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the biden mccarthy agreement passes its first test in congress as some of the far-right threats and mccarthy speakership. and the group eyeing a third party presidential run in 2024. why some democrats are not happy about it, and the big question, did they even have a lane? and elizabeth holmes starts her 11th year prison sentence. her stunning fall from ceo superstardom as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. th...

news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports." lets get right to it. at this hour, bulls eye, the direct hit to retail giant target. it stopped on a downward slide following the pride merchandise controversy. and rescue plan, the demolition is now on pause as the search continues for two people possibly left inside that iowa apartment building after the horrific partial collapse. weve got a live report on the ground in davenport. also, quote, i expe...

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sources, a tenet of agreement has been reached between a public and leadership and the white house on a debt ceiling deal. the contours of the agreement will be relayed to gop members on an all-member call happening later this hour. and in just a few moments, we will hear from speaker kevin mccarthy we will bring those remarks to you live when they occur. joining me now, shermichael singleton, and host of the shermichael show on sirius xm. jonathan alter, and nbc and msnbc contributor,...

conference at the capitol. >> i just got off the phone with the president, i talk to him twice today, and after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do, but i believe this is an agreement and principle that is worthy of the american people. >> i expect to finish the writing of the bill, checking with the white house and speaking to the president again tomorrow afternoon, and then posting the text of it tomorrow, and then votin...

everyone. thank you for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. a deal to avoid a debt default is about to be revealed. president biden and speaker mccarthy are finalizing an agreement to raise the debt limit. president biden saying this earlier today. >> im about to go in and call mccarthy now at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. i think were in good shape. >> house leaders expect the bill to be voted on as soon as wednesday. speaker mccarthy is confident the d...

they vote on it. that vote is tentatively scheduled for wednesday. and breaking, just now, two gop sources tell nbc news that conservatives are balking at the agreement. conservative members of congress in both the house and senate, along with conservative outside groups are plotting ways to gum a passage of the bill or add amendments to make it more appealing to hard-liners. a source familiar with the talks said. i want to bring in jen psaki, former white house press secretary, and h...

at any moment now, president biden is going to speak on the phone and finalize the bill. the president had this to say about the negotiations. >> reporter: mr. president, are you positive this deal will get to your desk? >> yes, it will. im about to call mccarthy at 3:00, make sure all the ts are crossed and the is are dotted. >> reporter: what are the sticking points? >> none. >> should all democrats vote for this bill? >> still anyones guess if the house has enough votes to get this ...

the debt ceiling deal. then white house officials will be briefing democratic members of congress, as we continue to await the actual text of the bill. the sales job will be crucial as biden and mccarthy both have to convince their members that each side is not happy about it. >> i do expect the there will be democratic support. once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the white house. right now, the democrats are very upset. there is nothing in the bill for them, there...