biden and the south korean counterpart meet as the u.s. faces global questions about its alliances after a high-profile intelligence leak. plus wheelin and dealin , how house speaker kevin mccarthy s plans are changing fast, but can he pass the bill? the deadline is creeping closer. and e. jean carroll takes the stand in a trial against the former president. we re following these major developing story and many more, all coming into cnn news central. this hour president biden and south korean president yoon are expected to hold a joint news conference, as they hold critical calling. they are expected to sign a key new agreement focused on deterring north korea s rising nuclear threat. phil mattingly joins us now. i wonder, as we look at this why this meeting now, and talk a bit about the nuclear piece of it. it s alarming. look, this is a critical agreement, one that underscores a president s policy long centered on the alliances and making sure they are as produ
in this agreement is significant, in the sense it will lead to new assets flowing into the region, including a new submarine dock that was docked but also ash and this is also critical that something that south korea has been keen on. that seat at the table has been important. in exchange, the south koreans are committing they ll remain at a posture of not pursuing any so that s the base of the agreement, a central component of what the biden administration wanted out of this bilateral. we should note that 79s of both parties, they should not allow a nuclear north korea. it s not happened. u.s. and its allies are dealing with it. boris? time is running out. the nation is racing toward a