the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel there after four days of voting, the longest speaker contest in 164 years. but despite the sometimes contentious days of negotiations, with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. [ cheers and applause ] cnn s eva mckend is live for us on capitol hill. so, eva, you know, how did mccarthy eventually get those votes that he needed? reporter: fred, by convincing those holdouts, those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately to vote present. that isn t a ringing endors
vi lerio reporting. hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we re learning new details about the actions of the man accused of killing four idaho college students in the weeks before the murders. people magazine reports that bryan kohberger followed all three of the female victims on instagram but they didn t follow him back. that s according to an investigator familiar with the case combined with the magazine s review of the now-deleted account. the 28-year-old is also alleged to have repeatedly messaged one of the young women about two weeks before the killings. kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder and he has yet to enter a plea. cnn national correspondent camila bernal is following the latest developments for us. camila, what more can you tell us? reporter: hey, fred. this is important because police have not given us a link between the victims and bryan kohberger. they haven t said whether they knew each other, whether th
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
behind the counter or add pickup lockers. there s a special place in hell for people who steal my chipotle. thank you joining us. i m christine romans, cnn this morning starts right now. are there circumstances you would consider pulling out of the race for speaker? no. not one? no. three strikes for kevin mccarthy but he says it s not over yet, it s not over yet. you re looking at kaitlan in washington. i told you she wasn t going to be here. i called it at the end of the show yesterday. she s going to need some friends and drinks and debriefing when she gets back. and some extra clothes. some extra clothes we ll send you before you get back. i m don lemon, poppy harlow, kaitlan collins is in washington as you see. what happens today when congress reconvenes and how long will the power struggle last? that s the question. there s still chaos on the hill. we ll speak with members of the mccarthy s party who voted for him and against him and for him an