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agreement in a late night vote avoiding a disastrous default that would have crippled the economy. that bill now on its way to the presidents desk, and well hear from him in a prime time speech planned for tonight. and later, donald trump reacting to the news that the special counsel has a recording of him talking about classified documents. two attorneys join us to talk about the legal peril that evidence could pose. and the gloves are off, trump and desantis going round for round...

all? was this all just bluff? >> when you say was it a bluff? just to be clear, you are saying your best defense would be that he was lying about the documents. >> possibly -- ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and president biden signing the debt ceiling deal into law, and inca drama that had the country on the brink of default. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> passing this budget agreement was critical. mistakes could not have been higher. if we failed to reach an agreement on the budget, there wouldve been extreme voice...

and drill, drill, drill. >> thats not retribution. >> i am going to be -- he says, you are not going to be a dictator, are you? i said, no, no, no, other than day one. >> donald trump telling the world he plans to be a, quote, dictator on day one of his presidency. defenders at the former president at this missed that comment as a joke, a one-off quid that was never meant to be taken literally. trump himself had continued to promote the idea that he will be a vengeful dictator in a sec...

really sad. >> that is absolutely heartbreaking. oh, brandi. you need to keep on keeping on. thank you for the work you do, and thanks for coming to talk to us about it. in the meantime, there are a slew of new headlines in the trump classified documents case, along with reports of that new audiotape. the implications of all of this with the author of these stories, our new hour starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ a very good day from all of you to msnbc world headquarters in new york, thank...

trump were seen at the department of justice. also, the mysterious sonic boom heard around washington, what we know about the investigation into the scrambling of f-16 fighter jets after a private plane was flying off course and into protected air space above the capitol. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. i want to start in washington with the latest on that plane crash and nbcs tom costello. tom, whats happening right now? >> reporter: investigat...

missing after that apartment building partially collapsed. this hour officials are set to give an update on the search for survivors and caught on tape, new reporting this morning on a recording of former president trump talking about classified documents he kept after leaving the white house. in iran, a trial is under way for two women journalists who are among the first to report the death of massa amini. and on this first day of pride month, why some events across the country are co...

not defaulting. >> days before a portion of an apartment building in iowa collapsed repair work was under way on that section. three people remain missing. >> i said, if you value your life, get away from that building and an hour later i heard the building fell. >> the inspection never failed. it was incomplete. so the work was still in progress. >> this needs to be done in a way that it respects that this is a resting place. >> president biden tripped over a sandbag and fell. because...

hey there, everyone. im alex witt at nbc world headquarters here in new york city. our top stories this hour, we are awaiting a key meeting that could be critical in helping the crisis on the southern border, as,000 more migrants begin their long journey north. secretary blinken and other officials plan to how old talks with mexicos president. were look at whats at stake as resources are stretched to the limits. tension in the west bank after a new israeli drone attack kills six pale...

>> be very clear. not one republican should vote for this deal. it is a bad deal. >> i thought the last plan wasnt good enough. i had no idea. i had no idea that we would see a plan as ephemeral as this plan. >> anyone whos spent any time on capitol hill will tell you those hard liners were probably never going to vote for any compromise. by necessity, it would not be what they wanted, which was major spending cuts to social programs but here is where it gets tricky. as part of the dea...

trump on tape acknowledging he kept a classified document after leaving the white house. what it could mean for the ongoing doj investigation. one of the most powerful bank ceos in the world deposed for hours in a lawsuit over jeffrey epsteins sex trafficking crimes. what lawyers want to know about jpmorgans long time relationship with epstein. amazon will shell out more than $30 million after being accused of violating user privacy for years. this is "cnn news central." we begin...