Very successful. That was speaker Kevin Mccarthy back in january trying to make the case as he worked to become speaker of the house, his majority would come together, learn from that moment and be able to succeed at the moment the United States federal government is on the brink of a Government Shutdown with less than 40 hours left on the clock. Right now Speaker Mccarthy is throwing a lastditch hail mary as he struggles to overcome a rebellion in the house gop as we speak, the House Rules Committee trying to clear a way for a vote on a cinematstopgap bill. At this point, despite conservative additions into the legislation, mccarthy stunt i have peer to have enough republican votes to pass it. He is refusing to say if he will cut a deal with democrats if it fails. Do you have a plan b if this why would i tell you . In this job, youve got to have a, b, c, d, e, f, g. What letter are you on now . Again, that was mccarthy back in january. The question this morning that was yesterday. Her
the couple used to communicate while he was in jail. dude, relax. rhode island set to become the 15th state to decriminalize marijuana. no big fines, no jailtime, nothing on your record. and other states are noticing. we ll talk with a state representative from rhode island about the growing nationwide movement. plus this. oh, you remember the kid who played darth vader in the volkswagen ad. this week, he goes in to have open heart surgery. 7-year-old max paige. this hour, we ll hear from his parents as we all say may the force be with him. newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this morning with one of the most respected men on wall street and his bank s jaw-dropping blunder. in 60 minutes, jamie dimon appears on capitol hill to say jp morgan chase s multibillion dollar loss is an isolated event. but those risky investments are reviving the debate over toothless banking regulations and taxp