hello, i m sumi somaskanda. we start in washington tonight, where negotiators have been working to avoid a us debt default. negotiations have been described as productive but there s still no deal. earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: wwe reiterated once again that default is off the table. and the only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement. kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house and the bbc s nomia iqbal was watching. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a deal is
hey, hey, everybody. it s 10:00 a.m. in the east. i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. the battle for the white house will welcome a long-awaited newcomer today, ron desantis, after months of speculation and campaign style events, the florida governor will make it official tonight on twitter with none other than elon musk. will the unusual rollout help or hurt the soon to be candidate? do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. and then what about the other elephant in the room, donald trump, the former president already telling desantis to get a, quote, personality trait as he puts it. plus, south carolina, set to become the latest state to ban abortion after six weeks making it virtually impossible to get an abortion across a huge portion of the south. and later on, new details on the 19-year-old who drove a u-haul truck into a white house barrier. more on his interviews with police as he s set to make a court
13th, impeached, indict-able, and unrepentant. as he pursues another bid for the white house, the former president in the current front runner for the 2024 republican nomination continues to tessa limits of the law even as he remains tangled up in a multitude of legal troubles. all of this on full display for the public over the past week. on tuesday, a jury found the former president liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer and former magazine columnist ej carroll, who accused trump of raping her inside a bergdorf goodman dressing room back in the mid 1990s. yet just one day later, trump appeared on a nationally televised town hall event and mocked carroll again, and continue to claim that her allegations were quote, a fake story. now this is not an isolated incident for donald trump either. it s a pattern of behavior, he has a long history going back decades of weaponizing the legal system to his advantage. in just the last few years, we ve repeatedly witnessed
thank you for sharing your moment with us. president biden is focusing his attention to the debt crisis. can the president and speaker mccarthy avoid a default. and a soccer match turns deadly. now 12 are dead and nearly 100 others injured. plus, she went missing six weeks ago during a camping trip, and this week, an illinois girl was spotted after someone recognized her from an episode of unsolved mysteries. her father will join us live. president biden is leaving japan and headed back to washington as debt celling negotiations have consumed the g-7 summit. republicans have called for deep spending cuts. president biden said that many of the demands made by republicans are unacceptable. he says the possibility of raising revenue must be on the table. part of what i ve been arguing from the beginning is the need to consider the tax structure as well as cutting spending. i m willing to cut spending. and i ve proposed cuts in spending of over a trillion dollars. but i
up to 82 on inauguration day and 86 at the end of the second term. democrat heavy weights are claiming joe biden is as sharp as a tack. i saw the president last night. he was in fighting form. i think people should judge presidents on their performance and record, not on their age. and the president has a great record. is he up for a second term? 100%. incredibly sharp and probing, incredible command of the details. probing on the details, asking tough questions. harris: ask the man who is not a doctor in leaving our borders wide open. get it there him 100%. the president could not remember where he went for several days last week. the answer, ireland. a new op-ed warns democrats could turn on the president like they have with the 89-year-old senator dianne feinstein of california. some of her fellow lawmakers are trying to shove her out the door after an illness. democrats do feinstein dirty but not done the same to biden yet, they say. cassie and marie harf are here t