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The political world shocked this week when california congressman and house majority leader kevin mccarthy withdrew his name to be speaker of the house. it was perhaps the biggest surprise since, well, just a few weeks before john boehner announced his resignation from the post. wisconsin's paul ryan has been suggested as a replacement. a lot of people say he could get the votes, and they want him in that post, but he doesn't want the job. so what now? daniel halper is the online editor of the weekly standard joining me from washington. thank you for being here. >> it's great to be here. >> yo...

Ultimately. i think it does make it more of a dog fight. she can't be inevitable. she does have to dig in and actually earn votes, earn de delega delegates, lay out a vision, why do we need her to be the next president of the united states. i don't think she's made a very compelling case where an average american can say, we need hillary clinton because this needs to be done and she can only do it exclusively. i think she needs to continue along those lines. "saturday night live" was great but doesn't -- >> i watched it. it was funny. no endorsement. i was saying that was funny. i laughed. dan...

here. in north myrtle beach since friday, they've received nearly a foot and a half of rain. and across the entire state of south carolina over the last three days, they have received more rain than they typically do in an entire season. that is prompting widespread flooding throughout the state. the state emergency management operation center issued a warning today, a statewide alert, asking folks to stay where they are unlts their homes are in danger of flooding. emergency responders have been busy all throughout the state using boats in some areas to traverse neighborhood roads to...

Voting -- >> reporter: vice president joe biden who has not announced his candidacy, risen to 16% in new hampshire. a four-point jump from july. he is expected to decide whether to run sometime this month. leland? back to you. leland: we're all awaiting that decision. doug mckelway live in washington. thanks, doug. >> for more on the race for the democratic presidential nomination let's bring in our political panel. daniel halper, online editor of "weekly standard" and editor of clinton, inc., the rebuilding of political machine. with and we have the political editor of "the boston globe." you...

announced he is running yet. doug mckelway live in the washington newsroom with a break down of the latest numbers. hi, doug. >> reporter: hi, leland. this latest marist poll is say proof that the her campaign is faltering and handling of email scandal badly. lead ahead of bernie sanders is completely erased. the socialist senator leads her 41% to 32% in new hampshire. she still holds lead in iowa. sanders gaining ground there. 31% for clinton, 27% for sanders and 20% for biden. >> i always thought this would . i welcome that. this is contest of idea, of policies, how we present ours...