5 PM ET: House speaker vacancy, Trump blasts judge, Forbes 400 list & more

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🗓️ 4 October 2023

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Two congressmen have announced their run for House speaker as other potential contenders emerge. Former President Donald Trump verbally attacked the judge in his civil fraud trial again even after a gag order. President Joe Biden touted another round of student debt relief in a White House speech. The public is paying respects to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein as she lies in state. And, Trump is no longer considered rich enough for Forbes’ 400 list. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello from CNN, I'm a Falma Dikay with the five things you need to know for Wednesday
0:06.3	October 4th.
0:07.8	The race for the Speaker's gavel is underway in the House.
0:11.2	House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Congressman Jim Jordan announced their
0:14.7	bids to replace Representative Kevin McCarthy who was voted out as Speaker Tuesday
0:18.8	and says he won't run again. Without a Speaker the House can't pass bills and it may be a week or more
0:24.4	before a new leader is elected. Ukraine funding appears to be a major sticking
0:28.6	point in the battle for the House's top job as aid dries up. Today President Joe Biden said that
0:34.2	disarray within the Republican ranks on Capitol Hill concerns him. It doesn't
0:38.1	worry me but I know there are a majority of members of the House and Senate in
0:42.4	both parties who have said that they
0:45.8	support funding Ukraine. However, Jim Jordan told CNN he opposes new funding
0:51.3	a significant development if he ultimately wins the
0:53.8	speakership since he's going further against A than former Speaker McCarthy.
0:57.6	I'm against that the most pressing issue on Americans' mind is not Ukraine.
1:01.4	It is the border situation and it is crime on the
1:04.3	streets. Former President Donald Trump attacked the judge overseeing his civil
1:09.3	fraud trial in New York. A day after the judge issued a gag order barring all parties from
1:14.0	making public comments about his staff.
1:15.8	The judge already knows what he's going to do. He's a Democrat judge. In all fairness
1:20.6	him he has no choice. He has no choice. He has no choice. He's run by the Democrats. He's controlled and it's a shame. What's going on here is a shame. Our whole system is corrupt.
1:32.0	Trump isn't required to attend the civil trial. Our whole system is corrupt.
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