video campaign offering russians a secure way to safely share secrets about the war in ukraine. inside that strategy, next. and the critical meeting in the next 60 minutes between president biden and kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. what we just learned from an influential member of congress. our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments for us. let s start at the white house where against backdrop of a slightly nervous wall street, that high level, high stakes meeting is about to get underway with the full faith and credit of the u.s. at stake. monica alba joins us with more. so, monica, what is the white house saying ahead of this meeting? well, much like last week when we were in this exact position, chris, when the president had invited the top congressional leaders to come to the oval office for this meeting, remember that white house officials lowered expectations, saying there wouldn t be a major breakthrough as a result of this meeting. we ar
it is 4:00 new york. it is not every day that a former president of the united states is in a courthouse. much less as a defendant in the case that threatens to bring down the entire brand that he used to propel himself into office in the first place. today, donald trump was back in court in the $250 million civil fraud trial in new york. before walking in, trump lashed out as he so often does at the judge, the trial, at the new york attorney general who brought the lawsuit. he did not mention judge engoron s clerk, who has been a frequent target of his, he remains under a gag order that prohibits him from talking about court staff. inside the courtroom, accounting expert eli bartov took the stand and testified that in his expert opinion the attorney general s claims of a years long pattern of fraud, manipulating the values of trump s real estate assets were baseless. there is no evidence whatsoever for any accounting fraud, he said. dold trump was reportedly visibly pleased.
UK Considers How To Boost Security After Parliament Member Stabbing : Rashtra News David Amess was knifed repeatedly in an attack on Friday during a meeting in a church. (File)London: Britain is considering a number of options to boost the security of lawmakers after a parliamentarian was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents,
i don t see them giving every member of a congressional staff a security detail. so short of that, what options for security do they have? sadly increasingly it s looking like a choice we have to make. we can either have unfettered access to our elected lawmakers and their staff or we can have security for our elected lawmakers and their staff. but sadly, we can t have both. so it s time to make some changes about the way we access our lawmakers and it s not going to be popular. but until we figure out the budget necessary and get overtime for police officers in every district office for every member of congress and we get all kinds of panic alarms. very expensive equipment for everywhere. we ve got to change the way we access our law make rs. it s time to consider now appointment only access at the field and district office level. you go online, you make an appointment. you state your case.
A live picture now from texas where one of the survivors of the allen mall shooting is expected to talk about his harrowing brush with death and his recovery from critical injuries. you see him there. his name is urban walker. he is in the wheelchair. a nurse and trauma doctor are also going to share their accounts of treating patients from the attack. eight people were killed when a gunman opened fear on the mall including three children. meantime in new mexico, at least three people are dead and six more wounded including two police officers after police say a teen suspect opened fire randomly on monday. the 18-year-old gunman was confronted by police anned killed on the scene. the suspect has multiple weapons including an ar style rifle but a motive remains unclear. growing concerns on capitol hill. just 24 hours after the bat wielding attacker put two congressional staffers in the hospital. do these folks need better security and what options are out there? we re back in 60 secon