donald trump? from the xain trail to the courtroom, the former president set to make two court appearances in two cases this week. more on tomorrow s consequential hearing in washington and the end of his civil fraud trial in new york. also ahead, scare in the air. where investigators just found the part that ripped suddenly and violently off an alaskan airlines plane in mid flight. controversy at the pentagon. why did the defense secretary leave the white house in the dark about being admitted to the icu? hello, and thank you so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. as we come on the air, we re officially one week out from the first big political contest of the 2024 campaign season. republicans blitzing iowa, giving their last big pitch with seven days and counting until the caucuses. you ve got the future of america first standing right here. anybody saying somehow, like, we re only doing that s just a flat-out l
It might take several iterations of this going forward. Republican infighting and dysfunction, thats the theme in washington, d. C. Right now. Congressional investigations reporter for the Washington Post, Jackie Alemany, thank you. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early with us on this monday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Are you concerned about americas reputation on The World Stage given the level of brinksmanship we have seen this year . Based on the maga republican support, yes. Based on what my administration is doing, no. President biden blaming maga republicans as the country falters and how the movement is endangering democracy. This as House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy defied if right wing of his party. And partnered with democrats to Keep Congress running. Now his job could be on the line. Well discuss mccarthys fate and who he may need to turn for help. Plus, hours from now donald trump will appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutini
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Best for this country. I do intend to file a motion to vacation against Speaker Mccarthy this week. We need to rip off the band aid, move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. Kevin mccarthy going head to head with Congressman Matt Gaetz after the House Speaker worked with democrats to avert a Government Shutdown. That decision leaves mccarthy politically vulnerable, so is the fate of his speakership now at the mercy of the democrats . Plus, hours from now, donald trump is scheduled to appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutinizing his business practices. Well break down whats at stake as the former president faces off against a judge who has already ruled that hes a fraud. And, California Governor Gavin Newsom names a successor to fill the seat held by the late senator, dianne feinstein. What were learning about that transition of power and how feinstein will be remembered on capitol hill. Good morning. And welcome to way too early on this monday, o
And good morning to you, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is saturday, september 30th. The last day of the month. Im amara walker. October is almost here. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. Amara, good to be with you, so close but so far away. I feel close to you. Same to you. Great to see you, omar. Were watching a lot of news this morning. In fact, here we are again. Just hours away from a Government Shutdown. Lawmakers still cant agree on a deal to fund the government past midnight. Were specifically talking about the house right now. The last ditch efforts are under way to keep that from happening. And the impact of a shutdown could have a huge impact from our National Security to clean drinking water. Well discuss. And flood waters ripped through parts of New York City, submerging cars, disrupting mass transit. Look at those images there. Prompting water rescues. Well show you the damage left behind and where were tracking more rain this morning. Police make an arre