the execution an hour before he was set to be put to death. a law that provides medical help for 9/11 first responders is set to expire at midnight tonight. now back to "hardball." welcome back to "hardball." the big story capitol hill today is the epic gaff from the man who wants to be the next speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy unfortunately has an irish name. here is the guy saying the purpose of the stupid hearings on benghazi wasn't to find out what happened but to screw hillary clinton. let's watch. >> what you are going to see is a conservative speaker that takes a conservative congress that puts a strategy to fight and win. and let me give you one example.