my buddy phil is here. good morning. good morning. thank you for letting me come back. i wasn t sure after yesterday. you re such a pleasure. you make these mornings great. did you get some sleep? i did. little bit. thanks for having me. we have a lot going on today. five things to know for this tuesday, may 9th, 2023. vladimir putin speaking from red square claiming the, quote, real war is being waged on russia during a scaled back victory day ceremony, the speech comes hours after russia launched several cruise missiles at kyiv. also the gunman behind the texas mall shooting had a very disturbing online history, full of posts about nazis and mass shooters. police say he killed eight people, ranging in age from 3 years old to 37. and happening today, president biden hosting a high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders to discuss the debt limit. country is at risk of default if a deal isn t reached by early june. e. jean carroll s rape trial against donald t
that kind of means things aren t in an ideal place. take a listen. there is no plan b. our plan is for congress to act to address the debt limit without conditions, just like they have done 78 times in the past, just like they did three times under president trump. all right. we re covering this from all angles from capitol hill to wall street. let s go to lauren fox on capitol hill. phil set the stage beautifully for us about what s realistic. it was striking to hear from the white house in that interview with jake, there is no plan b. reporter: yeah. i mean, poppy, that is the big question going into this meeting. how are they going to resolve this? if they can t, what options are on the table. and phil laid them out beautifully. the options aren t great. but when kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, walks into this meeting today at the white house, he is the leader to watch. and in conversations i ve had with key allies, as well as close aides to the speaker over