negotiations after all sides had sounded optimistic. late word they re set to reconvene. what the two sides are demanding with the american people caught in the middle. alt of it overshadowing the g7 in japan where there is major news. president biden giving the green light to allies to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. plus, president zelenskyy set to make an appearance with those world leaders this weekend. also tonight, the severe storm threat in the plains and the south. 13 million at risk of hail, heavy storms, even tornadoes. behind bars, the air national guardsman accused of that major intelligence leak to stay locked up. the repeated warnings he was given before he was arrested. are some cars easier to steal than others? kia and hyundai agree to pay $200 million to owners who say they are and what you can do now to keep your car safe. hertz apologizing tonight for refusing to rent a a car to a man with a puerto rican driver s licensing suggesting he s not an
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills. president biden how speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. here from the white house earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers at the state saying it is quote, highly likely, unquote, the government will default as of june 1st. emily s and anna joins us now with more from the capital. what is the status of negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positi
crossing the line. a pandemic-era border policy expires. our border is not open. but with washington deadlocked on how to fix it, what s the long term solution? i ll speak with homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas and house gop homeland security chairman mark green next and deal or no deal as the u.s. barrels closer to a debt ceiling deadline, president biden says the two sides are making progress. can they strike a deal in time? deputy treasury secretary wally ariyemo joins me ahead. plus primary problems, the president frames his re-election pitch around donald trump. sinister forces may believe they ll determine america s future. while ron desantis makes his case for change. if we focus the election on the past the democrats are going to beat us again. will voters agree? hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is wishing all of the moms out there a very happy mother s day. president biden is making his general elect
air national guardsman accused of that major intelligence leak to stay locked up the repeated warnings he was given before he was arrested are some cars easier to steal than others kia and hyundai agree to pay $200 million to owners who say they are, and what you can do now to keep your car safe hertz apologizing tonight for refusing to rent a car to a man with a puerto rican driver s s license suggesting he s not an american. remembering jim brown. he pulverized defensive lines and made major strides for racial justice and words of wisdom from lester to the class of 2023. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight with president biden in high-stakes meetings on the world stage, signs of movement to resolve the growing debt limit crisis at home there s less than two weeks to go for negotiators in washington to keep america from going into default and late word tonight, negotiations are set to restar
expires. our border is not open. but with washington deadlocked on how to fix it, what s the long-term solution? i ll speak with homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas and house gop homeland security chairman mark green, next. and deal or no deal, as the u.s. barrels closer to a debt ceiling deadline, president biden says the two sides are making progress. can they strike a deal in time? deputy treasury secretary wally joins me ahead. plus, primary problems. the president frames his re-election pitch around donald trump. sinister forces may believe they ll determine america s future. weil ron desantis makes his case for change. if we focus the election on the past, the democrats are going to beat us again. will voters agree? hello, i m dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is wishing all of the moms out there a very happy mother s day. president biden is making his general election pitch to voters, painting 2024 as another battle fo