will kevin mccarthy be the speaker of the january 6th, 2024 that s a pretty i don t know if i would bet for him to last a year? i take that that in the opposite. i think i probably would, yes. given the fact that, in an hour, we are going to have the 14th vote, i mean i m not a betting lady but have a good weekend, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we are now just one hour away from the house of representatives coming back to the session at 10 pm eastern, this evening, to potentially end this now historically an embarrassing of the house. after four days, and 13 failed rounds of voting, republican leader kevin mccarthy has finally managed to move the needle, bringing all but six of his detractors to his side. mccarthy needs just two more opponents if that happens, he could win this thing he s already made some very good progress. we will come back tonight. i believe to finish this once and for all. but if he can t no
if that happens, he could win this thing he s already made some very good progress. we will come back tonight. i believe to finish this once and for all. but if he can t no telling how long his supporters which is incredibly fell fitting. also the two year anniversary of the january 6th attack on our capitol by a right-wing mob incited by former president trump. and in a fairly significant, wait tonight s vote on kevin mccarthy is directly tied to how he responded to that attack. in fact, you can t really understand what is happening to mccarthy this january 6th without looking at what happened to him and what he did after the last january 6th in 2021. they are trying to effing
all around the world. it is thursday, january 6th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. we are live this morning from capitol hill for our special coverage of the january 6th anniversary. one year ago today, the world watched madness and destruction descend on the steps of the capitol right behind us. democracy was under siege, and it unfolded before our eyes. we watched an attempted insurrection. the mob incited by the former president approximate his allies. the weaponized attempt to overturn the 2020 election in favor of donald trump, and it failed. and then inside the capitol, an even more harrowing picture, there were sickening attacks on dozens of officers. one was nearly crushed in the rush to storm the building. for more than three hours, former president trump refusing to call off the violent crowd that left law enforcement beaten and bruised. and on the house floor, lawmakers ran.
good morning, everyone. i m jim sciutto. quite a day and quite an anniversary for this country. president biden and kamala harris put the responsibility squarely on former president trump for the insurrection. on january 6th, 2021, our democratic system was under siege, a mob incited by outgoing president trump, who tried to overturn the election. that attempted insurrection failed but it left at its wake damage to property, lives, fundamentals of this country s democracy. tragically, five people lost their lives in that chaos. at least 140, 140 police officers were injured. this morning president biden referenced former former president trump 16 times but without saying his name.