House of representatives is hereby declared vacant. And with that, Kevin Mccarthys nine month term as speaker was over. The final straw his decision to do a deal with democrats to keep the government open. He didnt hesitate to point the finger of blame at the eight republicans who ousted him, led by matt gaetz, his nemesis. Look, you all know matt gaetz. You know, it was personal. It had nothing to do about spending. The unprecedented removal of the speaker has Left Congress in chaos. So much so, theyve decided to take a week off while they work out what to do next. One rebel, though, was unrepentant. This was the right call. The American People deserve a leader and a speaker who will tell the truth, and so too does the international community. They need to know that the next speaker is going to be honest and wont go back on their word. With republicans focusing firmly on themselves, the question of funding for ukraine, which congress controls, remains undecided. It does worry me. And.
Hell co chair a meeting with georgia meloni, the Prime Minister of italy, which has already seen more than 100,000 migrants land on its shores this year, five times the number that the uk has had. Live now to granada, and our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. The issue of migration is hardly a new one, so how likely is it that the summit today will get anywhere close to the creative europe Wide Solutions that the british Prime Minister is calling for . The summit here in spain minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose one. Minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose one. It minister is calling for . The summit here in spain is a loose one. It has| here in spain is a loose one. It has very little agenda, there is no secretariat and no communique at the end. It simply an oppo
Boycotted the meeting complaining of pro armenian bias. Migration is the other big topic up for discussion. Prime minister rishi sunak is on his way he wants more action on illegal migration and hell ask for, what he calls creative europe wide solutions. Hell co chair a meeting with georgia meloni, the Prime Minister of italy, which has already seen more than 100,000 migrants land on its shores this year five times the number whove reached the uk. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale, whos at that summit in granada with more. The summit here in spain is a very loose one. It has very little agenda, there is no secretariat and no communique at the end. It simply an opportunity for leaders from the eu and non eu countries to get together and share ideas to try to have some discussion about where they can go on the big issues of the day. As you say, ukraine is a big one. Also immigration. The british Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is co chairing a meeting with the italian Prime M
[gunfire] bill: these are the latest images inside gaza. israel s incursion three weeks old in gaza. new report that israel, hamas closer to reaching a deal on the hostages. watch that story. there has been a lot of reporting throughout the week. it hasn t happened yet. we can hold out hope. i m bill hemmer in new york. dana is in nashville for the big patriot awards later tonight. martha and i have the duties in new york city. martha: good morning. let s get right to it. sensitive negotiations are underway right now for a potential hostage deal. we ve been hearing about it over the last several days. we understand that they are making some headway between israel and hamas. bill: the potential terms are quite specific. it would reportedly include 3 to 5 days of no fighting and then after that hamas would release up to 50 women and children on day one. israel will release a similar number of palestinian women and children held in israeli prisons in return. martha: then
third gop presidential debate. new air strikes in the syria, u.s. officials calling it a move in self-defense against iran. but also raising questions are u.s. deterrent efforts working? this. lights, camera, action, a deal to end the months long actor strike. so when will your favorite shows be back on the air? this i m john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. tick tick tick, the clock ticking for republican presidential hopefuls to make an impact in a race dominated by the front runner former president donald trump. five candidates took the debate stage last night and things got really nasty. they clashed over everything from abortion to foreign policy. trump, though, wasn t there. instead he held his own rally trying to get eyeballs a few miles away. but that didn t stop his republican rivals from finally going after him. i ll say this about donald trump. anybody who s going to be spending the next year and a half of their life foc