hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you re watching cnn newsroom. and i m rosemary church. just ahead, the u.s. house passes a debt ceiling bill. but there s zero chance it will get through the senate. we ll look at what, if anything, is up for negotiation when it comes to budget cuts. plus, thousands of civilians are caught in the middle of a deadly conflict in sudan. many desperate to leave the country for their safety. we ll look at that. and later, the lawmakers, business leaders and celebrities who gathered at the white house for a state dinner honoring the south korean president. good to have you with us. republicans in the u.s. house have passed a bill to raise the national debt limit and cut spending. they say it will put the country on the path of fiscal responsibility and avoid an economic catastrophe. but democrats are not onboard. they want a stand-alone bill that lets the u.s. pay its debt out spen
should yield your positions of authority and influence to others that are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my eartmother s life mattered. negotiations at a critical stage, one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach agreement by the end of the week, joined by maizie, and a live report from the white house, first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room, talked about meeting overworked funeral directors trying to make badly torn bodies look like children again from memorial services, he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez who told about their daughter alethia. now alethia, her deream was o go to art school in paris and share her art with the world. ryan and jessica were eager to share her art with us and if we could share it, somehow, maybe that would make alethia smile in heaven. they worry green high-top converse with a heart she had handdrawn on the right toe because they represented her
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