Debugger won't show any variables in clion

Hi I am trying to debug via clio IDE using gdb. I am on linux x86_64. First when I try to select the "bundled gdb" options from settings, it won't allow me to as it gives message:

Then I tried to point to a local version of the gdb that I compiled, and it was ok with that:

However when I set a break point to try see the values, the debugger runs but it won't show anything. The gdb window just says: "connecting" and the frames says: "frames not available." therefore I am unable to see anything via the debugger:

Any help resolving this would be appreciated!