republicans who voted against him. during this meeting, just reiterated some of the promises he made and walked through some of the concessions in greater detail. really, it was an opportunity for face time with the freshmen. they have not had the opportunity to be in negotiations with kevin mccarthy like other members have. a lot of the notegotiations wer taking place prior to now, especially in the last few weeks. for mccarthy, it was another opportunity to try to win over some of the holdouts. it offers a window into mccarthy s thinking and into his strategy right now. he really feels determined. he is hunkered down. he is trying to meet with as many people as possible. he also knows it s going to take every single vote he can get. he has no margin for error. it is going to come down to getting so, it is going to come down to getting to know each and every member, what is it going to take for them to vote for him or against him. this is a sign for mccarthy,
0 i don t think voting tonight is productive. let people work more. reporter: in a positive sign from mccarthy, some of the opponents came out sounding positive, including scott perry of pennsylvania sounded that he said talks had been productive as well as congressman chip roy. they had been asking for more sway over the speakership. some of them had asking to encourage mccarthy s super pac to stay out of certain primaries. they did agree to do that. that may have won some. his path, very narrow. there are at least four republicans who are almost certainly going to vote against him. they absolutely will not vote for kevin mccarthy, including matt gaetz. he can only look forward to lose four republican votes. one more says they will not vote for him, mccarthy cannot get there, which is why these talks are so critical, expected to continue through tonight until tomorrow. the house reconvenes at that time. he had given up a lot to get the votes he has gotten thus far. how much mo