first, herschel walker, starting with what is true. in his college, he accomplished what most can only dream of, he s a three-time player of the year with a national championship and heisman trophy to his name. he played pro ball for some of the best teams in the league, competed in the 1992 winter olympics and the last administration, co-chaired the president s council on physical fitness and sports. all of that in short to say that he s plenty to be proud of. among those accomplishments, though, is not a degree from the university of georgia, because he never graduated. he s claimed he was a high school valedictorian. he wasn t. and he suggested he was an fbi agent. i spent time at quantico at the fbi training school. y all know i was an agent? he wasn t. he did claim he was joking. this year, when his comments were reported, his campaign did not tell the newspaper that he was joking. in any case, claiming nonexistent ties to law enforcement is a familiar refrain of his
i after spawn to that. i am a police officer. at the same time mr. walker, mr. walker, excuse me mr. walker. i need you to let you know that you are very well aware of the rules tonight. you have a prop, that is not allowed sir. i ask you to put that prop away. it s not a prop, this is real. he says that i have a prop. mister walker, excuse me sir, you are very well. again, this is familiar territory for walker, claiming ties that you don t exist. here is what he told nbc s christian in a new interview. where is this one from? this is from my hometown, this is from johnson county, from the sheriff of johnson county which is a legit that. this batch, give me the right, let me finish, if anything happened in this county of the right to work with the police if anything is done. does that have a resting authority or it is a honorary badge? they can call me i have one of those two, it is honorary, it has no power actually. he added, i working on enforcement
ceiling. a familiar topic, but the circumstances this time are quite different. on friday, janet yellin announced that the united states will hit its debt limit this coming thursday. the debt limit is the maximum amount, according to law, that the federal government can borrow to pay for its obligations, to pay for things start to spend money on. that includes, all of the really important functions of government, everything from air traffic control to medicare and social security payments, congress decides what that limit is. so, secretary yellen wrote to house speaker kevin mccarthy, warning him that it is, quote, critical that congress act in a timely manner, to increase or suspend the debt limit, and quote. she wanted to explain that, quote, filler to meet the governments obligations would cause irreparable harm to the u.s. economy, the livelihoods of all americans, and global financial stability. all of that is true. to be clear, the united states government to fight fal
so did. mom s our and blurry couples early years in boston. i would imagine it was a sweetness to that time. it wasn t very long after they were married, and after they left boston and settled in montgomery. and then for their, until the end of his life in 1968, it was a very public life. that bomb, now the mortal arms entwined, holding each other up, clinging to the dream. thank you to craig often, for sharing that very important story with us. this important night of remembrance and renewal. and on that important note. i wish you, a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late, i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow the full faith and credit of these comments on the line. i think that s a real threat that both sides have to take seriously. tonight s, while we may be just days away from the first genuine crisis caused by the republican-controlled house. then, i don t know about size may not, bu
i m beeianna golodryga. first if ukraine, another brutal wave of russian attacks across kyiv. explosions heard across the capital are civilians are urged to shelter after a barrage of kamikaze attacks. a pregnant woman was killed. those attacks involving drones and cruise missiles that targeted critical infrastructure, cutting powner some areas. and in china, a third term as the leader of the ruling community party. in his address xi bluntly threatened to seize control of taiwan by force if necessary. that line receiving the biggest applause of his two-hour speech. we ll have more on that speech in just a moment. latest wave of attacks on kyiv. our reports are standing by. let s begin with clarissa ward in kyiv. and clarissa, i want to talk more about the attacks but i want our viewers to look at what you saw firsthand this morning. this is quite clearly a residential building. we have already seen one body being removed from here. we also saw another elderly woman being