the deadline to avoid an economic catastrophe. they appear to be inching toward a deal as the clock winds down. we re keeping an eye on the roads and in the air, with memorial day travel rush under way. this weekend could be one for the history books. new reporting about what allegedly happened the day before the fbi showed up to former president trump s estate looking for classified documents. in rome, 24 hours after pope francis tells telemundo his health is improving, he s sick again. we have details. and thousands of little girls across the country line up to see the new little mermaid movie with a new take on arielle. people aren t perfect. they re different. so, i think this one is mostly like, she s different. and we begin with what could be encouraging signs in efforts to raise the nation s debt limit and avoid a potential economic catastrophe. white house and republican negotiators are said to be inching closer to an agreement with just days left until th
in the faulkner focus. well, many people are saying there is no way this could actually be a coincidence. lawmakers say it is an example of all-out intimidation by the federal government. republican congressman jim jordan is the chairman on the subcommittee of government weaponization. we still do not have the answers from the i.r.s. about that unlikely coincidence. it appears to be the latest example of the weaponization of the federal government against the american people. harris: matt taibbi testified to that committee on the government s censoring information on twitter. the white house with a game of dodge ball yesterday. i was wondering if you could respond to this taibbi visit by the i.r.s. and say whether it is part of a campaign to harass or intimidate related to the journalism. i have refer you to the i.r.s. harris: i.r.s. has not responded to a fox business request with an explanation. we ll have house oversight chairman comer questions as he comes up
Civilians. A total siege, no fuel, water, food, and no electricity at all as the strips sole power plant has died. Gazan authorities are pleading for a humanitarian help. Its not clear how any aid can get through. The only Border Crossing point between gaza and egypt has been hit multiple times over the past 24 hours. At the same time, overwhelmed hospitals are doubling as shelters. This is the corridor of one of those today. Children, newborn babies, families, have all been huddling. And then there is israel, which is reeling from both more rocket attacks, and the spreading news of just how unspeakably awful hamas was when it brutalized and murdered innocent civilians, including children and even babies. In the israeli city of ofakeem, our reporters have been making their way through some of the homes there that were ransacked by militants and learning how some residents escaped. Others, of course, were not so lucky. They were kidnapped, including potentially americans. President bide
Pick up coverage next in the Situation Room. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitz her in washington along with erin burnett in new york. Were following major Breaking News on the vote a short while ago to remove Kevin Mccarthy as speaker of the house of representatives, the first in the history of the u. S. Congress. An incredible day. Mccarthys ouster led by Congressman Matt Gaetz, joined by other gop hard liners. It was sealed by democrats who could have stepped up to save mccarthy, and they refused to do it. Extremely historic and dramatic, indeed. House business, for all practical purposes, is paralyzed as the chamber faces the very difficult and divisive challenge of choosing a new speaker of the house. Were standing by for a meeting of House Republicans this hour. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room. We begin on capitol hill where our chief congressional correspondent, manu raju, is covering it all, speaking to everyone
reasonably under control, yes, you have wage growth but that s a good thing. i m not worried about markets correcting. i have a 401(k), i look at that at it, i worry, but at the end of the day basically 85% of stocks are owned by the top 10% of americans so this is a good jobs report. let s be happy. let s start the year on an optimistic note. we can celebrate that. and the biden administration can celebrate that as well which they are doing. what areas are you seeing the most growth in? yea, so it s interesting to me and we just heard you saw a lot in government, you saw a lot in construction, which actually says to me some of that fiscal stimulus we saw, that build back money is flowing through the economy. you haven t seen a real manufacturing jobs boom which goes to the fact that technology can do a lot of those jobs now. you did see hospitality and leisure go up. we had a stronger holiday season than many of us thought we would have. we got record spending numbers, they were b