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Spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, a debt ceiling increase, republicans crown jewel of tax reform. and dont forget you have those russia investigations going ongoing in the house and senate. crews gaining ground against largest brush fire in los angeles history. the la tuna fire is nearly 30% contained this morning. most evacuees will be allowed to return home. the fire burned at least three homes and holding steady at 7,000 acres. the cause of the fire is under investigation. big...

Focusing on number three, the white house is asking for 8 billion and emergency funding to help rv victims i wanted tied to a debt ceiling increase. today, treasury secretary, steve mnuchin said before harvey it look like the government would have money to pay the bills for the rest of the month. not anymore. >> with harvey, its move the situation up earlier and without raising the debt limit, im not comfortable will get the money we need this month to texas to rebuild. >> and then the tax refor...

Focusing on number three, the white house is asking for 8 billion and emergency funding to help rv victims i wanted tied to a debt ceiling increase. today, treasury secretary, steve mnuchin said before harvey it look like the government would have money to pay the bills for the rest of the month. not anymore. >> with harvey, its move the situation up earlier and without raising the debt limit, im not comfortable will get the money we need this month to texas to rebuild. >> and then the tax refor...

Focusing on number three, the white house is asking for 8 billion and emergency funding to help rv victims i wanted tied to a debt ceiling increase. today, treasury secretary, steve mnuchin said before harvey it look like the government would have money to pay the bills for the rest of the month. not anymore. >> with harvey, its move the situation up earlier and without raising the debt limit, im not comfortable will get the money we need this month to texas to rebuild. >> and then the tax refor...

Agenda. left undone some could shut down the government because the u.s. to default on its debt. something with unthinkable consequences. heres the top of the to do list. one, pass a budget. have to pass at least ten or spending bills or the government will shut down. two, raise the debt ceiling. it stands run 20 trillion right now. if it isnt raise the u.s. government will default on its loans and that will be catastrophic. nobody knows what will happen. then there is hurricane harvey relief an...

Temporary spending bills or the government will shut down. two, raise the debt ceiling. it stands at about 20 trillion right now. if it isnt raised the u.s. government will default on its loans and that would be catastrophic. no one even knows what would happen. then theres three, hurricane harvey relief and four, comprehensive tax reform. focusing on number three, the white house is asking for 8 billion in emergency funding to help harvey victims and wants it tied to a debt ceiling increase. to...

Worked in the past. in 2005 after hurricane katrina it took congress just 11 days to pass $120 billion in federal aid. eight years later after superstorm sandy, it took congress 91 days to pass $60 billion in federal aid. lets talk more about what we can expect this time around. with me the deputy managing editor for the weekly standard and assistant editor for "the washington post." a senior white house officials is telling cnn they expect to attach the funding to the debt ceiling increase. wha...

They have a big agenda. you have to add daca which will become a legislative matter depending on what president trump decides on tuesday. you have a very crowded agenda and a president who doesnt seem to sweat the details. that could be the biggest most dangerous part of this as we head into september. >> has harvey made it easier for the president to pass the debt ceiling and keep the government open? because now we are told he is pushing off this idea that the border wall needs to be funded in...

The families here. we heard from white house homeland security advisor tom today that the white house will come soon with an emergency funding request, but itll billion separate from the debt ceiling. doable? >> i dont know yet. and i think that he may have been speaking a little bit out of school because he had his, the members of congress, the leadership its going to draft this legislation. this is all coming at a key time, very difficult time on the hill. fiscal season, they have to get the g...

Debt ceiling increase. im talking rolling a supplemental increase on the debt. from an emergency management standpoint, how important is it to your thinking to get a clean supplement? >> i think everybody wants a clean supplemental. as we tie the -- hopefully we get a responsible budget. the congress comes together and finds a way to take the presidents request and meet it. that would be an ideal answer. youre presupposing that well have a continuing resolution. thats not the best way to run a r...