worshippers, but also that he did so specifically because they were jewish, he did so in a truly horrific way. we did learn new details, today just about how violent and seemingly intentional this shooting was. prosecutors said that robert bowers went through the synagogue, methodically going room to room, and in their words hunting jewish worshippers. now after a while, law enforcement did come, in swat teams engaged in a shootout with mr. bowers, they were able to get him to surrender. it was during that point when he was why are you doing this? why did you do this? and the prosecution said the response was, quote, all jews need to die. are killing our kids. so that is really what the prosecution is saying. now alison, i should, say the defense in this, case they are not disputing the case that robert bowers killed these 11 people, the defense said that these actions were incomprehensible, and inexcusable. there is no question that it was a planned attack. that main defen
hello and welcome to this special memorial day edition of inside politics. i m manu raju in for john king in washington. the president marking this memorial day at a stop at the tomb of the unknown soldier and thanking troops who gave their last measure of devotion to the country they serve. plus a debt deal. the stext of the deal is now ou. they must find a goldilocks rolled to get it to the president s desk. and chris sununu says he ll decide soon on a 2024 run but is the field already too crowded for anyone not named donald trump. first, a salesmanship test for the president the of the united states and the house speaker. n they struck a deal but now comes the hard part. the president must convince democrats he didn t give away too much. this morning new optimism that the middle out strategy will get enough members onboard to push the deal across the finish line. but there are already loud complaints too. progressives say the president opened up the door to draconi
news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, bulls eye, the direct hit to retail giant target. it stopped on a downward slide following the pride merchandise controversy. and rescue plan, the demolition is now on pause as the search continues for two people possibly left inside that iowa apartment building after the horrific partial collapse. we ve got a live report on the ground in davenport. also, quote, i expected to die. the powerful words from a rabbi during the pittsburgh tree of life synagogue shooting trial. we ll bring you the latest from that second day of testimony. plus, in just the last few minutes, the house officially took up the fiscal responsibility act, also known as the debt ceiling bill with the first round of votes expected in the next 90 minutes. where things stand on the hill right now. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and i want to begin ri
they vote on it. that vote is tentatively scheduled for wednesday. and breaking, just now, two gop sources tell nbc news that conservatives are balking at the agreement. conservative members of congress in both the house and senate, along with conservative outside groups are plotting ways to gum a passage of the bill or add amendments to make it more appealing to hard-liners. a source familiar with the talks said. i want to bring in jen psaki, former white house press secretary, and host of inside with jen psaki, here on msnbc. she joins us by phone now. jim, what an evening. hi michael. hey, how are you. welcome, thank you so much. i m great. these deals are always saturday night. i know right? this is what we do. the white house has to be, i think at this moment, not pleased, but very comfortable. relieved. yeah, relieved with what they are. can you give us a sense of what you re hearing from your white house sources, and help frame for our audience how they sh
work requirements. but a lot of democrats say those work requirements are a red line. it could cost swing seat lawmakers in 2024 they warn. democrats say this whole crisis is manufactured, the only reason it is a problem is because republicans needed a political ax to swing at the democratic president they argue pointing to matt gaetz. he admitted they say, he called the debt ceiling his, quote, hostage. punch bowl has reported hakeem jeffries is conveying that message to the white house while also assuring house dems the white house is listening. at the same time punch bowl says jeffries is warning the white house they can t assume that they will have the 80 to 100 democratic votes they will need. so let s ask again as it becomes increasingly likely that kevin mccarthy and president biden will come to a deal, who can they count on to vote for it? joining me now is kayla tausche and also garrett haake. so kayla, where is the president going this weekend, is he going to camp d