Former President Donald Trump back in court for his fraud trial. The major ruling why the judge has imposed a gag order on him and will he testify . Hunter biden pleading not guilty to federal gun charges. Why his attorney is lashing out at donald trump. The Congressman Carjacked at gunpoint in Washington The Search Tonight for three suspects and two brothers playing on opposite sides of the mlb playoffs and the battle their mother is fighting thats bigger than any sibling rivalry. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and welcome. Breaking tonight, Kevin Mccarthys short and rocky run as speaker of the house of representatives has come to an end the California Republican who until a few hours ago was second in line to the presidency was voted out of the speakership this afternoon, nine months elected to the job his ouster came after key members of the narrow republican majority he presided over turned on him in a dramatic statement of no confidence a final vo
Capitol hill this afternoon as you see Speaker Mccarthy gavelling in the house of representatives, where you will see the House Speaker fighting to keep his job. Congressman matt gaetz raymond leading the charge to oust him from his role as speaker of the house. The house averted a government shutdown. Gaetz raymond expected to take the flooris expected to take th fl floor. I spoke with folks on capitol hill and i count eight republicans is what matt gaetz has, perhaps more than that. He would need 210 democrats to pass the motion to vacate. You have congressman Hakeem Jeffries saying the caucus should vote to oust Kevin Mccarthy. Pramila jayapal doubling down, we are not voting in any way to save Kevin Mccarthy. The question this hour, does Kevin Mccarthy seem the cat with nine lives . It took 15 votes to get the gavel. Well watch the house floor and update new developments. First, historic legal battle that could have political implication on the 2024 race. The first son has pleaded
Donald trump back in court this morning. He has yet to take the stand and speak under oath. But that is not stopping him from lashing out. Thats for sure. Attacking the judge in this case and the a. G. Multiple times. For the first time, the child of a sitting president appears in court to fight criminal charges. This morning, hunter biden to plead not guilty to gun charges. A ransom note, Cell Phone Pings and fingerprints, the clues that led to a missing 9yearold girl in new york. Were following these, im sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman, this is cnn news central. All right. Happening now, Historic Events taking place Behind Closed Doors on capitol hill. Make no mistake, this could be mccKevin Mccarthy final day as speaker of the house. In the next hour or so, we could learn whether or not he has enough votes to save his job. And in an unprecedented twist, its democrats who control his fate. They are holding a meeting at this very moment. The secrecy so tight, they were a
Small band of gop hardliners, angry with mccarthy for cutting a deal to avert a shutdown. With a slim majority, mccarthy needed democrats help to survive, but none coming to his rescue. So what happens now . Our team at the capitol. Also, tonight a suspect arrested after a kidnapped 9yearold was found alive. Police say she was abducted while riding her bike at a new york campground. The clue that led police to her. The deadly pileup shutting down a highway in arkansas. Was it caused by a massive fire burning nearby . Former President Donald Trump back in court for his fraud trial. The major ruling. Why the judge has imposed a gag order on him, and will he testify . Hunter Biden Pleading not guilty to federal gun charges. Why his attorney is lashing out at donald trump. The Congressman Carjacked at gunpoint in washington. The search tonight for three suspects. And two brothers playing on opposite sides of the mlb playoffs, and the battle their mother is fighting thats bigger than any si
Im dania korea along with Jesse Watters and brian kilmeade. Its 5 00 in new york city. This is the five. It ready, everyone. It is the new normal right smack dab in the middle of an election season. The leading president ial candidate is off the trail and on trial for a donald trump was back in the Defense Table Listening to new york prosecutors lay out their case against him and grill their first witness. David pecker the x publisher of the national inquirer. He tried to illegally influence a 2016 president ial election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. Covering up a large Hush Payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels or as they put it it was Election Fraud, pure and simple. Lawyers countering that none of this was a crime in the case should never have been brought. It is an attempt to kneecap is campaign. President nine defending himself was dismissed. To keep me up Like Campaign trail. I should be in georgia now. I should be in florida no