alphabetical order, they didn t even get past the cs, sealing a round one loss in a matter of minutes. mccarthy failing to whittle down the small but significant group of republican outliars all dead set on voting against him. the damage a failed first vote like this will inflict on the speakership position from the get go even if he does win, if it s a mess for republicans, a mess for mccarthy and it is shaping up to be a long day ahead for the brand-new 118th congress. he reminded reporters he holds the record for the longest speech ever delivered on the house floor, saying he doesn t care if he gets a similar vote for most speaker vote rounds. we will see if that holds and he sticks to his guns there. joining me from capitol hill, we have garrett haake. also with me, punch bowl news cofounder and nbc news contributor, anna palmer, as well as susan page. buckle up, everybody. we ve got an hour ahead of us here. beginning with you, garrett, walk us through what is happening
control room to pull you have a live shot of the house floor. this is happening. we re about halfway through the alphabet. you see the shot of former house speaker, nancy pelosi. 14 members so far. 15 members so far have chosen somebody other than mccarthy. the vote is not final. the vote is not gavelled, however, if this holds, he will not be speaker for time number two. ali, what happens for time number three? what s the next card to play? that s the next question especially as you have members like chip roy of texas vowing he will still continue to hold mccarthy to a count on a whole list of concessions that he s been trying to get the leader to make over the course of the last few weeks and months. they have made inroads here. these members like roy. who chairs those committees and has prioritized for them, but especially to this idea of the motion to vacate. it s a move that would weaken the speaker and make it easier to oust members. mccarthy holding to a compromise i
Meanwhile, modernas Coronavirus Vaccine is rapidly being sent all across the country also today a cdc panel recommended who should be next in line for the vaccine. The next wave would be people 75 and older and essential workers like police officers, fi firefighters, teachers and Grocery Store workers. That recommendation now goes to the cdc director for approval. But president elect bidens pick for Surgeon General is trying to manage our expectations about when you and i will get the vaccine. If everything goes well, we may see a circumstance whereby late spring, you know, people who are at lower risk categories can get this vaccine, but that would really require everything to go exactly on schedule. I think its more realistic to assume that it may be closer to midsummer or early fall when this vaccine makes its way to the general population. So, lets begin in washington, where the house just passed an extension to fund the government for one more day. That would, ideally, give the ho
we are staying with that dramatic moment in washington. you see it live from the building behind me at the capitol with mccarthy apparently set to fall short for the second time as speaker. round two of voting. you are watching history being made. this is unprecedented. truly, nobody knows where this goes next. ali vitali, garrett haake, steve kornacki is at the big board. le ann caldwell is with us and carlos, an msnbc political analyst is joining us. just so people understand where we are, i want to ask our