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you, from nbc news here in miami, welcome everyone to alex reid reports. we begin with breaking news, this just in an update from capitol hill, where negotiators from the white house and house republicans are working through the holiday weekend, inching closer to an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. it comes as after a news of some new breathing room, as the treasury secretary now says the deadline for default is june 5th. moments ago, house speaker kevin mccarthy, giving an update. but. >> i feel closer to an agreement now than i did before, because i see progress. so this is not...

house. both sides pointed to negotiating teams to focus on the issue and two sources familiar with the discussions say they held a late night meeting at the capitol. we have a shot at exactly the roosevelt room right where the president is expected to come out and speak in just a few seconds, but i want to go with nbc capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. good morning. there is only 15 days left until the june 1st deadline. where do things stand now and where do they go from here? >> reporter: well, look, they're looking a little bit better today than they were over the weekend and ...

video campaign offering russians a secure way to safely share secrets about the war in ukraine. inside that strategy, next. and the critical meeting in the next 60 minutes between president biden and kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. what we just learned from an influential member of congress. our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments for us. let's start at the white house where against backdrop of a slightly nervous wall street, that high level, high stakes meeting is about to get underway with the full faith and credit of the u.s. at stake. monica alba jo...

thank you for your time. the ron desantis wait is almost over. sources saying the paperwork will be filed next week. his how to beat trump battle p plan is a blizzard on abortion, guns and transgender rights. plus the paper trail punctures a donald trump defense. new reporting reveals the special counsel will soon have his hands on 16 records that show, yes, the former president and his advisers knew how the declassification process was supposed to work. and president biden is in japan for a meeting of the world's leading economies. peers want assurances the political divide over t...

we fail to pay our bills. we're going to come together because there's no alternative. we have to do the right thing for the country. we have to move on. >> those were president biden's comments on the debt ceiling negotiations just before he took off for the g7 summit in japan. we'll have the very latest on the budget talks and the president's trip overseas. he has arrived. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, may 18th. i'm jonathan lemire. because right now these are indeed live pictures from hiroshima, japan, where president biden is meeting with japanes...