this hour, we continue cnn s special live coverage of a historic vote on capitol hill. a moment, the house of representatives will hold a key vote on a motion to oust kevin mccarthy as speaker. a motion being brought by one of his fellow republicans. at the beginning of the day, we knew there were five republicans who would vote to oust him. now, we know there are six. and we re learning that mccarthy s republican allies are attempting to make a last-minute plea to the 212 house democrats there, to try to join them, to save him. but house democrats appear to be united in not wanting to rescue mccarthy. democratic leader hakeem jeffries just sent what is known as a dear colleague letter to his fellow democrats. saying it s the responsibility of the gop to end their own house republican civil war. let s go right to capitol hill now where we find cnn s manu raju and cnn s melanie zanona. manu, to you first, what are you hearing from republicans as this vote gets closer and c
nine years in a year. and if it continues they will be up ten straight years. we ll leave you with barry manilow, break out your lighters and shiny vests. have a great weekend. closing bell is next. happy friday, everybody. welcome to the closing bell for this friday. i m bill griffith. maria will be along at the new york stock exchange. we ll take you through this final hour of trading. look for the week here. you re one of the few people who think the fed doesn t know anything more than anybody else. well, it turns out we have proof that you re right. some stunning revelations from meetings as the financial crisis was unfolding a few years ago. we ll have that for you coming up, and, boy, is it good to be al gore. he acquired $30 million worth of apple stock by exercising options. wait until you hear how much he paid for them. we ll give you a hint. it was far less than $30 million. got our attention. and that debt ceiling crisis may be delayed until the spring. the
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