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theres now a little optimism on a debt ceiling deal following yesterdays meeting at it white house even though president biden is cutting short an overseas trip. well have the latest on those negotiations. and also ahead ron desantis goes after donald trump on the issue of abortion. well look at how it could impact the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, may 17th. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. moving in to...

want to break it down, it will determine the state of our economy in weeks and months and years ahead. first we need to look at the constitution. lets take a look. who is responsible for spending and borrowing? raising taxes, is it the president? obviously not, article i section 8: >> the first part of that. it is not a suggestion. it is not ambiguous this say choir power that legislature has, when you look at history, back to britain and the parliament with the king. this was somethin...

including two police officers who gave their lives in the lie of duty here in new york city. wilbur mora and jason rivera, they were ambushed while responding to domestic violence violence call last january. rivera died that day. he left behind his childhood sweetheart and wife and did not live to see the birth of his child. the 27-year-old was shot in the head. he had a bullet lodged in his brain. he was on life support and died days later. house lawmakers also passed a new resolution...

to allow millions of tonnes of grain exports from ukraine is extended just a day before it was due to expire. and chipping away at a new trade deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with deal, the uk bets big on a semiconductor agreement with japan. hello, welcome, this is world business report, im ben thompson and good news for the world, that is how the un secretary—general as described an agreement with russia to continue allowing ukrainian grain exports via the black ...

>> thank you fo her and robbie kaplan here together, i -- watching them come out of the courthouse every day during the trial, youd see them come out and they would wait for one another depending on which one would come out for, as they would hold hands and walk out together, holding each other like a united front. seeing them together, seeing them as an indivisible pair in this together in every possible way, really i felt like i understand more about how e. jean got through this. how...

baseball bat at the office of congressman gerry connolly. threats against members of congress continue to rise. this is just the latest. at the white house, were just hours away from another high-stakes meeting between president bidened and top lawmakers to negotiate a detd ceiling deal. well play for you a brand new warning from the treasury secretary about what could happen if the country goes into default. overnight, a massive wave of russian attacks targeting ukraines capital. ...

outside in brooklyn. school is still in session. prompting parents to keep their kids home. >> bill: nate foye is live in brooklyn. what are you hearing there? good morning. >> good morning. you can see parents are protesting at ps172 for a second straight day. after a pta meeting last night, many parents are holding a no-show protest holding kids home from school until this policy is reversed. this comes after yesterday where the pta co-president tells me 30% of the school was absent....

the democratic side, james lane on the republican side, and kyrsten sinema, of course, an independent from arizona, who is trying to bridge both sides while staying in communication with house members. remember, thats where she came from, she has those relationships and those bonds, including what speaker mike johnson, who she told me she has spoken to, and she has kept -- at least somewhat of the contours are looking like right here. whats on the table here is certainly overhaul of th...

morning. >> absolutely. thank you. >> thank you. "cnn this morning" continues right now. ♪ we are learning more about the man in custody accused of attacking a staffer, intern for democratic congressman gerry connolly. >> he didnt have any particular motivation, he was on a tear. >> we have to assess the security we do or do not provide district offices. >> its concerning and quite frankly scary. the clock is ticking closer to what would be the first debt deno-fault american hi...

leaders of the white house. with a historic default looming and the president scheduled to leave the country tomorrow. can they strike a deal with the clock ticking? plus, just one vote. thats what a major battle over abortion access could come down to today in north carolina. the intense efforts by democrats to convince just one republican to flip. and we have some breaking news. the man accused of attacking a virginia congressman staffers with a metal baseball bat is due in court...