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our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i'm bianca nobilo. >> i'm fax foster. there's deep uncertainty on capitol hill -- >> -- i will let you know. >> i do not expect there will be a vote as planned. >> e. jean carroll walking into the manhattan courthouse. >> she's suing trump for battery. >> she believes in this department store back in the '90s that he, in fact, raped her. a deadly suicide bombing at kabul airport has been killed. >> u.s. officials are reaching out to the 13 u.s. service people who were killed. live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster

and bianca nobilo. >> it is wednesday, april 26th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where a crucial vote to raise the national debt limit could come as soon as today. republican leaders aren't sure if they have enough support in their own party to get the plan through the house. >> the bill could cut trillions in government spending over the next ten years. u.s. president joe biden is there are threatening a veet toechlt cnn's chief congressional can't manu raju has more. >> cnn speaker kevin mccarthy was behind closed doors on tuesday trying to get his debt limit package through the house. he has very little margin for error. 222 republican votes in the house meaning he can only afford to lose no more than four republican votes. we do expect all democrats to vote against this plan as they're demanding the increase to the national debt limit without any conditions whatsoever. that's a position that is rejected steadfastly by the speaker himself.

the speaker wants a range of cuts, what he is proposing, cuts across the federal government, new republican priorities including stopping joe biden's student loan forgiveness plan, adding new work requirements to the medicaid program, but he's encountering a problem. some members in his conference want changes to the bill and the republican leadership is not willing to entertain those changes yet. >> i'm a hard no. i can't get past $32 trillion in debt. >> do the math, do the numbers and come out with something stronger. if this is something that the president is going to end up vetoes and it's a messaging bill, we should have the most fiscally responsible message moving forward. >> kevin mccarthy would not say whether or not there would be a vote on wednesday. that had been the expectation headed into this week. they hoped, republican leaders did, that they could get enough votes to get this through the house wednesday evening. it's unclear if they could get to that point yet.

they're concerned if they change the bill, whether it's to take away the rescission of ethanol tax breaks, that's actually prompted a lot of concerns from iowa members. if they take that away or change the medicaid work requirements -- some conservatives want it stricter, on how to get benefits through this program, through this legislation, if mccarthy changes these provisions, he's concerned it would open up the bill to a whole wide range of other changes including an unwieldy process and ultimately sinking the plan altogether which is why they're trying to pressure their members to fall in line now, even though this bill is dead on arrival with the democratic-led senate, they hope to get this through the house, strengthen negotiating position with the white house, force the white house to the table, cut a deal to raise the debt limit even as the default looms, as soon as june. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >> failure to get the debt limit

bill through the house would be a major embarrassment for republicans. one major lawmaker says the votes are still not there. >> speaker mccarthy can lose four. right now how many holdouts are there, yourself included? >> twice that, so i do not expect there will be a vote as planned tomorrow on the mccarthy debt limit increase. i think there are still a few details we have to work out on work requirements, on some of the green new deal tax credits that we would like to see repealed and there's some disagreement in our conference about that. if we're able to get that done, i don't think it will be tomorrow. i think there's still some time for the cement to dry. >> in the hours ahead the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the stand in new york. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the 1990s and defamed her years later when she

went public. her testimony comes one day after fiery opening statements from both sides. carroll's attorney said the testimony will show trump's violent behavior, while trump's attorney accused carroll of scheming with others to hurt trump politically. cnn's paula read has the details. e. jean carroll walking into the courthouse to chants from supporters. for the first day of her battery and defamation case against former president donald trump, it took just a few hours to empanel a jury to hear the civil case and opening arguments began this afternoon. the trial comes after carroll sued trump, accusing him of raping her in a department store in the '90s. >> that was just a dumb thing, to go into a dressing room with a man that i hardly know and have him shut the door and be unable to stop him.

sexual violence is in every country, in every strata of society. >> reporter: carroll first went public with her allegations against trump in 2019. then president trump fired back at carroll denying the allegations and saying the two never even met. >> i have no idea who this woman is. this is a woman who has also accused other men of things, as you know. it is a totally false accusation. >> reporter: despite this photo from the 1980s showing carroll and trump chatting which trump acknowledges. >> there's some picture where we're shaking hands, it looks likeality some kind of event. >> reporter: carroll's lawyers say they plan to call witnesses to back up her story, and the judge has ruled two other women who allege trump forced himself on them can also take the stand. carroll's team could also play a clip from the infamous "access hollywood" tape that surfaced during the 2016 election. >> i'm automatically attracted

to beautiful women. i just start kissing them. it's a magnet. when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> reporter: the trump camp previously dismissed his comments on tape as nothing more than, quote, locker room talk. trump is not expected to appear for this trial unless called to testify. a spokesman released a statement tuesday saying this latest fake case has no merit or facts and is just another part of the witch hunt targeted to interview and tamper with a presidential election. after a jury was empanelled, it heard opening statements from both sides of this case. lawyers for carroll argue this is a part of a pattern of aggressive behavior, but trump argues it's part of a scheme to hurt him politically. he says if anybody wants to do that, that's something you do at the ballot box, not a court of law. paula reid, cnn, new york. a former white house lawyer is weighing in telling cnn's

erin burnett that carroll may have a strong case against the former president. >> i certainly think based on the evidence that the judge has agreed to let in that her case is quite strong. she's got two outcry witnesses. outcry witnesses being people she talked to almost immediately after the event, which that buttresses her credibility substantially. on the other hand, keep in mind this is a long, long time ago. >> right. >> almost 30 years. and those kind of cases are difficult to prove. >> the trial is expected to last up to two weeks. u.s. president joe biden has purchased television ad space in key battleground states after announcing his bid for re-election. the president broke the news tuesday in a video posted online. >> the question we're facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less

freedom, more rights or fewer. i know what i want the answer to be, and i think you do, too. this is not a time to be complacent. that's why i'm running for re-election. >> now, the biden team is looking to keep battleground states like arizona, georgia, michigan and others the president won in the 2020 election, but not revealing how much money they're pumping into the ad push. as expected, the u.s. skourpt chief justice says he will not testify before congress about the court's ethics despite the questionable behavior of at least two tf justices. john roberts told the senate judiciary committee that he respectfully declines the invitation. he referenced the separation of powers in the u.s. government and the importance of preserving judicial independence. >> one of the justices under scrutiny is neil gorsuch. it's recently come to light he

sold a nearly $2 million property but did not reveal the buyer's name in his financial disclosures. lawyers from that same firm have appeared in numerous cases before the supreme court and that's raising questions about lax reporting requirements for justices. >> justice clarence thomas is under fire after revelations of a company with ties to his longtime friend had business before the supreme court in the mid 2000s, also paying for lavish trips for his wife. he said the trips were personal hospitality and didn't need to be disclosed. he noted the rules have changed and will follow the guidance in the future. the white house says the terrorist leader behind the bombing at the kabul airport has been killed by the taliban. 13 u.s. service members and nearly 200 afghans were killed. >> let's bring in cnn senior

international correspondent ivan watson. ivan, since the u.s. withdraw from afghanistan back in august of 2021, the taliban had trying to crack down on isis k. it looks like that campaign is succeeding. what do we know? >> reporter: we don't know a tremendous amount about this individual incident. it's all coming from the national security council and the biden administration. we reached out to the taliban for comment about this, haven't heard anything back yet. we've heard from the father of one of the 13 u.s. service people who were killed in that suicide bombing in august of 2021 which also killed more than 170 afghans in those chaotic days when crowds of desperate afghans were trying to escape the taliban regime, the victorious taliban and get on board planes at kabul international airport.

the father of one of the slain americans has confirmed to cnn that he was contacted by an official from the u.s. marines who confirmed that the purported mastermind of the suicide bombing had, in fact, been killed by the taliban, that the other surviving family members were also being told this as well. this highlights joust very difficult and frankly, dark chapter for u.s. foreign policy and for the biden administration which is under fire from the chairman of the u.s. house foreign relations committee, michael mccaul from texas, a republican, who put out this statement saying, quote, any time a terrorist is taken off the board is a good day, but this doesn't b diminish the biden administration's culpability failures that resulted in the attack at abby gate.

since the defeat and the collapse of the western-backed afghan government, afghanistan, always a poor country, has been further pushed to the brink of famine as well as the taliban has inherited some of the security challenges that the western-backed afghan government had. notably, it is now battling isis k isisk. since the u.s. withdrawal, u.s. military has fewer assets to understand the threats that isis-k poses around the world. >> ivan watson in hong kong, thank you. to sudan where a u.s. citizen was killed during the unrest. sudanese american physician dr. suleman was reportedly stabbed in front of his house in the capital on tuesday. it's not clear who attacked him. he was a professor of the university of khartoum medical school. a u.n. special representative says the three-day cease-fire is holding

in some parts of the country. both of the warring sides accuse each other of violating the agreement. >> stephanie mpissari is trackig this for us. the cease-fire giving some respite for foreigners who manage to get to the airfield, but there's a sense of doom about what happens after. >> reporter: well, yes, the cease-fire in parts of the country has enabled these evacuations to happen. saudi arabia has managed to get out about 114 of its citizens and also helped to get out about 2,000 other nationalities. this is happening against the backdrop of so many things, a u.s. citizen killed outside his

home. what people are telling me, is a dissent into criminality and criminals taking advantage of the chaos to rwreak more havoc. this man was on his way to an appointment when he was stabbed by unknown people. there was also a prison break where a sudanese man who is wanted by the icc managed to break out of prison. he's vowed to put himself back once the fighting stops. the whereabouts of former president bashir -- al b share, sorry, is said to be in a military hospital. there were reports that he had also broken out of prison. officers confirming that he is still in custody. there's a looming humanitarian

crisis in sudan. that's what really people want to remind the world about. they need urgent medical support. they need help to avoid a looming disaster in a region where that was already very fragile with insecurity and also conflicts in parts. max. >> stephanie, thank you. why aren't they bringing more aid in on the flights that are going in to bring people back out? they're not really thinking about the humanitarian aid. >> it doesn't sound at the moment as though the evacuation missions have been particularly well coordinated. of course, there are deep concerns on the ground, like we were hearing yesterday about the w.h.o. of sudanese being in control of a health laboratory in khartoum which they know has isolated polio, cholera and measles. flood warnings are posted at

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time he and his team have to review what we understand from his daughter and his team to be hundreds of pages of documents in this case. they are essentially trying to limit that time. he is fighting against that. that's what this hearing is about today. as we know, just for background, he's already in prison for 11.5 years, 2.5 which for breaking probation terms in an old case, another nine years for fraud and contempt of court. if he's convicted again, that would just ramp up the existing prison time. there are mounting concerns for his health. that appearance in court closely skrut need because we heard from a specs person that he had lost 8 kilograms in two weeks in solitary confinement. he's saying he finished 15 days in solitary confinement and was put straight back in. have a listen to what his daughter told jim sciutto about his health just on tuesday. >> the situation has gotten so ridiculous. he buys the food which, as you know, it's nothing, it's nothing

luxurious, the oats are brought to him, shown to him and just destroyed, so he can't eat. it's something so basic stripped away from a human. it's outrageous. >> his daughter and his team are saying some of the basic rules that would apply for prisoners like being able to have money in prison, buy food with it, eat the food, not applying to him. also the rule about spending at least one day out of solitary confinement before going back in, also not applying to him according to his team. all of this smacks an attempt to ramp up pressure on him personally but create a starker deterrent against dissent in russia as we've seen from recent sentences of other critics. >> claire, thank you. along the front lines in southern ukraine, a tense and uncertain waiting game is unfolding around zaporizhzhia where ukrainian forces say russian troops are on the move and civilians are being

evacuated ahead of an expected counteroffensive. exactly when and where that might happen is anybody's guess. cnn's scott mclean is monitoring developments and joins us now. scott, we've been gearing up and there's been more and more talk about this expected renewed offensive. what do we know? >> reporter: bianca, max, the ukrainians say they've been relatively quiet from the russian side of things with the exception of bakhmut in the doss ban region. this may actually help the ukrainians as they appear to be preparing for a large-scale counteroffensive to try to retake some of that territory. it's happening in two places primarily, in the zaporizhzhia region and further south in kherson where ukrainians are already saying impressive results, in their words, as they say they've taken out artillery pieces, tanks, air defense

systems on the eastern side of the dnipro river which is essentially the front line, the dividing line between the russians and the ukrainians. they also say the russians have started to evacuate civilians from russian-held territory there, something we also saw ahead of the ukrainian counteroffensive last year which ended up with the ukrainians retaking the city of kherson. yesterday the ukrainian defense intelligence, or at least a unit, appears to show a ukrainian drone strike on what the ukrainians said was a russian surveillance complex in the kherson region. cnn has geolocated the video you're seeing there to the russian-held side of the river and hydroelectric power plant there specifically. whether or not ukrainian troops have crossed the dividing line

is a question. the ukrainian military would not confirm or deny unofficial claims circulating on russian social media channels that they had done that, saying right now the operation requires information silence until it is safer for the ukrainian military to say more. you're also seeing in the zaporizhzhia region the russians saying the ukrainians are building troops east of zaporizhzhia and ukrainians saying the russians are starting to evacuate civilians on the russian side of the dnipro river around the zaporizhzhia power plant. all of this taken collectively seems to point to some kind of ukrainian counteroffensive on the horizon. what that will actually look like in the days and weeks ahead is still an open question. >> scott mclean for us, thank you. u.s. republican presidential candidate nikki haley says she's unapologetic about her abortion

views. plus a man not allowed to speak in the state legislature. we'll hearar from her when we return.

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom," i'm bianca nobilo. >> i'm max foster. let me bring you up to date on our top stories. a crucial vote to raise the u.s. national debt limit could come as soon as today. republican leaders are struggling to get the votes to push the plan through the house. the woman suing donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the stand in new york in the coming hours. e. jean carroll claims the former president raped her in a

luxury department store dressing room in the 1990s. abortion is emerging as a central issue among 2024 republican presidential hopefuls, especially those who want to attract voters who favor strict anti-abortion policies without alienating more moderate voters. >> although republican candidate nikki haley says she's unapologetic about her anti-abortion views, she's calling for constructive conversation about the issues. cnn's kylie atwood reports. >> reporter: nikki haley calling for national consensus on abortion. >> if we want to protect more moms and save more babies, we need more americans to join with us. >> reporter: the sole female republican presidential contender making a pitch aimed at attracting more moderate republicans and swing voters and turning the issue personal. >> i am pro-life, not because the republican party tells me to be, but for very personal

reasons. my husband was adopted, and i am reminded of that blessing every single day. >> reporter: she also spoke about having troubles conceiving her own children, a friend who was raped and backed a federal role on abortions. her speech didn't define a specific national abortion limit she would put forth as president. >> they turned a sensitive issue that has long divided people into a kind of gotcha bidding war. >> reporter: republicans secured a decade-long goal last year when the supreme court overturned roe. but the decision ultimately helped democrats defy expectations in the midterm elections. still, many republican-led states have moved forward with new abortion restrictions and gop hopefuls have embraced those positions. the president of the susan b. anthony group, the group that hosted haley on tuesday has drawn a clear line in the sand.

>> we can only support candidates that know they have a role if they're in the oval office to advocate for a federal minimum standard of 15 weeks. >> reporter: the group told cnn that haley assured them she will commit to 15 weeks even though she didn't say that publicly. >> we recently signed the heartbeat bill to protect life. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis signed a six-week ban in his state earlier this month, though he did so behind closed doors. senator tim scott voiced support for a 20-week ban only to say this a day later. >> if i were president of the united states i would sign the most conservative pro-life legislation they could get through congress. >> reporter: former president donald trump wavering on whether or not the issue should be handled by states or the federal government. >> from my first day in office i took historic action to protect the unborn. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence who says he would support a six-week federal ban, drawing a contrast with

trump. >> i don't agree with the former president who says this is a states-only issue. we've been given a new beginning for life in this country. >> reporter: we should note when asked about those comments from the susan b. anthony president that nikki haley gave assurances she will back a 15-week ban on abortions. a spokesperson for her campaign reiterated she does want to find consensus on a ban for late-term abortions but essentially indicated she didn't give any promises as to where that consensus would land. it's worth noting that nikki haley is wading into this sensitive issue while other republican contenders for the presidency aren't seeking out forums in which to do so. kylee at wood, cnn, washington. the republican-led montana statehouse is considering disciplinary action for her comments on transgender rights. >> members, please go to the side of the chambers.

>> protesters chanted let her speak on monday after her microphone was cut off. >> republicans called her comments inappropriate and uncalled for. >> when i spoke on senate bill 99, i spoke about the very real harm that these bills cause. for example, there was a young trans teen who attempted suicide. when her mother found her, she had one of these anti transhearings up on her computer. i say the real harm these bills bring and the deaths they can potentially lead to. i stand by holding the republicans accountable for their policies. >> seven people were arrested during monday's protest. republicans called it a riot. zephyr says she's not being allowed to represent her constituents. washington's governor has signed into law a ban on most

sauls of assault-style weapons. it prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of the weapons an includes the popular ar-15 rifle under its ban. on tuesday the governor said those weapons should not be idolized, they should be prohibited. there's an exception for law enforcement. the state's republican party says the law is poised to face legal challenges. the ban makes washington the tenth state to enact restrictions on assault-style weapons. >> we are learning new details about the shooting that left four people dead and 32 injured in alabama. the details were revealed during a hearing with the suspects according to authorities, at least seven guns were used in the shooting and more than 80 shell casings were found at the scene. at many as 60 people were inside the dance studio for a sweet 16 party. investigators say one of the deceased victims may have fired first. a father in florida is

facing charges after authorities say they found a gun in a second grader's backpack. no staff or students were injured. the school's principal says no threats were involved here. instead the father apparently told authorities that he put the gun in his child's bag accidentally. he's now accused of unsafe storage of a firearm among other charges. a michigan man was arrested after dna from a coffee cup linked him to two rapes from more than 20 years ago. court documents show alan kurt w rellima who is accused of raping an employee at a golf course in michigan in 1999. the 51-year-old is also accused of another rape on a golf course at penn state university in the year 2000. still ahead, president biden is set to coast a key ally at the white house today. south korea's president makes a state visit to washington amid

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white house decloind to comment about whether the recent leaks would be a topic of discussion wean the presidents of the united states and south korea. i'm referring to the online leaked pentagon documents because one described in detail a conversation that took place between two south korean security officials discussing concerns over a u.s. request for artillery for ammunition for ukraine. the white house instead, in the run-up to the state visit are reenforcing this ironclad alliance with south korea. today it's happening. it marks the first state visit to the united states by a south korean leader since 2011, and there will be a welcoming ceremony at the white house. then the bilateral talks, the summit followed by a banquet. on tuesday he said it should sleep into a new phase. i want you to listen to what president yoon said. >> translator: i believe the u.s. alliance must leap into a

new phase of alliance to overcome such complex crisis together. what started as a military and security alliance should evolve into a supply chain and future-oriented, innovative, technology alliance, one in which our two countries grow and act together. >> when the summit kicks off, the focus is going to be on security because of north korea. last year north korea fired a record number of missiles. this year it continues to conduct these non-stop weapons test including the solid fuel icbm. you also heard the tough nuclear readiness rhetoric. the south korean president is expected to raise concerns about the u.s. nuclear umbrella. an opinion poll shows a majority of south koreans want their country to have their own nuclear weapon. that's something to watch for when the summit kicks off at about 10:45, 8:00 eastern time.

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she was the son of poor caribbean immigrants but built a sparkling career winning an emmy, a tony and three grammys. >> his biggest contributions came in the fight for civil rights as he became friends with martin luther king jr. he fought against apartheid in africa and the injustice in the united states. president barack obama called him a barrier breaking legend that kbrused his platform to lift others up saying he lived a good life, transforming the arts while also standing up for civil rights and did it all with his signature style and smile. he was ahead of his time using the platform he created. >> absolutely. pop star ed sheeran took to the stand in new york on tuesday in a high-profile cappie write infringement case, accused of copying marvin gaye's hit "let's get it on."

>> i want to play you both songs so you can make up your own mind. ♪ darling i will be loving you until we're 70 ♪ ♪ let's get it on ♪ ♪ ah baby ♪ ♪ let's get it on ♪ ♪ let's love baby ♪ >> it does make you think, doesn't it? his last case, he had a case in the u.k. accused of copyright infringement, very please $he won and arguing there are only a certain number of cords you actually use in pop music. having these arguments can be quite academic he thinks. >> yes, it does sound similar as one who can only play five cords on the piano, i feel limited in how i can respond to this. in his opening statement, a attorney representing townsend's family says sheeran played the ballot and his song back-to-back

calling it a smoking gun. >> the singer said if he had copied the song, he wouldn't have played it on stage in front of 20,000 people. >> good point. investors are looking to recoup losses when trading gets under way. the futures market looking at how things are looking. alarming news from first republic, investors fearing the banking crisis from earlier this year may not be over. the dow fell more than 340 points on tuesday. the nasdaq down 2% and the s&p 500 fell 1.5%. barnes & noble plans to open 30 new book stores this year, the largest expansion pfor the chain in over a decade. the idea is to limit the experience of going to an independent book store. barnes & noble plans to revamp existing stores. >> there's something unique about barnes & noble. when i was growing up in

florida, people would hang out there. >> that says a lot about you and your friends. in the nba playoffs the atlanta hawks are keeping their hopes alive. trae young made this shot with 1.8 seconds remaining to give the hawks the victory. he led the teams come-from-behind rally scoring the final 14 points for atlanta. game six will be in atlanta on thursday night. meanwhile, the denver nuggets advance to the next round after beating the minnesota timberwolves, and the mvp contender nikola jokic had a triple-double performance. they're going to the western conference semifinals for the fourth time in five years. >> the denver nuggets meet the phoenix suns. devin booker led the suns to

victory scoring 47 points. he set a new franchise record for the player with the most postseason points in phoenix history. suns 136, clippers 130. quarterback aaron rodgers is tal opening up about the deal that will send rodgers from green bay to the new york jets. on tuesday he posted on instagram his gratitude to packers fans, his teammates and the state of wisconsin for the 18 years he's spent with that franchise. >> meanwhile, the jets general manager called the trade historic for his team. >> aaron is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play this g game. to have an opportunity to add a player of that caliber, you're always going to look into it. we're all excited to add someone of his character and his ability. >> details of the trade are

still being worked out, but it will involve swapping multiple draft picks. finally this hour, what's being called a huge step forward for inclusion. toy maker mattel introduced its first ever barbie doll representing a person with down syndrome. mattel says it worked with the national down syndrome society on the doll's shape, features, clothing and accessories to ensure the depiction is accurate. >> i love it! >> a great reaction. barbie fans already appeared thrilled with the new doll. mattel says it wants to enable all children to see themselves in barbie while encouraging kids to play with dolls that look different than they do. >> it looks like me and it's beautiful and i love it to pieces. >> the new doll comes from

mattel's barbie fashionistas line which has featured other bar bees with disabilities or conditions that together represent a fuller range of human diversity. >> the necklace represents the chromosomes -- >> that says it all when you see that reflected. thanks for joining us on "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster. >> i'm bianca nobilo. "early start" is up next on cnn.

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