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♪ youre live in the cnn newsroom. im jim acosta in washington. we begin with the most important sales pitch in washington this week selling the deal to avoid a catastrophic debt default. the call that was scheduled for two hours ago has not happened yet. a default could be disastrous to the u.s. and that threat still looms ominously. up on capitol hill there are lawmakers from both parties grumbling. passage is not guaranteed at this point. lets go to priscilla alvarez. what is the...

well talk to congressman bob goode from the freedom caucus about their sticking points. first to lucas tomlinson, who joins us live at the white house. always good to see you, lucas. what are you hearing? >> president biden returned from his asia trip earlier to negotiation with kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. they met one time. now, its back on monday. heres mccarthy at the capitol. >> the american public wants to see us curve our spending addiction, curve inflation that they cr...

what you had earlier in the show about why donald trump and others in history have said these provocative things that they do. i would ask the usual post that because that should be watched over and over again. to those who dont listen to the demagoguery we have a job to do to get democracy from it because as you pointed out it has worked over and over again. and so, we may be victims of whether or not we fall prey to that sort of language. >> yes you dont have to believe in it for you...

>> republicans floundering on the debt ceiling deal, as biden plays it cool. >> why doesnt biden say what a good deal it is? why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before -- think thats going to help me get it passed? no. >> tonight, how calling the bluff of the hostage takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. >> democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. >> democratic leader, hakeem jeffries, will join me live ...

♪ ♪ >> mike: speaker of the house kevin mccarthy and president biden announcing they have reach ad death deal in principle. hoping for a vote in the house on wednesday. welcome to fox news live im mike emanuel. speaker mccarthy touting the deal big win for republicans as lawmakers raise to finalize and pass the agreement. senior correspondent chad pergram. god bless you, lucas. chad lets start with the latest from the hill. chad: it was hard to get a deal but maybe harder just to p...

for me tonight, im sorry that ive run over. now it is past time for the last word, with -- good evening ali, im sorry it took so much time. >> not only am i not story, i want to have what you said earlier in the show about why donald trump and others in the history, have said these provocative things that they do i would, as that your show post that because, that should be watched over and over and over again what it does is draw tension to the fact that dont listen to the democratic t...

remind you, this is not just a u.s. issue. its -- this is an international problem and deserves an international response. >> john: so, what does that response look like and will the u.s. lead it? hello, john roberts in washington, here we go for another hour. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york, this is "america reports". shooting down drones and missiles in the red sea, troops in the middle east are on high alert. >> john: new attacks on u.s. bases ins iraq and syria, that brings the...

a jury orders rudy giuliani to pay nearly 100 and $50 million to the georgia election workers he defamed in the aftermath of the 2020 election. the attorney for ruby freeman and shaye moss is gonna join me alive. plus, the four times indicted republican front runner is once again echoing the anti immigrant language of adolf hitler. but house republicans seem much more concerned about their feckless impeachment inquiry into president biden. ill ask congressman -- about all of it. also t...

♪ good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. im john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. its 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austins mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israels war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. heres democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. >> we do hav...

on tuesday, representatives of us presidentjoe biden and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment�*s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses in the us and even a global recession. stocks on wall street finished sharply lower on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. negotiations are ve...