thank you so much for letting us into your homes all weeklong during these extraordinary times. we re grateful. the beat with ari melber. it s friday, have you heard? i hope you have a great week, nicolle. you, too. welcome to the beat. this republican chaos is continuing on this friday night in the house, which just rejected kevin mccarthy for speaker again, the 13th time. that s two more defeats for mccarthy today. kevin mccarthy is pretty much stuck at this point. he can t even stop these votes from taking place and losing over and over again. house republicans now are on the verge of becoming a total clown show if they re not careful. what s it going to take to get over the top? we ll get it done tonight. it looks like he will lose on the 13th ballot. i have a couple members flying back. that s what it s been looking like as the weekend now looms on this friday evening on the east coast. it s clear this is one of the worst weeks for any party leade
i worked with firms. is it debatable or just falls? it s not false at all. it s debatable. as prosecutors open an investigation to the lies of republican congressman elect george santos, kevin mccarthy is facing a caucus in chaos just six days before the house votes on a new speaker and meanwhile serious questions are being raised about where santos got the money to run his campaign. also tonight, that ll rising after a winter storm dumped more than three feet of snow on buffalo. we will check and see how the city is digging out and getting up and running. good evening everyone, i m jonathan capehart in for joy reid and we begin tonight just six days from the start of the new congress. republican leader kevin mccarthy facing a vote for speaker of the house next tuesday with a razor thin republican majority. the very real prospect of a open fight over the gavel. it is a predicament underscored by the saga of incoming republican congressman george santos of new york. who
is the prime minister s decision not to go to the cop27 climate summit in egypt next month. they ve swapped his red box for a green one. back to record profits. the telegraph leads with a story about windfall taxes and how the pm could target energy firms to raise billions of pounds to balance the books. the i features a photo the prime minister and the labour leader, and the findings of their own polling, which suggests sunak poll gives tories election hope. the times says the prime minister is seeking a deal to curb channel crossings and also has a picture of president putin who mocks the former prime minister liz truss and ells of dangerous decade ahead. and tells of dangerous decade ahead. the sun has an exclusive regarding the world cup in qatar saying prince william, who is president of the football association, will not be travelling to the middle east to watch england play. qatar has come in for criticism over its human rights records and its stance on lgbt rights.
nancy pelosi, one on one, just three weeks before election day. republicans regain momentum over concerns about inflation and crime. can the speaker and the democrats hold on to the house? also this hour, president biden trying to reignite outrage over the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. why is he waiting until after the election to propose protecting abortion rights nationwide? russia hammering ukraine, knocking out power, hitting civilian targets. will their terror campaign weaken western resolve? good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. a critical moment for democrats as gas climbed 20 cents in the last month and a new polling shows republicans gaining the edge in the generic ballot as the economy and inflation become the dominant concerns for voters. a growing portion of the electorate, include something democrats and independents, say they will vote for election deniers if they like their stance on other issues. joining me now to discu