must approve raising the debt ceiling or the country could default on its financial obligations. it has until the first ofjune to sign an agreement or the us could face an economic catastrophe. in an economic catastrophe. in “ust an economic catastrophe. in just over two weeks the united states could run out of money to pay its debts. the consequences of breaching the debt limit would be catastrophic for the country. and there is pressure on democrats and republicans to make a deal beforejune first. us presidentjoe biden spoke about the debt ceiling negotiations before leaving for the g7 summit injapan, a trip he is cutting short to get back to washington to continue the talk. i to washington to continue the talk. . . . to washington to continue the talk. ., . ., ., talk. i made clear that enable sad again. talk. i made clear that enable sad again, america talk. i made clear that enable sad again, america is - talk. i made clear that enable sad again, america is not - t
americas diplomatic personne from the u.s. embassy in the capital city of khartoum there are still thousands of private american citizens stuc amid the fighting. we re following the stor closely. going to bring in the latest throughout the next two hours. mike pence is finally come out strongly against donald trum on one key issue, not the on you think. we ll get the latest from iowa where they both spoke to conservative evangelicals last night. for today s meeting of the velshi banned book club, we re paying tribute to the public library. once a community fixture, safe haven to explore differen worlds and learn new ideas, it has become the battleground fo the ideological fight over books. nowhere are libraries unde greater threat than in texas that s where we re heading t talk to shirley robinson executive director of the texa library association about th fight for the freedom to redeveloped she starts now it is sunday april 23rd, i m ali velshi we begin with the republican
a good muslim boy like me is o tv tonight, because this is th end of ramadan this is a very very importan and holy night for muslims, wh my ntv, and why am i - all the other muslims took the day off. not in my case my front, i right there with you you have saved me mom, if you re watching this, see? anything to help your parents. good to see you my friend they take care first the breaking news o the night. the supreme court is allowin most commonly used abortio pill in america mifepristone t a widely available nbc news reports quote the court decision means women can still obtain mifepristone by mail, use it at home, and used up to ten weeks into pregnancy as litigation continues in the lower court. the generic version of the truck all also continue to b available. the case will now go back to the fifth circuit for oral arguments before a three judge panel on may 17th. nothing will chang mifepristone s ability - availability in the interim. later in the hour, i m g
alex will be back here nex week, of course, you can catch my show ayman here on and on nbc saturdays at 8 pm, sundays at nine eastern, it s now time to head over to my friend fo the last word. he s filling in for lawrence good evening ali i m so happy to see you i m always happy to see you as you know, but i m uniquely happy to see you tonight because, i ve been on tv for probably 30 years and i believ that my parents watch me every time i m on tv, so i suspect they re watching right now, an i was going to have to explain to my mother after the show wh a good muslim boy like me is o tv tonight, because this is th end of ramadan this is a very very importan and holy night for muslims, wh am i on tv, and why am i - all the other muslims took the day off. not in my case my friend, i m right there with you you have saved me mom, if you re watching this, see? anything to help your parents. good to see you my friend they take care first the breaking news o the night. th
court tonight. issuing an order that protects broad access to the abortion pill but this thing is far from over that decision coming down just hours in before midnight deadline it blocks a lower court ruling that would have limited access even in states where abortio remains legal. the states will continue t play out in the fifth circui court of appeals tonight planned parenthood issued a statement saying they will, quote, continue to fight so that everyone can make thei own decisions about thei bodies, their lives, and their futures. earlier this evening the forme head of planned parenthood sai this this case should have never been taken there is zero evidence that th fda made a stake in this case. there is not about the healt and safety for women was all about politics according to the guttmacher institute, these pills are use on more than half of all u.s abortions. president biden responding t the decision tonight, saying h will continue to fight attacks on women south