Way next. Welcome to prime weekend. Im Nicole Wallace. D lets get to the wheats top stories. Each of you knows what it means to stare down Danger And Strength of someone in the moment of trial. We are grateful for all you three have done, so many more. Of all the privileges of this office, none is greater o than serving as the Commander In Chief of the finest military the world has ever known. And of all the Military D Decorations our nation can do this though can bestow, we have none higher than the middle of honor. When you see someone who wears that medal, remember the moment. You are looking at the bravest to ever wear the countrys uniform. Today we recognize seven men as being among the bravest of the brave, each of them distinguished themselves with extraordinary power. In the famous words, at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. The highest military Honor One can receive is the Medal Of Honor bestowed by the Commander In Chief to individuals who exhibit extrao
World leaders and voters across this country are watching very closely. And the unexpected moment on that stage, youll hear what the president said. The storms on the move tonight. Heavy rain and winds sweeping across the midwest into the northeast. And the video just in of a tornado on the ground. The heat alerts from washington, d. C. To philadelphia, new York City to boston, as Millions Tonight in the south are without power after the hurricane amid lifethreatening heat. Ginger with the latest forecast. That Air Scare. The very close call over the syracuse airport. A Delta Flight and an American Airlines regional flight. Authorities say at one point, the pilots were so close they could not see the other plane. Also, news tonight, a suspect was shot during an attempted Carjacking Right near the home of supreme Court Justice sonia sotomayor. The College Death under investigation tonight. The Hazing Investigation following the death of a missing student at dartmouth. His body found in
200,000 troops on the ukraine border. The u. S. And russian leaders speaking today for two hours and one minute amid escalating tension as biden weighs new sanctions against putins inner circle. The kremlin, meantime, quickly releasing video of the first moments of the call. Hello. Good to see you, again. And the biden administration, quickly, claiming that russia will be held to account in ways that it was not when President Biden was vice President Biden and putin annexed part of ukraine with zero force from the u. S. Here is Bidens National security adviser Jake Sullivan. The president was Crystal Clear about where the United States stands as we pursue diplomatic channels, we will also prepare for all contingencies just as we have been doing for weeks now, including through the preparation of specific responses to russian escalation, should they be required. Specific, robust, clear responses should they be required. As President Biden looked President Putin in the eye and told him t
tonight on the reidout we have got to get to proceedings. there has to be somewhere we can maintain the sense that people have that there is some security or some confidence that government can function and that we can elect a president of the united states. it s been exactly two years since the january 6th insurrection. and watching nancy pelosi s leadership in a crisis is a stark contrast to how we currently have no speaker of the house at all. and while kevin mccarthy may have gained votes today, he has now lost the speaker s race 13 times. not exactly inspiring confidence, and another glaring example of his failures as a leader. and on january 6th, we would be remiss if we didn t mention mr. fist pump, josh hawley, lucas kuntz, the democrat who announced he s running against hawley, joins me tonight. and we begin tonight with the two-year anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. when 64 days after election day a mob of donald trump loyalists stormed the
of that. [inaudible] [inaudible] well here is a bit more from nbc s aly tally. it s official. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california haven t received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] that was, easy yes? this chamber is not fully open for all americans to visit. it is the longest speaker vote in 100 years. the dramatic and twisting political melodrama not seen in the modern era. and, now the hard work begins. we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. mccarthy allies expected in the clinch the speakership on the 14th ballot, thinking that they have the votes. a speaker has not been elected. shock reverberating throughout the chamber. as congressman matt gates held firm is the man standing in between mccarthy speakership. mccarthy himself begging for gates vote on the floor. congressman mike rogers, it mccarthy alla, being held back fro