the red sea as israel says it is being attacked from seven directions. plus, former president trump telling his foes to quote, rot in hell, the fbi investigating death threats against colorado judges. and a cnn investigation. the california man scammed out of more than a million dollars. it all started with a simple text message and you ll never believe who is behind it. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erica hill. outfront tonight, fears of a widening war and a greater u.s. involvement. the us navy intercepting krdron day tacks today. these are just the latest in a growing number of attacks in the area. they also come just one day after president biden directed strikes against a militia group. now iraq accusing the u.s. of quote hostile acts. all of this raising questions and concern about how deeply the u.s. is being drawn into the conflict in the middle east. israel s chief says his country is facing a multiarena war with attacks coming from seven directions. he of
That clause gives congress what People Markham and they referred to as the power of the purse. The power not held by other of the executive branches according to the constitution. A providing fence keeping the government running and functioning is one of the things of congress. And they cant even agree what to get started on getting that. Right letting the government agree on that bill, let alone a strategy for the house is proven to be a challenge. Signs that things were going well. Indicate most apparent on thursday. When a motion to begin a debate on the Defense Funding Bill fails for the second time this. Week prompting Republican Leadership sent members, Home Congress now only has about five days left to take action because members are off tomorrow on monday for the jewish holiday of the occupier, the speaker of the house, told reporters yesterday that he believes that congress is making progress his congress is making progress in its negotiations, and it anticipates resumed votin
at least for the moment. stocks bounced back in early trading today, after monday s 634-point plunge. right now, dow blue chips are up by 201 points. investors are psyched over today s fed meeting, and there s speculation it might announce a new stimulus. to boost the economy. president obama sits down with treasury secretary timothy geithner. that s happening this afternoon. they re going to size out the new market turmoil that is fearing that is fully feeding fear of double-dip recession. the president is promising to help a special congressional commission find a long-term fix for the finances. i intend to present my own recommendations over the coming weeks, on how we should proceed. and that committee will have this administration s full cooperation. and i assure you, we will stay on it until we get the job done. so, congress has to appoint the commission by next tuesday. that is just a week from today. the six democrats, and six republicans will have until novem