i m katy tur. the midterms did not go so well, for the gop, instead of a red wave, it was a trickle, one that could look more like a single drip if the pressure on george santos wins out. stay tuned on him for a moment. why did republicans don t so poorly? candidate quality was surely in play. denying the election was not exactly a winning strategy. and showing some controversy fatigue. all of the trump daum weighed the party down. but one of the biggest reasons republicans massively underperformed was arguably abortion. the overturning of roe v. wade, a gop dream for decades, was more of a nightmare for the general election. the party paid the price. instead of backing away from what was proven to be a wildly unpopular position, house republicans are running right toward it. today, the first two votes, speaker kevin mccarthy will bring to the floor will be on abortion. the first, protecting so-called pregnancy centers, and the second, protecting babies born alive after late
[gunfire] [explosions] ainsley this is a Fox News Alert. On day five of the war in israel, the real threat of a twofront conflict. Gaza and lebanon. Brian here would go. Last two hours idf striking targets in lebanon after launching antitank fire into Northern Israel second straight day. Steve the attack by the iranian backed Terror Group Hezbollah President Biden warned israels adversaries to stay out of this conflict. Watch this. Let me say again to any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of the situation, i have one word, dont. Dont. Lawrence so here at home we are still without a speaker of the house as israel looks to washington for its full support. This morning republican lawmakers are set to vote to select their nominee who will then face a full floor vote, guys. Steve that comes at 10 00 this morning. Ainsley thats exactly right. Right now, lets check in with trey yingst. He hab live there at the southern border, Southern Israel with the latest on th
Brian happening right now defense forces. Responding to terrorists overnight. The israelis say they are now in full control of the border with gaza. Took long enough, killing 1500 fighters who infiltrated into israel. Ainsley day four of the war. Hundred murdered in israel including at least 11 americans. Egyptian Security Officials are confirming strikes near the crossing into rafah, gaza. Idf forces told gazaens to evacuate. Though through that border before it closed earliy theyre morning. Sirens are now going off in southern israel. Steve the people there are getting used to it, unfortunately. Israeli police releasing video from A Gun Battle Yesterday as they try to rescue Wounded Soldiers. Watch this. [explosions. Steve oh, man. Later today meanwhile here in this country, President Biden will address the nation at 1 00 this afternoon as four American Families search for answers about their loved ones who are among the more than 150 being held hostage in gaza. Lawrence im here on c
Championship series. Love it. Andy scholes, thank you. Dont go anywhere, cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Poppy is off. Erica hill joins me. A lot of big news to get to. If on a friday, we should go ahead. Yeah. Gets you closer to your weekend, phil. Five things to know. Breaking overnight, donald trump not running for House Speaker but throwing his weight bree hind congressman jim jordan. Will this push the representative closer to the vote threshold he needs. U. S. Funding to ukraine hangs in the balance of the speaker fight as Russia Strikes against overnight. Former President Trump reportedly revealing Nuclear Submarine secrets to this guy, an australian billionaire who also happens to be a member of maralago. And the Biden Administration announcing sends thousands, and saying build a border wall and still saying walls dont work. Jobs report due out this morning. Monitoring the nationwide strikes on those numbers. Signs of possible progress in the autowork
Kevin mccarthy with no clear successor in sight. Then, Disgraced Crypto king Sam Bankmanfrieds trial is getting underway. What is parents are saying about the case, and new reporting on why theyre looking for their own Escape Routes as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle, live at Msnbc Headquarters here in New York City. Donald trump also in New York City today, back in the courtroom for his third day of his civil fraud trial. He left court midway through the proceedings and was visibly angry on his way out. We are going to play some of what he said, even if it is filled with slander or lies or absurdity. We are going to play it because this man is the front runner for the republican president ial nomination, and what he says matters. Watch this. Im here, stop here, and i cant campaign. I would rather be right now in iowa. Id rather be new hampshire, south carolina, or ohio, or a lot of other places. But im stuck here because