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Over mccarthys head? >> so technically, you are right. you do not have to be an elected representative to become the next speaker. its never happened before. it is a really wild idea and i think its a really highly unlikely scenario. but the fact that you have some in trumps orbit like former chief of staff mark meadows or congressman matt gaetz even floating and teasing this idea, i think its designed to really put mccarthy on notice. and the message to mccarthy is trump has the leverage, trump...

Also mbss half brother says not. >> the short answer is the politics, wherever that stands between the u.s. and saudi arabia is not fueling inflation in -- in the u.s. inflation right now -- and by the way, not just in the u.s., globally -- is being driven by one simple thing. global demand is surging. >> reporter: saudi and its partners at opec fear a faltering covid recovery and dont mind biden aces concerns. >> the leverage has shifted. right now, all middle eastern producers really they care...

And it -- it creates a bit of uncertainty and it continues to make him a -- somewhat of a -- of a power broker even within the house conference. >> melanie, which brings us to the next question and in some ways, if you are a political obse observer, the juiciest here, which is the possibility of trump himself becoming speaker. the constitution -- its in the constitution. you dont have to be a house member to be voted speaker there and there are those who, what, like the idea of this possibility ...

>> im not sure im going to talk to them. >> reporter: since taking office, biden has dialed down campaign rhetoric threatening to turn saudi into a pariah state. notably, not sanctioning heir apparent following the u.s. intelligence report he likely ordered the capture or killing of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi, something he denies. but the relationship is still rocky. >> there is a lot of personal grievances, lot of personal -- at play here. i think if mbs sees that he has levera...

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The u.s. has shared intelligence that show a build-up of russian troops and artillery to prepare for rapid large scale push in to ukraine from multiple locations. secretary state tony blinken announced additional sanctions that could target the nord stream 2 pipeline. >> we dont need what putins intentions are but we know what happened in the past. we know the playbook of citing some provocation from ukraine or any other country and using that as an excuse to do what russia is planning to do all...

President happy. lauren boebert, trump ally in the house. of course trump wants to know who the next speaker is. voice carries weight. marjorie taylor greene, trump will have big impact, 100%. they like this. they enjoy the idea that they poke kevin mccarthy, you want to be speaker? keep us happy and keep trump happy. >> exactly, this will be the dance for the next year in the republican party. many think trump will be behind mcdarcaccarthy. hes been an ally of trump and having an ally will be h...

Become the next speaker of the house. he also needs former president trumps blessing. and that is proving hard to come by. our melanie zanona is breaking this story. tell us your story. >> were a year away from a potential republican speaker race, and already some of trumps allies in congress are starting to put kevin mccarthy on notice, making it clear that their totavotes are not going t come easy. marjorie taylor greene, a congresswoman from georgia, one of trumps fiercest supporters on capit...

This. he said, quote, kevin has his full support, but if he came out against him, it would be ugly, and i think that just really often speaks to the fact that trump has the power to either make or break kevin mccarthys quest for the speakership. now, most republicans do think that in the end trump will be behind mccarthy. mccarthy has been one of his earliest and staunchest supporters on capitol hill, and having mccarthy, a reliable ally in charge of the house is a benefit for trump if he runs f...

Fell below pre-pandemic levels. in fact, they were the lowest since 1969. but at the same time, a key measure for inflation hit a 31 year high. matt egan is here. good news/bad news story. what do the numbers tell us about the economy? >> the numbers show that the any is actually heading into the holiday season in pretty good shape despite what the polls might show. especially the jobs market. let me show you the chart on jobless claims. claims spiked above 6 million record high, but just fell t...