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were going to bring you those comments as soon as it begins. today at the white house, another high stakes showdown over the debt ceiling to avoid a default with major economic consequences, the latest of where negotiations stand. russia is declaring victory in the longest and bloodiest fight in ukraine. is this a turning point of the invasion? in idaho, next hour the suspect in the killing of four college students will make a court appearance. well bring you a preview of what to...

Those higher interest costs over the medium and longer term could result in billions and billions of dollars in terms of a drag on the u.s. economy, and those drags could last well into the future because, lets be honest, this is all going to happen again the next time theres a debt ceiling issue and along a similar vein, all of that could come into play for better or worse. the way that americas current budget and appropriations process is set up, these are the types of battles that pop up. eac...

Norah. >> odonnell: mireya villarreal, thank you. well, tonight, senate leaders have an agreement to extend the governments borrowing ability. that means the u.s. wont default on its debts, which would have plunged the country into an economic catastrophe. but it is only a tra fix. the extension lasts until early december, when we could be right back where we started. tonight, a senate report contains alarming new details on the extraordinary effort by then-president trump to pressure the justic...

>> its not my fault! dont blame it on me. >> im just saying, it could be you. the debt ceiling crisis that contributed to the government shutdown back in october, remember that? back on the front burner. treasury secretary jack lew today will appeal to a bipartisan group for congress to extend the nations borrowing ability so the government can pay its bills. the nations borrowing limit expires on friday! in case you didnt have that circled on your calendar. cash reserves to pay our bills could ...

Nerd. i love this stuff. this is terrific. so, in 1862, to finance the civil war, we came up with what was called the green back. and that was the first time we really had the dollar. so it doesnt really -- how can each state have a currency? the one good thing about it would be states cant print money. and thomas jefferson, the virginian said if there were anything he could add to the constitution it would be to take away the borrowing ability of the federal government, how press yent was that?...

Their fear of borrowing is unicorn. >> its true you can go back and obama is frequently cited by republicans voting against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. democrats were never in the past and even republicans were never trying to stage this show down where it was anything more than a symbolic vote and not using it for leverage. when you hear mitch mcconnell talking like that, is this healthy to use the debt ceiling this way? >> i understand the point that congress has the power of the purse u...

Photographs. they were all destroyed in the fire at his home. he has no photos. no family. the other man convicted in this case, john steven hayes is on dth row for his role in the crime. when we hear from the jury well get back to you. jon: nobody knows how long it will take. >> true. jon: rick, thank you. jenna: to some business news now. s&p is issuing another warning this morning on the creditworthiness of europe. this comes as european leaders meet this week to try to resolve the spreading ...

countrys coveted aaa credit rating could be compromised. the unpresence dented consequences for all of us. and why some lawmakers argue the looming august 2 deadline isnt the armageddon the president says it is. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." were only five days away from what could lead to unprecedented default in the united states if the political sparring between our elected officials here in washington doesnt stop. and we cant emphasize enough how devastating the r...

There is a larger fund, $150 billion. nobody in the financial sector thinks that a $50 billion amount, and originally senator corkan and i suggested something in the neighborhood of 20, 25 was going to be enough to resolve a whole series of firms that might be going down simultaneously. this is really a chance to buy a little bit of time and not have taxpayers exposed. theres different ways to get at this. theres a way to create a trust that could be funded through the industry. theres a way to ...

Nations borrowing ability to nor 22nd, a firm date in exchange they want talks about the budget and a short time ago we got this reaction from the white house press secretary. >> the president strongly prefers a longer term resolution so that we can get away from this. if there is a record so that we cant default. why is there an implication that we keep the nuclear weapon in your back pocket? >> house speaker john boehner made this announcement. >> so what we want to do is offer the president t...