world. this is a special edition of the situation room and the vote for speaker. good evening to you, wolf. good evening to all. i m erin burnett. we re following kevin mccarthy s failure to lock down the votes he needed to win that speaker s gavel, wolf. that fight plunging the republican party right now into a truly historic struggle on the floor. as of tonight, despite losing three votes, mccarthy remains defiant, refusing to give up, despite a band of some 20 right wing lawmakers who remain united, united in opposing the minority leader. the house adjourning until tomorrow. that s the crucial thing, adjourning untul tomorrow. what will happen? does he get the votes? let s begin with manu raju live on capitol hill. what is the latest you re hearing in this unprecedented moment from republicans where you are? reporter: we are where we are from the beginning of the day, a serious impasse. no end in sight. something that could drag or for some time, tomorrow, maybe
politically truly. so just keep the faith. keep telling people to pray, and we re chasing ms for demar now. i m going to have this hat on until i see my dog. i appreciate you and i love you. i love you, too, dion. thanks so much for all you re doing. give my love to all my fellow buff buffalonians. i love the buffalo bills as well. thanks so much for joining us. thank you, brother. thank you. erin, this is a powerful, very emotional story, especially for those of us who grew up in buffalo. just to hear him speak like that. wolf, about you, too, i think so many are moved by that. that story is such a huge one as we re covering what s going on in washington. there has been a development in that front while wolf was speaking there. republican congressman ralph