jeffries and six voting present. welcome to fox news live, i m griff jenkins. hello, molly. hello, griff, i m molly line. the new members of the 118th congress were sworn in and now the house is adjourned until monday. the contentious battle for the votes. it carried it the end. at one point it looked like this was not going to a 15th vote. following the 14th vote. congressman mike rogers from alabama had to be physically restrained after attempting to confront representative matt gaetz, but minds did change, a 15th vote was held well after midnight and congressman mccarthy was handed the gavel. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california having received a majority of the votes cast is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives. and now the hard work begins. i may not know all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up. speaker mccarthy won the majority with just 216 votes. 212 democrats backed
The dutch people today paid tribute to their own. Six days of confusion and indignity ended at last. A solemn procession across the dutch countryside. The sight of 40 hearses tell one painful fraction of this story. But the dignified science of those who stood and watched tells another. I couldnt say goodbye. Theyll be in my heart forever. Two more ukrainian fighter jets were shot down. Many wondered if whoever shot down the malaysian plane would lay low. Today they got their answer. This airport is open. Theres no reason whatsoever for the mistake in faa decision. Asian authorities have now lifted their ban on the flights to tel aviv. I think security is overreacting. I feel very secure. One plane did land. Secretary of state john kerrys jet. Through the dawn of a 16th day, the shelling shows no sign of ending. And hamas sees no ceasefire unless the israeli blockade is lifted. We need to find a way forward, and its not violence. Good morning. It is a busy thursday, july 24th. Welcome
Start to the Labor Day Travel weekend. Aaa expects it to be the busiest since the Great Recession. Plus, theres going to be a three day birthday tribute to Michael Jackson. Thats going to Michael Jackson will get under way in his boyhood home of gary, indiana. Family members including his mother katherine and his children are expected to attend that celebration. That is going to do it of thursdays edition of way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Haes good morning. Mike has been ordered around going back to parochial school. Trying to get him ready for school is like getting a village ready. Maggie is ready. You guys. A princess. I dont know where to start today. So much to talk about. When youre looking at the threat that isis proposes and
its hard for americans who poses a threat and who doesnt, lets face it, they have been lied to a lot over the past decade but the wall street journal has this great article talking about the industry that isis is, an industry of extortion. The
Thats going to wrap it up for way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Heres a political announcement. A political announcement. I saw already this was like two days ago. Take a look at this. Hes been called an elitist. He vacations on Marthas Vineyard. He has been accused of ignoring the crisis in missouri and overlooking the concerns of the africanamerican community. Hell, i could do that. Paid for by romney, 2016. Good morning, everybody. It is thursday, august 21st. Welcome to morning joe. A lot to get to this morning. Boy, we do. On the front page of all the papers, we have got news that there was an attempt to rescue jim foley. We start there. The pentagon confirms that dozen of special operation troops unsuccessfully tried to rescue the journalist james foley and
other american hostages earlier this summer in syria. The captives were not at the targeted locations and foley was eventually murdered by islamic. People are very angry right now about not only about this murder. T
A new study finds drinking soda every day can age you just as much as smoking. A 20ounce soda equals an extra 4. 6 years of aging. Fox friends starts right now. Good morning. It is tuesday, october 21. Were going to start with a fox news alert. He shot and killed his model girlfriend and moments ago blade runner Oscar Pistorious was sentenced to prison. But did he get less time because of his celebrity . We are live with those breaking details. The president responds to all those democrats who are avoiding him out on the campaign trail. These are folks who are strong allies and supporters of me, and i tell them, i said you know what, you do what you need to win. Why does he keep talking, the democrats are wondering. Is the president hurting his own party more than helping you . You be the judge. The worlds most infamous intern takes center stage. I fell in love with my boss in a 22yearold sort of way. It happens. But my boss was the president of the United States. And thats not all she