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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 we've heard in days. negotiators here this morning are saying they think they're closing in on a deal and really it's all about having an agreement on the agreement and hashing out the remaining sticking points, which we're told are on work requirements and spending caps. we heard speaker...

good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff with as few as ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash. with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills, president biden and house speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. >> i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. >> we'll hear from the white house. earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers of the stakes saying, it's...

expected to give the former president his toughest primary challenge of 2024 makes it official. florida's governor ron desantis getting into the race, taking on his fellow floridian, launching in a streaming event with elon musk on twitter. trump used it to pummel the republican field, including marco rubio and jeb bush who he turned into a campaign punching bag. in a moment, randi kaye looks into whether desantis will do better. first, the political waters he is about to jump into. in one way they may appear promising for a republican candidate. the current president's job approval ...

boxes a day before fbi came for documents. new details, including alleged dress for herself removing sensitive paper showy focus on donald trump's instructions and intent. in a moment we will talk to legal analyst elie honig, who joins us. but first, post political -- josh dorsey, who shares a byline on the breaking story. josh, can you just lay out the sequence of events at mar-a-lago based on your reporting? >> sure. so, in may of 2022, federal prosecutors subpoena former president trump for all classified documents that he still has in his possession. after that period of time, so...

developments are happening during our show. >> exactly. there's a lot happening at the g-7. we'll get to that and a lot more. let's get started with five things to know for this friday, may 19th. cnn learning that president zelenskyy will attend the g-7 summit in japan in person. russia's war set to be a top agenda item as world leaders vow to step up sanctions. new reporting, biden administration signalling it won't stop allies from sending f-16 jets to ukraine. that's according to sources familiar with the discussions. will we'll see what they say today. >> also happening today, ...