>> reporter: jeff corwin here with us to tell us what you need to know.begin with the debt ceiling negotiations as lawmakers race the clock to try to prevent a first ever default. today treasury secretary janet yellen buying them a little more time writing, quote, based on the most available data we now anticipate the treasury will have sufficient resources to satisfy the government's requirements by june 5th. previously expected to run out of money as early as june 1st. despite growing pressure president biden sounds optimistic about reaching a deal. >> things are looking good. very optimistic. i hope we'll have some clearer evidence tonight before the clock strikes 12 that we have a deal. but it is very close. i'm optimistic. the negotiation going on i'm hopeful we'll know by tonight whether we'll be able to have a deal. >> joining me to talk through this our cnn capitol hill reporter, and my other guests. mel, starting with you up on capitol hill the president says we are close and he believes it could come by midnight tonight. republicans say close, w

and jeff corwin, welcome to the center in your book festival. well, thank you very much. nice to be back. so when if you're in a conversation with someone, maybe at a bar. in a bar stool, and the guy next to you says, hey, man, you know what happened at waco, don't you? what is he saying? depends how much he's been drinking. i think that over 30 years, a lot of myths have not only begun, but they've been embellished to the point where now, when i'm out on a book tour and i've been out on the road for this book since january 23rd, always in the crowd. there's some people who weren't even born then, but the things they've heard about waco in mount carmel are such that they these really important events and it sort of direct their beliefs and certain things. the guy in the bar stool probably believes that some time, a whole bunch of years ago there was a group, a religious group, maybe they were crazy cult, maybe they weren't, who knows? but they had some guns. and first the atf and then the fbi charged in and it took them a while, but they finally accomplished what they wan

i'm jeff corwin. i'll see you next time on "wildlife nation". [music] >> next on abc7news, a major insurance company is no longer selling homeowners insurance in california. the reasons behind the decision. and if you tried to take the bay bridge into san francisco today, you are likely stuck in this. what we are learning about a pursuit that brought traffic to a standstill for hours. celebrating the latin american, caribbean, and african roots of the mission district. we take a first look at carnival 2023. abc7news starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> a big announcement from the biggest insurance companies. state farm says it is no longer ensuring new homes or businesses in california. i am dion lim. state farm says its decision is due to high wildfire risk and increased construction costs. cornell barnard explains what it means for homeowners. >> the fact that they want to pick and choose who they cover doesn't seem the way it should be. cornell: lisa knows the slogan like a g