Your Morning: Social Security: Where do Democrats and Republicans stand

Scott Fagerstrom

Updated: Aug 17, 2024 / 06:56 AM CDT

President Biden and Vice President Harris are appearing together for the first time since Biden announced he would not seek re-election. They are speaking at an event on prescription drug prices, on august 15, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Good morning! It’s Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Mideast mediators preparing cease-fire deal before final agreement

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

2. Harris touts ‘opportunity economy’ and strong middle class in NC

President Biden and Vice President Harris appeared together for the first time since Biden announced he would not seek reelection. They spoke at an event on prescription drug prices Thursday. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

3. Ukrainian forces leave path of destruction in Kursk operation

FILE - Fighters of Russian Volunteer Corps stand atop on an APC during press conference not far from the Ukraine's border with Russia in Sumy region, Ukraine, on May 24, 2023. Fighters from Ukraine made an attempt to cross into the town of Tetkino, which lies right on the border, the governor of Russia’s Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File) — FILE – Fighters of Russian Volunteer Corps stand atop on an APC during press conference not far from the Ukraine’s border with Russia in Sumy region, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

4. Social Security: Where do Democrats and Republicans stand

5. Diddy party footage keeping people ‘quiet’: 50 Cent

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21: Sean “Diddy” Combs speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference National Town Hall on September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

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WOMAN RESCUED BY TEXAS OFFICER LIKELY ‘TO MAKE 100% RECOVERY’

Newly released body camera footage shows the officer was alerted to the danger by a child running down a highway.

A vehicle is submerged in a pond in West Orange, Texas — A screenshot from police body camera video shows a woman’s vehicle submerged in a pond in West Orange, Texas. (Courtesy of West Orange Police Department)

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