go basically around the clock until the x date. margaret talev, thank you for joining us this morning. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this tuesday morning with us. morning joe starts right now. optimistic we may be able to make some progress because we both agreed default is not really on the table. we have to get something done here. and the consequence of failing to pay our bills would be the american people would have a real kick in their economic well-being. as a matter of fact, the rest of the world would, too. president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy continue to take positive have that positive tone on the debt ceiling and how it is going, but there s still no deal with just over a week until the country could default completely. we ll look at the disagreements that are holding up a deal for now. also ahead, donald trump s comments about e. jean carroll during his town hall could cost him more money, as the writer takes new legal ac
tornado outbreaks brings damage and devastation to the south. joey: max gordon joins us from rougeses rogers, arkansas wih the latest. reporter: good morning. we just got on the ground moments ago. you can smell natural gas on the ground in rogers, arkansas and many buildings are damaged after yous suspected tornado ripped through this community. a county judge here says at least one person here is dead, no idea yet on how many people are injured. but just looking from the devastation behind me, there are likely going to be some that are injured here in rogers, arkansas. now, this was a part of a tornado outbreak among 20 tornadoes reported across oklahoma, texas and here in arkansas. in texas, the cook county sheriff says that five are now confirmed dead after a suspected tornado hilt a mobile home park there. the sheriff says the number of dead could rise. dozens were injured in a travel center to the north in mays county, oklahoma, emergency managers say two people are