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>> i rise today to nominate the gentleman from california, kevin mccarthy, as speaker of the house. >> i rise to nominee kevin mccarthy for speaker of the house. >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy. >> i rise to nominate the gentleman from california. >> madam speaker, i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy. >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy...

good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late, i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow thank you to all of us joining us at this hour. they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. that appears to be exactly where we are right now in the middle of insanity. just about an hour ago the house of representatives adjourned for the third day without selecting a speaker of the house today the lower chamber has already held five votes for speaker. and congressman kevin m...

me snickering and chortling through the conversation you were just having. >> you know me, i like when i get a laugh. >> the idea that you just said, we are going to have a speaker and odds are that person probably will be a republican. that's where we are right now. >> i want to cover my bases because that's on tape. >> the fact that it's even a possibility that it might not be someone from kevin mccarthy's -- >> you never know. >> tells us where we are at. thank you. thank you to all of you at home for joining us. they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and...

♪ ♪ the u.s. house of representatives still without a speaker after ten votes. good evening, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. this is a special edition of the "the situation room." >> good evening, wolf. i'm erin burnett, tempers and frustration mounting, if you can say that, possibly at a peak. the last time the race for speaker has gone on this long was more than 160 years ago. here we are tonight, wolf. >> it's amazing what's going on. what's taking place is truly stunning. 21 republicans declining...

plus we will speak with the new secretary of transportation pete buttigieg live in this show in a bit. but, first, breaking tonight, just moments ago it has been more than 100 years since we have seen this moment on capitol hill. more than nine ballots for speaker of the house and just now after a tenth vote has just wrapped up. we still don't have a house speaker. the growing question now is who will blink first? we're in the third day day of the republican battle over this job. former minority leader kevin mccarthy still does not have enough support to get to the magic number and t...