House speaker Kevin Mccarthy fighting to stay in power. Florida republican congressman matt gaetz pushing to oust him after less than a year in charge. Hello, im john roberts, welcome to you on this historic tuesday. A lot going on behind us. Im Aishah Hasnie in for sandra smith. Matt gaetz filed the motion to vacate the chair, could force a new vote as early as 1 30 today for House Speaker if mccarthys allies are not able to save him. John the florida congressman says the recent spending battle and ongoing aid to ukraine says he is not representing republican interest in the house. And if he can convince enough gop members for the motion, he will be forced to rely on democrats. Aishah juan and chris are standing by, but first, off to capitol hill where senior Congressional Correspondent chad pergram is live with the latest. So, what are you hearing, where are the democrats at right now . Good afternoon, aishah. When asked if he would still be speaking, Kevin Mccarthy said yes but conc
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five year old jocelyn has been hit hard. she is already weakened by malnutrition, like so many children here. with her godmother by her side, she gets help in time. but much of the suffering here goes unnoticed, unseen by the world. and the greatest plague is the gangs, who own most of the streets. haiti s government has pleaded for foreign troops. so far, the international community is in no rush. there is anger at the idea of more foreign intervention. it has a bad history here. many haitians want their government out, not foreigners in. the state is collecting taxes, says abner, but it can t collect the rubbish.