runners up liverpool are held to a draw by newly promoted fulham. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. israel has warned that it s prepared to continue its military operation against islamichhad militants in gaza for a week. during the second day of airstrikes residential blocks have been hit: at least 15 palestinians are said to have been killed so far. our correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. palestinians scatter as an apartment building is hit in gaza, minutes after a warning call. it is only day two of fighting here, and israel s military says its new operation targeting islamichhad militants could last a week. a commander of the group was killed in an early strike. this woman who lived nearby is afraid and angry. translation: we were safe - in our home, we were thrown out of it by the bombing. we were just sitting there. my son is getting married and we were preparing his bride s new clothes. why didn t they warn us that they
interest rates in hopes of slowing inflation. and this morning, a key report could provide a better outlook on our economy s health. meanwhile on capitol hill, senator joe manchin finally agrees to a major deal on climate, health care, and taxes, and we ll break down what s in that reconciliation package. and potential prisoner swap for brittney griner, the state department says there s a substantial offer to bring the wnba star, and another american, back home. good morning, and welcome to way too early on thursday, july 28th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for joining us. after nearly a year of, a year and a half of on and off negotiations, democratic senator joe manchin says he has reached a deal with party leaders on a sweeping reconciliation package. in a statement yesterday, that surprised even most democrats on the hill, the west virginia lawmakers announced an agreement on what is being called the inflation reduction act of 2022. writing in part this, this bill
morning. we have major announcements, joe biden will hold a phone call with the president of china. the state department offers a deal to russia to get brittney griner and paul whelan release from jail in moscow. at what price? we have the host of way too early and the bureau chief of politico, and the author of the big lie. we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, and the former chairman of the republican national committee. good morning to you all. let s dive in after a year and a half of on and off negotiations. joe manchin has reached a deal with party leaders to pass a number of democratic agenda items through the reconciliation process. in a statement, he wrote in part, this bill will cut the inflation taxes that americans are paying. it will lower prescription drugs and health insurance. it will ensure that we invest in energy security and climate change innovations. he went on, it is time to put away the partisan swords and advance legislation that is in the b
so, of course, has former white house chief of staff mark meadows despite having already been subpoenaed and cited for contempt of congress for refusing to appear. he was one of the former president s closest advisor in the runoff to the january 6th insurrection, privy to every major decision before and leading up to that day. according to the testimony of cassidy hutchinson, his top aide, meadows appears to have been at the center of the scheme to overturn the election. the 26-year-old, cassidy hutchinson, was brave enough, patriotic enough, to come forward. 62-year-old mark meadows is not. just a refresher, here s some of what we learned from ms. hutchinson about mr. meadows, some of what the committee presumably would want to ask him if he had the courage or decency to talk. i remember leaning against the doorway and saying i had an interesting conversation with rudy, mark. sounds like we re going to the capitol. he didn t look up from his phone and said something to the
americas remain in mexico a silent policy and whether high school football coach can be fired for praying on the field. trace: progressives are urging the president and his party to dramatically reshape the court, even if it means using extreme measures like killing the filibuster or impeaching conservative justices. dana: on deck with a let s begin on capitol hill as this all settles in. good morning to you both. emotions as we sat are still running high on the hill even though congress is out this week. plenty of democrats have been on the airwaves talking about how they feel about this ruling. most of them are still trying to encourage voters to get out the vote this november. others are taking it much further. saying that the g.o.p. is going to rig the election. they are calling to abolish the filibuster. they re even raising this question about whether or not it s time to impeach the justices. watch. you think lying in a confirmation hearing is an impeachable off