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. let s begin our coverage of the debt talks. priscilla alvarez is up on the hill. manu raju, what are you learning about the negotiations? are they headed in the right direction? it is unclear. we do know they are close to reaching an agreement. they have been close for some time. there are a number of sticking points. they are having a difficult time resolving including spending to provisions to e
slightly less than pre-pandemic levels. just about a half million drivers underneath what we saw in 2019. when we were talking to aaa they had some advice if you are embarking on your own road trip. listen to what they told us. definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation. make sure your battery has a good charge. make sure your fluid levels are topped off. during this memorial day weekend, aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of more than 460,000 stranded drivers. and that is pretty astounding. one of the reasons that we might still be beneath pre-pandemic road trip levels is because of gas prices. they are relatively high in historical terms. they still have come down from what we saw last year. the gas price average across the nation, we re talking about $4.60 a year ago.