good morning. it is thursday, july 14th. this is your a.m. wakeup call. here s break is news. we just learned that british police have made an arrest in that scandalous phone hacking case that brought down that is bringing down parts of rupert murdoch s news empire. i ll get you more on that in just a moment. i wish i could say there s big news about the debt ceiling talks. i can t tell you that. there s more drama than dealing going on in d.c. right now. a fifth round of talks is set for today. but yesterday didn t go so well. house republicans called for a short-term extension and house majority leader eric cantor says this is what the president said in response. quote, don t call my bluff, eric. and then he walked out a few minutes later. president obama said all along he d veto any short-term measure. ed administration says failure to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by august 2nd could trigger a partial default on the part of the united states. thanks to that de
trump claim it s a victory. erin: it shows paul ryan can do his job. it is being cast as a huge victory. howie: i think it s being portrayed as a bit of a win with a big fat asterisk. mo, how hard it will be to pass in the senate. mo: i think the press is doing both. i agree with erin. i think a lot of the press portrayed this as a needed victory for the president who had this stumbling block the last go-round. but there is a lot further to go. and we are hearing that today on one of the other networks this morning. senator susan collins said senate republicans will start from scratch.
trump claim it s a victory. erin: it shows paul ryan can do his job. it is being cast as a huge victory. howie: i think it s being portrayed as a bit of a win with a big fat asterisk. mo, how hard it will be to pass in the senate. mo: i think the press is doing both. i agree with erin. i think a lot of the press portrayed this as a needed victory for the president who had this stumbling block the last go-round. but there is a lot further to go. and we are hearing that today on one of the other networks this morning. senator susan collins said senate republicans will start from scratch.