of that. [inaudible] [inaudible] well here is a bit more from nbc s aly tally. it s official. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california haven t received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] that was, easy yes? this chamber is not fully open for all americans to visit. it is the longest speaker vote in 100 years. the dramatic and twisting political melodrama not seen in the modern era. and, now the hard work begins. we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. mccarthy allies expected in the clinch the speakership on the 14th ballot, thinking that they have the votes. a speaker has not been elected. shock reverberating throughout the chamber. as congressman matt gates held firm is the man standing in between mccarthy speakership. mccarthy himself begging for gates vote on the floor. congressman mike rogers, it mccarthy alla, being held back fro
coffin, in very yasmin vossoughian. it is now speaker kevin mccarthy, and we have learned he is at work to get today after an ugly week for where publicans and with a 15 ballot victory for mccarthy after last minute efforts that couldn t vince republicans to finally given. and even more chaotic than the beginning of this battle, even one near physical altercation between two members on the floor, now the question is how much did mccarthy give up to represent matt gates, and the other holdouts, and what will they deal with their almost limitless power over the speaker? preferably, you do this, the preference in politics is to always suffer indignities in private not in public. when you have a lower house of legislatures, anywhere in the world, it looks like trump s. i actually have newfound, i have new respect for people i knew. we have newfound respect for people. we do not engage in serious negotiations. i think that s good for policy. in a moment, i m gonna talk to co
but at what price? speaker mccarthy in the republican caucus begins a glimpse at the chaos that we can perfect over the next two years. we are talking the democratic congresswoman joyce and sarah jacobs. also democratic congresswoman about the drama that unfolded on the hill and what means of our democracy. plus, president biden he has always been committed to bipartisanship but he is going to have to work around the house of representatives that is essentially held hostage by extremists. some, we ve been supported in the tunnel ship. we will get into all of that with the political panel. and this historic showdown, it culminated on the second anniversary of january six. we are talking to the former chief of the united states capitol police about his frustrations with lawmakers and new details he wants you to know about the attack on the capitol. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. a house divided itself cannot stand. the american people saw that mant
inflation rose steadily after biden took office. some say his agenda does not reflect economic reality. biden is blaming saudi opec when all he has to do is unleash projection, a novel thought. biden says inflation is coming down but his spending keeps going up. the president thinks he can spend and spend money that fuels inflation and there is no cost to it. it is like running the drain at the same time you have the bathtub on. it is not going to work. what s really scary is president biden thinks this is all great. i don t know what country he is living in but it is not mine. dana: peter doocy is traveling with the president in california. it s early there. what does president biden think is bringing costs down. you were with him all day yesterday. he is arguing this bill he signed almost exactly two months ago, august 16th, has been bringing prices down since. president biden: overall inflation was 2% over the last three months. that s down from 11% over the prio
top concerns. president biden speaking last night in california, 150 miles from the border with mexico, by the way, which he has visited exactly we re counting 0 times. no mention of the crisis there. he also ignored the reality of surging crime rates and resorted to his familiar blame game on gas prices, which are on the rise yet again. biden also touted economic progress despite yesterday s brutal inflation report. the last one before the vote. ouch. prices up 8.2% still at a 40-year high. and the president seems to be keenly aware that it is a very big problem for his party. president biden: we ve got an election in a month. voters have to decide, democrats are working to bring down the cost of things and let s talk about around the kitchen table from prescription drugs to health insurance and energy bills and more. republicans win the inflation will get worse. working folks are losing big time. their wages are rising but inflation is rising more. this continues to be