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tomorrow. the house voting to adjourn until noon. apparently that is congressional time as opposed to 9: 00am. and it just barely got the votes to even do that tomorrow, giving kevin mccarthy a few hours to try to make a last ditch deal that would give him the speakership. >> i think it is probably best that people work through somemo. i don't think voting for it tonight -- i think voting in the future will. >> do you have a deal with those guys right now? >> we made a lot of progress. >> he says he is making a lot of progress. our reporting indicates that some members may actually b...

vote for house speaker starts right now. ♪ any minute the house gavels in without a speaker for a third straight day. congress caught in the grips of chaos. no deal to end a first in a century clash over who becomes the next speaker of the united states house of representatives. i'm erin burn net in new york and you are watching cnn's special live coverage. >> i'm jake tapper in washington. the talks between republican leader kevin mccarthy and his allies and the 20 conservative rebels have been the most productive conversations yet in a week characterized by breakdowns, backroom...

slow, obviously, frustratingly slow, but positive outcomes. >> mat gaetz said this ends one of two ways. either mccarthy withdraws from the race, or we construct a straitjacket he's unable to evade. do you support some that support mccarthy that say he is an conceding too much? to arsonists in some c concessions. >> that's the question. that's very frustrating. i remind your viewers, and i know most of them, and you know this. we had an election. in november, all the republicans and all the democrats got together in their individual caucus or conference and they elected their leaders...

his attempt to be speaker of this house. this historic fight now surpassing the last time it went to multiple ballots. the prolonged 1923 ballot which was decided on the ninth ballot. this one will not be decided on the ninth ballot. it looks. yet for first time this week, there are some positive signs for the republican leader. they're drawing a line in the sand whether they go to the holdouts. it's not clear a deal will even net kevin mccarthy the total of 218 votes he needs to be speaker. republicans, they say they are firmly in the never kevin mccarthy camp. never. they just have...

we are together. >> they've sat there, they have laughed and they have chuckled and pointed fingers at us. you know what? as my friend from florida just said, we're together. >> neil: well, not quite all together right now. the 20 that are resisting kevin mccarthy remain about that now. we're about the halfway point of a ninth vote to see who will lead the house of representatives. looks like for the ninth time in a row, kevin mccarthy is going to have to suit up for number 10. that is if we get to a number 10. under others there, you can see 11 votes for someone other than kevin mcc...