a u-haul truck crashed outside the white house. police say it was no accident. plus late night talks at the capitol, are the two sides any closer to a debt limit deal. and sabotage inside russia, kremlin blames ukraine as a group of russian citizens say they did it. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with what police are treating as an attempted attack on the president. a u-haul panel truck crashed into a security barrier in la fayette square. the vehicle then backed up and slammed into the barrier again. the driver arrested right away. he faces charges including threatening to kill or harm the president, vice president or a family member. police have not yet released the man s name and there is no word on a motive. video shows park police taking inventory of the truck, packing up evidence including a flag with a swastika. time is running short this morning for the white house and re
default on its debt. economists and business owns around the globe growing more concerned. why in the world would the u.s. undermine its financial exceptionalism? a political consultant says that the u.s. treasury market is washington s golden goose and the market shows that the golden eggs it lays are still very much in demand. and yet the u.s. has a rule in the debt ceiling that says that the golden goose should be taken out back and shot unless it agrees to lay fewer eggs for a while. maximilian is joining me now. he is an author of the book economic war and ukraine and global conflict between russia and the west. and u.s. government bonds are the cornerstone of the global financial system. i loved your golden fwen goose metaphor. it seems some in quwashington h