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raised. >> it's nonnot an acceptable situation for us to be able to pay our bills. >> that's treasury secretary janet yellen, reiterating her belief that the united states will go into default if the debt ceiling is not raised in just nine days. it comes as president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are set to meet again today in hopes of hashing out their growing differences on the budget. also ahead, we'll recap the president's trip to japan for the g7 summit, which included a meeting with the ukrainian president. plus, we've got new reporting on turmoil inside the trump ...

and some of the most extreme far right members of the gop will have real power in the house thanks to kevin mccarthy's desperate deal making to become speaker. and also ahead, another tragic scene in ukraine. we'll have the latest on a deadly helicopter crash outside kyiv. good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, january 18th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in washington where the white house is making efforts to tamp down criticism about a perceived lack of transparency in the classified documents case involving preside...

opposite. >> we are still facing dark limits. >> here's the situation. when it comes to gas prices, going through an incredible transition, god willing when it's over we will be stronger. >> it is not likely to bring down gas anytime soon. >> we won't have blockbuster reports, but that is a good thing. >> yeah, that's a good thing. and remember record high gas prices are also good because it means that more of you are going to be forced to take out a loan to buy some electric car that you can afford and you don't want. and it's also a good thing and now they are happy because they ar...

>> there's a need for bold action to fight is pandemic. we're still facing a very dark winter situation and when it comes to gas prices, we're going through an incredible transition that is taking place and god willing, when it'sng over , we'll be stronger w. the idea we're going to be able to, you know, quick switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near termik . we aren't likely to see the kind of blockbuster job reports month after month like we had over this past year. that's a good thing. >> yeah, that's a good thing. and remember, record high gas prices are ...

The russians have laid to stop the ukrainians from making some advances. and that's why they keep calling for fighter jets and more long-range missiles. chris. >> so general, help us understand from your perspective, how this new offensive fits into the overall military strategy by ukraine. >> that was a good update we just received. the center of gravity of the struggle right now is the attack that split the russian army in two to get to the sea of azov, to prevent the forces struggling farther up this 930 mile front in which we're seeing these two warring factionfactions. i don't see it goin...