New questions about Mitch Mcconnells health after he freezes while taking questions again. As he faces calls to step down, what is mcconnells future. It behoved him for his sake and the sake of his colleagues to go out had bon his own terms. And several trump codefendants plead not guilty. We are not going to let them stop us. With mountaining legal fees, will any of trumps alleged coconspirators flip. Good morning and welcome to inside politics sunday. Im manu raju. And now in the aftermath of hurricane idalia, the recovery begins an the politics are swirling. President biden toured live oak florida and after Surveying Damage he pledged that the federal government will be there there. Im here to deliver a message to people of florida and throughout the southeast, if there is anything your state needs, im ready to mobilize that support. Anything they need related to these storms. Your nation has your back and well be with you until the job is done. Now politics it seemed ends at the wa
Donald trump back in court this morning. He has yet to take the stand and speak under oath. But that is not stopping him from lashing out. Thats for sure. Attacking the judge in this case and the a. G. Multiple times. For the first time, the child of a sitting president appears in court to fight criminal charges. This morning, hunter biden to plead not guilty to gun charges. A ransom note, Cell Phone Pings and fingerprints, the clues that led to a missing 9yearold girl in new york. Were following these, im sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman, this is cnn news central. All right. Happening now, Historic Events taking place Behind Closed Doors on capitol hill. Make no mistake, this could be mccKevin Mccarthy final day as speaker of the house. In the next hour or so, we could learn whether or not he has enough votes to save his job. And in an unprecedented twist, its democrats who control his fate. They are holding a meeting at this very moment. The secrecy so tight, they were a
Hes coming for you, can you survive . Yes, ill survive. This is personal with matt because he wants to take this motion. So be it, bring it on, lets get over with it. Kevin mccarthy staving off a Government Shutdown at the very last minute but could it ultimately cost him the speakers gavel. And donald trump back in new york this morning where he says hes going to person in person for his Civil Fraud Trial that gets under way just hours from now. Good day to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. It is monday, october 2nd. Its 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, where House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy could make history this week, but unlikely its the way that he wants to because as early as today, mccarthy could become the first to have his gavel challenged in over 100 years. I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mccarthy this week. I think we need to just rip off the band aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustw
You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. Good afternoon. With each passing minute the nation is getting closer to a Government Shutdown, but just a short time ago, a possible breakthrough that could help keep The Lights On. The yeas are 335, the nays are 91. Twothird being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. The bill is passed. And without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house passed a bipartisan shortterm Spending Bill. The Stopgap Measure would provide 45 days of Government Funding before the next time they have to do this up on capitol hill. It includes federal Disaster Relief assistance as the white house requested, but it does not include aid to ukraine which is a Top White House priority. House democrats overwhelmingly supported the measure and now head the over to the senate. Lets go straight to capitol hill and our manu raju whos been up there all day. Hes going to be going into the evening, i guess. Whats the latest,
A deal next . Five days left until a Government Shutdown. Could there also just be five days left in Kevin Mccarthys speakership . Hanging in the balance not just his job but the jobs and salaries of thousands of workers. And the calls are coming from inside the house and the senate now, a growing number of democrats say senator bob menendez needs to step down after being charged with bribery. The senator is set to speak out this morning for the First Time Since the indictment came down. Im sara sidner with john berman, kate bolduan is off. This is cnn news central. They have a deal, but its tentative, after 146 days on strike the Writers Guild of america has agreed to terms with major studios but the deal is not quite put to bed yet. If they can finalize it popular tv shows and films could soon be returning. For months now most of hollywood has been shut down as the Writers Union and another Union Representing actors have been striking. But more than 11,000 writers may get the green l