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were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food. also on sunday, a funeral was held for one of the three israeli hostages shot dead by israeli troops in gaza after being wrongly identified as a threat. alon lulu shamriz was abducted by hamas during the 7th of october attacks. he and the other two hostages were shot dead while holding a white cloth. they had also painted an 505 sign written with leftover food. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of "rules of engagement". the white flag is an internationally recognized sign of protecti...

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. i'm 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 anyone's guess if the house has enough votes to get this bill to the president's desk. but speaker mccarthy says he's confident the deal will pass. >> back...

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington, a very late saturday night on memorial day weekend but we're here for good reason. we're here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and house republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nation's debt ceiling. just ten minutes from now house speaker kevin mccarthy will address reporters we're told, and then at the bottom of the hour republican leaders will brief their fell...

saying he feels closer to a deal today than he has before, but not everyone in his party is as optimistic. one top republican negotiator warning the deal is still teetering on the brink and could fall apart entirely. meanwhile, the national deficit continues to soar to new heights and treasury secretary janet yellen says there are only eight days remaining to pay america's bills. is everyone on board? >> reporter: we'll see about that. he came in to the capitol this morning and told reporters he's feeling optimistic and thinks progress has been made and really they're focused on a ...

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...