speaker s gavel. the likely candidate for speaker is current minority leader kevin mccarthy. he said he has enough support to take the gavel from nancy pelosi. at least one republican is saying not so fast. at least one. let s go to nbc s garret haake. a former aide to two past republican speakers is also joining us. david jolly and washington post columnist eugene robinson are back us with. kevin mccarthy was asked yesterday whether he has the support to be speaker. here s what he said. do you have the votes for both the majority and the speakership? yes. what about the freedom caucus? have you spoken to president biden today? yes. how was the call? good. good. okay. but a senior member of the house caucus arizona s andy bigs questioned why mccarthy speakership was a forgone conclusion. how secure is mccarthy s position? is anyone there that may pose a challenge. give us the lay of the land.
kevin mccarthy and other house republicans are unvaiing their new agenda called commitment to america. ite s their final pitch to voters before it is decided who controls in november. melanie zanona has details of the plan. it s my honor to introduce my good friend, the next speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. reporter: republican leader kevin mccarthy has a plan to win the house majority and with it the coveted speaker s gavel, flanked by members of his own party, he unveiled an official agenda on friday, a picture of unity from a sheet metal plant in the pittsburgh suburbs. all this just weeks before the november elections. so you know what? we ve created a commitment to america. reporter: absent from the scene, red hats and donald trump gear, typically staples of republican events. there are some policies that president trump had that worked very well, securing the border. we watched economic policies.