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making sure that our families are taken care of. making sure that the families in our communities are taken care of. and what we've seen in this chamber is tough. it's tough to watch. it's tough to imagine what would happen in this chamber today if we were debating social security and medicare. what would happen? what would the votes be? where would people stand? that's why it's important that hakeem jeffries leads this body. on behalf of the democratic caucus, i am nominating the leader of the governing party in this chamber, hakeem jeffries from new york. [ cheers and applause ] >>...

headquarters in new york city and the political drama captivating washington and paralyzing the house of representatives now in a third day with no end in sight. we're well into the seventh vote. still no speaker ask it does not appear the concessions kevin mccarthy agreed to last night made any difference in the vote count today. the biggest backlash against those conservative rebels coming from other members of their party. slamming them as egotistical opportunists. one of those members, chris stewart, will join us in a minute. and donald trump's big endorsement of kevin mccarthy l...

mexico and attempting to enter the united states without going through our legal processes. we responded by using and ensuring there are two safe and lawful ways for someone leaving the country to come to america. that was one of the reasons you were proposing. first, if they are seeking asylum, they can use an app on their phone called cbpone. that's to spell it out. not the number 1. to schedule an appointment at a port of entry and make their asylum claim there without crossing the border unlawfully and have a decision determined by an asylum officer, do they qualify? second, in o...

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...

jeffries. >> my first vote for speaker of the house was for byron donalds. today i am rising to nominate byron donalds for speaker of the house of representatives. now, here we are and for the first time in history there have been two black americans placed into the nomination for speaker of the house. [applause] >> john: standoff ratcheting up tensions and raising fears of a longer term rift among republicans as the gop leadership remains on hold. >> sandra: congressman elect donalds will be joining us in a moment, byron donalds is watching for the final vote cast on the float and t...