belonged to any member of the biden family, including hunter biden. those questions are not allowed. they were not here friday, not here saturday, sunday or monday. they come back tuesday. so to ask that question is incredibly irresponsible. so they were there friday actually, which we have reported here. so this as we re also told that despite more and more substantive information that comes out about biden s business dealings, shakedowns, bribes, the fbi director said you can t ask me about that. that s an ongoing investigation. can t talk about the intensity, the focus of it. can t talk about anything. so merrick garland, the attorney general face as deadline, which is now less than two hours away to allow congress to interview, to talk to the u.s. attorney, david weiss. you know, what is going on with this investigation. there s a lot of conflicting stories. can you tell us a little bit about what is happening? in moments,ly speak with the speaker of the house, kevin
news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, bulls eye, the direct hit to retail giant target. it stopped on a downward slide following the pride merchandise controversy. and rescue plan, the demolition is now on pause as the search continues for two people possibly left inside that iowa apartment building after the horrific partial collapse. we ve got a live report on the ground in davenport. also, quote, i expected to die. the powerful words from a rabbi during the pittsburgh tree of life synagogue shooting trial. we ll bring you the latest from that second day of testimony. plus, in just the last few minutes, the house officially took up the fiscal responsibility act, also known as the debt ceiling bill with the first round of votes expected in the next 90 minutes. where things stand on the hill right now. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and i want to begin ri
steve kornacki will join me from the big board to break it all down. this afternoon, president biden will honor the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives one year ago today in the horrific uvalde mass shooting. after a moment of silence this hour coming up, in texas, across the state for the victims, their families and the community. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where speaker mccarthy just outlined his views about the debt ceiling stalemate, which a democratic official is calling, quote, a speed you bump in comments to nbc news, as the talks resume at the white house this hour, shifting from capitol hill. the treasury secretary re-emphasized this morning that there is only one week left, and that doesn t count the time needed to get a bill through both houses of congress. mccarthy said he would give his house 72 hours to read the bill once there s an agreement. the big obstacle, the size and scope of spending cuts that republicans are
off lies he s told if convicted. testing the waters, florida governor ron desantis trying out new lines in iowa for a very unofficial kickoff to his widely expected presidential run. the latest legal developments for his potential rival donald trump. what he s saying about the manhattan d.a. investigating hush money payments to stormy daniels. we re also watching now a stock selloff which has been accelerating in the past hour. investigators are spooked by the second biggest bank collapse in u.s. history. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments and we begin with the selloff on wall street this hour. nbc s seema mody is with us. what has investors so concerned about the collapse of the silicon valley bank? well, chris, svp is certainly the story of the hour on wall street as the bank has been shut down for the day by california regulators, this as the large institution in silicon valley with really broad reach across the technology industry has f
last week s scoot shooting. school shooting. i didn t hear you. they re coming, they re coming. cbs s mark strassmann is there. so much indiscriminate carnage in a country polarized by what to do about it. plus, pope francis returns to the vatican, just in time for holy week. i m chris livesay in st. peter s square where pope francis is celebrating palm sunday mass after making a swift recovery. and later, triumph and heartbreak. there s no stopping march madness, even though the calendar says it s april. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. tonight new york city is bracing for what could be two tumultuous days. on monday, former president donald trump is expected to fly from florida to new york. then on tuesday he will be formally arraigned on criminal charges in an historic indictment that remains under seal. today, in west palm beach, ved to supporters from inside his suv as he