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good evening to you lawrence! >> it evening alex. i have a funny feeling that tomorrow will be very much like today. well see how far we debt whether we have a speaker or not. but we want to see a lot of same stuff tomorrow. >> i think that the official term is groundhog day, congress. >> while there is that! we will see. kevin mccarthy might, he might be on his way to breaking the hundred year old record of number of votes most since -- i think like nine is the most that we have for. ...

set to hold the seventh vote for speaker of the house, but within the past, hour the house voted to adjourn, to close up shop for the night and come back tomorrow, because why not check this thing out another day. now that vote to adjourn was on par with the rest of the chaos and confusion that as characterized this entire speaker debacle. majority of republicans voted to end the session and wait until tomorrow, while all democrats voted to keep the session going. but since right now n...

today. well see how far we debt whether we have a speaker or not. but we want to see a lot of same stuff tomorrow. >> i think that the official term is groundhog day, congress. >> while there is that! we will see. kevin mccarthy might, he might be on his way to breaking the hundred year old record of number of votes most since -- i think like nine is the most that we have for. that >> hes already broken the record for most humiliated person that is seeking the speakers gavel in modern ...

the house this morning. lawmakers set to vote again in two hours. but gop leader kevin mccarthy has put up a new offer he hopes will win over a faction of his party. that has been fighting against his candidate us is. what hes giving up now and why it might hurt him with moderates. also what is president trump trumps roul roel? hes made call to holdouts asking them to vote for mccarthy. what they told him to do instead and why hes now predicting a big win today. plus the man accused ...

♪♪ it is the top of the hour. im katy tur and were starting again on capitol hill with the question: deadlock or a deal? what will happen today is anyones guess. the house reconvenes in one hour. will the seventh vote be the charm for kevin mccarthy. hes made even more concessions. what they are and will they help? earlier they said they think negotiations could drag on until next week. >> i think were making progress. i think people are talking and thats -- i think that -- very ...

headquarters in new york city and the political drama captivating washington and paralyzing the house of representatives now in a third day with no end in sight. were well into the seventh vote. still no speaker ask it does not appear the concessions kevin mccarthy agreed to last night made any difference in the vote count today. the biggest backlash against those conservative rebels coming from other members of their party. slamming them as egotistical opportunists. one of those membe...

difficult. it can be short term uncomfortable. but when you move to the correct path, all of a sudden, things ease up and you can start having success. the direction here in my opinion is to someone like a byron donalds, a man who is living the american dream, and is the example and the mentor for millions who need hope. here is a man who that has worked his way, has worked his way up. he is not a novice. he has the experience, he has the chops to be the speaker. he is a man, he has a ...

>> and the republican party looks like an embarrassment right now. the 20 that are doing this, they have done a good job. they need to keep talking, and then they need to do what every single successful person does, you take your deal, you take your win, you take your victory lap, and lets move on, and lets get on with business. >> wow, rare agreement between president biden and republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. both labeling the mutiny among the house republicans as emb...

mccarthy is getting support from former president donald trump but that support has failed to move the needle in his direction, not even by one vote. meantime democrats are relishing the leadership chaos on the other side. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram tells us where things stand right now. a long day today. good evening, chad. >> bret, things are getting worse not better for kevin mccarthy. his support is eroding. mccarthy says hes not backing down. now even a couple...

than the country. . >> i appreciate your time. dateline white house picks up with nicole right now. its 4:00 in new york and yes, its groundhog day, the crisis in the house of representatives and the united states of america is in its third day. there still no speaker of the house of representatives which means there are no members of the house of representatives. that despite and evening of negations. kevin mccarthy has lost eight votes to be speaker and is on track right now to los...