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Mitchell reports, House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Also this hour, i will speak to dr. Zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid19 in the u. S. And we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to Pope Emeritus Benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursdays funeral mass. Good day, im andrea in mitchell. Happy new year, everyone. Well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, Kevin Mccarthy has to win over the hard line House Co ....
do you have the votes for speaker locked in tomorrow? i think we ll have a good day tomorrow. what are your conversations like with i hope you all have a very nice new year s eve. taking the shine off the republicans big day, new york republican congressman-elect george santos will likely be among the new lawmakers sworn in despite to admitting to a growing number of lies about his life and resume. we will dig deep near that and the multiple investigations into santos and his campaign. the latest on donald trump s taxes. what he paid and where that money went. we have details on the dozens of countries where he was making money and paying taxes. including china, india, and the uae we re going to start with the house republicans, taking control of the house officially tomorrow. but right now, what should be a triumphant moment is perilously close to turning into a political disaster. the likes of which we haven t seen in 100 years. that s because kevin mcca ....
mitchell reports, house republican leader kevin mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. also this hour, i will speak to dr. zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid-19 in the u.s. and we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to pope emeritus benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursday s funeral mass. good day, i m andrea in mitchell. happy new year, everyone. well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, kevin mccarthy has to win over the hard line house conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. tomorrow the new congress returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. but at this hour no one knows how long it s going to take for republicans to secure the majorit ....
Another nine republicans came out as soft no s against him, pressing for further concession, further rules changes, that would empower run of the mill, rank and file, republican members at the expense of the speakers power. and in the last hour or so, we saw the growth, the less influential than it used to be but fairly significant outside conservative group come out with recommendations that appear to be also urging members to vote against kevin mccarthy here. so there s not the sense of momentum that we would like to see if you are kevin mccarthy or one of his allies going into this vote tomorrow. but as you said, the vote will go on. and on and on and on. until someone can get to 218. he is still the closest of any member. just not as close as he needs to be to get across the finish line. so congressman, as garrett laid out, we have the hard no s and the soft no s, but how is it a win for any of the republicans to potentially throw the entire caucus into chaos? well, lindsey, t ....
Republicans to secure the majority vote needed to appoint a leader. or who that leader will be. remember, they have a slim majority. joining me now nbc washington correspondent yamiche alcindor, nbc s senior capitol hill respondent, garrett haake, phil rucker and matthew dowd former chief strategist to george w. bush. well, thanks to all of you, happy new year. welcome. garrett, to you the action is on the hill. kevin mccarthy is running out of time to avoid a public political mess tomorrow, real car wreck. where do things stand at this hour? reporter: andrea, running out of time and he seems to be running backwards at the moment. if every member shows up tomorrow and votes, mccarthy can afford four republican votes against him for speaker. the problem is right now he s got about 14. there s that group of five hardliners who have said they are never mccarthy votes. in addition to them we had a letter come out last night from nine additional republicans who are sort of soft no s who s ....