he says are threatening the very foundations of our republic. plus, trump s lawyers and the justice department face off in federal court. we ll explain the big developments to come out of the special master hearing. and, a hot holiday weekend arrives with little to no running water for nearly 200,000 people in mississippi. the state has troops on the ground to help in the water crisis. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. on this friday, september 2nd. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin in philadelphia, where president joe biden issued a dire warning about threats to american democracy last night, in a rare prime time address. standing outside historic independence hall, where the united states constitution was written and signed, the president spoke directly about the dangers posed by the trump-backed wing of the republican party. here s some of what he had to say. quality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. In a few hours President Biden will address the nation in only his secondever Oval Office Address. The goal, convince the American People that it will be important to spend 100 billion of their tax dollars, majority of which would help israel and ukraine. Bottom line, sources tell cnn, that President Biden will not only try to make an argument about the immorality what Russias Vladimir Putin and the Terrorist Group Hamas have done but that the costs of u. S. Inaction of not supporting israel and ukraine would be harmful to u. S. National security. President biden arrived back in the u. S. Early this morning after roughly seven hours on the ground in tel aviv. President biden says he pressed israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu there on israels plans for the next phase of the war and worked to secure propositions from the israelis for humanitarian aid for the innocents in gaza. President biden will also speak about trying to bolster the Ukraine
Tonight, republicans talk about Upholding A Second Vote on new speaker. As late as in the 4 00, 4 30 p. M. Hour. Now i can tell you the republican Officials Say the plan is off, but there are reports that republican fire brand jim jordan will get another shot at another floor vote. Here he was walking out after he lost the first vote today. He failed to get enough votes. So we have more on this later in the broadcast where were going to break down what happened in the very important race for speaker and someone whos tied to all sorts of january 6th efforts potentially becoming your new speaker of the house and what we think could come down the pike tomorrow. Thats a fluid governing situation. We begin, though, with the war in the middle east. President biden you see here, this is just moments ago, getting ready to head off to israel tonight, where he will meet with Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow local time. Bidens visit comes amidst one of the deadliest strikes in this early war to date.
Right now, donald trump makes his pick for Speaker Of The House. Good day to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. It is friday, october 6. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, 2 00 a. M. On the west coast. Congressman jim jordan waking up to the news that could propel him to a new job as Speaker Of The House. Former President Trump throwing his weight behind jordan. In a truth social post overnight, the former president called Jordan A Star who is strong on crime, borders, our military vets and the second amendment. And he says jordan will be a, quote, great Speaker Of The House and who has my complete and total endorsement. Jordan is and has been a close trump ally. He has been a Driving Force behind the Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden and he has endorsed trumps president ial campaign. While jordans rival, House Majority leader Steve Scalise, has not. Speaking to reporters on thursday, jordan said he is confident that he can unify republicans even t
Hello im vishala sri pathma. The Ministry Of Defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of Firearms Officers handed in their weapons. They turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24 year old chris kaba who was shot and killed in south london last year. Earlier, the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. Joe inwood reports. Chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. He was driving a borrowed car. According to police, the vehicle had previously been linked to an incident involving a gun. Chris kaba was hit by a single bullet, fired by a Police Officer. There was widespread outrage at his death, especially amongst londons black community. Last week, his family were in court to see a Police Officer, who is only being referred to as nx121, charged with murder. They welcomed the prosecution, but its been