at this hour, you might remember this image of the man behind me, kicking his feet up on then house speaker nancy pelosi s desk during the capitol riots so how many years will he be spending behind bars for his actions on january 6th. that s next. and the horrific words the suspect said at the scene after deliberately crashing into the white house barrier monday night allegedly telling authorities he admired nazis and wanted to quote kill the president. plus, speed bump, with just eight days left before a potential default, one official tells nbc news that house speaker kevin mccarthy and his team refuse to negotiate with the white house, and then another meeting gets scheduled there. so where do things stand right now? we ve got a live report. also, the potential real world fallout if a deal is not reached by june 1st. what one veteran s group says is their primary concern. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. i want to begin right the
warn you. we won t show the moment that walker is shot, but this footage is still disturbing and might be difficult for people to watch. here it is now. police say walker s car had been involved in a police chase the day before, but it s unclear what that traffic violation on monday was for when walker drove off, when they tried to pull him over. police also reported a gunshot from his car during their pursuit. you cannot see the angle of walker s vehicle or the gunshot. walker s family lawyer says it is unclear if he accidentally fired the gun. now, eventually police say walker ran from his car wearing a ski mask and officers say they first tried to use tasers on him which did not work. they eventually opened fire after police said walker stopped and appeared to turn quickly toward them. but just yesterday during a press conference, akron police chief made the crucial clarification that walker was unarmed at the moment of the shooting. as you could see in the video, there
down. video circulating online showing smoke rising near the plant, where authorities today confirmed a fire. president biden speaking to president zelenskyy, voicing concerns, and what experts fear about the possibility of a reactor meltdown. britt clennett on the ground in ukraine. the flash flood threat moves east. millions on alert in the deep south. from eastern texas to the florida panhandle. parts of mississippi and alabama seeing two to three inches of rain per hour. a day after record-breaking downpours turned roads into rivers. forcing evacuations from an assisted living facility in mississippi. trevor ault in the storm zone. rob marciano timing it all out. a major move on climate change by california. banning the sale of new cars powered only by gas by 2035. the first state in the nation to do so. is this the beginning of the end for the combustion engine? the fallout from the firing of the controversial uvalde school police chief. pete arredondo now fighting
it. also this hour, president biden talking with brittney greiner s wife. we ll talk about how the president is getting ready to respond to greiner herself today. and an interview with the d.a. running the investigation with possible election interference in georgia. what she s saying about more subpoenas, including whether to issue one to donald trump. my job is to make sure that we get all the facts, that we get the information, that the grand jury can do their job and that i can make a decision. reporter: might we see a subpoena of the former president himself? more of that later in the show. i m hallie jackson in for katy tur. joining us, dasha burns, who is outside chicago for us, investigative correspondent tom winter and former federal prosecutor and legal analyst paul butler. dasha, let me start with you. the suspect in court today after the seven murder charges, first degree murder charges were filed against him. a lot of new details coming out just this mornin
who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee. cnn has learned both instances the committee presented as examples of possible witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday were directed at their witness, cassidy hutchinson. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that attempting the influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents