432 elected congressmen or calling them congressmen-elect. he needs three more to close the deal. republicans are hoping at 10:00 p.m. time when they reconvene, he will have the three. that is a stubborn six that is left over. let s get the details from chad pergram with the very latest. chad? neil, the speakership is a game of inches. today for the first time since tuesday, kevin mccarthy finally showed he was gaining ground towards securing the votes to become speaker. i think you saw we made very good progress. we ll come back tonight and i believe tonight we ll have the votes to finish this once and for all. just remind me of what my father always told me. it s not how you start, it s how you finish. we have to finish for the american public. this is now the fifth longest speaker election in house history. mccarthy lacks the votes, however 15 house republicans who oppose mccarthy are now in his camp. i know you re all wondering what changed the vote. i think i can
more chaos and premature rounds so it s good that this is coming to a head right now to figure this out because it s not like round 13 round 13 all of a sudden you have a new speaker if kevin steps aside. neil: that s lee zeldin, former republican congressman, having said that he was also on the small pool of outside names that s outside congress that s considered for speaker. it could still end up that way but it s right now looking better and substantially better for kevin mccarthy. i should not hazen a has-been following the drama from the beginning. she assured me she did but may be this is the last night you have to deal with this soap opera. is there growing talk it has resolved tonight or no? i finally got a hold of rayburn rubin special and these sandwich was really good.