the debt ceiling deal heads to the house floor tonight. but not everyone is sold on it. we ll talk to democratic congresswoman teresa ledger fernandez about why she voted against advancing the bill out of the committee. in iowa, the search for survivors. families say there are still people trapped inside a partially collapsed apartment building in davenport. we ll talk to a member of one of those families desperate to find his cousin before the city tears the building down. breaking news in the republican race for the white house. we ll tell you who plans to launch a bid for a second time. tense moments over the south china sea as a chinese fighter jet aggressively cuts in front of a u.s. air force plane. it is just another sign of the strain in the relationship between the u.s. and china. and a convenience store owner in south carolina charged with murdering a 14-year-old boy he wrongly accused of shoplifting bottled water. we have the latest on the investigation.
Reporters a little bit earlier. Why do it today . The idea that you why not . Rip the bandaid off here or what . Why not . I think matt has planned this all along. Didnt matter what we transpired. Youre calling his bluff . Yeah. Mccarthy or one of his allies can delay by asking the house to kill gaetzs resolution. But he has little chance of winning that vote without at least some support from democrats. And they have been clear this is the republicans mess to figure out. They wont save him. Today, gaetzs republican colleagues acknowledge Whether Mccarthy can survive or what happens if he doesnt is up in the air. Most members in the room are solidly supporting Speaker Mccarthy. There was an admission by matt gaetz, who is my friend, that there is no plan. There is no one that has stepped forward to run. There is no one that is coming out saying ill be speaker and rallying support within the conference. So there you have it. Joining us now, nbcs ali vitali as she has been living on capi
News from capitol hill. the biggest test yet for a bill that would raise the nation s debt limit and prevent an economic catastrophe in exchange for cuts in federal spending. the full house is set to vote tonight on the deal brokered by president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy, and a significant group of democrats could vote against it. congressional progressive caucus chair pernilla jayapal said she will vote no and insinuated many in her caucus will do the same. we re expected to hear more from this from house democratic leadership. you see our camera set up at the area there on capitol hill. we re keeping a close eye on the event. we ll bring any major developments when they occur. despite all of this, house speaker kevin mccarthy is optimistic the bill will pass. today, the american people are going to win. we re going to pass the largest cut in american history. it is just a small step putting
To roe. i spoke to pernilla jayapal last hour. i m joined now by jim oberger felt who was the named in the same sex marriage nationwide. are you concerned that if roe v. wade is overturned then marriage equality could also be at risk? i am very concerned, anderson. this leaked decision, even with justice alito s mention that he doesn t believe it applies to marriage equality, it, to me, is a clair yan call to people who are opposed to lgbtq plus equality, to marriage equality, to start something that would end up in supreme court so that they could overturn it. i just want to read the part of justice alito s draft opinion that politico released, which pertained to what you just said. he wrote, to ensure our decision is not misunderstood or