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you're live in "cnn newsroom" from washington. two major floor ris in texas. impeachment vote is underway for the texas attorney general. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. they say the impeachment is illegal and is being pushed for by corrupt politicians as he calls them. up on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy said progress is being made. in the last hour or so, several members of mccarthy's whip team have been summoned to the speaker's suite. republican leaders are trying to finalize a deal to raise the debt ceiling and stave off what could be an economic disaster. le...

people will read the bill and i think they will be excited. america wins in this one. kevin mccarthy and president joe biden strike a deal to avert a massive debt default in the united states. we will look at what comes next that they iron out the details. >> plus, sirens blair in the capital of ukraine as 50 russian drones are downed. we will take you live for the latest. and a big change may soon come to the weight loss markets. drugs lycos epic will be more accessible. we are looking at whether the drugs live up to the hype. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. in the...

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington, a very late saturday night on memorial day weekend but we're here for good reason. we're here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and house republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nation's debt ceiling. just ten minutes from now house speaker kevin mccarthy will address reporters we're told, and then at the bottom of the hour republican leaders will brief their fell...

saying he feels closer to a deal today than he has before, but not everyone in his party is as optimistic. one top republican negotiator warning the deal is still teetering on the brink and could fall apart entirely. meanwhile, the national deficit continues to soar to new heights and treasury secretary janet yellen says there are only eight days remaining to pay america's bills. is everyone on board? >> reporter: we'll see about that. he came in to the capitol this morning and told reporters he's feeling optimistic and thinks progress has been made and really they're focused on a ...

hello, everyone. thanks for joining me this saturday. i'm fredricka whitfield. >> we begin this hour in washington where right now negotiators are back at the table as they race to end the debt ceiling standoff. republican leaders and white house officials are returning a short time ago, after a marathon session lasted well into the night, the clock is ticking, to get a deal in place, before the u.s. defaults on its loans. the national deficit continues to soar. with no rise to the borrowing limit, the u.s. will default on its loans which could be catastrophic to the economy. the tre...