i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. five men, one job, averting economic disaster on a global scale. will the participants in today s white house meeting recognize those incredibly high stakes and get something done? or will political partisanship push the u.s. economy closer to a first ever default. plus, tens of thousands of people arrested at the border, trying to get in before title 42 expires. thousands more waiting to get in. we ll get the latest from the border and have my conversation with one man who knows full well the politics and the passion associated with the immigration fight. that s coming up. and just days after that mass shooting in a mall, republican lawmakers in texas do something shocking, advancing gun reform legislation. but does it have any real hope of becoming law? so lots to get to. we start with a critical test for our government, to see whether the people in charge can steer the country away from an economic disast
Yesterday, Fighting Away tears, called a close friend. Today im hurt. And im hurting. And i know so many people out there are as well. Another investigation into the who and the why. Another set of questions, like why did a 25yearold Bank Employee bring horror to his own workplace . Why did he live stream it . And why was his Weapon Of Choice an ar15, like so many other shooters before him . And now another conversation about gun violence and reform. A conversation well continue in just moments with Congressman Morgan Nicardi who represents louisville The Big Question once again, will this cycle end the same way as all the rest before with nothing changed whatsoever also this morning, back in action, one of the two black tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state house last week is back at work. There he is, justin jones. How soon could his other ousted colleague be back there with him . And the race to keep a popular Abortion Pill on the market, the doj now appealing a controversial
even a brief default would cause the country half 1 million jobs, according to the council. if there is no default, dragging negotiations out until the last minute could cause 200,000 jobs. some argue president biden could act unilaterally by provoking a provision and the 13th amendment. other question the legality of such a move. in the exclusive interview with stephanie ruhle, the president didn t take the option off the table. i am not there yet, and here s the deal. i think that, first of all, this is not your father s republican party. this is a different group. and i think that we have to make it clear to the american people, that i m prepared to negotiate in detail with their budget. how much are going to spend, how much you re going to tax, where can we cut. for example, in the first years of my administration i cut the death by 1.7 trillion dollars. 1.7, more than anyone s done in history. their budget goes in and, there is no possible that they can pass their budg
global health emergency, but the declaration comes with a warning. on wall street, the dow jumps 400 points this morning with good news from the banking industry, and a jobs report that beat most expectations. overnight, a major twist in one of the bloodiest fights in ukraine, in a furious announcement posted online, the head of russia s wagner mercenary group threatens to pull his troops out of bakhmut next week. at the southern border, officials say more than 2,000 migrants a day are now apprehended, just in the rio grande valley area. we re live with new video of just how desperate the situation is for men, women and children as the secretary of homeland security visits the area. and now to breaking news, the world health organization making a major announcement about the status of the covid-19 pandemic. the director general says more than a year now the pandemic has been on a downward trend and that the emergency committee that has been analyzing the data recommen
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with melissa murray in for ari starts right now. hi, nicolle thank you so much. welcome to the beat. we re tracking breaking news out of tennessee these are pictures of celebrations in nashville, tennessee. just moments ago, the national metro council voted to reappointment justin jones jones was one of the two lawmakers expelled last week after protesting for tougher gun laws here is the moment that the council voted to reappointment him. justin jones has been elected as the interim successor for the vacant seat of tennessee house district 52, pursuant to the state law and the rule of governing a metropolitan council. jones is expected to retake his seat in the legislature tonight. and the legislature is gathering into session this hour so we could see justin jones dramatic return to the floor secondly, later this week, a different local council in the