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that third ballot, where he failed to get the votes. its been back to the drawing board for ken mccarthy and his allies. we have seen supporters going into his office. we are told he has been working the phones. he still hoping to negotiate and not planning to drop out. but meanwhile, i spoke to a gop lawmaker. this is some breaking news here. this lawmaker texted me and said this is someone who supported mccarthy. they said they have just gotten a phone call from one of the never kevi...

>> no person, having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. >> so, they voted again. >> no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. >> so, the third time was not the charm. and this lasted for almost five hours. were talking about three consecutive ballots. and they could not elect a speaker of the house. and this was frankly a once in a century occurren...

some of the nations busiest airports many americans try to head home for the holidays we will have the latest on the travel delays. also this morning with a war still raging on in ukraine, ukraines foreign minister is hoping peace talks by the end of february we will get expert analysis from the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass later this hour. ♪ good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, december 27th, im cori coffin in for jonathan ...

look, were only a matter of hours away now from when the house is going to be back in session tomorrow at noon when theyll do what they did today all over again after they failed to elect a speaker on three consecutive ballots today. leaving kevin mccarthy fighting for his political life. there is a lot going on behind the scenes, as we speak, including an effort by the so-called never kevin republicans to turn things in their direction. that is kevin mccarthy tells cnn he spoke to for...

warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. im bianca nobilo. >> im max foster. just ahead on "cnn newsroom." a speaker has not been elected. >> kevin mccarthy failed to get the vote for speaker of the house. >> the house is in a state of stop. >> come on, come on, come on, get up. states under tornado watches. >> the severe weather threat is pressing east. already a trail of damage left behind. >> announcer: lev from london, this is "cnn new...

no new speaker of the house. will there be a breakthrough today? the food & drug administration just cleared the way for abortion pills by prescription at your local pharmacy. im not a cryer, but like i never cried so hard in my life, man. >> damar hamlins uncle relives the moment he watched his nephew collapse on the field. the latest on how hamlins doing now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im christine romans. good morning, everyone. in just h...

poppy and i in new york. kaitlan live on capitol hill for day two. maybe theres a day three. unprecedented speaker election its happening. >> see how many days it goes down. the republican leadership drama will again be center stage. kevin mccarthy thus far has failed to win enough votes. how long will the gop power struggle last? thats the question many republicans have. are there any plans for a concession candidate? were learning now damar hamlin had to be resuscitated twice after...

behind the counter or add pickup lockers. >> theres a special place in hell for people who steal my chipotle. thank you joining us. im christine romans, "cnn this morning" starts right now. are there circumstances you would consider pulling out of the race for speaker? >> no. >> not one? >> no. >> three strikes for kevin mccarthy but he says its not over yet, its not over yet. youre looking at kaitlan in washington. >> i told you she wasnt going to be here. i called it at the end of ...

his college and work history and what republican leaders are saying about the controversy also this morning with the war still raging on, ukraines foreign minister is hoping for peace talks by the end of february we will get expert analysis on that idea. plus, parts of the united states are still under multiple feet of snow this morning as the death toll from a major winter storm continues to climb in western new york rescue crews are going car by car searching for any stranded sur...

i think at the end of the day well get everybody together. >> you failed three times, how do you possibly pull this off? >> you get to 218. >> how do you do it? >> you come back, you continue what youre doing right now, talking, solve the small problems. >> they say if you do the same thing over and over -- >> insanity. >> -- and expect the same -- >> thats the definition of insanity. >> it was supposed to be kevin mccarthys big moment. so what the heck happened? good morning, america,...