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To, them because they have such Good Chemistry and stuff, why dont you go sit with them, and im like, yeah thats great, if it, acadia call you. [laughter] ali. Need to blame a r]johnson The Republicans in nethe house, because were still in d. C. Because we didnt know government shutdown. That situation. Thats how were gonna do this. When you all are in new york, you noticing . I get up early for this. I want to be on the show with you guys. Good to tsee you. Have yourself gua good day, and well see you tomorrow morning. Velshi starts now. By, ali. Good morning. A saturday, march the 2nd. Amal ...

Welcome back to the weekend, folks. Were here, and House Speaker mike johnson is proving he is actually really good at one thing. Kicking that can down the road. Congress now has another week to avoid a partial government shutdown. But none of this is normal, and we cannot say that enough. If congress was actually functioning like it should, this would have been a done deal back in september. So, joining us have to discuss this and all other things happening with the governments Transportation Secretary pete buttigieg. Secretary buttigieg, welcome to the program. You are still in washington, d...

joe biden and kevin mccarthy have still not reached a deal that would break the stalemate over the debt limit. tonight, they did meet one-on-one in the oval office hours after the treasury secretary janet yellen issued a another stark warning. yellen says it is quote, highly likely the treasury will no longer be able to satisfy all of the governments obligations if there is no resolution by june 1st. meaning, we cannot pay our bills, even though they was some agreement, kevin mccarthy says the sides are going to keep talking. >> i think the productive part was who was in the room, na...

Progressive -- yes not everything we want, but we got a lot out of this. it's not going to be taxes, it's going to have to be something. else >> and we should note that if they close the carried interest loophole, that would not count as raising taxes, and so, it would satisfy kevin mccarthy's agreement that he was not willing to do, yet poof! somehow this big private equity donors always get their. way ali new topic, tim scott. you write as announcement in south carolina. senator john -- was there. he endorsed him, and i want to share what he told you. >> i hope that when it's all said and do...

That a deal is on the table. biden knows he has to do something. and it is just a matter -- and it is theater. i mean, we are in the middle, we're towards the end of the second, we shall of the third act to go, they are not going to cut the sink till the very end. they're going to take it right to the edge of the cliff as it almost always does, but that is the way that these negotiations work, and that is how i expect it to turn out. >> ali, what are you hearing from capitol hill? do you feel like the deal is close? >> i think that the deal will be closed when they get closer to the deadline. ...