fighting in that country we have the very latest on the deadly conflict and what could be next for thousands of americans who are still over there. plus, we ve got new polling on the 2024 presidential election how voters are feeling about president joe biden s re-election campaign as well as donald trump s mounting legal issues. and also ahead, what we can expect on capitol hill this week as the house is expected to vote on speaker kevin mccarthy s plan to raise the debt ceiling. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 24th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us and we ll begin this morning with the developing news out of northeast africa the united states has evacuated and temporarily closed its embassy in sudan as conflict grows in that country. fighting between warring military factions in the capital has killed hundreds and thousands of citizens are still there. they re still remaining in the country. nbc news
he says its for good. a very warm welcome to the programme. the death of tyre nichols and the appalling events that led to a tap reverberated far beyond memphis. that much is clear from the global media coverage of today s funeral and those who sat in the congregation. vice president kamala harris was there, the rev. al sharpton delivered the eulogy. and also present a growing roster of black men and women who know the pain the family is going through. the brother of george floyd, the mother of breonna taylor. here s part of what they heard let may be clear. we understand that there are concerns about public safety. are needs to deal with crime. but you don t fight crime by becoming criminals yourself. as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress pass the george floyd justice in policing act. joe biden will sign it. and we should not delay, and we will not be denied. it is non negotiable. the family hope the anger and the grief will be channelled into somet
big day, unexpected and significant? absolutely. cassidy hutchinson has long been considered one of the most consequential witnesses for the january 6th committee due to her approximatety to trump many chief of staff mark meadows and therefore to critical events and conversations surrounding january 6. now, the committee has not released the topic of today s hearing, but the rush to get the hearing happening today shows just how important they believe this testimony could be. her testimony has rattled capitol hill. are you aware of any reporter: once a top aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson is now a key witness in the house january 6 investigation. giving hours of testimony in multiple sessions. mr. gaetz and mr. brooks, and a handful of members that weren t at the december 21st meeting asked for preemptive pardons. mr. gaetz did. reporter: at times surfing a. hutchinson s accuracy proving critical. you hear those at the w
one-on-one with vice president kamala harris. her take as such a pivotal decision divides the nation. and the cost of living. a closer look at sky-high rent prices and the crippling effect on so many people just trying to get by. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead. and fallout from the monumental supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. today, a portrait of an increasingly divided america. at least ten states now have effectively banned abortion with varying exceptions or none at all. another handful of states are expected to enact bans in the coming days and weeks. meanwhile, abortion rights activists are launching new legal challenges on the state level while democratic governors are promising to expand abortion access and protect people who travel there for care. a fourth day of protests is planned in cities across the country today after a weekend of marches, rallies, and at times violent demonstratio
dollars. all of this coming as the biden administration has pushed the kremlin to accept an offer they put on the table in june to get griner home. offering to swap griner and another american, paul whelan, for viktor bout, an arms smuggler serving a 25-year sentence in the united states. so far, russia has not agreed. they should have accepted it weeks ago when we first made it. it was an earnest attempt to see if we could get outcomes here. we are still going to keep making the attempts. reporter: as for where the efforts stand now, administration officials say the ball is in russia s court. all while her family, teammates and support percent in the united states turn up the pressure to get her home. griner s agents saying today that getting a deal done will be harped but calling it urgent. her team saying they will not allow her to be forgotten and lawmakers urging the administration to bolster the offer. there is nothing we schanot do short of impacting the national