let s hope we can improve. tonight. all right. but first, we ar are now on nighthouse three of the battle for the house speaker and we begin tonight with some good news. i can confirn m major negociate vote been going on all day behind the scenes while these votes were taking place todayhe with kevin mccarthy and many of the republican holdouts. thi and i can report that at this hour, a documented being put together that will go a long way to settling differences. 28 will it get kevin to two hundred and eighteen? we won twe won know until probay sometime tomorrow, maybe monday. if anything, it would justle ofo probably be a couple of votes short, but certainly progress. itht a is realt th tonight at ts hour, no doubt the american people are being patient, butop that patience is wearingle thin the vote totals remain as of now unchanged. three straightotals re days. we have two hundred republicans supporting mccarthy 20 supportin g somebody else. and the past twenty four hours,
difficult. it can be short term uncomfortable. but when you move to the correct path, all of a sudden, things ease up and you can start having success. the direction here in my opinion is to someone like a byron donalds, a man who is living the american dream, and is the example and the mentor for millions who need hope. here is a man who that has worked his way, has worked his way up. he is not a novice. he has the experience, he has the chops to be the speaker. he is a man, he has a lovely family, and they are politically engaged, they know what s going on. he has worked in florida politics, he s worked in the legislature, he has respect, he has the quiet confidence that a leader needs. i look around this body today, and i know it s hard for you to believe, i know it s hard for me to believe sometimes, when i m here, and i have the great honor and privilege of serving with you, but you represent the cross-section of america, the great american experiment. the experience tha
Much. Lets im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Hope you had a good evening. Good morning. Good morning. A lot to get to. Five things to know for this tuesday, october 3rd. Mccarthys next move. All eyes watching to see how the House Speaker responds to Congressman Matt Gaetz formally filing a motion to remove him from his leadership post. And happening today, a courtroom split screen. Hunter biden set to be arraigned in federal court in delaware and former President Trump expected to head back to court in new york for a second day of his Civil Fraud Trial. Also, 9yearold charlotte rescued in a dramatic raid two days after she was abducted. Police tracking down the suspect based on a ransom note left for her parents. This also breaking overnight, texas congressman henry claire carjacked In Washington, d. C. At gunpoint. His car, his phone, his ipad all taken. We are told, though, he is okay this morning. And after five months of str
Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Right now testimony has resumed in former president Donald Trumps new york hush money trial. Former National Enquirer publisher david pecker is back on the Witness Stand Being questioned by trump attorney boefy. Prosecutors wrapped up their questioning yesterday by asking about the tabloid purchasing the story of Karen Mcdougal, another woman who claims to have an affair with trump. Trump denies having an affair with mcdougal. Pecker testified about how trump sought to block stories that could hurt his campaign. With us now to talk more about this, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard outside the courthouse in lower manhattan, Glen Kirschner, former federal prosecutor and host of the Justice Matters podcast, Kimberly Atkins store, boston globe columnist and cohost of the sisters inlaw podcast, and danny cevallos, criminal Defense Attorney. Glen, kimberly and danny are msnbc contributors. Vaughn, what has been
the problem was in the house of representatives, they said bye to john mccain because i m sorry to to boehner. r right. they said, come on , paul ryan, but you can t bring up immigration reform, so we can t have a conversation about it. but look, butbout tha i readi you and i would agree with this. the conversationth thi would ine rewarding people that did not respect our laws that are ingalt the country illegally. they would get the basically basically the benefit of n, amnesty while the people that are going through the process legally, they get pu thet the bk of the line. that seems morally wrong to me. i ll give you the last. okay, you know what? you re right in our immigration proposal, could you stay put to the end of the line if i think this is in our immigration reform? no, but, john , please listen, please. ippf yoortuu give mnie an opportunity, i am if you look at the bill, all of the things that you say, a background check, paying your taxes, making sure you have a c