Championship series. Love it. Andy scholes, thank you. Dont go anywhere, cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Poppy is off. Erica hill joins me. A lot of big news to get to. If on a friday, we should go ahead. Yeah. Gets you closer to your weekend, phil. Five things to know. Breaking overnight, donald trump not running for House Speaker but throwing his weight bree hind congressman jim jordan. Will this push the representative closer to the vote threshold he needs. U. S. Funding to ukraine hangs in the balance of the speaker fight as Russia Strikes against overnight. Former President Trump reportedly revealing Nuclear Submarine secrets to this guy, an australian billionaire who also happens to be a member of maralago. And the Biden Administration announcing sends thousands, and saying build a border wall and still saying walls dont work. Jobs report due out this morning. Monitoring the nationwide strikes on those numbers. Signs of possible progress in the autoworker strike. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Happy friday. Starting with Breaking News from overnight. Former President Trump throwing complete and total support behind jim jordan to be the next speaker of the house. Announced on social media just after midnight. Toying with the idea serving as speaker temporarily, even though currently embroiled in a Civil Fraud Trial and facing four different felony cases. Considering a trip to capitol hill but not not expected to go. What comes next on the heels of this . Monday the house gop conference is set to meet as they, of course, scramble to pick a new leader. Tuesday theyll hear from candidates jim jordan and scalise in a closeddoor session. We could potentially see a white house vote for a new speaker that day. Timing could slip, depending if the candidate can unify 217 republicans. That is still a very open question. Whoever comes out on top will need to win over both moderates and hardline conservatives who just ousted Kevin Mccarthy. Jim jordan tells cnn hes the one that can do it. How are you going to get them in line, if were you to become the speaker . I mean, i disagrees with what took place but those guys are friends of mine, and, you know, i think thats, thats the message ive been talking to my colleagues about. Who can bring the eight in to the part of the team . Who can unite our team . I think i can do that. If i didnt think i could do that i wouldnt run. Bring in cnn National Correspondent kristen holmes. The evolution on the president fascinating given how he toyed, i think he liked public attention about potentially being speaker all week. How did this come to be . Reporter donald trump is master of his own narrative. He likes the Media Attention and publicity and is an agent of chaos. I was told when he gave an interview to fox wanting to go to capitol hill and willing to serve as Interim Speaker that many in his team didnt even know he was doing that. So, again, chaos here and doesnt even mention he would have to actually be elected, which goes to show you the level of seriousness he actually had. We were told by members of his team he was never really considering serving as Interim Speaker bet really getting out there. Some gop lawmakers were expressing concern as trumps outword toying with this idea of serving Interim Speaker particularly it might hurt jim jordan who has been a close ally of Donald Trumps. So late Last Night Trump came out and endorsed jordan saying he is strong on crime, borders, our military, vets and second amendment. Jim, his wife, polly and family are outstanding and has my complete and total endorsement. As you said, phil, its going to be interesting to see how that endorsement plays out, particularly with moderates on the hill. However, one thing that really complicated all of this, as you know, is the fact that he is leading by such a huge margin in the race, in the primary, to be the gop nominee. Complicating things for the moderates who possibly dont want to get behind jim jordan but also might not want to cost donald trump at this time. Yes. A lot to consider there. Appreciate the reporting. Thank you. Joining us now to discuss cnn political analyst, host of early start as well with us as we look where everything stands this morning. This reporting overnight, once we got this endorsement overnight, it begs the question, kasie, start with you, how much will this move the needle . I think it excuse me i think it moves the needle significantly, and heres why. There are, there are a couple pieces here. The first one being that donald trump has incredible sway among House Republican conference. They listen closely to what he says. Hes got a lot of loyalists there. Much more so than the senate, although there are more trump loyalists there, now. When president , a single trump tweet could send the House Spinning out basically, and that reality still exists. He is frankly done more on that score to lock down support among the house gop conference. So from this perspective, it says to me, its going to be much harder for a Steve Scalise to get to 218 votes needed to be speaker because a lot of those people will listen to donald trump and back jim jordan. The second piece of this is those moderates kristen talked about. A very critical block but a key difference between the moderates and hardliners. Moderates think governing is important and their interests are not around a prolonged vacancy with the speakership and not as willing, because they care about governance, to blow up everything in order to get what they want. Its much more likely you see them work Behind The Scenes to figure how to work with this, than to openly revolt against it. Yeah. Kasie hits at key points. Enough moderates or frontrun republicans to shift a dynamic in the race. To keep jim jordan from the requisite number to keep anybody from the votes. The case over about a decade and a half in this republican conference, and always moderates step back. If you want to know how republicans writ large for the most part besides the really diehard trump folks talking about the speaker, play something from a top former ally of speaker Kevin Mccarthy last night with our colleague kaitlan collins. Claiming he could actually take the job as has House Speaker on the shortterm basis. Do you believe that that can happen . You know, look, theres a part of me that just just sitting down and buying tickets to watch the chaos would be incredibly entertaining to see what the democrats just created, but in a, i guess, more serious fashion, look, my focus is on restoring functionality and stability. My guess is just based upon precedent that the next speaker of the house is going to be a member of the house of representatives. So for context shortly thereafter trump endorsed. The idea never actually real him becoming speaker went away, but i want to figure out a way to bottle and sell that sigh, because that encapsulates what a lot feel but dont want to say ir. I love the deep sigh and groan. Did you catch the democrats caused this very convenient overlooking of the fact this all came from the House Freedom caucus and matt gaetz. I think whats interesting about this is that, you know, we move on so quickly to who is about to fill this seat, but majority of republicans supported Kevin Mccarthy. Right . So this is really about a small minority having outsized power because they were able to manipulate the rules. I feel that there are certain moderates who dont want to be associated with trump and jim jordans close relationship with trump, him, you know, leading the charge against the joe biden impeachment, all of these things make him a divisive figure. So whether or not he should be the one to actually, to govern and take that speaker seat and make it for of a circus is yet to be determined. Hes throughout saying im the one who can bring everybody together. Unite everyone, but it beg as question, who else could break through . Right . Who could you get, kasie, to break through that could actually move things to that lane of, hey, lets do governing here. Lets not just let a small group of very, very vocal folks run everything . Look, ill just say i think there is zero evidence to support the idea that House Republicans are not willing to go along with whatever donald trump wants. Its just, theres no evidence. Weve seen over and over and over again and talked so many times over obviously bidens been president a couple years now but the conversation continued about, arent republicans going to break with trump . Indicted again. Indicted again. Arent they going to break with trump . The answer is continually always, no. House republicans, majority answer to districts to constituents in districts who are the ones that are sticking with donald trump in these polls. I just think thats the reality that youre going to see manifested here and i think in terms of the speakers race and your specific question, erica, i just dont see someone has ta g to get to the 218 votes. A lot harder to convince people not to back jim jordan over objections of donald trump. The votes in conference of private. First inside themselves, take their own vote Behind Closed Doors but its a Secret Ballot Pick who they want and then has to be public on the floor. Anybody who votes against jim jordan is officially crossing donald trump which most of these members are terrified of doing. A great point and almost certainly the reality with the usual caveat that, hey, enough members to do Something Different if they want to, not willing to do that for the better part of the last seven years. Last question before you go. Taking a step back. The house being paralyzed like this, the republican conference being where it is. A government deadline hanging in the balance, ukraine aid hanging in the balance. What does this say about direction of things in politics right now . I think as the American People watch this theres a sense of being overwhelmed by the paralysis. Right . It gets to a point where you wonder whether its, you can just sort of blame one party. I think theres a sense of apathy, because people feel like, you tell us to go out to the polls. You tell us to show up in numbers and then you tell us about what you cant get done. Whether talking about the Executive Branch or talking about the legislative branch. So as we look at election 2024, i hope that politicians from both sides take nothing for granted, because there are a lot of people who feel like just staying home at this point as they look at the chaos thats playing out on capitol hill. Yeah. You see that in polling regardless of who they support. Theres just, like a general malaise right now. Natasha and kasie, thanks. Appreciate it. Thanks. A new report says former President Trump allegedly shared Sensitive Information with an australian billionaire. What weve learned. And Narges Mohammadi named of winner of the Know Belle Peace Prize and fortunate note currently in prison. Arrested 13 times now for tireless efforts of womens rights, opposition to the Death Penalty and Solitary Confinement something she herself endured for weeks at a time. More of her story, ahead. New reportering about Donald Trumps alleged mishandling the Classified Information, abc news now reporting months after leaving the White House Trump allegedly shared Sensitive Information about u. S. Nuclear submarine wis an australian billionaire named Anthony Pratt this happened at maralago in april of 2021. According to reporting an excited trump leaning towards pratt as if to are discreet told pratt the supposed exact number of Nuclear Warheads u. S. Submarines routinely carry and exactly how close they supposedly can get to a Russian Submarine without being detected. Pratt described trumps remarks to 6 summerists, 10 others and 3 foreign prime ministers. Confirmed interviewed pratt as part of the classified documents probe and pratt on a list of potential witness whose may testify at a trial. A spokesperson for trump issued this statement in response. These illegal leaks are coming from sources which totally lack proper context and relative information. President trump did nothing wrong, always insisted on truth and transparency and acted in a proper manner according to the law. So who is this guy that trump allegedly is spilling Classified Information to . Anthony pratts ties to the president go back years. Trump attended the opening of one of President Trumps plants in ohio and said this a lot of people dont tell you about anthony, but ill tell you about anthony. He is the most successful man in australia. He is a great man and hes my friend and i appreciate it. Cnn legal analyst Jennifer Rogers joins us now. I actually want to start with the trump team response. Theres anofnot outright denial or saying this is a lie. Just that it lacks context. What does that mean . Also saying these are illegal leaks. Right . Tends to be what they do. Focus on the leaks. It means theyre not really ready to respond yet and want to see how prosecutors are going to try to use this information before they worry too much about it, because i doubt theyll try to charge this as a separate spillage of classified or National Security information. Why not . Its hard to charge a verbal spillage. Theres just not the same proof around it than if you have documents and can establish for sure what information was shared. I think more likely especially late in the day with the trial approaching also to try to use it instead as whats called other bad act evidence. Put it in but its not to prove a separate crime but prove a pattern of behavior. Based what we know and this reporting, how effective would it be . Listen, its part of the pile. Right . Tryin ing establish what he did with the National Security information we saw at maralago. Mother episode of trump being cavalier about information thats important to National Security so they use it as part of a pattern of behavior, a lack of mistake in keeping that sort of information the way he did. Know case, know indictment, election interference case, trumps lawyers trying to get it dismissed on grounds of immunity because he was president. Any legal bearing or validity . A tough one. Some questions are undecided. Whether president ial immunity eve ain plies to criminal prosecution. Anytime a Litigation Issue never processed before, you have liability. I dont think hell win. Takes appeal before the trial it goes up to the circuit, goes up to the Supreme Court potentially. These issues it could tame time. In other words, push back the trial date. The most immediate concern. Independent of finding, obviously, wideranging implications . T. Could. Most relevant to this case because hes alleging the acts he did were while he was president. This is the one looks most likely to go to trial before the election. If this one is kicked may not net any of these trials in before the election next year. Appreciate it. New overnight in a major policy shift the Biden Administration says it will restart Deporting Venezuelans back to their country. More on this with new cnn reporting just ahead. President biden moved to explain why his administration is moving to build more barriers at the u. S. Mexico border after campaigning explicitly against it and says he Still Believes a wall wont work. Border wall money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get them to reappropriate it, redirect that money. They didnt. They wouldnt. Meantime, theres nothing under the law than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated for. I cant stop that. Do you believe the Border Wall Works . No. Top u. S. Officials in mexico today for annual Security Talks as mexicos president says the u. S. Is Acting Irresponsibly for building new portions of the wall. In a major policy shift the Biden Administration will start directly Deporting Venezuelans back to venezuela to curb the border crossings. We have more with our correspondent. Its not happening in a vacuum but the approach right now on immigration on the migration surge, jeremy, whats driving this . Take us Behind The Scenes . Reporter no question a political backdrop and reality at the border. We watched over the last month the highest number of migrant encounters at the southern border this year and at the same time complaints not only from republican lawmakers also pressure from big city democ