the u.s. striking three facilities in iraq used by iranian backed militants. carley: the act of retaliation comes after three u.s. service members were hurt in an attack on a base in northern iraq. griff: right now black smoke rising over gaza. the intense fighting comes after iran s president issuing a threat against israel after one of their commanders was killed in syria. david spunt is live in washington with the latest tracking all of it for us. hey, david. hey, griff, hey everyone, one of our service members was injured critically. president biden ordered the strikes after u.s. forces came under attack by a drone. according to national security sources, the iranian-backed militia hezbollah and other affiliated groups under the umbrella of iranian backed militants claimed credit for this christmas day attack. the president was briefed by national security team yesterday at camp david. defense secretary lloyd austin saying in part let me be clear, the president and
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earlier today, president biden told reporters, he is confident a deal will reach his desk. and no more sticking points to iron out. msnbc news has also learned part of the deals raising the debt limit for two years, avoiding another debt showdown before the 2024 election. the deal also clause back some unspent pandemic funding, we ll talk about what that means. and shaves off some irs funding. it also expands work requirements for certain adults on food stamps. speaker mccarthy also spoke to senate republicans this afternoon about his deal at the white house, two sources tell msnbc, republican retold the bill 150 pages. and will include 15 pages of spending cuts. this morning, he told reporters, he expects a vote on the bill as soon as this wednesday. we did a conference call with a conference over 95% were overwhelmingly excited but what they see. they re getting the text today, the process, look, in every single negotiation, when it comes to debt ceiling and others, you
debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. i m in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minute now. their calls between president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy. house republicans are than expected to release the full text of the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by both sides. at five p m today, democrats will get a briefing on the agreement from white house officials. here is some of what both sides say is in the deal. it raises the debt ceiling until 2025. it cuts 1.5 trillion and spending. it increases defense spending. as new work requirements for some government programs, and
get every noon everybody i m yasmin vossoughian. president biden arriving at the white house moments ago he has a busy afternoon ahead of him a call with house speaker kevin mccarthy scheduled on the debt deal and briefing calls with house and senate democrats it is coming as congressman on both of the highway for that actual bill coming from that tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling in avoided default. we did a conference call, our confidence was over 95%. we overwhelmingly clearly excited. did i get with what i want? no today get all of what they want? no. i am very pleased. we are at a good place. now comes the race against time for the president and house speaker mccarthy to sell it to enough for their party members to get it passed ahead of a june default. no two people have more on the line in all of this. president biden just returning to the white house. nbc news white house correspondent allie raffa is there for us. president biden stopped for a moment