Lets go outfront. Good evening, i am erin burnett. Outfront. Breaking news. House republicans meeting Behind Closed Doors to debate the fate of liz cheney after she voted to impeach trump. That meeting lasted more than two hours. As her fate is up in the air, one thing the minority leader Kevin Mccarthy made clear already tonight is that he is picking a side. Marjorie Taylor Greenes side, a side of Conspiracy Theories, too fringe for fringe. A woman who days ago said she still truly believes that the election was stolen and fraudulent. A qanon supporter. Mccarthys words tonight, past comments by Marjorie Taylor greene on school shootings, Political Violence, antisemitic Conspiracy Theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the republican conference. Well, that is clearly not true because mccarthys actions speak much louder than words, he is siding with greene. Nowhere in his statement does he mention pulling her from both committees. By the way, theyre plum committees, educatio
outfront next, breaking news. the house about to reconvene as mccarthy s bid for speaker looks shakier than ever. six humiliating rounds of votes and we could be looking at a seventh shortly. we have the very latest from capitol hill. plus, who are those 20 republicans waging this war against kevin mccarthy? we re going to give you a closer look. new details tonight on buffalo bills star damar hamlin s condition. for one former nfl player, hamlin s injury brought back members. he was hit in the chest with a puck, collapsed on the ice, carried out on a stretcher. and the former nhl star is it my guest tonight. let s go outfront. good evening. outfront tonight the breaking news. the house is about to gavel back in as open warfare breaks out in the gop. congressman matt gaetz tells cnn he s a, quote, desperate guys whose share is dropping with every subsequent vote. kevin mccarthy s allies are working furiously behind the scenes trying to search for any options as o
tomorrow. the house reconvenes at that time. he had given up a lot to get the votes he has gotten thus far. how much more is there that he can give up on? the super pac is based on the money he poured into candidates the far right are angry that he was supporting. reporter: that s the big question. how much more does he give? one thing they asked for is to allow one individual to call for a vote to oust a sitting speaker. kevin mccarthy agreed to five. that s one area that they are pushing for. they want key committee assignments, including on the house rules committee. those are some key issues that they have been negotiating. it sounds like mccarthy is moving in the direction. the concern is if he moves too far, he could lose support from more of the moderate members who
this independent leadership pac goes out there and gives money to incumbent republicans in races. what the rebels and the club for growth, which is a koch brothers organization that s maga right now, what they wanted is a pledge from the mccarthy-backed super pac, not only should you you can back incumbent republicans, but if there s an open seat in a republican district, don t play at all. why? tell me why. because they feel that they are at a disadvantage with money and in every other way politically in these campaigns when they are up against a from their point of view, an establishment group that has a ton of money and has a ton of influence. when i use the pronounce they, i m talking about like in many of the cases, like-minded republican candidates, like-minded to the boeberts of the world. maga caucus.
progress. no vote tonight? i don t think voting tonight is productive. let people work more. reporter: in a positive sign from mccarthy, some of the opponents came out sounding positive, including scott perry of pennsylvania sounded that he said talks had been productive as well as congressman chip roy. they had been asking for more sway over the speakership. some of them had asking to encourage mccarthy s super pac to stay out of certain primaries. they did agree to do that. that may have won some. his path, very narrow. there are at least four republicans who are almost certainly going to vote against him. they absolutely will not vote for kevin mccarthy, including matt gaetz. he can only look forward to lose four republican votes. one more says they will not vote for him, mccarthy cannot get there, which is why these talks are so critical, expected to