default. that was senate majority leader chuck schumer late last night after his chamber passed the debt ceiling bill. we ll have more on that vote and the continuing fallout in the house over the agreement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis seizes on a potential weakness in donald trump s third presidential bid while both men campaign in iowa. and also ahead a rough moment for president biden at a graduation ceremony, which will fuel more questions about his age as he seeks a second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with an official deal in washington. the senate passed the biden-mccarthy debt ceiling bill last night in a rare bipartisan act in the capitol. the move ensures the united states will not default on its debt after weeks and weeks of uncertainty. the final vote was 63 yeas to 36 nays with more democrats voting for the deal than
friend. as if i don t enjoy working? we do, and that s what we will keep undoing. thank you, maybe. goodnight. it s anger into action. that s with the oversight chair carolyn maloney says she hopes to achieve next week during a hearing, were survivors and parents a few things in uvalde and buffalo will tell american lawmakers their stories. nbc news reports that on wednesday, the committee will hear testimony from the net everhart, whose son, zaire goodman, was injured at the top supermarket in buffalo, as well as from uvalde s soul pediatrician, roy guerrero, and felix and kimberly rubio, whose daughter lexi was killed at robb elementary school. maya so rio, who covered herself in a murdered classmates blood and lay dead to survive will also share her story with lawmakers. tonight, the white house was lit in orange in honor of gun violence awareness day. the families in uvalde are still demanding answers, as we learn stunning new details about why police waited ove
it s anger into action. that s what the oversight chair carolyn maloney says she hopes to achieve next week during hearing, were survivors and parents of victims eovaldi and buffalo will tell american lawmakers their stories. nbc news reports that on wednesday, the committee will hear testimony from the zeneta everhart, whose son, zaire goodman, was injured at the tops supermarket in buffalo, as well as from uvalde s sole pediatrician, roy guerrero, and felix and kimberly rubio, whose daughter lexi was killed at robb elementary school. miah cerrillo, who covered herself in a murdered classmate s blood and lay dead to survive, will also share her story with lawmakers. tonight, the white house was lit in orange in honor of gun violence awareness day. the families in uvalde are still demanding answers, as we learn stunning new details about why police waited over an hour before confronting the shooter, while students frantically called 9-1-1, pleading for help. texas state sen
more school age children have died from guns than on-duty police officers and active duty military combined. think about that. more kids than on-duty cops killed by cops, more kids than old engin soldiers killed by guns. for igod s sake, how much more carnage will we accept? it is time to do our part, time to act for the children we ve lost. the children we can save. for the nation we love. let s hear the call and the cry, let s meet the moment, let us finally do something. speaking of doing something, senate debate has gun. and danie daniella diaz will be us, but let s start with jasmine wright. the president is explicitly calling on lawmakers not just do something, but he has meat on the bones, he has specifics. reporter: yeah, the president outlined a wish list of sorts specific spinnings that he wants conditioning to take up. and he started with assault weapons. he called to restaretaught the assault weapons ban and also banning high capacity magazines. and if congres
victims of gun violence from every u.s. state and territory. my fellow americans, enough. enough. it s time for each of us to do our part. it s time to act. for the children we ve lost, the children we can save, for the nation we love. let s hear the call and the cry. let s meet the moment. let us finally do something. the president laid down a marker to expected opposition from republican lawmakers. don t tell me raising the age won t make a difference. enough. my god, the fact that the majority of the senate republicans don t want any of these proposals, even to be gate debated or come up with a vote i find unconscionable. let s talk about the specifics of what the president laid out last night. tom foreman is here with that. again, some very specific plans put forth, tom. yeah, a lot of bullet points we can talk about here. i don t mean to make a pun there. the first one to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. this was they want to reinstate the 199