i don't like the bill. >> speaker johnson's been on the job for, what, two or three weeks now and that's like throwing a quarterback in the fourth quarter and expect him to make up for three quarters of failure and you're behind 35-0. the reason he finds himself in the position he's in because of nine months under speaker mccarthy. >> it's also a no vote from bob good of virginia on speaker mike johnson's plan to avoid a government shutdown. but there are some democrats who are signaling they may support the funding bill. we'll tell you about that. plus former trump allies who pleaded guilty in the georgia election interference case give new details about the plans to stay in power. and also ahead, the latest from gaza where the area's largest hospitals are running out of fuel and efforts to evacuate the patients are stalled amid heavy fighting. good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, november 14th. i'm jonathan lemire. and thanks for starting your day with us. with just three days left to avert a government shutdown, the house is set to vote today on an unconventional plan put forward by speaker mike johnson to keep the government open. and at least for now several democrats appear to be signaling their support for the measure because it's clean, meaning, it does not cut spending or attach other conservative policy add-ones. the democratic caucus will meet later this morning to formalize their position on the plan. at the same time, at least eight house conservatives have said they will vote no on the continuing resolution known as a cr, which must get the support of at least two-thirds of the chamber to pass. if approved, it would then head to the senate. under this two-step laddered plan, the cr wou extend funding for several spending bills needed to keep the government runni until january 19th. funding for the remaining bills would go on a cr until february 2nd. joining us now to help us understand this, politics reporter at semafor. great to see you this morning. thanks for starting us off. let's begin with democrats. there are some who have signaled support for speaker johnson's plan. tell us how he seems to have won them over. and what's their calculation in saying you know what, we're going to do this? >> yeah, i think the key here is that speaker johnson has a very uphill battle. he's coming with a fractured caucus who just ousted their previous speaker, but he also has a very, very tight majority. so with that said, i think he's gained some favor with democrats by making this a clean cr. that is something that leader -- minority leader hakeem jeffreys insisted on a couple of days ago. so i think he's positioned himself well to get democrats onboard with that cr even knowing that he's going to lose some of his republicans. >> so what is the current whip count do we think? do they have the votes to get this through? >> i would say so. there's about eight republican who said they won't vote for the cr, but there's far more democrats who just wanted a clean cr that would totally be onboard. and when you hear people like the leader jeffreys messaging that that is something that would be appealing to him, i think you could imagine most of the caucus will just go along. we'll be hearing in with more democrats voting for republican speaker's measure. >> i know you've been following this closely and have new reporting about how this has been a test for the brand new speaker, a speaker who took the office with a lot of his own colleagues not necessarily knowing who he was or what he stood for. what's the sense as to how he's fared snd. >> i think he's garnered a lot of good will, and largely because people do know his conservative background. they're familiar with him working with adf. and i've been talking to a lot of conservatives outside of the hill, and they just have all great things to say about him. those are some of the same people who are, you know, in the era of member in congress. so he does come with some good will, some trust also. and when you talk to these people they just say, you know, he's a good guy and we think he'll do what's right. you heard good say there just now he inherited a really bad deal so he's doing the best he can. so even though there are people who would push back against this kind of clean cr, i think he's in a good position. >> and then kadia, what would be -- i know you have some reporting as to his secret weapon. tell us what that would be. >> yeah, i think that's the support of outside conservative groups. people like people like brook rawlins and tony perkins who stand for the movement or have been leaders in the conservative movement. once you have people like that backing you and those are certainly people that members in congress are looking to, you know, appease or get the support of, that's kind of a heads-up for -- i'd say a one-up for speaker johnson. >> all right, well, terrific reporting, and we'll be watching the vote potentially as soon as later today. politics reporter at semafor, kadia, thank you for starting us off this morning. we now turn to the latest in the fulton county election interference case. "the washington post" and abc news made public excerpts of ellis and sidney powell. watch this as ellis recounts a conversation with one high ranking trump advisor where he said the boss wasn't leaving the white house for any reason. >> i emphasized him -- i thought that the claims and the ability to challenge the election results was essentially over. he said to me in a kind of excited tone, well, we don't care, and we're not going to leave. and i said what do you mean? and he said the boss is not going to leave under any circumstances, we're just going to stay in power. and i said to him it doesn't really work that way you realize. and he said we don't care. >> we don't care. the video was filmed during ellis' proffer session where she was required to lay out everything she knew that the prosecution could use in exchange for a plea deal. nbc news did not obtape the videos and they've not been independently verified. ellis is one of four codefendants in the sprawling georgia rico case that accepted a lighter sentence in exchange for information. sidney powell who accepted a deal in her own proffer session accepted a meeting with donald trump when he was told he was lost in 2020. >> were you ever around when someone, anyone told donald trump that he had lost the election? >> oh, yeah. >> who? >> pat cipollone, eric hirschman, derek lines, all thought he'd lost. >> was that the september 18th meeting? >> yes. >> what was president trump's reaction when i guess this cadre of advisers would say he lost, wewell they'd say that and walk out. >> powell also discussed her scheme to seize voting machines across the country and said she talked with the former president often while she carried out her plans. both she and trump now claim she never represented him. meanwhile, "the washington post" also reported that kenneth chesebro, a key figure in the plan to use fake electors, told prosecutors he briefed trump on the attempt to falsely certify his win in battleground states. chesebro's statement would personally tie the former president to the elector plan. the fulton county d.a.'s office has refused nbc news' request for comment. trump's lead attorney in georgia said this about the reports. "if this is the nonsense line of inquiry being pursued and this is the type of bogus, ridiculous evidence that d.a. willis intends to rely upon, it is one more reason that this political travesty of a case must be dismissed." the former president, meanwhile, is taking advantage of a pause in the gag order against him in the federal election interference case. trump posted on social media yesterday that special counsel jack smith and the u.s. deputy attorney general would be institutionalized if he is re-elected president next year. the former president wrote they were suffering from trump derangement syndrome. the gag order against him in the federal election case is on hold at least until next monday. that's when an appeals court is set to hear arguments from trump's legal team on why that order should be removed. trump will play this off as he was joking, but, again, he's telling us what he would do if he were back in power. meanwhile, special counsel jack smith's office is arguing geps having cameras in the courtroom during trump's upcoming federal election interference trial saying the former president wants a carnival atmosphere. in a filing yesterday smith's team wrote that there's a, quote, constitutionally sound broadcast prohibition that has governed federal criminal trials no matter the defendant for decades, and that there's no reason to depart from common practice. media outlets including msnbc's parent company nbc universal are arguing for the trial to be televised. initially, trump's attorney told the special counsel that they took no position on televising the trial. but over the weekend trump's team changed course, asking for the trial to be broadcast while accusing the special counsel of wanting to proceed in secret. at this point, the trial is very unlikely to be televised given that federal criminal proceedings have never been aired on tv. what's more, judge tanya chutkan has repeatedly stated that she'll treat trump like any other criminal defendant and that broadcasting the trial would be a major departure from the form. and if that wasn't enough in trump legal news, we've got one more story for you. donald trump jr. testified again yesterday in the family's new york state civil fraud trial. this time as a witness for the defense. the trial is mostly in place to determine the punishment that will be imposed as a judge has already found trump and his adult sons guilty of fraud. during his testimony don jr. praised his father as a visionary, an artist, and a genius. he described the former president as someone who, quote, creates things that others would never envision. no need for a fact check there. trump jr. attempted to paint a picture that the properties are extremely valuable and that the company actually underrated them. in a statement the judge has already deemed fraudulent. however, trump's eldest son failed to provide any evidence to support his claims while the prosecution has presented spread sheets, financial statements, and more to the contrary. as the prosecution attempted multiple times to object during don jr.'s testimony, the judge in the case overruled the lawyers saying that trump will appeal his decision anyways. still ahead here on "way too early," president biden weighs in on the fighting around gaza's largest hospital, which is no longer able to operate because it's run out of fuel. we'll play for you the president's comments. plus an update on the federal investigations connected to new york city mayor eric adams. those stories and a check on weather and sports when we come right back. weather and sports when we come right back tiny, branch, poppy on another musical adventure. you see that button? yeah. press it. hold onto your cupcakes. ♪ ♪ ooh! too much hustle is a thing. look at that. ♪ my name is josh sanabria and i am the owner at isla veterinary boutique hospital. i was 5...6 years of age and i knew i was going to be a vet. once alexandra called me to let me know that bank of america had approved my loan... it was important to me. we not only just provide the financing piece, we do everything that we can to surround them with the right people. all you need is a perfect, amazing team that will guide you through the right steps to be successful. and that's what bank of america was for me. 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"the washington post" reports organizers anticipate about 100,000 people to attend according to a permit that was issued by the national park service. security in the area will be increased while d.c. police have asked for assistance from the national guard to help with traffic safety points. slated to speak are family members of hostages taken by hamas as well as some members of congressional leadership. in new york city, the city's mayor eric adams will finally address the swirl of investigations surrounding him as he will hold a press briefing later today. the first-term mayor is the center of several ongoing federal investigations including potential campaign donation issues and accusations of misconduct. adams has not yet been charged with a crime. there are three cases surrounding the mayor. the first involves an indictment by the man han d.a.'s office of six people accused of funneling money to his 2021 mayoral campaign. in the second case the mayor's building commissioner was charged in a bribery investigation. and the final case is the one most closely tied to adams himself. the fbi seized several electronic devices, his phones, ipad, from adams as part of a probe into whether he worked to cut red tape for the turkish government shortly after winning the election, questions about the financial donations there as well. we'll bring you the latest. still ahead here on "way too early," we'll turn to weather and sports including a recap of monday night football and the broncos and bills came down to a game ending kick. we'll tell you if that went in. we'll bring you those highlights and also have a look at the forecast. we'll be right back. e forecast we'll be right back. a vital boost of nine times more hydration* to boost your skin's barrier for quenched, dewy skin that's full of life. neutrogena. hydro boost. it ain't my dad's razor, dad. ay watch it! it's from gillettelabs. 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. a gunslinger. he knows he's a gunslinger. here's a ball on the ground, trying to get it to cook. broncos say they have it, and they do. >> sloppy, sloppy, slupy. the buffalo bills botched that hand-off late in the third quarter leading to their fourth turnover last night against the denver broncos. the bills were hampered by a mistake prone football all night long. that's been the story of their season honestly. but the bills still managed a lead before a earies af costly miscues in the final seconds of it game. they were clinging to a 1-point advantage and trying to hold off denver but then got called for pass interference in that desperation heave that put denver in a field position. and then the broncos kicker as you see here missed from 41 yards, just wide right. bills win. wait, no. he gets another chance because buffalo was flagged for having too many players on the field. that's football 101, folks. you're only allowed 11. given a second chance connected from 36 yards as time expired. denver has won three in a row, good for them. while buffalo has lost four of six and in real jeopardy of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018. major league baseball has named baltimore infielder henderson and the arizona diamondbacks carol as the league's rookies of the year. the young stars were voted unanimous winners after helping their teams reach the playoffs. this marks just the fifth time both the al and nl selections were unanimous and the first time since the yankees erin judge and the dodgers cody bellinger did so back in 2017. the las vegas golden knights were honored at the white house yesterday. president biden joked about his sagging poll numbers in nevada while marveling that a hockey team plays in the desert. >> just six years ago the idea of a championship team playing on the ice in the vegas desert -- oh, vegas desert. i mean think about this. who would have thunk of it as they say? seemed like a pipe dream. but the team ownership had faith, predicting in a playoff run in three years and a stanley cup in six. i've got to talk to them because the polling data i'm not paying much attention to it. time now for the weather and let's go to meteorologist angie lassman for the forecast. the president tells us it's hot in las vegas. we're allowingia to tell us how it is everywhere else. >> i agree with him on that. it is hot in las vegas. it's a little rainy, though, along the gulf coast. it's been busy there when it comes to the showers over the past couple of days, and we've got more on the way. we need the rain in a lot of spots. waking up in new orleans, mobile, and stretching into the florida panhandle you'll need the umbrella. and we kind of have just this system sitting to the south and gulf of mexico that leaves it unsettled through the day today. notice tomorrow, though, it focuses on the state of florida, and we'll have ample amounts of rain as we get through thursday. heavy rain expected from basically west palm to key west. we'll likely be seeing flood alerts coming out of this spot and region here the next couple of days. localized amounts could be anywhere from 6 to 8 inches. meanwhile, it is warm across the u.s. too. mid-60s in minneapolis, 60 degrees for kansas city later today. we'll head to the mid and upper 60s tomorrow, too, and settle into the cooler conditions as we get through thursday, friday, and specifically into saturday. drop down into the 30s for pittsburgh saturday, and mid-50s for new york. and of course hurricane season not officially done just yet. still got a couple of weeks and we've got a 70% chance this will likely develop into a tropical depression by the time we get into late week. still a couple weeks left in hurricane season, so we'll see what that has to offer. no threat right now. >> we'll keep an eye on it, anglei lassman. still ahead on "way too early," we're now less than three days until the government runs out of money. will congress be able to avoid a shutdown? plus president biden told reporters where he stands on the gop's plan to keep the lights on. we'll break it down when we come right back. l break it down whene right back (car engine revs) (engine accelerating) (texting clicks) (tires squeal) (glass shattering) (loose gravel clanking) in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to a $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yep, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network and that powers more businesses than anyone else. learn how you can get $1000 back for your business today. comcast business. powering possibilities. welcome back to "way too early." it is just before 5:30 a.m. on the ea