about threats made against court staffers, against prosecutors, against witnesses. she pointed out people who are just trying to do their job or comply with their legal responsibilities. that they should not face threats. and as ehe noted, former president trump has shown apparent of attacking people in the legal system as well as this. it is interesting to he sue how the judges try to enforce this. we've seen the $5,000 fine, $10,000 fine. even imprisonment. he is a candidate for the presidency. he has a right to defend himself but they're trying to put limitations on what he says about court personnel and it is really unclear how they'll enforce this as he continues to apparently violate it.

as this judge in new york just found. >> stand by. i want to go back to kaitlan collins who has been following the trump story for a while. what do you think, kaitlan? is this really going to have an impact on trump? is he going to continue to make these statements attacking various officials? >> reporter: i've talked to people in his orbit as these gag orders have been imposed. the one in washington is on a temporary hold, it appears. i posted this question. is this something he can abid by. he doesn't listen to the advice. it is something they skirt around often. they would reath didn't say anything at all. at the would rather he didn't speak to reporters or going on truth social. we know this well. donald trump and who he is and what he does. what is different is that we're seeing him face consequences for the first time. and showing it is different when

you walk into a courtroom and saying something than just posting it online or complaining about something. the line that his attorneys have tried to walk, he has this first amendment right, he has the right to free speech that he can make these arguments and make his own defenses. and the judges here, they've all gone to great lengths to agree with that, that he does have the right to defend himself torsion plead his innocence in these cases. what he doesn't have a rate to do is attack the prosecutors, attack the judges, attack the clerks of the judges. that's what trump has been doing. and i've asked, earlier this month when he was going after this clerk, the one that is sitting to the judge's right. i asked people why. it was something that trump had read onlaine about this clerk with senator schumer who i can guarantee was taking pictures with thousands of new yorkers and people across the u.s. and he said that he had seen that and he believed she was

partisan. there is no basis to that. he made. more ugly insinuations in his post that owed here. it wasn't something that anyone on his legal team or even his political team thought it was a good idea or thought was wise. he's continued tad so. even walking into that courtroom knowing that this gag order is imposed, he still went on to complain. they tried to claim he wasn't doing it. tell judge clearly saw it differently. >> all right. stand by. mike johnson, the newly elected speaker of the house of representatives is walking down. i think he will take a few questions. we're watching what is unfolding. there's a lot going on. mike johnson from louisiana is now the speaker of the house. he's been sworn in. 51 years old. elected to congress in 2016. sworn in in 2017. not many years in the house of

representatives. he is now the speaker of the house. let's listen in. >> on behalf of the house of republican conference, we are unified and so proud to have elected mike johnson as speaker of the people's house. as many of you heard, the american people heard, i meant every word that i said on the house floor. i've had the opportunity to work with mike johnson as vice chair and i was so humbled and honored to nominate him. mike epitomizes servant leadership. he is humble but he is strong. he is well respected not only across this conference but across this great nation. and we know the stakes. we know we were sent here on behalf of the american people to serve as their voice. to stand up for them. to push back on the failed far left agenda of single family

democrat rule led by joe biden. we are here unified in strength to reopen the people's house. and i'm so excited to turn it over to my colleague from minnesota. our whip. >> thank you. good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon, everyone. thank you for bearing with us. i know it has been a long few weeks. from an outside point of view, these last few weeks probably looked like total chaos, confusion. no end in sight. from my perspective, this is one of the greatest experiences in the recent history of our republic while speaker races for the last 100 years have been behind closed doors, filled with political promises and tyrannical threats against anyone who would not fall in line. the speaker races have been open, honest, transparent and a true display of what democracy

looks like in action. it took a while for us to get here. our conference has shown that we achieved tremendous success when we work together as a team. and i couldn't be more proud to be part of the team with our new speaker of the house, mike johnson, leading the way. mike is a strong man of faith. a constitutional conservative and a fierce fighter for our republican common sense agenda. he has been a leading force in the judiciary committee where he has defended americans' individual liberties while fighting back against the democrats' radical agenda and the biden family. he has been an important leader in our conference for nearly three years as chairman, and as speaker, i know mike will keep our majority united as we continue to deliver on the commitments we'd made to our constituents. we've had some challenging time the last few weeks but our country has endured challenging

time before. >> all right. we'll continue to monitor these comments. once mike johnson starts speaking, we'll take that live for our viewers. john king, we did hear mike johnson when he accepted the speakership say he looks forward to working with you. he was referring to hakeem jeffries. he said we're going to find common ground there. what do you think the chances of that are? >> on policy, slim and none. on keeping the government open in the short term, it does appear that even though mike johnson days ago was against the republican resolution to keep the government open, that he has got religion on that. they realized after three weeks of chaos, they need to keep the government open to get a time-out. i thought his speech was quite fascinating. he sounds a lot like george w. bush. he is very conservative but he's not confrontational, not

combative. that's a challenge for democrats. they want to paint him as an extremist and in his remarks, he was conservative. george w. bush won the presidency twice a long time ago. the question is, we are do we go now? i'll call this an irony since we're in the first hour of the mike johnson speakership. he's now third in line to the presidency. he talked about the founding fathers saying it was the obligation of anyone who came after them to take good care of the american experiment. he voted to derail the american experiment. he led the effort. he led donald trump's if it in the courts to get the house republicans to subvert a fair and free election. and so how does he, can he ever get out from under that legacy? house republicans don't care that he's under that legacy. donald trump lost the presidency. republicans, in 2022. the swing voters of america care. they see it as a farce.

>> we had one republican member on the floor when the democrats were criticizing it to say damn right. it is a credential. listening to wolf give his bio and say he was elected in 2016 reminds me, he is a trump era republican. we haven't seen that in this position of leadership before. as much as kevin mccarthy went down to mar-a-lago and kept the party in faith with trump, mike johnson, he came to congress on trump's election year. and he has nothing but a trump era republican. he knows nothing else in the republican party. so it is perfectly in line with the modern day republican party that he has that position. >> that's what democrats will do. i was texting with one who said this is how they'll define him. he's a maga republican who is against abortion rights and was an election denier to the extreme.

to the extent that he was organizing or helped organize this lawsuit to disqualify the ballots and for battleground states. because he's unknown, virtually, they feel they have the opportunity to say look who the republicans pick. they picked an extreme candidate. i think their problem is that so far what we've heard is that he doesn't sound like a jil jordan. he's not fire breathing. he is unknown now. but to john's point, to say it again. he is third in line to the presidency. the president and then the vice president. a key election denier is now in line for the presidency. >> a constitutional office. will he now say that joe biden won the election? >> he seemed to not really want to answer that question, right?

he was asked. >> here he is. the new speaker of the house has just been introduced. let's listen in. >> thank you, steven, and thank you, tom and elise. this is an extraordinary team that has been assembled hear to serve the american people. steve scalise so much, one of the thing he represents is perseverance and hope. and i was reminded of a scripture that says suffering produces perseverance. perseverance produces character and character produces hope. what we need is more hope. the people have lost their faith in our institutions. their faith is at an all-time low. one of the reasons they've lost it is because the congress over the years has not delivered for the american people well enough. aware in the majority right now. we've gone through a little bit of suffering.

we've gone through a little bit of character building. do you know what it has produced? more strength, more perseverance and a lot of hope and that's what we are about to deliver for the american people. we are going to speak. we're going to speak with clarity and conviction and consistency to the american people. we'll tell them what we're for. what agenda we're pursuing and why it is best for every american. why it will give them more liberty, opportunity and security. we'll speak to that clearly. we'll act consistently and exhibit 2 thing here. trust and team work. this group will deliver for the american people. i said it in the chamber and i will say it here. we're going to govern well. it the american people will be very pleased. aware so grateful. i'm so grateful and so humbled to have gotten a unanimous vote on the floor.

we went through a lot to get that will begin right away.vern. you've heard me talk a lot today and i won't belabor the point. the sun is celebrate and it's too warm for the fall. i'll say this. we'll dispense with all the usual ceremonies and celebrations that traditionally follow a new speakership. we have no time for either one. the american people's business is too urgent in this moment. the hour is late. the crisis is great. and america, we hear you and we are reporting again, as i said in there, to our duty stations. that will begin in a few moments. this entire group will go back to the house floor. we'll pass our resolution in support of the nation of israel. our closest ally. you're going to see an aggressive schedule in the days and weeks ahead. you'll see congress working as hard as it has ever worked and we'll deliver for the american people. i'm grateful for this opportunity. i want to thank you for being patient with us. and i promise you, it will be worth it. god bless you.

>> for the house of representatives, mike johnson over up on capitol hill. he's making a lot of promises. he says we will look forward to working with you, referring to the democrats. he said we're going to find common ground with the democrats. let's see if that happens. he said we will make you proud. i will not let you down. the challenge is great. he says what we need is more hope. so let's bring in dana bash. you've covered congress for a long time. those are lovely words. let's see if he delivers. >> one of the haul marks of the mccarthy era, as short as it was, nine months. was that there were certainly deep divisions across party lines within the republican party. there was a real working

relationship between kevin mccarthy and hakeem jeffries. when mccarthy became speaker, when jeffries was elevated, they made a deal that they would keep an open line of communication. something that they did not have at all. they certainly agreed on almost nothing but they talked to one another as people. and you can't overstate how important that is at the basic functioning of that institution. whether or not hakeem jeffries will have that with this new speaker is a big question. in the short term, it will matter in a very big way because of the critical items that are on the agenda. how he will keep the government open will be interesting to see if he gets democratic votes to do that when they no doubt will have to pass a bill. so-called cr, continuing

resolution. and that is one of the thing that kevin mccarthy was fared for. >> those are important points. our chief congressional correspondent, manu raju, is up on capitol hill watching all of this from inside. what are you hearing and what are you seeing? >> yeah. a lot of members are just relieved that this ugly episode is behind them. this has been a traumatic few weeks but they want to move on from this endless bickering that has left this chamber paralyzed. mike johnson not answering any questions from reporters about any issues on the agenda. how he plans to confront the key questions. these three weeks may sound like just three weeks but they are completely distracted from the party's agenda. their tactics, none of the things that typically happen in a normal congressional week

could happen. they were meeting behind closed doors squabbling, bigering about the leadership crisis that they cause. now that's on johnson's life to figure out. he did put out a letter today laying out the general agenda for the next six months. talking about line where they could move particular bills. it was really light on a number of details and it didn't include how he would deal with the key question. israel aid and ukraine aid. the white house and senate republicans and senate democrat leaders view them as essential. there's widespread opposition within the house gop conference to doing that. so how would johnson confront that first test? he has not answered that question. and how will he avoid the government shutdown by mid-november? will he try a short-term solution to keep the government open? reading the tea leaves and the language from some of his colleagues, even some on the far

right that they will allow him some roam, some leeway to keep the government open for a short period of time but it is still uncertain what concessions he might try which could provoke fears once again of a government shutdown if those issues are not resolved. so huge issues confronting mike johnson. on the policy side, as they try to sound like they're on the same page but simply still a lot of division about the policy, the tactics and notably, ken mccarthy, the former speaker, not at this press conference. he is now out of his job as speaker leaving the speaker sweep. notably not here. a lot of the allies still very angry about everything that happened in the last few weeks. that will be one big thing for mike johnson, trying to repair the badly frayed >> he did say they would try to pass a resolution regarding

israel and hamas. >> reporter: yeah. this will happen this afternoon. it's a bipartisan resolution affirming support for israel. this is a nonbinding resolution so it will not carry the force of law or not appropriate any money in any way. just a symbolic gesture to show the house is on the same page as the people of israel as they fight this war against hamas. the question will be how many members vote against it. some members on the far left of the democratic caucus have not signed on as co-sponsors. will it have unanimous support? will it have opposition? undoubtedly it will pass with significant support from both sides of the aisle as the senate and the house try to send a message the united states is behind israel. johnson wants to put that on the floor. still unanswered, the aid to israel. that has real significance in terms of the money and the battle and the war in israel. johnson not clear on how that

will be resolved and that's coming to his plate immediately. >> as all of this was taking place in washington, there were important developments in new york. stand by. outside the courthouse today, trump took the stand and i take it, he just made a statement? >> reporter: he actually just stormed out of the courtroom. i'm trying to decipher from my colleagues who were in the courtroom exactly what caused this. i do know that michael cohen is on the stand. he's going through cross-examination by trump's attorneys. according to my colleagues, i believe there has been a little flip flopping when it comes to 2019 congressional testimony that michael cohen gave to lawmakers concerning him ma anymore lating financial statements for trump. now, the entire cross-examination, trump's attorneys have been trying to catch michael cohen in a lie. and it appears again that there has been some sort of flip-flopping that has angered donald trump, making him throw

up his hands and storm out of the courtroom. then he gave a statement. let's listen to this . >> we won the trial. and the judge should end this trial immediately. thank you. >> reporter: i'm getting this from inside the courtroom. the 2019 testimony that is being questioned right now of michael cohen, he said that he stands by when he said to lawmakers, did mr. trump direct you or mr. weisselberg to inflate number toer his personal statement. not that i recall. no. just yesterday, the direct questioning by the new york attorney general's office of michael cohen was all about fudging those financial statements to the benefit of donald trump while he worked for him. so this is what the

cross-examination is doing. they're trying to catch him in a lie. it appears it is very possible that he did. so the president is angry and wants the trial to essentially end. that's what his lawyers are arguing for with this judge. we're still trying to get this information. it does look like there's some flip-flopping going on that has angered the former president. how the judge is ruling on this, we're trying to figure it out. michael cohen is still on the stand. at this moment the former president is not in that courtroom. >> give us your legal analysis including trump violating the so-called gag order by this judge. >> first of all, with respect to the statement that bryn just played that we just won this trial, that is false. he has not won this trial. to the contrary, the judge already has ruled against donald trump before the trial on one of

the counts in this lawsuit. so donald trump has not won this trial. it seems like what he's saying is, i am please that had my attorneys just did a good job on cross-examination of michael cohen and i'm confident we will win. that remains to be seen for sure. his lawyers have been aggressively cross examining michael cohen and examining certain things. the verdict will be up to the judge considering the weight of all the testimony. as to the other point about the gag order, so this was really an unusual event here. the judge had issued a gag order about three weeks ago, after donald trump posted some inflammatory comments about the judge's clerk. and the judge issued a very narrow gag order. it said, you cannot talk about my staff. today, donald trump said, just yesterday he said critical things about the person to the

judge's right. trump said i meant michael cohen on the other side of the judge. so the judge ordered donald trump to take the stand a few minutes ago. donald trump took the stand and said, i meant michael cohen. and the judge said i don't believe you. i find you noncredible. therefore the judge imposed a second fine on donald trump for defying the gag order. >> and we'll see if trump continues to violate this so-called gag order. kristin holmes is watching all of this. what are you learning? >> reporter: when we talk about donald trump's strategy, there's so much there that is about trying it in the court of public opinion, not the court of law. that requires donald trump to get out there and take control of the narrative. to put his spin on it. to essentially go out and attack different members. whether it is the clerk, the judge, whether it is to say this is election interference, despite whatever election

interference they have. this gag order will severely limit that. that is why it is a huge question mark, whether or not he can actually abide by it. also, the other thing to keep in mind that he is somebody who just says whatever is on his mind. we saw last night after this report came out about mark meadows, he started spewing out on his social media page about meadows saying he wasn't sure he was that kind of guy who would take an immunity deal. then saying he didn't believe it. it was very clear he was spun up. what does donald trump do when he is spun up? he talks and talks. and often timering doesn't control his messaging. and that's the hardest part for his campaign and the hardest part for his lawyers. the campaign doesn't mind if he's out there attacking people. they do mind if he's saying things he shouldn't be saying and that's what you saw here today. and in some ways, when you talk to the people close to him, he just can't help himself. whether or not he can actually abide by this gag order, that

remains to be seen. it seems increasingly unlikely, particularly when we know he is in this case, and this case in particular in new york, he is spun up. he is anxious. he is annoyed. this is something that bothers him very deeply to his cor because it is about him personally and his business. when you take all that into consideration, it seems unlikely that he'll be able to do that. >> okay. everybody stand by. we have a lot of news unfolding. today. president biden's comments. stay with us. lolots going on.

mike johnson of louisiana just elected and sworn in, ending three weeks of deep division within the gop and paralysis in the chamber. lots at stake right now. we're watching this. this is a huge historic moment we're watching right now. >> it absolutely is. and this is, was unanimous after three and a half weeks, unanimous among republicans. we're not sure. wolf? >> if he's not there, you know what? mj lee is at the white house. ind i understand we're getting more reaction from the president of the united states. >> reporter: that's right. we've just gotten a statement from president biden

congratulating speaker johnson. just really remarkable, even seeing the words from a statement from the white house, given that this is a turn of events that even folks here at the white house could not have predicted, even a day ago. if could i just read a part of that statement. the president saying while house republicans spent the last 22 days determining who would lead their conference, i have worked on those pressing issues, proposing issues. to a to. to invest in the american people. these priorities, he said, have been endorsed by leaders in both parties. we need to move swiftly to address our national security needs to avoid a shutdown in 22 days. in other words, the president is trying to say, after 22 days were wasted by house republicans, the white house is sort of eager to get to work on getting that supplemental

package through to send aid to ukraine and israel. to make sure there is no government shutdown come november 17th. it is worth noting, this is not a well-known member at the white house. there is going to be a bit of a scramble to figure out what kind of working relationship there will be between this administration and the new speaker. we're not talking about kevin mccarthy or even a patrick mchenry. and i think it is worth noting, as that process unfolds, what the white house can look back on is the speaker's voting record. they know that, of course, he is somebody who did vote to avert a debt default. and that is an agreement that had the broad strokes of a budget agreement. so it is certainly something they are going to want to see him adhere to. and i think it is worth noting that the president at the press conference earlier was asked about the speaker's efforts to

overturn the results of the 2020 election. and you saw how carefully he tried to talk around that, basically saying, i'm not worried about any efforts that he might make in the future to try to overturn the 2024 election results. but it is just an interesting dynamic. when you have observed the president, you do know that the, where a member is on this issue, where a person is on this issue sort of serves as an important litmus test for this president. so i think this will be a fascinating new working relationship to observe. again, white house officials, administration officials try to figure out how exactly they can work with the new speaker to get some thing done on their top priorities, including, again, to get some funding through for israel, for ukraine, and to avert a government shutdown. >> i take it there's no indication yet from any officials at the white house, m

$judge, when the president might actually meet face to face with the new speaker? >> reporter: yeah. and in fact, we're trying to get clarity here at the white house on whether the two men have ever met. that was a question that we were trying to get from folks here. yeah. we expect there will be a conversation. that there is going to be a meeting soon. because these two men have to get together to get done all the priorities that we just talked about. >> they have to get to know each other for the good of the country. thank you very much. >> scott jennings was saying that mitch mcconnell has never even met the new speaker so that will be interesting as well. i want to bring in a member of the republican congress, congressman bob goode. thank you for joining us. you were one of the eight republicans had a voted to force kevin mccarthy out. it has been 22 days without a

speaker. is speaker johnson really that different in his policies, in his politics, than kevin mccarthy was? >> i'll point out by the way, great to be with you. the senate did absolutely nothing during the three weeks that we were working on giving america hope by electing america speaker. about 20% approval because of the past from both parties. we've had for the first time in modern time a extra national contest for speaker where they could say had a they wanted elected. overwhelmingly, they wanted change in the leadership. it was worth taking a few weeks to get it right. as you know, we've also passed four spending bills out of the house. the senate has passed zero even though we gave them three weeks while we worked on getting the right speaker. >> a couple things there. there were only eight members of

the republican conference, you included, who voted to oust mccarthy. so the raw math, the vast majority -- >> i'm referring to republicans across the country who vote for us. they wanted to do what our constituents tell us to do. >> what evidence do you have that what we saw over the past 22 days gave americans hope? because most of your republican colleagues have been quite angry because what they're hearing from constituents is that they are embarrassed and upset about the dysfunction that we saw. >> they might have been saying that a couple weeks ago. surgery is painful when you're going through it. it is invasive, disruptive, uncomfortable. the things that are most valuable that we go through in life, we wouldn't want to repeat it. our conference is more united today than in many years. one is a member who has been hear 30 years, another is 15 years. they represent more of the center.

both told me, they've never seen the conference more excited, more united than we are today. >> is it excited or just -- exhausted? >> if you were there, cnn was represented last flate when they saw how the conference was so united, annapolis behind mike johnson. there was an organic reaction that you couldn't manufacture. now we will have a person of integrity as a leader. someone who is a humble servant leader and who is a conservative partner in the agenda that we have -- >> given that, sir, do you feel confident that the conference will vote to do away with the rule that allowed you to fire kevin mccarthy? will you do away with that? >> that rule has been in place for 200 years. it's a house rule. >> it's a house rule because you made it a house rule. >> would you like me to answer the question?

that means 218 member of congress can vote to change any house rule. however, i think americans will affirm, republican voter will affirm, and members of congress are increasingly realizing, this was a necessary change. and we will be validated with change that has been made with mike johnson. even just yesterday. former speaker mccarthy, former speaker mccarthy was trying to orchestrate an uprising to prohibit the voting of mike johnson to become speaker today. i think members of the republican congress realized even how necessary it was. >> so it should stay in place? the motion to vacate? >> absolutely. power can corrupt anyone. any speaker should serve at the pleasure of 218 members of congress. ideally a stronger majority than that. >> before i let you go. speaker johnson was a key player in trying to push a court case which the supreme court ultimately did not accept to

overturn the 2020 election. he just took an oath as speaker of the house. he is now second in line to the presidency. do you believe he should publicly say that joe biden is the legitimate president? >> i think that's a ridiculous question. as you know, democrats have spent the better part of two decades contesting elections, objecting to electoral votes for more than 20 years. you've got a former gubernatorial candidate in georgia who has never acknowledged that she was -- >> okay. it's not ridiculous because what we see -- >> half the country didn't have confidence -- >> that's not the question. the question is whether or not joe biden is the legitimate president. that's the question. >> well, joe biden is the president. and the american people i think will vote him out of office because he's been a massive failure and they're suffering under the policy that's he's perpetrated under the american people you can't point to one policy working for americans since he got elected. you want to keep litigating the election from 2020.

>> i definitely do not. the american people will vote him out. >> the last thing any of us wants to do is relitigate 2020. unfortunately, it is the man who i know you did not endorse, the former president of the united states. >> i did endorse him in 2020. i will enthusiastically support him if he is the nominee in 2024. i'm supporting ron desantis. we need eight years to down the damage joe biden did to the country. >> a lot more to get to including an important update on the israel-hamas war and the fuel shortage in gaza threatening to shut down critical relief operations.

we're back with our special coverage including another critical moment on the ground in gaza as israel's war against hamas plays out. the main united nations relief agency working there has been promising to stop its operations in gaza because of a lack of fuel. cnn's chief international correspondent clarissa ward is in cairo joining us live. clarissa, what is the status of this fuel shortage and its impact on the humanitarian crisis in >> reporter: there's a sense

that it is ledding to a precipice in gaza. cnn has spoken to the united nations relief agency that operates inside gaza. they said they would be forced to stop their operations from tonight if they didn't get more fuel. they seem to be recalibrating that message slightly saying if they don't get more fuel tonight or tomorrow, they will have to significantly reduce their operations. more broadly speaking, across gaza, we do already see the impact of that severe fuel shortage. the world health organization saying now that 12 of gaza's 35 hospitals are no longer operational. eight of those because of this fuel crisis. important to add that the idf has come back and said that they believe there are 500,000 liters of fuel that have been held by hamas, that they should be able to hold that fuel.

we have asked about the claims made in the past days that some of the fuel they have has been stolen by hamas. they said they have no record and no indication of any of their fuel from any of the their warehouses being stolen at any point. but while this back and forth continues about how much fuel is left and how long it will last, it is very clear that on the ground already, the impact of this drastic shortage is being felt. both in terms of the hospitals, but also, in terms of deination plants. being forced to drink brackish water. a real lack of clean drinking water. and all that aid that is sitting on the egyptian side of the rafah border crossing still unable to pass through. just eight trucks went through last night.

the expectation and hope by the u.n. has been starting on monday this week, that we would see more of a continuous and sustained if he of trucks going through. that simply has not happened. >> clarissa ward reporting from cairo. what's next for the house of representatives with a knew speaker finally in power? we'll tell you whahat we're hearing from key republicans. stay with us.

here in washington, the newly sworn in house speaker republican mike johnson of louisiana accepting the gavel there. you see that picture. he's taking something of a victory lap right now. but there are so many challenges ahead for him and for congress including the threat of a government shutdown less than a month from now. i want to get right to cnn's manu raju up on capitol hill. first of all, what are you hearing, what are you seeing from the lawmakers and you're watching all of them, about the immediate road ahead. >> i've talked to a number of lawmakers about mike johnson. what is it clear they've give him a honeymoon period but how long will he get given the momentous tasks ahead on issues like government funding and like concern aid and israel aid. unclear how he'll deal with any of those matters at the moment. members want him to give him some room to maneuver, something not afforded to kevin mccarthy. some on the far right would be open on moving forward on a

spending deal that kevin mccarthy was not afforded to. when mccarthy moved on a short-term spending bill, that cost him the speakership. they are not waging the same threats against mike johnson. and some more moderate members about johnson's more conservative politics, he's aligned more with the far right elements of hi conference on social issues like abortion and against gay marriagech and was pushed to over turn the 2020 election by leading a amicus brief. and i asked mark mel annary and nick downplayed that and said we need to move forward and not worry about the past. they did not take that into serious consideration as they voted for him here. a lot of mecks allowing him to maneuver. the question is for how long. >> so there going to be at least

a period -- a grace period where the two parties in this new congress are going to work together? >> it is really unclear. in fak, hack eve jeffries told me this afternoon that he had not just spoken to mike johnson but he laid out his lines. that is key for johnson, how to maneuver the democratic senate and the democrat in the white house and in the minority in his narrowly divided nature. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for watching our special coverage. i'll be back in two hours in "the situation room." "the lead" with jake tapper live from tel aviv starts right after a quick break.