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president biden and speaker mccarthy make their final sales pitch to both parties. mayhem at a motorcycle rally in new mexico. the shooting spills out between rival gangs, leaving several dead hurricane season is three days away. we have this year's predictions. and closure for the son of a world war ii veteran who was reunited with a special keepsake from his hero father it's monday, memorial day. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera a bipartisan spending deal was announced sunday between the white house and congress the bill would raise the debt ceiling mere days before potential catastrophic default for more we go to brie jackson in washington. brie, good morning fill us in on the details this last-minute agreement. >> good morning, francifrances. after nonstop bargaining, the president on sunday announced the details of a bipartisan deal

that would extend the debt ceiling for the next two years in exchange for a number of spending cuts. if approved by congress, this would prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its debt obligations and potentially trigger an economic catastrophe. now the deadline was originally believed to be as early as june 1. but at the end of last week, treasury secretary janet yellen said that the deadline was extended until friday, june 5th. here is what president biden told reporters about the deal that was reached >> it takes the threat of catastrophic default off the table. it protects our hard earned and historic chirecovery, and no one got everything they want it also protects key priorities and accomplishments and values that congressional democrats and i have fought long for, long and hard for >> reporter: and the deal includes a 1% cap on nondefense spending increases for the 2025 fiscal year, as well as expanded

work requirements for certain adults on food stamp programs. the work requirements were a major sticking point in the negotiation process. speaker mccarthy on sunday told reporters that this agreement will be transformational and will stop out-of-control spending >> brie, first of all, ultimately, the fate of this plan lies in the hands of congress so how have members reacted to this immigrant so far? >> well, frances, both president biden and house speaker mccarthy have expressed confidence that the plan will make it through congress with mccarthy saying that he expects 95% of house republicans to support it, while some democrats, including chair of the progressive caucus "journal of the american medical association" pramila jayapal are warning of potential pushback. house minority leader hakeem jeffries said he expects support for the plan and alsoguarantee that the u.s. will not default the bill is expected to head to

the house on wednesday frances? >> a lot waiting for them when they come back from this long weekend. brie, thank you. as president biden ramps up his campaign for reelection while carrying out the duties of his day job, he is expected to enlist the help of a wide variety of allies and surrogates nbc news reports that the biden campaign has already begun a, quote, unusually robust operation for recruiting prominent democrats to campaign for the president. this vast support network is anticipated to include administration officials, long-time biden ally, and up and coming stars in the party who will appear at events and interviews in order to out to the president's successes. the texas house of representatives this weekend voted to impeach the state's attorney general by an overwhelming margin. ken paxton is now automatically suspended pending the outcome of a state senate trial the republican is under fbi investigation over alleged corruption earlier this year, he settled a lawsuit where former aides accused him of taking bribes on twitter, paxton slammed

saturday's bipartisan vote, calling it, quote, a politically motivated sham and his office also pointed to internal reports that found no wrongdoing now to new mexico, where an annual memorial day motorcycle rally turned deadly. police charged one of the men injured in the shooting with murder after the gunfire exchange between rival biker gangs killed at least three people we go now to steve patterson for the latest >> reporter: the main street mass shooting in new mexico. three people are dead, five injured after police say rival biker gangs opened fire at a popular motorcycle rally >> all eight individuals have been identified as outlaw motorcycle gang members, bandidos and the second is a group called the water dogs. >> reporter: the gunfire breaking out saturday evening in red river, a small resort town at the southern end of the rocky mountains. police believe it is a continuation of an ongoing squabble between rival gangs >> it was a confrontation of some sort that we are still trying to look into in

albuquerque. and that spilled over to here. it started with words initially then turned into a fight which then turned to shots fired >> reporter: the mayor saying all involved were quickly arrested, including 30-year-old jacob castillo who state police say has been charged with murder >> the shooters have all been apprehended. there is no threat to the community at all >> reporter: new mexico's governor tweeting, my thoughts are with the red river community following this violent incident. this weekend's shooting comes less than two weeks after three people were killed and six injured in farmington, new mexico according to the gun violence archive there have been 253 mass shootings this year. the annual red river memorial rally typically ushers in about 30,000 people, filling the town's main street with food, music, and fumes now the very heart of what should have been a celebration is transformed into another crime scene. steve patterson, nbc news. police in washington, d.c.

say an argument on a train ended with a man dead. officials say metro passengers got into a fight shot multiple times and killed it's not clear the two new each other. the shooter was able to get away police are describing the suspect as a thin black man in his mid 20s with curly hair. ukraine suffered a barrage of attacks on sunday as russia launches dozens of explosive drones at the capital, kyiv. residents were preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of kyiv when russia struck ukraine, however, claims to have shot down nearly all the drones during the onslaught let's bring in our claudio lavanga, who is in rome. germany. do we know if there are any casualties >> good morning, phillip well, ukrainian officials are saying one person has died and another one was seriously injured after a warehouse at a shopping mall in the capital

kyiv were set on fire by falling debris of the tens of drones that were shot down over the capital on sunday. now the air force in ukraine says a record number of 54 drones were launched -- were aimed at the capital kyiv on sunday of which 52 were shot down, calling it the largest scale drone barrage since the start of the war that was the 14th such attacks on the capital since the beginning of may and that wave of attacks is not over yet because in the early hours of this morning, ukraine air force said that they target -- they shot down another 40 targets, this time a combination of drones and cruise missiles and this new wave of attacks is not just a test on the air defense system of ukraine, phillip. this is also a test on the nerves of ukrainians who of course are in fear of these increased attacks on the capital, but also in other

cities in ukraine, phillip >> it's unimaginable to be living there while all this violence is happening around you. claudio, thank you it is the last di of the long weekend nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is here with your memorial day forecast to see how we're going to do with the parades and cookouts out there michelle >> hi there, guys. great to see you looking good in many, many spots. but some spots looking at wet weather, the carolinas one of them they're wet all weekend long with the coastal low spinning off the coast. they're cool and wet once again. that's going stretch into porlgss of the midatlantic we're looking at showers from the northern plains, central plains, parts of southern texas could see some heavy rain today. so a washout there in spots. spotty showers throughout the intermountain west but looking picture-perfect throughout the midwest, the ohio valley, into the northeast, new england looking really nice. new york city 79 degrees 86 in minneapolis. it's going to be hot in phoenix. but that's expected. 101, lots of sunshine. we could see some travel

impacts. not a lot. this looks good for a holiday. we're looking at moderate plains guess it'sing to feel like summer there, 87 dallas. also looking at the temps in southern texas that was a look at the memorial day forecast we're going to look ahead at the rest of the week in just a few minutes. >> michelle, see you in a bit. thank you. the 2023 atlantic hurricane season is almost upon us running from june 1 to november 30th forecasters say we may see an average hurricane season this year according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, there is a 40% chance of a near normal season, and a 30% chance of a below normal season. that's due in part for the high potential of el nino developing this summer, which can suppress

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moments across the country that's jim stanley, a choir teacher at cartersville high school in georgia, who just retired after almost 30 years. ♪ inviting decades of former students to join him for one last performance almost 100 showed up to say thank you to a teacher who changed their lives. in coral springs, florida, an emotional reunion that's solange concepcion, thanking for saving her son's 2-year-old life when he almost drowned in an accident last month. solange forever grateful. >> i just want the say thank you. you guys are truly angels. in illinois, celebration for

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with the a family in virginia, thanks to good old-fashioned detective work and our charlottesville was there for the reunion. >> reporter: he is a colonel in the army national guard. >> the grandfather of beth lewis, he would go around to yard sales, thrift stores, estate sales and buy things. and this was in something he bought, whether it was 15 years ago or 50 years ago. >> reporter: beth lewis was going through her grandfather's stuff when she found the dog tags. >> she knows that her grandfather would have wanted to it go back to the rightful owner. >> reporter: beth gave the artifacts to rusty, stamped medal medallions, amos yant, a marine from world war ii >> i was able to find so it quickly that not only had he passed away in orange county, but a son with the same name was still living in orange county. >> reporter: that led him to the

step >> in 15 minutes i found out most of that information. >> reporter: but he had to double-check this is not something you want to be wrong about. >> i've got to see if this guy is who i think he is >> reporter: thursday morning, he delivered those lost and found bits of history to family. >> i'm happy to present to you your father's dog tags. >> that's good fight for the country. >> reporter: that's the private's son, amos junior his dad fought at okinawa and tinian >> five of them. he was one of them. >> reporter: artifacts like these last when other things, time and health do not >> that's all i can say. >> reporter: and for maguire, a mission accomplished. >> he has something that had his daddy's sweat on it, something his daddy wore on tinian island

when he fought for his life. something he wore on okinawa fighting for his life at the end of the war that ended and brought peace around the globe and that piece of history is now back in his family >> our thanks for sharing that story with us. and dog tags, it's the ultimate symbol of sacrifice, especially when it's delivered to the next of kin that way. even if it did take quite a bit of time for it to happen what a story. >> can you imagine how great this memorial day will be now with that family, the dog tags right in their hands and the stories they'll be able to share with the rest of the members. we thank you for being with us and for those who have served and wh

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