this one. system meltdown. the faa tries to get flight backs on track after a pilot notification system failed. what caused the massive outage that led to massive delays and cancellations? the dangers of tiktok. beyond suspicions that the child e chinese government can access your company, how the addictive content puts teen girls at risk of depression. republicans rolling out committee chairmanships and assignments with interesting and provocative picks. george santos is denied his first choice for a committee seat. his fellow republicans begin to call for his resignation. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. major decisions under way on capitol hill. republican lawmakers say their party steering committee is deciding which republican members will sit on the most powerful committees in the house of representatives. it s giving us all new insights into the deals that now speaker kevin mccarthy may have made with his hardline opponents
yet happened. the lead starts are right now. republican officials rushing to defend trump with a variety of claims and chexcuses as the forr president faces a possible indictment. i think in your heart of hearts you know too that this you can this is just political. is this all firing up the maga base? we ll talk to two former trump insiders. plus, meeting with a menacing message, leaders of russia and china coming out of their second day of talks and offering deliberate prolposals about a future collaboration. and a colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with arsenic, how his internet searches became evidence. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and a high alert day for new york city police bracing for possible unrest if donald trump is indicted. an internal memo shared with cnn shows that all nypd officers are expected to be in uniform and ready for deployment today, although law enforcement
under way as the united states of america hits its limit on debt. how this sets up a showdown for congress and the white house as republicans vow to cut future spending before agreeing to pay the bills already due. stunning news, actor alec baldwin is going to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the tragic deadly shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the rust movie set. the actor is gearing up for a legal fight while hutchins family is weighing in. and new reaction to the shocking announcement by new zealand s prime minister. why is popular celebrated leader jacinda arden really, really resigning? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. growing fears of a looming economic crisis that could affect every single american. today the united states officially hit our debt ceiling. that s the limit set by the u.s. congress on how much the federal can borrow to pay its bills. we re not talking about new spending, money the united states government owes. it is
thank goodness. doctors expect 82-year-old paul pelosi to make complete recovery. however, very near thing, especially a man of his age. tonight, spokesperson for his wife, house speaker nancy pelosi, second in the line of presidential succession, said mr. pelosi underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hand. short, go, we learned she is at the hospital with him. this is new video just in of her motorcade arriving. she was in washington when the attack happened. we just learned san francisco s police chief is expected to update the public soon. we will bring you new information as it becomes available. this is what we know so far, law enforcement tells cnn and, he was attacked by hammer wielding intruder shouting, quote, where is nancy? according to sources familiar with the situation, when police got there, the suspect in custody and charged with attempted murder, told him he was, quote, waiting for nancy. police have not determ
southern border. in a few hours he and the first lady will be welcomed at an official ceremony from mexico s president, kicking off this north american leaders summit. the talks also include canada s prime minister justin trudeau. the president is facing bipartisan criticism for not taking a closer look at the migrant dilemma during a visit to el paso, ex-text yesterday. his first trip to the border as president. now, he did not see nor did he meet with any migrants while there. for weeks cnn has been covering the crisis in el paso. thousands have been arriving, waiting for the potential easing of a policy that restricted migrants entry. cnn s m.j. lee is in mexico city. m.j., let s start with a preview of the summit. reporter: yeah, you know, the action is really going to be right behind us tonight at the national palace, where president biden will hold a bilateral meeting with the mexican president and then those two presidents will be joined by the canadian prime mini