chatbot known as chatgpt is going to be testifying on capitol hill just hours from now. also, in ukraine a top chinese diplomat set to arrive in the capital on a peace mission. his visit comes after russia launched a huge barrage of missiles overnight and drones against the ukrainian capital. and the nba conference finals begin tonight. lebron james and the los angeles lakers will take on two-time mvp nikola jokic and the denver nuggets. cnn this morning starts right now. all right. here is where we begin. president biden will meet with members leaders of congress today trying to get some sort of progress on a debt ceiling teal. treasury secretary janet yellen reiterating the u.s. could default on its debt two weeks from now in a letter to howard liebengood the treasury will no longer be able to satisfy the government s obligations if congress is not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by june 1. house speaker kevin mccarthy echoed yellen s urgency in the halls o
let me be the first to tell you that there is finally a new speaker of the house, and the 118 congress has officially been convened. it took four days, and 15 tries, but in the early hours of this morning, the california congressman, kevin mccarthy, was finally elected the new speaker, putting him third in line for the presidency of the united states. it was a tough road getting there, especially last night, when tensions between republican members themselves, almost reached a breaking point. from the house reconvened at 10 pm last night, republicans appeared hopeful that they had votes to elect mccarthy on the 14th ballot, but when that seem headed for baylor, mccarthy s allied huddled around the florida congressman, matt gates, to get him to vote for mccarthy. instead, gates voted present, which is not good enough to win mccarthy in speakership. after the roll call, mccarthy himself approached gates, the two exchanged words amid a group of other lawmakers. mccarthy was the
of covid-19. yet, as i mentioned earlier, there has not been a single hearing in the oversight committee to deal with potential waste, fraud, or abuse of the covid funds. not a single hearing. and we all know, despite what dr. fauci said, american tax dollars were sent through ecohealth alliance to the wuhan lab in china for gain of function research. but yet dr. fauci hasn t come before congress in the house of representatives. the american people deserve answers on covid-19 and speaker kevin mccarthy has given the republican majority the tools necessary to make that possible. the democrats have spent the past six years investigating a president for potential wrongdoing in ukraine and russia. now let me say this loud and clear. the republicans will also investigate a president for potential wrongdoing in ukraine and russia as well as china. the american people have a lot of questions for dr. fauci, christopher wray, merrick garland, secretary mayorkas. we can t have those qu
September 14. Minutes from now House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is expected to meet Behind Closed Doors with three Committee Chairs who have been tapped to lead the Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. 16 hours from a potential Strike Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers union could walk off the job if they dont reach a deal before midnight tonight. And this. Republican senator mitt romney calling for a new generation of leaders as he announces he will not seek reelection next year. The utah senator slamming members of his party saying a large portion dont believe in the constitution. And Human Actions pushed the earth outside the, quote, Safe Operating Space for humanity according to a scientific report that warrants the world surpassed thresholds. The Labor Department releases key inflation numbers. Some insight on where the u. S. Is on all of that. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. We are still very far apart on our key priorities. We do not have offers on the ta
President trump is set to become the only american president to be impeached twice. The house of representatives this morning is debating the need to hold the president accountable, accountable for en sighting a riot that engulfed the capitol of the United States. Democrats on the side of an historic rebuke, an indelible stain on President Trumps term in office. The damage this Building Sustained can be repaired, mr. Speaker. But if we dont hold donald trump accountable, the damage done the our nation could be irreversible. Domestic terrorists broke into the United States capitol that day. Its a miracle more people didnt die. Some republicans have been fighting back with complaints about the process, saying what the president did is wrong, but its all just moving too fast. Meanwhile National Guard troops are inside and outside the Capitol Building preparing for a worst case scenario. It is a military zone. Theyre concerned about more attacks on the capitol, being issued weapons today a