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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start in washington tonight, where negotiators have been working to avoid a us debt default. negotiations have been described as �*productive�* — but there's still no deal. earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: wwe reiterated once again that default is off the table. and the only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bi...

with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. it's a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges like many other countries. but i think to put us into a category of a failed state, its an exaggeration. er... ican give... but you think that's ...

>> senator scott is in it to win it, today he will join those eager to lead the party in 2024. the campaign says they will pack 1000 people into this room. the senator is hoping his message will resonate, he is reaching out to primary voters. eager to sell himself as true conservative, relied heavily on his faith and been trying to focus on launch his campaign and bringing the american dream to more people and strengthen national security when it comes to the border. we sat down with the senator in an exclusive video. he is the only black republican in the senate now seeking the pres...

the border, thousands more are coming every day than just last month, and that's before title 42 expires next thursday. plus, markets are soaring after the april jobs report blew away expectations, unemployment dropping back to its lowest level in more than 50 years. the good news may be short lived, especially if republicans and the white house can't agree on how to raise the debt limit in the next three and a half weeks. can the president tap into his decades of experience as a deal maker when it matters the most? we start, though, in texas where that highly anticipated surge o...

donald trump is claiming authorities will arrest him tomorrow relating to alleged hush money payments made to an adult film start stormy daniels. while a decision from a grand jury not far from right here where i'm sitting could still be days away it. would make him the first former president indicted in our nation's history. what we know, what we don't, and the potential political impact here is our lead story. correspondent david spunt joins us now from the justice department. good evening, david. >> bret, good evening to you. late this afternoon, perhaps the final grand jury witne...