i have never been so scared like i was on this trip in washington the debt limit deal and the major new test for president biden and house speaker mccarthy can they get enough votes for their breakthrough agreement to pass congress and avoid default? a warning about infant loungers tonight with more than two dozen deaths linked to various brands one family s heartbreaking story and what parents need to know. and on this memorial day the emotional reunion of vietnam veterans after 50 years how they survived prisoner of war camps. and across the country remembering all members of the military who ve made the ultimate sacrifice. and the rockets re glare announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas, in for lester tonight we begin with that breaking news out of davenport, iowa. at this partially collapsed apartment building look at that a chunk of the structure crumbling to the ground as residents were inside. the gap now
chatbot known as chatgpt is going to be testifying on capitol hill just hours from now. also, in ukraine a top chinese diplomat set to arrive in the capital on a peace mission. his visit comes after russia launched a huge barrage of missiles overnight and drones against the ukrainian capital. and the nba conference finals begin tonight. lebron james and the los angeles lakers will take on two-time mvp nikola jokic and the denver nuggets. cnn this morning starts right now. all right. here is where we begin. president biden will meet with members leaders of congress today trying to get some sort of progress on a debt ceiling teal. treasury secretary janet yellen reiterating the u.s. could default on its debt two weeks from now in a letter to howard liebengood the treasury will no longer be able to satisfy the government s obligations if congress is not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by june 1. house speaker kevin mccarthy echoed yellen s urgency in the halls o
an emergency rescue. the move is aimed the mat halti investors panic. turmoil swept the global banking industry. now credit suisse lost 25% of its shares despite a $50 billion l loan. gina, will this ubs move to halt the panic, will this work? good question. it certainly should help to secure some amount of comfort in at least europe about whether we were going to see an orderly resolution to credit suisse. i think this was hanging over markets. there s a lot of rush to get this done before asian markets opened. the fact they ve successfully done that i think should inject some amount of sense of comfort that these sort of things can reach a time lly resolution and authorities are on top of these problems. and how are the problems at credit suisse different than doomed the two others that failed last week? the think credit suisse s problems were many and predated a lot of the fed s moves. we had seen scandals in credit suisse and problems in their banking arm. we saw th
the shocking moment at the masters. high winds toppling three trees falling next to spectators the newly released surveillance video showing the tech executive pleading for help moments after he was stabbed. an urgent new warning to parents about the dangers of sleep wg their infant. and the stunning act of forgiveinous. my story about the man who called for the release of his father s killer. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. the expulsion from office of two tennessee democratic state reps over their boisterous call for gun safety reform has sparked national outrage on the left and left tennessee house republicans defending against accusations of unequal treatment and racial motivations. the gop super majority voting out two black state representatives while sparing a white female lawmaker who faced the same accusations, accused of leading a disorderly protest for stronger gun laws in the house clhamber las w
she says, because of the color of her skin. republicans pushing back. vice president harris making a quickly arranged visit to nashville, plus the new questions about if the expelled lawmakers could be reinstated. supreme court justice clarence thomas speaking out saying he did nothing wrong by accepting and not disclosing luxury trips over two decades paid for by a republican mega-donor. violence escalating in the middle east. two israeli sisters shot to death in their car in the west bank. a new attack in tel aviv after new israeli air strikes on southern lebanon and gaza. the shocking moment at the masters. high winds toppling three trees fall next to spectators. the newly released surveillance video showing the tech executive pleading for help moments after he was stabbed. an urge want new warning to parents about the dangers of sleeping with their iffant. and the stunning act of forgiveness. my story about the man who called for the release of his father s ki