city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming and the impact of emergiging technonology thinink virtual l reality. tonighght the writiters and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbcuniveversal appeaear to be farar apart, virtually y guaranteeieing rereruns will l be coming g to screens as productions grind to a halt for some shows, the impact will be felt immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract re
good morning good morning, everyone. let s get started. it is wednesday, april 26th. a debt ceiling plan vote today. it s no the clear if they have the votes, right? president biden says he is going to veto the bill. sounds like they don t. also today, the taliban killed a suspected isis mastermind who was behind that 2021 suicide bombing at the kabul airport. that is when they killed 13 u.s. service members. this is according to the white house. the pentagon says the u.s. was not involved in that operation. also, the woman who says president trump raped her could take the stand today in her battery and defamation lawsuit against him. court is going to get under way in the e. jean carroll case. and the former ( gorepublica governor of arkansas is running so far in the primary. and kim kardashian says she is willing to step away from the cameras and become an attorney full time. our wide-ranging conversation coming up. cnn this morning starts right now. i like how
e. jean carroll takes the stand in her sexual battery case against the former president. the new warning that the judge issued just moments ago. and a race to get four mississippi jail escapees back in custody. one of the men is now accused of killing someone after he broke out of jail. we are following these major developing stories and all coming in to cnn news let s begin on capitol hill where there has been a shift this morning, it seems. house republican leaders are now confident that they have the votes to pass speaker mccarthy s $1.5 trillion debt ceiling bill and while there were big questions and probably still are, they could still vote today. do you hear all of the caveats i m throwing into this? what did kevin mccarthy have to throw in on to get all of this? manu what is the very latest you re hearing about this? there have been months after negotiations will pass the house as soon as today. it will require 218 votes in the republican-controlled votes
surge at the border. our white house correspondent is live with the breaking news on the straight screaming 38-year-old mexican national francisco oropesa was taken into custody around 7 pm central time without incident. according to officials in texas.the culmination of a massive manhunt led to 250 federal state and local officers.now francisco oropesa who had been deported at least 4 times previously is accused of murdering a family of five. some complained about him firing a weapon near their home he responded by shooting them with an ar 15 among the victims, a nine-year-old boy. stream at the tip for the suspects location came through the fbi to client and we want to thank the person had the courage and bravery to call in the suspects location. bottom line is, we have this man in custody. he was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. they can rest easy now. because he is behind bars and he will live out his life behind bars. he will. meanwhile, what a diff
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