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press there is a lot of scrutiny on this job. not a day goes by that i don't get scrutiny one way or the other. >> dana: fun days. thank you. i know you have a long day enough. thank you for filling for bill today. harris faulkner is up next. here she is. >> harris: breaking news from america's 50th state. an estimated 1,000 people are unaccounted for in hawaii on the island of maui. that hopefully changes as people come forth and they're able to find survivors. parts of the island of maui have been left with no utilities, no way to communicate, the internet, phones, radio all knocked out making rescue efforts much more difficult. the wildfires now infamous on that beautiful island are on course to become the most deadly
for the u.s. economy. chad pergram is live for us on capitol hill with more. chad, good afternoon. >> good afternoon. democrats are doing much of the crowing about passage of the bill today. that's because -- >> [ audio difficulties ] >> the difference is a stark as night and day. tonight's vote is a good outcome. democrats did a very good job taking the worst parts of the republican plan off the table. >> but that does not mean all democrats were pleased. five democrats voted no. that includes elizabeth warren. warren was incensed that the bill included a provision to
rules. gop texas representative chip roy opposed the bill in the rules committee. he railed against the bill today. >> my beef is that you cut a deal that shouldn't have been cut. the fact is at best, we have a two-year spending freeze that is full of loop holes and gimmicks that would allow fending for the bureaucracy in order to achieve a $4 trillion increase by january 21, 2025. >> democrats may withhold their votes tonight until republicans cast their ballots first. democrats want to make sure the gop upholds its part of the garbage. the top negotiator has had it with conservatives blasting the bill and house speaker kevin mccarthy. >> neil: thanks, my friend. great coverage. keep getting your steps in. you'll have more to go tonight.
getting swamped now so we have to bring them relief and that is what this bill does. we will let the american people have a sale, we will pass the bill today, i still cannot imagine anyone not but voting for this bill. this is the essence of our country, it is a dire emergency. let me tell you, i met with people in texas, we had a mini town hall and people in texas are fed up and now every state is a border state so now is the time for action. congressmen, i must ask you about what democrats said about the bill today, house democrats, they say the republican bill is cruel extreme and unworkable because it buys children from seeking asylum and mandates family detention. they said this is not in america is. what is your response to democrats who say that this bill will separate families? if you are ever on a aeroplane they tell you to put your own mask on first before your own mask on first before you put anybody else because they know you have to be strong and able to help others. we could not help ourselves right
miles of the wall had been completed under trump. but 280 more miles that have been identify ford wall construction had not been completed. if you break down that 280 miles more that had not been built, only 74 miles were in the preconstruction phase and locations where know barrier has existed and 206 miles were under contract in place of dilapidated and outdated design and locations where no barriers existed. so that claim is not true. >> 52 miles. she kept saying. that's a fact. >> and the house republicans are voting on a bill today where one of the primary central selling points of it is that it completes the border wall. i got a kick out of that. i'm a nerd. >> thank you so much. >> we appreciate it. >> i don't worry, guys, i have napkins and stuff. we're doing great. we're thriving on this thursday morning. one thing that was -- look, we know about the top headlines
significant impact in reducing migration? it significant impact in reducing migration?— significant impact in reducing miaration? . , migration? it really has. there would be a _ migration? it really has. there would be a lot _ migration? it really has. there would be a lot more _ migration? it really has. there would be a lot more without i would be a lot more without title a2, but we have other laws in place. we can continue to remove folks who show up to the southern border unauthorised. underthe unauthorised. under the conditions we unauthorised. underthe conditions we are looking at, we need to have a very strict orderly process on our southern border. i would expect to see many immediate removals, even under title eight, even after lifting title a2. we are trying to make sure everything is peaceful and orderly and that the removal or acceptance into the removal or acceptance into the country process is done in a peaceful and orderly way. i want to ask you about something that happened in your state today. lawmakers voted a bill today. lawmakers voted a bill to raise the legal age to buy an assault style weapon in texas to 21 and prohibit firearms sales to those who are
is heartbreaking. >> there has been some pushback, bill. nearly 100 groups like the aclu wrote a letter to chuck schumer opposing the bill. they are worried it's going to limit a child's access to certain resources, so asked if leader schumer backs the bill today. >> the answer is yes. unequivocally yes. leader schumer is 100% behind protecting children. >> bill, they feel they have broad bipartisan support this time. >> bill: all right, we'll see where it goes, right? aishah hasnie, maybe we'll see it happen. thank you. >> sandra: breaking news continues. at 2:00, pentagon set to hold a news briefing top of the hour. we learn 1500 troops are heading to the southern border. will it work to handle the influx of migrants to cross once title 42 is lifted.
on the house floor right now, lawmakers are debating speaker mccarthy's proposal to lift the debt ceiling. mccarthy is planning on holding a vote this afternoon and as we get closer to roll call, it appears that he does have the votes. south carolina congresswoman nancy mace has just said she's now a yes, and so has new york republican george santos in the past couple of minutes joining me now is nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake, and msnbc political contributor, jake sherman yesterday, you told us this bill would not hit the floor unless speaker mccarthy had the votes it appears they're confident they've got them. >> reporter: i just talked to the majority leader steve scalise as he was walking to the floor. he told me when the two hours are up, they would make the bill today. he told me i would make my dinner reservation if i had one. they are confident they have moved enough votes in their direction. they don't need to move all of
allies, they are confident ask also saying to their members, get behind this bill because it will put pressure on the white house to come to the table. >> this president has put himself in a terrible position. and us passing this bill will show that we have raised the debt limit. we have made an offer. he needs to come to the table and start being a grown up in this situation and negotiate with legislative branch. >> there's no clear resolution about away will happen if the house does pass this bill today. leaders are rejecting this and calling on the house to raise the debt limit without any conditions attach ed. that's the position of the white house as well. we're staring at the prospects of the first debt default as early as june if there's no deal. >> it's that last part that we talked about this in washington. the american people need. what you hear from the financial experts and other leaders, it we get to that cliff could be quite
accountable yet. >> reporter: carroll suld trump for defamation after he denied raping her. >> it was a total false accusation and i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: the trial in that first legal battle is delayed as the courts figure out if trump can be sued for comments he made while he was president. the defamation claims from the more recent lawsuit would not be impacted since trump made those statements after he left office. meantime, e. jean carroll is still hoping for justice. >> total jail time, total jail time for the rest of his life, absolutely. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn. republican lawmakers fear they may not have the votes they need to raise the national debt limit while at the same time dramatically cutting federal spending. house speaker kevin mccarthy wanted a vote on that bill today, but he's facing resistance from his own party on several fronts as a catastrophic u.s. debt default looms closer. cnn's emily schmitt has more. >> speaker mccarthy, do you have