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the gavel. this morning, he was not able to bring along a handful of far right lawmakers who oppose his nomination and are demanding more big power concessions from him as the price for going forward. >> we may have a battle on the floor. but the battle is for the conference and the country. thats fine with me. i dont see how a few people -- maybe its 5, maybe its 20 -- sit because they want a gravel that they cant earn. thats not what the constituents voted them for. >> this as house ...

good tuesday morning, everybody. i am lindsey reiser live at msnbc world headquarters in new york city. right now we are one hour away from the convening of the 118th congress on capitol hill. a scenario unlike anything we have seen before. one question remaining, will kevin mccarthy be the speaker of the house? right now its not clear the california republican has the votes to secure the gavel. he seemed optimistic about the outcome this morning. >> do you have the votes yet? >> we wi...

>> hah keep jeffries. >> cleaver? >> jeffries. >> cline? >> kevin mccarthy. >> cloud? >> jim jordan. >> clyburn? >> jeffries. >> clyde? >> biggs. >> cohen? >> hakeem jeffries. >> cole? >> mccarthy. >> collins? >> as we listen to the roll being called by my count, five republicans have voted against mccarthy for speaker. two voted for jim jordan, one included boebert. and two for andy biggs. garrett haake, by my count thats five and he could only lose four. on this first role call, he s...

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alphabetical order, they didnt even get past the cs, sealing a round one loss in a matter of minutes. mccarthy failing to whittle down the small but significant group of republican outliars all dead set on voting against him. the damage a failed first vote like this will inflict on the speakership position from the get go even if he does win, if its a mess for republicans, a mess for mccarthy and it is shaping up to be a long day ahead for the brand-new 118th congress. he reminded repo...

control room to pull you have a live shot of the house floor. this is happening. were about halfway through the alphabet. you see the shot of former house speaker, nancy pelosi. 14 members so far. 15 members so far have chosen somebody other than mccarthy. the vote is not final. the vote is not gavelled, however, if this holds, he will not be speaker for time number two. ali, what happens for time number three? whats the next card to play? >> thats the next question especially as you h...

thank you so much for being with us on this busy day of news. "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> thank you so much. welcome to "the beat." we are tracking this breaking news as republicans suffer the first open speaker revolt in a century. kevin mccarthy started the new congress a humiliating failure. he lost the vote for speaker today. lost 19 republicans on the first ballot. its the first time any politician in any party lost a hope floor vote for speaker since 1923. its...

footsie with his far right colleagues. now because mccarthy is quarreling with that same group today does not mean he is resembling a moderate. it does not change the fact that right now in humiliating public fashion, kevin mccarthy is clawing and scraping his way -- he hopes -- to the speakership, trying desperately to halt what looks like at this hour, at lee, a runaway train. its where we begin today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. nbc news senior correspondent, gar...

holding last-ditch talks tonight fighting to win the speakers job. well tell you whos been heading into his office. also, the suspect in the brutal stabbing deaths of four college students is expected in court tomorrow. authorities seeking his return to idaho to face first degree murder charges, even as they remain silent about a possible mo motive. a deadly new year of war in ukraine. russia suffers today what may be the biggest loss of life since the start of the invasion. ukrain...

mccarthy. the current republican leader has sent the new proposal to his colleagues to try to overcome significant resistance to his ascension. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill tonight. hello, chad. >> the math. there are at least five g.o.p. members who oppose mccarthy for speaker and, perhaps, more. >> kevin doesnt have the votes. >> what well do, well block kevin. there will be 10 to 15 members vote against him on the first ballot tomorrow that...