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9 AM ET: House fight for Speaker, smoke over NE, SCOTUS session begins & more

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

As the right flank of the House GOP challenges Kevin McCarthy's role as Speaker, both sides will need Democrats for support. The UAW says it's reached a tentative deal with Mack trucks, as strikes continue against the Big Three automakers. Once again, wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to blanket the Northeast today. The Supreme Court’s new session begins today – we'll tell you about some of the major cases set to be heard. And, an American and a Hungarian scientist have jointly won the Nobel Prize in medicine.  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

From CNN, I'm Fez Jamil with the five things you need to know for Monday, October 2nd.

0:07.0

Kevin McCarthy's fighting for his job as House Speaker after a revolt from some of his fellow Republicans.

0:14.0

I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week.

0:17.8

I think we need to rip off the band-aid.

0:20.0

I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.

0:24.6

That was Congressman Matt Gates telling CNN that he and others from the right flank of the

0:29.2

GOP will try and remove McCarthy from his role.

0:32.7

It comes after Congress passed the stopgap bill

0:35.2

to keep the government open.

0:36.9

McCarthy says for his part, he welcomes the fight.

0:39.8

But to win, he may need support from Democrats.

0:43.2

And as CNN's Melanie Sonna tells us, that may not come easily.

0:47.8

Most of the Democrats that I talk to say they are reluctant to bail out McCarthy.

0:51.8

They feel like they can't trust him. They don't like

0:54.2

that he just launched an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden without

0:57.6

sufficient evidence. But there are some moderate Democrats who are really

1:01.1

worried about throwing the House into chaos.

1:04.1

So as at this point, Hakkem Jeffries, the Democratic leader, is counseling members to keep their

1:08.6

powder dry.

1:10.6

Nearly 4,000 United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement at 5 Mack Truck

1:16.0

Facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Florida.

1:19.6

That's according to the Union and means that workers at those heavy truck facilities have narrowly avoided

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