Good monday morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. Hope you had a nice weekend. The sun finally came out in new york. It was many days. Hope your weekend was sunny and nice. Weve got a lot of big news to get to this morning. Five things to know for monday, october 2nd. The government stayed open for now but washington is bracing for another chaotic week. Speaker mccarthys Leadership Job is on the line. Gates told cnn he will file a motion to remove mccarthy as speaker this week. Happening today donald trump said hell be in court in person for the start of his high stakes civil fraud trial. Breaking overnight, gavin newsom speaking a replacement to fill Dianne Feinsteins seat. Search is underway in Upstate New York for a 9yearold girl who may have been abducted. She vanished while riding her bike at a state park. For the second state week, taylor swift showed up at a game as the chiefs narrowly, and i stress narrowly, beat the jets. Cnn this morning starts now. Just made the crew in
At least 13 people are known to have died in whats believed to be spains worst such disaster in over 30 years. It broke out in the Popular Teatre nightclub in the early hours of the morning. Our correspondent, guy hedgecoe, sent this report. The fire began at around 6am in the Fonda Milagros nightclub before spreading to two venues next to it. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but its effect was devastating. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out and there were screams saying there was a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still missing. Emergency services have been searching through the rubble, trying to find bodies. For friends and relatives of those who did not escape the blaze, it has been an agonising wait. Theyve been receiving support fr
Best for this country. I do intend to file a motion to vacation against Speaker Mccarthy this week. We need to rip off the band aid, move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. Kevin mccarthy going head to head with Congressman Matt Gaetz after the House Speaker worked with democrats to avert a Government Shutdown. That decision leaves mccarthy politically vulnerable, so is the fate of his speakership now at the mercy of the democrats . Plus, hours from now, donald trump is scheduled to appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutinizing his business practices. Well break down whats at stake as the former president faces off against a judge who has already ruled that hes a fraud. And, California Governor Gavin Newsom names a successor to fill the seat held by the late senator, dianne feinstein. What were learning about that transition of power and how feinstein will be remembered on capitol hill. Good morning. And welcome to way too early on this monday, o
Pacific. Right now former President Trump is in a courtroom in New York City as the Civil Fraud Trial against him begins. His Business Empire on the line. On capitol hill, a Government Shutdown has been averted for now. But theres a new crisis for House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Well talk to congressman Steven Horsford about that, and get his reaction. At the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence thomas has recused himself from a january 6th case for the very first time. Well explain why. And this weekend, large groups of migrants, mostly from venezuela made their way across the border navigating through razor wire to get to shore. Well speak about why they are fleeing their homes in my sitdown interview with the former interim president juan gaido, who is now living in exile in the United States. We begin in New York City where right now former President Trump is inside a courtroom where his massive Business Empire is on the line. Just moments ago nbc news got a look inside that very courtroo
Neighbouring properties. Families of the missing and eyewitnesses have been speaking about their experiences. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out, and there were screams saying there was a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still missing. Our correspondent in spain, guy hedgecoe, gave us this update a little earlier. Well, the death toll has just been increasing throughout the day. We are told there are still people who are missing and the big task now is to try and identify the bodies of those who were killed in the fire and whose bodies have been taken out of the nightclub. I should say there are actually three night clubs which were burned in this fire. It started in one and then the fire spread to two other nightclubs next door to it. Th