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♪ disaster averted? >> after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. >> the president and the speaker make a deal to raise the debt ceiling. but the hardest part may lie ahead. convincing think parties to vote for it. plus, game on. >> hes been attacking me by moving left, so this is a different guy than 2016. >> ron desantis jumps into the 2024 race and levels his toughest attacks yet on donald trump. but will it be enough? >> rob desanctimonious and hi...

deal reached with kevin mccarthy to raise the nations debt limit. here is what the president had to say. >> im about to go in and call mccarthy now, make sure all the ts are cross and the is are dotted. >> a few on capitol hill have expressed some skepticism that the bill will have enough support to pass. today, speaker mccarthy told reporters that he is confident there will be enough votes to get through his chamber. >> to take you back to where we started, back to february 1. sat dow...

We know from minority leader jeffreys, jeffries, he doesnt know the support they will get. >> what do we know about whats in the deal? >> reporter: it does raise the debt ceiling for the next two years. it caps federal spending this year and next. no cuts to military or veterans. that not politically popular on either side. there are tougher work requirements for food stamps. what we are seeing is those on the left push back against this. i was texting with a chief of staff of a prominent progre...

About that. >> it is really unfortunate that the president opened the door to this and while at the end of the day you know, perhaps this will, because of the exceptions, perhaps it will be okay. i cant commit to that. i really dont know. and our caucus -- and it is not just the progressives. across the spectrum, including problem solvers, by the way, people feel that this is bad policy. >> still a lot of anxiety there about this. >> absolutely. and if you are the white house this morning, you s...

Progress of negotiations here on capitol hill and there ought to be a clear message. >> what went wrong last night? >> failure to deliver. >> laura: all wrong. still miss reading the electorate. bernie sanders was not elected president. biden was. there was a failure to deliver but terry mcauliffe turned out a record number of democrat voters. but the problem was republicans came out in bigger numbers and not for spending trillions on new entitlements or amnesty for illegals and into our energy ...

>> appreciate it, wolf. well be checking back with you throughout the morning. right now up next for us, election night in america. now just two days away. were going to go live to virginia to check in on the governors race that could have clues for how the midterms might play out. plus, some critical crvotesn the biden agenda this week. a progressive member of congress who has been in the room negotiating this deal. what she has to say next. sustainability is essential to creating a better to...

Extended for another year. and paid family leave and environmental programs also seem like theyre in real flux. are you if not supportive of these changes, will you accept them as necessary if thats what it takes to get this bill across the finish line? >> look, i have a rule of never negotiating in public, but i do have concerns about two pieces in particular. extending child tax credit for one year. in my view a one year extension of the child tax credit would be almost certainly left to expir...

Two and the purpose of the meeting was to impress upon members of congress a sense of urgency on landing these claims as swiftly and as smoothly as we can. >> congressman, every progressive member ive spoken to over the last couple of weeks has told me how frustrated they are they didnt really know who or what you were negotiating against. you didnt know what kyrsten sinema or manchin wanted in this bill if anything. after the meeting at the white house and the discussions that went on this week...

Clean energy without clean electricity and incentives -- im sorry -- mandates are much more effective than incentives. im concerned about the loss of that critical provision. but the final draft is going to include historic investments that will bring us closer to combating catastrophic climate change. >> congressman, i appreciate your time and expertise on this issue. thank you very much. i want to listen now to vice president harris -- i think were about to lose her -- talking about this vote....

Great to see you, lets talk about progressives may very well sink this thing if they continue to demand all of the things that they want following pramila jayapals lead and saying maybe nothing is better than something in a way, that something is not enough. >> well, first, thanks for having me back. great to be with you again. i have to say i am more optimistic than i think the tenor of the conversation you just had. the overwhelming majority of us on the democratic side of the aisle, whether w...