members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these ta
republicans are expected to torpedo a bipartisan immigration and foreign aid bill. well, democrats aren t entirely on board either with that bill. fail to go pass immigration reform is especially embarrassing for republicans who have been screaming for decades that the border is in crisis, and needs to be fixed through legislation immediately. but now that a once in a multi-decade opportunity to do something about it is in front of them, they re about to decide that chaos at the border is politically better for them than an attempt to fix it. in the gob smack words of conservative republican senator james lankford who cowrote the bill, quote, are we as republicans going to have press conferences and complain the border is bad and intentionally leave it open after the worst month in american history in december. well, senator, it seems the answer is yes. so what exactly is happening in the republican party? who is in charge? and is this these failures, what they want? joining
reconnaissance plane. during a security summit overseas, defense secretary lloyd austin saying the u.s. will not be bullied. we have late reporting from washington. the race for 2024 heating up. most top republican candidates minus donald trump descend on iowa, mingling with voters, trying to stand out as more gop hopefuls prepare to announce a run. rachel scott in des moines. the president signs the debt ceiling deal two days before the country could have faced its first of a kind default. what it means for the average american, and why the u.s. credit rating could still be downgraded. elizabeth schulze at the white house. the search for answers in two serious building collapses. what witnesses say about the connecticut structure that caved in sending workers 30 feet into the basement. and the newly uncovered 911 call in iowa describing a bulging wall the day before the collapse. a weekend washout for millions. remnants of a tropical system bring torrential rains to florida,
scott, they ve got but can either of them take down donald trump? i m simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. do you hear that? it is the sound of a clock ticking, and with each passing second, your financial future is more at risk. after hitting pause on the debt ceiling negotiations for hours, negotiators for the white house and congressional republican negotiators patrick mchenry and darren gray s continued talks last night, but left without progress. we are reporting they are not expected to meet today. republican negotiators are demanding the white house cave in to some of the drastic spending cuts. now, president biden is currently in hiroshima for the g7 conference, and is returning tomorrow. he says the risk of default is too serious. after last night s meeting, congress members graves and mchenry, they expressed skepticism as to whether a deal could be reached by june 1st. take a listen. this was a negotiation tonight. this was a candid discussion a
tory mp5 acting impartially by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed, as is the government. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. and we ll catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete who s nominated for numerous awards at this weekend s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson, he said, i know your story, how many hours a day do you train? the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the