good job. with that, mccarthy feels like he is in a good spot. it there s nothing he s done to earn my boats were indicates to me he will change his pattern since he s been in the leadership where part of the swamp cartel. right there you heard from republican congressman bob good. he is among those who say they will not be voting for kevin mccarthy. right now as many as 14 still not satisfied. the election for the speaker will take place prior to the swearing in of members and delegates. the sense from the large majority are supporting kevin mccarthy. they say not voting for him on the first ballot would simply hold up business republicans have been eager to get to. once again for kevin mccarthy does feel like he has had a good position today to earn that gavel. i will send it back to you guys. ashley: alexandria hoff, thank you. the cofounder of speak georgia and the first question they keep saying he siding with the democrats on some things and not
powerful positions in washington. the vote comes as members from the house and senate return to the capitol to mark the start of the 118th congress. republicans regained control of the house in the midterm elections and mccarthy needs 218 votes in order to secure the top job. in the senate democrats remain in control with chuck schumer as the majority leader. mccarthy has made a number of concessions in an effort to secure votes, but his attempts to persuade some of his fellow republicans to back him appear to be falling short. house republican bob good from virginia is among those who oppose him. take a listen. there s nothing he s done to earn my vote. there s nothing that indicates to me that he s going to change his pattern since he s been in leadership where he s part of the swamp cartel. the feud within the republican party threatens to overshadow its new majority in the house.
support mccarthy. he is part of the five-member caucus. there is nothing he s done to earn my vote, he will not change his pattern, where he is part of the swamp cartel. alexandria: election of speaker will take place prior to swearing in of the members and d delegates. ashley: bring in brandon williams and derek van orderen. thank you for being with us this morning. brandon, start with you, your initial thoughts on 14 gop members pushing back against mccarthy? i was sent here to stand up against biden administration issue not to rangel among our own party, i m ready to get to
sports beautiful again. todd: normal prayer circle after games 15 to 20. there were a lot more players joining in to pray for their friend. tomi lahren, thank you very much. thank you, guys. well, it was nice joining you this morning. a lot of news. fox & friends starts right now. thanks for being with us. one of the most shocking moments ever seen in sports. defensive player damar hamlin in critical condition following a hit on the field. it really is such a jarring moment. really a freak injury. up for speaker tomorrow? time is running out for kevin mccarthy to get the votes he needs for speaker. more than a dozen republicans are saying they are not supporting him. he is part of the swamp cartel. man police believe is responsible for the murders of four college students in idaho will make his first court appearance in pennsylvania. suspect brian kohberger
oppose him. with republicans narrow majority it s enough votes to keep him out of the speaker s job. there s nothing he s done to earn my vote. he s part of the swamp cartel. reporter: nine republicans releasing a letter pressing mccarthy for rule changes including making it easier to remove a speaker. but mccarthy has the support of former president trump and several high-profile house conservatives. and his allies are urging the party to unite around him, hoping to avoid a speaker s race going beyond the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. late tonight a top house conservative urging colleagues to vote for mccarthy. i hope we can come together and we get focused on what we ve got to do. reporter: republicans hoping to settle their leadership debate and focus on their agenda, including targeting biden administration priorities like hiring new irs agents and ramping up investigations of covid, the record migrant surge on the southern border, and the fbi. we can t d