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0 >> harris: yeah, bret baier, on "special report." you have transportation secretary pete buttigieg. find our co-workers luggage. >> i will. >> harris: thank you so very much. this is fun, right, em? we will cover it as it happens. "america reports." >> sandra: great coverage, team. "america reports" with a live look at the house floor where lawmakers are back at it for a third day now trying to select a house speaker and once again it appears congressman elect kevin mccarthy is headed for defe...

He was conservative. he didnt know what he -- >> all right. well, we just heard the news coming in from the senate leadership. david chalian, it looks like theyre not going to do anything until theres a deal that is worked out behind the scenes between the republican leadership, the democratic leadership in the senate and the house, and the president of the united states. >> we should make clear what happened there, is there was a 47-47 tie. the reason you saw vice president pence in the chair i...

Half that they have actually started to have discussions on trying to resolve this still mate. and it appears theyre at least talking about a process. well see how many details they ultimately give to avert a shutdown here by midnight. >> and manu, i just want to walk through our viewers, its a little complicated. but before theres a final vote on legislation that would keep the government operating after midnight tonight, a final vote would require 60 votes in the u.s. senate. they have to pass...

After the president reversed course suddenly yesterday, theyre flying back into town, which is why this vote on the senate floor has been open for hours, since 12:30, since senators are still flying back into town to vote on whether to take up that house pa-passed funding bill. but if this does come to light on a process to move forward, they may take up this house bill and try to change it in a way to reach an accommodation on all sides. send it over to the president for a signature. but again,...

Congressman, that donald trump is fit to be president. >> i think hes making bad decisions. its not my call. this was decided by the american people in a vote in 2016. and guess what? in two years, everybody is going to be able to ask that decision of themselves and make a decision on whether they think thats going to happen. my focusieblg right now is doin whatever he can to make sure we keep this government open, making sure that bad decisions dont week worse. and this is what im focused on ri...

Votes here in the senate, it has been clear from the beginning that two things are necessary. support from enough senate democrats to pass the proposal at 60 and a presidential signature. as a result, the senate has voted to proceed to legislation before us in order, in order to preserve maximum flexibility for a productive conversation to continue between the white house and our democratic colleagues. i hope senate democrats will work with the white house on an agreement that can pass both hous...

Obviously what has been holding up the present deal. but in any event, im hopeful that they can reach agreement. im confident, however, that when senator schumer says there wont be money for the wall in there that there will not be money for the wall in there. thats the only thing thats been hanging this up, wolf, as you know. the public ought to understand, were talking about seven republican appropriation bills that need to be passed, and that we have agreed to pass and vote for those seven bi...

Chief of staff, as stories like this come out. i mean, the k-file, our colleagues, did a tremendous job digging this comment up. i will note, while were sitting here, they are still huddled on the floor. what is happening right now in the united states senate, to me, seems like theyre trying to fly a plane without a flight path right now. there doesnt seem to be a clear path forward. this vote is still held open from 12:30 this afternoon, awaiting senators to fly back across the country in what ...

>> right now 51 republicans, 49 democrats, three independent. but one of those republican senators wont be able to vote, because of a medical condition. stand by, manu. i want to bring in republican congressman, will hurd, of texas. a member of both the intelligence and homeland security committees. thanks so much for joining us. if i interrupt you, youll totally understand if we have to go listen to mitch mcconnell make this announcement. were standing by for that. but big picture right now. th...

Yes. the math is still really hard. the thing that i keep coming back to is i cannot imagine mitch mcconnell or john cornyn went to john mccain and said come back here in the midst of were less than a week removed from learning that john mccain had brain cancer, come back to d.c. for a procedural vote in which you will be the 48th vote to proceed to debate and were not sure about 49 and 50. maybe thats what they did, and john mccain is just coming because he wants to be here for it, but typicall...