What he Just Announced was policy that was already in place, information thats generally already provided to the commerce department. I want to ask you about some other news. The speaker of the house announced she will attempt to finalize a deal that would raise the debt ceiling in the next few weeks instead of dlelaying it until the fall. Can you tell us what it is she would like to do and why its necessary and what are the specifics . The problem, of course, is that the debt limit will be reached sooner than what was originally anticipated. Looks like it could be as early as the beginning of september when we would essentially reach the limit of our ability to borrow in order to continue to provide funding for the government. The thought initially was that the debt ceiling increase and the decision on budget caps which allows us to continue to operate without these automatic cuts, it would all be rolled into one deal. It looks like thats not going to be possible now. In order for the
through a $433 billion climate and social spending bill after getting the green light from joe manchin. promising the bill will not raise taxes or make record inflation even worse. last year you said the american rescue plan, the covid relief bill would not cause inflation. so why should americans believe you now and you say this new bill will not exacerbate inflation? i made sure that i don t make that mistake again, that s the bottom line. it does not raise taxes and i have said this before all we did was cause loopholes. this is a red, white, and blue bill, honest to god. jesse: a new study says that it will raise taxes on those not making $400,000 a year, but the white house says it will get by. that is incorrect. so the joint taxation which you guys heralded as an effective value when you are the infrastructure package is not to be trusted here? i said it is not correct because it will be incomplete. jesse: republicans slamming the spending plan even sayi
Investigators, including a special u. S. Team are awaiting access to this horrific crash site. Here is what we know at this hour. Keep in mind, the story is change big the hour. The u. S. Confirms a surfacetoair missile struck a Malaysian Airlines jetliner over ukraine. This is near the russian border. Nearly 300 passengers have been killed. Families of the passengers are still being contacted. We have multiple reports tonight. Lets begin with nbcs peggy bunker and the latest on this investigation. Peggy . Reporter well, good evening to you. For the second time in just four months, a Malaysia Airlines 777 yesterday meets a tragic end. This time 298 lives have been lost. The plane originated in amsterdam, flying over towards the russianukrainian border on a flight to kuala lumpur. Three hours in controllers said they lost contact with the plane. Then came the reports of a fireball this the sky. This is all that is left of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, charred and smoldering in a burned o
And a fire in vallejo. Crews knocked it down quickly with the light rain. No exact cause has been determined. And today in Eastern Ukraine crews are reportedly collecting evidence and bodies from the sprawling crash site of the Malaysian Airlines flight 17. The pro russian separatists allowed International Investigators in for a brief, limited visit to the area. It is still not being fully investigated there despite the fact the plane crashed three days ago. Ukraine leaders accused them of shooting down the airliner on thursday. Sk tear of state john kerry called on the russian government to follow through on its promises to insure a fair investigation. Theres a buildup of extraordinary circumstances and circumstantial evidence. Ive tried cases on circumstantial evidence. Its powerful here. But even more importantly, we picked up the imagery of this launch. We know the trajectory. We know where it came from. Now one separatist leader claims that his group has recovered the black boxes
It's been announced that Bob Rogers, who's said to be the longest serving radio host in Australia, and who notably once toured with the Beatles, passed away recently, aged 97