today three people are still missing and we re expecting an update any minute from officials. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. a big vote on capitol hill as soon as tonight. these two republican u.s. senators, florida s rick scott and utah s mitt romney, just told cnn s manu raju, the goal is to get a final vote on that debt ceiling bill tonight. it would go to the president s desk to be signed into law just ahead of that monday deadline or the government would otherwise run out of money to pay its bills. manu raju is on capitol hill covering this from the beginning. is that where the momentum, to get that done tonight so senators can go home for the weekend and don t want to interrupt their weekend plans? yeah, the smells of jet fumes in the air in the senate tonight as a push to get this done is intense. in fact john thune, number two republican who s deep in these negotiations to try to ensure that al
facility on a business in northeast syria, two of the wounded service members were treated on site while the other three and the injured contractor were airlifted to coalition medical facilities in iraq, we will bring you more on the breaking news as it becomes available. meantime, president biden s approval rating has taken a hit, matching his lowest every, a key reason appears to be the economy with a closer look at the numbers and what thionine, the white house correspondent kevin cork is live in the nation s capital. evening, trace. president biden is actually on a two day swing through canada where he and the first lady will talk about climate change, the war in ukraine, mass migration from several south and central american countries. back home the president is under water with voters especially in the latest national surveys, that s important while he is yet to announce officially he is running for reelection in 2024, his approval ratings are dipping near their lowes
but it is still the economy that tops voters list of priorities. by a long shot. and on that front, a new forecast today says a recession is coming. and that it will look a lot like the one that turned the phrase it s the economy, stupid, into political gospel. let s discuss all of this, mj lee live at the white house. abby phillip in washington and mj, we know the economy blows away all others so why is this, abortion right, the focus for the president today? reporter: well, ana, i think this white house would certainly argue that this isn t the president s focusing on abortion issues over the economy. they have been focused on both but, yes, today was the day when he wanted to take the opportunity to make a big political speech to talk about this issue that is certainly very divisive but that they also know has been very politically salient. it is no surprise, of course, we have been reporting on this just how much the white house and democrats in washington have really
ppi tracks the prices that producers pay for their goods. it shows wholesale inflation jumped by.4% in august. double from august, double the forecast. with that september increase, the ppi is up 8 1/2% over this time last year. tomorrow we get the overall inflation picture with the consumer price index report for september. with the ppi higher for producers, it will be higher for us to buy stuff, too. we brace. a grim outlook, too, from the international monetary fund. the agency s chief economist looks at this issue all around the world. and here is what he said. the worst is yet to come. for many people, again this is all around the world, 2023 will feel like a recession. while we re in one, the rest of the world will feel it, too. however, here is president biden. president biden: i don t think there will be a recession. if it is, it will be a very slight recession. it is possible. look, it s possible. i don t anticipate it. what i do think, look, we talk about the im