Which is marking 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland. But Prime Minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the Power Sharing government that was central to the deal. It collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. Rishi sunak willjoin the us president , joe biden, on a visit to Northern Ireland on tuesday to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement. A few minutes ago, the Us National Security council spokesperson, john kirby, told the White House Press corps how much this trip means to President Biden. President biden will head to Ulster University to deliver remarks marking the tremendous progress since the signing of the belfast Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago. And hell underscore the readiness of the United States to preserve those gains and support Northern Irela
i don t know, sittinge beach with this gentleman all summer and having a great summer, and the summer of a 12-year-old. reporter: the former cnn host seemingly upbeat alongside long time partner tim malone. two high profile stars breaking their silence, just days after major shakeups left their on air futures up in the air. stephanie gosk, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, 2024 hopeful ron desantis is making moves in a country that s crucial for any impact the anxiety inside dhs as the country prepares for what s expected to be a massive surge at the southern border in just a few weeks. president zelenskyy not mincing words, saying russia won t get away with the latest deadly attack in a city in southern ukraine we have a live report from kyiv. also, kevin mccarthy notches a political win but his debt ceiling plan is dead on arrival in the senate. where does it go from here our nbc
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
meanwhile on capitol hill this morning there s far more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling following a new urge want warning from the treasury department. and hollywood writers are on strike for the first time in 15 years putting production for movies and tv shows on hold. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the latest in that deadly mass shooting in texas. there are now questions about the response by law enforcement after a family member who survived the shooting says that he repeatedly called 911. the family says they called 911 well before the shooting started after their neighbor refused to stop firing a gun near their house and then threatened them. about 15 minutes later they say the gunman went into the house with an ar-15 rifle and opened fire on the people inside. ramiro guzman told nbc news he was hiding in a clo
in the history of china. he says now his goal is to be more quickly elevating his military in this next term. that as the generally quiet chinese foreign minister now slamming the united states. if the u.s. does not hit the brake, continues to speed on the wrong path no, amount of guardrails can prevent derailing and there will be conflict and confrontation. martha: our nation s top intelligence officials laying out today the escalating china threat. watch this. we assess that during the course of xi s third term that they will attempt to press taiwan on unification, undercut u.s. influence which they perceive as a threat, drive wedges between washington and its allies and partners and promote china s authoritarian system. martha: with that we bring in general jack keane, chairman of the institute for the study of war. good to have you with us. thanks for being here. feels like between these hearings and the china select committee in the house we re hearing a lot more