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that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we'll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump's civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president's video deposition. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this friday, may 5th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we'll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republica...

into former president trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. former vice president mike pence appears before a federal grand jury offering what could be critical testimony about trump's role in the january 6th capitol attack. and as pence was testifying the former president took his 2024 campaign to new hampshire. trump ignore his legal troubles and instead focused his attacks on president biden and other potential white house opponents. and also breaking this morning, russia launches new attacks across ukraine hitting a residential building in the central part of the count...

too early" on this wednesday, january 11. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president biden says he is cooperating fully with a review into how classified documents from the obama administration ended up in an office he used after his time he spent as vice president. he commented for the first time. >> people know i take classified documents, classified information, seriously. i was briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn that there were any government records taken there to that office. but i don't know what is in the documents. my lawyers have n...

paid to those materials when you are in office and after you leave office, and clearly that did not take place in this case. but the unequal treatment before the law was deeply troubling to me early this week. >> well, well, well. that was mike pence two weeks ago talking about president biden's classified documents. but now it's pence's lawyers who are explaining how classified material ended up at the former vice president's home. also ahead, kevin mccarthy makes food on his promises for committee assignments, procking high-profile democrats from one and adding fringe members of ...

anybody out here. so the sooner we all come together, just keep a calm head, i know you guys are getting excited. i don't think if you watch me that i get excited -- do i want to go through all this, no. but i think at the end of the day it's better to go through this now so we could be successful for this term. >> if you fail three times, how do you possibly pull this off? >> you get to 218. >> this morning, a speakership stalemate. the house adjourned last night without a speaker after kevin mccarthy failed to win enough support in three rounds of voting. we'll walk through what ha...