taken no more than a single ballot on the first day in session to elect one. today house republicans, who are now in the majority, could not muster the votes needed to make their leader, kevin mccarthy, the speaker. instead, in a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there, smiling at times as votes were cast three times and results were read. the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. [ applause ] acclimation. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. no persons have received a majority of the whole numbers votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. well, after the third rejection, republicans moved to adjourn until noon tomorrow. and this could all begin again. in 1923, it took nine ballots to choose a speaker. the record is 133 over two mo
muster the vote to make their leader, kevin mccarthy the speaker. instead, and a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there smiling at times as well surpassed three times. the results were red. the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy the honorable kevin mccarthy from the state of california has received 203. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. after the third rejection, republican moved to adjourn until noon tomorrow. this could all begin again. in 1923, it took nine ballots to choose a speaker. the record is 133 over two months in 1856. known expects it to go that long this time. but it was still historic and unprecedented in the modern era. it is also a repudiation of mccarthy
Like this isnt normal. This isnt what college is supposed to be. And we need to finally get the diminishes to remember a small fringe shouldnt ruined the experience for everyone. Even as we do that, ill just say, lets keep in mind, weve got to have fears, hope for these hostages were still being held in gaza, as well as deep compassion for the Palestinian Civilians are suffering jonathan greenblatt. Thank you. The news continues right here on cnn outright. Next, the Breaking News, police, a protest or spacing off tonight doesnt arrest in austin, texas. Columbia university in Chaos Hundreds right now, defying a deadline to vacate the encampment plus trumps Favorite Network backtracking. Now pulling a salacious story about two major witnesses and trump Hush Money Trial. Could the false story impact the case . And shes back. Marjorie Taylor Greene returning to the capital tonight, promising to kick out like johnson as speaker she bluffing. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burne
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Grown by the day. talking to a number of mccarthy allies, they are going after the critic, urging them to be part of the team. but those numbers are not at the moment listening to them. they are enemies now. they have made it clear that they prefer a democrat agenda than a republican one. they are the true definition of rinos. i was sent here to get things done, not to be an advocate for chaos. a lot of it is sound bite for fundraising. let s just be clear and call it what it is. i ll be sticking with kevin whether it s the third ballot, the 50th ballot or the 100th ballot. and that s what kevin mccarthy says he plans to do. at least he is signaling to his colleagues that he plans to grind it out one ballot after another no matter how long it takes. but in a warning sign for him, anderson, republicans who are supporting him, some of them are saying they may not stick with them for that long that is a real challenge going forward. one of the congressmen, ken buck told me eventua