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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...

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 progress ...

They have not agreed on the numbers for those spending caps. one of the emerging compromises here is the idea that they would spare pentagon funding. they would spare specific domestic programs so that democrats could say, we actually didnt cut certain things. another programs would see cuts, which republicans could claim as a win. you are starting to see the contours of how a spending provision deal might come together. but i will caution that there are a number of other outstanding issues, par...

Unspent covid money. thats something they agree on. permitting reform has agreement. where we are at right now is that negotiators, they left the building for the evening. they are not expecting a deal to come together tonight. they are going to work tomorrow, through the weekend and try to wrap this thing up as soon as possible. of course, the time line is such a crucial factor here. they are trying to raise the debt ceiling by june 1st. that process takes time. even when they have an agreement...

We were able to implement that. i wrote a book that addresses this issue that congress and many leaders have for decades continued to kick the can on issues for the underserved. we can fix these issues right now. its not just a government solution. you can work with institutions, philanthropy and have a united approach on fixing something. >> interestingly enough, when you -- theres a really interesting question in the poll, unconventional. the question was what would a biden 2024 win mean for t...

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>> 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 would be long...

Jack smiths case potentially. when you start talking about not just moving around boxes, but also maybe showing it off as well, what kind of difference does that make? >> its troubling. what happens is that when you look at the law, you look at whats called guilty mind. we spend a lot of time assessing not only factually what someone does but we assess what their mind frame was when they did it. theres a distinction between doing something intentionally or doing something recklessly or doing som...

And thats what they are in it for. thats the goal, and thats all hes interested in. >> tasha adams, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> just 24 hours after round ron desantis entered the 2024 race, the fighting with donald trump is intensifying, and now, a warning from a top republican figure. plus, there are new polls that show president biden is facing headwinds of his own, and one of his democratic challengers is in double digits. thats next. anning for a t...