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while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you in just a moment. and they come as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. we ll recap yesterday s events and preview what s ahead including a new round of sanctions for russia aimed at closing loopholes that moscow has been using to security previous attempts to hold it accountable for the invasion of ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 19th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where it appears that at least some progress is being made on the debt ceiling. house speaker kevin mccarthy shifted to optimism yesterday on the negotiations saying a deal could now be made in time in order to avoid a default. i just believe where we were a week ago and where we are today is a much better place because we have the right people in the room discussing it in a very ....
Ceiling also appears to be progressing. the caucus proposesing a petition. as of last night only three democrats have not signed the petition of which two say they eventually will. even if all the democrats support the measure they ll still need five republicans to sign on, and it does appear the gop simply has no appetite for the move. even if democrats and republicans came together, the petition would not see a vote until after the united states would default due to a house rule that requires a waiting period. joining us now co-founder of punch bowl news anna palmer. she is an msnbc contributor. good to see you this morning. seems like both sides cautiously optimistic, but no deal just yet. break down what you re hearing on the very latest on these negotiations over the debt ceiling. yeah, i agree with you the ....