capitol hill correspondent ali vitali, jackie alemanyn, washington post and msnbc contributor. ali, so much to talk about. lots of standing ovation on the floor of the house, but does how does pelosi s decision potentially change the way her party will be run? chris, it s going to change it significantly. and i think this whole building had a collective exhale because everyone here that i ve been talking to on the democratic side seems to be holding their breath, waiting for what the speaker of the house s decision would be, now we know, nancy pelosi will remain in sort of an emeritus role here but stepping away from leadership, keeping her seat, representing san francisco, and it now seems from what my sources have told me and from what now leader hoyer is saying himself, that he will also keep his seat but remove himself from leadership, not seeking that leadership re-election. so that takes care of the old guard of the top and second