work requirements. but a lot of democrats say those work requirements are a red line. it could cost swing seat lawmakers in 2024 they warn. democrats say this whole crisis is manufactured, the only reason it is a problem is because republicans needed a political ax to swing at the democratic president they argue pointing to matt gaetz. he admitted they say, he called the debt ceiling his, quote, hostage. punch bowl has reported hakeem jeffries is conveying that message to the white house while also assuring house dems the white house is listening. at the same time punch bowl says jeffries is warning the white house they can t assume that they will have the 80 to 100 democratic votes they will need. so let s ask again as it becomes increasingly likely that kevin mccarthy and president biden will come to a deal, who can they count on to vote for it? joining me now is kayla tausche and also garrett haake. so kayla, where is the president going this weekend, is he going to camp d
the deadline to avoid an economic catastrophe. they appear to be inching toward a deal as the clock winds down. we re keeping an eye on the roads and in the air, with memorial day travel rush under way. this weekend could be one for the history books. new reporting about what allegedly happened the day before the fbi showed up to former president trump s estate looking for classified documents. in rome, 24 hours after pope francis tells telemundo his health is improving, he s sick again. we have details. and thousands of little girls across the country line up to see the new little mermaid movie with a new take on arielle. people aren t perfect. they re different. so, i think this one is mostly like, she s different. and we begin with what could be encouraging signs in efforts to raise the nation s debt limit and avoid a potential economic catastrophe. white house and republican negotiators are said to be inching closer to an agreement with just days left until th
conclusion. it s going to be remarkable. have a great memorial day weekend. that does it for us this morning. yasmin vossoughian picks up the coverage right now. hey, everybody, it s 10:00 a.m. in the east, i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera this morning. urgency in washington with less than a week to avoid a catastrophic default. there s optimism that a deal is close, but can they get it done and before too much damage is done? we have a lot of hangups. do you think it s possible to get a deal by this weekend. look, we re not going to stop negotiating. this is a priority. plus, we ve got more questions about donald trump and classified documents at mar-a-lago. new exclusive reporting from the washington post, sources saying that two employees moved the boxes the day before a visit by fbi agents. what could that mean for the special counsel s investigation? growing outrage in mississippi, an attorney for an 11-year-old says the child was shot after he
doesn t fit with anything we ve ever seen anywhere else in the world. reporter: scientists are stunned. so three theories. one is the whales are super stressed, they are acting out because the oceans are too noisy. reporter: theory two, the jaws theory. some experts believe that the sea creatures may be out for revenge. organizing the attacks after a whale in the pod possibly a female called white gladis was hit by a boat. orcas are very social and did often learn behavior from one another. but university of british columbia believes a less aggressive option is most likely play time. killer whales will rush up behind a boat and sometimes put their snout straight into the propeller wash and it is almost like a jacuzzi. reporter: no injuries have been reported and killer whales
their is now straight into the propeller wash and feel it is like a jacuzzi. reporter: no injuries have been reported. and killer whales have not been known to harm humans. but if the whales think they re having fun, for terrified sailors, the joke s gone too far. now, thankfully this kind of fashion, this whale trend doesn t appear to have spread. until the scientists figure out exactly what is going on, say it with me, we re going to need a bigger boat. keir simmons, thank you for that. that does it for me, everybody. you can watch ana cabrera reports week days at 10:00 a.m. on msnbc. you can catch me on weekends saturday and sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern here as well. jose diaz-balart is next. and good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we re less than a week away from