and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. for the past several months we have watched the far-right wing of the republican party holder u.s. economy hostage. far-right republicans in congress demanded major concessions for the biden white house or else it would blow up the fragile u.s. economy. they would take the stock market and push hundreds of thousands of people on to the unemployment line. so, the potential catastrophe, of their own making. now there is a deal on the table to stop the catastrophe from coming to pat. over the weekend president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy hammered out an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. and republicans, they got some of what they wanted in a steel. unspent covid relief funds clawed back, creating new hurdles for some people trying to access food assistance and other federal programs. and it cuts funding from the biden s administration s plan to go after rick s rich tax cheats and make them pay
already interviewed others on this recording. this is not if first to come to light. before the 2016 election, there was the recording of the record ing from tmz. and what are we learning now? we are learning that in the summer of 2020 after trump leaves the presidency, it is shifting our understanding of this documents investigation in a lot of different ways. first of all, it is an audio tape, and the sort of thing that the justice department would be seeking looking for a case. it is evidence, and the type of evidence that we understand from sources not only the justice department has, but it is the evidence that people are asking about, and they have interviewed general mark milley that trump is saying that he got this document from a plan to get the attack from iran, and milley is the joint chiefs of staff, and someone who donald trump often was not, and very much in conflict with at the end of his pres presidency. so there is that, the evidence that they are getting t
let s do it. we begin with questions about our 80-year-old president. pres president biden was in colorado to deliver a commencement address at the united states air force academy. his remarks were quickly overshadowed after he tripped and fell over a sand bag on the event center stage. thankfully president biden was quick to get up and later joked about the incident while at the white house. yesterday wasn t the first time we ve seen president biden stumble in public. there was the time he struggled down the stairs at the g7 summit in japan, that was last month. he has fallen several times going up the stairs of air force one, as well as while he has been riding his bicycle. and growing numbers of these moments have many americans revisiting concerns about biden s advanced age and physical well-being. look, emily, i was on with trace gallagher, he mentioned a fall, i assumed a slight fall or trip like we ve seen from before. after i saw the video, i was stunned and saddene
no room for error. house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing his biggest test yet as lawmakers return to capitol hill. and a key committee with hardline republicans could tank the deal in the next couple of hours on the debt ceiling. can republican leadership with the deal they need for final passage and could this cost kevin mccarthy for his job as speaker. moscow attacked eight drones. two people were injured. ukraine denied any, quote, direct, involvement as its own capital kyiv continues to be hit with a wave of attacks overnight. plus, fleeing in panic and fear. nine people shot near hollywood beach in florida. victims ranging in age from 65 to just 1-year-old. the search now under way for a suspect. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in, right here to cnn news central. there s a republican revolt brewing in congress right now, just a couple hours before president biden and speaker mccarthy s debt deal faces a crucial house co
new details from investigators about why the driver crashed a u-haul truck into barriers near the white house and the shocking speech he planned to deliver to quote, rebuild this world. also, a latest from that horrific memorial day shooting near the beach in hollywood, florida that left nine people injured including three kids. the youngest, just 1-year-old. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we want to begin with the latest on the florida boardwalk. the police i understand have arrested two people on firearms charges but they re looking for more suspects still. memorial day resulting in tragedy here in hollywood beach. police say this all started because of an altercation between two groups here on the beach when thousands were celebrating the holiday. there is surveillance footage that shows some of those suspects that police are still looking for. so the latest update from police indicates they arrested two individuals carrying firearms.