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snchts is there a deal for speaker in the works? im erin burnett and were "out front". >> were at a key moment in this totally grueling fight for speaker of the house. were told negotiations are under way at this moment as an 11th vote is now under way. >> it appears that kevin mccarthy has lost, lost 11 votes. five just today. despite now the longest speaker contest in generations. as were watching this, were told that mccarthy support aernz his critics are at least talking. theyve ...

Superintendents and the senior staff attend all the role calls, all three tours. >> the old superintendent could have done that. the old execs could have done that. i wonder if this is window dressing or makes a difference. you bring in a new guy and the hammer comes down on everybody. >> well, you know, given what happened, we have to have a fresh set of eyes on the situation and thats definitely very important. >> we were just talking during the commercial break about a couple of immediate thi...

This out. from boehners standpoint, what is going on there? >> i have to disagree with norm. it is a small group. if you go back to the beginning of the last congress and look at the role calls, it is 40, 50, 60 house republicans which is not the majority of the republican conference. it is holding it hostage. what they have done is they have kept baner from getting 218 votes. when you cant get 218 votes, you lost the pouwer of the majority, so you shut things down or you go across the hall and ...

President obamas saturday night joking about something that appears to be all too soon. the senate is moving full steam ahead on wall street reform and some democrats want to get tougher on the biggest banks. bidens successor in the senate sits on the government affairs committee. thanks. the first time youve been on this she. >> thank you for having me. >> i wonder if you have a special advantage coming in to the senate without the need to fund raise. >> yeah. >> one of the sickening parts of y...