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debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. im in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minu...

everyone. >> this morning, there are now hard questions for authorities about the timeline of events and the police response, specifically why did they wait so long to go into the school? officials say the gunman was on school grounds for up to an hour before police were able to breach the classroom, stop the killing and neutralize, kill, the gunman. >> according to "the washington post," parents who rushed to the scene heard gunfire inside the school, they begged officers to charge in...

Hello im john vause. The cnn center has just gone one i am here in atlanta. And we will begin with a rare, National Address of the oval office by the u. S. President. Urging all americans to stand firm with both israel and ukraine. Arguing that economic assistance to both countries isnt the vital interest of global security, and National Security. During his 15minute long speech, President Biden said while ukraine and israel face a very different enemy, the threat is this same. And they elation ...

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a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news in israel. new pictures of the emotional moments four hostages are reunited with their families, after being rescued during a daring daytime raid in central gaza. these pictures were taken at the hospital and provided by the israeli prime ministers office. those rescued include this woman , noa argamani, who became the face of the hostage crisis when h...

about his efforts to get sober before buying the gun at the center of the case. the outrage in israel. the u.n. adding it and hamas to a blacklist of those who harm children in war zones. new body cam video from the arrest of the worlds number one golfer, scottie scheffler. what it reveals. and team usa stunning the world with a historic win. is america catching cricket fever? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. in this season o...

>> i want to be careful not to publicly attach myself to a position before receiving a -- the basin agreement appears to be the very definition of a compromise. a compromise that either side wants, but both sides can live with. i think the majority of democrats and republicans, and both the house and senate, will pass the compromise, and we will avert to default. >> we have seen how some a house freedom caucus members have whole help things up, do you think that they will make noise about this a...

I appreciate that. thank you. we have this news just in to cnn. the donna independent school district in donna, texas, east of mcallen near the mexican border canceled classes throughout the district after receiving a, quote, credible threat of violence, this is currently under investigation. in a letter officials say in light of recent events and in an abundance of caution, we will be canceling school district wide and staff will work from home. the safety and security of our students and sta...

Under which it would be the right decision to wait? >> thats a tough question, jim. like, you can always, you know, you can always kind of back seat driver come up with circumstances that might call for some sort of a delay. so in this case we have heard some theories that the responding officers who were there during that gap in time when the children were in the room, with the gunman, and any period from 30 to 60 minutes elapsed before those officers who were on scene went in, they may have th...

Association have called it, quote, unfounded to blame mass shootings on mental illness, saying, quote, research has shown that only a very small percentage of violent acts are committed by people who are diagnosed with or in treatment for mental illness. mental health does, however, play a role in shootings. just not mass shootings. cdc numbers show that within the total number of deaths, 53% of all suicides in the year 2020 involved firearms. joining me now to discuss the gun issue, what congre...