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it is saturday, may 27th, im amara walker. >> im victor blackwell. good to have you. youre in the cnn newsroom. we begin with debt ceiling negotiations getting down to the wire, as the white house and gop lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to prevent a first-ever u.s. default. >> congress now has fewer than nine days to pass a deal after treasury secretary janet yellen warned yesterday that the country could hit the debt ceiling by june 5th. sources say negotiators are hopin...

♪ youre live in the cnn newsroom. im jim acosta in washington. we begin with president biden playing salesman in chief. the white house has been briefing house and senate democrats on the tentative deal to raise the nations debt ceiling. a source says that a midafternoon phone call between president biden and house spe speaker kevin mccarthy has not happened yet. the call was to finalize the remaining details. experts say a default would be disastrous for the u.s. and global econom...

conference at the capitol. >> i just got off the phone with the president, i talk to him twice today, and after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do, but i believe this is an agreement and principle that is worthy of the american people. >> i expect to finish the writing of the bill, checking with the white house and speaking to the president again tomorrow afternoon, and then posting the text of it tomorrow, and then votin...

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everyone. thank you for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. a deal to avoid a debt default is about to be revealed. president biden and speaker mccarthy are finalizing an agreement to raise the debt limit. president biden saying this earlier today. >> im about to go in and call mccarthy now at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. i think were in good shape. >> house leaders expect the bill to be voted on as soon as wednesday. speaker mccarthy is confident the d...

a winner, because thats what weve done in the state of florida. and thats exactly what we would conationally not only in the election -- do nationally, not only in the election, but bringing all these great policies to bear. charles: lets bring in our panel, columnists dan dan henninger kim strassel along with editorial board member kyle peterson. kim, you know, the media had a field day with all those glitches. beyond that, though -- [laughter] do you think therell be anything else to...

president biden and u.s. house speaker mccarthy reach a tentative deal to raise the debt cree but will they be able to sell it to skeptical lawmakers on both sides of the aisle? and polls open in turkey. were live in istanbul as voters began casting their ballots in the countrys historic presidential runoff. plus, fueling speculation. ukraines top commander releases a video that has many wondering if the countrys counter offensive could be imminent. we begin in the u.s. with a late n...

people will read the bill and i think they will be excited. america wins in this one. kevin mccarthy and president joe biden strike a deal to avert a massive debt default in the united states. we will look at what comes next that they iron out the details. >> plus, sirens blair in the capital of ukraine as 50 russian drones are downed. we will take you live for the latest. and a big change may soon come to the weight loss markets. drugs lycos epic will be more accessible. we are look...

♪ youre live in the cnn newsroom. im jim acosta in washington. we begin with the most important sales pitch in washington this week selling the deal to avoid a catastrophic debt default. the call that was scheduled for two hours ago has not happened yet. a default could be disastrous to the u.s. and that threat still looms ominously. up on capitol hill there are lawmakers from both parties grumbling. passage is not guaranteed at this point. lets go to priscilla alvarez. what is the...

at any moment now, president biden is going to speak on the phone and finalize the bill. the president had this to say about the negotiations. >> reporter: mr. president, are you positive this deal will get to your desk? >> yes, it will. im about to call mccarthy at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. >> reporter: what are the sticking points? >> none. >> should all democrats vote for this bill? >> still anyones guess if the house has enough votes to get this ...