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Uncertain intentions and even more uncertain goals. Theres a second group, small group. Honestly theyre willing to plunge this body into chaos and this country into uncertainty for reasons that only they really understand. Voting yes is at the least a disruptive overreaction. In reality its selfish, bad for conservative policies, and bad for america. Those pleas by republicans could not save Kevin Mccarthys speakership. Its a gop civil war as a small group of farright lawmakers joined all democrats in voting to remove him. Well have much, much more from a historic day in the house in just a moment. Amid yesterdays chaos President Biden was reaching out to allies trying to reassure them about americas support for ukraine. And also ahead donald trump is now under a gag order in his Civil Fraud Trial. Well explain what led to the judges decision. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, october 4th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. An extraordinary day, a historic day, and we will indeed begin this morning with the history made in the house of representatives. On this vote the yeas are 216, the nays are 210. The resolution is adopted. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of speaker of the house of the United States House Ofeprentatives is here by declared vacant. Extradinary. Last night congressman Kevin Mccarthy was ousted as House Speaker, the first time in historyhat a speaker has been removed through a vote of no confidence. The final tally was216 to 210 with eight republicans breaking from their own party to oust their leader after florida representative matt gaetz introduced the motion to remove mccarthy late monday. After his ouster the now former speaker of the California Republican spoke to reporters about his removal. I dont regret standing up for choosing governance over grievance. It is my responsibility, it is my job. I do not regret negotiating. Our government is designed to find compromise. I may have lost the vote today, but as i walk out of this chamber, i feel fortunate to have served the American People. I leave the speakership with a sense of pride, accomplishment, and yes, optimism. I fought for what i believe in, and i believe in this country and america. My goals have not changed. I believe i can continue to fight maybe in a different manner. I will not run for speaker again. Ill have the Conference Pick somebody else. Upon mccarthys removal, congressman Patrick Henry of North Carolina was elevated to temporarily fill the speakers role. Mchenry was chosen from a list of potenti successors submitted by mccarthy back in januar to the house clerk. Since 2004 house rules have required the speaker to submit a list of names of members to act in the case of his or her vacancy. Republicans will now hold a speaker Candidate Forum next tuesday before they put a candidate forward for the full house selection next wednesday. Now, of course, it was roughly nine months ago when then candidate mccarthy he made certain concessions including the one that led to his ouster. When trying to sway a group of farright Republicans Mccarthy changed the rule on a motion to vacate, which allowed just one member to bring up a vote to remove the speaker. And that is exactly what happened yesterday. Mccarthy alluded to the rule when discussing his removal. You need 218. Unfortunately, 4 of our conference can join all the democrats and dictate who can be the republican speaker in this house. I dont think that rule is good for the institution, but apparently im the only one. After the republican rebellion, mccarthys fate rested in part in the hands of House Democrats who ultimately decided not to save him. Over the past few days democrats discussed the idea of demanding real concessions from mccarthy to help him stay in the speakership. However, mccarthy reportedly tipped the scale after he trashed democrats over Government Funding this past sunday. Well, i wasnt sure it was going to pass. You want to know why . Because the democrats tried to do everything they can not to let it pass. Look, democrats stick together but they did not want the bill. They were willing to let Government Shutdown for our military not to be paid. After those comments democrats reportedly had no appetite to save mccarthy. They were worried about the Impeachment Inquiry and the trip to maralago in 2021. Mccarthy appeared on cnbc yesterday during which he said he was not going to provide anything to democrats to get their support. Four sources later told nbc news a handful of moderate House Democrats did receive calls from other republicans asking them to save the speaker. In the endall democrats who were present yesterday voted to remove mccarthy. So republicans are now weighing in on the divide within their own party in the Lower Chamber. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell issued a statement in support of mccarthy writing in part this, thespeakers appetite for worthyauses steered a narrow majority to seize histori opportunities for the American People and for conservative principles. His willingness to face the Biggest Challenges head on, help preserve the full faith and credit of the United States, and showed colleagues how to handle every outcome with grace. Senator john kennedy of louisiana also offered advice to his colleagues in the house. Take a listen. I dont have a lot of advice for my house colleagues other than this. Follow your heart but take your brain with you. The the American People expect us to govern. And in order to govern you have to have leadership. And youve got to stick to that leadership to give that leadership a chance. Ive also advised all my house colleagues to be sure and take their meds. Meanwhile, the house says its going to stay out of the congressional politics, but in a Statement Press secretary karine jean pierre, the American People deserve the leadership putting their lives front and center. He looks forward to working with them and the senate to address peoples priorities. Thanks for being here im sure on not much sleep. An extraordinary day yesterday on the hill, a historic day on the hill. And of course this move to oust mccarthy comes as the clock is ticking. Were only 40ish days or so as the government runs out of funding again. So start here with this. Who are the front runners to replace him . Jaw, jonathan, a number of names floating around as you mentioned that tuesday Candidate Forum where the gop conference is expected to nominate someone to put on the floor for the speakers race. The most conventional idea that people would have, the one that would make most sense would be majority leader Steve Scalise. He was the number two to Kevin Mccarthy. Hes currently the majority leader. He would not say yesterday if he was interested in the job, just saying that there was a lot of news today, thered be a lot of conversations happening in the coming days, but it is worth noting that Steve Scalise right now is going through treatment for blood cancer, though matt gaetz who of course led this rebellion in the house, he said he would not look over scalise just because of his current conditions. Another name floating around, tom emer, he pointed to scalise and said i think scalise would be a great speaker. Jim yorden, the chair of the house judiciary committee, who is also the founding chairman of the conservative House Freedom caucus, hes been floated by a few folks. Tom nassy threw his support behind jim jordan. Kevin hern, another name floating around. And you have to mention it because his name is in the conversation, so it is a very long big shot as former president trump. Congressman troy nels says he plans to nominate former president trump. Marjorie Taylor Greene and greg sube said they too want him to be speaker. Again, thats a massive long shot here. Hard to see that happening. Of course a good gop Talking Point for those looking to curry favor with the form president. So this happened because of a rebellion by a handful of republicans eed up being eight votes to oust mccarthy. There was some real anger in the gop yesterday because of what happened here. Eight members, and in particular matt gaetz who spearheaded this whole thing . What sort of influence will they carry forth in the speaker process and beyond . Jonathan, a lot of anger among republicans at these eight especially matt gaetz because, again, and its as Kevin Mccarthy laid out in his remarks last night, this was just a small contingent of the republican conference who didnt want to be speaker anymore because of the house and the slim majority House Republicans currently have, they were able to topple mccarthy from the speakership. Last night mccarthy had knives out for detractors particularly gaetz criticizing him and going ahead to fund raise off this effort, arguing it was personal and matt gaetz was simply trying to get attention from the press. Listen, congressman don bacon whos a moderate, hes pretty close to Kevin Mccarthy, he said yesterday after this vote he doesnt think matt gaetz should be a member of the republican conference anymore, saying this man is not a republican, so a lot of frustration being aimed at matt gaetz. Hes also now bringing the House Chamber to a standstill. As you mention we probably wont see a speaker elected until next week. That Candidate Forum is not until tuesday, and that Government Funding deadline is coming upon us november 17th. We saw how much of a heavy lift it was to keep the government open this weekend. Now with this chaos ahead of that deadline, its going to be an even more uphill climb. Amazing to me the position is going to sit vacant for a week. Historic chaos from republicans in the house. Democrats certainly eager to draw the contrast. Thank you so much. Im certain well be talking to you a lot in the days ahead. Still ahead here on Way Too Early, well have much, much more on Kevin Mccarthys historic ouster. Also the senate welcomes its newest member and lawmaker who now joins a select group. Plus, were hearing from democratic congressman henry cuerre after he was car jacked at gun point in d. C. Ed at gun point in d. C. Im not just accomplished. I am accomplishing. So im doing all i can to help lower my risk of breaking a bone. For postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture taking calcium and vitamin d may not be enough. Adding prolia® is proven to help strengthen bones and reduce Spine Fracture Risk by 68 with 1 shot every 6 months. Do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. Serious allergic reactions like low Blood Pressure, trouble breathing, throat tightness, face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happened. Tell your doctor about dental problems as severe Jaw Bone Problems may happen with prolia®, or about pain in your hip, groin, or thigh, as unusual Thigh Bone Fractures have occurred. Talk to your doctor before stopping, skipping, or delaying prolia®, as spine and other fractures have occurred. Serious side effects, like low blood calcium, serious infections which could need hospitalization, skin problems, and severe bone, joint, or muscle pain have occurred. I have so much more to accomplish. Talk to your doctor about prolia®. Welcome back as we turn to some of the mornings other top headlines, democratic senator Laphonza Butler made history yesterday when she was sworn in. Please raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear youll support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same, that youll take the obligation freely without any Mental Reservation or purpose of evasion, and then that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter, so help you god . I will. Congratulations, congresswoman. Certainly a big day for californians. Harris has been a long time ally and advisor of butler. In choosing butler California Governor Gavin Newsom kept his 2024 promise to appoint a black woman to the role. Butler was sworn in to fill the seat of the late senator Diane Feinstein who died last week at the age of 90. Congressman henry cuellar, meanwhile, said he had to, quote, quickly analyze the situation as he was being car jacked at gunpoint earlier this week in washington. The Texas Democrat said he was coming home from the Capitol On Monday Night and had just parked in front of his Apartment Complex in the navy yard neighborhood when the armed suspects approached him. Cuellar described the incident to msnbcs jose diazbalart. They said we want your car, and i looked at one that had a ski mask. You could tell they were young folks. I mean i hate to say this, but they were young punks with guns. So i looked at one of them, said i want your car, he had a gun pointed at me. I looked to the other side there was another one with a gun pointed at me. I looked behind me, there was a third guy behind me, and i said, sure, youve got to stay calm under situations and i gave him the key, and they took off. And then within minutes both the police and metro police were there. And like i said they were able to recover my phone within a cup of hours and i want to thank them. What really got me upset thats what got me upset. Were certainly glad the congressman is okay. U. S. Capitol police are working with the d. C. Metro police as well as the fbi to find the suspects. Meanwhile, today the federal government will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency wireless alert system. Everyone will receive the message on your screen now. You can look at it. Itll be sent to their phones at 2 20 p. M. Eastern time this afternoon. A separate message will be sent through radios and television sets. The test is a joint effort between fema and the fcc to ensure systems are effective for warning the public on a large scale. Still ahead here on Way Too Early, well have much, much more on Kevin Mccarthys ouster as well as Donald Trumps gag order and also take a look at sports. Well have the highlights from yesterdays postseason action across Major League Baseball including the end of truly an incredible losing streak. Thats straight ahead. G streak thats straight ahead. Just swipe and it lasts all day. Secret helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. And hours later, i still smell fresh. Secret works ohhh yesss. There are giants among us. They are the men and women building our navys next generation submarines. They are giants in what they do because they work in a place where they can grow. Where they can learn the skills to build careers as powerful as the beasts they forge. We build giants. Because it takes one to build one. Honey. Honey. Nyquil severe honey. Powerful cold and flu relief with a dreamy honey taste. Nyquil honey, the nighttime, sniffing, sneezing, couging, aching, fever, honeylicious, best sleep with a cold, medicine. It does not go. And now its driven deep to left field. Turning, looking. See ya. A two run home run for lewis. High fly ball, right field, back, turning, looking, see ya. Hes done it again. Royce lewis lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 31 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their best Three American Wild Card series. That victory halts the twins record 18game postseason losing streak. Its incredible, 18 games. For now minnesota will try to wrap up the series today in game two while toronto will try to avoid losing its fourth straight series at 4 30 p. M. Eastern. The winner of that series will play the houston astros. The Texas Rangers bounce back from the collapse that cost them the title and first round buy. The team scattered six hits over seven innings, took advantage of some sloppy defen by the rays to win their wild card opener 40. Tampas six straight ls in the playoffs puts texas one victory away from a match up against the baltimore arioles. Also not a fairly good crowd at tampa yesterday for a playoff game. To the National League now. The Arizona Diamondbacks making their first Kevin Mccarthys<\/a> speakership. Its a gop civil war as a small group of farright lawmakers joined all democrats in voting to remove him. Well have much, much more from a historic day in the house in just a moment. Amid yesterdays chaos President Biden<\/a> was reaching out to allies trying to reassure them about americas support for ukraine. And also ahead donald trump is now under a gag order in his Civil Fraud Trial<\/a>. Well explain what led to the judges decision. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early<\/a> on this wednesday, october 4th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. An extraordinary day, a historic day, and we will indeed begin this morning with the history made in the house of representatives. On this vote the yeas are 216, the nays are 210. The resolution is adopted. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of speaker of the house of the United States<\/a> House Ofeprentatives<\/a> is here by declared vacant. Extradinary. Last night congressman Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> was ousted as House Speaker<\/a>, the first time in historyhat a speaker has been removed through a vote of no confidence. The final tally was216 to 210 with eight republicans breaking from their own party to oust their leader after florida representative matt gaetz introduced the motion to remove mccarthy late monday. After his ouster the now former speaker of the California Republican<\/a> spoke to reporters about his removal. I dont regret standing up for choosing governance over grievance. It is my responsibility, it is my job. I do not regret negotiating. Our government is designed to find compromise. I may have lost the vote today, but as i walk out of this chamber, i feel fortunate to have served the American People<\/a>. I leave the speakership with a sense of pride, accomplishment, and yes, optimism. I fought for what i believe in, and i believe in this country and america. My goals have not changed. I believe i can continue to fight maybe in a different manner. I will not run for speaker again. Ill have the Conference Pick<\/a> somebody else. Upon mccarthys removal, congressman Patrick Henry<\/a> of North Carolina<\/a> was elevated to temporarily fill the speakers role. Mchenry was chosen from a list of potenti successors submitted by mccarthy back in januar to the house clerk. Since 2004 house rules have required the speaker to submit a list of names of members to act in the case of his or her vacancy. Republicans will now hold a speaker Candidate Forum<\/a> next tuesday before they put a candidate forward for the full house selection next wednesday. Now, of course, it was roughly nine months ago when then candidate mccarthy he made certain concessions including the one that led to his ouster. When trying to sway a group of farright Republicans Mccarthy<\/a> changed the rule on a motion to vacate, which allowed just one member to bring up a vote to remove the speaker. And that is exactly what happened yesterday. Mccarthy alluded to the rule when discussing his removal. You need 218. Unfortunately, 4 of our conference can join all the democrats and dictate who can be the republican speaker in this house. I dont think that rule is good for the institution, but apparently im the only one. After the republican rebellion, mccarthys fate rested in part in the hands of House Democrats<\/a> who ultimately decided not to save him. Over the past few days democrats discussed the idea of demanding real concessions from mccarthy to help him stay in the speakership. However, mccarthy reportedly tipped the scale after he trashed democrats over Government Funding<\/a> this past sunday. Well, i wasnt sure it was going to pass. You want to know why . Because the democrats tried to do everything they can not to let it pass. Look, democrats stick together but they did not want the bill. They were willing to let Government Shutdown<\/a> for our military not to be paid. After those comments democrats reportedly had no appetite to save mccarthy. They were worried about the Impeachment Inquiry<\/a> and the trip to maralago in 2021. Mccarthy appeared on cnbc yesterday during which he said he was not going to provide anything to democrats to get their support. Four sources later told nbc news a handful of moderate House Democrats<\/a> did receive calls from other republicans asking them to save the speaker. In the endall democrats who were present yesterday voted to remove mccarthy. So republicans are now weighing in on the divide within their own party in the Lower Chamber<\/a>. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell<\/a> issued a statement in support of mccarthy writing in part this, thespeakers appetite for worthyauses steered a narrow majority to seize histori opportunities for the American People<\/a> and for conservative principles. His willingness to face the Biggest Challenges<\/a> head on, help preserve the full faith and credit of the United States<\/a>, and showed colleagues how to handle every outcome with grace. Senator john kennedy of louisiana also offered advice to his colleagues in the house. Take a listen. I dont have a lot of advice for my house colleagues other than this. Follow your heart but take your brain with you. The the American People<\/a> expect us to govern. And in order to govern you have to have leadership. And youve got to stick to that leadership to give that leadership a chance. Ive also advised all my house colleagues to be sure and take their meds. Meanwhile, the house says its going to stay out of the congressional politics, but in a Statement Press<\/a> secretary karine jean pierre, the American People<\/a> deserve the leadership putting their lives front and center. He looks forward to working with them and the senate to address peoples priorities. Thanks for being here im sure on not much sleep. An extraordinary day yesterday on the hill, a historic day on the hill. And of course this move to oust mccarthy comes as the clock is ticking. Were only 40ish days or so as the government runs out of funding again. So start here with this. Who are the front runners to replace him . Jaw, jonathan, a number of names floating around as you mentioned that tuesday Candidate Forum<\/a> where the gop conference is expected to nominate someone to put on the floor for the speakers race. The most conventional idea that people would have, the one that would make most sense would be majority leader Steve Scalise<\/a>. He was the number two to Kevin Mccarthy<\/a>. Hes currently the majority leader. He would not say yesterday if he was interested in the job, just saying that there was a lot of news today, thered be a lot of conversations happening in the coming days, but it is worth noting that Steve Scalise<\/a> right now is going through treatment for blood cancer, though matt gaetz who of course led this rebellion in the house, he said he would not look over scalise just because of his current conditions. Another name floating around, tom emer, he pointed to scalise and said i think scalise would be a great speaker. Jim yorden, the chair of the house judiciary committee, who is also the founding chairman of the conservative House Freedom<\/a> caucus, hes been floated by a few folks. Tom nassy threw his support behind jim jordan. Kevin hern, another name floating around. And you have to mention it because his name is in the conversation, so it is a very long big shot as former president trump. Congressman troy nels says he plans to nominate former president trump. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> and greg sube said they too want him to be speaker. Again, thats a massive long shot here. Hard to see that happening. Of course a good gop Talking Point<\/a> for those looking to curry favor with the form president. So this happened because of a rebellion by a handful of republicans eed up being eight votes to oust mccarthy. There was some real anger in the gop yesterday because of what happened here. Eight members, and in particular matt gaetz who spearheaded this whole thing . What sort of influence will they carry forth in the speaker process and beyond . Jonathan, a lot of anger among republicans at these eight especially matt gaetz because, again, and its as Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> laid out in his remarks last night, this was just a small contingent of the republican conference who didnt want to be speaker anymore because of the house and the slim majority House Republicans<\/a> currently have, they were able to topple mccarthy from the speakership. Last night mccarthy had knives out for detractors particularly gaetz criticizing him and going ahead to fund raise off this effort, arguing it was personal and matt gaetz was simply trying to get attention from the press. Listen, congressman don bacon whos a moderate, hes pretty close to Kevin Mccarthy<\/a>, he said yesterday after this vote he doesnt think matt gaetz should be a member of the republican conference anymore, saying this man is not a republican, so a lot of frustration being aimed at matt gaetz. Hes also now bringing the House Chamber<\/a> to a standstill. As you mention we probably wont see a speaker elected until next week. That Candidate Forum<\/a> is not until tuesday, and that Government Funding<\/a> deadline is coming upon us november 17th. We saw how much of a heavy lift it was to keep the government open this weekend. Now with this chaos ahead of that deadline, its going to be an even more uphill climb. Amazing to me the position is going to sit vacant for a week. Historic chaos from republicans in the house. Democrats certainly eager to draw the contrast. Thank you so much. Im certain well be talking to you a lot in the days ahead. Still ahead here on Way Too Early<\/a>, well have much, much more on Kevin Mccarthys<\/a> historic ouster. Also the senate welcomes its newest member and lawmaker who now joins a select group. Plus, were hearing from democratic congressman henry cuerre after he was car jacked at gun point in d. C. Ed at gun point in d. C. Im not just accomplished. I am accomplishing. So im doing all i can to help lower my risk of breaking a bone. For postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture taking calcium and vitamin d may not be enough. Adding prolia\u00ae is proven to help strengthen bones and reduce Spine Fracture Risk<\/a> by 68 with 1 shot every 6 months. Do not take prolia\u00ae if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva\u00ae. Serious allergic reactions like low Blood Pressure<\/a>, trouble breathing, throat tightness, face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happened. Tell your doctor about dental problems as severe Jaw Bone Problems<\/a> may happen with prolia\u00ae, or about pain in your hip, groin, or thigh, as unusual Thigh Bone Fractures<\/a> have occurred. Talk to your doctor before stopping, skipping, or delaying prolia\u00ae, as spine and other fractures have occurred. Serious side effects, like low blood calcium, serious infections which could need hospitalization, skin problems, and severe bone, joint, or muscle pain have occurred. I have so much more to accomplish. Talk to your doctor about prolia\u00ae. Welcome back as we turn to some of the mornings other top headlines, democratic senator Laphonza Butler<\/a> made history yesterday when she was sworn in. Please raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear youll support and defend the constitution of the United States<\/a> against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same, that youll take the obligation freely without any Mental Reservation<\/a> or purpose of evasion, and then that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter, so help you god . I will. Congratulations, congresswoman. Certainly a big day for californians. Harris has been a long time ally and advisor of butler. In choosing butler California Governor Gavin Newsom<\/a> kept his 2024 promise to appoint a black woman to the role. Butler was sworn in to fill the seat of the late senator Diane Feinstein<\/a> who died last week at the age of 90. Congressman henry cuellar, meanwhile, said he had to, quote, quickly analyze the situation as he was being car jacked at gunpoint earlier this week in washington. The Texas Democrat<\/a> said he was coming home from the Capitol On Monday Night<\/a> and had just parked in front of his Apartment Complex<\/a> in the navy yard neighborhood when the armed suspects approached him. Cuellar described the incident to msnbcs jose diazbalart. They said we want your car, and i looked at one that had a ski mask. You could tell they were young folks. I mean i hate to say this, but they were young punks with guns. So i looked at one of them, said i want your car, he had a gun pointed at me. I looked to the other side there was another one with a gun pointed at me. I looked behind me, there was a third guy behind me, and i said, sure, youve got to stay calm under situations and i gave him the key, and they took off. And then within minutes both the police and metro police were there. And like i said they were able to recover my phone within a cup of hours and i want to thank them. What really got me upset thats what got me upset. Were certainly glad the congressman is okay. U. S. Capitol police are working with the d. C. Metro police as well as the fbi to find the suspects. Meanwhile, today the federal government will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency wireless alert system. Everyone will receive the message on your screen now. You can look at it. Itll be sent to their phones at 2 20 p. M. Eastern time this afternoon. A separate message will be sent through radios and television sets. The test is a joint effort between fema and the fcc to ensure systems are effective for warning the public on a large scale. Still ahead here on Way Too Early<\/a>, well have much, much more on Kevin Mccarthys<\/a> ouster as well as Donald Trumps<\/a> gag order and also take a look at sports. Well have the highlights from yesterdays postseason action across Major League Baseball<\/a> including the end of truly an incredible losing streak. Thats straight ahead. G streak thats straight ahead. Just swipe and it lasts all day. Secret helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. And hours later, i still smell fresh. Secret works ohhh yesss. There are giants among us. They are the men and women building our navys next generation submarines. They are giants in what they do because they work in a place where they can grow. Where they can learn the skills to build careers as powerful as the beasts they forge. We build giants. Because it takes one to build one. Honey. Honey. Nyquil severe honey. Powerful cold and flu relief with a dreamy honey taste. Nyquil honey, the nighttime, sniffing, sneezing, couging, aching, fever, honeylicious, best sleep with a cold, medicine. It does not go. And now its driven deep to left field. Turning, looking. See ya. A two run home run for lewis. High fly ball, right field, back, turning, looking, see ya. Hes done it again. Royce lewis lifting the Minnesota Twins<\/a> to a 31 win over the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in the opener of their best Three American Wild Card<\/a> series. That victory halts the twins record 18game postseason losing streak. Its incredible, 18 games. For now minnesota will try to wrap up the series today in game two while toronto will try to avoid losing its fourth straight series at 4 30 p. M. Eastern. The winner of that series will play the houston astros. The Texas Rangers<\/a> bounce back from the collapse that cost them the title and first round buy. The team scattered six hits over seven innings, took advantage of some sloppy defen by the rays to win their wild card opener 40. Tampas six straight ls in the playoffs puts texas one victory away from a match up against the baltimore arioles. Also not a fairly good crowd at tampa yesterday for a playoff game. To the National League<\/a> now. The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> making their first Playoff Appearance<\/a> since 2017 slugged their way out of an early 30 role against the brewers. Tied the game with back a Back Home Runs<\/a> in the third inning and then Gabriel A Solo<\/a> shot that later put them up for good. They try to close it up today and now just one win away from the match up against the los angeles dodgers. Now to philadelphia. The phillys ace allowed just five runners on base in his stellar outing against the Miami Marlins<\/a> last night. Struck out eight batters allowing just one run. Phillies beat the marlins 41 and move one step closer to a return trip to the world series. The winner of this match up will advance against the very formal atlanta braves. Four playoffs yesterday and four more today. Time now for the weather and lets bring in meteorologist Michelle Grossman<\/a> with the forecast. We have really cool air back to the west, record warmth once again. We broke records yesterday the day before, the day before that. In between were looking at the chance for severe storms. Well start, though, with the temperatures because it is so warm and so above average. Were looking at temperatures into the 80s, temperatures close to 90 degrees, 87 degrees today in buffalo. That is 27 degrees above what is typical this time of year. 88 degrees in cincinnati. Also warm in new york city, 84 degrees. Were going to be warm once again and temperatures in buffalo and columbus, nashville. There is a cold front and along the cold front a chance for severe to strong storms. Could lead to flash flooding but were going to see that return to fall by the weekend. Were looking at temperatures into the low 60s by sunday in boston, same story in new york city. So if youre looking for that fall weather, youre going to get it this weekend. October severe risk along that cold front. Thats where were seeing some chance for really heavy rainfall. Where you see purple thats a chance for large hail as well. Large hail, baseball sized hail. Thats a concern as we go through the afternoon. Also downpours are leading to the chance for flooding for streams, creeks, rivers, and also flash flooding for lowlying areas. 10 Million People<\/a> at risk for severe storms today. Really gusty winds, winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour. Also a chance of a tornado or two especially where you see this yellow area. That includes Oklahoma City<\/a> and also dallas. All right, Michelle Grossman<\/a>, thank you so much. Well keep an eye on all of that. Still ahead on Way Too Early<\/a>, Donald Trumps<\/a> antics outside the courtroom now have him facing a gag order in his Civil Fraud Trial<\/a> here in new york. Well get expert legal analysis on that Remarkable Development<\/a> next. On that Remarkable Development<\/a> next cmon, were right there. Cmon baby. Its the only we need. Go, go, go, go ah Touchdown Baby<\/a> touchdown are your neighbors watching the same game . Yeah, my 5g Home Internet<\/a> delays the game a bit. But you get used to it. Try these. Theyre noise cancelling earmuffs. I stole them from an airport. Its always something with you, man. Great solid greek salad . Exactly dont delay the game with verizon or tmobile 5g Home Internet<\/a>. Catch it on the xfinity 10g network. Youre probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. But what if we told you its possible that comcast Business Mobile<\/a> can save you up to 75 a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers . Its true. Plus, when you buy your first line of mobile, you get a second line free. There are no Term Contracts<\/a> or line activation fees. And you can bring your own device. Oh, and all on the most reliable 5g Mobile Network<\/a> nationwide. Wireless that works for you. Its not just possible. Its happening. Welcome back to Way Too Early<\/a>. It is just about 5 30 a. M. On the east coast, 2 30 out west on this wednesday morning. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for being with us. History was also made outside of washington, d. C. Yesterday. We had a House Speaker<\/a> removed and now also for the First Time Ever<\/a> a former president of the United States<\/a> was slapped with a gag order. On the second day of Donald Trumps<\/a> Civil Fraud Trial<\/a> in new york city, judge Arthur Engoron<\/a> implemented a gag order, quote, on all parties with respect to posting or publicly speaking about any member of his staff meaning the judges staff. It came after trump posted a baseless claim about the court clerk on social media yesterday while sitting just a few feet away from her inside the courtroom. On truth social and in an email to his supporters, Trump Insinuated<\/a> the clerk had a personal relationship with Senate Majority<\/a> leader chuck schumer, something there is simply no evidence to support. Photographed together, thats it. Trump later during the break judge engoron summoned one of the former president s lawyers and the president s son eric trump to his chambers and told him to get that post taken down immediately. Once the trial resumed the judge issued the gag order but not before the Trump Campaign<\/a> sent out another disparaging email, this one about the judge himself. The order is broken. The judge says it could lead to, quote, swift, meaningful sanctions. Trump says hell be back in court today for day three, the Punishment Phase<\/a> of his trial and proceedings could last all the way to december. Joining us now former u. S. Attorney and an msnbc contributor our friend barbara mcquade. Barbara, good morning. Furuncfor being with us today. So lets talk about the gag order. Do you agree with the decision, and what sort of impact could this order potentially have with the ongoing federal cases also proceeding against donald trump . Yes. You know, in this case the judge issued a very narrowly tailored order. It simply tells donald trump not to be friendly with any of the parties and making disparaging comments about members of the court staff. Really quite narrow but absolutely appropriate. Making these comments is simply designed to inflame the public and suggest that the trial is unfair in this case, but it also creates danger for the staff members. There could be somebody out there who sees this message as call to action. And then your other question, i think, is a really interesting one. And that is could you sort of break the dam for the other judges who seem really reluctant to issue a gag order in their own cases with donald trump making disparaging comments about judge Tanya Chutkan<\/a> and about some of the people who might be witnesses against him, suggesting that, you know, mark milley ought to have the Death Penalty<\/a> imposed against him for alleged treason and other kinds of things. It can be very indimidating to those those witnesses, have a Chilling Effect<\/a> on them and also draw the ire of supporters. One could hope perhaps those judges are watching this and feeling empowered by this order to impose orders of their own. The tricky part, of course, is they dont want to do anything that would harm the First Amendment<\/a> rights for someone running as president. Well certainly watch for that in the days ahead. Barbara, stay with us for another league headline. This one involving president two counts accused hunter biden of having lied on a federal form about his use of narcotics having bought in delaware in october 2018. A third count claim he possessed a gun while he was using the narcotic. Hunter bidens Team Released<\/a> a statement following the Arraignment Reading<\/a> in part, this, these charges are a result of the political pressure including trump and his maga allies to force the Justice Department<\/a> to ignore the law and deviate from its policies in cases like this one. Barb, weve also heard Hunter Bidens<\/a> lawyers flat out argue that the gun charges are unconstitutional as well as politically motivated. What is your read . What is your assessment about the strength of these charges . Do you think it was fair they were brought . Yeah, i think theres, you know, two questions that a prosecutor has to ask herself whenever bringing charge. One is can i bring these charges . Is there sufficient evidence . And in this case it looks like the sufficient answer is yes. And the question is should i bring these charges . And there is the one i think at least some appearance hunter biden is being treated differently from other defendants. This is a charge that is rarely filed. In my own experience as 20 years as a prosecutor i can recall filing it exactly once. And when it is charged it is because usually the person is in a danger to the community and the only charge available. For someone who possessed a gun for 11 days several years ago and no longer has that gun during a time he using drug he no longer uses does strike me as being an unusual prosecutorial clarj. I will a couple years ago i would have thought this case was very strong and theres no issue with it legally. But after the Supreme Court<\/a> decided a case two years ago i think this charge and many others are really in some legal jeopardy, and thats because in that bruin case what the Supreme Court<\/a> held is that Gun Regulation<\/a> should be examined to determine whether they have tradition and history in the United States<\/a>. What did the gun laws look like at the time of the framing of the Second Amendment<\/a> . And certainly there were not laws at the time that prohibited people from possessing guns if they were using illegal drugs. And so for that reason i think there is some legal jeopardy here. Abby lowell, the lawyer for hunter biden, has promised to file a motion to strike the charge on that basis. And i think after the bruin case, hes got a strong chabs of succeeding on that basis. Some are worried their strong push could actually help hunter biden escape this particular charges. Thank you as always. Still ahead on Way Too Early<\/a> well take an early look whats driving the trading day after the dow dropped more than 400 points yesterday. Why investors are now worried and what this could mean for the housing market. Well explain all that when we come back in a moment. N all thae come back in a moment. Welcome back. Its time now for business and for that lets bring in cnbcs joumanna bercetche. The stock market took a real dip yesterday but yond yields continue to rise as the latest jobs report shows employers have significantly more openings than anticipated. Give us your read of the lay of the land and what we might expect today. Well, john, its been a bit of a bumpy ride. As you said yesterday we saw all the three major Stock Markets<\/a> end in negative territory. In fact, the dow is actually negative year to date, so weve erased all the gains of the year. The nasdaq down almost 2 yesterday. A lot of focus as you say moves upwards on bond yields. Tenyear treasury yields up 11 basis points. We were up the highest level since 2007 and also up 80 basis points just in the last month alone. 30year treasury yields also moving about 13 points higher and news cycle high. And weve spoken to analysts about these drivers of move higher in yields, and many people are saying it is a reflection of positive macro data. You mention those job numbers coming better than expectations, it fact there is a recognition that Interest Rates<\/a> are going to stay higher for longer. And then, finally, john, a subject thats close to your heart, the political dynamics in the background of what the lack of governance right now means for the fiscal trajectory of the u. S. Economy going forwards. Its a great point. This september just a republican story. The lack of a speaker of the house sends Warning Signs<\/a> to markets but also to foreign allies and adversaries alike. Something to watch in the days ahead. Lets move onto a couple other headlines here, joumanna. General motors reported an increase in sales despite the ongoing United Auto Workers<\/a> strike. Is there a sense this trend could continue . Yeah, so that was surprising, actually. Despite the ongoing strikes. In fact, General Motors<\/a> posted surprisingly strong results. 21 increase in sales from july through september outpacing expectations of growth 15 to 16 . They showed actually an increase in sales across every single one so it was broadbased and much stronger than their competitors, but analysts are warning if these strikes continue and the Work Stoppages<\/a> continue throughout october and november, we will start to see an impact on sales and supply chains. The vehicles most affected will be the chevrolet colorado. And we talked about netflix is no longer sending those dvds, but now theyre considering a Price Increase<\/a> for their streaming plans. Tell us more. Yeah, so there was a report in the Wall Street Journal<\/a> yesterday saying that netflix are considering another increase in prices. Remember last year they increased prices across all their different plans. They introduced an ad supported plan as well. Earlier this year they cracked down on password sharing, but it looks like they may be looking to increase prices once again but this time in reaction to ongoing negotiations with hollywood, to the Writers Guild<\/a> of america. Theyve agreed to grant writers for streaming segments an a minimum amount of compensation. The wga estimates the cost of their new contracts could add about 0. 2 to netflixs annual revenue cost. So on the back of that it seems netflix may want to pass on those extra costs to their consumers. Writers strike settled but some suggest progress has been made. Well keep an eye on it. Thank you as always. Still ahead here, President Biden<\/a> wants americas allies to know that u. S. Support for ukraine remains strong. Despite the push back from House Republicans<\/a> and now a vacancy in the speakership, democratic congressman Seth Magaziner<\/a> joins me to talk about that and the chaos unfolding in the house gop. Thats next on Way Too Early<\/a>. E gop. Thats next on Way Too Early<\/a>. cmon its the story of your family then and now. A story that made your name mean something. A story youre still writing. So discover your heritage. Preserve your traditions. Represent all that makes you, you. trelegy for copd. Birds flyin high, you know how i feel. Breeze driftin on by. You know how i feel. You dont have to take. [coughing]. Copd sitting down. Its a new dawn,. Its a new day, its time to make a stand. And im feelin good. Start a new day with trelegy. No oncedaily copd. Medicine has the power to treat copd. In as many ways as trelegy. With three medicines in one inhaler,. 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Will continue to supply aid to ukraine. The call comes after a continuing resolution passed over the weekend that left out any further aid to kyiv. Joining us now to talk about this, democratic congressman Seth Magaziner<\/a>r of rhode island. A member of homeland security. Congressman, thank you for joining us this morning. Lets start there with the idea of future u. S. Aid to ukraine. There wasnt any money in the deal that was struck over the weekend. Weve heard from the president in recent days saying that he believed House Speaker<\/a> mccarthy would keep his word and that there would be additional funding forthcoming, and now theres no House Speaker<\/a> mccarthy, and its not clear who will succeed him and what their position on Ukraine Funding<\/a> will be. How concerned are you . Well, theres two things that people need to understand when it comes to the word ukraine. Number one, it is absolutely vital that the ukrainians are successful in beating this illegal invasion orchestrated by vladimir putin. Its in the United States<\/a> National Security<\/a> interest to stop putin and support ukraine. Second, there is broad bipartisan support for supporting the ukrainians in their fight to freedom in congress. Weve had several votes this year in the house in ukraine aid, and consistently more than 300 members of the house in addition to strong majorities of the senate have shown their support for continuing to arm the ukrainians with the tools that they need in order to win this war and appeal a defeat vladimir putin. So the support is there. And i think if we saw anything during the speakership of mccarthy it was that the house doesnt work when you have a speaker who only caters to a very small minority of the chamber. Kevin mccarthy is not speaker today because for the last nine months he would let a small group of dissidents set the agenda for him and do extreme things like try to cut title one funding for education by 70 , criminalize abortion, go after social security, launch a baseless impeachment of the president , and most recently blockade to ukraine. The speakership does not work when you only let a small push that wasnt extreme enough for them. So my hope is that the next speaker whoever that ends up being is someone who will recognize that a strong bipartisan majority in both the house and the Senate Support<\/a> ukraine aid and that we will be able to get it passed this year. There are a number of procedural avenues that we could use to deliver the president s request for supplemental aid to ukraine. And its going to take a House Speaker<\/a> who will thereon the majority of the chamber as opposed to listening to a small handful of the most extreme members. You just outlined all the reasons why democrats didnt end up supporting mccarthy yesterday. What happens next . First of all, no speaker for at least a week. The clock is ticking until Government Funding<\/a> runs out again. How concerned are you about the future right now of the Lower Chamber<\/a> . You have to be concerned because again theres a cohort of the Republican Party<\/a> in congress that cares more about getting tv hits and playing to their base than about governing. We are concerned if theyre built to be a Majority Party<\/a> or not and capable of governing. We felt confident on the democratic side that Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> was not the right person to lead the chamber. He had catered to the extremists on issues like ukraine and abortion and gun safety that matter to the American People<\/a> instead of listening to the majority of the chamber. Im hopeful we can elect a new speaker quickly and will be someone who can Work Across Party Lines<\/a> to get things done. We really appreciate you coming on this morning. We hope to talk to you again soon. Thanks for having me. Up next on Way Too Early<\/a> congresswoman nancy pelosi evicted from her private office in the capitol. What shes saying about that decision. It took Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> 15 rounds of voting to secure his speakership and nine months to lose it. A look into his extraordinary fall and what it says about the state of Donald Trumps<\/a> Republican Party<\/a>. Morning joe just a few short moments away. Nts away this green bar releases trapped hairs from my face. Gamechanga . While the flexdisc contours to it. So the five blades can get virtually every hair in one stroke. For the ultimate gillette shaving experience. The best a man can get is gillettelabs. Want luxury hair repair that doesnt cost 50 . Pantenes provitamin formula repairs hair. As well as the leading luxury bonding treatment. For softness and resilience, without the price tag. If you know. You know its pantene. Welcome back. On his way out of leadership yesterday, Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> had one last order to his staff, to remove former House Speaker<\/a> nancy pelosi from her capitol work space. She revealed she had been told to immediately clean out her secondary office, calling it, quote, Sharp Departure<\/a> from tradition. Although, pelosi attributed theed orrer to the new interim speaker, a source tells nbc news the decision was actually made by the now former House Speaker<\/a> Kevin Mccarthy<\/a>. Additionally, pelosi wont be able to clean out her office today because shes in california, preparing to attend the funeral of the late senator and her friend, dianne feinstein. Joining us now, senior congressional reporter for punch bowl news, andrew desidario. Andrew, andrew, anandrew, it wi be a messy few days. So we are really in uncharted territory here, right . Because you have a speaker of the house who has been kicked out. You have an Acting Speaker<\/a> which is not a precedent that anyone currently living has ever experienced. Look, the frontrunner right now seems to be House Majority<\/a> leader Steve Scalise<\/a>. He has started making calls to republican members to try to gauge his level of support. Were also told that congressman jim jordan, the longtime conservative member of the Freedom Caucus<\/a> is also potentially interested in the gig. And another part of this, john, is that we wont find out really more about who could get the requisite votes until early next week. The house obviously is not having any more votes this week. The only business of the house right now is to elect a speaker. And meanwhile, we have 44 days until a Government Shutdown<\/a>. And you know, the house was supposed to be working this week and next week on those appropriation bills. But now that timeline will be even more condensed. Yeah. That cant be underscored enough about the ticking clock. An drurks we know how hard it is to get the vote to be speaker. It took mccarthy 15 ballots. There was a sense that even after the motion to vacate that he would fight to keep his job. Whats the decision to walk away . Leader mcconnell in the senate called this a thankless job. Thats the right way to put it when youre speaker of the house. It became clear even if Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> were to throw his name back in the ring and try to get elected speaker again, there was no moving any of these eight republicans who ended up voting against him. And so, i think he just really saw no clear path to becoming speaker of the house. With Steve Scalise<\/a> and jim jordan, obviously, they have potential path to become speaker because some of those eight republicans who voted against mccarthy have even directly floated those individuals as people they would support to be speaker of the house. So, i think its very possible that you see the current leadership kind of stay in place as people just sort of ascend in the ranks. Andrew, one other story i know youve been covering closely. Major developments in the senate amid Bob Menendezs<\/a> federal indictment. The new chair of the Foreign Relations<\/a> committee decided to block aid to egypt. Menendez was indicted on charges that he accepted bribes on behalf of the Egyptian Government<\/a> to take official actions that benefitted the Egyptian Government<\/a>. One of those actions was supporting weapon sales to egypt. And theres long been a concern in congress, particularly among democrats about Human Rights Conditions<\/a> in egypt and the deteriorating nature of that. And senator ben cardin who came in as the chair of the Foreign Relations<\/a> committee after me mendes stepped aside as the chair, one of his first actions now was to put a hold on all u. S. Military aid to egypt because of those human rights concerns. So, its a pretty seismic development in the senate here where you see this turnover in terms of the Foreign Relations<\/a> Committee Chair<\/a> and one of the first issues hes tackling is one of the issues his predecessor was indicted on. Andrew, thank you. We appreciate it. And thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early<\/a> on us on this jackpacked wednesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. I hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia800504.us.archive.org\/26\/items\/MSNBCW_20231004_090000_Way_Too_Early_With_Jonathan_Lemire\/MSNBCW_20231004_090000_Way_Too_Early_With_Jonathan_Lemire.thumbs\/MSNBCW_20231004_090000_Way_Too_Early_With_Jonathan_Lemire_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240703T12:35:10+00:00"}