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thank you so much for being with us on this busy day of news. "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> thank you so much. welcome to "the beat." we are tracking this breaking news as republicans suffer the first open speaker revolt in a century. kevin mccarthy started the new congress a humiliating failure. he lost the vote for speaker today. lost 19 republicans on the first ballot. it's the first time any politician in any party lost a hope floor vote for speaker since 1923. it's rare because of course this is a job where the votes are typically lined up. person who is becomi...

later this hour after republican governor sent a clear message all week. texas governor greg abbott dropping off bus loads of migrant right at kamala harris's doorstep after she said the border was secure. desantis sent migrants to martha's vineyard. they are loud and proud sanctuary en klaifshs. democrats now blasting the governors. the president and white house doubling down on border security. >> we agree the border is secure but there is still more work to be done. i've been very clear. it is a political stunt. that's what we're seeing from governors, republican governors in part...

legal news. it is the first conviction of anyone for defying the house january 6 committee as well. we have experts about to join us who were inside the courtroom . this is a major deal. prosecutors basically made may have won their case that steve bannon hid insurrection evidence by refusing to show up or testify or provide documents requested under that lawful subpoena. mr. bannon faces up to two years in prison in a precedent- making a victory. for the justice department and the house, we have a lot to get to. a lot of angles. we go right into the breaking news to the people who k...

what is the white house saying not much apparently not publicly now joining us live. >> the president has been monitoring isolating in the residence here saying he is feeling well and beginning strict isolation measures and to be conscientious of any executive residence of secret service and other staff whose duties require the proximity to him. that there were six close contacts and none have tested positive after new questions arising how strictly he adhered to cdc guidelines after seeing not masked at public appearances recently. this comes with the possible pelosi stop in taiwan....

the hour. thank you for being here. the single text exchange and the time line, cnn was first to report the secrets service provided only one text exchange to the attorney general though the watchdog had requested a month's worth of records from two dozen secret service employees. the agency is under more scrutiny now after it revealed that it has not been able to recover any data they say was lost during a phone migration. it is worth noting that congress sent the secret service a request to preserve records ten days after the capitol attack, that phone migration didn't begin until ...