Good morning, everyone. Im poppy harlow along with Phil Mattingly live outside of the capitol in washington, d. C. , this morning. It is wednesday, october 4th, and there is no Speaker Of The House. We are going to discuss the politics of how this happened and where we go from here. Certainly were going to talk about the process of What Happens Next, but we are really focusing on the implications. The peoples house is paralyzed. It cannot do its job for you, the American People, after Kevin Mccarthy became the first Speaker Of The House in our nations history to be removed. The office of Speaker Of The House of the United States House Of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. Take a look at these, the front pages from the major papers across the country, as you wake up this morning. Our nation enters uncharted territory. The house is in chaos. Republicans are now scrambling to find a new leader after a small rebellion, just eight members, led by matt gaetz, was able to topple mccar
Week three of Donald Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial. I, wolf blitzer in washington, Kaitlan Collins is outside the courthouse in new york, right . Now, the prosecution is questioning Keith Davidson, the former attorney for Stormy Daniels, and Karen Mcdougal to women who say they had affairs with trump anywhere paid to keep quiet. Jurors also heard from the banker who processed the Stormy Daniels payment. He said he was misled about that transaction caitlin yeah. Wolf, its been fascinating inside that courtroom because also remember at the start of today, the judge ruled that trump violated his gag order in this case nine times. He find trump the max its a mum of 1,000 per violation and even floated the possibility of jail time for future ones. Cnns paula reid and Phil Mattingly are here covering all of this with me. I should note that the court has just taken a break for lunch, which means Keith Davidson is off the witness stand. Donald trump is leaving the courtroom, so as the judge
I heard a noise. It sounded like someone was in the house. I opened up her door to her bedroom and i thought, i am hearing things. Your instincts were right. Something happened in the middle of the night. You think your child is safe in your home sleeping. She was just 16. Emma, the honor student, cheerleader, volunteer. She could get along with anybody. Always so like kindhearted and sweet. She wanted to be a nurse and she had a plan. Reporter she went to sleep one sunday night and never woke up. I saw a 16yearold female laying in her bed. There was a bullet hole in the wall. She has been shot . Someone fired a shot from outside of the residence. Was emma a target . That weekend she seen a mysterious figure in black. She was shaking. Reporter now, two brave friends set out on a secret mission. Could they help catch her killer . You are trying to bring down a murder suspect. I just knew it was something that had to be done. This is insane. Everybody put your hands out the of the vehicl
On the attack. Former President Donald Trump fighting back and lashing out at the judge overseeing His Civil Fraud Trial. Court is set to resume in just a few minutes. More what the trumps are facing and whether this case could have an impact outside of new york state. Thats ahead. Plus, will there be another battle for the gavel . Republican hardliners led by congressman matt gaetz vowing to oust Kevin Mccarthy from his speakership but do they have the notes and Will Mccarthy Cut A deal with democrats. Well take you to the latest. And a socalled pink tax is hurting Womens Health especially among Breast Cancer patients. Were going to explain why. Were following these stories and many more all coming in here to cnn news central. With his Family Business at stake, donald trump is again in front of a judge for the first day of His Civil Fraud Trial in new york. Inside court, where you can see trump with his attorneys sitting quietly before the proceedings began. But outside court hes been
Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Heres more from dickran khodanian, a Freelance Journalist currently in goris. Im actually in goris, which is 30 minutes right after the illegal checkpoint that azerbaijan has set up. As you can see behind me, there are a few tents set up. As of now, theyre reporting that around 100,000 armenians have entered the republic of armenia. And just to give you an idea, the population of goris is 20,000. So one of the first stops is the city, because this is where they are registering. This is where theyre getting a media assessment. And this is where theyre being then later sent for accommoda