hello. and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom. i'm rosemary church. just ahead, debt ceiling

showdown. president biden set to meet with congressional leaders again, in an effort to step back from the brink of default. john durham releases his findings on the origins of the trump/russia probe. his reactions ahead to it. russia launches a barrage of missiles from the sea, air and land. we'll have a live report on that. thanks for joining us. all eyes on washington, as the u.s. government could start to run out of money within weeks unless it allows itself to borrow more. in the coming hours, president joe biden is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house, to try to get on

the same page about raising the u.s. debt ceiling. the president and senate leader kevin mccar are at odds before the country falls into debt. democrats and republican leaders have yet to find common ground. >> there is no movement. we're only a couple of weeks away. if you look at the timeline to pass something in the house and pass something in the senate, we have to have a deal and we're nowhere near any of that. >> the u.s. treasury secretary warns that the u.s. won't be able to pay its obligations. >> joining me now, michael neal, a scholar at the princeton urban institute. >> thank you very much, rosemary.

president biden will talk with speaker mccarthy and other republicans as the clock ticks closer to june 1st, when this country could default on its national debt. if a deal to raise that limit can't be reached soon. what would default look like for this country? what services would stay and what would go? >> that's a great question. something that hasn't really happened in our lifetime, if ever. particularly given the u.s.'s position in the global economy. does the country avoid default, by prioritizing the debt payments over some of the promised goods and services they might purchase? they might prioritize something like social security, over some of the other payments.

that will stave off reaching the debt ceiling for a little bit. but ultimately, the default is a possibility, as we move closer. there, we would expect to see higher interest rates. even tighter financial conditions that will reverberate the u.s. economy and the global economy. >> what impact would default mean for black american and hispanic families? >> i think it will be disastrous. it will be catastrophic all around. but we're talking about groups of people that have historically been more vulnerable. when these types of events hit, they are often disproportionately effected. we're talking about groups that often have lower credit scores. often have fewer financial resources.

have less of the solid grounding with which to withstand or be resilient in the face of these shocks. higher interest rates. more difficult to get the wealth-building assets. even if things were to normalize, we're thinking that a recovery for the communities will be slower, as well. >> federal workers, consumers, minority groups, all impacted by a default on the country's debt. why do you think politicians appear to be blind to this and willing to toy with the future of the vulnerable americans, who right now are struggling. if this country defaults will be plunged into dire circumstances.

>> i think the outlook is one that we have to be sensitive to and empathetic with. it is my hope that as the negotiations continue to take place, it is those communities and those people that will remain top of mind. >> paint a picture for us, if you would, of what life might look like for the most vulnerable americans if this country does go into default. >> it's a situation where access to capital and money becomes much more difficult. the ability to pay your bills and keep your job. when the unemployment rate rises, black and hispanic workers lose their job than the white counterparts. we're talking about a scenario where desation is very much --

could very much be a realty. >> we are midway through may. in two weeks, they have to reach a deal and get it through congress. we're already behind the 8 ball, aren't we? >> certainly, they've waited, until the last minute. there may be budget maneuvers that could happen. if they hishistorically, when they have a deal, congress is able to act quickly. it's whether they can get to what is compromise. >> let's open they deal without politics and work for the rest of the world. >> thank you, rosemary. it's a report four years in

the making. special council appointed during the trump administration, has released his findings about the origins of the trump/russia probe. john doreen concluded the fbi should never have launched the investigation in the section between the 2016 campaign and russia. but it failed the expectations that would say he was the victim of a political witch hunt. >> reporter: special counsel john durham cast doubt about the fbi's desire to conduct a full investigation between trump and russia. the 300-page report sharply criticized the fbi and the justice department throughout. but does not recommend any charges against anyone, or wholesale changes to the way

political investigations are being handled. the report falls short of expectations set by president trump and his allies that the investigation was a witch hunt. nonetheless, donald trump claimed vindication, saying it was evidence of a scam. durham finds many mistakes by the fbi and concludes that the fbi discounted or willfully ignored information that did not support the narrative of a collusive relationship between trump and russia. officials have called durham up to the capitol for a hearing on his investigation. last hour, i speak with an attorney and legal affairs commentator about the special counsel's report on the trump/russia probe.

>> it's repeating information that's been made available to the public. it doesn't add a lot of new information. a lot of the issues raised in this report, about the way that investigations are conducted at the department of justice and the fbi, a lot of changes have been made since the time this investigation was launched. it doesn't add to the public discourse. donald trump is making a lot of the report, which we expected him to do no matter what the report said. it doesn't come or rise to the level of what trump has been countying touting for years, that the investigation would lead to indictments of high-level people in the fbi and possibly even the department of justice. and some experts are saying it's a lot to do with nothing. it's a nothing burger in some ways. >> it appears after four years,

john durham doesn't recommend any new charges on his fbi/ fbi/russia probe. your reaction to that. >> he doesn't even recommend any substantial changes to the way the fbi dconducts its business. he does echo some of the conspiracies that donald trump and the maga crowd has been touting for years. that hillary clinton was beh. this was done to taint to name of donald trump, at the same time promoting hillary clinton. the fact he spent four years, $6.5 million of taxpayer fumone and there are no charges or changes to the fbi, suggests this wasn't a big deal.

that's probably why we didn't see merrick garland. he didn't make changes or redactions. he released this report. maybe it's his way of saying we can put this entire investigation to bed. the district attorney in fulton county, new jersey, is asking a judge to reject donald trump's latest effort to block her investigation. she is looking at the former president's evidence to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. trump wants evidence thrown out. willis says he is trying to stop an investigation before charges are filed. trump and supporters are accused of submitting fake electors. and the secretary of state recorded trump asking him to find 11,780 votes.

a u.s. congressman said two of his aides were injured monday when a man truck them with a baseball bat. the attack happened at his office in northern virginia. an aide was attacked and an intern on her first day of the job. police arrested a 49-year-old man but have not determined a motive. the attacker was enraged and likely suffering from mental illness. >> a man had come into our office, with a metal baseball bat. and asked for me. and when told i was at an event, he proceeded to attack the young intern, who was at the front desk.

when the noise was clear, he attacked my outreach director. after he was unable to hurt more staff members. he had to be tasered and one of the police had a minor injury in trying to subdue him. in new mexico, three people are dead and six others are wounded in the city of farmington. the gunman was killed. the 18-year-old opened fire in a residential area monday morning, appearing to shoot randomly at people, houses and cars. investigators say the gunman used three different weapons, including an a.r.-style rifle before he was killed by police arriving on scene.

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russian air attacks on the capital kyiv, just a short time ago? >> happening overnight, rosemary. it seems to have been an epic night for ukrainian air defense systems and our teams in kyiv and locations across the city, say it is extremely loud. that is significant because they are used to this. this is the eighth overnight barrage. the head of the ukrainian armed forces said this attack attempted attack, all of the missiles were shot down. it involved 18 missiles of different types, from sea, air and land. including russian ballistic missiles, much-hyped by the kremlin, which ukraine thought they didn't have anything that could intercept them. they had finally shot down one

using a patriot missile batteries. they believe that missile was targeting the patriot battery. we don't know what missiles or batteries were used by ukraine. but eye ukrainian air defense i getting more effective. this has to be calculated into russia's barrage. that rush that is trying to wear down its air defenses, to a summer or spring counteroffensive. this is a clear indication for the ongoing campaign for western weapons. this shows they are able to use them to great effect. >> claire sebastian, appreciate it. after rosie the riveter became a cultural icon,

symbolizing the working women in world war 2, many women in ukraine are taking on similar roles, taking over what the men had to abandon as they were called into service. >> reporter: in a man's world, war is changing everything. tetiana is at the vanguard. a woman on her way to work, 1,000 feet underground. it's okay now? it's good. you like it, huh? >> i want it. >> you wanted to be miner. >> your grandfather was a miner? >> reporter: she used to work above ground. when miners got called up to fight and martial law cleared women for dangerous jobs, she jumped at a job deep in the mine.

>> translator: i always wanted to work here but girls were not allowed. when many men were conscripted the mine had to keep working. to protect our country, the girls stepped up. >> reporter: she works six-hour shifts. three days on, one day off. earns more than previously and wants to keep her underground job when the war is open. >> my work is not physically difficult. i like it a lot. i would like to continue working here. >> in this bastian of mail-honored tradition, that might not be so easy. >> translator: i think when the war is over and we will win, i think women will return above the ground and do women's jobs. >> reporter: even th.

>> reporter: even the chief admits, without the women, the mine could not keep going. >> translator: our women wanted to help the mine and the country. so far, 46 women are working under the ground now. >> reporter: there hasn't been a general mobilization o maria is among them, for the love of ukraine and the love of her husband. >> translator: i knew the theory but the practice turned out to be hotter. >> reporter: she took on his black smith job. they bought the forge together earlier. invested their future in it. >> translator: this is my husband's passion and his life's business. i decided im and keep his job alive while he's serving. >> reporter: she shows me a video of her husband working at

the same anvil. his artwork, some "game of thrones" themed selling in the u.s. and europe for hundreds of dollars. she is focusing on simpler stur, kebab skewers. >> translator: this work helps me to hold on and not fall apart. >> reporter: women have been here before. rosie the riveter. icon of women at work in world war ii. she and others cracked the glass ceiling. more than a hint of rosie in maria. and perhaps changes here, too. >> translator: it's tiring work but interesting. i would like to do it when i feel like it, not when i have to do it. >> reporter: two of many who bravely stepped up, no doubt, more challenges ahead.

nic robertson, cnn, in a coal mine, eastern ukraine. still to come, a somber anniversary for palestinians around the world, as they commemorate 75 years of force masked displacement. turkey's president is predicting victory hater this month. you're watching cnn newsroom.

welcome back, everyone. israelis have celebrated 75 years of independence, palestinians have held somber ceremonies for the same event. they call it the catastrophe. when hundreds of thousands were forced to three their homes when israel was founded in 1948. thousands of palestinians marched on monday, demanding recognition of their right to return. this year, for the first time, the u.n. commemorated the day at its headquarters in new york. the anniversary comes days after fighting between israel and islamic jihad killed 33 palestinians in gaza and two people in israel last week. let's go to cnn's ben wedeman who joins us live from gaza city. what more can you tell us about

this somber anniversary for palestinians? >> for the people of gaza, the nakba never ended. behind the front lines, there's ordinary people that continue to suffer from the catastrophe of this conflict. another father in gaza has lost a son. as happens here when calm returns, mourners come to pay respect for those who were killed. but the 30-year-old wasn't killed from an air strike. a missile from his native gaza, into israel, ripped through his chest and abdomen. he was 1 of 18,000 gazans to receive a permit to work in israel. his father also rushed to the

hospital. human kindness triumphed over the war. i asked them to help me with procedure to take my son home and bury him. they did. abdulllah leaves behind a wife, his daughter and two sons. his whole people is destitute, he tells me. these bedouin are pius people. they prefer not to lay blame. abdullah's death, they say, was god's will. a spokesman for islamic jihad denied responsibility. a short drive away, residents survey ruins of a large house, bombed di israeli aircraft. ministers of public works gather information on the destruction. the neighbors say, this building belonged to somebody in islamic ji jihad's missile unit.

the building was destroyed on friday evening. in the process, all the homes in this area were severely damaged. the blast shattered windows and toppled walls. the maybes had nothing to do with missiles and don't know if or when help will arrive. his home is in shambles. he shows me the help he's received so far. a bag of food, worth a few dollars. my house is destroyed, he shouts. a kilo of sugar and flour. it's all madness. and they never get used to it. the next potential flashpoint is this thursday, with a flag march, marking jerusalem day,

when israelis, many of them extremists, march through the old city of jerusalem, in the palestinian areas, often times resulting in slooshs and what not. that's where the next trouble spot will be. here in gaza, rosemary, life is pretty much back to normal. schools are back in session. life, for now, resuming its regular routines. rosemary? >> our thanks to ben wedeman, joining us from gaza city. facing the toughest challenge to his 20 years in power, president erdogan is declaring victory of a runoff election in less than two weeks. the long-time leader fell just short of topping the 50% threshold needed to win re-election outright in sunday's vote. the leading opposition candidate

is vowing to fight until the end. he represents a coalition of six political partying and is promising to move turkey in a more secular direction if elected. >> supporters of erdogan took to the streets of iz stanbul. first, in solidarity with their leader. that turned into a celebration. for his supporters, there's one man, one cause and one turkey. that of erdogan. in the early hours of monday morning, erdogan doing what he does best, rallying supporters. in the capital, their man addressed the voters from his headquarters where he delivers his rousing victory speeches. this is no victory, but a win

for now. he failed to secure the 50% plus one vote majority to clinch a third term, but emerged with a clear lead over the main opposition candidate. >> translator: currently the majority of parliament is in our people's alliance. we do not doubt that the choice of our nation, which gave the majority our alliance, will be in the favor of trust and stability, in the presidential election. >> reporter: the wind is behind erdogan as turkey heads for a runoff. >> translator: i am here. i will fight until the end, i swear. i know i will fight until the end. i am here. >> reporter: the opposition is more united and more galvanized than ever, thought this time would be different. they believed they could deliver change and the promise of a return to a real democracy.

a promise so many in this country, so desperately wanted. in 20 weeks time, erdogan and the opposition leader will face off again. and this man could be the tiebreaker. >> translator: we have certain red lines, such as fighting against terrorism and sending refugees back. we have voiced positions before. >> reporter: the 5% of the e electric trat is a combination of nationalists and protest votes of those that didn't like the opposition choice of candidate, but irked enough by erdogan to deny support, at least in the first round. no election in this country's history has meant more for this divided nation, where the two competing visions of turkey are locked in a duel. and it is the turkey people that will decide which vision will prevail.

still to come, as the humanitarian crisis worsens in sudan, even a hospital has come under attackck.

as the war in sudan grinds on, a hospital in the capital city has come under attack. cnn has geo-located vehicles that shows the damage of khartoum's east nile hospital. t the sudanese military hit the facility with air strikes. it's unclear how many have been

injured or killed. larry madolo has more on the fighting and why no one is able to stop it. >> reporter: the attack on the east nile hospital in khartoum, underscores the futility of all attempts at a cease-fire. the rapid defense forces, the paramilitary group that's been in conflict with the sudanese army, says this attack caused damage to the hospital. the sudanese army says it did target a location where they have been keeping their weapons and ammunition and fuel and dealt a blow to it. the army is accusing the rapid support forces from occupying the hospital from the beginning of the conflict in violation of international law. what is the truth here? every incident since the conflict began, has been blames and counterblames. and it's really difficult to tell who is telling the truth here. but the timing of this air

strike is also significant because it marks 30 continuous day of fighting in khartoum with no end in sight. this keeps continuing as 676 people have been killed and 130,000 people have been displaced including 30,000 that have crossed over to chad, egypt, and south sudan. but there's been an attempt to bring the two warring parties together. on friday, based on a declaration of intent to protect civilians. it's not a cease-fire but the first attempt to negotiate a ten-day cease-fire, to allow for humanitarian aid to come in. the latest attack flies in the face of that, dragging on and on, with no end in sight. and just at the signing ceremony, the two representatives at the rapid

defense forces and the army didn't shake hands. they barely looked at each other. that's the bad blood and animosity that the negotiators have to overcome. the u.s. and saudi arabia are leading these prenegotiation talks. but they don't seem to be heading very far. mary madowo, cnn. families who made it out of khartoum to safety in port sedan, are stranded there. hundreds are dealing with extreme heat and inadequate shelter. some are sleeping in tents they created from blankets in an attempt to escape the searing sun. one mother said they are desperate for help. >> translator: we came from war. our husbands, our homes are destroyed. if there were peace, where do we live if we go back. we have children and are unable to do anything. we came from war and we're staying in this heat. this is not held fi thr the

children. we're unable to do anything and nobody is helping. please, help us. humanitarian organizations. not for us but for the sake of these children. we have pregnant and sick, elderly women. people whose health could get worse. >> about 200,000 sudanese have fled to neighboring countries. and 700,000 have been displaced inside sudan. all this is causing a humanitarian crisis that could destabilize the region. six people have reportedly died after a fire erupted inside a hostiel. authorities were able to evacuate 52 people. five others were taken to the hospital. but dozens more remain unaccounted for. the cause of the blaze remains unknown. raging wildfires have forced

tens of thousands of canadians from their homes and have halted oil production in alberta. 23 fires are considered out of control. the situation is expected to worsen because almost no rain is forecast for the next ten days. prime minister justin trudeau was briefed by soldiers as he surveyed the scene on monday. troops are being sent to fight the wildfires. florida's culture clash reaches a fifth grade classroom. after a parent who is also a school board member, complained that a teacher showed an animated disney film with a gay character. that. save 50% on the sleep number lilimited edition smart bed. plus, free home delivery when you add an adadjustable base. only at sleep number.

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a fifth grade teacher in florida says she is under investigation for showing her class an animated disney movie, featuring a character who is biracial and gay. the parent who reported her also happens to be on the local school board. in a state where the governor has been on a cultural crusade against issues of sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. isabel rosales has more. >> reporter: first-year florida teacher jenna barby is under fire for showing her class "strange world." her intent, she says, was to teach the class about the environment. the film featuring a family of explorers banding together to navigate the world. >> i thought that was a beautiful message to send to my

kids. working together, chasing the dreams. >> reporter: that led to the ire of one of the parents. >> i'm not going to allow this minority to infiltrate our schools. >> reporter: that triggered an investigation from the florida department of investigation. she showed cnn this letter saying this office has determined an investigation is warranted to allegations that you engaged in inappropriate contact. >> you must be diazo. he talks about you all the time. >> reporter: "strange world" features a gay character and may violate the parental rights act. the controversial bill fans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms. county schools sent this announcement to the parents. parts of the story has a male character having and expressing feelings for another male

character. the state is investigating the teacher. she says the feature broke policy because she did not get the movie approved by the administration. >> it's not a teacher's job to impose beliefs on a child. but allowing movies such as this assist teachers in opening a door -- and please hear me. they assist in opening a door for conversations that have no place in our classrooms. >> reporter: she insists she did follow the rules. telling cnn every child had a signed permission slip from their parent, approving pg movies in the classroom. >> no one had a process in place where individual movies got approved. now i had this situation happen, there's a whole process in place where you have to get every movie approved to a letter, toed a mines to the parents back. >> reporter: teachers who violate the florida parental

rights bill can be sus spended have their privileges revoked. thank you for spending part of your day with me. i'm rosemary church. cnn newsroom continues with max foster next.

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