now. >> do you think the leadership race will force him out of position or this will -- >> i don't think there will be any forcing out of position. i think there is a leadership race that probably started a few weeks ago and that will pick up steam. but to suggest that that's going to force anybody out of the position is not accurate. >> support for speaker in the race? v has anyone reached to you for your support in the leadership race coming up? >> it's way too early for any of that and any suggestions on who's going to be the next speaker would have had to have been preplanned at this point to ask for support. and i don't know that anybody was planning on this? >> reporter: hal hallie we're going to pop out for a little bit. >> you're of bn watching garrett headac headache standing there in front of the camera. garrett, i'm going to let you focus in the hallway. i want to bring in nbc chief