ceiling. a familiar topic, but the circumstances this time are quite different. on friday, janet yellin announced that the united states will hit its debt limit this coming thursday. the debt limit is the maximum amount, according to law, that the federal government can borrow to pay for its obligations, to pay for things start to spend money on. that includes, all of the really important functions of government, everything from air traffic control to medicare and social security payments, congress decides what that limit is. so, secretary yellen wrote to house speaker kevin mccarthy, warning him that it is, quote, critical that congress act in a timely manner, to increase or suspend the debt limit, and quote. she wanted to explain that, quote, filler to meet the governments obligations would cause irreparable harm to the u.s. economy, the livelihoods of all americans, and global financial stability. all of that is true. to be clear, the united states government to fight fal
so did. mom s our and blurry couples early years in boston. i would imagine it was a sweetness to that time. it wasn t very long after they were married, and after they left boston and settled in montgomery. and then for their, until the end of his life in 1968, it was a very public life. that bomb, now the mortal arms entwined, holding each other up, clinging to the dream. thank you to craig often, for sharing that very important story with us. this important night of remembrance and renewal. and on that important note. i wish you, a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late, i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow the full faith and credit of these comments on the line. i think that s a real threat that both sides have to take seriously. tonight s, while we may be just days away from the first genuine crisis caused by the republican-controlled house. then, i don t know about size may not, bu
for the last month. john so it has been a fierce advocate on this issue, and you will not want to miss what he has to say. that is coming up. but first, i want to start tonight with this really weird moment that happened last week at a house hearing. transportation secretary pete pitt a judge was testifying before the house committee, and as you would expect, for several hours, they discussed infrastructure. roads, railways, electric vehicles, energy prices, all the usual stuff. until one republican congressman on the committees suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerds. you re welcome. have a watch. we now have president biden in office for 18 months, and just recently, we now see the mainstream media questioning president biden s mental state and for good reason. sadly, he shakes hands with ghosts, and imaginary people. he falls off bicycles. even at the white house easter celebration, the easter bunny had to guid
uvalde. how school security roundup in the wake of previous mass murders continue to fail and why all of us are concerns about margins keep getting ignored. and as the architects of america s gun crisis meet at the nra convention going all about the potential for congress. why only in the your country, why isn t only in america? why is this exceptionalism so awful? when all in starts right now. . good evening from new york, i m chris hayes what we know happened at ramallah matthew school in uvalde texas is that 90 children and two teachers were shot and killed. they were murdered by an 18-year-old who purchased two weapons as soon as he was legally able. right after his 18th birthday. there s a lot we do not know. in particular, about the timeline of just what happened on tuesday. they re a lot of outstanding questions about when the police arrived at the scene, how long the shooter was in the building, how long it was before he went into the building, what officer did, o
Were in ation room. Illee y back here tomoow, 11 00 a. M. Eastern for cnn newsroom. Of course, 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room, the news continues on cnn right now out front next americas demise, trump predicting the end of the United States as we no, if he loses in november, when do we heard that sort of talk from trump before . Well, it comes is rfk junior or tells me that biden is bigger threat to democracy than trump. Plus global outrage after an israeli strike killed seven aid workers delivering food on behalf of the Chef Jose Andres is organization how could this have happened . When asked the spokeswoman for the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And did trump already violate his gag order by reposting an insult about a new york judges daughter are legal analysts. Ryan goodman says, yes, and people tell you why. So lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront night the last flexion we ever have in america. Trumps words tonight is he campaigns in