donald trump agreeing to that or sticking to that, not to mention that promise will be a problem for current candidates who have already said they would never support trump if he gets the nomination. and then there are other republicans about to jump in, including chris christie, trump s number to bike and north dakota governor doug joining me now on the road, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard in des moines. , this is the first time we have seen a lot of these gop hopefuls on the same stage, why are these events crucial for these candidates? hey, right. this really was the summer campaign kickoff here. but you just laid out why it is extra important. it is because the debate is just two and a half months away. and in order to spread the message for so many of these candidates to a broader part of the electorate, being on the debate stage is going to be key. you just laid out, they are not 45,000 unique donors. some of these candidates, they are going to have to w
flooding, power outages across the east coast. we ll have an update from our reporter on the ground and a look at where this intense weather is heading next. next. good morning. thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we want to take you right to tel aviv where any moment defense secretary lloyd austin will speak at this press conference. today s meeting follows the tragic news announced friday that israeli defense forces accidentally killed three israeli hostages. the idf releasing these photos showing a sign they say was written in leftover food reading help. three hostages, it was found inside a building near the killings. now israeli public is pushing the government to get back to negotiating to get the remains hostages out. as nbc news has learned, cia director william burns is meeting with israeli and qatari officials in poland in an effort to restart the talk. let s bring in nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard eng
harris: this is going to be good, outnumbered, harris faulkner with kennedy, tammy bruce, host of tomi lahren fearless on outkick, tomi lahren and co-anchor of america s newsroom, bill hemmer. bill: good to be here. harris: a sex scandal is rocking washington, d.c. a staffer working in office of ben cardon has been let go after allegedly filming a graphic sex tape in the congressional hearing room. allegedly filmed in historic senate judiciary room. that is why the 9/11 commission had its hearings and other high-profile hearings. identity of the two people involved have not been confirmed, however, jonathan turley is warning they could face criminal charges. the question is unooshl use would constitute trespass. is this in public in a locked committee room capitol police could argue. bill hemmer. bill: lost the job, right? yep. bill: out of a job, rightfully so. harris: and there is video. bill: age 24, how ignorant do you have to be and they were sharing
i m so happy to have sara sidner by my side today. kaitlan is off. five things to know for this tuesday, may 23rd. happening overnight, a u haul crashing into a security barrier near the white house. the driver arrested, facing charges of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or family member. secret service says that crash may have been intentional. just nine days to go and still no deal in sight. president biden and speaker mccarthy saying they had a productive meeting, but still don t have a deal on the debt ceiling as janet yellen issues a sobering economic look. also new this morning, a stark warning for all parents, for all of us really, the u.s. surgeon general is now labeling social media a profound risk of harm for children. and the denver nuggets make franchise history, sweeping the los angeles lakers and advancing to the nba finals for the first time ever. lebron james is now reportedly considering retirement. and out of
now? so let s be real clear about one thing, there is no actual crisis here. this is entirely a crisis of their making if it occurs. president joe biden continues to call out house republicans over the debt ceiling, delivering, what sure sounded like a 2024 stump speech. meanwhile on capitol hill republican senators air their grievances with the attorney general. and also ahead, a major move on the price of insulin that will bring much needed relief for millions of americans. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, march 2nd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin on capitol hill where attorney general merrick garland faced a barrage of attacks from republican lawmakers yesterday during a senate judiciary committee hearing. as is customary for an attorney general to do, garland appeared before the new congress to answer questions about a wide range of topics. but the a.g. spent a large portion of the four-hour hearing de