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you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta in washington. we're keeping a close eye on two developing stories this hour. in texas, the state's attorney general is facing an impeachment vote. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. the conservative republican says it is illegal and being pushed by corrupt politicians. in washington, meantime, house speaker kevin mccarthy says progress is being made in talks to avoid the nation's first-ever debt default. a short time ago a source familiar with the intense discussions says it is now down to one final sticking point be...

a superstar for the ages, and we reflect in a moment on one of the biggest voices and losses in music history. but first, we begin tonight with the breaking development in the 2024 presidential race. the man who is viewed by many pundits as the biggest threat to donald trump to the republican nomination. he just made it official in a post on trump's old turf, twitter. >> righting the ship requires restoring sanity to our society. truth must be our foundation. and commons's can no longer be an uncommon virtue. we need the courage to lead and the strength to win. i am ron desantis, and...

the u.s. treasury pushes back the possible default deadline from june 1st to june 5th, giving debt limit negotiators to reach an agreement. the house minority leader, hakeem jeffries, joins me in just a moment r for an exclusive interview. in ukraine, at least two people are dead and 30 injured after a russian attack on a medical clinic, ukraine claims was deliberate. we'll have a live report from the war zone. and as americans prepare to set out for the memorial day weekend, cnn is at the airport and on the highways with everything you need to know about one of the busiest trave...

we are grateful. the "the beat" starts right now. >> you and everyone else in america is getting a law degree, one i paid for. but we are going to expend all that legal knowledge. thank you. and welcome to the "the beat." i'm katie phang in for ari melber. we have a lot to get to tonight. later, i will talk live to the lawyer for ruby freeman and shaye moss, the defamed election workers who won a $148 million verdict against rudy giuliani. now they are suing him again. plus, we've got historian ruth who is here to talk about trump's threat to democracy and his gop enablers. we ...

>> thank you. >> great pleasure to be here. an honor to be speaking about tina this morning. i know john feels the same way. >> thanks, gentlemen. "cnn this morning" continues right now. >> sorry about that. we have got so many people here that i think we are -- we are kind of melting the servers, which is a good sign. >> is it? i don't want to jinx this. we played it on air all three hours this morning -- >> we still have an hour to go. >> look, that is about how ron desantis launched his campaign. good morning. presidential candidate ron desantis pushing the reset button on his p...