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and remembering an icon. tina turner the queen of rock & roll. and we begin this very busy hour with very latest from washington where time is literally running out for negotiators to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling. there s just one week until the treasury secretary s estimated deadline to stave off what could be a devastating debt default. top credit agency has now put the country s aaa credit rating on negative watch. pointing to partisanship as hindering a solution. here is what speaker mccarthy had to say just this morning. everybody is very professional in these meetings. look, i m a total optimist. we will get this done, and we will have a better bill because of it. and joining us this morning with more is garrett haake. also with us, cnbc s dominic chu. garrett, mccarthy seems optimistic about a deal. what are you hearing from the democratic side? no, that s exactly right, jose. on the fitch part of this specifically, democrats are frustra ....
Want to wish you a good morning and let you know how much we appreciate you being with us. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. Get to the breaking news out of Washington State. And intense man hunt going on right now as police hunt for this man. This is from surveillance video. They say this is the man who started shooting last night inside a shopping mall. He killed five people. This chaos unfolded inside the macys at cascade mall in burlington, washington. Were told the suspect was carrying a huntingstyle rifle. Officials are warning people in the area to stay inside. Last hour i spoke with Sergeant Mark frances with the Washington State patrol and we started with the question of, who is this man . Have they identified the suspect . We havent put the identification out quite yet just for reasons for our investigat ....
To the family attorney. the mississippi bureau of investigation told nbc news that it is currently assessing this critical incident. this comes as we mark three years since george floyd s death. it was may 25th, 2020, when a white police officer kneeled on floyd s neck for more than nine minutes. today the minneapolis city council is expected to vote on a resolution honoring victims of police brutality and their families. and candle light vigil will be held this evening. video of the encounter sparked outrage across the country, prompting demonstrations, calling for police reform. president biden issued a statement reading in part, quote, i urge congress to enact meaningful police reform and send it to my desk. i will sign it. i will continue to do everything in my power to fight for police accountability in congress. with us now to talk more about this, is cedrik alexander, minneapolis community safety commissioner and former public safety director in dekalb county, georgia. ....
sure. police cannot solely do this by themselves. it takes the effort of both police and community in order to solve and reduce crime in a neighborhood. this can t be one and not enough of the other. they must be mutually agreed upon goals that have to be achieved collectively. cedrik alexander, we appreciate you being here. thank y thank you. thank you for having me. lot of news to talk to you about this morning. next hour of your new day starts after this short break. put some manwich on the table. and give boring weeknight meals, the night off. make tonight a manwich night it begins from the the second we re born.er. because, healthier doesn t happen all by itself. it needs to be earned every day. using wellness to keep away illness. ....
Organization of black law enforcement executives and served on president obama s task force on 21st century policing. cedrik, you ve seen the protesters, even including here in atlanta marching against the president elect over some of the things he said and promised to do, including his emphasis on law and order. i want to read something that you wrote in an op-ed for cnn.com about trump s brand for law and order. it reads in part, law is legislation, enacted by the paem s representatives in government. we are all obliged to obey the law. order, as we understand the concept in the 21st century, is created by the people, the police, the legislature and the courts as they work together to administer the law. order is not simply forced on people by the police or handed down to them by congress or the courts. order is a collaboration among all. the product of the american community. but cedrik, there are many american communities that feel they are targeted by this. how does donald trump ....