This hour, we continue cnns special live coverage of a historic vote on capitol hill. A moment, the House Of Representatives will hold a key vote on a motion to oust Kevin Mccarthy as speaker. A motion being brought by one of his fellow republicans. At the beginning of the day, we knew there were five republicans who would vote to oust him. Now, we know there are six. And were learning that mccarthys republican allies are attempting to make a lastminute plea to the 212 House Democrats there, to try to join them, to save him. But House Democrats appear to be united in not wanting to rescue mccarthy. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries just sent what is known as a Dear Colleague letter to his fellow democrats. Saying its the responsibility of the gop to end their own House Republican civil war. Lets go right to capitol hill now where we find cnns manu raju and cnns melanie zanona. Manu, to you first, what are you hearing from republicans as this vote gets closer and closer . Reporter well,
i think we should give the president some leeway on preparing for this summit. by the way, it was a good faith gesture. the president focusing on what is a prime issue, healthcare. specifically, the price of prescription drugs, unveiling proposals the president says are aimed at lowering the cost of drugs and will address what is called foreign free-loading. the white house claims other nations force pharmaceutical company to deeply discount prices for them leaving u.s. consumers to pay higher prices. some people say it s not as bad as what the president says. hhs take steps to implement proposals, increase competition and make it easier for generics to come to market. the president will also be pushing this afternoon measures in his budget to lower costs to consumer, including changes to