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stands for! plus president biden following through on a core campaign pledge wiping away thousands of dollars in student loan debt. and russia s war on ukraine turns six months old today, still locked in a bloody stalemate. translator: we re holding on for six months. it s difficult for us. we clenched our fists, fighting for our fate. up first, is it momentum or just a moment? democratic lawmakers and strategists hope a win in new york s special election stops a midterm drift 11 weeks before november. the verdict out of hudson valley is that democrat pat ryan will now represent new york s 19th district, that s where president biden won in 2020 by just 1.5 percentage points. democrats see major national political implications in ryan s surprise win because the candidate made abortion the centerpiece of his campaign. the sad truth, mark molinaro and the republicans oppose a woman s right to choose. republicans will allow women and their doctors to be prosecuted ....
enough. plus it is primary tonight in two big states with redistricting in new york forcing out a near 30-year incumbent. and a familiar face to florida voters looks to unseat governor ron desantis. nothing like an election night when numbers start rolling in we start with our chief political anchor bret baier at the big board to break down the races. haitian on lot of activity one of the biggest races we re following is in new york. it s not a primary race it s actually a special election filling an open seat in new york district 19. now, this is looking tonight like democrats are going to pick this up in a republican-leaning district. this is pat ryan versus mark molinaro. ap hasn t called it yet, but it looks like there are not enough votes for mull nair 0 to close this gap. that is big in this environment. pat ryan used choice, he used the overturning of roe v wade as a big part of his campaign. he said on all his signs, choice is on the ballot. a big part of his ....
first major announcement since then, forgiving student loan debt for millions of americans up to $20,000 per borrower. and it s angering republicans and some democrats. hello, welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith. another busy news day. john: i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports. we ll have the president s remarks as they happen during the next hour. republicans say the move will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and worsen an already historic inflation crisis. democrats say, though, that the plan does not go nearly far enough. calling for thousands more in loan forgiveness. reaction already mixed. the government shouldn t pay for it. if you go to school, you pay for it yourself. if you can t, get a scholarship. i think we can live with it. why not give the students a break, that s our future. if you go to school, you should probably pay for it. sandra: a california congressman will react in just moments. john: peter doocy on the north l ....
Message as well. emily: if i remember correctly, today is the day that the air force is unveiling the new next-generation of the b-2 bomber f71 or whatever it is. it looks like a b-2 bomber but even cooler and nowhere whatever to the tune of 320 and plot and $329 billion. who do we want flying it? something for the government or someone who is going to war to battle pete: the most qualified person regardless of color and skin. emily: meghan markle boarding a private jet again even after her and harry s talk. that is next. ....
Horace i was quiet when you talk, give me the same respect please. this is not about democrat and republican. former president donald trump unless i missed it is not a democrat. he had a pause, he had a certain level of forgiveness in a certain time line and then we re comparing it budgetary wise, this is less than half of the defense budget. i could go on where it lies. and then lastly this is not profitable for the u.s. government to be giving out these loans anyway economically. shannon: to the economic and budgetary point of this, the national taxpayers union foundation says the cost of student debt cancellation could average $2,000 per u.s. taxpayer. so when you say cancel this doesn t go into outer space forever and vaporize somebody will pay for it and it looks about $2,000 per us tax pair also the $329 billion in cancellation is more than the congressional budget office estimated the entire inflation reduction act reduces in the ....