difficult, especially against this bacteria. it is smart. it is super smart. it got straight a pluses in school, i'm sure. it is learned to outwitt nearly all of the antibiotics that we throw at it. the traditional way of trying to come up with newant qui buy ottics is you test. let's trithis and that. and so you get in the lab and try all the things. maybe in a good system can you do -- test a million different properties to see if they work. the computer learns, it learns what is working and what's not. and so you can test many, many more properties -- or many more potential drugs at once. can you do hundreds of millions. can you do a billion until you land on the right one. so, these researchers, they came up with one. they put it on a mouse who was wounded and had an infection with that bacteria. and they found that not only did it work, but i didn't harm the good bacteria.

now, i will say, this is a great day to be a mouse. this is a wonderful day to be an infected mouse. this is not going to be on the market for humans any time soon. you have to make sure it is safe. >> okay. but this morning we'll celebrate for -- >> for mice everywhere. >> elizabeth, thank you. "cnn this morning" continues right now. >> good morning, everyone. top of the hour. not trying to scare you there. tell what you that was in a moment. >> in case you're traveling for the holiday weekend. >> so glad to have my friend erica hill with me today and next week. but that video was a flight in south korea, today someone parentally opened the emergency exit door while the plane was coming in for landing. no one was seriously hurt. >> this, here in the united states, summer travel season is kicking off and promising to be

the busiest memorial day weekend since 2005. air travel roaring back after the pandemic. we'll take you live to reagan national as they face a critical stress test. >> "the washington post" reporting that donald trump's employees moved boxes at mar-a-lago the day before fbi agents came look fing for classified documents last year. this remarkable story is a man paralyzed for more than a decade is walking again after receiving digital implants in his brain and spine. two people directly involved in his medical breakthrough will join us live this hour of "cnn this morning" starts right now. >> airport as cross the country gearing up for the busiest m

memorial day weekend. america bounces back from the pandemic. take a look at chicago o'hare and reagan national. the demand for flights has been skyrocketing and aaa is predicting 3.5 million of you will fly this weekend. that is a jump from last year as well as 2019, before covid started. we're live at reagan this morning. pete, the real stress for airlines. are they ready? >> a huge test for the airlines, poppy. the tsa anticipates screening 10 million people between thursday yesterday and monday memorial day. the numbers we have seen so far may make that a conservative estimate. 2.43 million people at airports on wednesday screened by the tsa. 2.56 million people on monday. both of those numbers bigger than the same day back in 2019 before the pandemic. the number to beat now, the pandemic era air travel record set on friday, 2.66 million

people. airports insist they're ready. the tsa insists they're ready. and airlines insist they're ready after the big summer meltdowns of last year that really kicked off with memorial day. think back to then. the airlines canceled 55,000 flights over the totality of the summer. this time around, they insist they're right staffed. they added 48,000 people industry wide and right sized, operating fewer flights, using larger airplanes. they say that the meltdowns are a thing of the past. but passengers hope that that is actually the case. listen. >> if things run smoothly, people do their job sufficiently, then it's a great trip. >> pack your patience. come prepared. >> i keep my fingers crossed until i get home without a hitch. >> airlines say the delays now could be on the federal government. the faa is short about 3,000 air traffic controllers nationwide.

that's what they say they would need to have opt mall have opti levels. now they're insisting that is not the case. really extreme weather is the biggest cause of cancellations and delays. and we're hearing from the faa that they're wore dwrid about thunderstorms today in florida. also possibilities of more delays in denver. the cancellations in the u.s., very, very low. only talking about 60 nationwide right now. and 400 delays although we'll see if any grond sund stops hap. >> thank you. new this morning, a man has been arrested after he allegedly opened a plane door while that plane was still in the air. >> you can see the air coming in

there. it happened in south korea. the plane was just about three minutes from landing. some 700 feet in the air when that door was opened. an official telling cnn a man in his 30s who was sitting at the emergency exit appeared to open the door. the plane did land at the airport. this is southeast of seoul. 12 people suffered minor injuries from hyper ventilation. this morning, there is some new cautious optimism over the debt ceiling negotiations. sources tell cnn the white house and republican negotiators are moving closer to a deal to avoid potential default by next thursday. that is the day that janet yellen is quote, highly likely, the u.s. won't be able to pay the bills. it would raise the debt ceiling to two years and also capping federal spending on everything but the military and veterans. but to be crystal clear, there no deal in place yet. there are several issues that need to be resolved. happy to be joined by the deputy secretary g to have you,-- good

have you. >> the headline is negotiators are, quote, closing on a deal. is that accurate? are they that close? >> i would say that we're making progress and our goal is to make sure we get a deal. default is unacceptable for the president. the speaker said it. and we have to get something done before early june when the secretary said that it is highly likely that we'll no longer have the resources to pay bills. >> will they rule out work requirements on food stamps, snap and cash assistance or are they open to get a deal done? >> so, i'm not going to negotiate in public. what i will say is the president is very clear about what he values. it's why he's been a supporter of the advance child tax credit. he is going to continue to make sure we have policies in place that continue to protect the most vulnerable and also while also growing the economy.

it's a question of whether the administration is open to what republicans propose. more work requirements for food stamps and cash assistance. is that off the table or on the table for the white house? >> i'm not going to talk about what's on the table or off the table. what i will talk about is the fact that the president in this committed to making sure that we have a good faith negotiation with the republicans to reach a deal. the alternative is it catastrophic for all americans. people often think about the debt limit is something that only affects financial markets. but it also means that we're able to meet our commitmentes to those same recipients you just talked about to our seniors, to our veterans. and we know that is unacceptable? >> is the administration okay with the debt ceiling that int really 2024? >> the president made clear is that we are -- we cannot do anything that does not increase the debt limit before we reach

the point where we can no longer pay our bills. congress had done it 78 times. and expects congress to do it again. we have done this to the creditors, seniors, veterans and all the individuals who rely on the government. that was two days ago. and then yesterday came out and did the same sort of mortgage backed government backed mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac. we saw what happened in 2011 with s&p 500 downgrading the credit of the united states. do you believe what these warnings from fitch that the united states is once again on a path to a credit rating downgrade even if there is a last-minute deal. >> the hope is that the answer is no. it's important to remember what happened in 2011. even though we raised the debt limit, the stock market went down by 17%.

we auctioned off debt for the u.s. government. and we paid 80 million more dollars than we would have before the debt limit impasse. the cost to the american people, the decision to create this manufactured crisis is real. we need to end it as soon as possible. >> if you lose a aaa credit rating that, cost goes higher. let me ask you about prioritization. what we learned after 2011 is treasury and the fed did have contingency plans. you were there then. but you put together a plan to say here is what we're going to pay. we advised agencies over what is going to happen in the case of default. are you giving guidance to agencies now if we're to default who gets paid first. >> i was in government in 2011. i served the treasury department for about ten years now.

i'm in charge of making sure we make payments and take in money. one thing you know for well is the irs that brings in 95% of our payments. the computer systems are operating on cobalt, a language that is no longer taught. they were built before the personal computer and the atm machine. because we underinvested in the irs, we're not in a position where we can make sure we can make some of our payments, not all of our payments. the systems are built to make all of our payments. and the idea of us prioritization is truly default in the name. >> so, are you saying there would be no prioritization? i guess i'm wondering if it there is even a deal at the last minute, let's hope there is one, wouldn't treasury have to be prepared to triage for at least several days? >> poppy, what i'm saying is we

don't have the capability to naturally triage and decide this payment is made and that payment is not because of the way that our systems are set up. and ultimately, the only thing that we can do is what congress has done 78 other times and prevent default. the idea that we're having this conversation in the united states where we have the resources to pay our bills is something we shouldn't be doing. and ultimately, as the person who is responsible for making sure that the department runs, i can tell you that we do not -- i don't have any confidence that we have the ability to be able to do a type of prioritization that will mean that all seniors, all veterans, all americans get paid. >> final question on the 14th amendment. both the president and secretary yellen have said legally it would be very challenging to envoek e invoke at this point. but if there is no deal, will the administration attempt to invoke the 14th amendment? >> the 14th amendment can't solve our challenges now. ultimately, the only thing that can do that is congress doing

what it's done 78 other times. raising the debt limit. we don't have a plan b that allows us to meet the commitments that we made to our creditors, to our seniors, veterans, american people. the only plan we have is one that worked for 200 years in this country, the united states of america needs to pay all of the bills and pay them on time. congress has ability to do that and congress is calling on them to act on that as quickly as possible. >> is that a no? >> so, the question was whether the united states will use the 14th amendment? i think the president and secretary are clear that will not solve our problems now. so, yes, that is a no. >> thank you, wally. i know you have a lot of work ahead. good luck. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. erica? >> there is new reporting from "washington post" that donald trump's employees moved boxes at mar-a-lago the day before the fbi came looking for classified documents. >> also big changes could be coming to the notorious hell

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new details in the mar-a-lago documents investigation. president trump moved boxes just before the fbi was set to retrieve classified information from his florida home. according to the report, evidence suggests the boxes were moved into a storage area on june 2nd. on june 3rd, that's when the doj arrived at mar-a-lago. this is part of the grand jury subpoena. a couple months late er, the fb conducted a search of the property. at the time, because inve investigators developed evident there may be more classified documents at the residence. the post writes that investigators see the timing of when the boxes were moved is a sign of possible obstruction. that is not although, the "post" also reporting that they have evident evidence that he kept classified documents in the office where they were visible and he even showed them to others. here's what the former president said when asked about it by our

reporter. >> did you ever show the classified documents to anyone? >> not really. i would have the right to. by the way, they were -- >> what do you mean not really? >> not that i can think of. i don't have anything. i have no collides. and by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. >> no, you don't declassify them. >> let's bring in our senior legal analyst. he is a former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york and a new jersey state prosecutor. when we look at this, "the washington post" is reporting that the investigators have come to see this as timing as somewhat suspicious in terms of when things were moved. and that it's a possible indication of obstruction. based on what we know publicly at this point, do you see it that way? >> i do. i think there are several details in this new reporting that do go to the issue of obstruction and potential documents crimes. we, prosecutors, as a whole, are obsessed with intent. right? usually the easy part of a case is showing the physical

movement. in this case, where were the documents? where were they moved? not that it's easier. the harder part is getting into the person's head? and even a detail like we just saw, the fact that trump had the documents, classified documents, showed them to people. that establishes a, he knew he had classified documents. b, he did something improper with them. you can't show classified documents to outsiders. c, he essentially lied publicly to kaitlan. and prosecutors will use that. look, if he thought there was nothing to hide, why would he say i don't think not really. i never showed them to anyone when he d so right there is just one important piece of intent evidence. >> the fact that this is coming out now, what does it tell you? >> well, it tells me the prosecutors are in the latter stages of their investigation. i think they're cleaning up the loose ends and trying to tie things together. also, we have another indication which is that trump's team has asked for a meeting with the attorney general on this i don't

think they get a meeting from merrick garland. the person running this is jack smith. if he wants to give you an audience, he will will. typically as a prosecutor, you would. that would happen toward the end stages of an investigation. >> and that's not unheard of to ask for that meeting either. >> not only is it not unheard of, it is not at all uncommon. it is very common in a case like this. you would expect there to be a meeting. what would happen is they come in and say, here, there are weaknesses in your case. it can convince prosecutions. >> they're not getting that information back. they may say here's why we think this is really not worth your time. you should probably stop. there is nothing here. it's not like prosecutors will say, you're right. i have this other thing that makes me want to continue. >> the standard prosecute response is thank you very much for your presentation and we'll take it under advisement and that's it. >> they're looking at two things, mishandling of classified documents but also obstruction. >> yep. >> and the real question here,

especially with the dates, june 2nd the boxes were moved. june 3rd, the fbi comes to search them. we also learned from this reporting in "the new york times" a dress rehearsal before the subpoena of how to deal with sensitive papers. the last time the grand jury met was may 5th. right? that was weeks ago. >> yeah. >> does that indicate anything to you? >> it tells me that prosecutors are putting pen is i will to paper or using the keyboard. they're putting together, i think, the prosecution memo. okay, here is all the evidence and here's what we make of it. it is interesting there are not any witnesses for three weeks now. p i i think they're getting into the end phase. the last thing you do is then go back to the grand jury. and then the federal system, you can summarize. say here's all the evidence you've seen. now we have a draft indictment to vote on. that evidence is so crucial as to intent. we had this past weekend tim is one of the trump's former attorneys was on with paula reid. things get moved. this is a working place of business. that doesn't mean it's criminal.

and what prosecutors are looking for are things like the timing. if there are movements happening the day before, then that's suspicious. >> would they have known that they were coming on the 3 snrd. >> -- the 3 srd? >> yes. >> this is the subpoena. so doj said we're coming to town tomorrow, june 3rd, to pick up the the docs. >> it does include a statement from one of the lawyers representing the two unnamed employees who moved the boxes and said the worker did not know what was in them and only trying to help the trump vallet. but intent, does it matter if the person who moved them didn't know what was in them? >> who asked for them to be moved. that's the intent that matters. >> intent matters for everybody. it may be that person didn't know what was in there. just told move that box from that room to that room. that person is not going to be criminal libel. the person who has a problem is the person who had the boxes

moved for a reason. >> yes. thank you. >> thank you. okay. so, we told you about this just amazing medical breakthrough. a man who had not walked in more than a decade now walking naturally on his own thanks to new technology. we'll be joined by the doctors who made it possible next. >> plus, we'll tell what you prompted this reaction from graduating students at umass boston.

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a man paralyzed in a motorcycle accident a decade ago can walk again. that's right. they linked his brain and his spinal cord and now the man says it works so well that he had to learn how to walk naturally again. >> he was unable to take a single step after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed a decade ago. now he can stand up and walk. even over a tough terrain.

and go up stairs. technology is turning his thoughts into action. electrodes implanted on his brain collect signals from the region that controls movements. a computer analyzes them to predict how he wants to move. >> i only have to think about movement and i can start and stop. >> while electrical stimulation helped other paralyzed patients walk again, they had to turn on implants that send a continuous signal to the spinal cord. the success is documented in a new scientific paper in the journal "nature." he was the first participant in a clinical trial for the technology and researchers are hopeful about future possibilities. he says he can walk about 110 yards depending on the day. a little more than a football field. he can also stand without supporting himself with his hands for a few minutes. and he is looking forward to

gaining even more function. cnn reporting. i mean, impressive is only putting it mildly. we're joined now by two people directly involved in this medical breakthrough. we're all just fascinated by this story. we look at this devise which is a brain spine interface. you've been working on similar things. this is really building on the previous work. the fact that you figured out a way to basically get around the injured section here in thinks body and that there were even signs of neurological recovery, were you expecting it to be quite this effective? >> certainly it's been a very long journey. and finally, it is breakthrough. and we're hopeful that it will

be effective. but on day one, being able to think about a movement and see the movements are very natural and free. >> can you speak to why it works and if kit work on many people or was this a unique situation? >> i don't think takes unique situation. this is the test pilot. so it works because his brain is intact and the part of the spinal cord that is controlling the movement is also intact. so, we can put electrodes in the region of the brain that is controlling the movement and the region of the spinal cord is controlling movements. we can then link them. so in all the patients who have this intact regions, we could apply the same.

how wud sidespread could the us be? how many patients could be impacted potentially? >> we're at the very beginning n a sense, remember the pacemaker 15 years ago? people were working and next to them, a little bit what you see in the picture. but the key is medical company did get to find this technology in this region and kit be used by everyone who needs it across the world in the future. >> were you there when he walked for first time? did you get to see it? >> yes, i was there. and i have to say, i didn't -- when i was there for the first take when programming the stimulator with the brain implant. i thought that he would only have slight movements at the very beginning. but he was so fast. the very first day we asked him to stand up and to do a few steps and it worked. and all the team is cheer. he thought it would happen

later. and, so, we were all in tears. >> wow. >> i can only imagine. we can see your face light up as you're talking about it as well. the smiles we see on both of your faces. this right now is really for lower body as i understand it. not necessarily for someone who may have been paralyzed with something on their upper body. could that -- could it be amended, perhaps, to help some of those folks? >> certainly a strategy that we will apply in the future. we obtained the authorization to do it in cervical spinal cord injured patients. we will employ the same to have hand movements. we're sure a bit of improvement of hand movement is a lot of gain in the future and in their ability to be independent. >> we know that he can also walk short distances without the

device. how is that possible? >> this was an unexpected discovery. by link to the brawnin and spin cord promoted the growth of new connections. so today he can really have access to nurones that were paralyzed for many years. basically, the reorganization of the system there. so it is very exciting. it's not only a system that enables you to walk. it is also a digital repair of the spinal cord. >> a digital repair of the spinal cord. it is remarkable. congratulations to you both. i think you're going to really change so many lives. we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> just hope that we're still alive to see this. thank you so much. >> you're so right.

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the second $500 is a gift for you to give to somebody or somebody else or another organization who could use it more than you. >> i think that may be my favorite part of that message. each graduate, as just heard there, walked across the stage. they got two envelopes. they had that $500 that is a gift. the other is labelled give, 2500 undergraduates there, that gift amounted to $2.5 million. forbes estimates hail has a $5 billion fortune. >> doing great with it. >> yeah. i love that. i love that message of paying it forward and helping someone else out. 100%. >> a nice feel good friday moment for you. >> now new developmentes in the federal investigation of bob menendez. reports that investigators are looking into whether he received expensive gifts including mercedes and a luxury apartment. the senator denying any wrongdoing. we do have more details on that ahead. plus, a navy seal candidate

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he is never coming back. >> natasha joins us now. what does this report say about hell week? are things going to change? >> yeah, poppy. it's a really scathing rept issued just about this -- the basically inadequate medical screenings and uninformed medical staff overseeing hell week, a brutal training exercise that navy seal candidates undergo. essentially, what the report said is that it was poorly organized, poorly integrated and poorly led, the course was, and put candidates at, quote, significant risk. now there will be some potentially accountability for some of the people that were overseeing this course and that perhaps did not impose the medical screenings and basic checks. there are someone like kyle alive. and screenings and those potentially accountability will be taken against ten people.

he died even after his symptoms were made aware to his classmates and to other people who were training with him. they were not even trans mitted to the navy medical center. the medical staff is overseeing the course were completely uninformed according to this investigation. and while candidates going through hell week are given a form of penicillin at the beginning of the course to reduce the chance of bacterial pneumonia is what he had, he was not given that penicillin because apparent think was a shortage of it before the course began. and, so, just a lot of questions here about why there was this inadequate screening. why this was inadequate, you know, just basic medical care. and there will be some overhaul of this system. candidates are now going to be required to undergo medical screening every 24 hours. they have to recover in a center afterwards.

and more importantly, there will be a competent medical officer overseeing all of this throughout the entire course, poppy. >> and aside from the changes, which sound like 101, they should have been doing that all along, has the navy responded? >> yes. we have a statement here from the rear admiral keith davids, the commander of naval special warfare command. at the conclusion of the investigation he said that our effectiveness as the navy's maritime special operations force necessities demanding high risk training and rigorously and demanded training to commitment and methodical precision. again, really emphasizes there that there needs to be risk management. they can't be left alone if they're experiencing the symptoms, poppy. >> in a tash yashgs thank you for the reporting from the -- natasha, thank you for the reporting from the pentagon this morning. . a young cop in chicago who dedicated her life to protecting the city she loved killed in uniform. friends and family are remembering her as someone that

went beyond the call of duty to help the people of her community. ryan young has her story. >> nothing but god keeps me going. i'm heart broken. >> reporter: with a beautiful smile and a bright future ahead, 24-year-old chicago police officer arianna preston was considered a homegrown chicago talent and in early may she died wearing the uniform she loved. >> she loved chicago. she loved everything about chicago. she engaged with everybody. >> reporter: her mom says officer preston was a dynamic wok woman that wanted to be change her city need. >> family oriented. loving. and just wanted to see good in everything and everybody. me and my husband were very proud of her. i would say every time she walked out the door with the uniform, i was proud.

because it was something i said for her not to do and she did it. and she loved it. >> reporter: on may 6th, officer preston was returning home from the shift when four teenagers approached and tried to rob her while preston was still in uniform. the young officer bravely fought back but was shot and killed. she was found lying in her front yard. chicago officers lee and scott thought of arianna like a sister. >> what could we have done differently to make sure she got home safely? >> reporter: officer scott had been with her less than an hour before the attack happened. >> i just left you. and 42 minutes later, you're gone. like, i'll never talk to you again. i'll never see you again. you know? the impact that it has made for us as officers and more importantly the impact of her family. you know? she is 24. so ambitious. so smart. so beautiful.

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this morning sources tell cnn the white house and republican negotiators are moving closer to a deal to avoid potential default by next thursday but there is a lot of work to be done. concern is growing among business owners, many of whom will be directly affected. i talked to them. joining us now four small business owners to talk about how a potential default would effect them, their employees, what it means for them at large. rosemary is the founder of president direct steel and construction which builds a dozen government buildings a year. andrea, vice president of sales and marketing at carnes quality foods, a third generation family grocery store.

brendan is with trident builders, 60% of their business is federal contracts and joining us is jonathan graph with graph consulting behavioral specialist. his income comes from medicaid for children and adults in crisis. thank you for joining us this morning. what happens if we default on june 1? >> there is a government shutdown, our federal projects, for instance, that would take the federal government representatives off the project, which would shut down our project. then the decision is how long -- and then we can't submit for payment, can't receive payment. >> this isn't about a government shutdown, but about if we default. how would that affect your business, rosemary? >> if we don't have receivables coming in and projects aren't moving forward, how do we move forward with the project? it has a lot of ancillary issues. increased interest rates, right.

so our private side, it's -- we have already seen a pull back in the quality of leads because of the rising interest rates and additional rise in interest rates pulls it back that much more. the ability to get loans. the lines of credit is tightening up. it has huge -- >> your company began work on a federal building in baltimore in the works since last year. what happens to a project like that? if we default? >> i don't know. and i feel as if i don't know what's gonna happen. that's where i get frustrated with the situation, is that we are just introducing an awful lot of uncertainty here. we have been dealing with the pandemic, worker shortage, inflation, right, and rising interest rates and access to capital. why are we introducing the potential of a default on top of

that? kinda like grin and bear it and build the project out and hope to get paid at some point. otherwise, you know, i got to kinda carry that burden, my savings. a default now would basically probably not hurt me as much right now p but would kill my project pipeline going into '24 and '25. i look at this as being grossly irresponsible and dangerous. >> andrea you are a third-generation gross shop owner. you have 1,200 employees and the people you service is everyone. people who would be directly impacted in terms of government payments if we have a default. could you speak to that, how you are preparing for that? >> what you said is 100% correct. we service everyone in the community, s.n.a.p. recipients, veterans, individuals on soeshlg security, federal employees. in looking how that affects us as a retailer and how it will affect the community, we are not just talking about the shoppers

because when they spend less, we have less ability to purchase from the local parmerfarmers, o wholesaler. so that stretches out. so many folks are struggling to fill their pantry, their refrigerator, their freezer. so that uncertainty definitely starts to creep into their every day thoughts and what's going to happen, when is it going to happen and how is it going to impact me. >> jonathan, you're a behavioral specialist. a lot of your income, as i understand it, right, is tied to medicaid. what would a default mean for you guys? >> yes. i mean, i like to say exactly what has been said by the others on this panel and that is the uncertainty and the unknown. and in human service, the entire system really is built on medicaid services. so there is no plan b. and in my job, i support people who are in crisis, who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. so this unknown piece, if it

affects medicaid, if there were deep cuts, if the faucet turns off, our entire system stops. so small business owners like myself, yes, we would absolutely lose our jobs because i am a medicaid provider, so i bill medicaid, because the folks who need the services most can't afford them to private pay. so they require services. and so, yes, it impacts us as small businesses. it also impacts the folks that we support because they pay their room and board with medicaid. and so it's going to not just disrupt their lives, but it's catastrophic for them as well. >> very quickly, if you each could, what is your message to washington? they have a week left to get this done, rosemary. >> right. i think it would be, you know, we have already battled the worst economic conditions my generation has ever known. the last thing we need is more

economic uncertainty. >> andrea? >> when you look at the government their job is to protect the citizens of the united states. that's what i am asking them to do. we all work with individuals that we don't always see eye to eye with. push those items aside and find a resolution to avoid this situation. >> brendan? >> politicians talk about how small businesses are -- the national economy. it's dangerous, irresponsible and doesn't reflect on america. >> jonathan, your message to washington? >> supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities isn't a partisan issue. we help the most vulnerable folks in society. so i'm hoping that washington thinks about their own family members and their own community could and realize that, you know what? folks aren't pawns. hopefully, congress is listening. thank you, guys. >> thank you for the platform. >> that's who i care about hearing -- i mean, the lawmakers

make the decisions. we care about that. this is who it's affecting. >> on so many levels, right? it's this issue we are dealing with, but across the board it makes you wonder what we hear from people all the time when we talk to them. are those in washington hearing them? >> hopefully, they are watching. the final hour of "cnn this morning" continues right now. good morning. happy friday, everyone. maybe a long weekend for you. my husband is like, i don't have work today. what? i was like, you can go to the grocery store, you can hem my pants, go to the dry cleaner, let's see how much happens. >> he does tailoring? >> no, i want him to. >> erica hill is here with me today and next week. sources tell cnn the white house and republican negotiators are moving closer to a deal on the debt limit but a growing number of republicans and democrats are warning they might not support the agreement even if they reach