night! good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle. less than two hours ago, the house passed a bipartisan plan to head off a disastrous default which the treasury warned could come as soon as monday. it will clear the house at a critical time for our economy with the risk of recession still a concern. 314 members voted in favor of the bill. how does 17 voted against it. among the no votes, 71 republicans including members of the freedom caucus. but they were not alone. 46 democrats were also in a no column. before the vote took place, several members from both sides went to the floor to make their case before the bell. thank goodness for joe biden s legislative skill. we will not go over the edge. and they were prepared to take us over the edge! the bill contains spending cuts that take a step in the right direction towards restoring fiscal sanity in washington. we need to avert a default that would stop checks to our seniors, benefits for our veterans. ho
sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp going airborne what we know about the driver. and the hero on mount everest. the incredible rare rescue, a sherpa literally carrying a sick climber down on his back announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester we begin tonight with breaking news as two major stories are are playing out right now which coul shape the political landscape for years to come tonight, that critical vote in the house of representatives finally passing. it is the up an unusual bipartisan push from president biden and speaker mccarthy, wrangling enough members from both parties to pass it we have major developments in the 2024 race for president
on the tail, on this particular one, a cardinal, a symbol to many that a past loved one is there. she literally looks like a little angel. and that s what her grandparents had written on the note. a note that reminds us to discover humanity in ordinary places, and in that, we all may find a little grace. katie beck, nbc news, tampa. safe travels little grace kelly. and on that very beautiful note, i wish you all a very good night. thinking about chris murphy and that spiritual renaissance we all needed. f our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. well, if you re wondering who won the debt ceiling deal, the proof is in the vote in the house of representatives. the total vote was 314 in favor, 117. opposed 165 democrats voted for it, 149 republicans voted for it. 71 republicans voted against it, and only 46 democrats voted against it. more democrats supported this bill than republicans, because this
good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. less than two hours ago, the house passed a bipartisan plan to head off a disastrous default, which the treasury warned could come as soon as monday. the bill clear the house at a critical time for our economy, with the risk of recession still a concern. 314 members voted in favor of the bill. 117 voted against it. among the no votes, 71 republicans, including members of the freedom caucus. they were not alone. 46 democrats were also in the no column. but before the vote took place, several members from both sides went to the floor to make the case for the bill. thank goodness for joe biden s legislative skill, we will not go over the edge. and they are prepared to take us over the edge. the bill contains spending cuts that takes a step towards the right direction to restoring fiscal sanity in washington. we need to avoid a default that would stop checks to our seniors, benefits to our veterans. house democrats were c
aisle coming out against it. the nation could default within days. also tonight, the battle heating up for the republican presidential nomination. two big names, former vice president mike pence and chris christie, now set to jump it as florida governor ron desantis takes his toughest shots yet at donald trump. the search for survivors in that partially collapsed apartment building in iowa. tonight, you ll hear from the families holding out hope amid the rubble as the woman who was rescued after being trapped for 27 hours speaks out. plus, the pets just rescued. out-of-control wildfires in canada. why they re triggering air quality warnings in the u.s. this just in, the sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos. we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp g