Page 61 - Elect News Today

but at what price? he made a whole lot of concessions and it darn near came to blows. more on that later. just how did things unfold the way they did on that crucial 15th ballot, and how did mccarthy forces get those 6 never kevin members to end up voting present rather than against mccarthy? pennsylvania republican scott perry was a no vote on mccarthy too, but with he changed his mind a few voting rounds earlier. why then? well ask him, because perry is here now. and so is texas cong...

crisis overwhelms communities there and is felt nationwide. will his visit really help stop flow? and the nfl plans a league-wide tribute to buffalo bills safety damar hamlin who is recovering as the owner of the new orleans saints and pelicans takes measures in her community to address medical emergencies like damars. saints owner gayle benson will join us in just a few moments on that. ♪ ♪ eric: but first, parents who lost their children to fentanyl poisoning are speaking out abo...

will kevin mccarthy be the speaker of the january 6th, 2024 -- thats a pretty -- i dont know if i would bet for him to -- last a year? >> i take that that in the opposite. >> i think i probably would, yes. -- >> given the fact that, in an hour, we are going to have the 14th vote, i mean -- im not a betting lady but have a good weekend, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we are now just one hour away from the house of representatives coming back to the sessio...

of this vote. and it appears, though obviously it is not done yet. that kevin mccarthy may in fact have the votes. steve, can you give us a bit of the history lesson here? compare this to any other time in modern history? >> any other time in modern history there is none, because the last time the speakers vote went past one ballots was 1823. but, we will come back to this board. but to put you in somes perspective what the history of this is. youre looking at here, this is every speak...

and it appears, though obviously it is not done yet. that kevin mccarthy may in fact have the votes. steve, can you give us a bit of a history lesson here. compare this to any other time in modern history. >> any other time in modern history there is none because,, the last time the speakers vote went past one ballot was 1823, but, we will come right back to this, but just to put in some perspective, what the history of this is, you are looking at here, this is every speakers race in h...

and that. >> is it a cartoon or is it congress? the seemingly endless lies from congressman elect george santos could be catching up with him. the embattled republican under investigation by the feds and his state with just six days until he is scheduled to be sworn in to office. the clock is ticking. >> santos vows hes going to take his seat in the house. the plan is being met by resistance. democrats and some republicans are questioning his legitimacy. >> santos has some defenders. t...

residents. officials fearful people living alone without power may not have survived. buffalo police cracking down on looters. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, rob marciano standing by timing out a major rainmaker for new years eve. news just coming in from the cdc. the u.s. imposing new covid restrictions on all travelers from china, as the country faces a surge of new covid infections, pushing hospitals to the brink. urgent concerns tonight for the health of retired pope benedict. the...

but at what price? speaker mccarthy in the republican caucus begins a glimpse at the chaos that we can perfect over the next two years. we are talking the democratic congresswoman joyce -- and sarah jacobs. also democratic congresswoman about the drama that unfolded on the hill and what means of our democracy. plus, president biden he has always been committed to bipartisanship but he is going to have to work around the house of representatives that is essentially held hostage by extre...

series of concessions put forward by his opponents. that cut his margin of defeat to a handful of votes. what matters now is who shows up to vote next. senior correspondent congressional correspondent chad pergram has the very latest from capitol hill. good evening, chad. >> bret, mccarthy finally showed movement towards winning the speakership today. it came after a three days of parliamentary paralysis. mccarthy remains a few votes short but he earned the votes of 15 adversaries toda...

wonderful. like you im dax in the hallways and he was one of the people that we met him i would say to him that he was in network news and he would hire me. a wonderful wonderful man and i miss him terribly. >> and he would love that made it on air so thank you for that if hes at the justice department is going to indict him. or distract from the scene tonight. witness testimonies containing damning evidence of donald trumps conduct. as soon as the january six committee. could be relea...