i will stay with it until we can get it done. the negotiations we re having with speaker mccarthy is about the outlines of what the budget will look like, not about default. house speaker kevin mccarthy and president joe biden remain on the same page about not letting the u.s. default on its debt, but time is really running out to get a deal in place before the deadline. we ll have much more on the negotiations and that time line in just a moment. plus, a federal judge sends a message to an insurrectionist handing out the longest sentence to a january 6th defendant to date. and also ahead we ve got new details on presidential campaign fund-raising for florida governor ron desantis including some questionable actions by his gubernatorial staff. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 26th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. with less than a week until the united states could default on its debts house lawmakers have left
here we go. tuesday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden is ready to confirm what used to be a given for an incumbent in american politics, that he is running for re-election. the official announcement of his 2024 campaign today comes as polls show a majority of voters and even a majority of democrats don t want him to run again. jasmine wright is joining me. good morning. what do we know about the campaign rollout? reporter: well, today is the day maybe, that is an important caveat, because we know that president biden is one that can change his decision especially about his political future. so that caveat is very important, but if president biden were to go forward with it today he d be really in essence launching his final campaign of his decades long political career. it is only official when it is official, but if it happens, we know logistically how it will look. the president will be launchi
in chattanooga, tennessee, sunday morning, two people were shot and killed and at least 14 others wounded near a downtown night club. i m tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies as if there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because once again we had people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. another shooting overnight at a bar, this one in mess a, arizona. that left two people dead and two more injured. saturday night, at least three people were killed and 11 others injured in a shooting in philadelphia. police say several gun men fired into a crowd there. we re absolutely devastated, devastated by this incident. and we mourn the lives lost and the dozens and dozens of lives affected by this tragedy. that s not all. a drive-by shooting at a graduation party in south carolina left one woman dead and eight people injured, including a child. police say they have recovered about 60 shell casings from the scene so fa
plus, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell leads a delegation of senate republicans on an unannounced visit to ukraine even as one of his own members slows progress on military aid that washington has been trying to fast-track. we ll tell you where that legislation stands now. and a key component of russia s propaganda machine at risk, as bloggers imbedded with russian troops are fed up with the repeated failures and are now voicing concerns. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 16th. i m jonathan lemire. thank you for being with us. we begin with the latest on the deadly shooting in buffalo over the weekend. the white house says the president and first lady will visit the city tomorrow, to quote grieve with the community. speaking at the national peace officer s memorial service in washington yesterday, president biden addressed with the justice department investigating as an act of racially-motivated, domestic extremism. a lone gunman,
president biden continues to blame russia inflation continues to sore near a 40 year high. this is no laughing matter. every i do life is less affordable under joe biden. multi million dollars mansion burning to the ground as a fast moving wildfire rangetion the coast line. not looking good. every other house is on fire. he scores! it s a power play goal and the rangers lead. working for a living working working for a living living and working i m taking what they re giving because i m working for a living. brian: rays were 25 minutes away from starting vacation. they went game 6 tomorrow night. looking at frederick maryland everyone there is alive for the most part. steve: for the most part. brian: brian get a lot of history there. local breweries and a lot of wineries. a lot of drinking to be done there and a lot of partying with a wonderful landscape. steve: 1 minute after 6:00 a.m. and already talking about quitting time. ainsley: tomorrow