sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp going airborne what we know about the driver. and the hero on mount everest. the incredible rare rescue, a sherpa literally carrying a sick climber down on his back announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester we begin tonight with breaking news as two major stories are are playing out right now which coul shape the political landscape for years to come tonight, that critical vote in the house of representatives finally passing. it is the up an unusual bipartisan push from president biden and speaker mccarthy, wrangling enough members from both parties to pass it we have major developments in the 2024 race for president
that elected us. and thes bing i can say or that i think can be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse. that was republican senator mike lee and then independent senator bernie sanders sharing their pretty negative opinions on that debt ceiling deal, which is now headed to their chamber. we ll go through the tight time line the senate now has to get this bill to president biden s desk ahead of default. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis is ramping up up his criticism of donald trump after taking heat from the former president for months, and that comes as two more prominent republicans are ready to jump into the 2024 race. we ll look at the impact chris christie and mike pence may have on the growing field. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 1st. we are in june. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with a big deal on capitol hill. the house
aisle coming out against it. the nation could default within days. also tonight, the battle heating up for the republican presidential nomination. two big names, former vice president mike pence and chris christie, now set to jump it as florida governor ron desantis takes his toughest shots yet at donald trump. the search for survivors in that partially collapsed apartment building in iowa. tonight, you ll hear from the families holding out hope amid the rubble as the woman who was rescued after being trapped for 27 hours speaks out. plus, the pets just rescued. out-of-control wildfires in canada. why they re triggering air quality warnings in the u.s. this just in, the sitcom star convicted of rape in a case that put his religion, scientology, on trial, as well. nasa weighing in on videos of suspected ufos. we ll show you what they said about these giant orbs flying across the sky. the wild video from a georgia highway. this car launching off a tow truck s ramp g
i m not sure what it was, but it sounded urgent. anyway, do not pretend you re not glad to see me. it s almost 2023, which means two things. one, i will build enough to rent a car. and to joe biden will be halfway through his presidency. [cheers and applause] so, before the ball drops like joe following up biker bicycle. let us talk about how he is finishing 2022. on wednesday, president biden president biden welcome ukrainian will relay to the white house, assuring him u.s. support in the fight against russia. so thanks he gave friday and a ukrainian cross from interior merit which biden called undeserved much appreciated. which, i think is the same thing joe said after he got elected. [laughter] bought, might ve been the most normal movement of the administration that having in the past week. take for instance the citic court or a job support. they claimed that they added more than 1 million jobs between march and june. and that s not including the hundred and 40 replacemen