biden is sending troops to the border. the lead starts right now. a border surge is expected as a key immigration policy is set to expire. now the biden administration is deploying even more american troops to the u.s.-mexico border. cnn is on the ground there as keyboarder towns declare states of emergency. plus, are we headed for default? warnings of a recession and major job losses, if congress and the white house cannot strike a debt deal soon. we ll lay it out for you how your money, how your job might be impacted. and he s known as the godfather of ai. i will speak with a man who left his job at google just so he could speak freely about what he calls the dangers of artificial intelligence. welcome the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with two looming crises potentially just days away, which could have serious consequences for united states. the first crisis has to do with your wallet and an ongoing fight between republicans and democrats over the national
house? the administration sending troops to the border as southern states brace for a surge of migrants with the title era 42 policy set to expire. but one border town is inundated and declared an emergency. we ll take you there. a college town on high alert. authoritie manhunt after three stabbings in a week. this near the uc davis campus in california. those stabbings left two people dead. police are now pleading for the public s help in identifying a suspect. plus, now they are trying to write their own story. hollywood writers hitting the picket line today. we ll tell you what they re demanding and what it means for your favorite shows. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. and we start this hour at the u.s. southern border. the biden administration now confirming they are preparing to deploy an additional 1,500 troops as early as next week. the migrant crisis is expected to worsen as the trump-er
she was in washington this weekend as well. and maya penn. i was at the met debut and sadly farewell goes to this guy, this dapper gentleman who crashed the party decked out head to toe in brown. brown is really hot right now. but he was caught on the red carpet, a photographer snapping shots of him, clearly well received, a huge celebrity walking the red carpet. sad to report, according to have the variety, he was later stomped out. oh. yeah. basically, that s, like that s viral. he didn t actually do it. it was someone else. the photographer was you know why? the cockroach it s his answer to pete. that does it for cnn news central. the lead starts right now.
appreciate it. sad to report, u.s. service member killed in afghanistan today. during what appears insider attack in the eastern part of the country. now, another service member was also hurt and listed in stable condition. the service member is the sixth american killed in afghanistan this year. frantic search in florida for a missing toddler who disappeared after driver gave him and his mother is ride. plus infamous drug trafficker leveling accusations against the u.s. government. what does el chapo s attorney has to say about that now? that s after the break. e. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. i love the custom ink design lab because it s really easy to use. they have customer service that you can reach anytime.
acting as president-elect? he can t keep tweeting like this at least we hope not, for the next four years. that would create so much market volatility right now everyone is writing it off but if he keeps doing this that could become a problem. what has seen the biggest boost? energy stocks have been among the bigger winners because i think everyone now expects that he is going to be more pro u.s. oil, pro coal, that s why you re seeing railroad stocks surging but what s interesting is that consumer stocks, retailers are on fire because everyone thinks the u.s. consumer, now that the election mess is over, they ll keep spending. i m getting breaking news, thank you so much, paul la monica, on this trump some sad news. sad news that we have now confirmed and as a space geek it s a sad, sad, sad to report john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth and a long-time senator has died.