i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. did kevin mccarthy calm a swirling debt deal drama? the speaker saying the agreement to pull the united states back from a crippling default is on track to pass. i don t want to be on the the wrong side of history. every single one of those members who vote no will miss the opportunity to vote for the largest cut in american history. plus ron desantis shows two sides to himself in iowa with the voters, the florida governor keeps donald trump s name out of his speech with reporters, though, he says it s time to give the former president the gold watch. move opt to the next generation. and today, new special counsel threats. jack smith now reportedly looking into the firing of the cybersecurity chief who called the 2020 election secure and why a mar-a-lago employee wanted to know the ins and outs of how the compound s security cameras work. up first for us, kevin mccarthy climbs out of the quick sand. ther