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to avoid a monday default, simple majority needed in the house and senate. >> this is a two-year deal, that is hope, dream and handshake you will commit to spending caps. >> nobody gets everything they want in negotiation. take two trillion savings. >> ashley: lucas tomlinson has more from washington. good morning. >> lucas: good morning. more time to watch more racing. debt ceiling deal only passed by a single vote, it needs 218 to pass. speaker mccarthy is confident it will. see where things stand. one democrat, aoc and third of know ares are against the bill. here is some speaking...

patel, an msnbc medical contributor. maura, what's the latest? what do we know? >> reporter: according to the first lady's communication director, she confirmed the first lady tested positive via pcr test. she developed mild symptoms yesterday evening, monday evening despite testing negative on monday morning, during one of her covid testing cadences that the president and first lady do. when she started feeling the symptoms, she tested negative on an antigen test but then positive via pcr test. she's on vacation with the president and some family members. we know hunter and his wife...

Also been considered. i want, congressman, before i let you go, the president is expected to sign the big climate change, health care and tax bill passed by the house late last week. what does this bill mean for your constituents? >> it's an enormous accomplishment. number one, it does the basic obvious stuff to get off of fossil fuels and creating the possibility of a green energy economy. also, let's not lose track of the affordability piece of this. we focused on the rising costs that people have faced. the rising cost of health care is a huge part of it. the provisions to get drug prices u...

Midterms perspective, if you will. but in terms of what it means for individuals. it means that people, 64% of americans, really, live paycheck to paycheck. if you're paying more for gasoline, it means you're siphoning off fund from what you're buying in terms of food, paying for medical bills, and everything in between. so we are seeing this willingness right now, this understanding, a lot of drivers trying to say that they do stand with ukrainians, but the question is, how long are they able to sustain the affordability piece of their own personal wallet and budget, jose. >> jo ling kent, th...