good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff with as few as ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash. with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills, president biden and house speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. we ll hear from the white house. earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers of the stakes saying, it s, quote, highly likely, unquote the government will default as soon as june 1st. so, what s the status of the negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positive sign, after a tumultuous weekend of negotiations. both sides are still very much committed to getting a bipartisan deal. speaker kevin mccarthy, as you heard, struck a very positive tone
Bryan Kohberger pleaded not guilty to four murder charges related to the fatal stabbings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
a number of reasons this could have happened, and it is unusual. he says the first reason is it s possible because this is such a highly scrutinized case, there s so much publicity, that bryan kohberger may not have wanted to have any kind of characterization about his plea. if he entered a guilty plea, he would be admitted guilty. if he entered not guilty pleas, there could have been outrage that he s not taking responsibility. by not saying anything, he didn t have a characterization the public could assume today. it s also possible there could be something happening behind closed doors. the prosecution and defense could be talking about a plea agreement, and this could have been part of that. and lastly, it s possible that he s just being difficult and not wanting to cooperate. so, i m told that while this does happen, it is highly unusual. appreciate it. thank you. coming up, a welcomed change of pace. we ll be right back.
Bryan Kohberger pleaded not guilty to four murder charges related to the fatal stabbings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
Bryan Kohberger pleaded not guilty to four murder charges related to the fatal stabbings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.