christine romans. it s memorial day here in the u.s. glad you re with us. let s get going. we begin this morning with president biden defending the deal he made with house speaker kevin mccarthy to raise the debt limit for two years. it takes the threat of catastrophic reform off the table. protects our hard-earned economic recovery. and the agreement also represents a compromise which means no one got everything they want. mccarthy agreed to raise the debt limit in explain for cuts to the budget. even though, the president insisted to reporters he wasn t actually negotiating on the dead limit. want to try to make it look like i made some grow myself in the debt ceiling, i didn t. i made a compro 3450is on the budget. that s what they wanted a compromise on the budget, that s what you ve done, even though you haven t gone as far as you wants, in that right? sure, can you think of an alternative? the president praised mccarthy, although he avoided predicting whethe
the president speaking tonight. rifles admit ing admitting is what does the agreement mean for americans who receive food assistance for veterans, taxpayers? your questions answered tonight the rush to get home after a relatively successful start to the holiday weekend at airports and on the roads friday, now millions are packing up for the long trip home from the beach and beyond what you need to know before you head out. shootout at a memorial day motorcycle rally a fight between rival motorcycle gangs, leaving at least three dead and more injured. in ukraine, the heaviest night of drone attacks yesterday. grand theft auto in one major city. a car is stolen every 48 minutes now cancer researchers, yes, cancer researchers are using their expertise in mining data to help police recover stolen cars all aboard after americans abandoned ships during the covid era, millions are returning to cruises now some luxury lines are running above 100% capacity again plus, paying
plan to spend the rest of the hectic holiday weekend promoting it. it prevents the worst possible crisis. this is going to be transformational. in ukraine, russian forces have launched some of the heaviest air attacks on the capital and other major cities since the war began. this is and always will be, the greatest spectacle in ra racing! finally wins the indian indianapolis 500! in this nebraska lab, america fulfills our nation s progress to never leave service members behind. it doesn t matter 80 years or yesterday we make that promise to you. on this memorial day, we meet a group of young musicians following in the footsteps of the past. people are doubting you at first. once we start playing, they are amazed. good evening and thank you for joining us on this memorial day, i m jericka duncan in for nora. we begin tonight with the partial collapse of a six story 84 unit apartment building in davenport, iowa, first responders are being hailed as
todd: such a poignant start to the 8 a.m. east coast hour on fox and friends, quantico marine corps band performing amazing grace with a shot of arlington national cemetery tomb of the unknown, makes you realize what today is all about. thanks to tunnel to towers for flags on fox square. welcoming you inside, joey jones, kayleigh mcenany, todd piro. thank you for allowing us to celebrate this important day each year with you. kayleigh: shots of the tomb of the unknown shoulder gives me chills. i went with former president tr trump. what a beautiful testament to those who served. joey: when you lay your life down on the battlefield you, sacrifice yourself so that the country may live, the sacrifice doesn t enter your mind and this built your country and quite a bit still left. kayleigh: amen. president biden and kevin mccarthy are on the clok to get a debt deal. todd: house rules noticed a 3 p.m. hearing for tomorrow on the debt limit bill. mark meridith joins us
earful. brian: yes. there is a lot of people her, vip s, generals, colonels, small business owners, all concerned about the country. one of the most patriotic places in the nation. they are big-time viewers, it will be special talking to them shortly, including an eagle scout. i will bring in one of the busiest guys in america, house speaker kevin mccarthy. mr. speaker, thanks for joining us. thanks for having me all the way down in florida. brian: right. i know how hard you worked on the deal, it will be a nail-biter it seems going down to the wire. how concerned are you about the bill you cobbeled together getting out of committee? speaker mccarthy: it s a different congress, new day, you have to pas a bill to find out what is in it. you have 72 hours, this is 99 pages. this is different than before. we will spend less money this year than last year. debt limit is like the family having a credit card you have been charging up every year and keep lifting the limit. t