food prices 1.2% jump in december. energy privacies up 2.6%. stocks were down on that news. the dow lost 107, the s&p 500 fell 35. the nasdaq was off 176. the u.s. senate has just narrowly approved a measure to raise the debt ceiling. that is bringing new scrutiny on president biden's overall spending agenda. congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill with the latest tonight. good evening, chad. >> good evening, bret. democrats voted to spend so they can spend on the build back better bill. the senate voted 50 to 49 to lift the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion only democrats voted yes. >> this is about paying debt accumulated by both parties. so i'm pleased republicans and democrats came together to facilitate a process that has made addressing the debt ceiling possible. >> in exchange for democrats voting yes, the g.o.p. agreed to get out of the way and break a