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ends in a tragedy. just a short time ago, all four were found, but two were dead. authorities have not identified the victims, but we do know that a mother of six from south carolina crossed the border from texas with three of her friends for a medical procedure, but investigators believe that once they were in the city of matamoros, they were kidnapped. we have disturbing footage. it shows the terrifying moments friday when at least one of those americans was shoved into the bed of a pickup truck at gunpoint in broad daylight, and not far from the united states border. our correspon...

Breach of the debt limit could wipe out almost a million jobs and cause a mild recession, and that is just a brief breach of the debt limit. i think that moody's economist summed it up best. he said a default would be a catastrophic blow to the already fragile economy. now abby, hopefully we don't get anywhere near there. hopefully congress addresses this issue before it actually does real harm to the economy. >> yeah. it's never a good time to default on your debt, but certainly not at a moment where everyone is anticipating some kind of economic recession down the pike. matt egan, thianks fo...

The administration is showing a sobriety and layered approach that has to be dealt with critical problems at this point as we are in search of an overall strategy. he is willing to pursue different kinds of deals in order to reach an objective. the tax issue is different. this still gets to his desire for legitimacy. anything that pokes at that, i think he can't help himself. he should move on. >> when it comes to the white house and transparency. all white houses get knocked for it. the obama administration did not want to release the visitor logs. now abby, you look back at the president's t...

Dana, the president keeps saying i'm not a king. i can't do anything without working with the members of congress. listen to this. >> i am not a dictator, i'm the president. so ultimately, if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say we need to go to catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway. if in fact i could solve all these problems without passing laws in congress, then i would do so. but we're also a nation of laws. that's part of our tradition. it is not simply a matter of us just saying we're going to violate the law. that's not our tradition. >> so he's clear. i don't unde...

Both. if you look back to history in the days and months leading up to a midterm election, congressional action tends to slow down on its own. but you couple that on top of this idea they need to obstruct each and every policy move that the president attempts to make, and you have not just a do nothing congress, but a do even less kind of congress as "the new york times" described. i'm not surprised by any of this. the american people seem to be allowing them off the hook when it comes to cutting snap benefits, when it comes to not putting forth a comprehensive immigration strategy for this co...