good wednesday morning , everyone i'm andrew denber, andrea fujian for rhiannon. we begin with growing concern that the u. s government could for the first time default and failed to pay its bills that could lead to an economic crisis and even jeopardized social security to prevent it from happening. democrats want to raise the debt ceiling, but republicans first want to cut back on spending. both sides met at the white house yesterday, and now we're learning what was discussed. some have even suggested minting a trillion dollar coin. abc is lindsey watts. is here with more lindsay. good morning. good morning, andrea. there was little progress at that meeting yesterday, president biden says if the us does default, a recession would be inevitable. the u. s economy and milsbs hans morning, with neither side willing to blink. i didn't find progress. um in this meeting, house speaker kevin mccarthy throwing cold hho and presidenteach a deal on the debt limit. at a white house meeting tuesday, the treasury department says a catastrophic default could be about three wee

m andrew denber. good morning to you. i'm marie in an alley. we want to begin with the latest mass shooting in america, this one at a doctor's office suspect accused of shooting five women is now in custody after an hours long manhunt around atlanta, and we are now learning more about a possible motive for the attack. the manhunt for a suspected atlanta gunmen came to a dramatic end eight hours after he allegedly opened fire inside a doctor's office. he will be charged and stand trial for his crimes. a major police presence descended on midtown atlanta yesterday as people evacuated the area, including dr timothy simon, who was in surgery, one floor above where the shots were fired. some policemen outside saying, you know, come out with your hands up and hold your hands up to make sure that i was not a shooter, and then they brought me out and then they escorted us all down the stairs, police say 24 year old dion paterson shot five women inside the waiting room of a medical practice, killing a 39 year old. four others were hospitalized, some in

good monday morning, everyone i'm andrew denber. good morning to all of you. i'm really in an alley. we want to begin with new details about the man, police say, went on a shooting rampage at a texas shopping. eight victims have died. witnesses say the carnage was so extreme, it made law enforcement officers physically ill. another witness says the little boy was found alive beneath the body of victims by one count. this was the 199th mass shooting in america this year today, advocates for tougher gun laws will rally at the texas state capitol. but the governor says it's not gun laws , but the mental health crisis that's at the root of these mass shootings. sources confirmed overnight that the gunman's mental health is one part of the investigation into saturday's rampage. this morning. authorities are looking into whether the gunman accused of killing eight people, including a five year old at a mall north of dallas, expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology. investigators say during the rampage, he wore a patch with a white supremacist insignia. th

i'm andrew denber happy friday. i'm really in an alley. we want to begin with breaking news in ohio , where authorities are calling a deadly factory shooting a targeted attack. police say dayton police outside of dayton , say a man opened fire at the facility, which manufacturers turbo diesel engines. according to authorities. the gunman killed one employee and wounded another person before turning the gun on himself. it looks like a targeted attack against one male victim who has been pronounced deceased at the scene. that male suspect has apparently apparently inflicted a gunshot wound on himself. he has been taken to the hospital. and is being treated at the hospital right now. police have not provided in the additional information, including a possible motive. authorities are planning a news conference later this morning and now to the tragedy unfolding in north carolina, where a sprawling construction site caught fire, trapping a crane operator and forcing workers to run for their lives. authorities have not confirmed whether anyone d