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News Wrap: Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to oust House Speaker Johnson fails

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In our news wrap Wednesday, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene failed in her attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, parts of the Midwest surveyed damage after a night of extreme weather that spawned tornadoes, Russia unleashed a barrage of more than 50 missiles and drones on Ukraine and Live Nation settled nearly all of the wrongful death lawsuits involving the Astroworld festival in Houston. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

In the day's other headlines, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly tonight to keep House Speaker Mike Johnson in his job.

0:07.0

Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Green had moved to oust Johnson for pushing Ukraine aid and other actions that she and other

0:14.1

far-right Republicans opposed. By passing the Democrats agenda and he and cuffing

0:19.2

Republicans ability to influence legislation, Our elected Republican speaker Mike Johnson

0:25.4

has aided and abetted the Democrats in the Biden administration in

0:29.7

destroying our country. Democrats joined the overwhelming majority of Republicans in supporting Johnson.

0:37.0

A Georgia State Appeals Court will consider former President Donald Trump's bid to oust the district attorney in his election

0:43.8

interference trial. That decision today could mean the trial gets delayed past

0:48.3

the November election. Mr. Trump is appealing the trial judge's ruling that let D.A. Fani Willis stay on the case.

0:54.8

The special prosecutor that she named stepped aside after acknowledging they'd had a romantic

0:59.7

relationship.

1:01.3

Parts of the Midwest surveyed the damage today after a night of extreme weather that spawned tornadoes.

1:07.0

Three Twisters struck in Michigan, including in the town of Portage, with reports of others in Indiana and Ohio, as well as West Virginia. of it also toward the roof off a FedEx facility.

1:23.0

No serious injuries were reported.

1:25.0

But in Tennessee, officials there say a man was killed

1:28.0

when high winds blew a tree into the vehicle he was in.

1:31.0

In Ukraine, Russia unleashed a barrage of more than 50 missiles

1:35.6

and drones overnight ending a recent lull in attacks. Ukrainian officials say

1:39.9

nearly a dozen energy facilities were hit causing serious damage and blackouts.

1:44.7

Several homes in the Kyve and Harkheve regions were also struck, but in Moscow, Russia's foreign

1:50.3

ministry said the war could end soon under one condition.

1:55.7

What is needed for de-escalation?

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