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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the lor barista coffee and espresso system. a masterpiece in taste >> its opium in washington. there is still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, and at this hour, house republicans are holding a wig meeting to discuss what the process will be over the next few days, if in fact a deal is reached. president biden told reporters today that he is optimistic that a deal can be finalized tonight. >> with regard to the debt limit, i think theyre looking good, very optimistic. ...

good evening. at least 15 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a university in the heart of prague. police say the gunman was a student there himself. he opened fire this afternoon, injuring dozens of others. before police say he was eliminated himself. the gunman�*s father had been found dead at his home earlier in the day. gun crime is relatively rare in the czech republic. tonight, the countrys president said he was shocked by the mass shooting. helena wilkinson has the l...

there is a roughly one in four chance that the us will hit the so—called x—date, when the us government runs out of money to pay its bills without a deal to raise the debt limit. that is according to the banking giantjp morgan chase. and they say the odds are getting worse. that forecast comes after house speaker kevin mccarthy said on wednesday that he thought progress could be made, but warned the two sides remain far apart. republicans are warning that any deal must cut future f...

conservatives had second thoughts, and what the leaked draft did to any hope for compromise. now a year and a half later, the high court is on clean up duty. agreeing to take on the first major complication from its ruling, this one on the abortion pill. mifepristone. the decision, which could effectively ban the pill nationwide should come next june, meaning the court will keep abortion front and center in the summer before the presidential election. an issue that has repeatedly prove...

volcano erupts in a peninsula in iceland after weeks of intense seismic activity. as aid agencies voiced frustration on worsening conditions for civilians in gaza that the un security council prepares to vote on a new ceasefire resolution. this is the scene live in new york where members of the council are grappling with the language they can agree on. ukrainian president apology ms zelensky is holding an end of year news conference and he thanks ukrainian soldiers for black sea victor...

weekend. theres still time for some notes before you get the time to grill. lets take a look at some of the weeks top stories. ron desantis has officially entered the 2024 right house race, as we said the live stream events on twitter got off to a rocky start. crashing several times. with the announcement delayed by more than 20 minutes due to a series of technical glitches. >> sorry about that, weve got so many people here that i think we are affecting the service. >> lets say, so yea...

sandra day trying out a new strategy with less than a month to the iowa caucuses and how the trump campaign may be using this as a test run for the general election. the stronger and stricter border policies -- could congress get their act together this week? the simple answer from one top republican, "no way." in my hope for the holidays here? and remembering a trailblazer, sandra day oconnor, the first woman who served on the supreme court starts in an hour. we will go to the w...

good evening. there are 600,000 russian troops in ukraine. they are firing seven shells for every one the ukrainians can fire in return. yesterday, the russian president said they he continue to wage war until all the kremlin objectives are met. —— he will continue. compare that with the statement from president biden on tuesday, who said america will continue to fund ukraine "as long as we can". but there is no sign the 60 billion aid budget will be passed by congress this side of...

that a deal can be finalized tonight. >> with regard to the debt limit, i think theyre looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but its very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether were going to be able to have a deal. >> all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 h...

now. ♪ my life is like -- >> lawrence: good morning. we are at the sun flower cafe in fort myers florida. got in late last night. its good to be in the free state of florida. been talking with some folks. the talk of the town is ron desantis and donald trump. and they love their governor, but they love their form are president as well. we have been having some conversation. a lot of these folks are living paycheck to paycheck, guys. i will send to you all in new york. >> steve: all r...