Did he change any minds . Also ahead, President Bidens prime time address to the nation. His message with israel on the version of a Ground Invasion of gaza. Plus, the desperately needed humanitarian aid ready and waiting at gazas border. Will that border ever open to let it through . Good morning, happy friday, its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting alongside my colleague and friend jose diazbalart for more continuing special coverage. And we begin with some Breaking News from capitol hill. The house about to gavel into session preparing to hold a third vote for speaker. So republican jim jordan is struggling to save his bid for the gavel, holding a News Conference just hours ahead of this vote. I think the American People are thirsty for change. I think they are hungry for leadership, and frankly, they know that the white house cant provide it. We have our capitol hill reporters gathering the latest information, our Steve Kornacki is standing by at the big board. Also with us is
Walls. The president continues to insist that border walls do not work. We will talk about the decision in reaction to it and reaction to it. Phone lines are open for you to call. Its 202 7488001 for republicans, democrats 202 7488000, independents 202 7488002, and a special line this morning for border state president s border state residents 202 7488003. You can text us. Catch us with catch up with us on social media. In good morning to you. You can start getting calling now. More on this story from the hill. Good morning to you. Biden stuns allies with order while bombshell with border wall bombshell. Explain the action the administration is taking and why now . Guest why now is certainly the question at the top of everyones minds. What we have seen is this week the department of Homeland Security filed in the federal register notifying that the government would be waving a few dozen environmental and conservation regulations, allowing the government to move forward with constructio
[background noises] a chair recognizes joma from california you are recognized. Thank you, mr. Chairman. And thank you to all of our guests here today testifying. We talk to ms. Williams is this the first time that you lays it had a chance to come to capitol hill and have our attention to explain whats happening your district . For me it has yes. And ms. Williams have you been able to find an opportunity to let us in congress and know how the influx of migration is impacting . I very thankful for the opportunity to speak before you to bring to the attention the intent of our National Parks. Thank you. You represent districts in new york. Please elucidate for us beyond the National Park issue i am reading reports one of the reason o of these hearings is to get firsthand accounts from folks on the ground and throughout the country. What is happening to Small Businesses around the hotels where migrants are being housed in tourism is being displaced . Small businesses around inside the hot
Without objection, motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of speaker of the house of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. Stay with cspan as the battle over how speakership continues. Follow every moment is this historic election unfolds. Watch on cspan, cspan now, our free mobile video app, or online at cspan. Org. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Host joining us from knoxville, tennessee is congressman tim burchett, republican of that stat and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Oversight Committee and you were one of the eight that voted against Kevin Mccarthy as speaker, why . Guest i really had to pass. A friend of mine called me the other day and i was working at the house. He was going to have major heart surgery and he was concerned about me. He asked me what i would do and i said i didnt know. I was wanting to keep kevin as a friend. That was weighing on my hard pretty heavy. But my conscience was telling me we need to
Assistant attorney general for antitrust, discussed antitrust enforcement during a conversation hosted by the Brookings Institution in washington dc, topics include revising the guidelines for mergers, labor market impacts, the importance of acting competition and innovation in how the courts interpret antitrust regulation and how the courts interpret antitrust regulation. Good morning everybody. Welcome to brookings. Welcome to those in person and those online and those on cspan. Before i introduce our distinguished guests, i thought i would give you a sense of how we propose to run the program today. Were going to do 60 minutes of discussion among the three of us. Then we will open up for 30 minutes of questions, from before, as well as question submitted online. We ask, if youre going to ask a question, identify yourself, and any appropriate affiliation. Lets get on with the program. The Brookings Institution and the governance studies program, of which i am part of. Im in the brook