game. although he is still sedated in critical condition. there trying to get him to breathe on his own so they are taking it day by day. the florida keys seeing a massive surge. migrant encounters are up over 400%. that s when people are going to come. deep pool of siloam and israel will be fully open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years. it s a cherished site where jesus healed a blind man. brian: why couldn t elton john sing this alone? is it his song? ainsley: his songs are already hits, and he brought in a fairly newcomer, who is very popular for the younger generation. brian: then why not write a new song and do it with a newcomer? steve: he recycled, brian. ainsley: because it s easier! [laughs] that s the bottom line. it s easier and people like the song. brian: sit at the piano, get a notebook, start making g clefs, and write new music. ainsley: he had his final tour. brian: but you never lose that creativity that creates th
been voting against mccarthy. dan bishop of north carolina who yesterday put into nomination the name of byron donalds, this is the first time in all of these ballots we have seen anybody voted against kevin mccarthy switch over and vote for mccarthy. you can see boebert, cloud, clyde boebert voting against mccarthy. two votes against mccarthy. he can afford four. we will see here the next series of names here. i think cloud is about the 75 called. see if there s more flips. did bishop start something? we know boebert, she was putting in jim jordan s name. brecheen just voted mccarthy. we are 40 votes away.
0 good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. it s january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and taking cover as thousands stormed hallways fuelled by former president trump s false claims that the election was stolen. if the house had not chosen a speaker and had not sworn in its members two years ago or two years from now, the electoral college vote would not be counted. america would not have a new president. this hour, there is some movement according to multiple republican sources with kevin mccarthy giing away more power and picking up some votes. he still does not have the now 217 to
this is a process i went through when i was in congress. i never had a chance to vote for speaker, republicans were in charge when i was in office. i think some of the 20 republicans, congressional republicans, voting against mccarthy, they have to understand that the pettiness and personal grievance has to be subordinated to the professionalism and exercising of power in a responsible way. we don t live in an autocracy, we live in a constitutional republic. which means, in that body, if you re not part of the majority or you can t figure out a way to get to the majority, you don t just take your ball and go home. i think allies and adversaries alike are probably watching this with some dismay, disappointment, and maybe even a few in delight. i hope they re able to get to an agreement today. if they can t find an agreement with republicans, maybe this is an opportunity to reach out to some democrats that might want to partner for the good of the country. remember, the speaker is a cons
donald, the new favorite of conservatives, voting against mccarthy. he scored 20 ballots the past two votes. mccarthy has lost a bit of support. victoria sparks, republican of indiana, voted for mccarthy yesterday. she s voted present twice today. that s not a vote for kevin mccarthy. we re going to a sixth vote. so far mccarthy has not picked up any votes. members are beginning to get tired. they re beginning to get cranky. they re upset. tensions are rising. the repeated votes may backfire on mccarthy. the votes over and over show that mccarthy lacks the votes to win so far. what is interesting is that there are very few talks going on. no behind-the-scenes chats, no horse trading and it appears that the support for mccarthy from donald trump failed to move the meter. keep in mind, that donald trump doesn t have as much currency with house republicans as he