stephanie ruhle. speaker kevin mccarthy may hav won the battle to pass raising the debt limit, but now he i on a collision course with the urged president biden to make deal to give the u.s. from default, and economic disaster now the president can n longer put this economy in jeopardy, we - we have sent it to the senate. the majority of american overwhelmingly want us to si down and negotiate it is up to them now this afternoon, biden again insisted negotiations were out of the question. i m happy to meet with, mccarthy but not on whether or not the debt limit get extended that is not negotiable the clock is ticking, washington has until early jun to act mccarthy s bill now heads to the senate, but according to senate majority leader chuck schumer, the thing is dead o arrival. we are also following the civi rape trial involving forme president donald trump today e. jean carroll wh accused trump of sexual assaul gave explosive testimony i federal court. and we see t
well. it didn t end well. our administration did not end well. obviously, the administration did not end well. obviously, the administration did not end well. the administration didn t end well. it obviously didn t end well. it didn t end well. it did not end well. i think i m very clear in saying that the administration did not end well. hang mike pence! hang mike pence! yeah, that s not the fairy tale ending that you kind of hope for. tend to agree. it could be a while before we see new material from the late night talk shows. they re expected to go dark during the hollywood writers strike, which started at midnight on the west coast. it s the first major labor-related work stoppage in 15 years. meanwhile, on capitol hill this morning, there is more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling. following a new warning from the treasury department. we ll also have the latest on the first republic banking collapse. the third financi
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
just warned of a new, and earlier drop down date for the yellow now says the country could run out of cash to pay its bills on june 1st, that is one month from tonight. if congress does not raise the debt line. he followed me disaster for our economy, everyone would feel the effects. yellen s warning came late today in a letter to top lawmakers this quote, it is imperative that congress act as soon as possible. tonight, president biden invited the top four congressional leaders to the white house to find some way to avoid the fault. last week of course, the gop led house passed a bill that raise the debt limit, but it included steep spending cuts. biden said absolutely no to that, and tonight he and mccarthy are still in a stand off. we will not pass the debt ceiling a fetus races without doing something about our debt. we pay our bills, and we should do the without reckless hostages on some of the many republicans in congress. meanwhile, the administration is also de
as president biden calls for a last-minute meeting. but is a room for negotiation? and what we are default mean for americans? then, the man hunt for a suspected gunman who killed five people in texas, the latest mass shooting putting a focus on america s unique gun problem. and representation matters, but tell introducing the first barbie dahl with down syndrome, as the 11th hour gets underway, on this monday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle live from los angeles, and i start with one question, are you buckled up? you had better be, because treasury secretary janet yellen just warned of a new, and earlier drop down date for the yellow now says the country could run out of cash to pay its bills on june 1st, that is one month from tonight. if congress does not raise the debt line. he followed me disaster for our economy, everyone would feel the effects. yellen s warning came late today in a letter to top lawmakers this quote, it is imperative that congress