the ceiling and cut that wasteful spending. president biden: folks, we ve got a lot to do, most immediate thing we can do is continue our economy and the financial system. most important thing we have to do is make sure the threat by the speaker of the house to default on the national debt is you hava the table. america is not a dead beat nation, we have never failed to meet the debt. todd: alexandria hoff is live in washington. alexandria: good morning, since january, the treasury department has been moving money around to pay debts. the cash is about to dry up,s janet yellen, who urged immediate action. we have learned from past debt limit waiting in the the last minute to increase the debt lim irrelevant limit can impact the credit rating of the united states. yesterday president biden called top four congressional leaders and invited them to a may 9 meeting at the white house. manchin says i hope the invitation is sincere and he s willing to negotiate because the
former director of intelligence says the only explanation for the pandemic is a leak from the chinese laboratory. the damage caused is very real. pizza delivery man was in the right place at the right time as a suspect happened to run right by him. police thanked the policeman for the assist and said if he is ever interested in a job, they are hiring. steve: live from the avenue of the americas as you look up that green stuff up there, that s central park. it is the 18th day of april. it is tax day. attention all people if you have not put your taxes in the mail, you have got until midnight tonight. it s going to be a beautiful day here in new york city. we have got 48 degrees. ainsley: taxes finished for you? steve: yes. a couple of weeks ago. pete: do people still put them in the mail. ainsley: my dad always did at midnight. pete s pete i know you can. ainsley: downtown main library midnight i always rode with him. pete: out of protest? ainsley: no, st
democrats push misery because it s demoralizing. the more demoralized the populace feels the more powerful they become as a result. take your average democratic voter. there is one. have you ever noticed how modern progressives seem unsatisfied, anxious, unhinged, angry, nose rings, purple hair. a recent survey found that liberals were roughly two times less likely than conservatives to feel completely satisfied with their lives. liberals reported feeling less satisfied with their own mental health. i ll back them up on that. and their family lives. their entire belief system is in part dedicated and predicated on the idea that the world is about to end due to climate change. it s been in the schools forever. they re hearing it from powerful politicians like aoc. it means they re willing to do anything, even destroy priceless historical pieces of art to remind you of that fact. that s what a few climate extremists did to the national gallery of art in washington, d.c. they di
will: did for everyone but you. ainsley: great to be at work. pete: tomorrow is april 18th. it is just finishing their taxes. ainsley: so is everyone else. so stressful. pete: bank statement. ainsley: are yours in? have you completed yours? pete: yes, i need an extension. will: i need extension. it is in my inbox. i need do digital signatures. pete: how about you? ainsley: all mine are finished. done. which is a good feeling. all right, it is 6:01 on the east coast. the house judiciary committee is in new york city this morning to hold a field hearing on violent crime. will: crime victims will testify about the direct impact alvin bragg s policies have had on their lives. alexandria hoff joins us in washington with more. d.a. bragg is calling this is a political stunt which is a term we have heard republicans describe his prosecution of former president trump. spent thousands ton that while declining to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year up from 828
beautiful day so let it steve: it s a beautiful day as u2 sings and we are looking live at boonville, missouri. that, actually, anheuser-busch has announced the birth of four new budweiser foals at the budweiser ranch. we will be meeting them today live as you see from missouri and new york city. brian is about to hop in a great big silver bird. brian: me and the pilot that s all. [airplane bell] brian: i will be with other people. fantastic. this is the first time that the super bowl returns to pre-pandemic levels. ainsley: oh, really? brian: in terms of arizona has been flooded. of the people, there is no more restrictions. nfl experience is off the charts. obviously that s going to be different from super bowl one with kansas city chiefs were in which was not even sold out. steve: it wasn t. they have didn t call it the super bowl then. and interestingly enough, last week, when we were in kansas city, large hunt jr. told us lamarhunt jr. told us how td