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
Tonight on the reidout a bunch of Dodgy Affidavits that dont add up. You have a group of people with dubious credentials. Thats your characterization. Thats all your characterization. So far, you have provided no evidence. You myth as well be working for dominion and smartmatic. Im waiting for you to provide the evidence. Youll see it in court. That was back in 2021. And now, we will hear all about it in court, as the cracken lady, Sidney Powell, accepts a plea guiel, agreeing to testify against donald trump and the other codefendants in the Georgia Election interference case. Also tonight, the disgraceful Republican House caucus is still leaderless, with jim jordan vowing to make yet another embarrassing effort to win the speakers gavel. And were one hour from an address from joe biden. And we begin tonight with the release of the cracken, but not in the way donald trump was expecting. We learned one of trumps key allies and legal agitators cut a deal with fani Willis Office in the Ge
Chris jansing reports starts right now. Good day, i am Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. You have been following this step by step. Deja vu all over again on the house floor. A new vote for speaker once again ending in a deadlock as jim jordan comes up short. In fact, he actually lost ground when compared to the first round. 22 republicans opposing jordan this time compared to 20 yesterday. Two members, doug lamalfa and Victoria Sparts flipped and supported him. Four others went in the other direction, securing the defeat not just for congressman jordan but arguably for the far right as a whole. Now what . Joining us nbcs ali vitali on capitol hill, and steve kornacki, brendan buck an aid to former republican speakers paul ryan and john boehner whos an msnbc political analyst, and david drucker, Senior Writer at the dispatch. Okay, al what now . What are the conversations . What happens . Reporter once again, back to the drawing board, chris, and were waiting t
He is not only focused on one thing. I dont know anybody thats done more to highlight and talk about the border disaster that is underway right now as we speak. I had the privilege of serving here when jeh johnson was secretary of homeland security. I have a very high opinion of jeh johnson. I think he is one of the finest Public Servants i ever met. He was asked on one occasion to define what was a crisis on the southern border. He said any time you have more than 1,000 illegal entries a day, you have a crisis. We have 10 or 11 times that every single day. In that tide of humanity thats coming across, there is a boatload of fentanyl coming to kill Tens Of Thousands of all of our constituents. There are Human Traffickers who are taking advantage of young men and young women and, frankly, predators in our own country, and they are bringing them across, not by the tens or 20s or dozens, but by the hundreds and the thousands. There are amongst that flow of people, people that wish us ill,
Recipients of daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals. Weve indicated to them led by chairman gracely, chairman of the Judiciary Committee were willing to enter into good faith negotiations but it simply does not advance the interest of these Daca Recipients to try to force us into a shutdown narrative. Liz but its not just the democrats it was President Trump who said to congress, get this daca deal done by the end of 2017, but lets go back to all of this when it comes to what the house and the senate have to do wednesday is now the key date for the meeting which means a floor vote could come thursday, pushing it all very close to the big lights out deadline which is 11 59 p. M. This friday night. That is sure to be a hot topic at the White House Press briefing. Sarah sanders is expected to take the podium at any moment. Will tax reform progress take a back seat to the governments near empty pockets and what about the Mueller Probe . Its about to breach the president s financ