why congress may have breathing room when it comes to raising the debt ceiling on this american morning. and good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, july 27th. this is american morning. a lot going on today. let s get to it. it does feel like dueling bangoes, doesn t it? when you hear both sides of the debate they re dug in but insist they re right. and a growing number of americans want them not to be. they all say god bless america. how we get there is the question. two maker developments in the debt crisis, following minute by minute here. six days until the deadline and house speaker john boehner s plan is coming under fire from members of his own party. he s going back to the drawing board because the numbers don t add up. today s vote has been postponed and in just a few hours, house republicans will meet again as john boehner says that they are looking for more cuts and deeper cuts. this is the plan. i ve got it here. 57 pages. what happens when you co
and good morning to you. boy, the temperatures, top story again. wow. sizzling heat, and most of the country right now is dealing with triple digits or at least feeling like triple digits. as we ve been saying, not just uncomfortable, dangerous and deadly. welcome. friday, july 22nd. let s get right to it. intensely hot against across a huge portion of the country. it started in the midwest, it s come heeft. washington, the high, 103 today but it s going to feel like 115 with the humidity. triple digit temperatures are expected across the mid-atlantic, up and down the east coast and into the ohio valley and as many as 2,000 related deaths now reported. utilities around the country are bracing, asking you to conserve energy as people crank the ac. in new york, the power company said that store owners who leave their doors open could be fined. wow. trying to stay cool. match fn you re a polar bear in this heat? animals in the detroit zoo were treated to popsicles with
rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. first, i want to begin with this. let s just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one hour, and by all accounts, they are becoming more tense, more heated, more testy, the closer we get to the deadline. you know the date by now, august 2nd. august 2nd, a potential default of the u.s. treasury if congress will not approve more borrowing. joining me now from the u.s. capitol building is congressman paul brown, republican of georgia. congressman brown, nice to see you. good to have you on. it s nice to be with you. i don t believe the august 2nd deadline frankly, and we don t default even if we pass the august 2