e. jean carroll takes the stand in her sexual battery case against the former president. the new warning that the judge issued just moments ago. and a race to get four mississippi jail escapees back in custody. one of the men is now accused of killing someone after he broke out of jail. we are following these major developing stories and all coming in to cnn news let s begin on capitol hill where there has been a shift this morning, it seems. house republican leaders are now confident that they have the votes to pass speaker mccarthy s $1.5 trillion debt ceiling bill and while there were big questions and probably still are, they could still vote today. do you hear all of the caveats i m throwing into this? what did kevin mccarthy have to throw in on to get all of this? manu what is the very latest you re hearing about this? there have been months after negotiations will pass the house as soon as today. it will require 218 votes in the republican-controlled votes
taking partial responsibility saying it didn t act with enough urgency, but are there more bank failures ahead the incredible scene on a school bus as a brave seventh grader takes control after the driver passes out. politics embracing artificial intelligence a potentially useful tool, but will distortions of reality get even worse and giving kids with autism a powerful voice that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome on this friday as large parts of the country head into a potentially volatile weekend of weather in the midwest, eyes are locked on the slow but steady rise of the mississippi river. a spring snow melt producing flooding across portions of minnesota, wisconsin, illinois, iowa, and missouri scenes like this in davenport, iowa, expected to grow worse between now and monday, but right now it is the south, once again, facing the immediate threat of violent and dangerous storms an estimated 2
last while in the southeast at least seven tornadoes reported along with hail and flooding. the threat far from over. also tonight, the deadly collision of two army apache helicopters killing three soldiers and injuring another. dozens killed in ukraine, most at an apartment building, as russia launches its worst attack on civilians in months. our reporter is on the ground. inside the manhunt for two escaped inmates still on the run after a third is captured, and another found dead after murdering a pastor. after the collapse of silicon valley bank, the fed now taking partial responsibility saying it didn t act with enough urgency, but are there more bank failures ahead? the incredible scene on a school bus as a brave seventh grader takes control after the driver passes out. politics embracing artificial intelligence. a potentially useful tool, but will distortions of reality get even worse? and giving kids with autism a powerful voice that s inspiring america.
In the lead-up to the Madhya Pradesh polls, Congress likened its state president Kamal Nath and senior leader Digvijaya Singh to Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra s iconic roles Jai and Veeru in the movie Sholay. Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala used the analogy to emphasize their strong bond and unity, challenging the BJP. The BJP responded by calling them "jail escapees" and alleging deceit. Both Nath and Singh have faced recent controversies related to ticket distribution but maintained a united front for the upcoming elections on November 17.
in mississippi, across the region, an intense manhunt under way for two inmates who broke out of a jail last weekend. it comes after another was captured and a fourth was killed. miguel almaguer has the latest. reporter: with one inmate in court today 450 miles away from the jail break, tonight the u.s. marshal service and the mississippi bureau of investigations are trying to tighten their dragnet in the search for two other jail escapees. captured thursday, jerry raynes faced a judge today. dylan arrington died wednesday, but casey grayson and corey harrison are still on the run. they could be armed, dangerous, and desperate. these individuals have escaped a holding facility, a jail, so they are desperate to be in society, and we are calling them armed and dangerous at this time until they are returned to a correctional facility or to a jail. reporter: before capturing raynes at a hospital after allegedly stealing a truck, dylan arrington