good morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. is there movement on capitol hill? we are watching closely this morning as standoff over who will be the next house speaker has now entered its third day. california republican kevin mccarthy failed to secure the votes needed after a total now of six rounds of voting, but, after furious negotiations last night, lots of coffee, new major concessions to his hard line opponents, mccarthy s speaker bid could be showing new signs of life. hard line members who is held out against his speakership are still meeting behind closed doors. these new concessions include what was once a red line for mccarthy. once a red line. agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a sitting speaker. but even with that concession, it is not clear at this hour if mccarthy will ultimately be able to lock down the votes he needs. do you have a deal with those guys right now? a lot of progress. he s
good morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. is there movement on capitol hill? we are watching closely this morning as standoff over who will be the next house speaker has now entered its third day. california republican kevin mccarthy failed to secure the votes needed after a total now of six rounds of voting, but, after furious negotiations last night, lots of coffee, new major concessions to his hard line opponents, mccarthy s speaker bid could be showing new signs of life. hard line members who is held out against his speakership are still meeting behind closed doors. these new concessions include what was once a red line for mccarthy. once a red line. agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a sitting speaker. but even with that concession, it is not clear at this hour if mccarthy will ultimately be able to lock down the votes he needs.