player, he might vote for himself, but she will receive the overwhelming support of the democratic caucus. she has a lot of friends inside the democratic caucus. they met last night. the speaker gave them a really good send off speech, so this is going to be quite an emotional moment to see the speaker return the gavel to mr. boehner. >> let me go back to john king on the senate side. we're watching the split screen. john, what's going on? >> they are paying tribute, wolf, on the senate side to barbara mccullsky. she's making a bit of history today, becoming the longest serving woman in the united states senate, surpassing the ten-year report by margaret chase smith in the past. she is a liberal from the baltimore area. a fire plug on the hill. she pushes especially on middle class issues and arranges these