Im ken brunhuber, this is ccn newsroo newsroom. Jobless benefits that 12 million struggling americans have come to rely on are now expiring thanks to President Trump. The president has allowed the protections to lapse rather than sign the latest covid leaf bi r bill into law. And is doubling down on the last minute efforts to increase the payment amounts. And among those urging him to sign it is joe biden. Funding to keep the government running is also tied up in the bill. To he ove overt a shutdown needs to be signed by monday. And the moratorium eviction ends in less than a week. But with all that, the president is continuing his holiday vacation in florida. Jeremy diamond is traveling with the president. Reporter while he only appeared to be digging in his heels further, the president end zoning once again saturday that he wants to see the stimulus checks to americans more than tripled from 600 to 2,000 tweeting i simply want to get our great people 2,000 rather than the measly 600
. Welcome to cbs this morning. Norah odonnell is on assignment. At bea ma is awarning people will lose their jobs and services will be slashed with budget cuts. We are nine days away from the deep automatic spending cuts. Bill plante is at the white house. Bill, good morning. Reporter good morning and good morning out west. Well, republican congressional leaders say that if the cuts happen theyll be the president s fault even though some of their members want the cuts. The president says that he doesnt want the cuts either. In the next few hours hell be talking to local tv reporters to as one official here put it continue to turn up the pressure on republicans to compromise. This is not an abstraction. People will lose their jobs. Reporter with just over a week until the cuts take effect the president s placing the blame for the sequester squarely at the doorstep of republicans in congress. Last thing our families can afford right now is pain imposed unnecessarily by partisan recklessn
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