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lawmakers have now finally agreed to a tentative debt ceiling deal. there is still a long way to go including selling members of their parties on the plan. can they get the support they need to prevent default? an unprecedented move. impeaching a state attorney general after an investigation into corruption and obstruction of justice. the latest on the historic action. a hollywood hideaway. the sultans, could it supercharge the future of electric vehicles? yes. and the little mermaid is out. hout inspires a new generation of young black girls. we begin in washington and the debt limit. the white house and republican negotiators reached an agreement in principle. there are concerns that the nation could potentially default. it needs to be written and passed by june 5th, the day janet gallons of the government will run out of cash and there are skeptics in the house and senate who will have to be one over before the president gets a chance to sign that bill. we have t
nomia, tell us some of the reaction you have been seeing to the vote having passed? fix, to the vote having passed? huge sigh of relief, really, by those members of the republican party and democratic party who were somewhere in the middle and glad this has now past this hurdle before it gets to the senate. the numbers are really interesting. 71 republicans opposed the bill. some are not surprising. 46 democrats also voted against. again, some of those members were not surprising. but what is interesting, ultimately more democrats supported, 165, than republicans, 149. now the next big battle is the senate. find big battle is the senate. and what can we big battle is the senate. and what can we expect - big battle is the senate. and what can we expect in the senate, nomia? what can we expect in the senate, nomia? well, the democratic senate, nomia? well, the democratic party, - senate, nomia? well, the democratic party, chuck i democratic party, chuck schumer, the demo
get every noon everybody i m yasmin vossoughian. president biden arriving at the white house moments ago he has a busy afternoon ahead of him a call with house speaker kevin mccarthy scheduled on the debt deal and briefing calls with house and senate democrats it is coming as congressman on both of the highway for that actual bill coming from that tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling in avoided default. we did a conference call, our confidence was over 95%. we overwhelmingly clearly excited. did i get with what i want? no today get all of what they want? no. i am very pleased. we are at a good place. now comes the race against time for the president and house speaker mccarthy to sell it to enough for their party members to get it passed ahead of a june default. no two people have more on the line in all of this. president biden just returning to the white house. nbc news white house correspondent allie raffa is there for us. president biden stopped for a moment