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Now word overnight the next round of tariffs could escalate dramatically. Shifting blame. Heated statements and a 15,000 coat. A fast start to Paul Manaforts trial on financial crimes. Good morning, and welcome to early start. Im Laura Jarrett in for christine romans. Good to see you, my friend. Im dave briggs, wednesday, august 1st, already, if you can believe it. 5 00 a. M. In the east. We start with a chilling story for Many Americans this morning. A federal judge flocking a Government Settlement that would allow for 3d printable guns for sale. You could print out the instructions to guns on the internet, if you can believe it or not. This is a terrifying ordeal for many parents in this country who simply know that their kid could be printing that at the mo ....
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Years faster than it projected months ago. what changed? tax cuts and $1.3 trillion spending bill. cbo agrees with republicans tax cuts will spur growth, not nearly enough to offset the cost. the result, the national debt will nearly match the size of the u.s. economy by 2028. that s the highest level of any year since world war ii, right, when america was spending money to save the world. that could spark a crisis by driving up interest rates, tanking stock prices or slowing economic growth. those are the numbers. we heard the warning here first. thank you very much for showing it to us. in those examples. meanwhile, james comey is still on his media blitz. and this morning, we have a new interview with him that we ll play for you where he rponds his critics. that s next. announcer: cnn money now, ....
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Fragile it can be. reporter: cheryl conte, an activist in the tech community says it is a fight over principles. i think that you re going to find californians be completely unapologetic about fighting for what we see as california values. reporter: working from home on her pedal desk, one-foot soldier, among millions across the state countering, resisting trump. miguel marquez, cnn in the california republic. all right. it s time now for cnn money now. a government shutdown is looming. what could that cost the ufrmt s. economy? chief business correspondent christine romans is here to tell us about that. you ve crunched the numbers. good morning. the last shurtdown cost the u.s. economy $24 billion. if negotiations collapse, most federal agencies would close. hundreds of thousands of workers would be furloughed, taking leave without pay. but that s not all federal workers. those deemed essential will work, like air traffic ....