Newton. Ahead on cnn newsroom, the head first lady tested positive for covid19, all speak to a doctor about the new variant. Russia looks to north korea for arms, kim jongun may meet with Vladimir Putin to seal a weapon steel. And, another race to avoid a Government Shutdown. Lawmakers have just days to reach a deal about the federal budget. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. And we do begin here in the United States where First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for covid19. Now, the white house says she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms and will remain at bidens home in delaware. However, President Joe Biden has tested negative for the virus, both were in delaware for the Labor Day Weekend and an official tells cnn that there are no changes to the president s schedule at this time. The president is scheduled to depart for the g20 summit in india later this week. Meantime, this covid cases increase right across the United States, lab test indicate
Good morning, everyone. Lets get things started with five things to know for this tuesday, september 5th. And we start with exclusive, new cnn reporting this hour, Special Counsel jack smith is not done investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Now, hes got his sights set on a connection between fundraising and the push to breach voter equipment. Also this morning, First Lady Jill Biden Testing Positive for covid19. Shes doing all right. She is fighting mild symptoms, were told. Shes at home in delaware. The president has tested negative so far. This, of course, is ahead of his trip to the g20. Also this morning, new signs that an alliance between russia and north korea is strengthening. Kim jongun expected to meet with Vladimir Putin in russia to further the Arms Negotiations. Urgent message from the mother of the escaped mother in pennsylvania. There have been four separate sightings of the fugitive. Max exodus from the desert in nevada. Thousands of people finally made it
Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, a power vacuum after Kevin Mccarthy broke too many promises to both sides of the aisle. The office of Speaker Of The House of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. The first time in u. S. History, the Speaker Of The House is ousted from his leadership post by his own party. I will not run for speaker again. I might have been given a bad break, but i truly still consider myself to be the luckiest man on the face of the earth. With a small group of hard right republicans determined to Fire Mccarthy and his insults against democrats, no one would come to his rescue. We heard Speaker Mccarthy say that he wanted us to bring it on. I guess we did. Kevin mccarthy is a feature of the swamp. Who can bring the fractured republicans together to take the gavel . How will Congress Avoid a shutdown in a little over a month from now . I will speak to Democratic Congress member Alyssa Slotkin slotkin. The judge in Donald Trumps civi
The history of the United States. The office of Speaker Of The House is declared vacant. Conversations with the former president leave me confident. The institution fell today. The speaker makes a promise to either side of the aisle, they ought to keep it. An election expected next week. We lose all the time to get t Appropriations Bills passed. The white house is trying to project an image of calm contrast with chaos on capitol hill. The house is paralyzed and they cant conduct any business until they elect a new speaker. Good morning, everyone. Happy to be joining you from the nations capitol. A beautiful day. But the house is paralyzed. This morning the house is paralyzed after this republican revolt and we are seeing no speaker for the first time in american history. Its important to step back. The house is often paralyzed about lots of things. Thats the beauty of the institution. Its a little bit messy. Its representative of the entire country. We have never seen this in the histo
Authorities are calling it a possible abduction. Multiple agencies combing the park using dogs and drones. Also tonight, while the shutdown is delayed, the crisis isnt over. Millions of federal workers and u. S. Troops could be back where they were facing a loss of pay within a month and a half. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy passed the deal with the help of democrats. Now faces threats from the right. Matt gaetz moving to oust mccarthy. The speaker says, bring it on. Maryalice parks has the latest. President biden tells House Republicans to stop blaming games after Congress Fails to approve new u. S. Funding for ukraine. This comes as ukraine renews its Drone Attacks inside russia. Tom soufi burridge is on the ground in ukraine. Were tracking a new storm system sweeping across the country this week. Plus, the return of smokey haze from canadian wildfires. Somara theodore times it out. Some of Donald Trumps valued businesses could be on the line as the former president goes on trial in a