never goes away. how memorial day is a day of reflection, remembrance, but it is especially difficult for him especially today as he is set to remember that anniversary of beau biden's death tomorrow. as you mentioned, he died at the age of 46 in 2015 after battling brain cancer. the president has been very vocal about his belief that that brain cancer diagnosis was due to that exposure of toxic burn pits during his serving in iraq. the president also talking about how he's fought for veterans. almost a year ago now, he signed into law a bill to expand healthcare benefits for veterans. so a deeply somber day for the president and first lady as they mark memorial day. >> yeah. an incredible ceremony to see and certainly a solemn one at that. thank you. that wraps it up for me, everybody. enjoy your memorial day holiday while keeping those veterans in mind as well.

chris jansing picks up our coverage right now. good day, i'm chris jansing in new york city. happy memorial day. and welcome to a special edition of chris jansing reports. the agreement on the debt limit is not done but is done but the fight's not finished. the white house and the speaker's office now in an 11th hour push to pick up every last vote in congress, trying to make sure their big deal doesn't go bust, but today is also about putting politics aside and honoring the men and women who have fought and died for this country. you might have seen the sombering images out of arlington national cemetery where the president laid the wreath and delivered that memorial day address. also this hour, a second memorial day address.

one you'll only see here on msnbc. this one from president zelenskyy. as he salutes the americans and ukrainians still fighting for freedom. that is just a few minutes away. but we begin with the intense pressure of step two of the debt ceiling deal. after the hugely consequential 11th hour agreement between president biden and speaker mccarthy, now, the hugely consequential sales job to convince their rank and file to back it. that effort cracked into a handful of days left before a vote later this week and as of right now, a lot of the loudest voices, particularly on the right, are unconvinced. the deal was called insanity. andy biggs called it a disaster that will accelerate the country's economic demise. rand paul said conservatives have been sold out. and ken buck said bluntly, the deal has to be rejected. but after seeing the text, florida republican brian mast summed it up this way.

>> can't say that i've read anything negative in it whatsoever. the calculation i think for everybody is simply is it enough. >> i want to bring in nbc's senior national political reporter, sahil, and kelly o'donnell. sahil, let's start on capitol hill. you've got several house republicans either criticizing the deal or saying outright they're not going to vote for it. where does that leave kevin mccarthy? how many votes can he afford to lose? >> well, first, there's no magic number for speaker mccarthy in terms of votes he needs because house democrats also get a vote here and a big number of them are likely to vote for this deal. it's not clear how many at this point, but we know mccarthy wants at the minimum half of his republican conference. so his floor should be about 110 to 120. his ceiling is probably going to be about 180 or so. he's going to lose the house freedom caucus. that's one of the so-called five families. the most hard right members are highly unlikely to vote for this. most vote against bipartisan

increases. more realistic number is somewhere in between. if he can get around 140, 150, it will be more than a majority of his conference. probably enough to keep him in decent standing and not have to lose his job. a lot of this is going to shake out the next day or so. in rules committee, they're planning to put this through tomorrow afternoon and hold a vote wednesday evening. the details, you can see on the screen here. let's run through them. it reduces nondefense spending. suspending the debt limit to january of 2025. closer to the middle middle of . rescinds 28 million in covid cuts. it imposes some pay as you go rules designed to prevent government shutdowns and encourage the appropriations process to work later this work. there's some snap work requirements. for snap and tanif.

speeds up energy projects. some permitting reform designed to reduce the cumbersome process of building projects an it restarted the student loan payment. ends that pause. where this comes down, democrats are going to be meeting today to figure out the votes on their end. >> kelly, how's the president going to sell this deal? he's got some disappointed doubters on his side as well. >> the progressive party of the democratic party has questions about this especially where the president did agree to some new work requirements for those who are receiving those snap benefits, which are the public assistance food stamp benefits. that kind of additional help. it's for a limited group of people. this president will counter that and say they will able to collude the homeless and veterans so it narrows that. they've been able to expand some other parts of what they believe are the protections for those in need like fortifying veteran spending and so forth.

and the president is certainly going to say that keeping the student loan piece, it does restart the plan of having to do repayment, but it keeps while the supreme court is considering the legal standing of the president's debt relief or student borrowers, it keeps that going for a period of time. so there are things to pick and choose for both ends of the political spectrum. for the president certainly, it is reenforcing what he believes is an important part of his governing strategy, which is to find bipartisanship. at the same time, it would avert if it passes through the debt crisis we've been talking about. so there are some positives but typically when there's a big deal reached, there's a chance to celebrate that. not much time for that here because the narrow window until the ongoing deadline and the steps that have to begin now with the procedural work that takes place in the house and in the senate. now you really have a chance as the oxygen hits this plan and

people read it, get a chance to go over it, he'll have criticisms that will certainly rise to the surface and as sahil was counting the votes, that will be challenging at times for the president and the speaker. will they get there? certainly there are voices saying this deal needs to proceed because of the real dire consequences of default so we'll be watching this closely over the next several days with bumps in the road probably likely. we've seen this movie before to know that, but this is also an achievement to reach a bipartisan deal that both sides can claim some victory. >> sahil, kelly, thank you both. i want to bring in michigan democratic congresswoman debbie dingell. always good to see you. what's your reaction to the deal that's being circulated, congresswoman? does it have your support? >> chris, i haven't made a decision yet about what i'm going to do. i have to say several things. i've been angry for days for many reasons that we are being held hostage.

we cannot default on our loan. our debt. i know that. yet at the same time, we cannot be rubber stamped. compromise is not a dirty word. that's something i've said all of my life. but on the other hand, i have questions. i want to understand, have work requirements. what is the definition of a dependent? a lot of people talk about children but a lot of people don't understand the senior care crisis we have in this country. and families are really struggling to take care of older family members and are suffering and need food. i'm very worried. my husband was one of the authors of nipa 50 years ago. it is considered a bedrock of environmental law around the world. i acknowledge and say to people, we must modernize it but we shouldn't be doing it in an

untransparent way. i've been reading the language, i'm asking questions when i'm done with this, i'm going to get on a briefing with john podesta. i sort of feel, i think i feel the way a lot of members do. i feel torn. i feel like we are being held hostage. we should be in regular order. we should never be in this position again. and yet i cannot will be rubber stamped. >> so let me ask you about the couple of the specifics on things you just touched on. one specific part of the deal and something many democrats had said was a nonstarter is changing rules for snap recipients. the age of people who must work to get food stamps would go up for most of them from 52 to 54 and according to one source on mccarthy's call to his caucus, he said in reference to this and some other things, we cut the woke out. are you okay with that specific change as a compromise? >> i will be on another call

this afternoon and i have questions about definitions and how it's really going to impact people. as you said, compromise is not a dirty word and i am very happy on memorial day that somebody that is very ardent and strong supporter of veterans and veterans are really struggling and the homeless are struggling, but i'm going to ask specific questions after having read through it for some definitions today. >> and your answer may be the same on this although i think it's a little easier to understand. there has been easing of permits for energy projects and one significant one would expedite natural gas pipeline in joe manchin's west virginia. environmentalists say it would hurt wetlands. hit national forestland. do you see that as being a bridge too far? >> you know, we're going to have to vote on things we would not vote on if they were a straight up and down vote.

again, i'll be asking questions, specifically in the committee, i offered a very specific commitment so that we did not illuminate the three branches of government traditionally viewed. while i know these things have to be expedited, we cannot illuminate. the question is precedent setting. does that mean we're going to eliminate judicial review for any other project? none of this is simple. i know compromise is not a dirty word but i need to know what is going to be the precedent being set by voting for this at the same time. we are being held hostage. there are things i would never vote for under normal circumstance. >> some things the president did not get. he didn't get tax hikes on the wealthy. an expansion of discounts for insulin. those are two of the things he talked about all the time when he goes out into states. he talks about the wealthy paying their fair share.

bringing down the cost of prescription drug prices repeatedly. do you think the white house got enough concessions from the republicans in this deal? >> again, i'm going to state point-blank, i don't think we should have taken all revenue off the table. i believe billionaires should pay their fair share. i believe we should be eliminating loopholes and incentivize american companies to locate overseas. there are a lot of things that i think the american people agree with us should be on the table. and i hope that we will still find a way to go back to that and i, and people are going to, the subject of insulin and people being able to afford their medicine, i hope people hold people accountable exactly where they should be that republicans voted against lowering the cost of the insulin for diabetics across this country. period. >> michigan congresswoman debbie dingell, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us.

still ahead here, an exclusive memorial day message to america from ukrainian president zelenskyy as his country endures new waves of russian attacks overnight. but first, first responders on a recovery mission after a devastating apartment collapse in iowa overnight. we're there live when this special edition of chris jansing reports is back in just 60 seconds. chris jansing reports is back in just 60 seconds. when you sleep more deeply, you wake up more energized. introducing purple's new mattresses our unique gel flex grid draws away heat, helping you fall asleep faster. it relieves pressure for less “ow,” and more “ahhh.” and instantly adapts as you move, without ever disturbing your partner. amazing. sleep better. live purple. save $800 off mattress sets at our memorial day event. visit purple.com or a store near you.

in iowa, the desperate rescue mission is now turning to recovery after an apartment building partially collapsed last night. at this hour, eight people have been pulled from the rubble and authorities say they still don't know how many might be unaccounted for. at least one person, 52-year-old lisa brooks, is confirmed missing by her family. remarkably, no deaths have been confirmed. that urgent rescue mission complicated by the ongoing concerns about the stability of the rest of the building.

inspectors said it was struck yurly unsound. how dangerous do they believe it is there now for recovery teams and how confident are they that everybody who thought they was inside they've accounted for? >> reporter: well, chris, i talk to the mayor of davenport and he told me he is praying there is no one still inside the building or under the rubble. take a look at what the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building looks like. you see all the rubble down underneath at the foot of this building. the mayor also telling me that this is no longer a search and rescue mission. it's now a search and recovery mission. signifying that you have rescue teams and rescue workers here over the course of the night. we saw them this morning with canines looking to see if there were any survivors. we learned from the press conference earlier this morning that there are no known

fatalities here but in terms of people missing, they're just not sure about that at this point. i want you to listen to what the mayor told me when i pointed at the wreckage here and asked how people were able to survive. >> probably should be shocked but i'll give the credit to the immediate response of our first responder to get people out of there and immediately go in and try and save, as you said, they saved lived by that immediate response. >> reporter: now we have since confirmed as you mentioned that a 52-year-old woman is missing according to her family there. that has not been confirmed by officials so there's a little lag in information there, but something that we're also hearing on the ground and you alluded to it earlier is the idea of the concerns that existed with this building that go back for years at this point. we know as recently as this week, as last week i should say, residents complained about bricks falling from the

structure. there were documented complaints about the building. i asked the mayor about that. he said the city did go and inspect and they ran through their typical process with this, but we know that will likely be a focus of the investigation in the days and weeks to come, but right now, the main concern is making sure there are no people, no individuals left on that site and you look at the damage, it's hard to believe that anyone could survive it. so they're trying to make sure that is indeed the case, chris. >> the idea of those rescues really is remarkable. thank you for that. up next, bonded by war. an exclusive memorial day message from ukrainian president zelenskyy. you'll not see this anywhere else but we have it right here on msnbc. ut we have it right hee on msnbc the subway series is taking your favorite to the next level! like the #20. the elite chicken and bacon ranch. built with rotisserie-style chicken and double cheese. i love what i'm seeing here. that's some well-coached chicken. you done, peyton? the subway series just keeps gettin' better. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need.

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while his country is being blasted by russian air strikes with kyiv hit by a massive drone attack over the weekend, the largest since the start of the war, ukraine's president is sending the u.s. a memorial day message, airing exclusively here on msnbc honoring those who defend freedom. >> on behalf of all ukrainians, i'd like to honor the courage and self-sacrifice of all americans who stood in defense and keep defending the freedom. your freedom stood thanks to those who fought for it. our freedom will stand thanks to those who are fighting for it.

the freedom is underpinned by the bravery of the best and by their readiness of young men and women who serve their nation in the military to become the best of their kind and make their bravery the basis for the future of their nation. when we remember the warriors who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom, we recall the reason why we are alive. why we live the way we like and why our free nations stand. it is our duty to teach children that freedom cannot be taken for granted. it is our duty to teach them to be grateful. it is our duty to acknowledge each and every who dedicated their lives to defend the freedom, the noble and free banner of their country and

people. it is our duty to remember what price was paid to give the live of freedom. despite all dark times that came down. we, ukrainians, will always be grateful to the u.s. and every american for an extraordinary support which helps us confine the russian tyranny to the losers those who lost to freedom. my special gratitude on this memorial day goes to all americans of different times. sons and daughters. fathers and mothers. brothers and sisters who became the warriors and whose strands turned into freedom and who were destined to show to the world that freedom will always shine bright on the hill.

let our victory of the ukrainian warriors make this light shine brighter. god bless america. ukraine. >> joining me now, bill taylor, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. often on these holidays it's about barbecues and picnics and sometimes parades. seldom about the heart of what he just spoke of. not just why we're able to live as we do, but his message that there's a price to be paid for freedom. america has paid it many times. now ukrainians are paying it. i wonder what you make of what you heard from president zelenskyy. >> so, chris, the heartfelt feelings that president zelenskyy just expressed represent the feelings of ukrainians. i was there last week with a group. we heard from ukrainians across the spectrum. up and down. we heard from soldiers, civilians supporting the

military. president zelenskyy expressed that view that they feel that is number one, thanks to the united states, a real appreciation of what the united states has done. number two, the commitment to continue to fight for that freedom. and he's right. it cannot be taken for granted. they are fighting. they are losing people every day. they are sacrificing a lot for their own freedom. they are defending us, chris, in some real sense with their valiant fight. >> so let's talk about that fight because russia is absolutely pounding right now, ukraine's capitol, but a senior adviser to president zelenskyy told us at nbc news that ukraine was almost ready to start what he called a big operation. what do you think that's going to look like? this new phase of the war? >> this new phase of the war is coming and it's coming soon. we heard that all last week with

this group, rdi, that i was with. the minister of defense was very clear about the forces that they are putting together. that they are assembling, that they are readying with new equipment, new soldiers. and they are ready. they are psyched. the soldiers that i talked to both the privates, the lieutenants, the generals, they are ready. what it will look like, chris, it's a good question. no one knows where or when but it's likely they will use these new forces to concentrate and break through russian lines. break through the lines that the russians have been digging and trying to defend. with these strong new units, well equipped, well trained units to break through these russian lines, get into the russian rear. get into the back part of the russian occupation of ukraine

and cause panic. cause panic in the russian rear. we hear that the russians are worried about this. they are concerned about this and they should be. the ukrainians are readying this assault. >> so much of what we hear from inside russia, ambassador, is frankly just all propaganda from putin. now russian media is reporting that moscow is putting senator graham on a wanted list. he responded with a statement. i will wear the arrest warrant issued by putin's corrupt and immoral government as a badge of honor. we only have a minute left, but i wonder what you make of this. >> so, senator graham is right. there are, he is on the list that includes about 1,000 people. i'm on that list. many people are on that list. he's right. this is a badge of honor. no one's going to, no one's going to russia. we are united with ukrainians and the ukrainians are going to

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today, president biden laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in honor of u.s. military members who have died in service to the country. while the flood of republicans who hope to replace him are largely laying low today. they're facing the challenge of an ever expanding field dividing the anti-trump vote. exactly what team trumps will lead to a repeat of 2016 for him. the unofficial theme of his campaign could be the more the merrier. joining me now, republican and democrat strategists. good to have you here. happy memorial day. so you know, "the new york times" summed up where we are right now, susan. it's all about this growing field. what it means for ron desantis. while trump is reportedly telling advisers they'll be nice to tim scott while former

president rips into desantis. is that a pretty simple and winnable strategy? >> it could be. i heard governor of new hampshire saying it's not so much about running and having a large field if you know when to get out. there could be the really important question. if we could see the field of candidates, if none of them really define themselves and can't get above 5 or 10%, they're never going to break away anyway. so will they get out in time. i think these candidates need to find their voice and find their votes and most of all, chris, they need to expand who republican primary voters are. similar to what trump did in 2016 and who he registered. but have a bigger base of republicans allows those republicans who don't like trump. >> but the question is, what we know about tim scott, for

example, is that he's viewed by some as more moderate but he's raising money, right? he's got the support of some i guess what you would call old school republican establishment folks who are you know, particularly people in the senate that can sometimes get donors more. youngkin in addition to snunu. who could be the number two? >> going back to susan's point, a lot of these candidates do divide the anti trump vote. also the money. if you have candidates getting out saying i don't have a path and if they can find a way to galvanize that support, political support on the ground, and the money behind a singular candidate, that does present a great alternative to donald trump. the problem though is that so many people are trying to be trump right. why not just vote for donald trump? and so that's the challenge. >> we've actually had our folks out in the field talk to people and they'll say exactly that.

you know, republican voters, but let me ask you about democratic voters. how worried are they that no strong challenge emerges and maybe donald trump isn't the nominee? >> that is interesting because say if it's a moderate republican although joe taqqee isn't walking through the door soon. >> the old governor for folk who is don't republican. >> just take abortion for example. reproductive rights is top of the mind for three quarters of the democrats but a third of republicans. if that's true, is there a republican that can bring some of those republicans back to societying for a republican? i don't know that's that's the case. having said that, can anyone bring some of those independent voters back as well? i don't think if there's a candidate who can do that. >> there's always stuff going on elsewhere. so i have to ask you susan, about a close trump ally.

that's the texas attorney general. ken paxton. he just got impeached. trump publicly called out governor greg abbott. he said he's missing in action. he wants something done. he wants paxton you know, to be supported. what do you make of what is really a rare bipartisan piece of action? in a state like texas? >> it is rare and the reasons he's being impeached stem from a 2020 and federal investigation which paxton it was rumored was seeking a pardon from trump before he left office for. but the reason the impeachment happened was because of a settlement with the whistleblowers so the texas government assembly wasn't looking so high and mighty for oh, you must be so accountable. it was to give the money out and why. and that federal investigation has got to be a doozy because they were able to do it in secret and probably share information with the federal government. >> so you're not giving them a

gold star for ethics? >> i'm giving them a gold star for -- i can't think. yes. that's perfect. >> a lot of people are looking at this and saying at least at the very least we're seeing accountability is possible but that's a bridge too far maybe. >> accountability is possible and necessary but in this case, it's because they were using taxpayer dollars. having to pay out these fines. so from this, from that point of view, i guess accountability is important if you have to go back to the voters and explain to them why they're paying out this amount of money. minus that, without that piece of it, i don't know that we'd be in this position. >> he was reflected under those 2020 charges or investigation i should say and he's still been indicted by the way since 2015. it's not like this guy had clean

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the debt ceiling deal still has political hurdles ahead including getting through the house of representatives with enough democratic votes. california democratic congressman, josh harder, serves on the house appropriations committee and joins me now. happy memorial day. you have been a strong supporter of the president's policies throughout your time in office. have you decided how you'll be voting on this? >> we're still talking with the white house but the president has a saying, don't compare me to the almighty. compare me to the alternative. it does things folks don't like on the right and left but the alternative is catastrophic default. stopping veterans benefits, stopping social security checks. it's important to look at this

and see if we can get it across the finish line. >> is it fair as voters say it's not a reason to do something if you're going to go into default. you guys need to figure this out. we just talked to debbie dingell. she was talking about john podesta, senior adviser, former chief of staff, who is going to have a phone call, assuming you might be on that phone call. how do you convince the folks that are unconvinced that this is worth it? >> well, we're going to have some real questions to be answered. whether or not this actually does what it's promised to do. i think one of the big challenges is not just the concessions the president gave up in this bill. it's legitimizing negotiating on the debt ceiling as a tactic for the future. and that's pretty scary. when you're playing russian roulette, sooner or later, you're going to get unlucky.

that's what's happened here. this implication for future administrations is going to be very concerning because at some point, we are going the default if we continue in this pattern. >> there's a lot of stuff and we've enumerated it throughout this hour, that democrats don't like. some having to do with the environment. some having to do with some of the work requirements. especially for snap recipients. what's the positive? besides not defaulting, what can you say about this that the white house and the president were able to get that would make democrats maybe say okay, i don't like other stuff, but here's what we got? >> no question this does not advance democratic priorities but ultimately, this is a success for the president if it averts default. there's also some things in here that i think make a lot of sense. we mentioned snap benefits. this actually makes it harder for some people to achieve nutrition assistance but it also makes sure that the homeless and veterans automatically get food stamps as opposed to the process

today where they have to go through a whole lot of red tape. so there are a few things in this bill but ultimately, that's why it deserves a good hard look. and the real answer here is how do we make sure we can get that gavel out of mccarthy's hand so he is not in the decision seat in the future to make these types of compromises. >> if you were a professional gambler, do you think this is going to go through? >> i think it probably will. mccarthy overplayed his hand. if you look at where we started out, the republican bill would have kicked 600,000 americans off. it would have slashed veterans benefits. repealed the most important measures of the climate change bill. the inflation reduction act. on those measures, mccarthy got nothing. he went way too for. there's things in this bill i still don't like and if the president and his administration are still going to have to explain but i think ultimately, this is going to be a win for the president if he's able to

get this across the finish line and avert the worst case scenario. >> i want to end on the 2024 race because there's a new poll out and it show that is in california, your state, where ron desantis was leading, now donald trump is well ahead of him. i wonder if you're concerned. i know i've heard this from some other democrats that if donald trump is at the top of the ticket, obviously a lot of folks for the presidential, but they're a little worried in some purple areas in some swing counties that it could be really energizing for the republicans. does that worry you? >> i think we should another cac four years of trump in office. i think the way we win this is not by being anti-trump but being pro health care and pro jobs. that's how i won my district even as trump did better in his election bid than four years

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millions are heading home as memorial day weekend comes to a close with travelers flying in numbers not seen since before the pandemic. more than 42,000 flights are

scheduled across the nation today alone according to the faa with just a handful of cancellations and delays. this weekend is a stress test for airlines. of course, that was a horrible 2022, massive cancellations and delays left passengers stranded all across the memorial day holiday. george solis joins us from philadelphia international airport where things look about as quiet as you can get on a holiday weekend, george. things going smoothly there? >> reporter: yeah. if it's any indication of what we've seen all weekend, people with getting to their destinations with little hiccup. i've been looking at the misery map today as people head home. a lot of green on the map. a lot of it has to do with, as you mentioned, airlines wanting to avoid what we saw last summer, the delays and cancellations because of staffing and crew shortages. transportation secretary pete

buttigieg highlighting the fact that the cancellation rate has been under 1%. of course, we expect some delays as the day progresses. according to aaa, we're in the peak time for the worst driving time, that 12:00 to 3:00 window. gas is cheaper this year than it was last year. there's been a lot of positives, albeit some of the fares were a little more. i spoke with a lot of people at phl over the weekend today and about their experience thus far. take a listen to what they told me. >> smooth, very smooth. it's been great. so far, so good. >> we were hesitant about traveling on memorial day, but we gave it a shot just to see. we didn't travel last year. you always hear the stories. >> the traffic was smooth which was surprising for it being memorial day weekend. it wasn't busy on the roads. >> reporter: you said it, chris, this is the stress test. things looking good so far.

will they remain that way as we progress into the afternoon rush and the evening. and those lucky enough, maybe able to extend a day further. we know it could be a lot worse. a lot of people relishing the fact that this memorial day weekend went off without a hitch. >> george solis, thank you very much. in southern california hundreds of former vietnam prisoners of war gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of their return home, the year 1973. then president nixon and a cast of celebrities welcomed them back to the u.s. with a lavish and emotional banquet at the white house. hallie jackson spoke with two veterans including one whose family thought he was dead. >> it's been an emotional reunion in southern california with hundreds of former vietnam p.o.w.s and replicating down to the centerpieces the banquet

president nixon threw in their honor in 1973. lieutenant porter halliburton was shot down and believed to be dead. his family even had a tombstone made for him. here is what he told me about the moment his wife found out he was actually alive and imprisoned. >> then a year and a half later, six guys, one from white house, state, navy, whatever show up and they preceded that with a phone call just to say how are you doing, wondering if she had gotten remarried. >> you had a baby daughter at this time. >> i had a daughter that i had only seen for five days before i left on the cruise. they came in and said, we have something to tell you. marty said, you're here to tell me my husband is alive. >> she had a premonition of some sort. >> right at the time.

and so she said that was more difficult to deal with than my death because of the uncertainty. >> along with halliburton, you see admiral robert shoemaker held for eight years in a notorious vietnamese prison where he was tortured and put in solitude, he nicknamed it hanoi hilton. we'll have more stories on "nbc nightly news" and on "hallie jackson now." >> we'll be looking for those. the second hour of "chris jansing reports" starts right now. we are just a little more than 24 hours away from the first real test for the newly unveiled deal on the dealt limit. is there a chance it doesn't even make it to the house for a vote? check out the stunning images from the partial collapse of a