republicans expelled to blac to democrats for protesting gu deaths as the texas governor promises to pardon the man o killing a black live protester. plus, a member of the centra part exonerated on crimina defendant donald trump and a closer look at the gop - providing three of trips t supreme court justice clarence thomas and his nazi artifact collection if you ve been watching this show since we launched over tw years ago, you know the core enterprise of this program has been to sound the alarm on the threats to american democracy. and to underscore had the gran old republican party constitutes the greatest threa of all this week, we ve got fou stories illustrate exactly that, indeed, we are sadly spoiled for choice let s start in tennessee where it man accused of molestin multiple young girls was ouste from the state legislature wait, no he wasn t back in 2019, after thos allegations came to light, the republican s the point to lead the education subcommittee this week, th
year, stephanie. on that note, i wish you all a very good night from los angeles. it is only 9:00 here, i might have to go out after this, from all of our colleagues, you have the networks at nbc news, thanks for staying up late, i will see you at the end of tomorrow. happy made it to all those who celebrate, and hopefully we all do. this, i m sorry to say, was columbus ohio this weekend. a gentleman very bravely wearing ski masks with sunglasses over the eyeholes along with matching little coordinated outfits that make them look like assistant managers at a tire store, these gentlemen in columbus are part of a neo-nazi group and i don t say that as a general matter, it s not just something i m surmising from their look i say that because they are really not being subtle about it. they are, in fact, flying a gigantic swastika flag. very subtle, what s your point here guys? again, this was saturday, this was this weekend, 2023 in columbus ohio. and i want to be able to say t
that they don t want to default. they want to avoid that, but they don t agree on how to do it. mccarthy wants to hold it at hostage in return for massive cuts on discretionary programs meaning basically everything but social security and medicare which along with defense, make up the clear bulk of the budget while president biden has been adamant that no cuts are on the table. none. so what are these guys going to talk about? and how will mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer and hakeem jefferies factor in? they will also be at that may 9th meeting. does it end an agreement to disagree until this fall? in other words, a short-term deal to avoid collapse? because that is what economists are worried about, a default that will send the markets into a freefall, add rocket fuel to inflation, slash millions of jobs, cut off social security payments and veterans benefits and drag the u.s. economy into an ugly and potentially prolonged recession. no one wants that. joining me now is nbc n
- [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. hello everyone, thanks for tuning into this hour, where we bring you tomorrow s news tonight. we have our great lineup of reporters here to share their scoops with us. we have priscilla alvarez, matthew chance, rahel element, and shimon prokupecz. great to have all of you guys here tonight. so, let s start with the latest on americans detained in russia. cnn senior international correspondent matthew chance was at the u.n. today. and matthew, you spoke, i understand, to sergei lavrov, and you asked him directly about the americans who are detained. that s right. you don t get many opportunities to confront the russian foreign minister these days. so i was in new york, i didn t actually know he was coming to new york so as a happy coincidence that he was. so, i got myself to the u.n. and spoke to him
nation s debt limit after a last-minute rewrite. and we re tracking the speaker s efforts to get gop holdouts to get in line. joe biden strikes a landmark deal to send a nuclear submarine to south korea for the first time in 40 years. the president and his south korean kocounterpart going to n lengths to deter kim jong-un and his escalating nuclear threats. and oath, testimony by the woman who alleges that donald trump assaulted her decades ago. cnn was there as e. jean carroll took the stand. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to capitol hill for the latest on the very high stakes showdown over raising the nation s federal debt limit. cnn congressional correspondent jessica dean is following all this. republicans have been scrambling to hold a vote today on their plan to raise the debt ceiling. where do things stand right now? reporter: wolf, the chamber is just here to m