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The White House says it is concerned the debt crisis confronting Puerto Rico could hamper its ability to deal with the potential health crisis caused by the Zika virus. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images US stocks wavered on Friday as new commentary from the White House cut into hopes for pre-election stimulus. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated a bill could still be approved before Election Day, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted that "significant differences" remain between each side's respective proposals. The tepid session led the S&P 500 to post its first weekly loss in three weeks. Oil sank after Libya announced it will lift production. West Texas Intermediate crude sank as much as 2.6% to $39.57 per barrel.
First Lady Michelle Obama reads "The Night Before Christmas" with young actor Rico Rodriguez in front of the White House. This has become a tradition for her.
The White House says it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. SOUNDBITE
"We were outraged to learn of an IDF (Israel Defense Forces, ed) strike that killed a number of civilian humanitarian workers yesterday from the World Central Kitchen," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
The White House will demand more information from Israel after "deeply concerning" reports of bodies found strewn at Gaza's largest hospital complex as Israeli forces pulled out after an intensive military operation there. "It is deeply concerning if it's true. We are reaching out to the Israeli government to get more information," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters in Washington. SOUNDBITE
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