Capitol police what you knew donald trump had planned . You were in those meetings at the white house. Thats former congresswoman liz cheney calling out fellow republican jim jordan whos now a top candidate to replace Kevin Mccarthy as house speaker. Well have the latest on that race in just a moment. Meanwhile, donald trump could also be on capitol hill next week to endorse jordans bid for speaker. This would be trumps first visit to the capitol since the insurrection he inspired. And this comes as theres an alarming new report from the New York Times on trumps handling of nuclear secrets. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, october 6th. We made it to friday just barely. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the race for the speaker of the house. Currently only two announced candidates are in the running. House Judiciary Committee House Judiciary Chair jim jordan and majority leader Steve Scalise. Jordan is alr
Peacock and right here. Pete davidson and bad bunny. You got to do [ cheers and applause steve from studio 6b in rockefeller center, in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests Chelsea Handler, willie geist musical guest carly pearce and featuring the legendary roots crew questlove 1846 steve and now here is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause jimmy oh right back at you. [ cheers and applause thank you so much. I missed you, enjoy yourself enjoy yourself, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the tonight show. Youre here. Thank you for being here [ cheers and applause welcome, welcome did you read this today . I thought this was very interesting. I saw that costco is now offering 1 ounce gold bars for 2,000 and theyre selling out. Gold bars. Yeah, even weirder, at kay jewelers, theyre giving out free cheese sandwiches steve really [ laughter ] jimmy so, if youre keeping track, you can buy gold bar
Time, to borrow from star wars lexicon, there is a disturbance in the force there. Like, he is shaken. I mean, heres the front page of the daily news, Talking About Poor Donald. Of course, theyre talking about him coming off the forbes list. If you want to understand donald trump, weve said this from the beginning, just understand the money. The money. I still think a lot of these criminal investigations and the possibility of going to jail, too abstract for him. But him sitting there, the possible of losing his businesses, losing trump tower, having to pay 250 million he doesnt have, i think thats getting to him. Look at a clip of Attorney General in New York State that i think has just kind of had enough. This case was brought simply because it was a case where individuals have engaged in a pattern and practice of fraud. And i will not sit idly by and allow anyone to subvert the law. Lastly, i will not be bullied. So mr. Trump is no longer here. The donald trump show is over. I will
Jesse i didnt hear anything, did you . Bret i will watch for you. On this vote, the yeas are 216, the nays are 210. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of speaker of the house of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. [gavel] bret quite a day. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, history in front of our eyes today for the first time in the history of this republic, the speaker of the house has been kicked out of his job. A civil war among House Republicans. The historymaking removal of a speaker, lawmakers taking to the floor this afternoon to either urge colleagues to remove speaker Kevin Mccarthy or retain him. The full house then voted to get rid of mccarthy, the final tally 216 to 2010. Eight republicans sided with 208 democrats and now there is chaos in Republican Leadership about what comes next. Lets find out. Senior Congressional Correspondent chad
Wolf blitzer in the situation room. Ill see you tomorrow. Happening now, the first day of Donald Trumps Civil Fraud Trial wraps up with the former president in the courtroom to fight charges that could potentially decimate this family business. Trump attempting to turn the trial into a platform for personal and political attacks. Also tonight, republican hardliner matt gaetz takes his threat to House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy to the house floor, but stops short of any action yet telling americans to, quote, stay tuned. Were tracking the intense gop infight right now after mccarthy worked with democrats to avert a government shutdown. And californias governor appoints a democratic activist to temporarily fill the senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. Well take a closer look at Laphonza Butlers potential impact on d. C. Politics and on californias high Profile Senate Race in 2024. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situat