Us on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Then we got to the Porn Starriness. Trumps defense, i never slept to Stormy Daniels and didnt pay her to be quiet. Michael cohen paid her to be quiet. Hes such a great guy who i hope is torn apart by wild dogs. And i only paid him what i thought were legal fees. If i did anything at all, i did everything, which i didnt do, to protect my wife from finding out about the things i never did. Stephen colbert. Well go through the consequential day in court in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial with his former fixer and Attorney Michael Cohen on the stand. It will continue today. Well have expert legal analysis on the testimony and what we should expect in a few hours. Also ahead, well go through major developments in gaza. Israels military battling regrouped Hamas Terrorists in the north while weighing a fullscale assault on rafah in the south. Plus, the latest from ukraine and the surprise visit today by u. S. Secretary of state Antony B
An endorsement of rishi sunak s announcement . I an endorsement of rishi sunaks announcement . An endorsement of rishi sunaks announcement . ~. , announcement . I think that interview will be met with announcement . I think that interview will be met with a announcement . I think that interview will be met with a sigh announcement . I think that interview will be met with a sigh of announcement . I think that interview will be met with a sigh of relief announcement . I think that interview will be met with a sigh of relief in will be met with a sigh of relief in number ten. There were concerns in government, we heard them over the course of the day, that andy street might be so angry about what was about to happen that he might walk. But the fact he decided to stay and called it a compromise and said he is going to remain mayor and stand again for the Conservative Party will undoubtedly be welcomed in number ten. There are some people who are really unhappy at this decision, some Labou
Members tried to throw out their speaker, and it didnt work then. 113 years later for the very first time members tried to throw out their speaker, but this time, this time, anderson and kaitlan, they succeeded. Yeah. And jake and anderson, of course Kevin Mccarthy only serving for 269 days. His speakership undone by eight Rebel Republicans led by congressman matt gaetz of florida. Using that rule to force him out that mccarthy himself agreed to, of course, as a condition to get the job as House Speaker. Now a vote, at least an election is expected next week, a week from now, a week from tomorrow night. The jockeying for the position, though, is already under way tonight and cnns Melanie Zanona is covering it all at the capitol. Melanie, whats the latest we just heard from Kevin Mccarthy saying hes not going to try to run for speaker again . Who is going to enter this race . Reporter kaitlan, that is the question right now, and weve heard from a number of republicans who say there are
Good monday morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. Hope you had a nice weekend. The sun finally came out in new york. It was many days. Hope your weekend was sunny and nice. Weve got a lot of big news to get to this morning. Five things to know for monday, october 2nd. The government stayed open for now but washington is bracing for another chaotic week. Speaker mccarthys Leadership Job is on the line. Gates told cnn he will file a motion to remove mccarthy as speaker this week. Happening today donald trump said hell be in court in person for the start of his high stakes civil fraud trial. Breaking overnight, gavin newsom speaking a replacement to fill Dianne Feinsteins seat. Search is underway in Upstate New York for a 9yearold girl who may have been abducted. She vanished while riding her bike at a state park. For the second state week, taylor swift showed up at a game as the chiefs narrowly, and i stress narrowly, beat the jets. Cnn this morning starts now. Just made the crew in
Im dana bash live in the nations capital. Heres the headline the United States government will not shut down, at least not for another 45 days. Right now, as you see on your screen, that is the United States senate. It is voting as we speak to keep the government open. This is happening just hours before the deadline. Senators are voting on a bill that passed the house earlier today. That bill not only continues the Government Spending levels, it includes disaster relief, but no money for ukraine, no additional money for ukraine, or Border Security. On the senate side, which is where we are right now, there was some lastminute drama. One senator held up a vote over concerns about the lack of Ukraine Funding in this bill, but Leaders Schumer and mcconnell struck a deal. They vowed not to give up on support for ukrainians in the war against russia. But theres also more drama. The fate of House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is uncertain at this time as hardliners in his party are pushing for his