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its wednesday 31st may. rail passengers are facing disruption this morning, as more than 12,000 train drivers walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. its the start of several days of industrial action on the rail network, which will affect people travelling to this weekends epsom derby and the fa cup final. heres our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters stayi...

earful. >> brian: yes. there is a lot of people her, vips, generals, colonels, small business owners, all concerned about the country. one of the most patriotic places in the nation. they are big-time viewers, it will be special talking to them shortly, including an eagle scout. i will bring in one of the busiest guys in america, house speaker kevin mccarthy. mr. speaker, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me all the way down in florida. >> brian: right. i know how hard you wo...

federal prosecutors. "the lead" starts right now. breaking on cnn this minute. a meeting recorded. sources tell cnn donald trump not only knew he kept classified documents, but talked about them in a meeting captured on tape. what sources say they discussed and the significance of what was said. we have the breaking reporting right now. this hour the debt limit deal put together a growing list of house republicans and democrats coming out saying they plan to vote no. ill speak with o...

and the diplomatic effort to bring a pause to the fighting — with negotiations continuing for a fourth day to attempt to secure a unanimous un security council vote on the suspension of hostilities in gaza. meanwhile separate talks are understood to be continuing to arrange another exchange of hostages held by hamas, for palestinian prisoners detained in israel. egypt and qatar are thought to be trying to broker a deal — and the leader of hamas — which is considered to be a terro...

with what is in this bill. there appears to be some widespread relief at having at least some sort of agreement to avoid a potentially catastrophic default. that would happen june 5 at the house and senate did not pass his agreement with speaker mccarthy: the built transformational for americans. democrats are accusing republicans of quote dragging their feet until the last second period mccarthy says he hopes have the house but on this bill by wednesday. as usual chad pergram followin...

the debt ceiling deal heads to the house floor tonight. but not everyone is sold on it. well talk to democratic congresswoman teresa ledger fernandez about why she voted against advancing the bill out of the committee. in iowa, the search for survivors. families say there are still people trapped inside a partially collapsed apartment building in davenport. well talk to a member of one of those families desperate to find his cousin before the city tears the building down. breaking ...

>> gillian: first possible relief over the debt threat. the house is going to vote tonight imminently on the debt extension deal to avoid a historic default on federal obligations. a lot of staunch conservatives are against this agreement which means democrats will definitely be needed to get the measure across the finish line. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill tonight. hi, chad. >> good evening, gillian. the vote comes some time after 8:00 tonight. exp...

hamas war escalating just days after the u.n. approved a watered down resolution calling for aid to the embattled region as the toll of the war caused christmas celebrations to be canceled in bethlehem. and getting down to the wire in iowa where a gop presidential candidate spent the holiday weekend trying win over voters. did he make any headway? were going to find out. and if youve been dreaming of a white christmas, youre probably going to be disappointed. were going to tell you why...

presidents debt ceiling deal with speaker mccarthy facing its first major legislative test inside a crucial house company that has several conservative opponents of the agreement. threats from a group of republican lawmakers on capitol hill put a catastrophic default back in play. >> theres no new taxes, no new government programs. would i want to cut more? yes. i was able to work at 15% of the budget. im not sure what else they want to do. i think we have to look at where the victorie...

now. thank you for jumping on with us, our viewers have new seen it, what was your reaction when you learned this happened? >> well, thank you, sandra and john. thanks for being on with us today. yeah, this is a marine corps town, we were shocked, saddened and disgusted. >> john: we understand the marines were on leave from camp pendleton, some teens were lighting fireworks and i dont know if it was a simple request, or if it was some sort of pointed request from the marines to stop do...