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ground. and down to the wire. with nine days until default, where negotiations stand right now as the white house and capitol hill race to strike a deal. plus, a ground breaking new agreement to manage an incredibly precious but endangered resource. the three states working together to ensure the colorado river doesnt go away. also back in court. any minute, former president trump expected to appear virtually in court for the first time since he pleaded not guilty to felony accounts ...

latest. and mitch mcconnell hospitalized after a trip and fall. >> death toll rising in california. the historic snowstorm blamed for more bodies being found and now a new warning to residents, prepare for floods. nba ledgegend arrested, shawn k in connection with a drive by shooting. >> and president biden going bick. seeking to cut the deficit by $3 trillion. details on his plan to do it. why republicans say it will never happen. cnn this morning starts right now. we begin this mor...

cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz joins us now, so, arlette, the president has not announced that hes running for election. but theres some expectation that this speech is going to have the tone of a campaign speech. >> reporter: well, victor, take a look at where president biden decided to unveil this election, thats in the battle ground state of pennsylvania which would be critical to the upcoming election look, the presidential advisers are aware that the budget as propose...

also, trump attorney jim trusty joins us to talk about the parallels between what happened when hillary clinton was investigated for mishandling documents and the trump raid. the doj explains how many documents they have went through that breaking today. first up, back to school day for one of mine and probably many of years as well across this country. some covid restrictions are lingering around certain corners of the country and parents not happy about it. in our nations capitol, so...

political conference wrapped up over the weekend with former donald trump continuing his grip on the gop even as the january 6 investigation looms over any potential comeback. and, travel headaches continue for many across the country, as more than 1500 flights are cancelled this weekend and at least 13,000 delayed. well have the latest on the perfect storm of issues creating travel nightmares for thousands of american travelers. joe. >> well, you know, mika, you talk to pete buttigieg...

this sunday, the sun is in our 11th of vote-a-rama as democrats push to pass legislation that will just -- climate and taxes. if, pass the inflation reduction act would be the largest common act in u.s. history. it also lower the cost of prescription drugs for millions of americans. this potential win for democrats, and addition to the politics of abortion, could result in a boost for them at the polls in the november midterm elections. meanwhile, trump backed candidate swept the arizo...

nuclear weapons. >> the occupiers still do not want to admit that they are. >> if trump were to return to the white house as president, would you want to stay on in your post? >> well, no. [laughter] >> secondaried into the end zone. bobby holy making an impact. straight to a fox news alert. one person is dead and five others are hurt after a shooting at a church in southern california. >> pete: this coming just 24 hours after 10 people were killed in a grocery store in buffalo. >> wil...

About spending levels. they keep walling off sections of the budget they dont want to cut and as the white house has indicated has tried to put other things on the table, tried to spend or save money or achieve some of the same deficit reductions the house republicans want and house republicans are saying thanks but no thanks. take medicare savings. the idea that perhaps the u.s. government could make up some of the costs that republicans want to make up by spending less money on prescription dr...

Endorsed by donald trump and mcconnell knows he has a problem. >> so for more on this, lets in ali vitali. give us a sense of how this went down and what some of the tweaks were for republicans that seems to feed into their brand, where this goes from here. >> it was a long weekend. but those of us here tracking this 22-hour straight session in the senate, we are main lining our coffee this morning. but senate democrats are feeling triumphant. you guys are talking about what is in the bill and i...

Greenhouse gases down 40% by 2030. finally, my provision mile long phil may convert to lift the ban on negotiating less expensive drugs under medicare. and then, as they move the bill says, bringing inflation down by 300 and $5 million in deficit reductions. i guess our colleagues are going to vote against that. makes no sense to me. >> senator, i am sitting here listening. and im wondering, what do republicans, do and what is senator ted cruz doing? is he or are they proposing amendments based ...