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before the u.s. defaults. not everyone is confident a deal can be reached, with at least one top republican negotiator warning a deal could come together as soon as today or fall apart entirely. what is the mood on capitol hill right now? >> reporter: good afternoon. the mood is more optimistic than weve heard in days. negotiators here this morning are saying they think theyre closing in on a deal and really its all about having an agreement on the agreement and hashing out the remaini...

we begin tonight with breaking news straight from capitol hill. we are getting word that the white house and house republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt ceiling. one week before the u.s. runs out of money. what do we know right now about where the deal stands between kevin mccarthy, house republicans and the white house? >> i think we should caveat by saying nothing has been agreed upon yet. nothing has been finalized. they are moving closer to a deal. we have seen...

>> abby, i think we should caveat by saying nothing that we have -- nothing has been finalized. they are moving closer to a deal. we have seen some progress over the last few 12 hours, particularly on the spending issue. that is as something that has been really bedeviling the talks. but they started at least floating the idea of a potential compromise that both sides could try to claim as a win. one of the things they are discussing is raising the debt ceiling for two years, which wou...

new information about how trump will respond today. >> a typhoon packing wind gusts over 100 miles per hour and it is battering the island, a look at the devastation and the danger as the worst of it hits at this hour. >> a brain decoder or mind reader? a scientific breakthrough that is remarkable. scientists in texas on the brink of training artificial intelligence to read your mind. this is "cnn news central." ♪ ♪ ron desantis is running for president. not a news flash, exactly...

against russia this weekend. they are expected to hear in person from president zelenskyy after his appearance today at the arab league summit. >> we do have truth on our side. we are pushing the occupiers out of our land. the president is monitoring debt ceiling negotiations back home. the white house tries to ward off defections from progressive lawmakers angry about potential cuts in entitlement programs. this hour, disney striking back against ron desantis just days before his ...

president cut his trip short to handle the pending economic crisis in d.c.. manufactured crisis that is easily avoidable. house republicans, however, refused to raise our debt limit unless the white house case to their spending cut demands which would hit low and moderate income families the hardest. nbc news is -- kevin mccarthy will meet in person tomorrow at the white house in hopes of moving past this standstill. before biden left japan, he said republicans must be willing to compr...

administration they stopped construction of the wall, ended remain in mexico and put back catch and release. >> day three of the hearings. >> secretary mayorkas, has he done his job to protect the american people? >> i do not believe he has. he is focused on the processing and ignored border security. >> the nation is increasingly comfortable, comfortable with accepting weakness. >> john: begin on capitol hill, lawmakers are squaring off at the house hearing on the border crisis. among...

headlines. >> heat. >> florida governor ron desantis is now set to officially announce that he is running for president. cnn learned that the florida governor is going to make the announcement tonight during an interview with elon musk on twitter. his wife, casey desantis released this video of him getting ready to walk on a stage as a dramatic voiceover speaks in the background. >> do i have the courage? it is worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it. every single time. >> desan...

>> we made it to saturday. >> im amara walker. >> im victor blackwell. there is a story coming up that has 95,000 comments ook cross t across the country. the usda banning chocolate and strawberry milks in school. and some people say this is how they get their calcium. so well have that for you. and a high stakes summit, president zelenskyy arrives at the g7 summit to boost support as russia escalates the war. he is expected to meet with president biden who faces challenges of his ow...

challengers if not his biggest challenger former president donald trump is playing to undercut the campaign launch. speaking of trump, the special counsel investigating the former president is about to get some crucial documents from the national archives today. they could end up potentially being key evidence in his probe. and the man accused of ramming the barricades near the white house and threatening to kill the president will appear in court. new details about what the suspect ...