white house and republicans in congress, finally reached a deal late last night, hopefully to keep america from defaulting on its debt. we are digging and how each side had to compromise to get to this point, and there has been a lot of talk about the 2024 presidential race but not much has been said about the setting. democrats hold a razor-thin majority, they re what races are they focusing on to keep their majority? or even expanded? now the number of senators or retiring or seeking other offices. plus, republican attorney general, ken paxton of texas impeached. temporarily thrown out of office by a lone star state lawmakers, many of them from his own party. the question now stands will the state senate make the ouster permanent. i m simone sanders tones, and i have something to say. you can always get what you want. i know you all may think it s a song, it s with the leaders on both sides of the aisle are telling their voters this afternoon. late last night, congressi
expires. so we ll take you down to the southern border this morning. also, it looks like turkey s presidential election is head for a runoff. we have christiane amanpour here to hear why this race has global implications. and aaa is predicting one of the busiest travel day weekends in decades. an expert with tips on how to beat the rush. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. but here s where we begin this morning. new overnight, a bus of migrants dropped off at the official home of the vice president, kamala harris, in d.c. texas governor greg abbott sent the bus to the naval observatory after title 42, that covid-era immigration policy expired last thursday. many were expecting a surge of migrants over the weekend, but according to the biden administration, that s not what happened. here s president biden sunday after a bike ride. how do you think things are going at the border, sir? much better than much better than y all expected. of course, the con
for the world. much more on that on cnn news central ahead. we will see you tomorrow. an unexpected slowdown at the border, but will it last? dhs says it s too early to know. that s not stopping immigration politics, though, from heating up once again. hours ago a new bus of migrants arrived at the vice president s residence. four russian aircraft down inside russian territory. what this tells us about what the ukrainians can do now and in a much discussed spring offensive. the travel forecast is in, more than 42 million americans will be on the move this memorial day. are the roads and airlines ready? these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. so this morning there s a surprising quiet at the southern border as federal officials report a dramatic drop in border crossings, which is the opposite of what so many had predicted would happen after title 42 ended. they warned it would be chaotic for a while, remember? well, instead this was
richard louis, with today s other top new stores. hey, richard. hey, simone, gonna start with an election call in turkey for you first. turkey s supreme election council declaring president erdogan winning the reelection. this extends the authoritarian s 20 year rule, the election, which required a runoff, was the tightest challenge to date for him. a top ukraine official says it entered a new phase in the war. preparations strike back at the kremlin s forces. ukraine s deputy defense minister also said russia s it attacked decreased in bakhmut, that city, as you know, has seen some of the heaviest fighting. brand new video just in of a killer whale attack in the atlantic, another one. at least four votes have been stuck in recent weeks, and similar counters with workers. researchers say these kinds of interactions have had increasing since 2020. the reason possibly whales are mimicking each other s behavior. no deaths have been reported. more someone for you, right after the break
oklahoma state university, to give the commencement address where he talked about how his time there prepared him for that pivotal moment on the field. all the attention i ve received is for simply doing my job has been overwhelming. i ve said repeatedly that i am not a hero, but i will tell you what i was that day, i was ready. when unexpected doors open or life changes course, trust that your experiences have led you there and you will be ready. last month hamlin of course was cleared to play and expects to suit up with the buffalo bills this fall. so exciting. great. just be prepared. yes. all right. just in, turkey s supreme election council announced that a presidential election runoff is now a certainty. it will be held may 28th after candidates both of them failed to cross the 50% threshold. hold race. huge race, huge implications