obviously, tensions are already high between the two nations over involvement in ukraine. senior correspondent mike tobin is in kyiv tonight with the latest on this. good evening, mike. good evening, bret. a brazen violation of international law. that s the way the state department describes this contact between a u.s. drone and two russian fighter jets that ended with the u.s. drone being ditched in the black sea. the pentagon says for a half hour this morning two russian su-27 fighter jets harassed a u.s. mq 9 reaper drone in international fuel space. dumped fuel on it and pass sod close struck one of the propellers dropping it down into the southwest of crimea. this is the first contact of this sort since the height of the cold war. this incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional. russian defense ministry denies that the jet impacted the u.s. drone and says the drone was headed in the direction of russia with its transpo
investigations are ongoing, i want to make sure we are doing everything we can at every level to prevent them. the faa says despite latest high profile incidents they believe the aviation industry as a whole remains safe. the acting administrator even writing last month the u.s. is experiencing the safest period in aviation history. others fear trouble could come at any time. the past president of the airline pilot s association has a new op-ed out in the the washington post in which he says the recent string of incidents, however, is different. number and nature of potential tragedy of results involved are concerning. we heard from fellow experts who say it s unclear what tomorrow s summit is really going to publish. i think we re not going to see changes or proposed changes that might be implemented until months and months down the road the ntsb and air traffic coal controller s group expected to be at the summit. urged to find out whether or not staffing shortages are playing a
country s coveted aaa credit rating could be compromised. the unpresence dented consequences for all of us. and why some lawmakers argue the looming august 2 deadline isn t the armageddon the president says it is. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re only five days away from what could lead to unprecedented default in the united states if the political sparring between our elected officials here in washington doesn t stop. and we can t emphasize enough how devastating the repercussions could be, not only here, but indeed around the world. interest rates could go up, mortgages, car loan, student loans could become more expensive. meanwhile, the country could lose its prized aaa credit rating for the first time in recent history, a move many analysts think could plunge the u.s. into global economic distaster. our congressional skorz kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. the political battle there is brewing not only between democrats and republicans, but among