discussion it lasted about 35 minutes, during which time the chinese leader acknowledged that the two sides had candid and in-depth conversation and acknowledged common understanding. it appears that any talk regarding any more contentious topics may have happened away from cameras. remember, this visit was already delayed once after a chinese spy craft was found drifting over the u.s. president biden this weekend called that airspace intrusion silly. but blink s visit he said to the country could serve to ease tensions. the white house recently acknowledged that china had secured a i do buckeye base in china there had been tensions to sooth. this conversation between blinken and xi capped hours of high stakes meeting between the secretary and other chinese officials including top diplomat wang ye, according to the state department, the meeting with ye, quote, underscored the importance of importance and manageability competition between the united states and china through op
administration officials, they ve made clear their position is the same as it has always been. the president wants a clean debt ceiling increase. there have been no negotiations on anything but a clean debt ceiling increase. republicans are in a very different place right now. the difference between right now and yesterday where those two positions stand is they have about a month to figure this out. the president has international travel, how they figure something out is still very much an open question. to remind people, this is money that has already been spent. this is not future spending. it has already been manu, does this new deadline one month from today change anything when it comes to negotiations? we haven t seen any real willingness to give on either side so far. not at the moment, jake, of course this letter just came out, but even kevin mccarthy, the speaker saying earlier today in israel that they will not do what the white house has been demanding for th
and fiery crashes caused by a massive dust storm. at least six people reported killed and dozens more hospitalized. plus, hundreds of law enforcement officers searching by land and air for the suspect who killed five people at a home in texas. the heartbroken father. a 9-year-old among the dead. authorities say the suspect had been deported multiple times. an nbc news exclusive. after the u.s. shot down a spy balloon from china, the military tracking another mysterious balloon over the u.s. what we know. an nfl star s 2-year-old daughter drowns in the family swimming pool. what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike. will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news. in a year defined by ext
f the debt limit isn t raised or suspended. that s a new really serious warning from the treasury secretary janet yellen. we did learn house speaker kevin mccarthy agreed to go to the white house and meet with the president next week. hollywood writers now on strike. it s the first time they have done so in 15 years. production will be delayed on some of your favorite television shows. for more you on that. also, at least six people are dead after a huge pileup on i-55 on central illinois. more than 70 vehicles crashed due to low visibility from a dust storm. also new this morning, the surgeon general has a plan to tackle america s epidemic of loneliness and isolation. his six-pillar approach to build our social connections. that s ahead. and serena williams, great news, pregnant with baby number two. the tennis superstar made the reveal during last night s met gala. cnn this morning starts right now. so i m so excited about the serena williams news. i know.
breaking news from the pentagon as the biden administration makes big moves ahead of the potential border disaster. it could come in days if it s not already happening, title 42 will be lifted and the surge is expected to grow. welcome back as america reports heads into another hour. bill: no dramatics today. i m in for john roberts, i m bill hemmer. we are told pat ryder makes remarks off the top and new information about the plan to send 1500 troops to the southern border within the next week to nine days, sandra. sandra: it s a big deal. the decision is coming nine days before title 42 expires. fox news teams have been reporting for weeks now, this has been anticipated. overburdened border towns are in panic mode over what could happen when that ends. we talked about el paso. bill: seeing migrants massing by the tens of thousands, believing the end of title 42 will be the perfect time to make their move and make the crisis at the border a bigger catastrophe. sand