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Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. The chaos on capitol hill following the republican rebellion including what led to mccarthys historic downfall. Ill talk to lawmakers from both sides of the aisle including a republican who voted mccarthy out. Well try to answer the question ricochetting around washington, who will take mccarthys place. Ahead this hour, donald trump back in the manhattan courthouse for a third day while a new gag order changed his very public facing approach in his Civil Fraud Trial . Thi...

In check, cant pass legislation, cant keep a speaker, theres got to be a better way. Except it isnt an infomercial and there doesnt seem to be a better way because House Republicans have a Governing Majority so narrow, it is doubtful theres anyone in the gop who can get away with disregarding the most extreme elements of the party. In other words, someone who can pass legislation without being held hostage by the likes of matt gaetz. A budget, which is coming due in a quick 31 working days. Ther...

Thing for the country without a doubt. My friends and i agree on that whether or not we agree on the speaker. He did the right thing. He did the right thing i think for this institution. He showed it could function in a time of crisis. Finally, i think he did the right thing for our party. He made sure we could continue to negotiate and achieve some of the very objectives my friend from virginia laid out and achieve them in divided government which calls for some degree of give and take. So im v...

been for me to keep that secret? i feel relieved its out in the open. >> sometimes in the newsroom you get a tip or a lead, but its not reportable yet. >> but nothing i wanted to celebrate as much as this. >> yeah, no, it was awesome, and we love reporting good news. i thought you and her had a great conversation. we were all watching and feeling great about it. thank you for all of that and well see you soon. >> you got it. >> thanks the alicia and again, our big congratulations to ni...

>> but for how long sparks flying and hunter bidens trump and make it from the waist down crashes his car into the lobby of a local jail and any moment now a new verdict in the amanda knox case for lawyers looking to overturn a 16-year-old conviction all right 6:00 a.m. here in washington. a live look at the white house on this wednesday morning. good morning, everyone. im kasie hunt. its wonderful to have you with us. the message from the white house this morning, the border is closed...

Were going to continue our breaking news live coverage of this. I wanted to amplify for you what andrea was just telling you about the Wadirector Comey former Director Comey found out about this, the New York Times account of this is just stunning. He was addressing a group of fbi employees in los angeles when the television in the background flashed the news that he had been fired. In response, mr. Comey laughed. He said he thought it was a fairly funny prank. And then his staff started securin...

Tennessee football quarterback Joe Milton III has received an invite to participate in the Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

To stick by his endorsement of mccarthy in a brief interview with nbc news correspondent garrett haake -- when i asked directly if he was taken by mccarthy, you did not clinch the gavel today after three full votes, mr. trump told me, we will see what happens, and ended our conversation. [laughter] you knew i was a snake when you took me in. so, republicans are in full disarray. its not hyperbole. say, this is a level of chaos and his organization that is unprecedented to the modern era. it is s...

Hes only been retired for 24 hours. i talked to him two hours ago on the phone from his home in michigan. he was the vice chair of the problem solvers caucus. he was one of ten republican who is voted to um peach donald trump. he was one of 12 house republicans who voted for the 2021 infrastructure package. when were talking about this idea of a consensus pick that potentially a healthy share of democrats could cross party lines and vote on behalf of and pick off a few gop members, more moderate...

Those are things mccarthy can give them, but the five hard nos are a much tougher nut to crack. they may want to block mccarthy and let the chips fall where they may, let there be chaos until a consensus pick can be named. if there is not a one vote tomorrow, a single vote to select the speaker, it would be the first time in 100 years that thats been the case. thats the direction that it appears like were headed unless mccarthy can pull back room horse trading today. >> history mccarthy didnt wa...