Palestinian, arab, jew, muslim, christian, everyone. You cant give up what makes you who you are. If you give that up, then the terrorists win, and we can never let them win. President biden back at the white house this morning after a jampacked trip to israel where he promised continued support for americas ally and cautioned against ragefilled vengeance. Meanwhile, his administration is working to address the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza ahead of the an expected Ground Invasion by Israeli Forces that could begin any day now. Well go through all of that straight ahead. Plus, another vote on the house floor leads to yet another loss for jim jordan. Well look at where his support stands heading into a third ballot for speaker, which is set for later today. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, october 19th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us, and well begin this morning with president joe bidens historic trip to israel to reaffirm americas support for its ally in the region amid that nations war with hamas. The president arrived back in the u. S. Overnight following a rowing day that included meetings with top israeli officials and emotional moments with the families of victims. In tel aviv biden said he plans to ask congress for a, quote, unprecedented support package for israels defense, and that ask will come later this week. Now, more details will likely be revealed tonight when the president delivers a prime time address about the wars in the middle east and ukraine. Speaking about the response to the terror attack, biden cautioned israelis not to be consumed by the rage they feel. Since this Terrorist Attack took place, wave seen it described as israels 9 11. But for a nation the size of israel, its like 15 9 11s. The scale may be different, but im sure those horrors have tapped into some kind of primal feeling in israel just like it did and felt in the United States. Shock, pain, rage, an all consuming rage. I understand and Many Americans understand you cant look at what has happened here to your mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons, daughters, children, even babies and not scream out for justice. Justice must be done. But i caution this while you feel that rage, dont be consumed by it. After 9 11 we were enraged in the United States. While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes. During his trip, biden also addressed the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza where more than a Million People are now believed to be displaced. Following a meeting with israeli president benjamin netanyahu, the president announced israel had agreed to start allowing humanitarian aid to enter gaza from egypt. In terms of the president s trip one mission was certainly accomplished giving words of support to israel, brokering that humanitarian deal in gaza also helpful. But seem tuesday be little chance that his presence there will quell the rising violence in the region after that Hospital Explosion in gaza, which u. S. Intelligence believes preliminary was destroyed by a rocket fired from within gaza, not israel. Protests throughout the region, the cancellation of a summit in jordan, and real concern about what happens next after israel does go into gaza and an invasion expected in the coming days. Meanwhile, the State Department has received requests from more than 350 american citizens in gaza who want to leave. Thats according to a u. S. Official familiar with the situation who spoke to nbc news. That comes as the southern route out of gaza through egypt remained closed yesterday while the United States continues talks to try to form a corridor for Safe Passage Out of that besieged territory. The closest u. S. State Department Officials to the rafah crossing in egypt are located more than 150 miles away, and so far theyve been restricted by egypts government from approaching the crossing due to security threats. The u. S. Also warning americans do not travel to lebanon after part of the Embassy Complex In Beirut was set on fire by protesters. Hundred of demonstrators clashed with Security Forces yesterday. A Group Holding palestinian flags took down a Security Wall near the u. S. Embassy. Police then started using tear gas and water canons to disperse the crowd, injuring several demonstrators. The protests were in rpoe to the afore mentioned Hospital Blast in gaza that killed hundreds of people. As mentioned there are conflicting claims of who is responsible in gaza with hamas saying israel did it, but President Biden stood by tel aviv saying a militant group called Islamic Jihad launched the deadly strike, probably inadvertently hit the hospital. The group denies responsibility. Joining us live from tel aviv is nbc News Senior National correspondent jay gray. Jay, good to see you. Tell us about those protell uses and the aftermath there of both President Bidens visit and also the conclusion by the u. S. That that hospital was likely not destroyed by israel. Reporter yeah, and jonathan, what a great job youve done of outlining all of that. I can tell you, though, that you can see from the thousands that have poured into the streets since that explosion at the hospital, that they put little credence into what the president has said, what the idf has said as to where that explosion came from. They believe israel is to blame for that, and that has stoked the protests here. And its really ratcheted up the concern the fighting could spread, the military action could spread in this region. The idf now acknowledging there have been and im quoting here, significant escalations in skirmishes Wit Hezbollah over the last several ds along the lebanon border. In fact, in just the last few moments weve learned antitank missiles were lnched into a kibbutz, and near the Security Fence at that border, so that is escalating on a daily basis, in some areas hourly. We know israel continues to move more troops, more equipment into that area, and thats become a real spot of concern as a potential second front in this war. And of course thats something that was on the agenda for the president during his trip yesterday, but those meetings as you talked about got canceled. That discussion was perhaps on phone calls on a flight back to washington but no facetoface meeting. And thats going to be a concern moving into the weekend when we expect more protests across the region. Senior National Correspondent for nbc news, jay gray, thank you. Stay safe. Well have more live reports from the middle east throughout the morning. Now, lets turn to National Security reporter for the Washington Post john hudson who joins us from amann. Jordan traveling with the secretary of state. Jordan, great to see you this morning. Lets take that piece of it. A little bit of caution to americas ally there, but the second part of that trip which was going to take place in amann canceled. It was a really dramatic moment here. He was monitoring the situation and trying to get his finger on the pulse of what was going on. While this process started emerging including outside of jordan where the Israeli Embassy was surrounded by protests as this started occurring thats when abas announced hes canceling on biden. A key part of bidens visit meeting the palestinian president just fell apart, and the real question is this going to imperil his entire arab itinry the second half of his trip . Of course it did. Secretary blinken made a phone call to abbas. During that phone call Secretary Blinken professed condolences for the deaths at the hospital. At that point the damage was done and half of the itinerary fell apart. As we heard in the previous segment the arab world isnt confused about what happened. They blame israel, even though thats not the view of the United States government, its not the view of israel, and biden spoke to this during his visit. But that is the view in the arab world. They point to previous where the idf changed its neighborative like the palestinian journalist said to have been killed originally by a palestinian shooter and then admittedly by an idf soldier. But that is where things left, and u. S. Officials would have liked it to be a joint meeting with both arabs and israelis over a day first in israel and jordan, but thats not how it panned out. John, talk to us about the fears from u. S. Officials as to what comes next. Were seeing the images of protests and violence and skirmishes throughout the region. There is an anticipation israel is going to go into gaza, it could be any time, in a matter of days. What do u. S. Officials think happens next once the violence there increases the. John, the most extraordinary thing that affected me during this trip is the extreme anxiety felt from u. S. Officials about how dangerous this moment is. We have two Aircraft Carrier groups in the mediterranean ready to engage. The feeling that hezbollah or iran could enter a second front and israel could quickly become overwhelmed and unable to defend itself, it really is sort of a Game Changing moment in the mindset of u. S. Officials where the last thing they wanted to do was to get the United States engaged in another Military Conflict in the middle east. But they are absolutely prepared to do that at this point. They feel like they cannot just let israel become overwhelmed if a second front opens. And thats where for me it was quite a surprising moment to realize just how close we are to another Conflict Opening for the United States in the middle east while were very engaged in ukraine and also have our eyes in taiwan. Its a very dangerous moment right now, and that came very clear from talking to u. S. Officials on this trip. An extraordinary fraught moment overseas. And here were seeing increased security in the United States as well in the wake of the declarations of range by hamas and hezbollah. National security for the National Post john hudson in iman for us. Still ahead well have much much more on the israelihamas war. First welltake a look at some of the other headlines. 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According to the ap the judge then asked the entire room to keep their voices down, quote, particularly if its meant to influence the testimony. Now trump has returned to the courtroom this week after attending the first days of the fraud trial against him earlier this month. He has called the Case A Witch Hunt and has repeatedly vilified the prosecution. Meanwhile, emails from 2020 that reportedly confirmed lawyers for former President Trump acknowledged that attempts to overturn the election were political, will be admissible in the Fulton CountyElection Interference rico case. Kenneth chesebro, the lawyer aligned with the former president and also a defendant in the case himself, had attempted to block the emails from being admitted as evidence, but that motion was denied yesterday. Chesebro reportedly argued in the messages that a legal challenge to President Bidens win would almost definitely fail in court but would be helpful in overturning the election anyway. The New York Times reports of the chances of success, mr. Chesebro estimated the, quote, Odds The Court would grant effective relief before january 6th id say only 1 , but he wrote the fin has possible political value. He added that, que, the plic should come away from this believing the election was likely rigged and stolen by biden and harris who were not legitimately elected. The emails in question were reviewed by the newspaper. Chesebros Fulton County rico trial will begin this month. He is scheduled to be one of the first of the 18 codefendants to appear in court after requesting a speedy trial. He has pleaded not guilty and insists any work he did after the 2020 election was within his capacity as a lawyer. Elsewhere, douglas mackey, a social Media Influencer known as rickey vaughn, was sentenced yesterday to seven months in prison for interfering with the 2016 election. Mackey, who was a supporter of the former president , of trump was convict of running a scam back then that fooled hundreds of thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters into believing they could vote by text message. Mackey was prosecuted under the Ku Klux Klan Act enacted during the reconstruction era in response to efforts by the hate group to prevent recently emancipated black people from voting. Still ahead well turn to sports. The Houston Astros slug their way to a win last night and are back in that series. Well have highlights from the alcs. Plus a wild finish in the wnba finals leads to that leagues first ever backtoback champions. Well get to all of that next. Champions. Well get to all of that next. all toooo youuuuu sean i wish for the amazing new iphone 15 pro jason sean do you mean this one the one with titanium . Its so light. Dont touch it. 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Houston back in the series but texas still leads it two games to one with the teams back in arlington tonight. First pitch about 8 00 of game four. The National Championship series also resumes tonight. Theyre in phoenix now. The Philadelphia Phillies head out west into game three up 20 against the arizona diamondbacks. That game at 5 00 p. M. Where the Las Vegas Aces are champions once again. Here in new york city the aces held off the liberty in the closing seconds of game four of the finals last night. Were watching the end of it. They hang onto a 7069 victory as that shot sails wide and become the first ever team ever to secure a repeat. And we want to mention wee 7 of the season begins tonight, kicks off in new orleans. The saints have been okay this year and they host the jacksonville jaguars. Kick off at 8 15. Jaguars for now anyway first place in the south. Time now for the weather and lets go to Angie Lassman who about to depress us again for the weekend forecast. And the midwest, for that matter. For folks in the north east thats what were going to see in the forecast for friday, saturday, and potentially sunday. Right now the system is centered over the great lakes. Its been kind of working its way through the midwest over the past day or so bringing rain and plenty of it into the up, stretching down into portions of of illinois, indianapolis, some of that working through. Some this is the spot you need the umbrella today the great lakes stretching down to the tennessee valley. For the north east to midatlantic well have showers working in and start to see this coastal low develop just offshore and start to work its way a little further to the north. That means the heavy rain also going to be impacted by that. These two things combine and leave us with unsettled weather across the north east. This is saturday. The rain will be mainly focused 1 to 3 inches higher portions of in vermont, noochl, maine. Even places like new york could pick up a quarter of an inch to half an inch. And well also see gusty winds as systems start to work their way out. So there will be a possibility of, of course, downed power lines, downed trees. Itll be likely minor, jonathan, but still something to note because itll be a little chilly, too, with that wind and rain and clouds. Not a great weekend on tap. Tomorrow when i ask about the weather forecast, just lie. Deal. So depressing. Another tapy weekend. Thank you. Coming up here on Way Too Early will the third time be the charm for congressman jim jordans push for the house speakers gavel . Well break down his chances this time when lawmakers convene to vote again later today, but well also take a look at a different option starting to gain some bipartisan support. Thats straight ahead on Way Too Early. Rtisan support thats straight ahead on Way Too Early. Welcome back to Way Too Early. It is just ahead of 5 30 a. M. On the east coast, 2 30 out west on this thursday morning. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for being with us. The House Of Representatives remains without a Permanent Leaday after congressman jim jordan lost his second vote gavel. Suit of the speakers jordan received just 199 votes yesterday, the time in nearly a century that a majority partys nominee for speaker has failed to get 200 votes. Despite the two losses he has suffered already as well as losing more votes yesterday than in the first round, the controversial ohio congressman is vowing to continue his bid, telling reporters that there will be another vote today. Meanwhile, democrats remain uned behind minority leader hakeem jeffries. But now theres some discussion among democrats and some more main stream republicans about elevating temporary speaker Patrick Mchenrys powers. That would allow legislators to address issues like israel and ukraine while a speaker gets sorted out. President biden was asked about jordans bid for the speakership. Heres what he had to say. Do you have a view about jim jordans current predicament unable to secure the speakership . No. Zero, none. I ache for him was the joke there from the president making a very rare appearance at the press cabin on air force one. Joining us now someone like me who would like to see the president do that more often. Jeff, great to see you. In fact, hed ever come back on the record. Lets talk about how the white house is looking at the mess in the speakership. As just noted theres a limit to what the administration can do particularly with aid to israel and ukraine while the speakership sits vacant. What is their perspective as to the chaos thats building behind you . Well, i think number one kind of lets just watch this chaos from afar and let the republicans beat themselves is stand back approach. Theyre ready for this mess to be cleaned up. Theres a lot the white house wants to do. You mentioned a few of them in regards to ukraine and israel. I think politically its not bad for the white house to show President Biden governing, to have the president going off to israel and holding his prime time speech again tonight while the Republican Party is in disarray in the house. That said in order to get done what they want to get done, they need a speaker, too. No question a contrast the white house is happy to lean into. Jeff, you mentioned the president s speech tonight in the oval office at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Give us a preview what we should expect to hear from him. Number one i think its important to emphasize the venue and timing. The fact hes having a prime oval office elevates what he wants to say and emphasize or underscore, i should say, the gravity of a topic. I think well hear him talk about funding. He referenced that during his trip to israel that he would be asking for an unprecedented aid package for israel from Congress Later this week. Well, later this week has got to be today or tomorrow. So i suspect hell talk about that tonight. Hell also use all the attention and interest in the horrible acts that happened in israel and that are happening in that region right now to remind people about the horrible acts that are happening in ukraine and talk about funding there and basically kind of a two pronged effort to get u. S. Support or continued u. S. Support for both of those countries. And jeff, give us your sense as you speak to those in the administration and those close to it as to how they think the president s trip went. Obviously he went to israel and stood shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister there, voicing support for the israeli people but was not able to head to jordan to have a summit there with arab leaders, and we see now the region smoldering with real fear of increased violence. Hows their sense of how this landed . Did they accomplish what they wanted . Fear indeed. I think they would have liked to accomplish more in terms of having had those meetings you just referred to, and it was fairly last minute timing. The president was on his way to jba, to joint base andrews, and just about taking off when they announced those summits in jordan or those meetings in jordan were not going to happen. Surely theyre disappointed about that. That said im confident in saying theyre also pleased they pulled this trip off, that he had the meetings that he did with the israeli counter parts, and that he delivered a message that showed u. S. Support for israel in a strong robust way while also getting across the message humanitarian aid for palestinians matter and also saying in a clip as you played earlier that its important for israel not to lose sight of who it is. He said you are a jewish state but youre also a democracy, and drawing a contrast between how a democracy acts and following the rules of war and how terrorists act. I think that message was really important to this white house to get across not just from speeches here in washington but there in the region itself, and he was able to do that. Yeah, i found that extraordinarily powerful as well, invoking americas response to 9 11 and telling israel to proceed cautiously here. Jeff, well speak to you again soon. Thanks for joining us. Coming up well turn to cnbc for a look at this mornings Business Headlines and take a glance at the markets which are moving lower ahead of a key speech from the fed chair. Well be right back with that. Well be right back with that. The right age for neutrogena® retinol . Thats whenever you want it to be. It has dermproven retinol that targets vital cell turnover, evens skin tone, and smooths fine lines. With visible results in just one week. Neutrogena® retinol there is a better way to manage diabetes. 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Number one rising je political tensions in the middle east and concern whats going to happen next in israel and gaza. And two, weve seen a further rise in bond yields, which is putting pressure on equity markets. Its been a tough couple of days for equity investors. Now looking ahead weve got that speech from Jerome Powell, more earnings coming later today and a bit of macro data to look out for. So Third Quarter earnings season full swing, couple Big Companies posted results after the bell. Netflix, tesla, what have we learned . These are the first Two Tech Giants to report earnings are and really two different tales. We have tesla shares dropping in extended trade. Theyre lower premarket after tesla posted its first top and bottom line miss sincehe Second Quarter 2019. Both revenues and profits missed expectations. Tesla has been cutti prices of their vehicles as we discussed many times before. And the impact of the those price cuts is margins have come down. Margins are down 16. 3 , so a substantial drop from where we were a year ago. Elon musk says part of the reason of reduced demand for tesla is higher Interest Rates is making affordability a bigger challenge. In contrast netflix shares are up double digits in premarket after the company surprised the market adding 8. 8 million subscribers in the Third Quarter. Its well ahead of expectation. Its the Largest Subscriber gain since 2020 during the covid reintersections, but of course we were all home with not much to do other than watch tv. This is headline that grabbed our attention. The average rate on the popular 30year fixed Mortgage Rate has hit 8 , the highest level since all the way back in the year 2000. Give us our read as to why this happened, and candidly is this a moment for people to be buying a home . This is a huge number. 8 , the highest since 2000 as you said, and theres a direct correlation between the 30year fixed Rate Mortgage and Interest Rates from the Federal Reserve. Now, whether or not this is the time to buy will largely depend on what the Federal Reserve does next. Again, bringing it back to Jerome Powell who you said the most interesting man to watch in the world right now, a lot will come down to what the fed does next, whether they hold steady on Interest Rates or raise rates further. The u. S. Economy has proven more resilient than expected, and that Resilience May in fact give the fed It Confidence to keep rates higher for longer or even raise further. Weve got existing home sales data for September Due Oat later today, so weve got more insight. And Jerome Powell noon eastern well be watching. Cnbcs Julianna Tatelbaum live from london, thank you as always. Stel ahead here on Way Too Early weve got brand new polling on what voters in swing states think about the economy and who they trust more to handle the issue ahead of the 2024 president ial race. Well break down the Key Takeaways when we come right back. Takeaways when we come right back did you know 80 of women are struggling with hair damage . Dryness and frizz that keeps coming back, could be damaged hair that cant retain moisture. You need pantenes miracle rescue deep conditioner. Its filled with provitamins to help hair lock in moisture, visibly repairing six months of damage in just one use, with no weighdown. Guaranteed, or your money back. For hair that looks healthy and stays healthy. If you know, you know its pantene. Welcome back. 5 45 a. M. Eastern. A new poll released just moments ago shows former President Trump leading President Biden in several key swing states ahead of the 2024 election. The poll was conducted by Bloomberg News and morning consul. It shows Trump Leading arizona, wisconsin, pennsylvania, north carolina, and georgia. Michigan a dead heat. President biden has a sght edge in nevada. At the same time bidenmi, the white houses economic plan, wi voters in these key states. Almost twice as many voters say its been bad for the economy compared to those who say is been good, even t by most economic metri t economy is doing all right. Most among independents more than half say bidennomics has been bad for the Overall Fiscal Health of the nation. Joining us now to dig into these numbers White House Team reporter for Bloomberg Mario parker. Mario, overall Trump Leading biden 47 to 43 in these seven key swing states with voters citing the economy as their top issue. So break down these numbers for us. Why is bidennomics not resonating . How concerned should the white house be . On one the one hand the white house should be very concerned. What we found voters are giving credit to some of bidens accomplishments to his predecessor. Voters want infrastructure. They wt affordable child care cout theyre giving trump credit for those initiatives not biden even though biden passed legislation along those lines. Heres the way to sum it up. I mean for most americans who are to your point, jonathan, the economy i mean they have a steady paycheck. They may have higher wages. Theyre not associating the joy with that with President Biden. Instead theyre associating any perceived pain they feel at the grocery check out counters with the white house. The polls suggests in those swing States Donald trump is also gaining support with members of unions. Tell us a little bit more about that. A couple of surprising findings, right . The fact is former President Trump is gaining ground with unions particularly in michigan, right . Thats a trouble spot for President Biden. A warning sign, if you will. And jonathan, as you know sometimes its not all about winning over a constituency that your opponent has had for a long time. Its about losing less, right . So youve seen some of that kind of padding former President Trumps numbers. Another surprising part in the poll was just some of the Foreign Policy components as well where voters gave former President Donald Trump more credit than they did current president joe biden. Thats going to be a tough one on unions for this president whos fancied himself the most prolabor president than perhaps weve ever had. Goes again to speak to the messaging issues theyre having with the economy. One bright message as hes leading among suburban Swing State Women by 5 points. Tell us whats behind his lead there . Thats a very bright spot for the white house because those same suburban women who are usually a pathway to the white house actually trust trump more on the economy but despite their trust on trump and the economy they prefer biden. Thats part of the white house message as well. Lastly its not all gloom and doom for the white house. Weve heard the excuse that candidates the first thing they say is, well, our message isnt breaking through. In this case the white house is actually correct. They have accomplishments to tout, the message just isnt breaking through. We are more than a year away from the election, so plenty of time for it to change in the coming year. It could feature donald trump in a series of criminal trials that could change voters minds, as well. One last quick find in the poll, mario, you looked at thirdparty spoilers. What were the findings . Rfk jr. Takes voters away from the candidate, maybe donald trump if he is, indeed, the nominee. On the other side, you have cornell west who shaves off some of the support for biden, as well. It is almost like a wash there. All right. Really good findings. Appreciate you bringing the new polling to us. White house and Politics Team leader for bloomberg, mario parker. Well speak again soon. Up next on Way Too Early, Florida Governor ron desantis is calling on his fellow 2024 republican contenders to oppose President Bidens plan to send aid to gaza. Well explain why. Coming up on morning joe, deputy National Security adviser jonathan finer will be a guest. Well hear from him about what the president accomplished during his visit to israel and what well hear from the commander in chief during his primetime speech tonight. Plus, well also talk to republican senator bill cassidy about his own recent trip to israel. What he saw that left him heartbroken, and where Congress Stands on sending aid to americas ally without a speaker of the house. Morning joe just a few short moments away. Ok, someone just did laundry. No, i add downy light so the freshness really lasts. Yeah, most scented stuff gives me a headache, but this is just right. And i dont like anything. But i like this. 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It has dermproven retinol that targets vital cell turnover, evens skin tone, and smooths fine lines. With visible results in just one week. Neutrogena® retinol hes sending 100 million to the gaza strip for, quote, humanitarian assistance. The problem with that is hamas runs the gaza strip. That is going to be comandeered by hamas. By the way, theyre Still Holding people hostage, Still Holding americans hostage. I would not send that money. Im actually challenged the other republican president ial candidates to step up to the plate and join me in saying, dont send money to hamas. That is republican president ial candidate ron desantis criticizing the Biden Administration for its proposed gaza aid package. The Florida Governor called the money a 100 million gift to hamas. Joining us now, White House Correspondent for politico and coauthor of the playbook, eugene daniels. Good to see you. The president got back from the middle east late last night. Well hear from him in primetime talking about israel, linking it to ukraine. What has been the response to his trip there in washington, and what should we expect to hear from him this evening . Depends on who you talk to, right . If you talk to many of the republicans, you would hear some of what ron desantis was just saying. Eugene, we have to fix your audio real quick. Well come back to you. Certainly, tonight, i think well hear from the president on a number of things. Certainly, he is going to be linking ukraine and israel aid, as mentioned, and will be making a big up, could be up to 100 billion, making it hard for republicans to say no. Republicans have been antsy about ukraine, eugene. I think we have you back here. Theyre all bullish about trying to send money to israel and, certainly, border security, as well. What are we going to hear about that . Sorry about the instudio mute. What were hearing from the president , he is going to explain, first of all, probably how he saw the trip he just went on, why he thought it was important. It wasnt the trip they originally wanted to have, obviously. The meeting in jordan was canceled. At the end of the day, this white house sees it as a success because they were able to get the humanitarian corridor. This is another time that youre going to see President Biden, as you said, as he links israel and ukraine together, talking about americas place in the world, talking about how hes gone over and over again to our allies, saying that america is back in his presidency and that we as a country are going to do whatever we can to help, you know, places like ukraine, and especially our allies in israel. I think something you also may hear, something President Biden has continued to say over and over and over again, which is, basically, a little be it of a warning to israel, that they are a democracy. Operating the way theyre going to, invasion of gaza coming or not, that they have to make sure they treat civilians the way they are supposed to be treated in times of war. All of those things are going to make for an interesting and rare president ial address. Now that i know there is an instudio mute button, putting some guests on notice right here and now. So, eugene, playbook has been essential reading during the speakers fight. Jim jordan has lost two votes to become speaker already. He is calling for another later today. Seems like, though, fellow republicans are signaling theyre not going to be willing to wait out 15 votes like they did for kevin mccarthy. What are some other options if jordan cant get there . At this point, they are continuing to tell the reporters that are on the hill that hes not going to get it. People are more emboldened as the numbers dwin a preview for you on playbook today, coming out in 15, 20 minutes, is mchenry, the current acting speaker of the house, speaker pro tem of the house at this point, and whether or not there is actually a coalition that could come together and give him enough power so that the House Of Representatives can actually do what theyre supposed to do. You were just talking about israel. This is a house that hasnt even been able to pass a resolution that says we support israel, because they dont technically have a speaker of the house. There are some issues with getting mchenry to the number he would need to have these temporary powers, but it also, more importantly, shows how much dysfunction there is in the republican conference in the house, that theyre even talking about this idea with any seriousness at all. I will say, though, the last speaker of the house, mccarthy, says that mchenry already has the powers he would need to act as speaker. Clearly, most of the folks in congress dont agree at this point, but that seems to be plan d, e, f, whatever number were on at this point. Eugene, good point. Real quick, we know the republicans are to blame for this, period, end of story. But the mchenry option, could democrats go for this to make it possible . They are talking about it seriously. The further we get out of not having a speaker, the more democrats want to look like the adults in the room and, more importantly, what can they get out of this, right . This is politics after all. As theyre moving and talking with mchenry and his allies and, more importantly, other republicans interested in the idea, they are trying to figure out, what are the things, the concessions that democrats could be able to pull out of this if this is something they actually were able to do . There is enough interest in democrats, it seems, for this to at least continue moving forward seriously. Well be looking for more on this in playbook, hitting the inboxes in a few minutes. Eugene daniels, thank you. Thanks for getting up Way Too Early on this thursday