revolutionary war, but we are. good to be you with. i m katy tur. america has been arguing about it for its existence entirely, the first debt racked up during the revolutionary war in 1776 when george washington borrowed $7 a million, a ton for that time, to pay for it. 247 years, and now $31.4 trillion later, we have hit our self-imposed limit. again, so what does that mean exactly? house republicans are promising a political showdown in washington, and it also means the beginning of what the treasury department calls extraordinary measures to stave off default. we will explain what those measures are and how they re going to impact you. we will also see what the white house has to say, jared bernstein had so much fun with this yesterday, he is back with us today and while the tug of war how to pay the debt dominated the headlines today, the investigation into president biden s handling of classified documents after leaving office is just getting started. we ve got new re
district attorney assistant director david halls, has already signed a plea geelt for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. he will serve a suspended sentence and six months of probation. in a recent statement, the special prosecutor appointed by the d.a. to the case says quote the evidence shows a pattern of disregard for safety on the set of rust. if any one of these three people had done their job halyna hutchens would still be alive today. it is that simple. joining me from santa fe is nbc s vaughn hillyard. so vaughn, what could baldwin be facing in terms of a fine or prison time? reporter: you re looking on the one count of involuntary manslaughter, katy, up to 18 months in prison but if he were to be found guilty by this jury on that second count of involuntary manslaughter, which that count is enhanced by the fact that he was carrying that firearm and is the one who discharged it, it could be punishable by a mandatory minimum of five years prison