Republican huddled on capital hill taking the first step to electing a new speaker. They are under pressure to act quickly in order to provide aid to israel. The speaker battle on capitol hill and your thoughts on what is happening in the middle east. For democrats 202 7488000, for republicans 202 7488001 and for independents 202 7488002 you can also text at 202 7488003 or on facebook facebook. Com cspan. Good morning everyone and welcome to our new home at the washington journal. We are in a brandnew studio, in the same building on a different floor. It has been a year in the making. We have new monitors, new backgrounds, new desks, new lighting. One thing that will not change as the conversation we have with each of you every morning. If you want a more indepth tour of this new studio you can go online and take a tour along with us to check it all out. For the first hour, we have a double headline with the speaker battle on capitol hill and how the u. S. Is responding to the israel h
Cheryl and good morning, im cheryl casone, in for maria bartiromo. Who hes is on asignment. It is monday, may 6 7 00 a. M. On the east coast. Time for the hot topic of the hour. A new abc news survey showing Trump Supporters are not worried about whether the former president will be consistent ofa crime, 80 say you they would cast their ballot for him if he gets convicted before the election. Voters say they trust trump to handle top election issues which include the economy, inflation, crime and safety. Trump has a 14 point lead on vor trust over biden, 46 of of 32 . Grand new this morning, gallup says voter confidence in biden to do the right thing on the economy is the lowest measure for any president since 2001. All right, liz, as of yesterday, that was the six month mark away from the election. We have six months to go. These polls show that when it comes to the top issues, i it is President Trump over joe biden. Thats been the case over the last year at least. For good reason. Pe
Good morning. Five things to know for this friday, october 6th. The race for House Speaker, he would consider the position himself, donald trump now throwing his support behind congressman jim jordan. Former President Trump revealing Nuclear Submarine secrets to an australian billionaire. And President Biden dealing with the fallout over the crisis at the border as Texas Governor greg abbott continues to send migrants to nonborder cities like new york and chicago. We will talk to denvers mayor and how his city is addressing the 2,400 migrants sent there. A new 2024 poll out this morning. But the former president holds a significant lead when it comes to voters top issues no this morning, hollywood actors still on strike. So are uaw workers. Will it impact the september jobs reports that come out moments from now. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. How are you going to get them in line if you were to become the speaker . I mean, i disagree with what took place. Those guys a
Cnn news central starts right now. Breaking news on the economy, a genuine wow. A huge number of jobs added last month, almost double economists expectations. Donald trump a throwing his support behind a candidate for House Speaker and it is not himself. What trumps complete and total support means for the future of republicans in the house. National secrets exposed. The new reporting that trump allegedly disclosed details about nuclear subs to a Maralago Club member. Sara is off, im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. And the Breaking News this morning, big numbers are coming out, a soaring jobs report. Now 33 consecutive months of job growth, the United States added 336,000 jobs last month. Unemployment rate holding at 3. 8 . The report is far better than what economists were expecting, almost double what the expectation was out there. The new data also comes as Tens Of Thousands of Auto Union Workers continue their massive and growing strike against the big thre
And we start this friday morning with a fox news alert. Former President Donald Trump has apparently thrown his support behind ohio congressman jim jordan for the race for speaker of the house. Trumps endorsement on truth social last night comes ahead of a wednesday vote next wednesday as republicans seek a candidate who they believe is the best fit to replace former House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Lawrence trump posted overnight congressman jim jordan has been a star long before making his very successful journey to washington, d. C. Represent representing ohios fourth congressional district. He will be greater speaker of the house. And he has my complete and total endorsement. Brian trump isnt fully ruling out stepping in. Telling us quote, i almost said u. S. I have been asked to speak as a unifier because i have so many friends in congress if they dont get the vote they have asked me if i would consider taking the speakership until they get somebody longer term because i am running f