lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. this morning new pressure on ron desantis after a stumble at the starting line. the florida governor looking to reframe the narrative today after his 2024 rollout on twitter was marred by tech issues. the desantis team spinning it as a victory. we had a huge audience. it did it was the biggest they d ever had. it did break the twitter space, and so we re really excited with the enthusiasm. his critics had a different take, trump jr. calling it a de-saster. president biden sending out a fund-raising tweet with the caption, this link works. the question today, how does desantis rebound? plus, a warning of financial armageddon, a top agency putting the u.s. credit rating on watch for a possible downgrade with debt ceiling talks coming down to the wire. how an actual downgrade could impact everything from home buying to credit cards even as members of congress prepare to leave town for a long weekend. sentencing for stewart rhodes, the
But today a powerful moment of unity and silence. [ no audio ] Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman in the senate and a champion nor gun control and gender rights dies at the age of 90. The emotional tributes bridge a divided washington. The tension and the impact as any hope of averting a Government Shutdown is looking bleaker by the hour amid republican infighting. A key vote failing in the house today. And breaking in new york the State Of Emergency as torrential rains trigger flash floods, roadways and subways inundated. It is a nightmare for commuters. And the Breaking News for michigan the uaw president called for an additional 7,000 autoworkers to go on strike. Or nbc News Reporters are following all the latest developments and we begin in washington with Rare Displace of raw emotion after the death of legendary senator Dianne Feinstein. Ryan nobles is following this for us. What are you hearing today, ryan . Reporter well, chris, you were right, you described it perfectl
and some of america s billionaires once critical of trump are now flocking back. the question is why. and unicef spokesman recounts the horrendous incident he witnessed as he was delivering critical aid in gaza. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s do it. in europe, the generations fear of the far right appears to be slipping. that s the top line from this week you elections although the continent centrist coalition is set to retain power radical right parties without makeup the second-biggest block in the european parliament. in germany, a blow to u.s. ally chancellor olaf scholz after the anti-immigration and anti- muslim party alternative for germany beat his social democratic party and last week s boat. and that was after the party pompously candidate sparked a major scandal saying last month that members of the nazi ss were not necessarily criminal. and such a humiliating defeat to give president emmanuel macron centrist renaissance party that the french leader responded by call
all right, that s going to do it for us tonight. in europe, the generations old fear of the far right appears to be slipping. that is the top line from this week s eu elections. setting to retain power and radical right parties will now make up the second biggest block in the european parliament. in germany, a blow to u.s. ally after the anti-immigration and anti-muslim party alternative for germany beat his social democratic party in last week s vote. that was after the parties lead candidate sparked a major scandal saying last month that the members were not necessarily criminals. in france, right wing s national party delivered a defeat the french leader responded by calling for a stop election. a risky move that could inflict further losses. both personally and for the president s party. the news overseas, mainly sparked headlines here at home speculate over what the far right victory could mean for our elections in november. theorizing that the blocked success could fo
now, local radio, a friend of mine sent me a clip from virginia today. the local conservative radio there was ripping him a new one, and so you ve got this sort of dynamic space that is already not necessarily bought into desantis. remember, desantis is a political creature of the billionaire donor class of the gop, not from the grass roots. there is not a grass roots orientation about him, and that sets up that dynamic that we re to see play out between the moneyed interest and the established political interest versus what trump owns, which is the folks who actually go out, work, volunteer, and vote in republican primaries. dasha burns, former florida congresswoman val demings, and michael steele, thank you to all