that they don t want to default. they want to avoid that, but they don t agree on how to do it. mccarthy wants to hold it at hostage in return for massive cuts on discretionary programs meaning basically everything but social security and medicare which along with defense, make up the clear bulk of the budget while president biden has been adamant that no cuts are on the table. none. so what are these guys going to talk about? and how will mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer and hakeem jefferies factor in? they will also be at that may 9th meeting. does it end an agreement to disagree until this fall? in other words, a short-term deal to avoid collapse? because that is what economists are worried about, a default that will send the markets into a freefall, add rocket fuel to inflation, slash millions of jobs, cut off social security payments and veterans benefits and drag the u.s. economy into an ugly and potentially prolonged recession. no one wants that. joining me now is nbc n
lawsuit in what is arguably the most painful chapter in their lives, hats off. thanks, chris. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. one of the most watched cable news programs in all of the united states is rewriting the history of january 6th, defending the violent mob that attacked the capitol, and they re doing it with c the explicit aid and support of the highest ranked elected republican in the country. last night fox news host tucker carlson aired his first news report, footage carlson was given access to by speaker of the house kevin mccarthy. we re not going to show you all of tucker carlson s defense for january 6th rioters here, but this is a sample of what the fox newsat audience heard last nigh. very little of january 6th was organized or violent. it was neither an insurrection or deadly. they were peaceful or meek. these were not insurrectionists, they were sight seers. they re not destroying the capitol. they re there because they believe the
bill: unprecedented. also the leading nominee in the republican fight for the nomination. dana: by far. bill: had words at an event on saturday and he made mention of it walking in, right? polling shows i m leading. this is called election interference. he said it repeatedly for the past several weeks and said it is an unfair situation. similar comments that we ve heard prior. dana: he has a very determined look on his face focusing and one of defiance. bill: so if you listen to some of these legal analysts, bret had a great constitutional attorney on last week. a fast talker, right? we like fast talkers. she was making the case that even the judge found him liable already she thinks this is ripe upon appeal because the valuations in real estate are not entirely concrete. a lot of the stuff is subjective. that was the reference she was making last week. we ll see whether or not we ll get to that point. the question is what will happen. dana: eric and the two son
assault. she testified carroll was breathless and hyperventilating when she told her what happened. burnbach said she urged carroll to go to the police, but carroll refused, and asked her not to bring up the assault again which neither of them did for more than 20 years. joining me now from outside the u.s. district court in new york city is nbc news correspondent ron allen. so, ron, talk me through what you ve seen today. right now on the stand is robert sirlano who was in the 1990s senior vp at bergdorf goodman and was brought in by carroll s attorneys to explain how the store was open late thursday nights which is when she believes this attack happened, that it wasn t a very busy place on those thursday nights and that the lingerie department where it happened was out of the way on the sixth floor and there weren t usually sales associates there and you