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Have kevin mccarthy just met with some of the freshmen was it last night? he should have been doing that over the holiday to try to understand where the caucus was when he came in. >> i don't think anybody here, these guy, anybody, would disagree. pelosi was a legislative genius. great at what she did. but there's a big gap between being a legislative genius and what we've seen these last few days which have been a parade of errors. you know, john f. kennedy said in his inaugural address in a different context, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside. t...

0 >> i don't think voting tonight is productive. let people work more. >> reporter: in a positive sign from mccarthy, some of the opponents came out sounding positive, including scott perry of pennsylvania sounded that -- he said talks had been productive as well as congressman chip roy. they had been asking for more sway over the speakership. some of them had asking to encourage mccarthy's super pac to stay out of certain primaries. they did agree to do that. that may have won some. his path, very narrow. there are at least four republicans who are almost certainly going to vote against him. ...

Screen across the lower third that says house held hostage day two. what this is this is 10% of elected house members, many of them freshmen, brand new, not well-experienced that are holding the 90% of their fellow republicans hostage. this is insane. there's no end to this. maybe kevin needs to give this. no. kevin needs to stan strong, kevin needs to put his feet in concrete. maybe they do need to take a day or two off, have a cooling off no they can't get a vote for that, governor. they need 218 to agree to recess. so they can't even agree on that. >> well, let them just sit there and enjoy...

Out by this random gang and what you're seeing here, i've told the incoming freshmen today that, look, this is a prelude of what's going to come and the coming attraction when we get up to any big budget matter or the debt ceiling or anything else, there will be a crowd and they're going to continue to push and shove what they think is the agenda and they're 10% of our whole conference. >> if ultimately it becomes clear that there just are not going to be enough votes for kevin mccarthy, who would and i understand this is not your first choice, you don't want this to happen, but is there a can...

0 curry, on the right, one of our great producers, been with us almost from the very beginning of the "the angle" is going to bigger and better things, she's getting married. malcolm is a lucky guy. we will miss you. she is one of the greats, what can i say? up next, gutfeld. >> todd: fox news alert, day two of the new congress and no speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy hit with a wall of republican resistance and now only hours left to win him over before they try again for the fourth time. you're watching "fox and friends first"s, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier. mccarthy is ...