sans speaker. kevin mccarthy failing again on a fifth ballot to capture the necessary number of votes, the number of opponents among house republicans has actually gone up from 19 to 20, to 21. now republicans are looking for a way out, an exit strategy. is that tossing mccarthy to the curb? is that brokering a deal with democrats to lower the vote? they have to get these 23 rebels on board. me melanie zanona is with us. what s happening here? reporter: republicans are searching for an offramp as it s become clear that kevin mccarthy s efforts to win over his opposition not working. i m told republicans have approached democrats on the house floor and tried to feel them out to see, what would it take for you to vote present or not show up? we re told these are informal conver conversations. it s still early. democrats said they would not bail out mccarthy, but they would be willing to talk about a consensus candidate. we ll see. the fact that republicans are even thinking a
It began with a Defendant Flipping in the racketeering case against donald trump. Defendant ellis tearfully. We got a Bombshell Piece of news mark meadows has been granted immunity in special counsel jack smiths election interference case. Mr. Meadows reportedly told smiths team he long believed trump was dishonest about his claims he won the election, which is certainly something new. That report has not been confirmed by nbc news, and meadows lawyer is denying it so well have lot later in this hour. We start with the absolute debacle of republicans in the house of representatives, which is entering its fourth week fourth week without afo speakerf the house. Right now republicans are holding a vote Behind Closed Doors to choose their fourth nominee for speaker in less than two weeks. This morning after five rounds of voting behind cleeds doors, the party nominated its third speaker candidate, congressman tom emmer, and four hours later he dropped out the race. A source familiar with t
Jack smith has secured his most valuable witness yet, mark meadows. Prosecutors dont hand out agreements like candy. Mark meadows was at the center of so much of this. He could speak to trumps mindset in a very specific way. Welcome, everyone. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. We begin with the federal election interference case against donald trump. The former president s Chief Of Staff mark meadows we learned was granted immunity by special counsel jack smith and met with his team more than once according to a abc news. He allegedly told investigators he didnt believe the election was stolen and talked about this moment on election day in november 2020. Frankly, we did win this election. We did win this election. [ cheers and applause ] meadows reportedly telling investigators that he believed trump was being dishonest and saying that cnn anchor of the source, kaitlan collins, joins us now. We have been asking for, i dont know, a year plus, whats up with mark meadows .
See you soon. Welcome to the beat. I am ari melber. A lot going on. We begin reporting on two major Breaking News stories. Hamas is releasing two american hostages. They are safely back inside israel. Also, Breaking News from the trump coup rico case. A key architect of the trump coup plot Pleading Guilty in a georgia courtroom. This is the second trump lawyer in as many days to be convicted. We have joyce vance standing by as we follow this story, and we also have a reporter coming up from the mideast region on the major breakthrough on those hostages. First, we begin with what were learning in the United States in one of the biggest cases to ever come down the pike in any court, state or federal, accusing a former president and aided by his lawyers of a coup. So a Top Trump Lawyer who is linked to that coup for the first time today Pleading Guilty. We had begun our jury Selection Process this morning, but ive been informed there is a change of plea. How do you plea to count 15, consp
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