speaker kevin mccarthy said the talks are, in his view, making headway. i think we re making progress. we re all working together to find a solution. the new concessions first reported by cnn include what was once a red line for mccarthy, agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow just one member of the house to call for a vote to oust the sitting speaker. we re learning this morning that the new concessions are not going over well with some gop moderates who mccarthy cannot afford to lose. he needs all those votes. we re following all of the latest developments on capitol hill this morning. let s begin with cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju. so a lot of talks underway last night. you had a late one. more talk this is morning. where does everything stand? reporter: highly uncertain at the moment. it may happen or collapse. we simply don t know. he still doesn t have the votes to become the speaker of house. last night re reported about the key c
morning after historic struggle, kevin mccarthy is house speaker. he won ugly, but he won. it took 15 ballots, a divisive speaker struggle not seen since before the civil war, agonizing negotiations, concession after concession. the hardliner holdouts and a near brawl between armed services committee chairman rogers and chief insta gator congressman matt gaetz. it s not over. mccarthy needs to overcome concern among established republicans, the kind who want to govern, who are worried he gave away too much in his negotiations with hardliners before the house can pass a rules pack on monday. in short, mccarthy has the title he s always wanted, but not necessarily the power that comes along with it. mccarthy required the better part of a week to grind down the conservative opposition to his speaker bid, and the way things have been done in the house for decades. one of the holdouts, republican congressman chip roy of texas was instrumental in delivering him the gavel.
president biden is set to visit the southern border as he expands a controversial trump-era rule that he had promised to overturn. it s important to step back and see the bigger picture here. will a divided congress address the immigration crisis? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is reeling from a wild week this morning after historic struggle, kevin mccarthy is house speaker. he won ugly, but he won. it took 15 ballots, a divisive speaker struggle not seen since before the civil war, agonizing negotiations, concession after concession. the hardliner holdouts and a near brawl between armed services committee chairman rogers, and chief instigateor congressman matt gaetz. it s not over. mccarthy needs to overcome concern among established republicans, the kind who want to govern, who are worried he gave away too much in his
talking. i think we ve got a little movement so we ll see. so we ll see. mccarthy allies and hardliner holdouts negotiating once again late into the night on thursday. talks continuing this morning and soon house republicans set to hold a conference call as they continue to try to figure out a deal. break out the boxing analogies, we re going 12 rounds at least. plus, stunning new revelations in the brutal murders of four idaho college students, the suspect located around the house where the murders took place at least 12 times leading up to the attacks. a detailed timeline of the minutes surrounding the killings and how one surviving roommate came face-to-face with the killer who was masked after hearing cries from another room. i spoke with the father of one of the victims, kaylee goncalves. listen to what he had to say. i feel like he s scared to look at me in the eyes and start to understand what s about to
anniversary of the january 6 insurrection. and then a few hours later president biden will honor 12 people at the white house including police officers injured in the capitol attack. we ll take to you both events live. also just a few moments from now, house republicans set to hold a conference call as the standoff over who will be house speaker continues. this, of course, after kevin mccarthy failed to get the votes needed after three days and 11 rounds of votes. mccarthy allies continuing to negotiate with the hardliner holdouts. the situation fluid but mccarthy remains confident this morning. we re going to get it done. let s go straight to correspondent manu raju live there on capitol hill. so, this meeting, just about 15 minutes from now as i understand it, it is about to begin. where do the negotiations stand going into that meeting, manu?