you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in atlanta. we begin this hour with high stakes negotiations starting back up on the nation s looming debt crisis. just minutes ago talks resumed on the staff level in washington. but they will set the stage for a top level meeting tomorrow. president biden is expected to sit down with republican house speaker kevin mccarthy. the two men spoke by phone today as the president was flying back home from the g7 summit in japan. this new glimmer of optimism is a quick compromise appears increasingly bleak. the u.s. could run out of money to pay debts as early as june 1st. experts say that would be disastrous for the u.s. and the global economy. let s go the to white house and arlette saenz. what this what are they saying over there? the president returned to washington much the same when he left it, without any clear resolution in sight to avert a national default on the debts as early as 11 days from now. now, one thing that t
events such as the press corp dinner and the u.n. visit, demonstrate not just to me privately, but to the world, that our leaders impacted by this and they do want me back. and they are working to try to get me home. and if you consider all of the people and the agencies in four countries working on this, it is incredible. and i think they re going to get it done. reporter: and now, jim, secretary of state antoni blinken said they have yet engage on that proposal. jennifer, thank you very much for that. and paul wheelen s brother david whelan will be joining me. thank you for reporting that. coming up, expanding background checks and strengthening red flag laws. how minnesota is tackling gun violence. tim walls joins me live next. and later.