the u.s. debt ceiling clears its first hurdle in the house, but it still has a way to go to cross that finish line. north korea admits it failed to launch a military spy satellite into orbit, but the attempt has increased tensions and rattled nerves in the south. and unnecessarily aggressive. that s how the u.s. is describing a chinese fighter jet s encounter with an american spy plane over the south china sea. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so a deal to avoid defaulting on tens of trillions of dollars of debt is now moving forward, but the u.s. government is by no means out of the woods. in the coming hours, u.s. house members will vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling as well as other measures tacked on to limit spending. the house speaker will be busy trying to rangle last-minute support from republicans who just don t like this deal. some democrats are also angry about white house concessions. but house leaders, they seem confid
and i m max foster. just ahead briefing after briefing, phone call after phone call, all behind the scenes letting democrats know that they need their support for once in a long, long time washington is actually going to spend less money. stop passing the buck to subsequent generations to clean up your mess. d.c. has imposed its will on us for far too long. it is time we impose our will on washington, d.c. [ sirens ] this was expected. north korea had said that it was going to try to put a military satellite into space. it does kind of change the dynamics in terms of how we perceive north korea as a t threat. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, may 31, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on capitol hill where the u.s. house is set to vote on a critical bill. while many seem confident that they will get the votes, the house speaker will be busy trying to wrangle last minute support. kevin mccarthy say
but the debt deal just pass a crucial test. not one republican should vote for this deal. it s a bad deal. how much confidence do you have in the speaker right now? none. zero. speaker lying about the way he s characterizing this bill? yes, he s lying. but members of the house freedom caucus like congressman roy and bishop are struggling to come up with a strategy that block the deal tonight. and there s also a divide over whether to try to oust mccarthy as speaker. now, as for the republican leader, he says he s not concerned about losing his post and can t seem to understand what all the fuss is about. i m not sure what in the bill people are concerned about. it is the largest savings of 2.1 trillion we have ever had. now, a quick refresher of what is in this deal struck by president biden and the speaker over this memorial day weekend. it would replenish our near empty treasury with borrowed cash by suspending the debt ceiling for two years. it also include
also tonight, the mass shooting on the florida beach. families running for cover, some right into water. surveillance video of the moment shots were fired. nine people shot and wounded, including a 1-year-old baby. tonight the 911 calls just released. victor oquendo in florida. the president and the speaker with a deal to raise the debt ceiling. tonight, far right members of the house furious, some threatening kevin mccarthy s speakership. mccarthy will now need votes from republicans and democrats. rachel scott standing by with the bottom line tonight. do they have the votes? tonight, the pentagon with alarming new images showing a chinese fighter jet intercepting a u.s. reconnaissance plane. the chinese jet cutting within 400 feet of the plane s nose. and there is also breaking news involving north korea as we come on the air tonight. martha raddatz with reporting on both stories. also tonight, the war in ukraine and for the first time it is believed drones now attacking a
memorial day off. it s tuesday morning. we re glad you re with us. i m jhappy to be joined by my friend erica hill. relaxing. we hope you had a good one. let s get started with five things to know for this tuesday, may 30th. drone attacks hit the heart of russia. two people are injured and three residential buildings this morning are damaged in moscow after the ukrainian capital of kyiv with stands another attack. the debt limit deal set to face its first hurdle today in the house rules committee. speaker kevin mccarthy said he s not worried despite concerns from at least two republican members of that committee. police in hollywood beach, florida, say at least nine people were shot along the boardwalk, three children among the wounded. we re told at least one suspect had been arrested. also today, elizabeth holmes will report to prison in texas. former theranos ceo facing 11 years behind bar for fraud and conspiracy. the miami heat headed to the nba finals where