hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. very busy news day. thank you for your time. five men, one room. the stability of the global economy on the line. today the white house is the stage for talks and what happens could set the country on a path towards paying its bills or on a path towards financial chaos. pluses heartbreak in waiting in alan, texas. two school-aged sisters robbed of their futures. we re learning more about the victims and the shooter who slaughtered them. his fascination with guns, police stay quiet. and donald trump s civil case goes to a new york jury after closing arguments, the focus on credibility and mr. trump s refusal to show up. but up first for us in just hours, the white house meeting that will help answer this question. can washington still work? the stakes for today s big sit-down could not be higher. the full faith and credit of the united states. the roster pools together the biggest players. president biden,
the stakes for today s big sit-down could not be higher. the full faith and credit of the united states. the roster pools together the biggest players. president biden, kevin mccarthy, hakeem jeffries, chuck schumer and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. the task, to start staring away from a debt ceiling iceberg sitting three weeks or so kwa. the stalemate is over something american families fate fais all the time. paying the mortgage, the credit card bill, but here in broken washington, this is somehow hard. today s huddle breaks a play by both sides to wait the other out. this afternoon we get a read on how entrenched both sides are. let s begin at the white house. it s a big meeting, but there are relatively small expectations. yeah, progress has been made on one front front. that s getting president biden and kevin mccarthy in the same