you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or can t iron out their differences before june 5th, the u.s. could default on its debt, a scenario many experts say would be disastrous. not just for the u.s. economy, but for the global economy as well. and that threat still looms ominously over the capitol at this hour. up on capitol hill, lawmakers from both parties have their reservations. so passage is not guaranteed and all of this is unfolding as that fiscal deadline gets ever closer. cnn s priscilla alvarez is over at the why for us. eva mcken is live on set. let s begin a
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conveniently ignoring that to our bill in fact lowers the deficit, and is completely paid for. we are watching every minute of what is happening on the senate floor. we re gonna have the latest for you in just a minute. also this hour, alex jones ordered to pay up and pay a big for his lies about sandy hook in the murder of innocent children. we are going to look at that story later had as well. we do as i said want to start in washington on capitol hill. where right now we are starting we are waiting that key vote on the inflation reduction act, a bill that has already seen some changes today as the senate parliamentarian rules that a cap on drug plate prices for the commercial market cannot be remain in the package. but some democrats are vowing to stick together in the face of what could be a challenging and very long amendment process. want to bring in nbc s giuliani strong capitol hill to talk to some of this. good to talk to you, once again julia. so bring us up to da
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war, im rosemary church. Israel is warning its punishing strikes against hamas and its stronghold in gaza are just the beginning as it wrapped up its response to the militant groups unprecedented Surprise Attack over the weekend. Israeli airstrikes have been pummeling parts of gaza aimed at degrading its military capabilities and now the Israeli Defense minister has ordered the complete Siege Of Gaza, halting the supply of food, fuel, and electricity. Rockets are also being launched from gaza as hamas threatens to begin killing civilian hostages and broadcasting it if israel targets people in gaza without warning. The death toll on both sides continues to climb, including at least 900 People Killed in israel following the assault by hamas and nearly 700 killed in gaza after israeli airstrikes there. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya