now, we are standing by to here about two hikers held in iran. and then you will hear from the men who sin tau grated the marines. hello, i am t. j. holmes, and thank you for spending part of your sunday with us. this is what we're keeping an eye on today in the debt debate. 1:00 eastern time, that is when a vote is scheduled in the senate on majority leader harry reid's plan. that was the vote that was supposed to take place overnight but it was delayed late into the evening. listen to the senate majority leader. >> i have spoken to the white house quite a few times this evening and asked me to give everybody as much time as possible to see if a deal can be reached. >> the only way that can be done is with the president of the united states. and we're going to continue to work on that, and get this problem solved and let everybody in the country know we will not default for the first time in history, and that's how i am going to spend that time until we get that out come. >> the 1:00 eastern time is the vote, that's what we're keeping our eye on. and 8:00 eastern time, that is when the asian markets open, and that is relevant. the u.s. stock market had its worst week last week in more than a year. what happens in asia today could be the week to wuch. and then tuesday, that's when the government says it may not have the money to meet the obligations for the month of august, and that could lead to default. we warrant to hear from people on both sides on the aisle. interesting day, again, yes on capitol hill. >> i do think if we can come together on real cuts, which i belief there has been a ground work laid to do that every one -- not every one, but 90% of the senate in the house would support lifting the debt ceiling as long as there are cuts commensurate with that. >> we ought to get the folks in the room and lock the door and let nobody leave until these are worked through. there is so much back and forth. >> let me get to joe johns at the capitol there, and athena. any plans to lock them into the room? >> reporter: this is where we started yesterday. of course, a meeting happened with nancy pelosi and senate majority leader, harry yaed. and the president spoke with mitch mcconnell, and so we know these sorts of talks are going to continue. so if they decide another meeting will bring a breakthrough, that will happen. the framework is a tentative framework, and there's no deal and they don't know how close they are to a deal because there are several major details being discussed which is in line with what harry reid said, which is there is a distance to go to reach the final compromise. >> what is the framework as we know it so far, joe? >> reporter: right, and the best we can tell, this is what the president, the vice president apparently have been mostly to the senate republicans about, and it would include extending the borrowing authority of the united states, that's the debt limit, into 2030 which would avoid visiting the issue into the campaign. and the thing we're told to avoid most is really talking about the numbers that are involved in this, so we will stay away from that, but there are a few other ideas that would be an immediate debt limit increase that would be tied to some pretty healthy numbers in cutting the spending of government agencies over the next ten years, and there would also be a special congressional committee that finds savings and triggers a second round of cuts down the road. those are the broad outlines and things that have been discussed for sometime between democrats, republicans, and the white house. but these are very general ideas, t. j., and people are telling us to stay away from numbers. >> thank you both again. if you all get more information, we know it's early and on a sunday, but we know they are working. if you get anything we need to know we'll get you back in here. now, coming up in about 55 minutes, you can hear from senate majority leader, mch mcconnell, and joer blah borger is in for candy. you can join wolf blitzer. don't miss "get it done count down to debt crisis" here at 9:00 p.m. on cnn. and then two hikers back in a courtroom today. a verdict has been reached, and the verdict will be announced soon. bough tall and bower were hiking in northern iraq along the border of iran when they were arrested two years ago. the police say the three illegally crossed into iran. again, there are high hopes from the families of these two american hikers and also from their attorneys that maybe we could be getting to their freedom, but we are standing by and will bring you back as soon as we get word. a last-minute pardon spared one man eye for an eye sentence. iran state media reporting that that woman, bough ramy, she has changed her mind and is behind this decision. she was blinded with a man through acid in her face, and her attacker was to suffer the same fate in acore done with the law, and minutes before he was to have acid poured in her eyes, she asked that the punishment be stopped. now, a possible downgrade in america's credit rating could certainly impact us all. hopefully lawmakers will get this done. let us say good morning to reynolds wolf right now. >> we have a storm on the horizon, one by the name of emily. could be a good storm in the atlantis season. don was a dud that struck texas. they needed the rain and didn't get it. we'll talk about emily in just a moment. transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! hello...my name is... peggy? 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>> it's hard to measure, but i think you are right to worry, because it could happen and be a big thing. >> just how big is the mystery since the highest rating downgraded would be unprecedented. it could cost the u.s. government $100 billion in extra borrowing costs over the term. consumers would also pay. >> we will get back to that in a moment. we wanted to bring you breaking developments. the verdict in the spying trial of two americans that have been held for two years now, you will remember the story. three hikers were arrested two years ago, and iran said they were illegally crossed into iran, and charged them with spying. and one was released and two remained in prison, and they had their day in court in tehran. and now we are told there has been a verdict, but do we know what it is yet? >> reporter: we do not know what the verdict is, but the court had the last session and within one week they will issue the verdict, and according to the attorney for the two that i just talked to, if the verdict is guilty but the sentence is about two years, which is the same time they have served behind bars right now, he was hopeful that would be the case and they would be released. >> help us here, because we have been certainly in some out let's and they have been reported that being convicted of spying is actually punishable by death. why does the attorney believe that a sentence of two years would be handed down by this court? >> as far as i know, the charge of spying does not necessarily carry a death penalty. it could but it's not necessarily so. and the reason that the lawyer is hopeful, as i explained, is that they actually are finding them innocent is out of the question since they have been behind bars for two years, and so the best we could hope for is for the court to find them guilty of one charges or two charges and give them credit for spent in jail. >> can you tell us how the court system might work, and why a week? why are we waiting a week before that verdict is released? >> this is the iran law that the court can have up to this week. it could happen anytime. right now n. a day, in a week. >> up to a week. okay. were the two men, were they in court today? also, i don't know if you were in the court necessarily, but from what their attorney is telling you, maybe, what kind of mood are they in right now? are they hopeful as well? >> well, according to the attorney, both were present at court, and he said they look good physically, and i asked about the mental state, and he said while i was talking to them and with them their mental case looked normal. >> whenever that verdict is read, and let's say -- or released i should say, and let's say it's guilty and they will be released, how quickly could this all happen? >> again, within one week. as soon as the verdict is in, and if it is favorable the way we hope that it would be, then they could be released immediately or within one week. you know, it takes a week. it could take up to a week but it could be immediate as well. >> okay. we appreciate you hopping on the line for us, and some important developments that many have been waiting to hear, the family and friends of the two men waiting to hear, bower and fau tall getting their day in court. it was two years to the day now that they were picked up by iranian authorities, and they said they accidentally crossed into iran, and the government said no they were spying. they have been held for the last two years, and sarah shourd was released for medical reasons. these two getting their day in court today, and now a verdict has been reached, we're told, in their spying case. we don't know that verdict just yet. you just heard our reporter telling us there. this could come out up to a week, that's the time they have to release the verdict, and it could happen any minute or tomorrow or the day after that, we swrus don't know. but the attorney for the two men, telling us, cnn, that he is hopeful that there will be a favorable verdict, even if they are found guilty at this point, the attorney believes they have served their time, the two years they have been in prison. even if it's a guilty verdict, the attorney believes the men could be released and as soon as the verdict is read if it's favorable, they could be released immediately, and the two-year deal could, and i emphasize could, their ordeal could be over. breaking developments on this story. if that verdict happens to come out at any moment, we will bring it to you. we will take a quick break and come back. stay with me. our i-reporters making their voices heard on the web. listen to some of these opinions. >> this is your country's darkest hour, and it's time to stop rushing to the defense of big oil companies. it's time the super wealthy were made part of the national debt reducktion program. the time for compromise was weeks ago. do your jobs, congress. >> let's get out of this mess we're in regardless of who got us here and how it happened. we never defaulted on a loan and let's not start now. >> you have one side that designs plans and the other side that votes against the plan. doesn't matter what is in the plan. >> how can this happen? how can we elect, quote, career politicians, unquote, that has done nothing to prevent this situation. >> i am with the majority of the americans that work hard to repay what we borrowed. i am not defaulting or walking away from our obligations, and we're using a strict budget to make sure our payments are debt and i expect the government to do the same. >> it should be simple, a one simple statement saying it's this amount rather than that amount. the way we correct our deficit and debt is through a balanced approach and most recognize this. >> all right. we're coming up on the bottom of the hour. i want you to stick around for the our faces of faith. a lot are asking what should be cut from the budget? but what would jesus cut? that's coming up in our faces of faith. ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes fast ♪ ♪ givin' my dad a heart attack ♪ [ friend ] that is so awesome. ♪ i love my car [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] that first chevy, yea, it gets under your skin. ♪ but sometimes i wonder... what's left behind? 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[ jon ] i wouldn't put it on my table at home, i wouldn't bring it in. my name's jon forsythe, and i sea food differently. i wouldn't bring it in. any questions? no. you know... ♪ we're not magicians ♪ we can't read your mind ♪ ♪ read your mind ♪ we need your questions ♪ each and every kind ♪ every kind ♪ will this react with my other medicine? ♪ ♪ hey, what are all these tests even for? ♪ ♪ questions are the answer ♪ yeah ♪ oh we're just about six minutes to the top of the hour here. gloria borger will be in for candy crowley on "state of the union." also being joined by another key democrat in this whole debt debate, charles schumer. and then this is a breaking story we're getting out of iran. a verdict has been reached in the trial of two american hikers charged with spying. both were in court today, and two years after their arrest, as soon as we get the decision we will let you know. the verdict has been reached but has not been released, and it take up to a week to be released or could be released at any moment. and then the debt ceiling debt line is less than two days away. nothing official just yet. we are watching this one. could be another long day in washington. also, from georgetown, guy ana, everybody survived a rough landing early yesterday morning. witnesses say the plane skid off the runway during a rainstorm. in 1941, president roosevelt opened the door for african-americans into the marine corps. and many heeded that call. they were not sent to regular boot camps, but instead they were segregated at montford point. >> we fought two kinds of wars, one in combat, and the other was right here. we fought jim crow and the enemy. >> the men of montford point. it was the last branch that was still segregated. >> these were men that were so proud to be the first, and they were eager to learn. >> their initial excitement would soon be replaced with the reality of racism, in basic training and the lack of support waiting at home. >> in the corp. at that time, they were hellbent on making sure we did not receive what we needed. >> it was 18 long and hard months, and having all of the relics, we add some of the japanese flags we captured and other relics, and we literally showed the crowd what we earned and what we did and had to do to get these relics, and despite that, that did not help. the fact that we were black men, and so racism continues on. >> across the armed services, they were delegated to serve in noncombative support roles, and the marines would have no exception. >> they have to fight their way to support you. >> he understands the importance of the montford point marines. >> so when they see me, and i am wearing three stars, they say, you know, i know it was tough for me, but it was worth it, because now i see you. >> and this weekend's event marks the 46th convention for the association whose sole purpose is to preserve a legacy. >> we are working to confer the congressional gold medal this year on the montford point marines for their service to the united states, from world war ii, to the vietnam era, forever. >> great story this weekend. a lot of people may have never heard of the montford marines, and glad we could bring that story. >> those guys that you interviewed, they are some of the humble people and you had to draw it out of them. we're going to give you this information. this system which may be named emily in short order. the potential r