that isn't a next step. >> mr. attorney general, we are just about out of time, but do you see that happening in the future? >> look, i agree with dede. they should go to jail at the end of the day in connecticut, the attorney general doesn't have criminal authority. but we have said over and over again they should be held accountable and i totally agree with her. >> attorney general tong, didi yoder, thank you. appreciate it. >> "cnn this morning" continues right now. not one republican should vote for this deal. it is a bad deal. >> mccarthy has lost some trust in how this has been handle. >> it seems inescapable given what has occurred and the way he was the steward of republican unity and he blew it to smithereens. >> well, not everyone happy with this deal. let's see how the vote goes.

>> yes. >> good morning, everyone. glad you are with us on "cnn this morning." i'm joined by erica hill. kevin mccarthy facing a growing republican revolt as the house prepares to vote on his debt limit deal he struck with president biden. we are about to find out if the speaker can pull it off. a chinese fighter jet intercepting a spy plain of the pentagon accusing the pilot of being unnecessarily aggressive forcing the plane to fly through dangerous turbulence. also, sources tell cnn former new jersey governor chris christie is going to jump in the race for the white house. he will make it official with an announcement on tuesday giving donald trump yet another republican challenger. this hour of "cnn this morning" starts right now. snu and we begin on the debt limit and the deal and can it

pass. it is a crucial day. we will see on capitol hill the house is set to vote on it after it narrowly cleared a major hurdle last night. >> mr. norman. mr. norman, no. mr. roy? mr. roy, no. >> two hard line republicans on the very powerful house rules committee tried but failed to block the deal from advancing to the floor. they are vowing to continue fighting fence it along with other members of the house freedom caucus. >> because joe biden was in a box. he was up against the ropes. and we should have held him there and gotten more for the american people than a spending freeze for $4 trillion. >> speaking mccarthy walking a tightrope this morning trying to rally support for that bill and facing growing dissent among far right republicans and that threat of being ousted from his job. time is running out for congress

to preventil a default. joining us congressman tom emmer from minnesota, the majority whip in the house. the big question which i know you are getting is where things stand. house majority leader steve scalise saying last night despite the harsh criticism, the caucus is coming together around the legislation. do you agree? do you have the votes? >> oh, yeah, it's gonna pass today. a lot of this is fun for the media and people who like to watch human beings have disagreements. at the end of the day, the house republicans know what's at stake. that's one of the reasons that kevin mccarthy tried to get this done starting the moment this new congress began. it's one of the reasons under his leadership republicans passed a bill to avoid default more than a month ago and it took the president, the white house more than 100 days to

actually sit down, start getting serious. this is a great deal for republicans. this is a $2.1 trillion cut. this is a major victory for republicans. >> you are calling this a major victory for republicans. the president has been complime come /* complementary as well. can you give us a sense of the numbers this morning? can you get as high as 150? >> we whipped for 218 republicans. that will be our goal, to get 218 plus on the republican side of the aisle to vote for the deal tonight. >> in terms of where things stand, as you know the criticism has been loud. it has been consistent from some of the more hard-line members of your parties. i want to share some of those moments with our viewers because i want to get your take. if the bill passes, this doesn't mean it's the end of the problems potentially for speaker mccarthy. you have dan bishop saying he would consider this motion to

vacate saying the speaker made in his words an unrecoverable error. chip roy confirming to cnn that if this deal can't be killed they are going to have to reassess and maybe take a look at the leadership arrangement. do you believe that the speaker's job at this point, that the gavel is in jeopardy? >> look, i know that those republican members are great members. the group of republicans, there is a lot of emotion because there is a lot of frustration. i mean, they are watching an administration that has driven spending to a level that's caused double-digit inflation. people are paying more at the grocery store, more at the gas pump. it's harder to get by. and these people want get something done for the american people. i understand that they didn't get everything they wanted in this deal, but this is a good deal. i mean, it's with $2.1 trillion cut. it has a provision that's going to force the senate for once to

start working on appropriations bills. this is a good first step forward to try to fix what's been broken in congress. >> you call this a good first step forward. if you have unhappy people on both sides perhaps that? a sign of bipartisan work in washington. when you hear words though like unrecoverable error from congressman bishop, i found it interesting. douglas brinkley telling "the washington post" both sides blinked. this is what american politics is all about. do you believe the error was a negotiation, was both sides coming together and each one having to give a little bit? >> no, i think from dan's perspective he is a thoughtful guy and he works very hard at these issues. he wanted more. he wanted more in the deal. he wanted some things that dropped out, some additional work requirements. he wanted additional things when

it came to spending cuts. i understand that. but at the end of the day this deal had republican priorities in it because, of course, the only people that passed a bill were the republicans. it is a good thing that the white house did finally decide to sit down and have a negotiation at the end of the day. this is $2.1 trillion cut. it is the first step. the next is the appropriations process. then there is an election next year where i think the issue will be how republicans would spend your money versus how democrats would and our national security. that's a winning issue for us. >> talk about cut, estimates from the congressional budget office. there is also an estimate that changes to snapchat would increase spending by 2.1 billion. . the math is wrong. >> the math is wrong? >> we need to see their homework on this -- >> but you are okay with the other part of that equation, you

just -- but the s.n.a.p. part is wrong? >> actually, what calm out last night, if you let me finish, there are inconsistencies with their calculations and what they are including and not including. they are pricing in things that are already happening. so this is a little bit -- we have had a problem every once in a while with the cbo. for instance, there was a motion, a vote to eliminate the department of education. you're eliminating a 4,000-person department and they said that would cost the federal government money. we don't just accept what the cbo puts out. we do check their homework. i am comfortable with the other stuff. the one that came out last night, there are some suspect numbers in there. >> when to do you think you will have those checked? >> we'll be doing it this morning. it just came out last night. >> we look forward to hearing more on that. are you feeling confident in terms of -- i know you said you have the numbers, you will have

the votes. can you give us a sense of who you may have been able to bring over to your side? we saw comments from marjorie taylor greene. i won't use her words but she called it a certain type of sandwich. she seems to be now leaning yes. how many others have you been able to convince? >> all i am going to stel is that we do our job, make sure we hear our members' concerns, share with them the accurate details of what is in this legislation so they can make up their own mind and represent the people that they were september here to represent. we are going to have the votes tonight. this will pass. >> congressman, appreciate your time this morning. thank you. now to ukraine. on edge this morning as it braces for potential russian retaliation to a drone strike. those attacks in moscow on tuesday. ukraine has denied any involvement in those attacks. of course, the kremlin is pointing right at ukraine and

the white house says it is still gathering information. these followed an overnight bombardment on kyiv which was the night before. those killed at least one person. take a look at this video, new just into cnn, and it shows missile debris falling from the sky and nearly hitting a bus in kyiv. meantime, ukraine's president zelenskyy said he decided when they will launch the count offensive. let's talk about this and a lot of headlines this morning. the national security council coordinator for strategic communications at the white house, john kirby. good morning. >> good morning. >> okay. so the latest we had from last night is that the white house is still gathering information on these attacks in russia. these drone attacks on moscow. ukraine vehemently denying any involvement. does the white house have an update on that this morning? >> no, poppy, we don't. we are trying to get information here and develop some sort of

sense of what happened and how these occurred. but i can't tell you we have definitive information at this point, would the white house view it as appropriate if ukraine was involved in those attacks? >> we have been clear privately and publicly with the ukrainians we don't support attacks on russian soil. we will continue to give them what they need to defend theirselves and their territory, ukrainian soil, but don't support attacks in russia. >> in terms of those potential attacks, we spoke earlier with former secretary mark esper. we asked him specifically about depending on whether it was determined that ukraine was behind them and where some of that equipment may have come from, whether that should change the thinking for u.s. and nato in terms of weapons. take a listen to his response. >> well, ukraine has the right of self-defense and, secondly, russia should not have sanctuary. russia doesn't get to destroy kill civilians, rape murder and

pillage across ukraine for 15 months and then cry foul when ukraine or ukraine supported or maybe it's anti-putin groups shoot drones in moscow. i just think that's wrong, that's not right, and i think ukraine needs to leverage whatever they can with whomever they can to strike legitimate military targets in russia. >> strike legitimate military targets in russia in his estimation ukraine has the right of self-defense. the white house doesn't agree? >> of course we agree that the ukrainians have right to self-defense. my goodness. over the last 15 months we have been doing very little else other than helping them defend themselves and their territory. we said we don't want to encourage or enable attacks inside russia because we don't want to see the war escalate beyond the violence it's already visited upon the kirstjen nielsen people. expanding into something much

big are than it already is. we maintained our concerns. but we have machine nothing but generous and fully committed to make sure ukraine can defend itself. you are going to continue to see drawdown packages and security assistance going to ukraine right up through the summertime and that includes in the very near future here. so we are very much committed to that. >> eye joined by erica hill. i know you can't see us both here. we are right here. that question was from erica and her questioning of mark esper. just building on this and we want to move on to china with you, but it appears that, and this is how the new york describes it on the front page, the position that white house has held that any weapons provided to ukraine should not be used against russia, they both issued statements that the united states does not support strikes inside russia, quote, as a general matter, but nothing

that marked nothing on tuesday marked the 17th time this month that russia struck kyiv, meaning they think that your language is hedge ago bit. is the white house's position changing at all? >> no, not at all. i apologize, erica, for the mess take there. not at all. look, we have been very consistent since the beginning of the war. we want to make sure that ukraine has everything to defend themselves as they get ready to go on the offensive here in the summertime, have everything they need to do that successfully. we don't want to see the war escalate beyond what it's already visited on the ukrainian people and european continent. we can understand if we give putin what he is claiming this is, a war against the west, against the united states, against nato, there will be a lot more suffering in the european continent. we don't want to see the war escalate. once we provide systems to the ukrainians and this is an important point, they get to decide what they are going to do with them. they gave us assurances they

won't use our equipment to strike inside russia. once it goes to them, it belongs bo to them -- >> that sounds like a hospital. respectfully, that sounds like a hedge. >> it's not. it's been consistent since the beginning of the war. this equipment belongs to them. they to get to decide how they use it. we don't want -- we have been clear privately with them and certainly clear publicly. we don't want our systems, we don't want to encourage or able attacks inside russia. >> okay. president zelenskyy has said that there is a date now, he has a date for the counteroffensive. do you have any sense of that timing is? >> i think we are just going to leave it right there. this is president zelenskyy's decision to make. he is the commander-in-chief. he gets to decide where and when he steps off. we don't want to get ahead of him on that. >> does the white house know even though you are not saying it publicly? >> we have been in touch with our ukraine counterparts as they have begun their planning for this counteroffensive and remain in touch with them. i will lee it at that. >> we want to ask you about

china. we saw this week that basically the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin counterpart in china decline an invitation to sit down in singapore a few days ago and now xi jinping overnight saying that basically his military chiefs should prepare for the worst-case scenarios and prepare for actual combat and practical use. that sounds like a real escalation. >> that's one of the reasons we want to be able to have conversations in the military channels with the senior leaders of the prc military as well as lower levels. i mean, when speaker pelosi visited taiwan, one of the avenues of communication that the chinese cutoff was this military to military vehicle here and that is what you need when you have tensions as high as they are much you want to be able to avoid miscalculations and misunderstands. over the weekend there was an unsafe and unprofessional intercept by a rc fighter jet with one of our air force

aircraft over the south china seas. when you have tensions like this, you want to talk. that's why we want to keep the lines of communication open. >> not very open right now. that's concerning to -- >> they are concerning to us, too. we agree. they are not open. and we need to get them open. that's why secretary austin asked for that meeting. >> appreciate your time, admiral kirby. thank you very much for joining us. >> you bet. thanks, guys. well, battles between house republicans and director of the fbi. speaker kevin mccarthy. james comey here to discuss. the republican field getting more crowded. guess who is jumping in? former new jersey governor chris christie about to make it official on tuesday. bapp

(vo) this is sadie. she's on verizon. . and now she's got myplan. the game changing new plan that lets her pick exactly what she wants, and save on every perk. sadie's getting her plan ready for a big trip. travel pass, on. nice iphone 14 pro! cute couple. trips don't last forever. neither does summer love. so, sadie's moving on. apple music? check. introducing myplan. the first and only unlimited plan to give you exactly what you want, so you only pay for what you need. and get iphone 14 pro on us when you switch. it's your verizon. electric dream days are here. come in now and experience the intense thrills and incredible offers on any of five mercedes-benz electric vehicles. including two years complimentary charging and pre-paid maintenance.

the vehicles are all electric. the feeling is all mercedes. the choice is all yours. but hurry, these dream days are only here until june 5th. - [narrator] this is my coffee shop. we just moved into a bigger space, brought on another employee, and ordered new branded gear for the team. it was so easy. i just chose my products, added our logo, and placed my order. bring your own team together with custom gear. get started today at customink.com.

and there he is. chaz. the rec league's self-crowned pickleball king. do you just bow down? no you de-thrown the king. pedialyte. 3x the electrolytes. ♪ ♪ a bunch of dead guys made up work, way back when. ♪ ♪ it's our turn now we'll make it up again. ♪ ♪ we'll build freelance teams with more agility. ♪ ♪ the old way of working is deader than me. ♪ ♪ we'll scale up, and we'll scale down ♪ ♪ before you're six feet underground. ♪ ♪ yes, this is how, this is how we work now. ♪

the fbi which they seem to act like we do not. i personally called director wray and said he needs to send that document. if he misses the deadline today, i am prepared to move contempt charges in congress against him. >> he did miss that deadline. you heard from house speaker kevin mccarthy yesterday on that. republicans in congress are escalating their fight with fbi director christopher wray as he refuses to hand over an internal document they say relates an alleged scheme. theous oversight chair james comer said he will hold the director in contempt as republicans continue their attacks on the fbi and the doj. some house republicans seeking to defund those agencies

alleging they have been weaponized against conservatives. and newly minted presidential hopeful governor ron desantis pledged fire the fbi director if he were to become president. what does this mean for not only the fbi, but the country? joining us now in studio is former fbi director james comey, the author of this new book the new crime novel "central park west." good morning. congratulations. >> thank you. >> the book is thrilling. keeps you on the edge of your seat. i have to ask you to respond to what we heard from kevin mccarthy and what the oversight chair james comer and senator chuck grassley will do in terms of holding director wray in contempt. should he be turning over internal document? >> i don't know enough about the particular document to say. >> you know what it is. it's got many numbers in it. it essentially outlines what an undisclosed witness or whistleblower told officials and

this would concern the biden family, accusations that have not been presented evidence but from the oversight committee, the accusations they made. >> director wrong-way is a person of principle. so i'm sure he is crying to ascertain the right thing to do principle. so i'm sure he is crying to ascertain the right thing to do. these are the kerfuffles that blow up every so often in d.c. now ensnared the fbi. it will pass. >> governor ron desantis running for president, i was struck by what he said about the fbi in this interview with fox news. he said the doj and have lost their way. what was strike to go me is what he said about the independence of the fbi or the lack thereof. here it was. >> the republican presidents have accepted the canard that the doj and fbi are, quote, independent. they are not independent agencies. they are part of the executive branch. they answer to the elected

president of the united states. so as president, you have a responsibility to be involved in holding those agencies accountable. >> historically, previously until the last few years it has been those on the left who have been critical of the fbi. you were a republican for most of your life until you say the party left you. why do you think so many republicans have turned on the fbi? >> i think it's largely because donald trump and those around him have seen the fbi as a threat, so they have take an blowtorch to try to tear down that threat. it's really unfortunate the ngo that the fbi is some sort of leftist cab all out to get the republicans. it's so crazy. shows you how crazy our times are. >> i thought these numbers were stunning. first of all, a pew research poll shows the divide in terms of republicans and leaning republicans, 38% now have a favorable view of the fbi. for democrats 65%. and then you talk about trump. look at this decline. gallop showed in tword, 62% of

republicans had a favorable view of the agency. now it's 29%. what can be done to correct that? and what if it doesn't change? what happens? >> well, it will change. the fbi will be fine in the long run. this fever around donald trump and the maga world will eventually break, but it's become somehow a nutty article of faith that the fbi is out to get republicans. if you ask people 20 years ago whether that would someday be the accusation, they'd say that's nuts it's nuts, but it will pass. >> john durham released his report days ago and he will testify three weeks from today. this was about under your pursue the trump probe vis-a-vis russia during the 2016 election. his analysis is -- and it's different than inspector general's analysis, by the way. his conclusion is the fbi never should have launched a full probe of trump and russia. and he said that the fbi used

raw unanalyzed and uncorroborated intelligence and different standards than they used with hillary clinton. do you have any regrets about how you and the team handled that investigation? >> no. and there is -- >> none? >> nothing new in the report about the fbi. he thinks it ought to have been a prelim investigation, not a full. the difference would be boring to your listeners and viewers. he agrees that the fbi had cam examine this -- >> not to the extent it did and he says that there were difference standards used in terms of the probe on trump in russia and hillary clinton. you said on a different network in a recent interview there are some things you wish you did differently. what are they? >> oh, plenty of different things. from small things to large things, in an announcements i made. i don't like the way i put things in order. i wish i had entered the encryption debate in a different way. when you look back at a career, you can always find things. i think the fbi to open that russia investigation. people forget republicans, we

weren't investigating donald trump. we were trying to find out if anybody in his world was working with the russians. had to do that investigation and did it in a professional way. >> what we see now look at the trump probes now, specifically the federal ones led by the special counsel jack smith, do you expect he will recommend charges in either probe? you talked about the mar-a-lago documents cases potentially being the most damaging to trump. do you expect jack smith would recommend charges to the attorney general? >> i don't know. he has been doing it like a pro, which means i know very little about it, as do you. so i don't know. it strikes me the mar-a-lago case is the one most likely to result in criminal charges. we will have to see. >> we know little about it but goobd reporting told us a bit about it, including "the washington post" last week as you know with their reporting that boxes of the classified documents were moved on june 2nd, the day before they knew that fbi officials were coming down to look at the documents. does that point to obstruction? >> maybe. i know from having been inside

investigations that as good as the reporting is, it can't see what a professional investigation is doing fully. so we will have to wait. >> "the washington post" profile of you in this book was really, really interesting. and this is what they wrote at the end of one of their multiple reviews of your book. quote, it seems like everyone in america has been angry with him, you, at some point for his decisions about what to reveal and when. and you have said getting fired is the best thing that ever happened to me. why? >> to me personally? >> yeah. >> because i get to address in a different way, get lots of sleep and exercise. >> you a ten-year term, only got to serve four years. >> i grieve not having an opportunity to stay the full term. i thought you were asking about me personally. it's harder to be the director. fbi than a crime novelist. >> what do make of that? >> i frankly hope it's not fully true, but i have heard a lo of

it and it causes me pain. i wasn't in that business to try to make people mad. when you are making decision in a polarized environment you can't help people be upset at you. some day chris wray will be dressed in casual clothes and get a lot of sleep. >> i never thought i would speak with you in a t-shirt and sneakers. so much more relaxed life now. and life you see ahead for yourself as a novelist. this book, you have always loved to right. you contributed to your school's literary magazine so this has sort of been in your blood for a long time but the plot is a federal prosecutor here in new york and she, it's a girl, maybe slightly based a woman based on your own daughter who is a federal prosecutor. this is a mob case and tied with new york city politics and a new york governor. how much of this story is inspired by your work prosecuting the mob and what your daughter is doing? >> it's a combination. a lot of it is places i have

been, cases i did when i was a mob prosecutor. when i was working on this, my oldest child, my daughter, was on her feet in the same courtroom i prosecuted mobsters in when she was 4 years old. prosecuting glen maxwell, jeffrey epstein's partner in abusing young girls. it had to be a woman as the protagonist. i could write it thinking about this person i loved tremendously like all my children. that made it really fun. >> a lot of women have been a part of this book. not only your daughter but your wife is your biggest critic and some of her krit simple doesn't come face to face, it comes at night in google doc? >> she is my biggest fan, i hope she would say. loving and devastating at the same time. she is my partner and she tells me the truth when it's good and when it's not so good and luckily it's often in the form of a google doc comment or suggestions so i can go through the stages of denial before i

accept that she is right. >> she helps you coming up the plots? >> she is our idea person. she has great story vision. my job is to write it. >> next one almost done? >> in draft. out for loving feedback with family members. >> director comey, appreciate you weighing in on the news, your career and congratulations on your new book. >> thank you. great to be with you. >> erica. chris christie set to jump into the race for the white house. this gop field continues to get more crowded by day. how could that shake things up? we'll discuss. we're reinventnting our networ. ♪ ♪ ♪ fast. reliable. perfectly orchestrated.

the united states postal service. (wheezing) asthma isn't pretty. it's the moment when you realize that a good day... is about to become a bad one. but then, i rembered that the world is so much bigger than that, with trelegy because one dose a day lps keep my asthma symptoms under control. and with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy helps improve lung function so i can breathe easier for a full 24 hours. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. trelegy contains a medicine that increases risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. when this medicine is used with an inhaled corticosteroid, like in trelegy, there is not a significant increased risk of these events. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may increase risk of thrush and infections. get emergency care for serious allergic reactions. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. ♪ what a wonderful world. ♪ ask your doctor about once-daily trelegy for asthma -

because breathing should be beautiful. my most important kitchen tool? my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger. ♪ ♪ ♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪

as a business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving by switching to the mobile service designed for small business: comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network, with no line activation fees or term contracts... saving you up to 75% a year. and it's only available to comcast business internet customers. so boost your bottom line by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities™.

this just in to cnn. former new jersey republican governor chris christie will announce his bid for the white house next week. cnn correspondent omar jimenez joining us with details. the announcement is next week. what more do we have? >> as we understand, hearing from multiple sources that tuesday is the day that he is going to announce a pid for 2024 white house, at least the primary. there is a big field here.

but i have heard from just speaking to many people in the camp that he feels his lane is not around trump, but specifically through trump. so one of their main priorities is to try to get on that debate stage because christie feels that he will be the one to actually have the message that breaks through, you know, again a crowded cast that we're seeing already. and i did just get notification of some of an event notification for next week. curiously, the same day as the announcement as we understand set to take place in new hampshire in a town hall format at the new hampshire institute of politics at st. anne's helm college. he because the latest republican to jump in the race and try to take down the person we have seen lead the polls to this point, president trump. >> axios senior contributor margaret dollar, good morning.

i keep thinking about the book "bear hunt." did you ever read this to your kids? you've got to go through it. it sounds like chris christie is trying to go through trump. how do you do that? >> well, you know, he does have, i guess, the benefit of some practice from the last time around. eight years ago. but we are seeing a couple of things. one is that this field is getting increasingly crowded. that could help trump. that's the conventional wisdom and it makes sense. i think what you are seeing, christie has a harder path because the party has changed so much just since the 2016 campaign. the core of the republican party, the base moving much farther to the right, being much more targeted towards the working class, the anti-elite, anti-college, anti-business to some extent, anti-chamber of commerce, anti-globalist. krigs christa coastal governor, an institutionalist. he was once a u.s. attorney and believes in american business. it's a harder path. but if you look at what christie

and governor district attorney are doing, they have pledge to go punch and counterpunch donald trump in different ways. christie wants to be talking to what he calls an exhausted majority. he is talking about not just republicans, but independents and maybe some conservative democrats. ron desantis is aiming to right of donald trump, trying to push the party further to the right, trying to say trump is too woke, look at some of his policies on, you know, criminal prison reform and criminal justice policies. so they are really, really different approaches to punching trump, but at least now we are seeing a couple of brand name contenders in the gop primary saying they are not shying away from attacking the former president. >> i am sure we will see his comments from his evolution over the years, the last eight years or so for, again, for, for. when we look at that lane that you are painting there, this lane of chris christie wanting to go after the former

republican party, essentially former republican voters, the one that used to be as well as independents, perhaps some democrats, if they are that lane. >> i mean, it's a big question and you're not seeing a lot of other gop contenders or wouldb contenders courting that lane. tim scott also new to the race, talks about an optimistic campaign. chris christie wants it to be a voyful campaign. are you trying to tell people who actually are now independents, hey, switch back to the republican party to vote in your state's primary? are you trying to reactivate a nascent part of people still registered as republicans but are like, i don't really know what's going on here, and say the there is still a home for you? those seem to be the lanes if you tie trump to vladimir putin, if going to focus on january 6th and trying to overturn, you know, a democratically elected election. that is not a brand that is

synonymous with an appeal to the base. but christie's bet, i think, is that there are actually still a lot of republicans or voters who lean republican who are more attracted to his message but they need an alternative to rally around. it is a long shot. it is not an easy path. >> it's also just so interesting to see him running through, that's what he is gonna do, trump when he was the first really establishment republican to legitimize trump in 2016. quite a shift. thank you, margaret. >> thanks. overnight the spacex capsule carrying a former nasa astronaut and three paying customers returns from the international space station, splashing down in the gulf of mexico. we'll talk about the latest on the space race with the renowned as astrop astrophysicist neil degrassese tyson. he is here next. ing. so whyhy do we leave so much untapped potential on the table? this is a nenext level bed, for a next level you.

my circadian rhythm is kicking your c circadian rhythm's but! it's not a competition. i know, but i'm still winning! so, it is a competition. save 50% on the sleep number limited edition smart bed. plus, free home delivery when you add an adjustable base. only at sleep number. if you think you, a child in your care, or another loved one were harmed by endo or a related cpany, including par or ams, or their products including ranitidine, orpioids like opana®, opana® er, or percocet®, your rights may be affected by deadlines in the endo bankruptcy. you may be entitled to payment as part of endo's bankruptcy, but you must file a claim by july 7, 2023. you may file a claim on behalf of yourself, a child in your care (including a child exposed to opioids in the womb), or a deceased or disabled relative. also, if you hold a claim or interest in endo,

the deadline to object to the potential sale of endo's assets is july 7, 2023. for more information visit endoclaims.com what are folks 60 and older up to these days? getting inspired! volunteering! playing pickleba...!

(vo) if you've had thyroid eye disease for years and the pain in the back of your eye is forcing bad words from your mouth, it's not too late for another treatment option. to learn more visit treatted.com. that's treatt-e-d.com. >> back on earth. >> love it. all that applause because, well, this is your morning moment, splashdown. a spacex capsule carrying a

former nasa astronaut and three paying customers came home from the international space station, splashing off the coast of panama city. it is only the second all-private mission to the iss. that as a chinese rocket launched from earth to their own space station yesterday carrying the country's first civilian astronaut into orbit. let's talk about all this and more with world-renowned astrophysicist and director of the hayden planetarium at the american museum of natural history in new york city dr. neil degrasse tyson. also the author of "starry messenger:international space station cosmic messages." let's start with -- we have been talking about china lot this morning and now in space, too, obviously, in the space race. launching and working to put more pressure, i suppose, on nasa to put humans on course to walk the moon by 2025, two years away. does this increase the pressure on nasa? what china is doing? >> of course.

how could we think not? >> right. >> and just look at the rebirth of our interest in returning to the moon. with the artemis program, which, by the way, not everyone knows yet, i mean, some people know, of course, artemis is the twin sister of apollo. and so nasa was like woke early in this effort. >> careful throwing that word around. >> that's right. that's right. but we could have stayed on the moon in 1972. we didn't. we could have gone back in 1980 or 2000 or 2010. no. we have rejuvenated our lunar space program right around the time when china says that's what they want to do. so who are we kidding if we are going to say we are doing it because it's time to do it again. no. there are forces operating out there rival a little bit what we felt back in the space race with the soviet union. so that's just the reality. to stand in denial of it would be naive. >> so as we watch for all that to play out, we see if it will happen, by 2025 and in terms of

the moon, i was fascinated. the james webb telescope. i love it. >> it is all that and more. >> so now it's observed a donut of water, as i understand, around saturn beyond the rings. what does this actually mean? what is dote nut of water? >> just to say the search for water is a major objective of nasa because every place on earth we find water, we find life. even the dead sea. it's called the dead sea because no one had microscopes or the james webb space telescope. so if you -- if we know that life and water go together, and we want to find life elsewhere, you look for water any place you can find it in any shape, form, always. so these outer planets, so not only jupiter, but saturn as well, there are conditions that can support water.

and in many cases it's frozen on the surface of moons but then liquefied inside because the moons are stressed by the tidal forces of the main planet and other moons. and it's like when you hit a racquetball. they say, let's warm up the ball. you are literally warming up the ball by stretching it and popping it back into shape. that's what's happening with the moons in the outer solar system which renders what would otherwise be frozen water liquid. when you find water in the outer solar system, it widens the net that you cast in your search for life. >> could we talk about what we are seeing new york that apparently everyone knew about except for me? >> you've got to get out more. >> yeah. the truest statement of the morning. >> you know, yeah. so there it is. yes, manhattan henge. yes. >> what is it? >> did you coin that term? >> what's that? >> what is it? >> i coined that term. it's in the oxford english

dictionary, i'm h am happy to s. not official until that happens, right? exactly. anything is in the urban dictionary. two occasions a year around memorial day and i timed this up with baseball's all-star break. i found these on the calendar. those two occasions the sun sets exactly on the grid of manhattan. and it makes for spectacular sunsets. sunsets are beautiful regardless. now you frame them with the steel and glass structures of the city. thousands of people now crowd the streets. and i am delighted to announce, we finally stopped traffic for reasons other than con ed digging holes. or police activity. [ laughter ] >> so if the universe can call to us that way, it's a reminder that we are participants in the great unfolding of cosmic events. >> great unfolding of cosmic events. i love it. before you go, since you have a

term in the oxford english dictionary -- >> i don't mean to brag or anything. >> could we get your best, this is "cnn this morning"? you were doing it in the commercial and it was pretty darn great. >> this is "cnn this morning." >> there you go. that's all you need to know. hired! all right. dr. neil degrasse tyson, what a pleasure. >> thank you. welcome to the universe. >> also great. even better. also great. >> yeah. >> what are you going to do when you come back tomorrow? [ laughter ] >> thank you. all right. fiery new comments from seven-time nba all-star scottie pippen criticizing michael jordan nl. why he says jordan was a horrible player plus, watch this. a remake for the dukes of hazard, nothing for grand theft auto. an actual car as you see it

there catapulting itself off the back of a tow truck. stay tuned for what happened next. ♪ ♪ ♪ get 2.9% apr for 36 months plus $1,500 purchase allowance on an xt5 and xt6 when you finance through cadillac financial. ♪ ♪ these are the people, who help you stay well. ♪ ♪ searching lower prices, ♪ ♪ and brands you love on the shelves. ♪ behindhe counter, or in the aisles, healthier's better when it ppens together. cvs pharmacy. healthier happens together.

as someone living with type 2 diabetes, i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com - i'm fernando, i live outside of boston. i've been with consumer cellular for five years. consumer cellular gives you all the same features that these big companies give you.

what you get for the cost is remarkable. why would you pay more money?! - [announcer] why would you pay more when you can get unlimited talk & text with a flexible data plan starting at just $20 a month. - i think they should raise their prices! (laughs) - [announcer] sorry fernando! our prices are staying low. so switch today and save! call or go online. america is on the brink of defaulting on its debt, and donald trump is telling republicans in congress: “you're going to have to do a default.” he's pushing an extreme agenda to slash the basics we depend on, hurting the middle class, seniors, and veterans. a default would crash our economy, delay social security checks, and put basic services at risk. with so much on the line, now is their chance to finally stand up to trump's chaos. so tell republicans in congress: say no to trump. say no to default. the all-new tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel cool. so, no more sweating all night... ...or blasting the air conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10° cooler, all night long.

for a limited time, save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. welcome to my digestive system. it's pretty calm in here with align probiotic. you see... your gut has good and bad bacteria. and when you get off balance, you may feel it. the bloating, the gas - but align helps me trust my gut again. plus, its recommended by doctors nearly 2x more than any other probiotic brand. just one a day naturally helps promote a balanced gut. and soothe occasional bloating gas and discomfort. align probiotic. welcome to an align gut. this tiny payment thing- is a giant pain! hi ladies! alex from u.s. bank! can she help? how about a comprehensive point of sale system... that can track inventory, manage schedules- and customize orders? that's what u.s. bank business essentials is for. (oven explosion) what about a new oven, can u.s. bank help us there? we can serve loans in as fast as 12 minutes. that would be a big help! huge! jumbo! ginormous! woo!

-woo! finding ways to make your business boom. that's what u.s. bank is for. we'll get there together. this one had our control room gasping i'm told. new video this morning shows a shocking car, look what happens in georgia, it looks like a scene out of dukes of hazard. watch this. see what i mean? you can see police were already responding to a crash on the highway when will car suddenly went airborne after ramping off the back of a tow truck. the car somehow landed upright and deputies then rushed to help the woman who was driving the car. it was reported that she survived. we don't know her condition. we're keeping a close eye on this. >> that hvideo is really

something. and this has everybody talking. bulls won six nba championships between 1990 and 1998. and a run spearheaded by michael jordan considered by many to be the best basketball player of all-time. but let's be honest, impossible to achieve without a robin to his batman. that is scottie pippen. and pippen speaking on a podcast brought some hot sauce describing jordan as horrible to play with. >> like you guys seen him play. he is a horrible player. he was a horrible player to play with. he was all oneone-on-one, shoot bad shots. and all of a sudden we become a team and we start winning, everybody for got who he was. >> pippen appeared to double

down on his comments with this instagram writing from humble beginnings to six championships, leading the bulls franchise with the most playoff wins, here is to the unsung heros. cheers. pippen says jordan early in his career had a passion for scoring not winning. jordan has not commented. really interesting. >> it always takes a team. >> that's right. is thi this is a team sport for sure. >> glad that you are with us. "cnn news central" is after this break. dodon't just connect your business. (dock worker) right on time. (vo) makeke it even smarter. we call this enterprise intelligenence.

- [narrator] we just shipped our millionth monthly coffee subscription box. we're sending custom thank-you gifts to everyone on our team who helped us get there. i had to call eric at custom ink. custom ink has been with us from the beginning, and he makes sure that we get everything we need, and even reminds us of our own company milestones. this milestone though, i get to tell him about. he is every bit as excited as we are, and knows great quality products we can customize and send for the gifts. celebrate all your milestones with custom gear. get started today at customink.com. money stresses me out. so, i got this experian app, and now, i'm checking my fico® score. i got a new credit card, and i'm even finding ways to save. finally getting smart about money feels really good. see all you can do with the free experian app. download it now.

hey. what are you doing right now? you up for something impetuous? i'm a palm springs hotel. i got the desert air, sun-kissed pools, and shady hideaways. i'm looking for someone who can decide on a friday that a one night commitment on a saturday is a fine idea. maybe you heard of the rat pack? they hung out here all the time. so, pack a bag. or don't. you could be here in a few hours. meet me at hotels.com my most important kitchen tool? my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger.