watching us here in the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead right here on cnn newsroom plenty of action on the house floor, but still no one has been elected speaker. what concessions will kevin mccarthy now have to make to win the 12th ballot? vladimir putin is calling for a temporary ceasefire in ukraine, ahead, why many are skeptical of his proposal. and later more details about what s in prince harry s upcoming memoir spare including begging his father not to marry camilla. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. the house of representatives will convene today at noon for a 12th vote to elect a new speaker or at least try to and get on with the business of governing. republican leader kevin mccarthy is making major concessions to conservative holdouts, but he hasn t swayed a single member of the so- called never kevins. the streak of 11 failed votes over the past three days is now the longest in 164 years. democrats say if the gop
holdouts, but he hasn t swayed a single member of the so- called never kevins. the streak of 11 failed votes over the past three days is now the longest in 164 years. democrats say if the gop has this much trouble electing a speaker, they have no chance of governing. meantime mccarthy claims talks within his party are making progress and he says he s confident he ll eventually win. i m not putting my timeline. i think we ve got some progress. i think we ve got a little movement. so we ll see. have you had to walk back the threats you ll strip committee assignments? i didn t make that threat. mike rogers did. you re saying i made the threat. let s be very clear. i did not make the threat and no, members are not going to lose their committee assignments. how long will it drag out for at this point? i d love to know, but we re working through and we made