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there's now a little optimism on a debt ceiling deal following yesterday's meeting at it white house even though president biden is cutting short an overseas trip. we'll have the latest on those negotiations. and also ahead ron desantis goes after donald trump on the issue of abortion. we'll look at how it could impact the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, may 17th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. moving in today with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, president biden met with congressional leaders ...

him on the covid testing for. we can report america that test meyers is diligent about his covid testing. >> first time i've seen in a long time. he said that you are great on the show, just great on the show. so i cannot wait to see that. >> i did my best, i tried to live up to the high standards of nbc. >> alex, you know, when i was in elementary school the nuns told us that if you cannot say something nice about someone, do not say anything at all. i have disappointed the sisters of st. joseph in many ways and last night i hope none of them were watching because i was not mean to ...

civilians. nothing much has changed on that front. >> reporter: it's an utterly ghastly scene. hundreds of rescuers combing through the damage to the apartment blocks where we now know the death poll to be 13, 80 people injured. bare this in mind, totally innocent civilian block by what appears to have been six cruise missiles and possibly 16 anti-aircraft missiles, fired by a strategic bomber and stealth jet flying into ukraine. the cruise missiles frequently used across ukraine. antiaircraft missiles being deployed because the inventory of other missiles is depleted. this isn't the...

i really have very few memories of it. >> i've been dreaming of coming back since i was a boy. i don't remember it being this green. it's a place as troubled as beautiful will you it means something more to me. it's my ancestry homeland and i'm italian on both sides traveling across it lee to discover how the food in the 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. caught between a rock and the sea, they are notoriously tough. >> you should open a restaurant. [ laughter ] >> and in this poor region, every meal is a celebration. >> out, wow. >> celebrate. ♪ ♪ >> it sits a...

republicans nominate a candidate for governor. the trumpism is wiping away a more moderate republican brand. and a celebration that reminds us friends can also be rivals. president biden welcomes president obama back to the white house. up first for us, though, the shocking and giant national security concerns this hour sparked by the former president of the united states. the washington post reporting today among the documents recovered at mar-a-lago was one including the nuclear capabilities. it's so secret, it requires a need to know clearance. so secret, it's supposed to be und...