that s what this vote will begined to. we ll get a sense is it four or five or ten and then is that really breakable? and garrett haake, do you know whether the three missing republicans are mccarthy supporters? he s kind of gone off the reservation a little bit to float alternative theories that might have made the allies nervous. wesley hunt, a new member from houston, who just had a baby is on his way home to see his wife there. and and and apparently tending afuneral in oklahoma this weekend had to get back. three mccarthy votes. one in nomination himself, which speaks to the kientd of unseriousness of the fact that he was placed in nomination. he was not intending to be here. as we watch this and break
0 good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. it s january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and taking cover as thousands stormed hallways fuelled by former president trump s false claims that the election was stolen. if the house had not chosen a speaker and had not sworn in its members two years ago or two years from now, the electoral college vote would not be counted. america would not have a new president. this hour, there is some movement according to multiple republican sources with kevin mccarthy giing away more power and picking up some votes. he still does not have the now 217 to