here and what would happen if the borrowing ceiling is not lifted? my colleague samira hussain has been investigating. first of all, this debt ceiling crisis is actually a political crisis. itjust happens to hinge on a must pass piece of legislation to save the nation from economic catastrophe. so, what exactly is happening here? weeks to go before the federal government is unable to pay its bills. well, the us government spends more money that it brings in. so it needs to borrow money to pay its bills. it can only borrow a certain amount of money. and if it needs to borrow more, congress has to approve that. it used to be a routine thing, but not any more. republicans see this as an opportunity to extract demands, like cuts to affordable housing or other social security spending. but us presidentjoe biden says, no way. you need to pass this legislation with no strings attached. so off to the white house the two warring political parties go to try and work it out. but th
everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin this morning with the mass shooting over the weekend at an outlet mall in allen, texas. a source telling cnn investigators now believe the attack that killed eight and wounded at least seven hours was connected to right-wing extremism. in addition to this audio, disturbing video of the initial moments of the saturday attack captured on this rear view cam. you can see the gunman get out of the vehicle, we ve frozen the image at the moment the shooting begins. we basically turned to watch. and as we were watching, the shooter goes right across he s not running, but he s in a deliberate assault-type move. and he either had an m-16 or an m-4, he was firing, and shot about four or five shots as he proceeded towards the hamburger place. i don t know who will he shot. a few moments later, we saw a police officer come across in front of us, like he was in pursuit of the indi
saved lives. e imately essed ta thas jung d erinno the debt ceiling standoff shifts to the white house, where president biden holds a high-level meeting with congressional leaders. we have now just two weeks to go. today, there are new guidelines on breast cancer screenings. how often should we get a mammogram? so, you think every other year is not sufficient? correct. every librarian is asking to have one in their space. norah: our series, moms in focus. what happens when a mother sees a problem? she comes up with an innovative way to help other working parents. lonnie walker gets up. lonnie walker. great effort. walker, pull up. walker hits another one! it s the lonnie walker game. we don t win the game without lonnie walker tonight, that is for sure. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we begin with breaking news. the verdicts in the civil rape and defamation trial of f
i m fredricka whitfield. we begin in texas wihere a weekend shopping trip turned to carnage. eight dead, seven wounded after a gunman opened fire into a crowded space at an outlet mall in allen, texas. that s just north of dallas. a warning, some of what you re about to see is disturbing. a witness dash cam capturing the moment the killer got out of his car and immediately began firing, ambushing unsuspected people walking by. we re pausing this video before the shooting begins, but other witnesses were recording as the attack unfolded. what you hear are multiple rapid gunshots and you see, of course, people running for their lives. a photo obtained by cnn appears to show the gunman after he was shot by a responding officer. you can see an ar-15 style rifle nearby. the gunman is clad in black, body armor, and appears to have several extra magazines strapped to his chest. ed lavandera is on the scene there in allen, texas. ed, what more are police saying, if anything, at thi
joining us here in the united states and all around the world , which church just ahead on cnn newsroom kansas city man accused of shooting a black teen who mistakenly showed up at his front door, now charged with felonies. prosecutors saying there was a racial component to the case call for peaceful protests in ohio after a ground jury decides not to charge eight officers. who shot a black man dozens of times after a chase plus the $1.6 billion defamation trial against fox news set to begin in the coming hours or a last minute settlement. keep this case from going forward. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for being with us first here in the united states , a white homeowner in kansas city, missouri, is facing two felony counts after allegedly shooting and wounding a 16 year old black teen who went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings. an arrest warrant has been issued for 84 year old andrew lester, who is not in custody. the pros