fight. that was easy, huh? after 14 failed attempts. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. house republicans finally elect a speaker, in a battle that hasn t been seen since the run-up to the civil war. we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. kevin mccarthy gains the gavel after making major concessions to a small group. because it took so long, now we learned how to govern. a preview of how the house republicans will govern. we will never compromise our principles. while republicans were divided this week, democrats remained enthusiastically united against their history leader. plus bridge building. we can work together. we can get things done. as washington was consumed by the house drama, president biden showcased hi bipartisan accomplishments. we look to things we agree on. and try to do those even while we have big differences on other t
congress. we ll have the latest on the shocking unrest and how these riots were inspired by the january 6 insurrection. meanwhile in, washington, kevin mccarthy starts his term as speaker of the house after a week of chaos and failed votes on the house floor. we ll take a look at the significant concessions he made to secure the position he sought for many years. and the latest from president biden s about it to the border as he faces more pressure to address the humanitarian crisis there. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 9th. thanks for starting your day and week with us. there is developing news this morning out of brazil. yesterday thousands of supporters of the nation s former president breached multiple government buildings. video shows the moment that s rioters stormed the nation s congress and the supreme court in the capital of brazil. the chaos comes one week after the inaugurationst president desilva but falling on a day wher
foil is terribly quickly. mcconnell and mccarthy, how close are this? zero. they have a fine relationship, but not very chloro. watch how many times mcconnell splits. of course. it will happen. republicans in disarray. before we go, we want to make sure you have a chance to sign up for our daily read. every morning, it s the wisdom, scan up by using the qr code, or go to nbcnews.com. we ll see you next week, because if it s sunday, it s meet the press. did the news.. we ll see you next week, because if it s sunday, it s meet the press. police arrest hundreds in brazil following attacks on the presidential palace and
now, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is not going to help out. he is tweeting, quote, let s be clear. with a democratic president, a democratic house, and a democratic senate, democrats have every tool they need to raise the debt limit. it is their soul responsibility. republicans will not facilitate another rec ltsless, partisan, taxing, and spending spree. mcconnell is on the record making it clear default is a disaster and it cannot happen. and let s be clear. this default has nothing to do with the money they are about to put in these bills, right? this is just the stuff they have already chugged in there. they got to pay the bills. and by the way, mcconnell was willing to vote to raise the debt ceiling back in 2019 when it was republicans spending driving the crisis. we ll never have america default. because america can t default. i mean, that would be a disaster. all right. so if that s what he thinks, well, you know, according to the washington post, that was actual
this is the story of an old-fashioned. never quit, newshound. not an old dinosaur from the good old days of journalism, a young guy stamped out of an old mold. he s from kentucky. started with barefoot and progressive and a kentucky paper leo weekly. later he has been covering the senate race in kentucky. he sent this back from a tea party candidate s rally. if a handful of people and couple protest chickens add up to a rally. he sent this video of mitch mcconnell not taking questions after endorsed by the nra. a couple times mcconnell flat out band him from going to the press conferences. but that kind of thing can t stop a guy like joe. you might remember that the mcconnell campaign had trouble this year with one of their ads. in march. senator mcconnell ran an ad with kentucky symbols, kentucky derby, kentucky basketball team. instead of showing the