debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. i m in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minute now. their calls between president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy. house republicans are than expected to release the full text of the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by both sides. at five p m today, democrats will get a briefing on the agreement from white house officials. here is some of what both sides say is in the deal. it raises the debt ceiling until 2025. it cuts 1.5 trillion and spending. it increases defense spending. as new work requirements for some government programs, and
that elected us. and thes bing i can say or that i think can be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse. that was republican senator mike lee and then independent senator bernie sanders sharing their pretty negative opinions on that debt ceiling deal, which is now headed to their chamber. we ll go through the tight time line the senate now has to get this bill to president biden s desk ahead of default. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis is ramping up up his criticism of donald trump after taking heat from the former president for months, and that comes as two more prominent republicans are ready to jump into the 2024 race. we ll look at the impact chris christie and mike pence may have on the growing field. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 1st. we are in june. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with a big deal on capitol hill. the house
new details from investigators about why the driver crashed a u-haul truck into barriers near the white house and the shocking speech he planned to deliver to quote, rebuild this world. also, a latest from that horrific memorial day shooting near the beach in hollywood, florida that left nine people injured including three kids. the youngest, just 1-year-old. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we want to begin with the latest on the florida boardwalk. the police i understand have arrested two people on firearms charges but they re looking for more suspects still. memorial day resulting in tragedy here in hollywood beach. police say this all started because of an altercation between two groups here on the beach when thousands were celebrating the holiday. there is surveillance footage that shows some of those suspects that police are still looking for. so the latest update from police indicates they arrested two individuals carrying firearms.
this to the republican party. especially the ultra conservative members, who have been making a lot of noise about it. his political reputation is potentially on the line, he needs to show he can make a deal but also satisfy the members of his party who are unsure about the deal. inaudible question. lots of lawmakers on the hill have lots of lawmakers on the hill have used this as an opportunity to give their opinions about which way they think opinions about which way they think the opinions about which way they think the deal should go. you have peeple think the deal should go. you have people like think the deal should go. wm. have people like emanuel cleaver who is a democrat, he said enough people on both sides don t want the default, so he is optimistic it will go through. he was asked by my colleague, what would you say to people watching around the world who are curious to know why is the debt ceiling becoming such a big issue in america? we know a country li
state senator roman guterres of the impact it could have on his state and country. and frank floozy on the far-right s rush to push violence incidents as a false flag. why it is so when dangerous and what else is going on. later, what we learned about the case manhattan d.a. plans to bring against the former president. this is american voices. we begin this hour in texas where the state house led by republicans voted to impeach republican attorney general ken paxton. that vote coming just over an hour ago. here is the moment when it happened. of all members voted. 121 knows, and the resolution is adopted. paxton has been defending himself, i guess you can call it that. listen to what one republican said on the floor during the hearing. i would like to point out that several members of this house, while on the floor of this house, doing the state business, received telephone calls from general paxton, personally threatening them with political consequences in their nex