oh, no. also ahead, the latest from the war in ukraine where both sides are preparing for the next major battle among fears of a false-flag attack that could end up flooding 80 towns. plus, hospitals across the country have reported a surge in cases of a virus that s making infants severely ill. it s not covid, but covid has a big role in why the kids are getting so sick. we ll explain that just ahead. willie, our top story this morning. we begin in washington where moments ago former trump adviser steve bannon arrived in a d.c. courthouse to hear his sentencing for contempt of congress after he refused to comply with a subpoena from the house select committee investigating january 6th. the justice department has asked the judge to sentence him to six months in prison and to fine him $200,000. bannon s lawyers argue he should get only probation. they also have asked bannon be allowed to remain free until his lawyers are able to appeal the sentence. nbc news justice an
repairs are occurring. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on twitter and instagram. thank you for the privilege of your time. alex witt picks up with more news right now. good morning, everyone. i m alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. breaking across the pond, a political earthquake. just 44 days, that is how long prime minister liz truss was in office before resigning just in the last few hours. i recognize, though, given the situation, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. this makes truss now the shortest-serving prime minister in 301 years. one british journalist wrote in the new york times days ago as political pressure mounted, quote, he was boris johnson s departing gift, a human land mine to level the ground for his possible return. in a sign of just how tenuous her standing was and perhaps how brutal uk politics can be, a british newspaper began tracking a hea
pm in history. with one of our closest allies facing a new level of political chaos on top of the worst economic disaster in a generation, what s at stake for a new prime minister? and what about britain s impact on the global economy or its support for ukraine? we ll go live to london and check on reaction here in just a minute. plus a federal judge reveals donald trump may have provided a paper trail leading to crimes of obstruction and conspiracy. coming up, the lies trump swore were true, even when his attorney, john eastman, told him that wasn t the case. and whether that could prove once and for all that the big lie was a crime. and finally, if you stopped worrying about covid, this winter could come as a rude awakening. we ll tell you about the new variants out there and whether so-called covid immunity can stop them. but we start overseas, where liz truss came into office just 44 days ago, promising to help turn the british economy around and provide relief for
committee huddled today to hammer out final details of the donald trump subpoena, and why it has yet to be issued. plus, the justice department says its january 6th investigation is running out of money. what officials are asking congress and whether congress will give it to them. i m katy tur in for hallie jackson. we re going to start in pennsylvania, with mbs news white house correspondent mike memoli in philadelphia, and nbc news correspondent dasha burns, and punch bowl co-founder and msnbc contributor jake sherman as well. so mike, the president is in pennsylvania, and he stood in front of a bridge that collapsed a little bit earlier this year, he happened to be there for the aftermath of that collapse, and he s using it to make a specific pitch. what is it? well, what the president was really trying to do in order to try to help boost democrats in these midterm elections is talk about promises made and promises they delivered on. this is a president who really beli
the contentious weeklong battle for speaker. kevin mccarthy s rocky road to the gavel including sessions made to the far-right s holdouts is raising fresh questions about how a republican-led house will govern. earlier today, house republicans getting their take. sometimes democracy is messy, but i would argue that s exactly how the founders intended it. they wanted real debate, real input from all people, and then you get a decision. it is positive, not negative. it is not weakening kevin mccarthy it is providing the speaker with the tools he needs for republicans to go to the map of the american people. 218-plus republicans realized that kevin mccarthy needs a chance to govern, and we are going to give him a chance. well, democrats giving a different view earlier today. the leader hakeem jeffries expressing concerns with the prolonged speaker fight means for the house moving forward. this function was historic that we saw this week is not at an end, it is just the