i'm rachel loven's in washington coming up . the world thing is refusing to help el salvador, implement bitcoin as an alternative to the u. s. dollar claiming it has environmental concern. will discuss slot market react to the federal reserve plan to raise interest rate sooner than expected, but will be soon enough to as inflation takes a whole on the overall recovery. then china, 3 astronaut, to its own self to those base station for the 1st time ever. so what does this mean for the international race and where does the u. s stand? we have a lot to get to. so let's get started. following a landmark decision to adopt bitcoin as a legal currency, all salvador is seeking technical assistance to make it a vision, a reality. the country has already responded to pressure from the international monetary fund by saying the goal isn't to replace the existence of the us dollar, but to allow a parallel alternative. however, the world bank is already saying it has no plans to provide assistance. as mcpherson confirmed, that hope was reques