It is set for 4 00, well go there toward The End of the show. But first up to speed on what we know right now. The suspect, 58yearold ryan Wesley Routh was in Court Today charged with two federal counts. Routh has a long, long history with Law Enforcement. With more than 100 criminal counts filed against him in North Carolina. Including a 2002 conviction for possession of a fully automatic machine gun. In todays criminal complaint, the fbi said routh might have been waiting for former President Trump in the bushes next to the Golf Course for more than 11 hours. When agents spotted him and took shots. They say routh fled leaving behind a soviet style semiautomatic weapon with the serial number scratched off. And cops pulled him over on i95 and have just released Body Cam Footage of this moment. Driver take a step to your right. Driver, come straight back. Keep walking. Nbc news has obtained more exclusive Body Cam Footage. Well show you that in just a second. On the Social Media in 2020
the honoring kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. [applause] the honoring jim jordan of the state of ohio has received 19. [applause] no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by sur name of speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? madam clerk, i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy for the position of speaker of the house. the gentleman is recognized. [applause] the gentleman is recognized. thank you, madam clerk. we all came here to get things done. to get big things done. to solve the problems. i hope when we get through today that all of the members on both sides of the aisle will join together with us to solve the problems, to address inflation that is crushing middle class families, to get control over spending that is driving unflagrants will the gentleman yield? will the house be in order? and we all know what those problems are. we ve been talking about them for
i think that what this gridlock underscores is that we re working through an ongoing question that republicans have not answered. that is it tenable for any republican to pick up and hold the gavel for some period of time. is this a job that any republican can do. neil: david, looking at this, it could go on awhile. this could delay what republicans want to to. there s no business to be had until they settle this business to be had. we could be a ways from that. that s a frustrating process. for some that might love kevin mccarthy, they might say this ain t worth that. i m not sure, although you raise a good point. i want to point to something that congressman jimenez told you. 90% elected kevin mccarthy to be speaker of the house and 10%
voting. it would be a travesty if jeffries won. we are betraying the american people that give us the majority. we need to have a republican speaker. that republican speaker needs to be kevin mccarthy who the republican conference has voted overwhelmingly to be the next speaker of the house of representatives. neil: congressman elect, a pleasure talking to you. congratulations on your victory and now have to wait to seal it debending on how that seal this speakership. thank you again. happy new year to you. by the wayed, this is not just because i m a new aim sophomore. this hasn t happened since nine 23. this is all new here. neil: you know, i covered that back in 1923. i know i look young. i was there then. thanks, congressman. happy new year. you look fabulous. neil: not bad. david trucker is with us, the
it is the top of the hour. a live look at the white house, as the sun as come up over washington. welcome back to morning joe. it is wednesday, february 9th. jonathan lemire and michael steele are still with us. joining the conversation, we have senior political correspondent for the washington examiner, david trucker. with politico, sam stein. and we just saw her, republican strategist and msnbc political analyst, susan del percio joins us. good to have you all on board this hour. let s launch right in. mitch mcconnell added his voice to the number of republicans criticizing the rnc following a censure vote against republicans liz cheney and adam