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congressman byron donald. plus, the gut wrenching words of the a witness who watched as a gas station owner in south carolina chased down a 14-year-old and shot him in the back, quote, everyone's getting trigger happy. the shooter says he thought the teenager was shoplifting. he wasn't. now the gas station owner is facing charges, his store is in ruins after being vandalized by protesters and another community is in mourning. we begin with one of those rare days on capitol hill where high political drama and debate collide with the critical job of governing, in this case trying t...

that elected us. >> and thes bing i can say or that i think can be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse. >> that was republican senator mike lee and then independent senator bernie sanders sharing their pretty negative opinions on that debt ceiling deal, which is now headed to their chamber. we'll go through the tight time line the senate now has to get this bill to president biden's desk ahead of default. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis is ramping up up his criticism of donald trump after taking heat from the former preside...

jansing in new york city. warning signs in the economy as worries about a recession, interest rates and the debt limit shave hundreds of punts points off the dow. now with a standoff over how to pay the nation's debts, will things get worse before they get better? and why wait until next week to find out? plus, no chief justice, no problem. senate democrats slam the supreme court as they push ahead with a hearing on ethics, even after john roberts declines to show up. chairman dick durbin arguing the justices' ethical standards shouldn't be acceptable at a local city council, let a...

house republicans have repeatedly come up empty-handed when asked a straightforward question given that they're now in charge of the house, what do they want to cut? this is in the context of a possible debt showdown looming. >> social security and medicare are off the table, then where do republicans want to cut spending? >> that's going to be the part of the dance. >> well, the dance is here, and that's the context for the president's meeting late today. this was his first meeting with the new speaker, kevin mccarthy. we don't have the deal because the white house kept it as a clos...

major consequences for all americans. just one hour from now the federal reserve is expected to roll out its eighth straight interest rate hike. experts, executives and the markets all hope it will be one of the smallest yet. just a few blocks away, down at the white house, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will sit down for their first stare-down since mccarthy became speaker over the debt ceiling. if one doesn't blink soon, you can say goodbye to federal elt benefits and hello to a financial meltdown, all courtesy of your representatives on capitol hill. let's star...