Now it is time for the last word with Ali Velshi who's in for Lawrence.

Good evening, Ali.

You implied last week that who it was going to be, but you didn't tell us.

Myo Wiley could not be a better person to graduate to.

And that whole point about how whether it's mental illness or not having enough food,

these are just not intractable problems in the least.

They are uniquely exacerbated in the United States as it relates to developed countries,

but absolutely solvable problems.

Especially here in New York City, a city awash in wealth.

That's right.

Among a very few number of households.

I appreciate that you're staying on top of it.

Thanks, Alex. Have a great weekend.

Thanks, Ali. Have a great show.

The validity of the public debt of the United States shall not be questioned.

That is America's constitutional mandate.

And who in the current negotiations between President Biden and Kevin McCarthy appears to be violating that?

Who really knows what's going on with the White House negotiations with Kevin McCarthy?

10 days before a potential default date.

Here's the update. Talks briefly resume tonight with no progress after Republican

negotiators abruptly left a meeting with the Biden administration officials this morning saying

that they needed to, quote, press pause and, quote, calling the talks not productive.

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