to pay our bills would be the american people would have a real kick in the economic vein, as a matter of fact the rest of world would, too. president biden and house speaker mccarthy in the oval office yesterday after what both sides called a productive meeting. we ll look at the issues that are still holding up a deal on the debt ceiling. plus, e. jean carroll wants a judge to update her defamation lawsuit against donald trump following his comments about her during a recent town hall. and also ahead the field for the 2024 republican presidential domination adds a new name. we ll show you senator tim scott s first pitch to voters. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks interest starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in washington. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy met at the white house yesterday afternoon. they emerged without a deal
g7 in japan. we re going to begin right now with nbc s julia tsirkin on capitol hill force. julie, i know that you have no information about a phone call with the president and the house speaker. presumably this took place on board air force one. what do we know? yes, it. debt that s exactly right. i just got done out of the 20, nearly 20 minutes with the speaker. he walked out, along with their graves top ally in these negotiations. you had a conversation with president biden on air force one, as the president, of course, makes his way back to the united states from g7. the big picture here is a from mccarthy, from when we talk to him just a few minutes before that phone call. he said it was a productive discussion, he said the two leaders agreed to meet in person, sometime tomorrow afternoon. this is after the president is able to recover from his travels. it s still the top line number, here how long the that limitless will last, what the spending cap situation is, h
shaye moss vote collects. american, santa rebutting look at how a right of christmas is mark by racism. the incomparable billy porter stops by to discuss his documentary short already getting oscar buzz. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. the house is officially in rece for the holidays with no plans toreturn before the new year. meanwhile, across the capital, of the senate will reconvene on monday as negotiators trying to reach a deal on immigration which is holding up president biden to critical aid package for ukraine and israel. a senate majority leader, chuck schumer, pledged to hold a vote on the supplemental aid package next week, quote, no matter what. wever, any agreement will still need to make it through the republican-controlled house, which is already facing a lethto do list when lawmakers get back to washington. perhaps the most urgent of the unfinished business, taking action on two looming funding deadlines won on january 19th and another on jan
okay, guys, could see about, i don t see a lot more of, you thank you much. in the meantime, in our next hour, how a neighbor is coming to russia s rescue as the world tightens sanctions. what are the, dopamine we see world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports, we begin the hour with a new reaction from russia. two new g7 sanctions and president biden s plan to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. president zelenskyy flew to japan today, meeting with world leaders in the city. where the u.s. dropped two atomic bombs in 1945 to end world war ii. russia s foreign minister said today, sanctions from the g7 appear to be aimed at the double containment of russia and china. the plan to send american fighter jets to ukraine now raising questions about the risk of potential escalation of the wars. here s what former national security adviser told us last hour. clearly, the uss believes that there is an escalation risk in providing f-16s. off they would
she put that part of her life behind her. she thrived after that. tina turner has died in her home in switzerland at 83 years old. her representative saying the queen of rock died peacefully after suffering a long illness and clearly music has lost a legend and the world has lost a legend. tina turner was like no other. william la jeunesse joins us now with more live from los angeles. hi, william. hi, martha. let me ask you or tell you what this agent said. i have a statement here that was just put out by her agent. let me read that for you, if i can. it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of tina turner. she enchanted millions of fans throughout the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. today we say good-bye to a dear friend that leaves us with her greatest work, her music. her heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. tina, we will miss you dearly. i just got this from rolling stone. she was the first black and the first woman to be on the cover of