These two men were both a heartbeat away from being interesting this evening. It was a Vice President ial debate. One of these men will lose and we will never from him again. The other one will become vp again and we will never hear from him again. 4144. All right. A look at the late night takes of Vice President ial nominees tim Walz And J. D. Vance. The Ohio Senator largely kept things cordial in last Nights Debate focusing most of their attacks at their Running Mates at the top of the ticket. We are going to go through the big moments from what could be the final faceoff between the campaigns before election day. We will bring you a live report from The Middle East following a major escalation by iran launching a massive ballistic Missile Attack on israeli. We will have the very latest developments just ahead. Two major stories this morning. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. Its wednesday, october 2nd. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of Way Too Early white House
Scott Beggs Scott Beggs stop. And i would blush if i had any blood in my body. Happy thursday, everyone. So its been two days since cnn announced theyre bringing back brian stelter. Two days. And already Jake Tapper has had to bring back his refrigerator once again to buy. The doj has formally accused russia of election interference. I guess whats old is new. If your president has dementia. Liz cheney says shes voting for Kamala Harris. Well, then kamala has my vote, says one man. Thats benedict arnold. For all you non history buffs. A Las Vegas woman told police she stole an expensive casket containing a body because she blacked out from drinking. But dont worry, the corpse was returned safely. Hunter biden pled guilty to tax evasion. He tried to use an alford plea, which would have allowed him to plead while maintaining his innocence. Guess he wanted to have it both ways. Which he also wrote off on his taxes. California is mulling a requiring cars to tell drivers when theyre speeding
[cheering and applause] [laughter] stop it! stop it! stop it! i would blush if i had any blood in my body. Happy thursday everyone. It s been two days since cnn announced they are bringing back brian stelter, two days and already jake tapper has had to bring back his refrigerator lock. Once again the biden doj has formerly accused russia of election interference. I guess what is old is new if your president has dementia. [laughter] liz cheney says she is voting for kamala harris. Well then kamala has my vote says one man. That s benedict arnold for all of you nonhistory buffs. A las vegas woman told police she stole an expensive casket containing a body because she blacked out from drinking. But don t worry the corpse was returned safely. [laughter] hunter biden pled guilty to tax evasion. He tried to use an alford plea which would allow him to plead guilty while maintaining his innocence. Se wanted to to have it both ways. Which he also wrote off on his taxes. [laughter] california is
Stop the steal movement the times also details gop congresswoman laura bobert of colorados, close connections to Militia Group, colleague the 3 ers that had at least one member who entered the capitol, and matt gaetz connections is described this way republican tiff gaetz of florida appeared at an event attended by members of the proud boys, another Extremist Organization whose role in the assault like those of the oath keepers and Three Percenters is being investigated. The times said in signaling either overt or tacit support, a small vocal band of republicans now serving in the house provided legitimacy and publicity to Extremist Groups and movements as they built toward their role in supporting mr. Trumps efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election and the attack on congress. This caucus of extremists, which including the qanonsupporting Conspiracy Theory peddling Marjorie Taylor greene, appear to be creating incorrect tension on capitol hill right now, to the point that on
from iowa. nikki haley and ron desantis head to head. this is the final push before the first votes which are in iowa. jake tapper and dana bash moderate tonight at 9:00. and i ll be back with anderson for a special hour of ac 360 starting now. we are now just about an hour away from the final republican primary debate before the iowa caucuses next monday. if you re just joining us, i m coming to you along with erin burnett from new york from the campus of drake university in des moines. ron desantis and nikki haley squaring off tonight. cnn s dana bash and jake tapper are moderating. adding to the interest, the unexpected, right, and raising the stakes, the former governor and now former candidate who did not qualify but is so crucial in this race as it moves forward, chris christie. that s right. governor christie stepping out of the race just a short time ago. we re starlgt off this hour with that headline that he made late today, suspending his campaign. here is s