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of that. [inaudible] [inaudible] well here is a bit more from nbc s aly tally. it s official. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california haven t received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] that was, easy yes? this chamber is not fully open for all americans to visit. it is the longest speaker vote in 100 years. the dramatic and twisting political melodrama not seen in the modern era. and, now the hard work begins. we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. mccarthy allies expected in the clinch the speakership on the 14th ballot, thinking that they have the votes. a speaker has not been elected. shock reverberating throughout the chamber. as congressman matt gates held firm is the man standing in between mccarthy speakership. mccarthy himself begging for gates vote on the floor. congressman mike rogers, it mccarthy alla, being held ba ....
very good day from all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news on capitol hill, where eight days long house gop deadlock full of tantrums and theatrical dragged on into the wee hours of this morning. california republican kevin mccarthy finally getting his hands on the house speaker s gavel at 1:13 am eastern time. now putting him second in line to succeed the president of united states. but that came only after four grueling days of voting. his less moderate republican peers put him through the wringer in a rollercoaster of votes for and against him, and on the 15th try, his name finally went up for the speaker s office. how about you sign? turn, i will take a picture ....
To exercise some influence, because if they can joined with more moderate republicans from the swing districts, they can potentially nullify some of the further right asks of the freedom caucus. i wanna get your thoughts, kurt, i one particular moment that s getting a lot of attention from last night. that is congressman mike rogers who had to be literally held back after matt gates caused the 14th house speaker vote to fail. what does that say about not only whether the republican party is right, now but where we are as a country. well i think that the, feeling that temperament that congressman rodgers put on display, i think it really captures how a lot of members really feel about how matt gates successfully roll kevin mccarthy. here and i think that philly is only going to fester and grow as more and more members find out what the true cost of the speakership was for kevin to attain it. when members get appointed to what committees, what chairman ships were handed out, those ....