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finally official. kevin mccarthy is the new speaker of the house after 15 hard-fought ballots and some serious late night drama. and a good saturday morning to you, im katie fang, lets begin todays show getting caught up on how we got here. it started with the 14th vote late last night >> mccarthy managed to flip more of the hard-line republicans needed to win the speakership. but came up short one matt gates voted present. that led to a tense conversation on the house floor between th...

republicans to launch several investigations into the matter. among the burning questions, why did the presidents lawyers conduct the search instead of the feds and why are there no visitor logs at the presidents home in delaware? shouldnt the secret service keep track of who is coming and going? >> bill: all fair questions. the white house and secret service say there are no such records. republicans are not taking that for an answer. >> mr. comers investigation will look at that and ...

coffin, in very yasmin vossoughian. it is now speaker kevin mccarthy, and we have learned he is at work to get -- today after an ugly week for where publicans and with a 15 ballot victory for mccarthy after last minute efforts that couldnt vince republicans to finally given. and even more chaotic than the beginning of this battle, even one near physical altercation between two members on the floor, now the question is how much did mccarthy give up to represent matt gates, and the other...

garage? >> look, and i think ive been clear about this. we answered questions on this at this podium. youve heard as phil said the president talked about this. he said that he didnt know. he said that he was surprised. he said that he takes classified information and documents very, very seriously. >> martha: that very seriously being put under the microscope in terms of the actual behavior connected to it. the presidents aides are waiting to learn if there are any more unearthed docum...

democrats again? guess what. i reduced the deficit last year $350 billion. but so what. these guys are fiscally demented, i think. >> joe biden sounds utterly ridiculous. he wants to keep the items that hes ratcheted up spending in, he wants to keep them, as opposed to examining things at the federal level, to get our debt and inflation under control. >> dana: and the president turning heads with these comments about the second amendment and car insurance. >> i am going to get assault ...

after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. well take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. well bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his...

back for another hour. here are the big stories were watching. another tidal wave of plight cancellations for southwest customers today, thousands left stranded and baggage grave yards across the airports and exhausted customers fighting for answers. >> ive spent about nine and a half hours trying to get through to southwest, just on hold with them. probably about 17 calls. and every time, i get about two and a half hours in, it just drops. the line just drops. in buffalo, snow is st...

more news right now. good morning, everybody. i am lindsey reiser at msnbc headquarters in new york. president biden is expected to meet with the prime minister of the netherlands at this hour, and that meeting comes as the white house is facing intensified pressure after the classified documents from his home. both the white house and the secret service are pushing back saying there are no logs since this was a private residence. ahead where republicans are likely to go from here an...

right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the white house on defense as republican house members escalate their demands about those classified documents found at president bidens former office and home. biden officials try to contain the damage. [ many speaking at once ] still not answering questions. the battle over the debt ceiling. opening rounds in what could become a global economic meltdown if the u.s. fails to pay its debts. republican congressman george santos mysterious back...

headquarters in new york city. a failed candidate turned suspected gunman arrested in albuquerque, new mexico. and we just learned he will make his first appearance in court tomorrow afternoon. police say that when lawmakers wouldnt listen to his claims about election fraud, he put a plan in place to target their homes. >> epd essentially discovered what we had all feared. and what he suspected, these shootings were politically motivated. >> the latest details on the charges and how th...