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were, you know, put in exile. that's what they'll have to get to. you'll have the folks. >> mary miller just -- >> miller. let's wait and see, chip roy and if you have scott perry voting yes, you'll have the serious people will now come over to kevin and then you'll have the kind of the clown show for lack of a better phrase, right? the people who are just -- they're just here for theater, right? if those are the folks still outstanding mccarthy will win. >> that's i think the key point. >> that was mary miller. >> mary miller who had previously been part of the bloc of 20 just flipp...

of covid-19. yet, as i mentioned earlier, there has not been a single hearing in the oversight committee to deal with potential waste, fraud, or abuse of the covid funds. not a single hearing. and we all know, despite what dr. fauci said, american tax dollars were sent through ecohealth alliance to the wuhan lab in china for gain of function research. but yet dr. fauci hasn't come before congress in the house of representatives. the american people deserve answers on covid-19 and speaker kevin mccarthy has given the republican majority the tools necessary to make that possible. the d...

elect a speaker since the 1850s continues to play out. he has not yet reached a deal with the senate, mccarthy remains optimistic. lawmaker reportedly even making more concessions to hard line conservatives, some say they still will not support him. >> sandra: we will likely know a whole lot more as the minutes go on here. we are watching it with you. some mccarthy allies are acknowledge never enough compromise for some hold-outs. warren davidson is backing mccarthy's bid but more than four never kevin lawmakers who will never vote for him. we will have more with the congressman-elec...

following too close. we have confirmed those reports are accurate, wolf. >> interesting. i know you're staying on top of this story. thank you very, very much. and erin, i know we're going to turn back to our top story right now. the bitter fight for speaker of the house. >> that's right, wolf. and a good evening to all of you. i'm erin burnett. welcome to a special edition. because right now we are in the midst of an open revolt over who will become speaker of the house. >> and i'm wolf blitzer here in washington. it has been a very, very historic and dramatic day here in washington...

mccarthy. the current republican leader has sent the new proposal to his colleagues to try to overcome significant resistance to his ascension. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill tonight. hello, chad. >> the math. there are at least five g.o.p. members who oppose mccarthy for speaker and, perhaps, more. >> kevin doesn't have the votes. >> what we'll do, we'll block kevin. there will be 10 to 15 members vote against him on the first ballot tomorrow that will vote for andy biggs. >> mccarthy can only lose four votes and still prevail. mccarthy is de...