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To meet a midnight deadline to make a debt payment of nearly $2 billion. banks are closed against today, and atm restrictions are also in place as greeks try to pull out their money. let's go to chief correspondent michelle cabrera. what can you tell us about this new proposed bailout deal that's being brokered? >> reporter: well, it's been offered, definitely. we've heard that drebtirectly from the prime minister's office. they put out a statement. the chances of them getting it done before toeptnight's deadline is incredibly slim it would be a good thing for the country, but i would consider...

Default as well. >> that's right. the governor is demanding the u.s. government allow the commonwealth bankruptcy. the island owes $73 billion that it cannot pay. >> translator: puerto rico needs and i propose today a complete and comprehensive reinstructing and development plan that is long-term and definitive for the immense problem today we face. not to achieve it. with all the negative consequences which would have implications for each one of us. >> puerto rico faces its first debt hurdle on wednesday. the government-run energy company has a debt payment due then and it's expected to defa...

Apply in the territory and a federal bailout is not in the works. today puerto rico must approve a budget for the fiscal year that begins tomorrow. the same day that a major debt payment is due. california lawmakers have approved one of the toughest vaccination bills in the country. the measure calls for mandatory vaccines for nearly all california school children, strikes down a current exemption that allows parents to decline based on personal or religious beliefs. the new bill follows a recent measles outbreak. the governor hasn't said if he'll sign it. and we get some more time today. ...

Even before the emergency meetings that we saw took place in brussels over the last week greeks were taking out a billion euros a day, that's a lot for an economy of just $240 billion. we're watching very carefully the actions coming out of athens. they are looking at liquidity measures to inject some capital to greeks can take money out of the atms. secondly what happens if greece does exit and can't make that debt payment goes through and it's going to be huge to the greek people in a referendum. this is the worst time. this is peak tourist system. there is a question about shortage of fuel ...

Of the hotel in tunisia where a gunman went on a shooting rampage killing at least 38 people. now the attack on this hotel behind me the imperial left this country fleeing this country last night. we saw demonstrators denouncing this attack and demanding better security. we'll have a lot more in a moment including lives lost in tunisia and now those visiting are trying to cope. i want to get to some breaking news out of athens where the greek parliament has approved a bailout referendum set for july 5th. that is almost a week after tuesday's deadline for what is a near $1.8 billion debt paym...