we still have a lot of work to do. but with lawmakers on both sides skeptical, do they have the votes to actually pass it? i ll speak exclusively with house progressive leader, congresswoman pramila jayapal and gop congressman, dusty johnson, next. and room to grow? more republican presidential hopefuls jump in. i m running to lead our great american comeback. i m the candidate, the far left fears the most. with the former president dominating the polls, can they cut into his lead. republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. plus, fallen heroes. this memorial day, veterans reflect on their comrades who did not come home. i think about them probably every day almost. yeah, really. you don t every forget it. a look at some of the incredible americans we lost at war, coming up. hi, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is waiting to exhale. president biden and speaker mccarthy last night announced that they have struck an agree
catastrophe. default is off the table and only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement. todd: the speaker vowing to be in touch with the president every single day until a deal gets done. i thought the meeting was productive. i thought it was more productive than the other meetings, we made the circle smaller andul somewhater, we are getting closer, don t give up on us. todd: that agreement needs to come soon to fulfill the nation s current spending obligations. ashley: in north carolina, roy cooper declaring state of emergency in last ditch effort to stop school choice bill from passing the legislature. cooper comparing the bill to a natural disaster. watch. it is time to declare state of emergency for public education in north carolina. there is no executive order, like with a hurricane or the pandemic, but it is no less important. it is clear that the republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education. ashley:
fires at random, killing three elderly women. police taking down the gunman. a sergeant is wounded. fellow officers coming to her aid. the gunman s final message, and what his family is saying. also, the massive fire in charlotte, north carolina. more than a dozen people rescued. at least two missing. the inferno reaching 2,000 degrees. nbc news now reporting florida governor ron desantis is set to formally announce he is running for president, as disney cancels a $1 billion development in its feud with the governor. just breaking, a man rams his car through a gate at the vatican, before police stop him. we have late details. president biden in japan, while back home, negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit. where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out. one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale. how t
stop him we have late details president biden in japan, while back home negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale how to navigate it and at age 63, she is going back to where she feels most at home, outer space. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. once more we are seeing the horror of a mass shooting through the eyes of the heroes days after a teenaged shooter randomly killed three elderly women, police in farmington, new mexico, have released dramatic body camera video capturing the daring actions of police officers. in scenes we should warn you may find upsetting, the video captures officers rushing toward the danger, their long guns extended in front as one officer confr
Student loan safety net. Under the plan which was first announced an august, federal loan borrowers would see a long lower monthly payment, have an easier path to forgiveness and unpaid interest would not be added to a borrowers loan balance. The plan would also reduce payments to zero dollars for borrowers who make less than 30,000 a year. And right now, there are about 8. 5 million federal Student Loan Borrowers already enrolled in a number of repayment plants. This proposal is a path towards a single simplified option. But, it is still unclear when the new plan will be up and running. It has to go through a 30day Public Comment period, and the administration will consider feedback before the plan is finalized. This is all taken shape as Biden Student loan Debt Cancellation plan remains stalled, awaiting the Supreme Court decision. Moral arguments for their case are slated for the end of her. Coming up on the second hour of ayman, some Backroom Deals, with the Kevin Mccarthy agreed t