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an update on one of the biggest names in college basketball after a run-in with the law. and later, mixed messages on the state of the u.s. economy. empty malls but americans still spending. inflation high, but dropping with less credit available. >> cost of living has really increased a lot, so its getting a little harder to do things that, you know, i would typically do. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for jo...

before the u.s. defaults. not everyone is confident a deal can be reached, with at least one top republican negotiator warning a deal could come together as soon as today or fall apart entirely. what is the mood on capitol hill right now? >> reporter: good afternoon. the mood is more optimistic than weve heard in days. negotiators here this morning are saying they think theyre closing in on a deal and really its all about having an agreement on the agreement and hashing out the remaini...

round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and...

hello, everyone. thanks for joining me this saturday. im fredricka whitfield. >> we begin this hour in washington where right now negotiators are back at the table as they race to end the debt ceiling standoff. republican leaders and white house officials are returning a short time ago, after a marathon session lasted well into the night, the clock is ticking, to get a deal in place, before the u.s. defaults on its loans. the national deficit continues to soar. with no rise to the borr...

shawn. army sergeant daniel perry says he fired that day in self-defense. he claims that the protesters surrounded his car while he was driving through downtown austin and basically ran into a black lives matter protest. his lawyers argue that he had the legal right to open fire after one of those demonstrators raised an ak-47 and pointed it right toward him, so he feared for his life. christina coleman has the very latest. christina? >> reporter: hi, eric. texas governor greg abbott s...

the fear is the toxic chemicals being released into the air, the ground water prompting urgent evacuation orders. and newly released body cam video from the mass shooting at a louisville bank showing the moments police officers put an end to a gunmans reign of terror >> i think i got him down. i think hes down! >> plus, new details about how police say the shooter was able to legally purchase an ar-15 style rifle just case before his rampage. and a highly anticipated vote in memphi...

or be in charge of this months ago. this hunter biden investigation seems to be on really slowly moving. i think its time for the fbi and d.o.j. to do something. >> dana: washington correspondent mike emmanuel is following this story in washington. >> reporter: good morning. the top republican on senate judiciary chuck grassley says whistleblower documents reveals that president biden was aware of hunter bidens business arrangement. grassley sent a letter to attorney general merrick ga...

>> we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. >> john: tough talk as iran emerges as a big focus of his middle east trip. sandra, hello do you again. >> sandra: hello to you. israeli prime minister and president biden signing a joint declaration, pledging no nuke for iran. >> john: israel urging the united states to put a deadline on the talks and threatening the use of military force. iranian president reportedly firing back shortly after tha...

claims of election fraud. >> quite obviously, surreptitiously passing around usb ports as if theyre viles of heroin or cocaine. its obvious to anyone who is a criminal investigator or prosecutor theyre engaged in surreptitious, illegal activity. >> cnn correspondent nick valencia was first in line when giuliani arrived to the courthouse this morning. nick, what did he say to you? >> reporter: he was defiant, alisyn. he seemed to be confident as he entered court before 8:30. if you reme...

country. i believe in the very soul of this nation. and most of all, i believe in you, the american people. i believe it in my core, there isnt a single thing this country cannot do when we put our mind to it. just remember who we are. we are the united states of america. theres nothing beyond -- nothing beyond our capacity. thats why so many foreign companies decided to invest making chips in america. billions of dollars. were the best. we have to believe in ourselves again. and now i...