GOP House flounders amid multiple world crises

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: House Republicans again fail to elect a speaker. Also, two American hostages are released by Hamas. Plus, Trump ally Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in the Georgia case. And a judge rules Donald Trump violated the gag order in the New York fraud case. Norm Ornstein, Jennifer Rubin, Ellison Barber, Noga Tarnopolsky, Andrew Weissmann, Barbara McQuade and Amy Lee Copeland join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0	Now, it is time for the last word with Ali Valshi, who is in for Lawrence.
0:04.0	Good evening, Ali.
0:05.0	Good evening, Alex.
0:06.0	You have yourself a good weekend.
0:07.0	We'll see you next week.
0:08.0	You too.
0:09.0	We got a lot of news to get to tonight, including the news that two Americans, Judith Runnin'
0:13.0	and her 18-year-old daughter Natalie, were released by Hamas hours ago.
0:18.0	Members of their family spoke to the media in the last hour.
0:21.0	I'm so happy you're finally coming home.
0:24.0	We've all missed you so much.
0:26.0	I hope you were alive and safe.
0:29.0	And we know you're so brave and strong.
0:31.0	And that's how you and your mom made it through this.
0:34.0	Natalie and Judith, we love you so much.
0:36.0	And we couldn't wait to see you here.
0:38.0	We're going to see you hopefully next week.
0:40.0	And we're going to celebrate.
0:41.0	We're going to have a big party.
0:42.0	And we're going to hug you and kiss you.
0:45.0	They are the first hostages freed since Hamas kidnapped more than 200 people during the October 7th attack on Israel.
0:51.0	In a statement, President Biden said, quote, we've not ceased our efforts to secure the release of those who are still being held.
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