chris jansing picks up our coverage right now. good day, i m chris jansing in new york city. happy memorial day. and welcome to a special edition of chris jansing reports. the agreement on the debt limit is not done but is done but the fight s not finished. the white house and the speaker s office now in an 11th hour push to pick up every last vote in congress, trying to make sure their big deal doesn t go bust, but today is also about putting politics aside and honoring the men and women who have fought and died for this country. you might have seen the sombering images out of arlington national cemetery where the president laid the wreath and delivered that memorial day address. also this hour, a second memorial day address. one you ll only see here on msnbc. this one from president zelenskyy. as he salutes the americans and ukrainians still fighting for freedom. that is just a few minutes away. but we begin with the intense pressure of step two of the debt ceiling deal
iowa. perhaps equally stunning, no deaths have been reported, although one woman is missing. the latest from the scene coming up. it was a missed chance for change in turkey where erdogan has been elected for an unprecedented third term. what that means for the people there and for authoritarian rule worldwide. but we start with two days left before the house is expected to vote on a deal to raise the debt limit. brand new details emerging about the political hill still left to climb, not just republicans, but democrats as well. ro khanna, a member of the house progressive caucus said a large majority of the house democratic caucus is still in flux, not sure how they re going to vote. the first step is getting the bill past the rules committee. at least three committee republicans are expected to oppose the bill. it will take democratic party support to keep it alive, something speaker mccarthy was asked about just a couple hours ago. that was nbc s julie tsirkin. she
potentially coming in days. they attack medication that for 20 years the fda ruled as being safe. se restrictions on abortion. that s where i do believe in commonsense restrictions on abortion that s where america is at as republican presidential hopefuls continue to struggle with the abortion issue post-roe. i would literally sign the most conservative pro-life legislation that they can get through congress. even if it was six weeks. i m not going to talk about six or five or seven or ten. and the gun debate, after more mass shootings in tennessee and kentucky - oh, my god, there s an active shoot are there! the nra holds its annual meeting and republicans pledge support. with me at 1600 pennsylvania avenue no one will lay a finger on your firearms can the two parties find common ground on issues that have divided the nation for decades? my guests, tammy baldwin of wisconsin and bill cassidy of louisiana. also, rising tensions. israel is facing
what he s telling our own lester holt about holding those responsible accountable and whether it matters if they happen to be a former president or running for president. also this hour we re set to hear from one of president biden s top economic advisers as the fed kicks off a two-day meeting as we speak with interest rates probably heading up again. plus my exclusive interview. one on one with trevor reed. the marine now back in the u.s. after being imprisoned in russia for nearly three years. his advice to brittney griner, who s in court today, and what he says the white house should be doing. i m hallie jackson in washington with a jam-packed show for you today. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, who is posted up in the location where mr. trump is set to give that speech. nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali is with us. justice reporter ryan riley joins us along with washington post political investigative reporter josh dausee and forme