first, the g7, where seven of the world s most advanced economies are meeting injapan with america signalling it s willingness to back the supply of f 16 fighterjets, and the training of ukrainian pilots, in the war with russia. meanwhile moscow s closest ally in the middle east, syria s bashar al assad, received a warm welcome at a summit of arab leaders in saudi arabia, after years of international isolation. during syria s bloody civil war, it was only massive russian military support, that allowed assad, condemned by many as a war criminal, to cling onto power. the summit was also attented by the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, who is due tojoin the g7 group in hiroshima on sunday, where it s expected he ll address leaders and hold a meeting with us presidentjoe biden. details on that later in the programme, but first, the news of more military support for ukraine just a few hours ago, us national security advisor jake sullivan spoke about the us f16jets plan. jus
president biden signalled he might be open to them, democrats in congress revolted. they aren t fair, and they don t work, dems argued. republicans say they are fair and that it is only responsible to have a baseline standard for who can receive government benefits like medicaid, that a requirement to work would motivate people to work. a hand up, not a hand out, says speaker kevin mccarthy. so how does a work requirement function in actuality? we ve got one of my favorite policy wonks with us to explain because it is a tricky issue. one that could sink a deal, and in light of that, a number of democrats are coming up with a plan b. there s one in the house to force a floor vote on the debt, over the objections of gop leadership if need be, and another being floated in the senate to negate a vote entirely. president biden, you have the authority all on your own, they say. one of those senators joins us to explain why. but first, let s get to the reporting and the policy. join
it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. thank you so much for joining us. we are following breaking news this morning, a surprise guest heading to the g-7 summit in japan. ukraine s president zelenskyy expected to appear in person eans for the battle as the group considers even harsher sanctions on russia. we are live from both ukraine and japan. anyone who defends his land from invaders, every such word is on the path of justice. the sunshine state turns stormy as the feud between disney and desantis escalates, the media giant pulling the plug on a plan that would have brought thousands of jobs to florida. new political fallout this morning with the battle between ron and don reaching new heights. and the suspected intel leaker due in court today for a detention hearing. prosecutors trying to keep him behind bars. this as a new washington post video emerges showing jack teixeira using racial slurs before firing a rifle. we ll have all the detail
public safety and national security. what the judge decided. aaron katersky at the courthouse. the case making national headlines. the wife who wrote a book with her children about grief after her husband died, now charged with murdering her husband. tonight here, the new court filings. among the allegations of her alleged attempts at getting new insurance policies worth 2 million. tonight the severe storms in the east and in the south and then two systems combining as they then head into the northeast this weekend. rob marciano standing by to time all of it out. there is news tonight coming in after a horrific crash on a major interstate. multiple people killed. and now the dui and manslaughter charges. remembering an nfl legend. jim brown, the football hall of famer, in his own words tonight on football, acting, and his fight for civil rights. and our john quinones is right here tonight. where he spent the last year and why. what he witnessed. the strength of the children.
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