White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters the debt talks with Republicans are "productive," as the two sides seek an agreement to avert a debt default. During her press briefing, she also tells reporters that the death of music icon Tina Turner is "incredibly sad news," denounces as "censorship" the ban at a school in Miami of a poem read by Black writer Amanda Gorman at President Joe Biden's inauguration, and declares that "the White House is in close contact with the government of Guam" as typhoon Mawar passes over the US territory. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES