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Are having to address this issue. this is a national problem, and it must have a national response with our lawmakers in washington and in the white house. and i want to take my hat off to senator schumer and leader jeffrey is on how they quarter needed to get resources in the omnibus bill. but this does not solve this national border crisis that we are facing. >> all right, thank you for being with us. new york city mayor eric adams. thank you again. still ahead, more on republicans wild night ...

Of the state of california has received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [cheering] [applause] >> alright heres how the vote finally broke down. mccarthy with 216, hakeem jeffries got 212. and six voted present which help mccarthy clinch the gavel by reducing the number of votes he needed for the majority. ♪ usa too. >> in the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. hooks ultimately the past sev...

Newsroom" -- >> the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. >> after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting and tense moments on the floor, the house elects a speaker. >> i never thought wed get up here. >> how the drama played out and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. we got our boy. >> excitement from buffalo bills players on safety damar hamlin. the latest on his condition and more on that moment when he facetimed his teammates. california slammed with he...

Up a dramatic night and early morning on capitol hill. >> reporter: out took 14 failed votes, intense negotiations to flip more than a dozen holdouts in a final tally that took place well after mid might. it ended with speaker mccarthy being handed the gavel. he was met with a standing to ovation. >> from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [cheers and applause] >> that was easy, huh? [laughter] i never thought wed get up here. ing. >> report...

The concessions he made, and well talk about those. but just actually unifying again. it was gracious, it was welcoming to the new members who had to wait a long time, and it made an overture to the democrats, and thats smart of him because he may end up needing their help at a certain point given the slim majority and the cracks in his own coalition. paul: yeah. if he cant get 218 from republicans, hes going to have to reach out to jeffries, will he not, kim? >> yes, absolutely. and this was go...

Swearing in the 118th congress, that was of course delayed by the stalemate that started on tuesday that was led by members of the house freedom caucus. that resistance to break down yesterday as mccarthy agreed to some key concessions. those include an array of spending cuts, three seats on the rules money for freedom caucus members and the ability for members to more easily oust mccarthy if they do not like the job he is doing, eric burke. arthel: alright, eric, were going to bring in selena s...

Happy holiday. my first time seeing you. im fredricka whitfield. its official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house speaker has a new speaker. >> the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] >> newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after four days of voting. the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite the sometimes c contentious days of negotiations, republicans...

Ballot, and they didnt, by the, way they just voted present, they are election deniers who supported donald trumps big baseless lie about a stolen election. five of the six of them continue to object and vote against the certification of the votes on january six, 2021, even after the mob ransacked the capital and endangered their lives and their coworkers lives. in creating a stalemate for the speakership, gaetz and his colleagues took the opportunity, once again, to stall government and wreak h...

After that just one more round later. >> i may not mow all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up. >> reporter: the first matter of business, swearing in of the 118th congress that was delayed by the stalemate that started tuesday ask was led largely by members of the house freedom caucus. yesterday mccarthy agreed to key concessions. pennsylvania congressman scott perry is the freedom caucus chair. he changed his vote to support mccarthy in t...

Congressman-elect at the time mike rogers of alabama was physically restrained by other members after attempting to confront congressman matt gaetz. the victory came after that,s just one more round later. >> i may not know all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week, i never give up. >> reporter: the first matter of business, swearing in of the 118th congress. that was delayed by the stalemate that started tuesday and was led largely by members of the house fr...