between the u.s. and russia and how soon paul whelan and brittney griner could be home as we go one-on-one with national security spokesperson john kirby. i m hallie jackson in washington on this thursday afternoon. carol lee over at the white house, jake ward posted up for us in san francisco, our business reporter. carol, let me start with you. this is time number two we re hearing from the president today on the economic news of the day. reporter: that s right, hallie. what you re seeing is not just the president but across the administration, a number of officials are out talking about the economy today addressing these gdp numbers. this is an effort to try to shape the narrative. part of what you re hearing from the president, you might be hearing bad news about the economy, but it s not that bad. he s also saying this is no surprise, that the economy was always going to slow down as the fed steps in and tries to address inflation. he s pointing to things like a strong
don t look down. don t make any sudden moves. because we are almost at the end of a legislative tightrope, y all. senators are putting in some extra hours this weekend. they re working to get democrats, health care, climate, and deficit reduction package across the finish line. the parliamentarian approved key components of the bill just hours ahead of when the senate is expected to debate it on the floor. it will take all 50 democratic votes and a tie breaker from vice president harris for the inflation reduction act to pass the senate. what does that mean to you? it means medicare can negotiate prescription drug costs. with an out of pocket cap at $2,000 for seniors. it means lower aca health premiums. it means lower energy costs, and the reduction of carbon emissions by 40% in the next eight years. it also lowers the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars, which will be crucial to fighting inflation. how is all this possible? this is one of only two times per fiscal ye
lost to former trump administration official john gibbs. gibbs has been known to peddle 2020 election lies. in the arizona, house speaker rusty bowers who delivered emotional testimony to the january 6th committee, he is projected to lose his bid for a senate seat. the winner of that race claims, the devil himself meddled in the 2020 election. the devil. and in one of the largest rebukes to the supreme court decision on abortion ban in that state. nick valencia is in topeka, kansas, following the story this morning. nick, the voter turnout here really highlighted the importance of this issue that seems to have driven voters to the polls. and they voted no. that s right. good morning, jim. voter turnout turned out to be a huge factor here in kansas. a state where there is nearly twice as many registered republicans as democrats. but a huge swath of unaffiliated voters. that s what kansans in the state trying to protect abortion access were counting on. they worked tireless
lost in the noise? well, i guess my own view of this is that we are winning the argument. the stuff in this bill is massively popular. especially the prescription drug piece. but also making billion dollar corporations pay their fair share. and climate action is popular, although even if it weren t, i think it s necessary to do because we re in a planetary emergency. look, lindsay s going to talk, all these people are gonna threaten, but the only thing that matters is in the next 24 hours, we are going to pass this bill on the united states senate. i m confident it will be passed in the house. we re going to have a law. and that really won t matter either one of us said during the press conference. it matters what we enact for the american people. this is one of the most significant pieces of domestic social policy that we have passed in a generation. senator, brian schatz, thank you very very much for your time. we re gonna continue to monitor what s going on in the senate, and we
diligence. she has to do that. my intuition is i m optimistic she s going to be a supporter. and that is because while not everything in the bill is something she likes and there is probably some things she wishes were in the bill and i feel the same way, that there are many pieces of the bill that she not only likes but she s had a hand in crafting the prescription drug piece and some of the climate provisions she s been a strong supporter of. so she s going to do her own due diligence. of the various things worrying me right now, worrying about her support of this bill is not top of the list. are you worried about the senate parliamentarian? any update on whether they will conclude this fits the reconciliation rules? i m confident in that as well. now there may be some pieces of it that the parliamentarian may kick out. as you know, each piece has to be analyzed in the parliamentarian has to rule it is budget airy not a policy change. so you can see some adjustments. i think the