missing after that apartment building partially collapsed. this hour officials are set to give an update on the search for survivors and caught on tape, new reporting this morning on a recording of former president trump talking about classified documents he kept after leaving the white house. in iran, a trial is under way for two women journalists who are among the first to report the death of massa amini. and on this first day of pride month, why some events across the country are coming under fire especially in one state. and we begin this hour on capitol hill with another major test on the horizon for the debt ceiling bill to avert an economic catastrophe. the senate will now take up the legislation one day after the deal negotiated by president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy was overwhelmingly approved by the house, and the house needs to act and act quickly. there are a few days to go before the government says it will run out of money and will be unable
Politicsnation. Tonights lead, law and order. But for who . Right now, President Biden is flexing the legal powers of his office to address the countrys deepening problems. And an exclusive interview with nbc news, the president talked about the difficult decision to send 1500 troops to the border to help is a refugee crisis. He also spoke about the possibility that he might invoke his 14th Amendment Authority to raise the debt limit. If he cannot convince some of the gop to back off threats to push the country, and to an economic crisis. Heres the deal. I think that first of all, this is not your fathers republican party. This is a different group. And i think that we have to make it clear to the American People that i am prepared to negotiate in detail with her budget. In the meantime, here in New York City, there is outrage after an alleged act of vigilante justice. A Young Black Mans life is snuffed out on the subway. Prompting tough questions about who has the right to take the la
if you wanted to go to harvard or yale, you had to be at the top of your class. they demanded greatness from their students. if you wanted to walk the runway at fashion shows and have your face placerred on magazines and billboards, you had to be in tip top shape. stunning enough to make somebody stop in their track. if you wanted to run nasa, ibm or exxon you had to be the best in the business. they demanded greatness from their employees and that demand formed generations of excellence. the weak were weeded out. the strong were rewarded with money and status and a sense of fulfillment. our society doesn t have standards anymore. everybody gets a trophy. you re not allowed to judge anybody. nothing s taboo. the people we revered yesterday are despised today. weakness is rewarded and strength is punished. we traded excellence and achievement for diversity and inclusion. it s happening all across the country. in new york, the nypd s neutering the physical fitness test. they ar
all right, good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we are watching right now debate wrap up at this hour, as the house gets ready to vote on the crucial debt ceiling deal. that s the speaker of the house speaking right there. earlier today, the republican proposal passed a key procedural vote, but it only passed with the help from democrats. it did not have the votes to pass it on their own, after 29 republicans defected. as of now, the bill is being discussed on the floor. it s expected to pass within the hour, despite that fairly significant republican opposition. this debt ceiling vote has been a crucial task for house republicans. for the moment, they took control in january, the big question was how the maga caucus, the majority of whom, let s remember, voted for trump s coup on january 6th, after the sacking of the capital, how are those folks going to actually govern? empowered with one of the two houses of congress. one half of one third of the federal governme
corral republicans on the debt deal, run desantis is in iowa, marking the first big speech of his presidential campaign and taking aim at the former president. now, he is attacking me over some of these disagreements. i think that he s doing it in a way that the voters are going to side with me. our panel will explain how all of this will play with the national audience. plus, a new study shows that the first 45 words of police officer says during a traffic stop of a black driver can predict how that encounter will end. i will talk to one of the researchers who discovered the warning signs of a police stop likely to escalate. remember the fifth grade florida teacher who is investigated for showing a disney movie with a gay character in it? as we speak, there is a heated school board meeting going on where parents and students have a lot to say about all of this. that teacher will join us straight from the board meeting. just a reminder, here is the controversial scene.