jeffries: thank you. reporter: ralph norman said there must be some way the democrats are treating johnson differently than mccarthy, why would they do that unless there was a quid pro quo, what do you see is the difference between mccarthy and johnson in this situation? just also, how much are you democrats enjoying seeing the republicans in disarray like this? mr. jeffries: we'll continue to keep the focus on getting things done for the american people and delivering real results on their behalf. with respect to the decision that was collectively made on october 3, and the decision that has been made in connection with the current motion to vacate, katherine clark, pete aguilar, and myself issued a very thorough statement on october 3 laying out our rationale as to why we would vote against a motion to table in the prior instance and we've also articulated in a very thorough way our rationale for why we've taken a different position at this point in time. reporter: back to the agenda fast approaching is

jeffries: good evening, everybody. our decision to stop marjorie taylor greene from plunging the house of representatives and the country into further chaos is rooted in our commitment to solve problems for everyday americans in a bipartisan manner. we need more common sense, and less chaos in washington, d.c. marjorie taylor greene, an extreme maga republican -- and extreme maga republicans are chaos agents. house democrats are change agents. we will continue to govern in a reasonable, responsible and result-oriented fashion and put people over politics all day, and every day. questions? i issued a statement in connection with what happened today, the vote to speak for itself. it was a vote of conscience. it was overwhelming. it was decisive. and we need to move forward as congress to solve problems for everyday americans. reporter: obviously the majority leader -- did you talk about that? mr. jeffries: have not had a conversation, no. earlier today at the statue unveiling. reporter: would democrats ask for any commit

he's giving hakeem jeffries full power and that's why hakeem jeffries has given him the biggest endorsement of his lifetime and that's the last thing that the american people wanted to see. >> by the way, just -- on that point about sharing power. it wasn't just hakeem jeffries who endorsed mike johnson, it was their whip. >> that's right. >> it was their caucus chair. their entire leadership team plans on getting a promotion in january thanks to mike johnson. where is our leadership team? they need to be as united as hakeem's team is and they need to surround mike johnson and say, mike, it's time to leave. >> congresswoman, so, yesterday-- congresswoman last time it took you all to coalesce around the speaker, so who do you have in mind this time around? >> i'm not naming names, but i think that we have people capable, anybody that's willing to fight for our agenda, anyone that refuses to share the power with hakeem jeffries. that's something that we're capable of doing. if we decide to do it. this republican conference can do it, i have watched us do great things. just as thomas massie sa

jeffries told us he works to find common ground with the other side of the aisle.e republican who might be happy about that is speaker johnson. >> johnson at some point today -- >> this past week, democrats said they would vote against congresswoman greene's effort to remove him. >> has speaker johnson asked for your help? >> he has not. and our view would traditionally be, let the other side work its own mess out. but when that mess starts to impact the ability to do the job on behalf of the american people, then a responsible thing at the moment might be for us to make clear that we will not allow the extremist to throw the congress and the country into chaos. >> as chaos spreads across college campuses nationwide over israel and gaza -- >> move, back up. >> -- some far left members of jeffries' own party have shown support for protesters. leader jeffries, whose district is 11% jewish, spoke about the protests at his weekly press conference this past wednesday. >> peaceful protest is an important part of the fabric of america. but we shouldn't see any protests ev

greene: in fact, minority leader jeffries, nancy pelosi, and other high ranking democrats have publicly stated they will save mike johnson from a vote to vacate him. in a recent interview, minority leader hakeem jeffries said, even though we're in the minority, we effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority. >> speaker, the house is not in order. ms. greene: whereas, our country is nearly $35 trillion in debt and about $40 billion are added to the debt every day. our border is overrun by illegal invaders and terrorists from over 160 countries. our people are being killed by the hundreds every single day by fentanyl and mike johnson refuses to do anything about it. whereas, mike johnson isily equipped to handle the rigors of the job of speaker of the house and has allowed a uniparty, one who fuels foreign wars, tramples on civil liberties, and decreases our disastrous national debt to take complete control of the house of representatives. whereas speaker johnson's tenure is defined by one self-serving characteristic when given a choice of advancing republican priorities

what does hakeem jeffries want, after all. he wants open border, he wants to increase spending, he wants to take back the majority, and most of all, he and the democrat conference want president trump to lose. who do they think can deliver on all four votes. mike johnson will deliver all of these things for them. increase spending, open borders, a loss of our majority and a loss for president trump because this is so demotivating. we sat here and watch total capitulation with the democrats waving flags that were pre-medicated of another country, not just the american flag. mike johnson should've brought the white flag and waved it in front of us.

if he wins, plus minority rule democratic leader hakeem jeffries may not have the speaker's gavel, but could he be the most powerful person in the house anyway, we have new cnn reporting on how he's seizing on the gop's fracture majority to score wins for the democrats and exasperated underwhelmed. and indifferent. that's how some swing voters are saying joe biden makes them feel how big a problem is it for the president that voters say that they feel apathy alaska? >> two top pollsters, this hour i'm dana bash. let's go behind the headlines and inside politics first up, they say everything is bigger in texas today, donald trump is hoping that applies to the checks that people are writing him. the former president is attending a series of fundraisers in the lone star state and he is going to have top energy and oil executives there. i'm going to go now to kristen holmes, who of course is covering the trump campaign. what do we expect their kristin it does. >> this is actually a pretty busy day. we know there's at least three of these events today to luncheons in houston and a dinner. a

house speaker mike johnson and house minority leader hakeem jeffries also spoke at the ceremony, which was hosted by the united states holocaust memorial museum in washington, d.c. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, allan holt, vice chairman of the united states holocaust memorial council. mr. holt: good morning. every year we begin this ceremony with a tribute to the american soldiers along with our allies who courageously fought germany and collaborators. every year there are fewer veterans. our veterans will eventually pass from the scene for the united states holocaust memorial will never forget them. we will continue to monitor. in our flags and in our permanent exhibitions. we do all of this to the past and as world war ii recedes in time, its lessons live on. and as we look at the world around us especially on our campuses clearly war lessons are more timely than ever. our nation, especially our youth, need to understand the dangers of unchecked anti-semitism and all that was at stake in the war. deliberation, the freeing of victims of anti-semitism and preservation of our

jeffries has the right idea. we are coming together to solve problems, not fight one another and cause this ascension. >> host: kathy in illinois. massachusetts up next under independent line. andrew, good morning. >> caller: yes good morning. actually my biggest issue is the potential election of the former president. we have the only sitting president in american history, he used lies, deceit, coercion, and eventually violence and a failed attempt to remain in office after losing the election. and for some god knows why reason, i get the whole, you know, team politics thing, but how can anyone vote for this man? i just don't get it. i think that's the biggest issue in front of us today. thank you very much from okay. i can you can though the candidates themselves into the mix if you wish as far as taking a look at the issues, the most important issues to you. abc/ipsos paul took ' look at the category of personal for both among favorable and unfavorable when it comes to joe biden, the president, president biden

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i want hakeem jeffries as the next speaker and that's how i will vote. i think it is a mistake for democrats to find themselves supporting the most ideologically conservative right wing speaker in american history. why would we align ourselves with that. having said that, i think what hakeem jeffries has done is really quite cleverly machiavelli and. he may not have intended it that way but from a political science point of view it sure looks like it. so he is basically saying with one hand we will help you, but with the other hand he's also not saying but it's quite obvious, proving you cannot get anything done in this congress without democrats including holding onto your own job. it's a pretty delicious political statement and move by hakeem jeffries and very powerful. >> it is good to see you. thank you so much. >>> so who wants to be donald trump's vice president? why the top contenders are putting on a show in palm beach today. (woman) ugh, of course it stops loading at the best part. (tony hale) you need verizon. get their crazy powerful network o

it happened monday afternoon and jeffries home was not the only target. neighbors tell me this is the third home on reinhardt drive in the redwood heights neighborhood to be burglarized in the past six weeks. they say the thieves strike between noon and 4 p.m. monday through wednesday. really? neighbor matt albert yelled out at the thieves as he witnessed the break in. and the thieves driving away. >> they were certainly not put off by somebody seeing them commit a crime. it seems like this was kind of a normal practice for them, jeffries tells me. >> this gold necklace with a heart with the word mom. a gift from her son, was among the $10,000 worth of jewelry that was stolen from her armoire. she says she was at work when she received a phone alert. >> i feel like there's nothing i can do. all the security i put on and the warning signs, and they don't care. >> neighbors suspect that their close proximity to highways 13 and 580 make it attractive for thieves. looking for a quick getaway? >> can you call 911? >> neighbors say there have been numerous car

for this sunday's "60 minutes," our norah o'donnell sits down with house democratic leader hakeem jeffries norah: nine months after getting the job of speaker, republican kevin mccarthy of california got dumped by the far right wing of his party. following three weeks of paralysis, mike johnson of louisiana took his place. >> i want to thank you all for the trust that you have instilled in me. >> norah: after he worked with democrats to pass the foreign aid bill that included $61 billion for ukraine, georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, who opposed it, said she will follow through with the threat to oust him. jeffries told us he works to find common ground with the other side of the aisle, and at least one republican who might be happy about that is speaker johnson. >> johnson, at some point today... >> norah: this past week, democrats said they would vote against congresswoman greene's effort to remove him. has speaker johnson asked for your help? >> he has not. and our view would traditionally be, let the other side work its own mess out. but when that mass starts to impact the

it has been a hakeem jeffries led democratic coalition that has allowed the house to govern.c fail by marjorie taylor greene. there is such incompetence from the gentle lady from georgia. if you consider what matt gaetz did, he succeeded. he was a tactician. marjorie taylor greene doesn't know what she is doing but i would suggest the writing is on the wall for mike johnson. he will not be speaker in january because democrats take the house which they likely will do when hakeem jeffries becomes speaker. and if republicans hold the house, what we have seen is he does not have enough votes within his caucus to remain speaker and hakeem jeffries and democrats will not bail him out in january. house republicans will have a new leader in january if they return to the majority. >> i wonder if he will be house speaker by october given his raucous caucus. let's talk about another woman in the republican party. that is nikki haley. fine, i think it is great that, you know, she is looking to run in 2028. and is not looking to endorse donald trump yet. heaven help her if she decided to

will the democrats be able to retake the house and keep jeffries speaker? then you have some races that look close, cori bush race in st. louis and then the race in westchester with jamaal bowman. why do you think the democrats are going to fair in these house races? >> i am hope that come january we're going to be announcing that hacking jeffries is the first lack speaker in american history and it's going to represent a new chapter in the american story. so that's the only prediction i will make and i'm confident we are going to take back the house. and the senate is going to be an uphill battle but we have a fighting chance of winning the senate and i'm confident that we're going to have a president joe biden reelected and a speaker hacking jeffries. >> all right, i'm going to leave it there. thank you for coming in, congressman. richie torres of the boogie down bronx, as we say. now to some major developments this weekend, the fight for reproductive rights. joining me now is the president and ceo of planned parenthood, alexis michaela johnson. thank you

hakeem jeffries, the leader of the democratic minority in the house of representatives of the us congress said this on the air of the american tv channel cbs news. according to him , russian dictator vladimir putin is not going. to stop in ukraine, congressman jeffries is convinced that putin dreams of reviving the soviet union and only then threatening nato member countries. therefore, logically, logically , he asks a question, to which he immediately answers answer: should we believe that against the background of such consistent aggression, if we allow putin to succeed in ukraine, he will stop only in ukraine, of course not - says hakim jackris jeffries and adds that we are listening to him directly. we cannot allow ukraine to fall, because if it does, there is a strong possibility that america will have to intervene in the conflict, not just with our money, but with our troops. we can stop russia in ukraine by continuing to provide ukrainians with military and financial aid, or we will face a situation where putin can take over ukraine and start threatening nato allies. well, by the w

[applause] accompanied by speaker mike johnson leader mitch mcconnell, jeffries, senator susan collins, senator edward markey, representative koster, former representative stuart, deputy secretary of veterans affairs tonya, secretary of the army christine marman, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general charles junior, chief of staff to the army general randy george and president of the ghost army legacy project, mr. rick buyer. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] >> thank you all so much. we are proud to welcome you here to the capital. it's a good to see you all this morning and i want to just thank you so much of the many important folks that are here gathering. my colleagues and congress and of course the secretary and general brown and general george and mr. rick buyer who you will hear in a little while. our friends and family and of course the veterans of the ghost army we are so delighted to have you gentlemen here. the congressional gold medal is the highest honor that this body can

if they want to make changes in a bipartisan way, i think they know where to find leader jeffries. reporter: speaker mike johnson has been very outspoken about retaliation is going to take place if the international criminal court brings arrest warrants against israeli -- top israeli officials, including netanyahu. just wanted to get the democrats' reaction to that. mr. aguilar: that's something for the state department to work through. we don't want to get ahead of the administration, from a foreign policy perspective, the administration speaks for the united states government. it's important for them to have conversations with our allies and friends within the region. the i.c.c. has not taken any action, that i'm aware of this morning. if they do, the administration is within their right to respond if they need help and support from members of congress to implement what it is they seek to do, i would expect them to reach out to us and to work with us in a collaborative way, in a bipartisan way. reporter: do you think congress should get velocity in that? mr. aguilar: the i.c.c. h

hakeem jeffries is speaker of the house and really has been for the past 18 months or so.d to pass from the debt ceiling increase to a to ukraine, and saving the actual office of the speakership, it's been a hakeem jeffries-led democratic coalition that has allowed the house to govern, and to function. you use the term epic fail by marjorie taylor greene. there is such a glorious incompetence from the lady from georgia in this. and i mean it, incompetence. if you consider matt gaetz, he was a tactician. you can like or hate him, but he knows what he's doing. marjorie taylor greene really doesn't know what she's doing. i suggest the writing is on the wall for johnson, he will not be speaker in genuine, in january. hakeem jeffries could become speaker, or, if republicans hold the house, we have seen he does not have enough votes within his caucus to remain speaker, and hakeem jeffries and democrats will not bail him out. house republicans will have a new leader in january if the return to the majority. >> i am wondering if he will be house speaker by october, given the way o

leader hakeem jeffries is a great leader. he has been the speaker effectively of the house.. we passed the budget. we were the deciding majority to support allies in israel, ukraine and taiwan. we have stuck together and we are continuing to stick together picky i continue to think is a great leader. everybody ultimately has to vote what they think is right for their constituents and further conscience. and the other thing was johnson, i have to be clear, this guy was the legal architect of january sixth. i lost good friends, fellow soldiers serving in combat to defend our democracy. how can we stomach enabling, in my view, somebody who took traders to action in and around that day? >> that is one of the really compelling aspects of the narratives that come out of the upcoming election. despite everything we here on the economy and even with respect to the storylines on abortion, that at the heart of all of it, and i would love to get your assessment on this, congressman, is this idea of what the country stands for and what we have grown up -- despite the rough-and-tumble of

and what hakeem jeffries said is absolutely correct.nd the two part omnibus, that johnson passed literally delivered hakeem jeffries and the democrat agenda directly to chuck schumer. and joe biden. couldn't wait to sign it into law. but when we have a republican elected speaker that is unwilling to fight for just a few things that i offered him , then we it's proven to republican voters that we're not doing the job that we were given in 2022, when america gave us the majority. and, you know, i stand with president trump. i support him, and i'm going to fight for him as hard as possible. but if we're going to be a republican conference that can actually deliver president trump's agenda, then we need to get in shape and be prepared to do that. and while the election is only six months away, we aren't ready. and our voters know it. maria. our voters know it. they're saying they're going to skip representatives names on the ballot. they're going to vote for president trump, but they're going to skip our names . and that's the most dangerou

if we would vacate we would end up with hakeem jeffries o hakeem jeffries light. we had people in districts whe biden won 15 points, tough primaries in general elections. as far as president trump goes, he is a friend and i talked to him and he talks to me. we have a very good relationship. i've prayed with him. as fargoman and moscowitz, they are friends of mine. nscience and do what they've got to do. i just it helps me for my mental capacity to be in witfi somebody all of the time. i can vote against them and cut them on the house floor and then lk out of the house floor and we go eat a hot dog in what you are saying and i did gird new jersey accentsall rned out heavy for president true close to 100,000, and i appreciate that. the reality is i workh folks and i will vote against thyou can check my voting record against anybody in congress brother and i am one of the most conservative members. i juston't feel like it serves me or my purpose and i am a christian and not a very g but d all try to get, even though we don't agree. host: speaker johnson to new york t

that split screen becomes important, because every democrat, particularly hakeem jeffries, who has too get congressional seats back, will say democrats know how to govern. it's a very important talking point going forward. >> democrats getting the job done, carlos, thank you for being here at 11 something tonight. >> yes. i appreciated. >> a breakthrough in science under the sea, learning how some of the biggest animals in the ocean communicate when the 11th hour continues. th hour co. clinically proven to help reverse the four signs of early gum disease. a new toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts. shingles. some describe it as an intense burning sensation. or an unbearable itch. this painful blistering rash could also disrupt your work and time with family. shingles could also lead to long—term, debilitating nerve pain that can last for months or even years. if you're over 50, the virus that causes shingles is likely already inside of you. (♪♪) and as you age, your risk of developing shingles increases. (♪♪) don't wait. ask your doctor or pharmacist about shingles today. >>> t

elliott, i mean, in terms of what hakeem jeffries is doing here is really interesting. >> it does seemay something about the trust that there may be between jeffries and johnson that didn't exist with mccarthy? >> i think so. and i think it's a recognition like in the movie independence day, we have to like randy quaid flying into the space ship at the end. sometimes you just got to take one for the team and maybe crashing in that space. and that's kinda what they're doing here. i don't know for folks that don't get the analogy, but i it's and that movie is older than i really realy randy quaid sacrifices himself for the good of humanity. and i wonder if that's what mike johnson is doing you know, it's really just like if we were england there would have been just a different party that would have come together from the center or whatever else and banded together and take him congress it's over. america can't do that. so when we have a very divided congress like this we're just going to end up in this situation where the majority party is constantly fighting amongst itself and it's alm

hakeem jeffries has essentially functioned as a shadow speaker. democrats have to give votes for republican rules, alex. that is unheard of. the number of times rules have failed on the house floor because a majority can't pass their own procedural rules so that they can bring a bill to the floor is quite remarkable. and so i think marjorie taylor greene is trying to continue to create chaos over there. and i think that there are many republicans who don't want to go into a another session of weeks and weeks on end without a speaker. and i think they're worried about that because of what happened last time. but i want to be clear that the house is still in chaos. on every major vote you and have have talked about this, it has been democrats who have had to come forward and essentially be the adults in the room to get a bill just about appropriations or about the debt ceiling, basic governance that the majority -- the republican majority has not been able to do. so i think she is losing some support here in terms of throwing the house into chaos. b

or would it end up where jeffries as speaker, i give hakeem jeffries lot of credit. he cut a deal. i'm sure that works for democrats and it looked the bigger statement here, the american people are seeing is an incorrect i had a billy own unified dissonant upset, angry republican party. i mean, we haven't republican party actually resembles what the democratic party so often used to look like. this is almost like a total flip. kaelyn is kind of amazing. i've never seen the democratic party this unified in my entire life. and it's been decades since republicans were this dysfunctional. i mean, there's primaries everywhere now and they're turning on their own speakers all the time. and the idea, look at even in indiana de of the night, you have most of 20% of republican voters turning against their own nominee something's wrong in the republican party and every time they have one of these dysfunctional fights, it communicates the american people they're the party of dysfunction actually today democrats are the party of unity and stability. never thought i'd be able to say it, but it'

does not make it over the finish line without the steadfast leadership of democratic leader hakeem jeffries. our caucus is eager to continue efforts that will strengthen our national security and raise the quality of life for everyday americans. we need at this moment to address issues like the affordability crisis that countless americans face when it comes to housing and childcare. we should also extend the affordable connectivity program and tackle the situation at our southern border in a manner consistent with our values. democrats are ready to reach across the aisle to solve these important challenges ahead. and we cannot go back to partisan gridlock that defined the last seven months. we want to build on the progress to ensure the people's house continues to function. ted lieu. senator lujan: thank you -- mr. lieu lou: -- mr. lieu: donald payne jr. was a wonderful member of congress. may he rest in peace. and my thoughts are with the eight officers that were shot in north carolina some of whom passed away. i want to thank you them for their courage and my thoughts are with them and t

voices of reason who are trying to defuse the situation and get the warmongers to stall of the game. jeffries joins the macro and congress by suggesting that american troops may need to fight in ukraine. no matter how many times they repeat this idea, we cannot let it become normalized. it would be world war 3. if a nato member commits ground troops, it will be a direct and nato russia confrontation and it will then be world war 3. let's be clear. if there is a nuclear war, everything and everyone will be lost. if there is a nuclear war, everyone will die and everything will be destroyed, which no one with any common sense can wish for us have done that before. so who's to say they won't do it again? yes, it's a russia that everyone's worried about once again, another result of the west p. r machines. because if the was actually cared about the crane or european security, this all would have been over a long time ago. but this is about russia, and it will stop at nothing until russia is defeated because that's the ultimate goal. no matter how many ukrainians or europeans it takes internationa

you are hearing behind the scenes about republicans losing the house trying to use that against jeffriesegarding the 2016 election? evidence from jeffrey's own profile on those results? host: stopping you there because you are fading in and out, but thank you for the call. guest: there were several lawmakers after the 2016 election calling trump illegitimate, allegations that he worked with the russians. that seems like so many years ago now, but certainly if the party switches and we seek congress where they are on january 3, sixth, or whatever, whatever the transfer should be in congress to certify the election. a lot of people are watching what happens there. host: your focus was on ted cruz, what took you there? guest: i was just thinking about that, having gotten back from houston. i am covering ted clute -- ted cruz this cycle. he's trying to rebrand as bipartisan, talking about how there are two sides of ted cruz. intrigued me, the ted cruz that we all see on c-span, on tv, is the one who often has strong points of argument against democrats. he just came out with a book that i re

but the real speaker of the house is hakeem jeffries.ave his hide. >> i always talk about split readings because they matter in situations like this. remember when we went through 20, 50, 100 votes to get the mccarthy successor. it was an interesting moment he because you got to see dysfunction on the republican side. on the democratic side. everyone was united in their vote and their messages about hakeem jeffries and what the democrats can do for the country. i think democrats are hitting those notes right now. they will say republicans need us to get policy done. that split screen is important. hakeem jeffries has to get some of the congressional seats back will say democrats know how to govern. very, very important talking point going forward. >> democrats getting the job done. thank etyou for being here at 1 something at night. >> we're in miami. >> you know it. >>> when we come back, a breakthrough in science under the sea. what researchers have learned about how some of the biggest animals in the ocean communicate when the 11th ho

no different from how speaker hakeem jeffries would have done. whereas speaker johnson fully funded special counsel jack smith's witch hunt and 91 indictments against president trump. our republican presidential nominee. house republicans could have used our power of the purse to stop this but speaker johnson didn't even let us try. whereas joe biden's weaponized d.o.j. is arresting a new january 6 election protester every single day and putting nonviolent political enemies, including veterans, mothers and fathers and grandparents in jail for years. whereas our pro-life christian conservative republican speaker mike johnson fully funded the d.o.j. as they prosecuted and convicted peaceful pro-life activists who are facing 11 years in jail. again, refusing to allow republicans to offer amendments to stop these injustices. whereas actions are the only thing that matter and words are meaningless without following through on them, by passing the democrats' agented and handcuffing -- agenda and handcuffing republicans' ability to influence legislation