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>> the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] >> kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. >> i make this promise -- i'll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights...

ruhle starts now ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight, after two days and six separate votes, there is still no speaker of the house. the divide in the republican party, as both sides signal they're not giving up without a fight. republican lauren boebert is here to explain her beef with ken mccarthy. and as the house is divided in washington, a rare moment of bipartisanship in kentucky. what the next two years of a split government may look like as the 11th hour gets underway on this very important wednesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. i'm stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening...

still no speaker of the house. the divide in the republican party, as both sides signal they're not giving up without a fight. republican lauren boebert is here to explain her beef with kevin mccarthy. and as the house is divided in washington, a rare moment of bipartisanship in kentucky. what the next two years of a split government may look like as the 11th hour gets underway on this very important wednesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. i'm stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening with the deadlock on capitol hill, as republicans struggle to elect a house speaker. j...

Thats a United Nations staff member describing the conditions inside gaza as israel prepares for a potential fullscale Ground Invasion in the wake of the Terror Attack by hamas. Well have a live report from israel straight ahead. Plus well bring you an update on the Biden Administrations efforts to prevent further escalation in the region with top officials on the ground this morning in both israel and jordan. And also ahead, more republican led chaos on capitol hill. The partys nominee for House Speaker just dropped out of the race. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, oc...

The typical pageantry and protocol that we are used to seeing when a new congress begins. it just isn't usually at 1:45 in the morning. >> although it is january 7th, and this is around i mean these small hours of the morning what happened two years ago on that sober anniversary all americans watching what happened in these very chambers. i want to go right now to melanie zanona on capitol hill. you have been holding down the fort over there. what happens next tonight if we can predict anything? >> reporter: members going to go home and get a lot of sleep myself included. they need to organize...