from sexual predators on social media. big tech titans set to testify before the senate judiciary committee. lawmakers will hold their feet to the fire about the lurking dangers and filth allegedly on their platforms that target some of the most vulnerable victims. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: hot first hour. more coming now right now. i m bill hemmer, good morning. a who s who of silicon valley. some of the biggest ceos face questions how they are safeguarding your kids that are threats only a click away. it could get contentious. grieving families who lost loved ones say words are no longer enough. i don t know how long we have to keep bringing the same message to the same people. these platforms are responsible for the unsafe product that they have in everyone s hands. and i want action. i want action on the part of the social media empire to use their billions to protect kids. bill: ceos are at the table live from the hill. g
ceiling bill. the vote was 63 to 36. it comes some 24 hours after the house passed the same bill. it raises the nation s debt limit while also imposing new caps on spending. and now goes to the presidents desk for his signature, with four days to go before the monday default deadline. let s get straight to nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitale, who has been standing by for hours and hours. all, right ali vitale. it happened. how did this whole thing go down tonight? yeah, it was less with a bang and more with a whimper, stephanie ruhle. weeks and weeks of high stakes negotiations here in washington covering each and every turn of them, as speaker mccarthy and his top allies huddled with top white house officials over the course of several weeks to hammer out this deal. and now the senate finishing it up in the dead of night, sending it now to the presidents desk, and avoiding default, with the days to go until that ex date deadline on monday. that s good news. an
welcome to fox news channel s which is point holiday show.fo i m sandra smith. coming to you from the groundsw. of the united states military academy at west point, new yorkn westds point is america s oldest military post and one of our country s most fabled universities. tonight we will not only get to explore the rich history of west point we ll also get to enjoy the music of the army s oldest band, the west point band is one of america s finest military musical organizations. throughout the next hour we ll hear the musicians on stage, as hear the musicians on stage, as holiday concert.rfor but first, a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nation s independence before it became the prestigious military academy we know today. . the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new york s hudson river. location chosen in 1778 by george washington is no accident. he thought west point was the strategic key to its defense byh stopping british advancement during the
down tonight? yeah, it was less with a bang and more with a whimper, stephanie ruhle. weeks and weeks of high stakes negotiations here in washington covering each and every turn of them, as speaker mccarthy and his top allies huddled with top white house officials over the course of several weeks to hammer out this deal. and now the senate finishing it up in the dead of night, sending it now to the presidents desk, and avoiding default, with the days to go until that ex date deadline on monday. that s good news. and frankly, i have to tell you, that we have seen a lot of these late nights in the senate, having votes that are done within nine or ten or even 11 minutes is real fast by senate standards. so it does give you a sense that even though they did 11 of these amendment votes they were looking to do them as quickly as possible, just trying to get this off their plate here in the senate, and move it on. i also think it was fascinating to watch just how this vote ultimat
Steagall casey before you joined the fox news channel, you were a reporter for fox four news. You know the area you live close to the area of what can you tell us . I can tell you that there are a lot of frightened people out here and there are a lot of angry people out here right now because once again in america, another city, Making Headlines For A Mass Shooting and no doubt that people that weve talked to are lucky to be alive , and they know that and that there are people that are not able to say that tonight. But theyre also frustrated because it seems to keep happening and nothing seems to change and theyre not slowing down. There are also a little frustrated over the inconvenience because this whole area is shut down very much. Still an active crime scene, so all of the people who were here shopping at the time they cannot get their cars, so a lot of people are just kind of hanging out, but the crowds are disappear. Eating now folks are being told they may not even be able to g