do you support additional aid to you asked your question. go away. we re not doing policy tonight. any other questions? house republicans keeping it classy on capitol hill after they selected yet another nominee for speaker. we ll explain how the new guy, mike johnson, won the nomination. also it appears donald trump s former chief of staff has flipped on him. we ll go through new reporting on a possible immunity deal from mark meadows. plus the latest from the middle east where israel continues to launch air strikes from gaza after rejecting a cease-fire call from the united nations. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, october 25th. i m jonathan lemire. and thanks for starting your day with us. we have a busy morning ahead, and let s begin here. donald trump s final white house chief of staff, mark meadows, has reportedly been granted immunity in the federal election interference case against the former president. sources familiar with th
eight. but at the end of the day they had no plan. they had no plan, and larry, this could stretch out another two or three weeks. this is unfortunate, and, you know, i m ashamed we re in this position. hopefully we ll find someone who can get 217 votes soon. that s house oversight committee chairman joemz comer with a candid assessment of his party and its dysfunctional search for a new speaker. we ll get the latest from capitol hill just ahead. plus, we ll go through all of the new developments out of the middle east including the negotiations to free more hostages after hamas released two elderly women yesterday. and also ahead, donald trump s latest down right deranged comments from the campaign trail, comparing himself to nelson mandela and fantasizing about punching president biden in the face. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, october 24th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. hamas has released two more civilia
we are following news this morning where another codefendant in the trump georgia case just plead guilty. overseas we are hearing from one of the two hostages and what she says are the horrifying moments about t kidnapping. and we will talk to netanyahu about what the releases mean for the war. and then we will talk to congressman gregory meeks. and meanwhile, congress is trying to decide who they think could be the next speaker of the house. we will break down who could have a path to victory. we begin this very busy hour with breaking news out of georgia where just this morning a former trump attorney, jenna ellis, plead guilty in the state s election interference case. ellis is the fourth codefendant to accept a deal instead of going to trial. if i knew then what i know now, i would have declined to represent donald trump in these post election challenges. i look back on the full experience with deep remorse. i have taken responsibility already with the bar thi
and one of two israeli women released by hamas speaking out, saying she went through hell. plus, the new video of a hostage still being held. why his family wants you to see it. also tonight, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane in court today. stunning new details. prosecutors say he told police he d taken psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before the flight and had a nervous breakdown. and the second confrontation we re learning about at the emergency exit. the fourth trump co-defendant pleading guilty in the election interference case. her tearful apology in the courtroom, while in new york, the showdown in court as mr. trump faced his fixer turned foe michael cohen. whiplash in the house. republicans picking a third house speaker in three weeks. then hours later he drops out. so what now? tracking the first major winter storm of the season. and the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israel s call to serve. announcer: this i
absolutely speaks for. dana: calling for an investigation is a great way for members of congress to not have to take responsibility for getting something wrong. they that could get people killed. dana: war efforts between israel and hamas and efforts to release all the hostages and call ifs more humanitarian aid and more. bill: house republicans trying to pick next nominee to be speaker and if one of the next candidates gets enough support, a full vote on the floor of the house as early as midday and one of the eight candidates has already dropped out so where we stand, nobody knows. dana: coming face-to-face with long time lawyer and fixer michael cohen. cohen is expected to give testimony in the state attorney general civil fraud trial against president trump and more on those stories throughout the hour. sirens sounding across central israel and the west bank and a heavy barrage of rockets from gaza and israel continues to bombard with air strikes and hamas rel