the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel there after four days of voting, the longest speaker contest in 164 years. but despite the sometimes contentious days of negotiations, with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. [ cheers and applause ] cnn s eva mckend is live for us on capitol hill. so, eva, you know, how did mccarthy eventually get those votes that he needed? reporter: fred, by convincing those holdouts, those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately to vote present. that isn t a ringing endors
the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. cnn s eva mckend is live on capitol hill. eva, what finally pushed mccarthy over the edge for these republican holdouts? reporter: well, he was able to convince those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately vote present and that is how he secured this victory on the 15th try, fred, but also by making some key concessions. so, for instance, those
And then of course higher demand from customers. we re all using eggs to bake over the holidays, so tight supply, high demand, that s pushed egg prices up. and, you know, this year they may the prices may not rise as fast, but they re still going to stay at this high level, so come easter, you re going to be paying more for eggs than you were last year. all right. so something else that s flying the coop, a little different, lunch orders, you know, groceries, other orders that people, you know, are supposed to have picked up but then there s a big problem when they get there, stuff is gone. why? reporter: right, fredricka. so, it s the case of the missing chipotle order. you get to the store and your order isn t there. we ve all gotten used to ordering for pickup from chipotle, starbucks, panera, these types of restaurants during the pandemic. last year 58% of all pickup orders of all orders at these
Restaurants were for pickup, so more than half. but unfortunately it s coming with some unintended consequences for restaurants. customers get to store, their pickup orders aren t there or people accidentally take the wrong ones, and so it s a huge hassle for stores. it s frustrating customers. so stores are starting to make some changes. they re putting the pickup orders behind the counter where a worker has to get it or they even may start to introduce pickup locker where is you have your own code and you have to type in a code to pick it up. wow. so much for convenience. but at the same time, you want what you paid for. you want your order. all right. nathaniel, thank you so much. happy new year. all right. hell go again, everyone. thanks for joining me. happy new year. i m fredricka whitfield. it s official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house of representatives has a new speaker.