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Figure for republicans, can he be a unifying figure for this fractious party at this time? were joined by a congressman from ohio. good morning. so i want to play you something that paul ryan said tuesday night. lets listen to it now. >> we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. >> it feels like paul ryan has been a propositional politic...

Five hurricane and maximum sustained winds at 200 miles per hour and looking in credibly impressive here. you can see the well formed eye and then again forecasted to make land fall as we go later on today. >> live for us. we will check back with you. >> well, he is in wisconsin congressman ryan running for speaker of the house and gaining support from the republicans. patricia is here. good morning. >> good morning. its a job that he said that he never wanted. after more backing from members of...

We are back with our "first read" on on politics this morning. the jeb bush campaign notifying now staffers that they are cutting salaries across the board. this news just in. and with the iowa caucus 100 days away, democratic candidates and thousands of their supporters will descend on des moines this weekend for the annual jefferson jackson dinner, one of the most important political events in the democratic primary process. more on that in a moment. but first, a look back at the week in polit...

Paul ryan is running for speaker of the house after gaining overwhelming support from republicans. now on more of what to expect. >> well, its a job that he said that he never wanted. after the backing, paul ryan has agreed to the job of speaker of the house. earlier this week he met with colleagues and saying that the biggest demands is not giving up his family time. he also laid out what the next speaker will need to do to become successful. >> we need to move from an opposition party to a pro...

Welcome back to "hardball." ish with congressman paul ryan maintained for weeks that he was uninterested in becoming speaker of the house. in a meeting ryan said he would be willing to serve if the conference unites behind him. according to several lawmakers present ryan said im willing to take arrows in the chest but not in the back. he laid out conditions under which he would take the top job in the house. lets listen. >> first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition p...

Torpedo majority leader kevin mccarthys bid do the same to paul ryan? >> i have left this decision in their hands. >> reporter: the ultimatum is set this morning by wisconsin congressman paul ryan. >> this is not a job ive ever wanted. >> reporter: after days of hammering by house republicans seasonally backing him into a corner. >> i think our country is in desperate need of leadership. >> reporter: the 45 former vice presidential nominee is stepping up, saying hes willing to replace house spea...

Were having him walk up right now. ill sit down. i dont want to block my colleagues shot. were going to see paul ryan explaining to the press corps what would cause him to take the job. lets hear from paul ryan of wisconsin. >> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, ...

>> we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. we need to update our house rules so that everyone can be a more effective representative. this is, after all, the peoples house. we should unify now and not after a divisive speaker election. i cannot and will not give up my family time. i may not be on the road as often as previous speakers. but i pledge to try and make up for it with more time communicating our vision. >> all right. so are those conditions good enough f...

Wisconsin. >> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker 0 to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. second, w...

>> you know this is politics. politics is about optics to get paul ryan in that position would be a coup for them. its an ugly business down there, lets not forget but being the speaker of the house is a big job, zeke. what would it mean if ryan got in there in terms of how pivotal he would be with whatever happens with whomever win for president? >> democrats see him as somebody they can work together with, the president back in 2011 was pointing out paul ryan as his negotiating partner as the ...