thank you so much for being with us on this busy day of news. the beat with ari melber starts right now. thank you so much. welcome to the beat. we are tracking this breaking news as republicans suffer the first open speaker revolt in a century. kevin mccarthy started the new congress a humiliating failure. he lost the vote for speaker today. lost 19 republicans on the first ballot. it s the first time any politician in any party lost a hope floor vote for speaker since 1923. it s rare because of course this is a job where the votes are typically lined up. person who is becoming speaker is above all else supposed to get, count, and keep votes. in the orderly process of this first day of the new house, here s what it sounded like on the floor. the honorable hakeem jeff his of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 202. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surnam
Kevin mccarthy says bring it on. And by it i mean a fox news on contributor ship. Sources telling cnn that just ousted speaker Will Leave Congress before the end of his term, perhaps as soon as a new speaker is elected. This as donald trump endorses a man once called a legislative terrorist by a past republican speaker to be the next speaker. Also ahead, eight years after donald trump came down the escalator and said mexico is sending rapists to the u. S. , in a new interview, trump says undocumented immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country. Well get reaction from one of his republican president ial rivals. Plus a bold message exclusively to cnn from a female activist behind bars in iran who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Welcome to the lead. Why bother to continue to represent the good people of barks bakersfield, california when there is money to be made . We start today on capitol hill. Moments ago sources told cnn that ousted House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy i
Zblnchs happening now, the race is on to find a new House Speaker after republican Rebels Dethrone Kevin Mccarthy. The chamber paralyzed and in total disarray until lawmakers unite around leader. One major priority in serious jeopardy right now, desperately needed military aid for ukraine. Will the house fund the fight against putins invasion or will kyivs counteroffensive face another setback . Also, former President Trump is lashing out once again on this the third day of his civil fraud trial in new york, but the states Attorney General isnt backing down, insisting she wont be bullied and that quote, The Donald Trump show is over. Her words. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Our top story tonight, House Republicans scrambling right now to find a new speaker after the historic removal of Kevin Mccarthy. At least two serious contenders have emerged but for now, all House Business is frozen until lawmake
Ill be a guest along with the very hilarious Tracey Morgan with the newest edition. I make an impassioned case for minivans. Trust me, persuasive. You can catch that tonight on 12 35 a. M. On msnbc. That is all in on this tuesday night. Alex wagner starts right now. I love Tracey Morgan and chris hayes. Did he make an impassioned case for mini vans . I dont know. I should follow up with him and ask did i persuade you on mini vans . Thanks to you at home for joining me this evening. There is as you know major Breaking News tonight about the Republican Party and its leadership from the former president of the United States who was just smacked down by a judge in new york to the historic chaos unfolding in the house of representatives where Kevin Mccarthy was just ousted as Speaker Of The House. And we are going to get to all of that this evening. But to understand how we got here we need to go back exactly 1,000 days ago to january 6th, 2021 when a violent mob stormed the u. S. Capitol.
Reporters a little bit earlier. Why do it today . The idea that you why not . Rip the bandaid off here or what . Why not . I think matt has planned this all along. Didnt matter what we transpired. Youre calling his bluff . Yeah. Mccarthy or one of his allies can delay by asking the house to kill gaetzs resolution. But he has little chance of winning that vote without at least some support from democrats. And they have been clear this is the republicans mess to figure out. They wont save him. Today, gaetzs republican colleagues acknowledge Whether Mccarthy can survive or what happens if he doesnt is up in the air. Most members in the room are solidly supporting Speaker Mccarthy. There was an admission by matt gaetz, who is my friend, that there is no plan. There is no one that has stepped forward to run. There is no one that is coming out saying ill be speaker and rallying support within the conference. So there you have it. Joining us now, nbcs ali vitali as she has been living on capi