the hour. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. developing for you, the treasury secretary is sounding the alarm on the debt ceiling and the ripple affect it could have. the house is gearing up for a vote this week on a short-term extension to raise the debt limit. there s uncertainty surrounding how lawmakers plan to reach a long-term solution before december. janet yellen told nbc news why it s imperative the u.s. raise its debt ceiling. there s an enormous amount at stake. a failure to raise the debt ceiling would probably cause a recession and could even result in a financial crisis that would be a catastrophe. okay. democrats in both parties of congress both chambers, rather, of congress, they are working on reaching an agreement for a significant part of the president s agenda. we have an update on negotiations over the wreck on the reconciliation package. 98% of us agree that $3.5 trillion was the number. all the programs that are in there. the
welcome back. i m yasmin vossoughian. this hour a reckoning this week. a subpoena shutdown on capitol hill over four key players in the investigation into january 6 capitol riots and committee members promising they won t take no for an answer. we also want to make sure that these witnesses come in and testify and we are prepared to go forward and urge the justice department to criminally prosecute anyone who does not do their lawful duty. and then get this. new book revealing a shocking new example of how far donald trump is willing to go to sow doubt about the 2020 election involving thermostats controlling votes. this as the former president makes it clear he s ready to run again in 2024. something a former close aide finds terrifying. i think it will be nothing but revenge, retribution and benefit himself. there will be pardons happening. i think very draconian policies that go way too far and i believe if he s re-elected again it will be a really scary time. and
the people of texas. at a time like this. presidential showdown, the white house blocking former president trump from shielding documents related to the january 6th insurrection and the house committee threatening criminal referrals to those that are snubbing their subpoenas, including steve bannon. and dare we say, endemic? with covid cases dropping across most of the country, and kids on the verge of getting their shots the u.s. may finally be turning a corner. but we may have to live with covid indefinitely. and just in time for the new james bond, the old way of spying, long gone, a former cia officer says the idea of undercover officers operating in the shadows is outdated. we re going to tell you why as we do say good morning, everybody, it is saturday, october 9th. i m kendis gibson. i m lindsey reiser, good to be with you on this fall weekend. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest for you right now. we are going to begin with new develo
we ll hear from an iraq war veteran who says he s disgusted with washington playing politics with his disability check. facebook fires back: hours after a whistleblower claims the social media giant is harming our kids and democracy, tonight, hear how c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is responding. no holiday cheer? the toy store owner who says her stock of hot wheels and barbies will sell out before christmas as shipments are stuck at sea. what s causing the backlog? the dangerous journey for haitian immigrants heading towards america. reporter: for all the people on that boat, this is the only way to the other side. o donnell: and the box brigade: what these do-it- yourselfers are doing to fight covid. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with a story of panic and fear that has become all too familiar in thida school. this
including instagram or others. so it is one of the things she showed is that chain of how that focus on what they call kpis or key performance indicators really helps build that trail to building and growing harms that i think today we saw in congress. she first revealed herself as the facebook whistleblower or most recent facebook whistleblower this past sunday on 60 minutes. facebook noted $13 billion has been spent on safety and security since 2016. a statement goes on to say protecting our community is more important than maximizing our profits. to say we turn a blind eye to feedback ignores these investments. so far, however, we haven t gotten any reaction an official reaction to haugen s testimony. i guess some spokespeople have been on tv talking but no official documentation. are you surprised with how they ve handled her testimony? zuckerberg putting up video of him and his family on a boat at a time she s warning our families are not safe because of facebook,