Passed a Stopgap Funding Bill that would temporarily keep the government open for 45 days, if signed by president biden. This comes just hours before finding was set to expire, which would have affected millions of americans and their families. Theres lots to get to this hour. Lets bring in nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali, and National Reporter sahill kapoor. And we actually heard Michael Bennett speak on the senate floor. What did he have to say . Thats exactly right. Because you will remember that just a few hours ago, we wondered if senator Michael Bennet of colorado would be the one to hold this whole thing up. And certainly, he did provide a hold for about an hour or so, over the idea that no ukraine funding was included in this continuing resolution. Bennett certainly not the only one who was upset to find that that money was not included here. But what he was able to do, by putting this temporary hold on, was extract from leadership, and both the democratic and re
Lack wardia airport forced to close a terminal. Hundreds of flights canceled. The mayor urging people to stay home and shelter in place. More than 8 inches of rain at jfk airports. Flood watches and warnings across several states at this hour the Government Shutdown. One day left. Kevin mccarthy unable to get a small group of Republicans Rebelling to agree. 3. 5 million americans now. More than half are military families set to go without pay. Air traffic control, border security, the tsa all affected too. Rachel scott live on the hill. Honoring senator Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer. The first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco. The first woman elected to the senate from california. Democrats and republicans paying tribute. And we remember the historic moment in San Francisco when the mayor was killed. Feinstein was there. The major news from georgia tonight and what could this mean for former President Trump. Tonight the first plea deal in the Georgia Election interference cas
Pouring into subways and busses. Laguardia airport forced to close a terminal. The mayor urging people to stay home and shelter in place. More than 8 inches of rain at jfk airport. Flood watches and warning across several states at this hour. Rob marciano timing this out. The Government Shutdown. One day left, no deals. Speaker Kevin Mccarthy unable to it a small group of Republicans Rebelling americans, some military families set to go without pay. Honoring senator Dianne Feinstein. A trailblazer, the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco, the first woman elect to the senate from california. Democrats and republicans paying tribute. And we remember that historic moment in San Francisco when the mayor was killed. Feinstein was there. The major news from Georgia Tonight, and what could this mean for former President Trump . Tonight, the first plea deal in the Georgia Election interference case against trump and 18 alleged coconspirators. One of the defendants today now pleading
Illegal attempt to silence their candidate client. So, what happens now . And the new groundbreaking and long awaited findings that prove once and for all the mysterious condition known as long covid is a real biological illness. What that means for the millions of americans who are suffering and for the chances of one day finding a cure. But we start in michigan where President Biden is set to do what no american president has done before. Walk the picket lines, in a conspicuous show of support for autoworkers and by extension with unions and middle class americans nationwide. It is a stark break from past president s and even bidens own strategy in past disputes. Were staying neutral, which is considered critical to steering negotiations. But the political opportunity here may have been just too good to pass up. President biden getting the chance to do three things at once, lock down votes in the must win state of michigan, boost its poll numbers among American Workers, and launch a
negotiations. he s also hinting they may also right past that june 1st deadline, and just in, a group of 35 hard line republicans sent a letter to speaker mccarthy today calling for additional demands in the debt ceiling talks and floating a new strategy. part of a pressure campaign to pull the debt ceiling deal as far right as possible. already, the economists at fitch have issued a stark warning say the u.s. may face a credit downgrade because of increased political partisanship they say is hindering a resolution. to make matters worse, the house is about to recess with millions of jobs on the line and the global economy in the balance. today lawmakers are kicking off their long holiday weekend. must be nice, jim. it will be an interesting holiday weekend. must be sad for folks watching the economy closely. let s discuss the stalemate with senator mitch mcconnell, co-leader of the national tax