newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we are following two developments in two major stories. a short time ago in texas, the state house of representatives voted to impeach attorney general ken paxton. he is accused of bribery and abuse of public trust. the conservative republican calls the proceedings a politically motivated sham. meanwhile in washington, we re waiting for details on a phone call wrapping up, or may have already wrapped up, between president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. the debt ceiling talks have reached a crucial moment of sorts. negotiations are now down to one final sticking point. work requirements for social safety net programs. the white house and republican leaders may have as many as eight days for preventing the u.s. from defaulting on its debts. many predict economic disaster if that happens. we have a reporter at the white house and on capitol hill. manu, what do you think? do you think we ll get some kind of readout from the speaker
round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and with no deal in place the u.s. could run out of money to pay its bills, which could have a disastrous impact on the economy. the treasury secretary now saying that could happen in just eight days. cnn s covering all of the angles. what are the obstacles reaching lawmakers from reaching a deal? negotiators were in the capitol until 2:30 a.m. this morning and now they re back in house speaker kevin mccarthy s office meeting virtually with the white house as they continue to try and hash out the
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hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. france, meanwhile, has called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. it s being seen as a signifcant change in tone. the military campaign continues in gaza. these pictures were filmed in the north of the territory, where local reports say at least one person died in an air strike on a building. israel s prime minister benhamin netanyahu says his intention is to ensure that hamas can no longer function, and he s also working on bringing home the hostages held in gaza. and these pictures, filmed on sunday morning from israel, looking into gaza, show large plumes of smoke burning, with many damaged buildings in sight. israel s military says two more of its soldiers have been killed in fighting. let
for you, a jury in new york finding donald trump, the republican presidential front runner, by far liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer, e. jean carroll. the jury also awarding the former magazine columnist nearly $5 million in damages to be paid by mr. trump. carol walked out of the manhattan courthouse just moments ago with her lawyer who said that they re quote, very happy with the jury s decision. carol s lawsuit stemmed from an encounter between her and trump in a new york department store dressing room in 1996. she claims donald trump sexually assaulted her. donald trump reacted on his social media platform, writing in all caps, quote, i have absolutely no idea who this woman is, this verdict is a disgrace, continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all-time, unquote. this all comes as trump is facing another very serious case in new york city, just last month the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges related to hush money payments to ad