the big story in washington and wall street this morn sg the united states will reach their debt limit of borrowing authority. the treasury secretary said unless congress racing the debt ceiling, the country will only be able to save the cash we have on hand. $16.699 trillion is a level republicans say we are not going to keep borrowing and borrowing. we are going to start living within our means. lew says congress should act to protect america s good credit well before risk of default. a combination of debt fears, intention of the situation in syria sent stocks lower on monday. it was the 12th down day in a month. it s the longest losing streak since august. ladies, there s a bright spot. average 401(k) balances up 10% in the second quarter.
direction, okay. you are going to have whittle this down. this is the powerful part, though. chris, you have your ballot in your hand and you have to stand there in front of the fresco of the last judgment and say i call on christ the lord who will come to judge me that this ballot is for the person i believe should serve and lead the church. it is really powerful. but there is no milling about. there is no discussion. it is all together different than anything have you and i have experienced in our life here politically. there are no nominations. no candidates. it is all open to the action of the spirit. chris: not exactly like pulling the lever on election day. the big story in washington this week as you well know has been the supreme court s consideration of the issue of same-sex marriage. if the court finds that there
direction, okay. you are going to have whittle this down. this is the powerful part, though. chris, you have your ballot in your hand and you have to stand there in front of the fresco of the last judgment and say i call on christ the lord who will come to judge me that this ballot is for the person i believe should serve and lead the church. it is really powerful. but there is no milling about. there is no discussion. it is all together different than anything have you and i have experienced in our life here politically. there are no nominations. no candidates. it is all open to the action of the spirit. chris: not exactly like pulling the lever on election day. the big story in washington this week as you well know has been the supreme court s consideration of the issue of same-sex marriage. if the court finds that there
to talk about the president s children or any public officer s children who have, not by their own choice, but by requirement, to have protection and to use that somehow to try to make a political point i think is reprehensible. i think it s off to bring public figures children into the political debate. they don t deserve to be there. i think for any of us who are public figures you see that kind of ad and you cringe. all right. as we head into the weekend, the big story in washington, this sunday just before noon, president obama scheduled to take the oath of office for his second term in the white house. that private swearing in ceremony will be followed by the public inauguration on monday. the president and congress not doing exactly equal in the eyes of the american people. the president, 52% approve of the job he s doing. 44% disapprove. that s pretty much where he was around election day. for the second month in a row,
i m bret baier, the big story in washington is the surprise announcement about u.s. combat troops already on the ground in central africa. tonight on special report, details about 100 american forces, deployed to uganda. their mission, to assist african forces in their battle against the lord s resistance army, a group accused of a 20-year campaign of murder, rape and kidnapping. but why? why are u.s. boots on the ground okay there? we will show you about a congressional hearing on the solyndra affair. house republicans asking tough questions. and g.o.p. hopeful, rick perry laying out his energy plan, promising to create more than 1 million new jobs and another installment of the center seat, former new mexico governor gary