prevents the worst possible crisis, default for the first time in our american history, economic recession, millions of jobs lost and protects key priorities, accomplishments and values that congressional democrats and i fought long and hard for. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy have a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. we will go through what is in the agreement and the reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. we have new reporting on the evidence that manhattan prosecutors have in the hush money case against former president donald trump. also ahead, the latest from the war in ukraine following the largest drone attack yet by russian forces on kyiv. good morning. it s 8:00 a.m. on the east coast on this monday, may 29th memorial day. i m jonathan lemire. joe, mika and willie will be back with me live tomorrow. let s dive into the news. in washington, a deal has finally been made over the debt ceiling. we have goo
i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. three weeks from election day, and today president biden is putting abortion rights front and center for voters. this afternoon he promised to make roe v wade the law of the land. promising to send a bill to congress to codify the law. they re hoping this could galvanize voters. if you care about the right to choose, then you ve got to vote. that s why in these midterm elections, it s so critical to elect more democrats to keep control of the house of representatives. folks, if we do that, here s the promise i make to you and the american people the first bill i will send to the congress will be to codify roe v. wade. when congress passes it, i ll sign it in january 50 years after roe was first decided as the law of the land. cnn s phil mattingly is at the white house this afternoon. what s behind the strategy here of making abortion a focus of the mid terms. polling is showing that it s not the boost it was a few weeks ago
age. bianca nobilo is at windsor castle for us. this is obviously an emotional day for the royal family. reporter: emotional, historic and poignant. in half an hour s time there will be the final farewell to the late queen elizabeth ii, and that will take place in a private burial ceremony. we have very few details about that, but it just involves the closest members of the royal family. this morning we had the grand funeral in westminster abbey, and then the committal service here in windsor. the queen s beloved wafindsor castle and she will now be buried in the heart of british history, a thousand years of british kings and queens have coalesced around windsor so in the committal service early we saw a process rich in tradition and symbolism. you mentioned the fact that theon and the scepter were removed from the casket, that s parting the queen from her crown for the very last time. the orb represents the divine right of the queen, the scepter, the temporal government
building new bridges, reinvigorating the semiconductor industry and the high inflakes the last year or so. biden s inner circle made the bet that voters will ignore the beltway noise and reward him for getting things done in a bipartisan fashion. thank you so much for starting us off on this hoyle. we really appreciate it. we turn to news this morning in iowa. search and rescue crews are looking for any possible survivors after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed in the town of davenport. according to police, seven people were rescued from the rubble. at this point, it s not clear how many people are unaccounted for. an investigation into the cause of the collapse is already underway. joining us now from downtown davenport, nbc news correspondent shaq brewster. what is the latest there? tough images behind you. reporter: tough images
available. good news for american job seekers, not so much for the fed. chairman jay powell has said he would like to see better balance between job openings and job seekers because of concerns that this labor market could be driving up wages. higher wages could trickle into higher costs. we ll hear from powell when he speaks wednesday afternoon. many investors will be hanging on to his every word. rahel solomon, cnn, new york. inflakes is one of the top issues for u.s. voters. they re bringing out the big names like former u.s. vice president mike pence who was in the key battleground state, georgia, on tuesday to stump for the incumbent governor, republican brian kemp. i m supporting the whole ticket in georgia but i m here for governor brian kemp today. i ve had the privilege to know him before he was governor and