The second thing still on his to do list that he said he hoped to do before he died. In the time you have left, d what would you like to see me happen . Completely eradicated before i die. I would like the last guinea worm to die before i do. That was president jimmy carter speaking in 2015. He was 90 years old. President carter is now 99 years old. It turns out hes getting very close to having that wish fulfilled. In whats a guinea worm . Guinea worms are a thing that ne humans can get essentially as a parasitic infection. You can have infected water that has the larva of guinea worms in it. I could show you what that means in humans. Im not going to. I have seen the photos myself in terms of what it mean for Human Infection and how these worms grow in your body. I have seen these photos. I am haunted by them. Im not going to show them here. Trust me, it is vile and very, very memorable. Basically you unknowingly drink water that has the larva of theh worms in it. Then the worm grow i
Ill be in phoenix, arizona on october 25th. Thats just been added. You can definitely still get tickets in phoenix. And there are a few other dates th where their tickets left. As of, now there is still tickets left that are for philly, new york, chicago, atlanta, and tulsa. Everything else also in the new date in phoenix. Everything else is sold out. Philly, new york, chicago, atlanta, tulsa, you can still get some tickets. And i should tell, you in new york, which is the october 17th event, im gonna be sitting with the actor and director ben stiller. Hes gonna be moderating that leg of the tour. Fascinating. And then a few days later at this stop in atlanta the moderators going to be Stacey Abrams im very excited about that, theyre all excellent moderators. Anyway, if you want to get a seat before the tickets are all gone, you can go to msnbc. Com, slash prequel. Slash prequel and i hope to see you there. Thats it, that does it for us tonight, now its time for the last word. With law
Again in this new speakers race . Youd have to ask them. I dont know. Im just going to focus on doing the work im supposed to do. I think this is a question to the institution itself. I know in the past the other leaders together all believed this should never be in play, but im not worried. Thats Kevin Mccarthy brushing off a question about the future of his speakership. It comes a farright member of the house triggered a vote that could remove him from his leadership post. Well have the latest on that fight inside the republican party. Also ahead well bring you a recap of day one in Donald Trumps Civil Fraud Trial here in new york city including the moment that seemed to enrage the former president. Plus, hunter biden will also be in court today. Well go through the new developments in that case as well as the Impeachment Inquiry into his father, the president. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, october 3rd. Im jonathan lemire. That mornings for starting your