we re now about an hour away from the house reconvening and hopes to vote immediately or eventually will make him the next speaker of the house. spending the night trying to twist these arms belonging to the six hard right republicans that you see on the screen. it was so close, that absent members some of them came out of surgery or other medical provide tour procedures making they are way to the chamber. all of this has extra resonance. manu, so, we talked to you in the last hour, it seems to change over the hour, what s the latest. reporter: there s still growing confidence that they will get the vote. the longest speaker s race that we ve seen since the mid-18 hundreds. but, they believe they ve gotten there. the question will ultimately be on which members ultimately flip. you showed the six on your screen, some of those, they will need all members come and vote for a specific candidate, they will need four of those six. but, there are other strategies now being disc
then the house will make a package governing how it will be handled. the mccarthy believes they re there on the cusp of the speakership and the question is which holdout will flip. you reported on comments he s made on the negotiation. some which have not been made public. what are they? they have not publicly released what the concessions are. while there s a rules package that will be adopted later, that includes what is known as the motion to vacate. one member of the house can call for a vote to easter a sitting speaker, that s prompting concerns in the ranks and could create instability in the speaker, that s one of many concessions. the others are assu assu assurances that kevin mccarthy