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>> [inaudible] >> more on this in a moment, but let's get right to the very latest on capitol hill. cnn's monumental mona is there tonight, you have some new reporting i understand with negotiations. any movement, what is going on? >> not quite yet, laura. all the negotiations have wrapped up for the night, the people who are in some of these key meetings have left the building, and not a single person who voted against kevin mccarthy on the house floor has said they are going to change their votes just yet. now kevin mccarthy did make an offer to these members, there is some sort of...

of his teeth. and coming back to vote again because there has not yet been a speaker of the house elected. and it's all right now seemingly about buying time for more negotiations behind closed doors. so the fact the motion to adjourn even passed, well, that's a little bit of good news for kevin mccarthy. he did speak to manu raju just a little while ago saying he still believes that he will become the next speaker of the house, but he wouldn't commit to when that would actually take place or even getting it wrapped up by tomorrow. >> wrap it up tomorrow? >> no, no, i'm not putting a...

just a short time ago cnn's manu raju reported that there would be a republican conference meeting tomorrow morning. that, however, we understand has now changed. i want to go to cnn's melanie zanona at the capitol with the new reporting on that and mccarthy's frame of mind as well. melanie, what have you learned? >> reporter: well, things have not moved in kevin mckarth chriss direction since that third ballot where he failed to get the votes. it's been back to the drawing board for kevin mccarthy and his allies. we've seen supporters going into his office. we're told he has been wo...

we are only a matter of hours away now from in the house is gonna be back in session tomorrow at noon, and they will do what they did today all over again, after they failed to elect a speaker on three consecutive ballots today, leaving kevin mccarthy fighting for his political life. but there is a lot going on behind the scene as we speak, including an effort by the so-called cover never kevin republicans to turn things in their direction. that as kevin mccarthy tells cnn he spoke to former president trump tonight and he, quote, reiterated support. >> -- trump to come out and reiter...

muster the vote to make their leader, kevin mccarthy the speaker. instead, and a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there smiling at times as well surpassed three times. the results were red. >> the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy the honorable kevin mccarthy from the state of california has received 203. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname. a spea...