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
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