order to do that, they still have to sign on to the insurance that covers birth control and that they feel that that would already violate their religious beliefs. you know, the president has a few more days left. you ve been there a few days. have any sense of what the first agenda items are and any more insight into the state of the union? reporter: well, i think you re going to hear a lot in the state of the union about income equality. it s a topic that the president hit hard on in speeches in the fall of last year. he s going to renew his push to increase the minimum wage. the rest of it is sort of unfinished business. immigration, gun control, things that he had tried to do in 2013 but was unable to do. they have also got to get around another debt ceiling deadline and the possibility, although less likely, given the budget agreement, of another government shutdown. and another big agenda item
it even knows you by name. now it s easier than ever to experience deep, restful sleep with the sleep number bed s dualair technology. at the touch of a button, the sleep number bed adjusts to each person s ideal comfort and support. and you ll only find it at a sleep number store. where right now our newest innovations are available with 36-month financing. sleep number. comfort individualized. . good evening we re live tonight in washington d.c. where with the clock winding down and four hours to go for the debt ceiling deadline, finally the senate is voting to reopen the government and avert a debt default. it s expected to pass and go to the house. some people that work in the building behind me will call this a victory and others will breathe a sigh of relief and this being washington there will be self-congratulations. here we are after 16 days of a government shut down for what?
figure out how to deal with it. and they would have the opportunity, we believe, under these rules to pretty easily strip out the provisions that they don t like. and i say easily with a simple majority. there are some rules and maneuvers that ted cruz, for example, might be able to use that we don t know about. he might be studying and scrubbing the senate rules as we speak. but it looks like it could be easier than one would think for the senate to put their mark on it and make it look more like the deal that they originally came up with yesterday. that would put the whole thing back, again, in john boehner s court, back in the house and raise the question about whether at that point, probably tomorrow, one day before the debt ceiling deadline, at that point if he is willing to put whatever the senate sends him back on the floor and just say, look how many times we tried to put our stamp on this, there s only so much we can do, let s make sure we don t default. for the average gu
the u.s. is three days away from the debt ceiling deadline, the possibility of default sparking concern of potential economic turmoil around the world. if there was a problem lifting the debt ceiling it could well be that what is now recovery would turn into a recession or even worse. reporter: here at home a default could mean a serious hit to your investments like your 401(k). wall street now waiting on washington to dictate the trades as banks are predicting the s&p 500 could see painful losses as high as 45% if an agreement isn t reached. here in chicago we ve seen the housing market pick up in the last year and like many places, that has been helped by low interest rates for people looking for loans. but all of that could change if the government defaults, because interest rates on home loans could spike or even worse we could see another credit squeeze, making it much harder to borrow.
have you been involved in any way in trying to pervert our youth in salem or anywhere else? i certainly hope not, sir. you re sure? yes, sir. all righty then. we told you it was bizarre. now for a first look at business we turn to courtney reagan. good morning, courtney. no questions like that for you. that was a little weird. i don t even understand what happened there. sold its holdings of short term treasury bonds ahead of next week s debt ceiling deadline. fidelity says while it expects congress to reach a deal to raise the debt limit, it s taking precautions to protect investors. t-mobile is getting rid of voice data in more than 100 countries. they won t have to worry about getting hit with roaming charges. burger king has found a way to get people to try its new lower fat satis-fries.