that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yesterday. i want to be progress again today, and i want to be able to solve this problem. now speaker mccarthy has been given more time to solve this problem. treasury secretary janet yellen said today the protected debt ceiling deadline is now june 5th. in a letter to congressional leaders, secretary yellen wrote, during the week of june 5th, treasury is schedul
allegations in a civil lawsuit that he raped her and defamed her. his strong denial and what he says about carroll, a photo with her and his wife and a infamous comment he made about women. the state puts the execution of an oklahoma death row innate on hold. my interview with richard glossip was set to be his last. instead, relief for supporters. their reaction the moment the news came in. the war in ukraine. why a russian mercenary group is threatening to quit fighting in a key city. its ultimatum to russia. is the u.s. ready for more migrants expected to come to the southern border? we put the question to the homeland security secretary. more good news about, jobs but the new warning from president biden about a potential government default. will birth control pills soon be available over the counter? the fda set to consider it. and the coronation of king charles now just hours away. thousands filling the streets for a royal ritual not seen in 70 years. annou
for more migrants expected to come to the southern border? we put the question to homeland security secretary. more good news about jobs but the new warning from president biden about a potential government default. will birth control pills soon be available over-the-counter the fda set to consider it. and the coronation of king charles now just hours away. thousands filling the streets for a royal ritual not seen in 70 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. former president trump has not testified in the civil lawsuit in which a writer accuses him of raping her more than 20 years ago and then defaming her by saying she made up the allegation but today a video deposition given by mr. trump was made public for the first time in it the former president strongly denies the accusations, intense questioning from e. jean carroll s lawyer. mr. trump was also asked about comments he made about women in that infamous
be able to have them. you can t tip them on the credit card, it s 2023, why can t i put a tip on my credit card? because the workers at this store decided that they want to be unionized. i was struck today to see the photo of the line to get into this hearing. most hearings happen, there s not a huge thing. this was an enormous time. highly consequential. thanks as always. thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. this is the ukrainian city of bakhmut, or what is left of it. prior to russia s invasion last year, it was a small, relatively unremarkable city of about 75,000 people. it is now one of the most important cities in the war. for seven straight months, ukrainian forces have held back move while being attacked by russian forces from three different directions. it s the longest continual battle of the war so far, and thought to be europe s deadliest land battle since world war ii. western intelligence agencies said that russia has taken 20 to 30,000 cas
vietnam that s, you couldn t ask for anything and you better. fulfilling a marine motto, always faithful. harry smith, nbc news, florida. my dad who served in that called me this morning, and ask me to acknowledge this day, and i m grateful that we are. because we are grateful today, and every day for the service and sacrifice of our military and their families. on that note, i wish you all a very good night from washington d.c.. from all our colleagues across the networks of nbc, thank you for staying up, i will see you at the end of tomorrow. at the end of tomo thanks to r joining us this, hour i m ali velshi in for alex tonight. this is the ukrainian city of bakhmut, or what is left of it anyway. prior to russia s invasion last year, but was a small relatively unremarkable city of about 75,000 people. now it is one of the most important cities in the war. for seven straight months, ukrainian forces have held back move while being attacked by russian forces from th