officials will be holding a press conference later this hour, and we ll of course bring you any detail we learn later this hour. but first most americans have spent at least some of their life living paycheck to paycheck not knowing how or even if they ll be able to pay their bills each month, and now that is not just americans, it is also the country america itself. the entire federal government is one month from being out of cash, and that is not an exaggeration. we re already four months past the debt limit. the treasury has been doing creative accounting to move the money around since then. and now the treasury is the warning the government of the united states could truly, truly be broke by june 1st. if republicans in congress do not raise the debt ceiling in the next 30 days the global economy could collapse. so given the staelks here this should be a relatively straightforward fix, because who would want to use the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge. hopefully we
the president s visit comes as his administration is facing mounting pressure following this, you know, 41-year inflation high that we re seeing and a huge surge in gas prices. the nation s national average for gas, $5.02 a gallon now. all of this as a key inflation measure slowed slightly last month. also this morning, the white house is now confirming that the president will be traveling to the middle east, specifically to israel and saudi arabia, in july. we re also learning his visit will include a meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman. remember, president biden had previously called the kingdom a pariah for its role in the killing of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. that was before he became president. we ll have much more on that in a moment. plus, the january 6th committee is postponing now a hearing that was scheduled for tomorrow. a member of the committee saying this was due to technical issues. we ll be live on capitol hill with
Offduty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder. Accused of trying to shut off the engines mid flight. Here are tonights headlines. Weve got the guy that tried to set the engine out of the cockpit. We will get on the ground. Norah the shocking story of an Alaska Airlines pilot trying to crash a plane full of passengers. The new information just coming in. One of the bloodiest days of the israel hamas war. As a muchneeded aid begins to make its way into gaza. Plus the side of a rare strike in westbank. The Israeli Military says that this was a terrorist compound. But for the community here, they say it was just a house of worship. Norah two more hostages are headed home. What the release means for the more than 200 others still held captive in gaza. There is only one goal, we defeat hamas and bring our people back home. Norah the new details about the conditions of the two american hostages released friday. We speak to their family. Being happy is a privilege that we do not hav
the above and more. democrats in the senate judiciary committee held this hearing today to try and talk about ethics and accountability on the high court and try to suggest some solution. but rather than get into all of that, republicans did this. this is not about trying to upgrade the ability of the court to be more transparent. it s about an effort to destroy the legitimacy of this conservative court. today s hearing is an excuse to sling more mud at an institute. these hearings and the radical left s continued attacks on justice thomas and his wife ginni over the last 31 1/2 years are part of a sustained hateful attempt to discredit an honest man. this is all just a shakedown, nice supreme court you ve got there, america. sure would be a shame if something happened to it. i hope we don t have see
get ahead of the game. not just be reacting to russian demands. so our family has a lot of mixed emotions. we want paul back any way we possibly can, but we also want to make sure that whatever happens doesn t make it even more difficult to get other detainees home. before we go, i just want to ask how you and your other brother, david, are doing, and how are your parents do? this is extremely difficult for everybody involved. this is 3 1/2 years. you know, just imagine a situation where your loved one has been declared, you know, wrongfully detained. they should be let go. and everybody is arguing about what key to use. 31 1/2 years later, your loved one is still sitting in a russian prison. it s heartbreaking. it is indeed heartbreaking. 3 1/2 years. elizabeth, thank you so much for your time. our thoughts are with you and your family. thanks so much, alex. what a meaningful interview,