a big storm s a-brewin . back with us on set [ laughter ] a-brewin ? yeah. we have jon meacham and nicolle wallace. thomas roberts. love that name. and in washington, ron fournier. and ron, is, like, throwing 98-mile-an-hour fastballs, every op-ed the guy i know. they re really good. every story, boom, right down the middle. thank you. on capitol hill, members of congress were able to pass a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling. however, after months of back-room negotiating, republicans walk away mostly empty handed. unable to get his party to rally around a so-called add-on bill, house speaker john boehner once again had to turn to democrats for support, and with just 28 republicans voting yea, many in leadership positions the house passed a clean bill, 221-201. 193 democrats supported the bill, 2 voted against it. facing the prospect of