The government. But he says he has a job to do. 18 hours from now, autoworkers in detroit could strike against the big three. The Union President says were likely going to have to take action. He is talking about a targeted strike. And new details on the capture of the escaped killer in pennsylvania, he survived for days on watermelon and stream water and he was planning to escape to canada. And new watches are issued for coastal new england from Hurricane Lee. Cnn this morning starts right now. I know youre counting how many days away are we from potential shutdown . Youre putting me on the spot. 17, 16 . 16. Shutdown, Impeachment Inquiry, mitt romney, we have a lot to talk about as it relates to the former president ial candidate and current republican senator. And were glad that you are with us. A Government Shutdown looming as republicans instead of focusing on their Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden just a couple hours from now, House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy is set to meet with republican lawmakers behind doors as they plot their next steps even though some republicans have had mitted that there doesnt seem to be any hard evidence at this point that the president did anything illegal regarding his son. And President Biden set to give a speech about the economy today. Reporters tried to ask him about the Impeachment Inquiry yesterday. Here is what he said. You will notice no response. Later off camera at a fundraiser where he is often more candid, President Biden said that i get up every day not focused on impeachment, ive got a job to do. I dont know quite why, but they republicans just knew they wanted to impeach me. Best as i can tell, they want to shut down the government. And as mitt romney blasted what he called the trump wing of the gop after announcing that he would not seek reelection. Romney was the only republican senator to vote to convict donald trump in both of of his impeachment trials but he says there doesnt appear to be a case against biden. No question but that the Republican Party today is in the had shadow of donald trump. I represent a small wing of the party. I call it the wise wing of the Republican Party. My wing of the party talks about policy. And issues that will make a difference to the lives of the American People. The trump wing of the party talks about resentments of various kind and getting even and settling scores. We have Team Coverage that will define the next 14 months. Arlette saenz is standing by in the north hall to the white house and also lauren fox is live in the capitol. Lauren, this meeting between mccarthy and republicans behind closed door, what is the expectation . Reporter expectation is that this is about trying to unify the Republican Party around the announcement that Kevin Mccarthy made on tuesday. There are some republican members who still are not thinking that this was the best idea to launch this Impeachment Inquiry. And you also are starting to see from republicans that they are coalescing around what the next steps should be. But a lot of decisions have yet to be made in how to pursue this Impeachment Inquiry. The three chair men that have been tasked with leading this, they have been working together for months but they still have questions about what witnesses they might want to hear from, when and if to issue subpoenas for some of those high profile witnesses, someone like hunter biden perhaps. Those are discussions that are still very much ongoing and while their teams have been talking for months, you can expect those conversations have been ramping up. I talked to jim jordan yesterday as he left the Republican Senate lunch and i asked him specifically how long is this going to go, what is your time line and he declined to give one. He said right now the plan is just to keep going. He also told me that he had just signed three subpoenas yesterday when we pushed him on who those subpoenas were going to, he said well have to wait and find out. But that gives you a sense that this is very much moving just as it has been for several months but now under the umbrella of an Impeachment Inquiry. Can we talk about mitt romney and the fact that not only is he not going to run again, but he chose to say pretty much everything. He is someone who through his actions and his votes has stood up against many in his party for what he thinks is right. But i was so struck with what he said yesterday. What do the American People need to know as they wake up this morning . Reporter yeah, mitt romney not running for reelection, but making it clear what he thinks the direction of the country should be. He was going after everyone, republicans in his party who he says are too closely aligned with the former president , as well as joe biden. Here is what he said about the president ial election. I think it would be a great thing if both President Biden and former President Trump were to stand aside and let their respective party pick someone in the next generation. President biden when he was running said he was a transitional figure to the next generation. Well, time to transition. Reporter and he wasted no time criticizing some republican senators who he will have to serve with over the next year. Senate lunches happen multiple times a week. There will be one today. But he went after people like j. D. Vance, josh hawley, ted cruz. Saying josh hawley was one of the smartest people he knew and ted cruz was a close second, but he argued had they knew better than some of the arguments that they make publicly when it comes to the constitution. Really, really fascinating way to sort of announce that you are retiring from the senate given the fact that he really unveiled and pulled back the curtain on what has transpired over his time. And interesting that he said he is not leaving the party and he wont sit on the sidelines or on the beach i think he said, so it will be interesting to watch when he is not in the senate, how does he influence the future of the Republican Party. Lauren, thank you. And now to a different scene, white house officials preparing for what they are calling the next chapter in bidenomics. President biden will deliver a Major Economic address contrasting will his vision with republicans. His Administration Says that that plan has failed working families. But cnn polling shows 58 of americans feel biden has made the Economic Conditions worse. Arlette saenz was live for us at the white house with more. Split screen is so striking, it has been defining for this white house for the entirety of their time in the west wing. What do we expect today from these remarks from the president . Reporter President Biden will bedading out to maryland to try to enter the new phase of selling his Economic Vision to the American People which remain wary about the state of the economy. And the white house says they will be trying to draw more of an explicit contrast with the republican policies. You often hear President Biden talk about bidenomics and today he will try to contrast that against maganomics, an effort to try to sell the president s vision a bit more to the American People. And one of the president s top advisers, a kneenita dunn, wrot memo highlighting some of the facts that the president will be leaning into. He will be drawing from the Republican Study Committee budget released over the summer to argue that republicans want to raise taxes for wealthy americans and also make cuts to medicare and social security. That is something weve often heard President Biden talk about on the campaign trail. And this comes as there have been internal debates and really a Budget Standoff up on capitol hill as the September 30thGovernment Shutdown deadline looms. But the really big question is whether biden can actually move the needle with americans perceptions on the economy. As you mentioned, recent polling has shown that the majority of americans believe that the president s economic policies have worsened Economic Conditions for them even as there are some bright spots in the economy, people still arent feeling it at home. The white house has acknowledged that it will take time for a lot of this to settle in, but they are trying to ramp up the messaging especially as the 2024 election looms. 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And then the president ial Office Coming out with this line that they believe that certain kinds of weapons that north korea has given