hello and welcome, everyone. i m michael holmes with the latest on the israel-hamas war. and israeli forces stepping up air strikes in gaza, ahead of what they re calling the next stage of israel s war on hamas, the idea of targeted and carried out dozens of air strikes in the last few hours. it appears to be the most sustained bombardment in northern gaza since the start of the conflict. an official telling cnn there will be no ceasefire talks amid the hostage crisis, saying humanitarian efforts can t interfere with the mission to dismantle hamas. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting with the nation s war cabinet on sunday to discuss security, among other things. saying it is likely the invasion of gaza needs to be israel s last moves inside the region, vowing hamas won t be around for long. this needs to be the last maneuvering inside gaza due to the simple reason that hamas will cease to exist. it might take a month, two, but eventually, there will be no ham
you do? you re assuming that i can t bring the republicans together. that s why i m running. plus, donald trump s plans to appeal a judge s ruling finding him liable for fraud. could that impact the trial already in its fourth day? also, scathing new remarks from new york s attorney general declaring the trump show is over. and later, new controversy for the biden white house this morning, details on miles of new border wall about to be built in texas and the federal laws being waived to do it. hello, and thank you for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with the power vacuum in washington as a furious rush begins to find the next speaker of the house. republican steve scalise and jim jordan are among the early candidates at least vying for the gavel, but it s tense in the house. very tense ahead of the planned october 11th vo so is there anyone that fractured caucus can get behind? nbc s ali vitali is on capitol hil
the scenes to succeed kevin mccarthy. already two declared candidates in the race. steve scalise, the house majority leader, as well as the house judiciary committee chairman, jim jordan, meeting with colleagues and trying to secure commitments, suggesting to them that they could unite this badly divided republican conference, but the question is can they get that? there is ample anger, still at those eight republicans who voted to oust kevin kevin mccard congressman matt gaetz, as some calls within the gop to boot him out of the house republican conference all together. those are still coming in questions about how that will play out. as we are hearing from republicans on both sides of the capitol, concerns that events from yesterday could undercut their ability to govern and raise serious questions about their ability to hold on to the control of the house. we ve got eight people over there that say they stand on principle and policy, and it s really all about, you know,
senator butler after the swearing in to congratulate her. that is tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, history on capitol hill, as kevin mccarthy is ousted as speaker of the house. the first time this has ever happened. so, what happens next? and from speaker to telling donald trump, don t speak. the new gag order against the former president in the civil fraud case. then, his downfall shocked the business and political world. now, disgraced crypto king sam bankman-fried is getting his day in court as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. whoa, baby, have we got one for you tonight. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. and you know we are beginning with the chaos on capitol hill today, brought on by the house vote to remove kevin mccarthy as speaker. keep in mind this is the first time in our nation s history that a speaker has been voted out of office. i don t regret standing up for choosing governance ov
regret the democrats playing games with january 6th? yes. they played so many politics. what they did to this institution, what they did to this building was so wrong. the idea that they put magnetometers there, the idea that they would go to any republican member that they had been co-sponsors of bills, and they no longer could be a co-sponsor, that they would find members $5,000 if the magazine top of theers went on. but when nancy went around it or clyburn, it all got waived. the idea that bills didn t have to go through committee, the idea they created a select committee on january 6th and they wouldn t let the minority appoint who to do it? i m trying to change all that and bring the body back so they can work together. but i think they did a lot of damage to us. yes, sir? the house is trying to pass the appropriations bill one by one. where are you in the process that s always been my goal. you know, i just talked to mitch yesterday, and i had a call in to schumer