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With more hard-line numbers. that calms as the president and his aides are trying to figure out how to keep the strong economy that they relied on the last two years, impact as he heads towards reelection. as economic warnings signs are flashing, tonight president trump is sending mixed messages. >> i'm not looking at a tax cut, we don't need it. >> reporter: part of the confusion, whether or not the president is considering a tax cut. >> president obama did that in order to artificially jack up the economy. >> thank you so much -- >> that's a reversal of what he said only days ago. >> payroll...

Climate crisis the core issue of his campaign but failed to gain traction. a source tells cnn inslee plans to seek a third term as washington governor. still, 22 candidates remain in the field. ten have qualified for the next debate. tom stier is one poll away. remember when president trump said he would eliminate the debt in 2016? it's skyrocketing at an alarming rate. they're anticipating the debt will reach $960 billion for the 2019 year and reach $1 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year. driving factors are truch's tax cut and a huge spending package. adding to the pile, set to raise

Eye-popping numbers show the u.s. deficit is skyrocketing at an alarming rate. the congressional budget office is now predicting the deficit will heech $960 billion and will reach $1 trillion for 2020. there is a huge spending package, too. adding to the heat is a two-year budget deal recently signed by the president. that deal set to raise government spending by hundreds of billions of dollars. the dismal forecast also comes as the president said his administration is weighing several tax cut proposals to help keep the economy moving. economists believe doing so would only further reduce the ...

They do not change the overall picture of a healthy job market. "the new york times" is updating that evidence that economy got less of a jolt and last month lowered the economic growth from 2018. >> forecasts now reaching $960 billion for the 2019 fiscal year expanding to $1 trillion in 2020. the increase of u.s. borrowing is a result of the u.s. spending and tax cut policies. "the new york times" points out policies have largely gone along with president trump's move to add more debt. >> joining us again to talk about this from washington, from

And we heard the president say today right there in your report that we're working on background checks. anymore from the white house on what exactly he's talking about? >> reporter: well, the president, david, says he still has an appetite for background checks, but it's unclear tonight what exactly he's willing to support. and without clear guidance from the president, it's unlikely that republicans in congress are going to support any major changes. david? >> mary bruce with us again tonight. thank you, mary. overseas this evening, and two american service members have been killed in acti...