that s dispersed. they using the cover of darkness to encircle the stay. of course that would take great deal of time, but i m trying to paint a picture that at nighttime families are trying to find safety. they re three weeks into this conflict now. sleepless families scared, tired, afraid, and also at the time when the military begins to move. and we re going to wake up to find out has this expanded, what new cities have been targeted and hit, what other civilians impact. president zelenskyy struck a slight note of i don t know if optimism is the right word but essentially saying that at least in any negotiations, at least they have gotten beyond kind of giving ultimatums each side one to another. that s what president zelenskyy seemed to indicate is along with his russian counterparts, they ve stopped trading ultimatums. they re now open and speaking. but this is a war that has sclatds do quickly, the fastest
this is ali. chris seen on a well-deserved vacation. we have a lot going on today. let s get to it. high drama and high stakes over raising america s debt ceiling. we are now just 20 day ace way from the treasury deadline. president obama will meet again today with congressional leaders for the fifth straight day of negotiations that ended abruptly yesterday. republicans saying the president stormed out of the talks. this morning, democratic source is telling cnn president obama shut down the meeting after house majority leader eric cantor continued to push for a short-term extension of the debt ceiling. something that the president categorically opposes. that s when sources say the president got agitated saying, quote, this could bring my presidency down but i will not yield on this. end quote. then he added, talking to eric cantor, eric, don t call my bluff. i m going to the american people with this, end quote. let s go live to dan lothian at the white house. differ acco