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a very good day to all of you. im alex witt. our top stories this hour, israel says the war on hamas could last for many months as it carries out new deadly strikes in gaza, including on refugee camps. thats despite growing pressure from the biden administration to change course. michigans supreme court rejects an attempt to remove donald trump from the 2024 primary ballot. the opposite of a ruling by colorados supreme court. we will dig into what that means for the former presidents...

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...

hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. new today, israel defense forces are now responding, after questions about hamas weapons allegedly found inside gazas largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn had suggested that the idf may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. the idf says the discrepancy is due to more weapons and assets being discovered throughout the day foll...

Positive number, they say, and they believe another sign that their strategy, though criticized by some of their fellow democrats, is going to work. Lets go back to iowa. Joining us now from des moines, iowa, senior writer for the dispatch, david drucker. In your latest newsletter, david, you focused on Nikki Haleys potential second Place Win and what it would mean. What are you hearing out there . Well, its really interesting, guys, because we know who the winner is going to be, at least we all...

Positive number, they say, and they believe another sign that their strategy, though criticized by some of their fellow democrats, is going to work. >> lets go back to iowa. joining us now from des moines, iowa, senior writer for "the dispatch," david drucker. in your latest newsletter, david, you focused on nikki haleys potential second place win and what it would mean. what are you hearing out there? >> well, its really interesting, guys, because we know who the winner is going to be, at lea...

Elected. do you expect there will be for conversations behind closed doors saying that tally we are right now and perhaps the name put forward? >> i heard you talk to ronna mcdaniel about the possibility of consensus alternative, somebody like steve scalise. i think that is a very distinct possibility, but there are a lot involved before we get to that point. steve scalise is not a candidate but loyal mccarthy supporter. there is more good will for steves police and a little bit more trust even ...

0 >> mccormick? >> jeffries. chu? >> jeffries. >> cicilline? >> very proudly, hakeem hakeem jeffries. >> mccarthy. clark of massachusetts? >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. clarke of new york? >> the bad, brilliant brotha from brooklyn. [laughter] >> jeffries. cleaver? >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. cline? >> kevin mccarthy. >> mccarthy. >> cliburn. >> jeffries. >> clyde. biggs. cohen >> [indistinct] hakeem jeffries! >> jeffries! [applause] >> cole. carthy. >> collins... mccarthy. comer... mcca...

Mccarthy, jim jordan, marjorie taylor greene, very much in kevin mccarthys camp, and lobbying their fellow conservatives to join them in supporting him as speaker. so they can get anything else done in the next congress. >> there was a motion to vacate that youre talking about, that sort of damaclees, and only a few weeks to do this, and if kevin mccarthy doesnt get there, who else could possibly get there and could it be andy biggs? i feel like i know the answer before it comes out of my mouth....

Incorrectly. >> what i have been saying is that i think the country right now with 50 million americans in poverty and 50 million americans on food stamps and our veterans being put on fraudulent waiting lists and issue after issue, national security issues were dealing with, for me i was there the night that newt gingrich became the speaker of the house. i love the contract with america. if i had five items it would be balance the budget. stop robbing our kids opinion i like the penny plan. con...