Kevin mccarthy says bring it on. And by it i mean a fox news on contributor ship. Sources telling cnn that just ousted speaker Will Leave Congress before the end of his term, perhaps as soon as a new speaker is elected. This as donald trump endorses a man once called a legislative terrorist by a past republican speaker to be the next speaker. Also ahead, eight years after donald trump came down the escalator and said mexico is sending rapists to the u. S. , in a new interview, trump says undocumented immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country. Well get reaction from one of his republican president ial rivals. Plus a bold message exclusively to cnn from a female activist behind bars in iran who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Welcome to the lead. Why bother to continue to represent the good people of barks bakersfield, california when there is money to be made . We start today on capitol hill. Moments ago sources told cnn that ousted House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy i
Fight maybe in a different manner. I will not run for speaker again. Ill have the Conference Pick Somebody Else. All right. What a difference nine months makes. Kevin mccarthys speakership is over after a small group of far right republicans joined all democrats in voting to remove him. Well go through what led to his undoing and whats next for the house after a truly chaotic, historic day on capitol hill. Plus, the other big story we are following this morning, donald trump now under a gag order in his Civil Fraud Trial for what he posted on social media. Well go through what the consequences could be if he violates the judges ruling. A bad day in court for the former president. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, october 4th. Along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of Way Too Early Jonathan Lemire, Senior Writer for the dispatch, David Drucker and cohost of showtimes the circus jennifer palmiary. And nbc News National Affairs Analyst John Heilemann. Willie, o
Everybody. Breaking out this hour you have 75,000 Healthcare Workers going on strike. Seems the thing to do in america today. It is happening at dozens of hospitals across five states that include virginia, california. Among those on strike are the nurses and technicians they say they are understaffed and underpaid. More on this story as we get it right now. A live look in los angeles. Meanwhile you have a country in crisis at least in washington, d. C. , anyway. In a fight in Congress Puts us at a stand still. A group of house republicans, small group, siding with democrats to rip the gavel out of Kevin Mccarthys hands. He is no longer speaker. The country plunged into uncharted territory and puts the issues Americans Care about the most on hold. Good morning. Dana is off today. Im bill hemmer and this is martha maccallum. Martha were in uncharted territory to be sure. We didnt get on the air yesterday. I was watching this untold. I havent seen a debate like that in a long time. Well
I get it, but wild is not a word i would have gone with to describe i dont think i could say the word that i would personally say on air. I think what you have done is called out my naughtiness, that for me, this was a wild night. It certainly was, and it looks like it will be going on for a couple more hours. We dont have any indication that this will be resolved anytime soon. Lets hope that something happens before midnight, otherwise, as you know, the Government Shutdown. Good to see, you ayman. Good to see you, my friend. Enjoy the rest of your evening off. As we said, a few hours before a potential Government Shutdown, republicans and democrats reached a deal in the house that includes the 45day continuing resolution with Disaster Relief funds, as well as an extension of the federal insurance program. Of course, there was the faa reauthorization. The one thing not in there that seems to be the reason for this hold out, no ukraine aid at this moment. The senate is expected to post
Lis on to this story out of florida. A 200mile joyride ended with a highrisk traffic stop. Also, a huge surprise. Deputies say that they were stunned to find a 10yearold boy and his 11yearold sister hop out of the stolen car near gainesville as they surrounded it. Those are the kids with their hands up. Look, the Sheriffs Office says the pair stole their mothers car after she took away their electronic devices. The mom drove three hours from her northport home to pick them up. Police say mom didnt pursue criminal charges. They are not behind bars. Im trying to think what my mom would do. I almost want to be behind bars. Right. Yeah, exactly. I cant imagine. 200 miles away. Why didnt they just go around the corner . It could have been two miles for me. It would have been the same result once i got home, right . Next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. Whats going on . Welcome to cnn this morning. Sunday, september 24th. Im omar jimenez. Im victor blackwell. Thank you for joining