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Philip millsteen family, roslyn p. Walter. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tish wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Senate majority leader harry reid and Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell spoke again today in the latest efforts to avert a u. S. Government default, an event some warn could seriously damage the world which i. The deadline to increase the debt ceiling is now little more than 71 hours away. Today the head of the International Monetary fund issued a new warning about the dangers of a default. If theres that degree of disruption, that lack of certainty, that lack of trust in the u. S. Signature, it would mean massive disruption the world over. We would be at risk of tipping yet again into recession. Negotiations between president obama and House Republicans faltered yesterday, so the two Senate
Joyce v. Hail. The wallic family in memory of mere ram and ira dean wallic. Bernard and irene schwartz. Roslyn p. Walter. Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america. Designing customized, individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support is provided by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from vars like you. Thank you. From the tish wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. During his weekly radio address today president obama accused Congressional Republicans of root formal the Affordable Care act to fail. He also tried to reassure the public that the healthcare. Gov website will be fixed soon. Weve got people working overtime 24 7 to boost capacity and address these problems every single day. But even as we improve the web site, remember that the website isnt the only way to apply for coverage under these new plans. Weve updated healthcare. Go
Politically. Next, on pbs news hour weekend. Pbs news hours weekend is made possible by, louis b. And louise hersh feld. The cheryl and Phillip Milstein family. Roslyn p. Walter. Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support is provided by, and by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tish studios in Lincoln Center from new york. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. There were several major developments today in the story that has captivated the world for the past week, the disappearance of that malaysian jetliner with 239 people onboard. The Prime Minister of malaysia said for the first time that the 777 was deliberately diverted and he said malaysia is launching a criminal investigation into the incident. Today police searched the home of the planes pilot. We can say with
Philip milstein family, roslyn p. Walter. Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america, designing cust cause customized, individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like this you. Thank you. From the tish wnet studios, hari sreenivasan. Good evening, thank you for joining us, what the Weather Channel is describing as lows of minus 25 are expect in minneapolis, minus 22 in north dakds, minus 8 in kansas city and minus 7 in st. Louis. It is going to be accompanied by strong winds making it feel colder. You can suffer frostbite if you are exposed only briefly. From seattle, boeings Union Workers approved conditions to build the 777 x jetliner in washington state. The union initially rejected concessions on pensions and health care costs. Overseas, secretary of state john kerry met with the palestinian president a