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matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what weve been warning about for weeks and weeks. still, the vote today was enough to allow the republicans to spike the ball into boehners court. and he did so with a vengeance. >> i struck my neck out a mile to try and get in agreement with the president of the united states. i stuck my neck out a mile. and i put revenues on the table. in order to try to come to an agreement to aver...

has finally pass the debt reduction plan. as you saw a moment ago, the senate now in the process of killing it by effectively tabling it, because democrats are in charge over there. you heard harry reid speak moments ago, a big thumbs down over there, and then -- then -- we will move on. but the number of votes on either side really doesnt matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what weve been warning about for weeks and we...

>> could i just add? could i just add? i think we all know that if the president decides to reach an agreement with us, the democrats most of them will fall in line. he is the leader of the democratic party, he is the president of the united states. he needs to indicate what he will sign and we are in those discussions now. >> reporter: something by monday, is that a firm deadline including the markets? >> im not going to put it to any deadlines, but it should be clear to you that sena...

Possibly the loss of the speakership. what do democrats have to say? with me steve israel, the chair of the democratic congressional caucus campaign committee. the speaker added a balanced budget amendment vote down the road and some further commitments down the road. does that change his bill, does it make it worse? the bill really was a snon starter from your perspective all along? >> what the speaker did was political. lets not be fooled by this balanced budget term. it is not a balanced budg...

marketsite. "american morning" starts right now. >> no vote on the debt plan again. im christine romans. as the u.s. economy lurches closer to a financial crisis, the political crisis continues. house speaker john boehner calls off a vote, unable to convince hardline conservatives in his party to sign on to his plan. >> im kiran chetry. more than 90% of texas is now in extreme drought. the state could sure use a lot of rain and now tropical storm don is expected to make landfall along ...

delayed. police in texas say a muslim american soldier confessed to plotting an attack on ft. hood just two years after a muslim officer shot to death 13 people on that same base. tropical storm don could hit the south texas coast tonight and drought-stricken farmers are welcoming the prospect of up to 7 inches of rain. we begin with that sobering reality check on the debt crisis and just how daunting the challenge has become. in less than four days, the federal government could ru...

veterans group there at pennsylvania avenue being briefed on what could happen to their ranks if the debt ceiling is not raised. also cnn is learning some states making contingency plans. california specifically taking out a temporary $5 billion loan just to help pay its bills in case congress fails to act and turmoil in the credit market makes it difficult to borrow money after august 2nd. take a walk with me. i want to look at what exactly is proposed here. we have two different plan...

Or maybe it has. >> amazing video. it looks like a bomb has gone off. when you pull up to what used to be your driveway, and this is what your house looks likes, where do you begin. ill have to ask the mayor to do the cleanup. dump trucks, i want to go through it, see if there are pictures i can find or. >> lets get to the man with answers on this, more on the grim recovery efforts is joplin mayor, mike wolfton, he joins us live on the phone. thank you for getting up early with us, mr. mayor, a ...

Then he does that again. can he be trusted? >> reporter: well, zain, by all accounts, diplomats im speaking with, government officials in yemen from both the opposition and the ruling party, really people are saying now that he cant be trusted. the gulf cooperation council which was trying to mediate a deal to end the political crisis there, theyre very angry with the president now. they think he cant be trusted. the u.s. and the uk putting increased pressure on the president to keep to his comm...

hillary clinton visits pakistan, but is she building bridges? and picking up. survivors of the u.s. tornadoes return home alive, but theyre mourning the loss of friends. he evaded justice for more than 15 years, but time is up for ratko mladic. the former chief of the bosnian-serb army is due to be back in court in belgrade today for a hearing that could see him handed over to the international war crimes tribunal in the hague. hes facing charges of genocide and crimes against huma...