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That photo through the oval office window of chuck schumer could be a problem for shuck schumer as much as anyone else. thank you both. >> thank you. todays deal sets the stage for a huge showdown in december when congress will have to raise the debt ceiling again. in that showdown democrats should have an enormous ult of leverage and the gop in power would lmgs certainly take the blame if the u.s. defaults and the president shuts down the government. president trump already appears to be waff...

His base is shrinking. this was guy, in terms of cutting deals with people like pelosi and schumer. >> you think he was trying to smack his republican so-called colleagues a little bit there? >> of course he was. youre angry at your husband and say guess who called me, my ex-boyfriend. >> how did you get the female perspective on that? thats really -- probably true. but you can role play very well. >> very quickly. ive learned. but thats basically what it was. look who i can make friends. with y...

Now its in one big mess. but cudeose to pelosi and schumer. they pulled it off, and this president fell for it hook line and sinker. >> hell watch cable news and get angry and see it and think oh, gosh this isnt playing well. i also feel like theres a chance he gets angry the coverage that he got rolled that he tries to -- on it tomorrow. >> we dont know if theres sufficient votes to actually pass this three month extension given the opposition youve already heard from republicans in the rank an...

>> you dont believe a paul ryan when he was told that fema could run on money between friday and tuesday? >> as a veteran appropriator, i have heard the song before. i heard it by bipartisan people up here. i would say the debt ceiling is a real issue. we need to pass it. i think it should be done during an odd year. you get into an election year and you have all sorts of problems. the house can deal with that separately. i dont think it should be a three-month extension. it needs to be a year o...

Victory lap from representative pelosi and schumer the work democrats. they issued a joint statement on the meeting with president trump and they are glowing. they got what they wanted. how do republicans that youve talked with feel about this? >> we dont know the details yet. weve spent the last hour in a briefing on north korea and afghanistan. so in terms of this meeting, this is some of the first information im hearing. i know right now were backed up against the wall when it comes to harvey...

Storms that have occurred or are about to occur and also want to threaten to fault on our debt. that is disgraceful they want to play politics with the debt ceiling at this moment when we have fellow citizens in need to respond to these hurricanes so that we do not strand them. >> how long of a debt ceiling? >> i think what those, what the leaders you just described proposed is unworkable and it could put in jeopardy the kind of hurricane response we need to have. look, many of us got the calls ...

Breaking news, were watching the massive deadly hurricane this hour. irma right now heading, it appears, for the coast of florida. it is already devastating island after island in the caribbean. were going to keep you updated throughout the hour. our other story breaking right now, though, the president blind siding, well, republicans. thats how republican officials are describing how mitch mcconnell and paul ryan felt after the president sided with democrats on a major deal. take a look at this...

Debt ceiling onto this bill in a bipartisan effort to eliminate two problems that the congress has to confront. there is some reluctance among republicans to add the debt ceiling into this harvey aid pr pa package, particularly with conservative republicans who would like a separate conversation. they are prepared here in washington to debate this through the weekend. both house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell made it clear they want a bill on the presidents desk by ...

Or are about to occur and they also want to threaten default on our debt? its disgrateful at this moment when we have fellow citizens in need to respond to these hurricanes so we dont strand them. i think what those -- what the leaders you just described proposed is unworkable and it could put in jeopardy the kind of hurricane response we need to have. look, many of us got the calls from the administration who said fema is moving so fast that were running out of money as early as friday to tuesd...

>> welcome back. let me bring in tonights panel. carol lee, michael steele, and ruth mark us, deputy he had editorial page editor and columnist for the "washington post." you spend a lot of time covering this white house. before the show started i thought did he side with schumer and pelosi in a continuing of the august grievances against mcconnell and ryan? and then i saw "the wall street journal" breaking news story that gary cohn is no longer in the running to be fed chair and source say beca...