, everyone i m yasmin vossoughian on a very busy saturday afternoon. it s down to the wire as negotiators say they are very close to a deal on the debt ceiling, as talks continue right now. i feel closer to agreement now than i did last time before i couldn t see progress. but this is not easy. but that since [inaudible] i am cautiously optimistic a deal will be negotiated and the default will be averted, and congress will be called back into session next week. but there s nothing to celebrate here. this is purely a self inflicted wounds. we re also keeping an eye on the rare side of the house hearing in texas as well, considering the impeachment of state attorney general, ken paxton. and its fellow republicans leading the charge against him. we also have new information about donald trump on tape. part of the evidence against him in a manhattan d.a. s investigation, and it is, everybody, as you all well know, memorial day weekend. the unofficial start of summer. we re
aid is the us prepared for what s next, i ll speak to two members of the house oversight committee, republican chairman james comer and democratic congressman ro khanna next and brazen attacks. president biden orders an airstrike in syria after iranian linked groups attack americans prepared for us to back forcefully. protect our people. is it enough to deter iran senate intel chairman mark warner is here to discuss plus clock s ticking. tiktok gets walloped from both sides. platform should be banned threat does tiktok post to everyday americans, i ll speak to republican commerce chair cathy mcmorris rodgers in moments. hello i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is taking it all in. once again, the former president trump finds himself right where he wants to be in this case. waco texas near the 30th anniversary of the standoff with that infamous cult. the former president was there at the center of a new political maelstrom saturday afternoon, lashing o
you as house republicans rushed to his aid is the us prepared for what s next, i ll speak to two members of the house oversight committee, republican chairman james comer and democratic congressman ro khanna next and brazen attacks. president biden orders an airstrike in syria after iranian linked groups attack americans prepared for us to back forcefully. protect our people. is it enough to deter iran senate intel chairman mark warner is here to discuss plus clocks ticking. tiktok gets walloped from both sides. platform should be banned threat does tiktok posed to everyday americans? i ll speak to republican commerce chair cathy mcmorris rodgers in moments. hello. i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is taking it all in. once again, the former president trump finds himself right where he wants to be in this case. waco texas near the 30th anniversary of the standoff with that infamous cult. the former president was there at the center of a new political
. right know, on msnbc, the massive winter storm bringing holiday travel to a virtual standstill, a dangerous weather system marching across the midwest, toward the east coast, as we come on the air. high winds and bitter cold keeping planes on the ground and many cars off the roads. threats now of a so-called flash freeze, in parts of new england, as heavy rain turns to ice. we ve got the latest forecast, with our reporters standing by. also this hour, new fallout from the final report of the january 6th committee, what committee members are telling us about how it all came together, and what former president trump is saying after the panel said squarely that he is the one to blame. plus, the clock ticking down to a government shutdown. the house voting now on a bill to keep everything open before the midnight deadline. our nbc news reporting on the last-minute vote wrangling on capitol hill. good to be with you. we start this hour with the latest on this monster storm t
sure want to watch lawrence tonight. for sure. there are three democrats in congress that republicans are going to try to block from serving on committees. in this next hour, lawrence are going to have three of of those democrats on live. reuben diego, congressman, combat veteran marine, progressive democrat, diego and ends today that he is going to challenge incumbent kyrsten sinema for her seat in the senate now that she s dropped out of the democratic party which is should be a battle royal. lawrence has those three democrats that the republicans are threatening and reuben calle go, it is all just ahead on the watch word with lawrence o donnell. now it is time for him. good evening, lawrence. good. evening we have a situation. here sunday because you didn t mention him here. it is actually in ukraine when the supreme court released their investigation of itself last week, and then they had to amend that. it s gonna join us tonight to talk about is meeting with presiden