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hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you're watching cnn newsroom. and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, the u.s. house passes a debt ceiling bill. but there's zero chance it will get through the senate. we'll look at what, if anything, is up for negotiation when it comes to budget cuts. plus, thousands of civilians are caught in the middle of a deadly conflict in sudan. many desperate to leave the country for their safety. we'll look at that. and later, the lawmakers, business leaders and celebrities who gathered at the w...

laws. a source tells cnn that mitch mcconnell has privately expressed openness to raising the age to buy them but he won't say so publicly. >> it won't surprise you to know that i'm not going to sit here and try to negotiate the deal with all you guys. we're waiting to see if we can get an outcome that directly relates to the problem that brought the issue to the fore. >> daniella diaz is live on capitol hill for us. what are republicans concerned about, are there divisions among them on this issue? >> reporter: there is divisions about what they actually want to see on any sort of g...

powerful republican in the senate is open to raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21. he has said that in private, but mitch mcconnell has not and won't, it seems, say it in public. it is highly unlikely that it will be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks intensify between democrats and republicans. two weeks ago republican senate cynthia lieu mass of wyoming said she doubted any ideas to curb gun violence would be welcomed in her pro-gun state but now she's signaling an openness to finding legislative solutions because her office has been floo...