the l or barista coffee and espresso system. a masterpiece in taste it s opium in washington. there is still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, and at this hour, house republicans are holding a wig meeting to discuss what the process will be over the next few days, if in fact a deal is reached. president biden told reporters today that he is optimistic that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yes
that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yesterday. i want to be progress again today, and i want to be able to solve this problem. now speaker mccarthy has been given more time to solve this problem. treasury secretary janet yellen said today the protected debt ceiling deadline is now june 5th. in a letter to congressional leaders, secretary yellen wrote, during the week of june 5th, treasury is schedul
Immigration changes . Republicans give us a call at 2027488001. Democrats call us at 2027488000. Ndependents call 2027488002 undocumented immigrants call 2027488003. We are on social media, the twitter handle cspanwj and we are on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The president s position on socalled dreamers has shifted since the election. Here is the headline in the new york times. Dreamers to stay in the u. S. For now but their longterm fake is not clear. Fa is not clear host lets listen to what then candidate donald trump had to say during a campaign stop. Donald trump we are going to end catch and release. [applause] under my administration, anyone who illegally crosses the border will be detained until they are removed out of our country, and back to the country from which they came. [applause] be brought great distances, not dropping them right across. President eisenhower dropped them right across and they came back to when they flew them a longdistance, that was the end. We wil
Revolutionized Sitcom Television norman lear. I think of donald trump as the middle finger of the american right hand. The American People, you know, we are in a democracy and the democracy depends on an informed citizenry which would be a well led and informed i dont think we have a media generally that informs. Amy at 94 years old, norman lear is still going strong and speaking out. The creator of many sitcoms including all in the family and the jeffersons joins us to talk about his groundbreaking tv shows, this years president ial election, how he ended up on Richard Nixons enemy list, and the new pbs documentary about his life that is airing tonight just another version of you. , all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The planet has crossed a new threshold. The average Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere throughout 2015 were 400 parts per million. This according to the World Meteorological organizati
First, Iraqi Forces Say they are just two kilometers away from the city of mosul. The battle is far from over. A million civilians remain trapped in the city and the u. N. Says is lummis have been killing scores of people in recent days. The bodies of up to 70 people were found in their homes. The u. N. Is warning the iraqi forces and their kurdish allies against collective punishment. It claims dozens of sunni error families were forced to leave the city of kirkuk after an Islamic State attacked their last week. Jane has been with the troops in a small christian town and has this report. Village the christian. S 15 kilometers east of mosul inside there is fierce fighting between iraqi infantry in an estimated 15 jihadist. Im watching the enemy. When i see a jihadist, a. Schu him. Ive killed five since the beginning of the battle. When i see a jihadist, i shoot him. There is still sporadic gunfire inside. We will be entering with the army in a minute. A townr we discover damaged by hea