it, he said he took a risk. he took a risk. he did it for other people. he said the fact is that people on the car thanked him afterwards. and you can see america responding that as i think one of the attorneys said, you know, hit the psyche. it s true that if this case does go to trial, if it does, you ve got passengers who ride this subway as new york city jurors. they know that you re underground, as his attorney made clear, underground in a car. police can t get to you right away. you have a guy clearly psychotic that is capable of violence just by the words and by his actions as well. and they will proffer a self-defense here if it goes to that. one interesting thing about d.a. bragg in this case is they had been talking, the defense attorneys had been talking to bragg s office in manhattan almost on a daily basis.
will initiate a separate process to address the budget and fiscal year 2024 appropriations thavmts not a dramatic difference than what the president has satalked about saying he wanted to address budget and fiscal issues. laying that on the same a path, same meeting. no concessions, the white house official made clear, but starting to detail what a separate budget and appropriations process could be. that right there is the potential off ramp, at least in terms of how washington can work. the problem right now is that the republicans want significantly more. the republicans have their own legislation. how this is going to play out is an open question. the fact that there s going to be a meeting, there s invitations to a meeting, talking about the process underscores the urgency of this moment which was laid bare by the letter by treasury secretary janet yellen earlier today, wolf. these are major developmentings. jessica dean, all of this is happening as speaker mccarthy is in israel
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 spending cuts. we just passed a bill. it s not our job to modify it. we re the only ones to lift the debt limit to make sure this economy is not in jeopardy. more from phil mattingly. for weeks, kevin mccarthy made clear, he knew the legislation republicans were trying to get through the house floor had no future. it was dead on arrival in the senate. the president objected to it. but he thought it would force president biden to the table. start rising the debt ceiling as the calendar gets closer and closer to a catastrophic default. the white house response, to
disagreements underneath as this has played out over the last year. germany has transformed itself in terms of how it operates in terms of defense space, in terms of spending and what they re willing to produce. significant changes, changes that the president made clear. take a listen. you stepped up military support. i would argue that beyond the military support, the moral support you gave ukraine has been profound. it s been profound. reporter: now, it s worth noting this sitdown with president biden and chancellor scholz included their staff. there s a relationship between the two men that advisers have made clear is very strong and candid. back and forth, dozens of calls.
transatlantic alliance that s been in place and led by president biden so crucial as the president made clear. take a listen. if you step up to provide critical military support and, you know, i would argue that beyond military support, the moral support you gave to the ukrainians is profound. it s been profound. and you ve driven historic changes at home and, you know, increasing defense spending and diversifying a way for russian energy sources. i know it s not been easy. very difficult for you. at this time, i think it is very important that we give the message that we would continue to do so as long as it takes and as long as it is necessary. that message from chancellor schultz consistent and critical given there is no end game in sight at this point but the president eluding to how dramatic germany transformed itself to the defense posture over the course of the last year