Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington, a very late Saturday Night on Memorial Day Weekend but were here for good reason. Were here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. Multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and House Republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nations debt ceiling. Just ten minutes from now House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy will address reporters were told, and then at the bottom of the hour Republican Leaders will brief their fellow colleagues in the gop conference on the outlines of this deal. The briefing comes after a phone call earlier this evening between mccarthy and President Biden, and cnns Priscilla Alvarez is at the white house for us. Priscilla and manu raju still with us up on capitol hill. Late night, guys. Priscilla, what can you tell us . Reporter jim, im hearing from a source close to negotiations yes House Speaker mccarthy have a
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington, a very late saturday night on memorial day weekend but we re here for good reason. we re here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and house republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nation s debt ceiling. just ten minutes from now house speaker kevin mccarthy will address reporters we re told, and then at the bottom of the hour republican leaders will brief their fellow colleagues in the gop conference on the outlines of this deal. the briefing comes after a phone call earlier this evening between mccarthy and president biden, and cnn s priscilla alvarez is at the white house for us. priscilla and manu raju still with us up on capitol hill. late night, guys. priscilla, what can you tell us? reporter: jim, i m hearing from a source close to negotiations yes ho
plan, plan. leave early. reporter: and of course that s brought some bad flashback tuesday the travel fiasco we saw in summer of 2022. a lot of experts and passengers alike keeping a close eye to this summer, specifically this memorial day weekend as a sort of test on-air lines, airports, and also the faa. one of the biggest hurdles so far is their shortage of air-traffic controllers. they are down about 3,000 controllers so far. the agency has warned that it will impact summer travel. jim? all right, and it s not just busy airports. aaa says more people are hitting the road this holiday weekend compared to last year. reporter: jim, good evening. and we re not just standing in front of the busiest freeway across los angeles, this is also the busiest interstate in america. and as we zoom in, this is all of the beach traffic that is going away from us over the pass and eventually making its way towards santa monica, closer to the pacific ocean. and this gives you an idea that