at stake in the british parliament today. rita absolutely a very heated debate there again questions and answers for boris johnson there and one thing we can say is that parliament is just extremely divided those that want the breaks the those that are against breck said those that want a 2nd referendum those that want break said but are opposed to no deal and it remains that parliament is extremely divided now one thing that they do seem to be able to rally behind is the bill that is on the table today and that would prevent boris johnson from from taking the country out of the european union without a deal on october 31st so this bill would basically force boris johnson to go to the european union and ask for an extension and this time around that would be
that we are continuing to have to deal with across the eastern seaboard. bret: all right. taking it seriously. rick, thank you. also breaking tonight, new drama unfolding in the united kingdom as the country s prime minister tries to forge a deal to leave the european union. british prime minister boris johnson suffering a major defeat in parliament within just the last two hours as lawmakers vote to take control of the brexit agenda. the prime minister immediately threatening to call for a new general election there, which, if it happened, would be that country s third general election in four years. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg live in london tonight with the breaking news and hi, bret, yes. boris johnson did call for a new general election after the parliament rested control of the brexit process in an attempt, bret, to keep the u.k. crashing out of the european union without a deal on october 31st. boris johnson lost his working majority tuesday