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in this moment it's unclear if there is any concession they will accept beyond kevin mccarthy taking his name out of consideration. unclear if the house adjourns as soon as it gavels in or the opposition is going to force mccarthy to stomach another vote and likely public humiliation. cnn's capitol hill team is tracking every development on very little sleep. let's check in with manu raju. manu, mccarthy allies remain worried and now they're worried that they might even begin to hemorrhage even more support on a potential fourth ballot. >> yeah, that's been the reason why there have ...

live coverage. >> and aim jake tapper in washington. the united states still without a house speaker this hour and there is no sign that republicans are going to be able to settle on one any time soon. kevin mccarthy is going to come up short a fourth time. that's the vote we're watching right now. the hard-line opposition of about 20 rebels backing congressman byron donalds of florida this go-around. this vote is playing out as we're seeing quite an interesting split screen moment on the left side of your screen. you see senator -- senator minority leader mitch mcconnell at an event...

sans speaker. kevin mccarthy failing again on a fifth ballot to capture the necessary number of votes, the number of opponents among house republicans has actually gone up from 19 to 20, to 21. now republicans are looking for a way out, an exit strategy. is that tossing mccarthy to the curb? is that brokering a deal with democrats to lower the vote? they have to get these 23 rebels on board. me melanie zanona is with us. what's happening here? >> reporter: republicans are searching for an offramp as it's become clear that kevin mccarthy's efforts to win over his opposition not workin...

his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. plus, new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and, story of survival. how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, there is political chaos in the house of representatives, unlike anything we've seen in a century, after the new congress adjourns on a on day one without a s...

>> happy new year, my friend, we are actually gonna be talking just about the choices that democrats made and the unity that was on display. we have congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez cortez at the top of the hour -- >> -- >> thank you for a great show, as always, buddy. -- if you took a high school history class in the united states, you probably spent at least a day discussing this image. this is the iconic political cartoon of the campaigning of senator charles sumner -- preston brooks, entered the senate, and he entered the chamber carrying a metal tipped cane. and he walked ...