ticking time bomb, only 18 days until u.s. possibly default on its debt. the ripple effects across the global economy. congress leaves town without striking a deal. we re live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, a new dubious distinction for the twice impeached indicted ex president donald trump, he s the only former president of the united states to be held liable in civil court for sexual abuse. how the controversial cnn town hall where heat trump s repeated lies, could it get him more legal travel, that is ahead. and, exposing extremism, texas idaho murders online live revealed neo-nazi and white supremacy ideologies. later, who has infiltrated these far-right hate groups takes us inside these concerning surge of hispanic white nationalists. all of that is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you, i am katie phang. we re gonna start today s show with the hourglass quickly running out for congress to take action on the debt ceiling. lawmakers left capitol hill t
, and, while officials, acknowledge the situation could still escalate reports from the border are of relative calm. that said, the tension facilities are overcapacity as policy decisions continue to play out in washington there is one thing that has not changed the drive and desperation of those making the journey to and across the border. under united states and international law, anyone who fears persecution in their home country can t come to the united states and seek refugee status. this image of a father carrying a baby in a suitcase as he wades across a river is emblematic of the border story. desperate people going to extremes for just a chance at a better life for their family. if you are in their place, wouldn t you do the same? on the base of the statue of liberty are the immortal words by ahmaud lazarus, give me your tired, your four, your huddled masses, your doesn t attaching to the promise of america s what has made this nation oblique into the world. these
an eight year old child. the clock ticking down, as well. to a hollywood writer strike. the deadline just hours away for work stoppage that could impact your favorite shows. i m going to speak with congresswoman, barbara lee, about her gop kong playing cart chicken with the american economy as the debt limit fight heats up. plus this the job isn t finished. i mean, it is finished for tucker carlson. to the staff i want you to know what you are feeling. i worked at the daily so. i too have been blindsided by the setting departure of the host of a fake news program. president biden and career more would junior take aim at across and in the white house correspondents dinner. coming up, we will take a look at where tucker s extremist audience may be headed. now also this hour, creating a doll that looks like her, nothing better than this. i m gonna be joined by caleb mckee and, and inspiring woman who worked with mattel to develop the new down syndrome barbie for hersel
hovering over the northern u.s. plus, do you know what negative 60 degrees feels like? well, tens of millions from the northern plains to new england are under alerts for what could be some of the coldest windchills in a generation. and an nbc news exclusive, new reporting on why more than half a million migrants living in the u.s. are in legal limbo. migrants telling us quote, i couldn t believe what i was seeing. fresh outcry over another police killing. a double amputee missing both his legs trying to run from police. in just minutes, president biden expected to address those huge numbers in the latest jobs report released just this morning. what those numbers mean for our economy. we begin this hour with the pentagon on alert. nbc news was first to report that the u.s. is monitoring a suspected chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern u.s. a witness in billings, montana, captured this footage on wednesday the same day the pentagon sa
and at the recommendation of the pentagon, president biden ordered the military to down the object and they did. and it came inside our territorial waters. will: so, what is this thing? is this another chinese balloon in the pentagon says they have no clue or they are just playing stupid. can you say definitively it was not a balloon? i don t at this point, considering the fact that we re still assessing the object. i don t want to get into characterizing it. will: so, they are calling it an object. we don t know what kind. an object could literally be anything. they say it was so lynn democratic call in shape. but, also, the size of a chevy malibu. apples and oranges here in terms of size. as i said, this was the size of a small car and it was over very sparsely populated area but also more critically over it was over water. but, it completely different size. the debris field much, much smaller. will: biden wasted no time in shooting down this so-called object.