ever debt default. a short time ago a source familiar with the intense discussions says it is now down to one final sticking point between the white house and republican leaders. the issue at issue at this hour is work requirements for social safety net programs. let s begin our coverage of the debt talks. manu raju is up on capitol hill for us. manu, just being told it s down to one issue is cold comfort. that could be the one thing that drags this thing out. what are you learning about the state of the negotiations at this
general bill barr name john durham to investigate the investigators and predicted he d find the crime of the century. durham didn t have much luck in the courts. now, four years after he started, durham s harshly critical report saying he relied on raw, unanalyzed and uncorroborated intelligence along with seriously flawed information has plunged us all back into the same old, familiar debate, the story that seemingly will never end. i m howard kurtz and this is the mediabuzz. howard: the report by special counsel john durham exploded like a neutron bomb, and the media are deeply divided over his conclusion that the fbi acted on such flimsy evidence that its investigation of possible collusion between donald trump and the kremlin never should have been launched. first among those claiming vindication, the former president. this was a coup that they were looking at. these are sick people. howard: and many of those on fox news and elsewhere joined in castigating the m
conclusion. it s going to be remarkable. have a great memorial day weekend. that does it for us this morning. yasmin vossoughian picks up the coverage right now. hey, everybody, it s 10:00 a.m. in the east, i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera this morning. urgency in washington with less than a week to avoid a catastrophic default. there s optimism that a deal is close, but can they get it done and before too much damage is done? we have a lot of hangups. do you think it s possible to get a deal by this weekend. look, we re not going to stop negotiating. this is a priority. plus, we ve got more questions about donald trump and classified documents at mar-a-lago. new exclusive reporting from the washington post, sources saying that two employees moved the boxes the day before a visit by fbi agents. what could that mean for the special counsel s investigation? growing outrage in mississippi, an attorney for an 11-year-old says the child was shot after he
senator scott is in it to win it, today he will join those eager to lead the party in 2024. the campaign says they will pack 1000 people into this room. the senator is hoping his message will resonate, he is reaching out to primary voters. eager to sell himself as true conservative, relied heavily on his faith and been trying to focus on launch his campaign and bringing the american dream to more people and strengthen national security when it comes to the border. we sat down with the senator in an exclusive video. he is the only black republican in the senate now seeking the presidency. i m proud of my heritage, but we don t need a black president, we don t need a white president, we need a president who celebrates the american dream and has lived the american dream. scott will begin his campaign with help from fellow senators, both offers up endorsements. senators have etch radioed out and say they are supportive of his campaign. where we are here in north charleston
looking to enter the u.s. in the next few hours. do not risk your life and your life savings only to be removed from the united states. we are making it very clear that our border is not open, that crossing irregularly is against the law. cnn s nick valencia is in brownsville, texas, on the southern border, where officials are working with buses and airlines to try to get migrants out of that city. nick, is that working? reporter: well, we got some clarity from the city, just a short time ago, jake. we asked them where they re going to be sending migrants to. and they said the destinations that migrants are asking to go to and that the city is going to help them get to include chicago, dallas, houston, brooklyn, denver and miami. and though the city is known for quite some time along with the state and really the nation that title 42, this policy is going to end in less than a day, they re still working out the specifics of their plans and things they want to avoid acco