remarks about killing taliban fighters in afghanistan in his controversial autobiography. the great british race to space the countdown s on for the first ever rocket launch from uk soil hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. two years to the day since the capitol riots in washington which saw supporters of donald trump try to stop the ratification of the election results there s still gridlock in the us house of representatives as members attempt for a fourth day to elect a new speaker. this is the scene live on the floor of the house where a 14th vote is now underway. there has been some momentum favouring the frontrunner, kevin mccarthy. 1a conservative republicans who were among a group preventing him from winning a majority have now swung behind mr mccarthy. it still leaves him 5 votes short of the 218 he requires. business cannot be conducted in the lower chamber of congress without a speaker. elizabeth landers
still becomes a troubling take of the nuclear risk of armageddon. then, countdown to the midterms with control of the house and senate on the line, there s even more abortion controversy in the crucial senate race in georgia. plus, the united states of america at a crossroads, scott galloway offers solutions with his unique perspective on a nation he says is adrift. stephanie goes one-on-one with the author as the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. good evening, i m jonathan capehart in for a stephanie ruhle. the breaking news this hour, the new york times is now reporting that trump endorsed a georgia senate candidate herschel walker, urged his ex girlfriend to have a second abortion, after he allegedly paid for that first abortion which was reported by the daily beast. walker has yet to respond to this latest report. and just a short time ago, the daily beast, added to the story it s been breaking all week. reporting that walker s wife reached out to his accuser
good evening, i m jonathan capehart in for a stephanie ruhle. the breaking news this hour, the new york times is now reporting that trump endorsed a georgia senate candidate herschel walker, urged his ex girlfriend to have a second abortion, after he allegedly paid for that first abortion which was reported by the daily beast. walker has yet to respond to this latest report. and just a short time ago, the daily beast, added to the story it s been breaking all week. reporting that walker s wife reached out to his accuser earlier this afternoon, and nbc news tonight is reporting that walker is now confirming, for the first time, friday, the identity of the woman, and, quote, in a brief interview, walker said this was also the first time, who is the mother of one of his four children, mentioned to him or his wife that she had had an abortion. we will have more on this still developing controversy a bit later in the hour. but tonight, we are also tracking the very latest on the f
i understand why sometimes it may be tempting just tune out. just to watch football or hd tv or the great british baking show. whatever floats your boat. but i m here to tell you pittsburgh, the tuning out is not an option. moping is not an option. the only way to make this economy fair is if we, all of us, fight for. and the only way to save democracy if is if we together fight for it. and it starts with electing people who know you. who see you, who care about you, who stood in your shoes, you did that two years ago when you sent joe biden to the white house, he is fighting for you every day, he has your back. doing everything you can to put more money in your pockets, to make our streets safer, to bring more good paying jobs here to pennsylvania, and now you need to do it again. because while there may be a lot of issues at stake in this election, there is one basic question that you should be asking yourself right now. and that is who will fight for you? that is a choice
greetings, you are watching simone. this is, it y all. we are in the home stretch. only three days away from the 2022 midterm elections. candidates, they are making their final pitch to the voters. the heavy hitters are tearing up the trail. we re gonna take you to pennsylvania where president biden and former president barack obama s stumping for democratic candidates this evening. plus, i spent 48 hours in the state that is gonna prove crucial this election. i am talking about wisconsin. and i caught up with the incumbent democratic governor tony ebert. we are on his campaign bus tour across the state. and we talked about why his is one of the most consequential races in this country. and i also hit the home of the 2021 nba champions, the waukee bucks. this election season, the forum is also an early voting site. i spoke to the bucks president about that, and to start wesley matthews about his efforts to clinch young people that their votes matter. i am symone sanders-tow