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and no leads in that cocaine mystery at the white house. the secret service just briefing lawmakers on their investigation. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. i want to begin with that update on the cocaine discovered at the white house. nbcs ryan nobles is up on capitol hill, where it looks hot and the heat was on those investigators. what did they tell those lawmakers? >> reporter: not very much. at least when you talk to republicans, chris, they see...

around that time, scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other. sometimes by song over long distances. in part, because of that discovery, scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. now they face a host of new threats. global warming is killing off their food source and human activity is causing thousands of whale deaths a year from the ...

50 years ago humpback whales were considered an endangered species after decades of commercial whaling decimated the population. around that same time scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other, sometimes by song over long distances. in part because of that discovery scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales, and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. but now they face a host ...

>> freedom is not free. the united states and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom of which they died, must endure and prosper. their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. it has a cost. it imposes a burden and just as they whom we commemorate willing to sacrifice so to must we. in the last final less heroic way willing to give of ourselves. yeah i remember him. americans coast to coast will commemorate more than 1 pngts 1 million brave men and women who have died...

>> freedom is not free. the united states and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom of which they died, must endure and prosper. their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. it has a cost. it imposes a burden and just as they whom we commemorate willing to sacrifice so to must we. in the last final less heroic way willing to give of ourselves. yeah i remember him. americans coast to coast will commemorate more than 1 pngts 1 million brave men and women who have died...

>> freedom is not free. the united states and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom of which they died, must endure and prosper. their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. it has a cost. it imposes a burden and just as they whom we commemorate willing to sacrifice so to must we. in the last final less heroic way willing to give of ourselves. yeah i remember him. americans coast to coast will commemorate more than 1 pngts 1 million brave men and women who have died...

whether its a mental illness or not having enough food, these are just not intractable problems in the least. they are uniquely exacerbated in the united states as it relates to developed countries. but absolutely solvable problems. >> especially here in new york city. a city awash in wealth. >> thats right. >> among a very few number of households. >> i appreciate that you are staying on top of. it thanks alex, have a great weekend. >> thanks ali, have a great show. >> >> the validity...

briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left the meeting with officials this morning saying that they needed to quote, press pause, and quote. calling the talks not productive. the republicans exit was widely seen, not as an order from the speaker, kevin mccarthy, but rather as kevin mccarthy taking marching orders from the chaos caucus. otherwise known as the house freedom caucus. and its spiritual leader, donald trump. who said today, quote, repu...

right now, the nations crucial debt ceiling talks or on hold. and wall street appears to be on edge. as we barrel towards a possible economic catastrophe. house republicans in the biden white house have stalemate this weekend. with no future meetings slated to hammer out a debt ceiling deal with a projected deadline just 12 days out. meanwhile, the 2024 electoral picture is sharpening in focus. and growing in size. south carolinas senator, tim scott, making it official yesterday. that ...

thank you so much for letting substance abuse your homes during these extraordinary times. were grateful "the beat" with ari melber starts right now hi, ari. >> hi, nicolle thanks so much today we have a special report on what new york prosecutors might be eyeing on trump theres now report on that later tonight on "the beat." the big legal development making waves right now is from a different legal jurisdiction from new york. its how georgia prosecutors have been building a case again...