anderson, thank you. matt gaetz, he single handedly held up kevin mccarthy s election as speaker, you ll recall. well, tonight, he s threatening to do it again in a new battle on capitol hill. and he s here. i m michael smerconish. live from new york city on the day that president joe biden asks americans for another four years, the nation is at risk of a potential economic disaster. thanks to partisan and interparty politics in washington, the u.s. is scheduled to default on its debt as early as june. something that s never happened before. and if the nation defaults, that means massive job losses, almost assures a recession. federal benefits, like social security are at risk. interest rates, what you pay on your house, your car, your college loan, they all skyrocket. the stock market, it tumbles, drag with it your 401(k)s. i know what you re thinking. michael, come on. we have seen the movie before and we know how it ends. they re going to figure it out. just before t
before the supreme court. plus, the gop rallies around henching walker, a day after a bombshell report that claims he paid for a girl s abortion. and there s a new home run team in at least the american league. yes, we ll show you the moment that aaron judge broke roger maris record. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, october 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a new twist in the battle over the classified documents that former president donald trump kept as his mar-a-lago home and club, after he left office. the former president has filed an emergency request, asking the supreme court to now intervene by allowing the special master to review the roughly 100 classified records that federal agents seized from the florida state back in august. specifically, the trump team asked the highest court in the land to vacate part of the ruling issued by the 11th circuit court of appeals. that ruling all
urged the crowd to march to the capitol, to when he finally called off the mob. tonight, will also feature never before seen outtakes from this video message, that the former president recorded for his supporters the day after the attack. we will also hear live testimony for first time from two key trump white house aides. senior ones, former deputy national security adviser matthew pottinger, and former deputy press secretary sarah matthews, both of them resigned in the immediate aftermath of january 6th. we begin this morning with cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider. this is quite a moment for the january 6th committee, break down for us what we should expect to hear this evening. yeah you heard it, outtakes, but also this crucial testimony. matthew pottinger, sarah matthews, they will provide key firsthand testimony of what was unfolding inside the white house. and particularly with then president trump, during those 187 minutes, where trump refused to act as t
facing an income bit with vice president mike pence. fighting for them today. we are on the road to midterms behind the scene with boat campaigns geared right now, pennsylvania boaters await the outcome of a tight gop contest. we will speak with rnc chairwoman about the influence about the movement and finding unity in november. the president s focus on doing everything in his power to address the putin price hike. the white house points fingers elsewhere is the stock market dies. gas prices break records and parents search for baby formula on empty shelves. we will ask the president s chief economic advisor about the plan to ease the pain. then, the department of homeland security says it is preparing for the threat of violence if the supreme court delivers a historic ruling on abortion in the coming weeks. we will ask our sunday panel how will fight for roe v wade to shape the midterm. and whether it could boost progressive hopes in the runoff in texas. all right
facing an income bit with vice president mike pence. fighting for them today. we are on the road to midterms behind the scene with boat campaigns geared right now, pennsylvania boaters await the outcome of a tight gop contest. we will speak with rnc chairwoman about the influence about the movement and finding unity in november. the president s focus on doing everything in his power to address the putin price hike. the white house points fingers elsewhere is the stock market dies. gas prices break records and parents search for baby formula on empty shelves. we will ask the president s chief economic advisor about the plan to ease the pain. then, the department of homeland security says it is preparing for the threat of violence if the supreme court delivers a historic ruling on abortion in the coming weeks. we will ask our sunday panel how will fight for roe v wade to shape the midterm. and whether it could boost progressive hopes in the runoff in texas. all right