kathy and john mccarthy have been married for 52 years.have four children, nine grandchildren. the priest at saint matthew where they both have been members since childhood chose the mccarthys because of their deep love for each other and their church. and the pair couldn't be more thrill. so what will they say to the pope if they get the chance? >> i just want to say to him, it's so great to see you. we've been waiting for you. something like that. that, you know, really expresses what -- what's the whole area has been waiting for him. >> mccarthys are a little overwhelmed by it all. kathy was off to the mall after she talk with our dawn timmeney to find something to wear when she meets the pope. >> of course. >>> all right. if the rest of fall will be like today then bring it on. >> i loved today. >> i'm in. >> well, lucy and iain, some changes in the offing much it's going to be another nice one tomorrow, but as we head toward friday, the upcoming weekend we're talking some clouds, some gusty winds, maybe even some showers depending on

. >>> state attorney john mccarthy says they are waiting for hoggel's competence to be cleared before they file more charges in this case. >>> henry vasquez and juan za zalea were arrested today. the third suspect is a 17-year- old so he's not being held because of his age. deputies still trying to figure out the motive behind this shooting. >>> three people are being treated for injuries after a serious accident in bethesda. one of the victims was rushed to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. >>> the leaders of laurel city held a news conference this morning to discuss dramatic changes at laurel regional hospital. labor and delivery nurses are being laid off because the child unit is being closed next month. that leaves many workers wondering how they're going to state afloat. >> definitely appreciate it. they are worried for their futures, and many are scrambling to find a job, having to continue to pay the bills and take care of their families. >> the hospital plans to close its maternity ward september 10th. it is working to find those let go new jerry browns. >>> he's g

john mccarthy created a sale in 1962, 63. that time he believed building the working ai would take ten years. on the other side of the campus, they set out to build technology to augment and they were philosophically opposed and i was stuck with that because they really touched on two separate communities centered around humans and realized the only solution to the puzzle is to use the technologies that are designed to augment and i look at the people that have crossed over into the sort of interwoven narratives so i was trying to do it through these narratives because i'm a failed social scientist and and is called a social construction technology. there is a distinct view in the valley that we are here in silicon valley in the process of giving birth to a species technology and some people believe that it would devolve completely into a species that would replace them coming and i think that is poppycock. i am of the school churchill and mcclellan we shape our tools and they shape us. amber is a hammer. it's a very smart ha

state's attorney john mccarthy called for this meeting. he says many people charged in minor crimes have profound mental health services. the task force will look at when services can be provided, everything from housing to medicine. >> the reality is one of three of people who come into the system are there primarily because they have a mental health issue. if you can stablize that situation, they don't come back into the system. in the long run it promotes public health, public safety, and saves us money. >> and observers say this could really be a game changer. mccarthy says the task force is working to have a mental health court up and running by january. >>> wall street is definitely giving investors a bumpy ride. the dow plunged 239 points by the closing bell. the nasdaq's fall wasn't quite as deep, but it was down by 55 points. >>> the wait is over. apple took the wraps off the latest versions of the iphone and all the other stuff, too. foe iphone sx and sx plus have rce touch, better camera, front facing flash for selfies. the tech

. >> kathy and john mccarthy of conshohocken have been married a long time. 52 years. 21, he was 24. john proposing in his 1954 corvette that he still has tucked away in the garage. >> she actually proposed to me. (laughter). >> it was mutual agreement. >> it was a beautiful wedding. they married in may of 1963 in saint matthews church where they're still members. the couple raised four children and now have nine grandchildren ages seven to 16. their secret to a long and happy relationship, besides a sense of humor -- >> i think it was understanding. >> best friends. >> and best friends. it wasn't perfect and it still is. nothing is perfect but we both new when we kind of got married that this was going to be it. >> reporter: kathy and john's devotion to their marriage and their church is why they're among three couple who's will greet pope francis at the basilica of saints peter and paul on saturday. >> this is -- this is, well, it is. it's the word to use is unbelievable. >> every day we goat more excited. >> father thomas chose them its the mccarthying because they'r

mccarthy has made it official. the california republican is running for house speaker hoping to succeed john boehner. mccarthy is also making headlines through the fight against terror. he says the united states should set up a no-fly zone in northern syria and should consider putting special forces on the ground in iraq to help win the fight against isis. >>> talk of a possible plea deal today during a hearing in the dennis hastert hush money case. the former house speaker has pleaded not guilty to violating banking laws and lying to the fbi. prosecutors say he gave $3.5 million to somebody to hide past misconducts. the payments were reportedly to conceal claims of sexual misconduct when he was a teacher and wrestling coach decades ago. >>> virginia is preparing to execute a prison inmate for the first time in three years. he's been on death row the past five years. his execution is set for thursday. death penalty opponents have asked governor terry mcauliffe to intervene saying prieto should be exempt from the death penalty because he's had intellectual disabilities. >>> virginia state nor mark oben

three couples selected among the dedication to marriage, something pope francis is all b cathy and john mccarthy married now for 52 years. they have four kids, nine grand kids, the priest, at saint matthew, where they both have been members since childhood, shows the mccarthy's because of their deep love for each other and for their church. the pair couldn't be more thrilled. so what will they say to the pope once they mother him? >> i just think that to say to him, it is so great to see you. we've been waiting for you. something like that, you know, really expresses what is the whole area's been waiting for him. >> mccarthy's are a little overwelmed as you can imagine. cathy was off to the mall after she talked with our don timoney to find something to wear when she meet the pope. security teams ramming up around the city of course as the pope's arrival nears. coming up at 5:00 what you need to know about the barriers now set in place. ♪ ♪ with the new chase freedom mobile app, you can simply redeem, pay, and go. the new chase freedom mobile app. the card is for the essentials. the cash back is

and so lucky, lucky kevin mccarthy, john boehner's number two, is expected to ascend to the top job even place really have no more reason to like kevin mccarthy than they did john boehner. but that's the common wisdom now. kevin mccarthy, who is quite literally a lucky guy, he won the lottery on a scratch ticket when he was 20 years old, bought a deli with the proceeds that became a very successful business, kevin mccarthy, lottery winner, out of nowhere is once again the guy in the right place at the right time and appears therefore to be about to ascend to one of the most powerful jobs on earth with no congressional track record of any sort that might explain how he got there. here's the question, though. and it can sort of only be answered by someone who is well sourced on capitol hill and hopefully well sourced with conservative republicans. here's the question. is the common wisdom right? and i ask because the last time there was a surprise shake-up in republican leadership thanks to right-wing objections, that was when eric cantor lost his seat in virginia. remember old eric cantor

john, who is kevin mccarthy? >> reporter: capito well, kevin mccarthy is the house majority leader from bakersfield, california. he was elected in 2006. he's one of the people a lot of of folks i've talked to today are mentioning. he's not as conservative as john boehner but he does have the number two spot which means he has a lot of relationships which gives him the strongest start in the race to replace boehner. >> pelley: and if mccarthy is elected by the membership, what will change? >> reporter: well, maybe not that much. to get elected, he's going to need support from that conservative bloc that john boehner was having trouble with. the next speaker faces basically the same challenge, whether it's mccarthy or anyone else, from the conservative block who wants the speaker to be more assertive, and if that speaker isn't more assertive they won't support him when means we may be back in the same place in six months. says one boehner apply, "we'll be right back here in the same place," scott. >> pelley: john d

. >> john and kathleen mccarthy will be greeting pope francis during his visit to the basilica. they were chosen for this special honor. >> we had an apartment down on 4th avenue which cost $46 a month. >> it's easy to see why john and kathy mccarthy have been married 52 years. >> we got married about nine months after i graduated from nursing school. >> back then they didn't know their marriage and work with the church would be honored today with a visit to see pope francis. it was their parish priest who selected them. but they worried about traffic. >> i said, well, if you really want to go. >> i really wanted to go. >> yeah, we'll go. i figure he had some plan like the pope was coming here to pick us up. >> reporter: that wasn't their only concern. >> knowing we're going to be there, becoming more comfortable with meeting him. >> even talking about him. >> then i said, women, this is a big deal. we should be in awe. but i don't want to be not saying anything. >> dumbfounded. >> never really been dumbfounded in my life. >> she even put a new battery in her hearing aid. >> i d

. >>> kevin mccarthy being seen as a possible front-runner to replace speaker john boehner. arthy is said to replace boehner, at least that's what some folks are speculating. boehner is resigning and plans to leave congress at the end of next month. he was facing mounting pressure from within the gop to sfrtrip planned parenthood of government funding. mccarthy became house majority leader last year. he spent three years before that as majority whip. >>> happening today, the two-day landmark music festival is kicking off at west potomac park. drake will be performing tonight. the festival supports the national mall. >>> he got attacked trying to be the good samaritan and break up a fight. this morning, the victim talking only to news 4 as police search for suspects. >>> plus, a salmonella scare at a popular restaurant goes national. d.c.'s figure & olive is not t only one under >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> i seen a whole bunch of kids kicking on him. all i could remember is telling one of them, stop. >> that's countee hoursey right there. he said he was trying to do

they'll meet tonight for a strategy session. mccarthy has announced his candidacy to replace john boehner. mccarthy is considered to be the odds on favorite. >> we need to be closer to people we represent. we need for them to believe once again this is their government, that they're in charge, that we serve them. it's not easy and i won't happen overnight. that's my mission. dari: mccarthy is expected to face several challengers, including congressman dan webster of florida who has the support of conservatives. steve: a second gay rights group receiving the invite to march at the st. patrick's day parade. the lavender and gray alliance is invited to attend. they will allow out at nbc to march. they'll take part next year. dari: you've got good news if you take the staten island ferry. they're expanding service. it will run every half hour around the clock. that will start thursday morning. they'll be adding four new weekday trips between one and 5:00 a.m. in each direction. the ferry will add three more weekend departures between 3:00 and 6:00 a.m. in both directions. and that ferry is st

john: let's hope not, for his sake. he is going to make mistakes and i can kill him. kevin mccarthys smart money to replace john boehner as the republican speaker of the house. still, there are some concerns of the party that he is too onexperienced, to political, and not policy oriented enough. a competitive races brewing for the majority leader and whip spot under the new speaker. boehner said today there is no date yet. with a lot of uncertainty about timing and about who will run into will win, are the republicans headed toward a new leadership team that will serve them effectively? john: i don't know who is going to win the race. but i do know this -- john boehner was underrated in terms of his ability to manage his caucus, and i know this caucus is just as fractured. the dynamics have not changed and these guys are now new people coming into this position in a very difficult environment, made all the more difficult by the presidential campaign. i think they will have a very hard time. mark: as best we can tell, everyone running now is a white man -- that is no good. and there

kevin mccarthy is the frontrunner to replace john boehner as the growth the house. there are concerns that he is too inexperienced, political, and not necessarily policy oriented enough. there are competitive contending rates. john boehner said today there is no day at for the leadership elections. so with a lot of uncertainty now , are the republicans headed toward the leadership team that will serve them effectively? john: i don't know who will win the majority leader race but i do know john boehner was underrated in terms of his ability to manage the caucus and i know this caucus is as fractious as it was under john boehner. the dynamics have not changed and these guys are new people coming into these positions in a difficult environment made more difficult by the onrushing presidential campaign. they will have a hard time. mark: everyone thinking of running now is a white man. that is no good. there is a lack of reformers. there's a lot of rhetoric from carly fiorina. she talked about the highway bill, government reform. but big, overarching, revolutionary polic

majority leader kevin mccarthy officially entering the race to replace john boehner. it appears he has little competition. mccarthy making hundreds of phone calls promising to fight for conservative principles in selected to the post. >>> time for an early start on your money. volkswagen falling further. commodity stocks falling on global demand concerns. yesterday was a doozy. the dow down 313 points. nasdaq had a decline. the bio-tech sector really crushed here. stocks have been falling since hillary clinton tweeted outrage of price gouging. turing pharmaceuticals. previously calling the information highly confidential. just some unease in the markets across the board. >>> we will be watching that. we also now know what is in donald trump's tax plan. the republican frontrunner sitting down with cnn to explain why he thinks everyone wins with his plan. next. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male an

melissa: house majority leader kevin mccarthy making it official, saying he is running for house speaker to replace outgoing speaker johnboehner. mccarthy has been serving as number two house republican since eric cantor's shocking primary loss in 2014. david: busy news cycle. as transparent as possible, that is a quote from hillary clinton's latest claim in her defense using private email server while secretary of state. fox business's blake burman has been looking into details. >> reporter: he has latest from d.c. blake? >> it appears hillary clinton is separating herself from process of deleting emails from the server as tenure of secretary of state. when pressed by fox's ed henley last month, clinton said deeming which emails were for work and which were personal was her responsibility. >> under the law that decision is made by the official. i was the official. i made those decisions. >> reporter: however when clinton appeared on "meet the press" yesterday morning she gave a different description of that process. she said that was up to her attorney. >> all i can tell you when my attorneys conducted this exhaustive

. >>> majority leader kevin mccarthy said today he is running for speaker of the house. he is from bakersfield and looking to replace johnrthy gave a policy speech today and hint on how he might rule the house. ! he believes america needs to reengage globally and give aid to ukraine to stop russian expans. . >> the chance within -- expansion. >> the challenge within ukraine is the greatest threat since world war ii. my answer stop letting vladimir putin set the agenda. >> he one is of several candidates for house speaker. john boehner plans to step down and resign from congress october 30. >>> four people are recovering after a truck plunged off a road in los angeles county. a volunteer search and rescue team training responded to the accident. the young girl was listed in critical condition. the other people are in good condition. the chp is investigating what caused the accident. >>> opponents of the golden state warriors proposed mission bay arena are suggesting an alternative location, near peer 80. two weeks ago the president unveiled these renderings. the new location is one mile south and opponents say building th

mark: it's bad for mccarthy because we both talked about how john boehner was underestimated and underappreciatedbeing speaker of the house, everything that you say gets scrutiny. mccarthy has never been on the stage. one of the least experienced ever, assuming he becomes speaker. for gowdy, he had four months been carefully preparing the hearings, trying to do what no republican has done for a long time, run on a politically substantive hearing. almost nothing he can do now. democrats will just say this hearing is all political. john: you had set for a while you thought that he could pull that off. gowdy took it out of his hands by mccarthy. such a long shadow cast across. hillary clinton is going to say the things she said on tv over and over again. there was almost nothing that could break the momentum of this e-mail story, at least until she got to the hearings. now she is on offense, they are on defense. this is a disaster, a disaster for congressional republicans. and for congressional republican candidates that want to see clinton on her heels. mark: mccarthy was not in a hostile place, he

as far as somebody who follows on after john boehner, kevin mccarthy from california, the majority leader is being talked about. he is not as conservative as john boehner. so it will be interesting to see how he gets those conservatives to vote for him in the speaker's race and if he does get the job, to keep their affections. he may very well face all the same tensions john boehner did. in fact, one boehner ally said we're going to be back here at the same place in six months. >> thanks, john, looking forward to the program this weekend. >> thank you. >>> an electrical malfunction is blamed for a fire in bladensburg this morning. dozens of people living in the six-story building were forced from their apartments. residents from the first three floors were evacuated. people on the upper floors were told to kind of stay there. northbound lanes of kenilworth avenue were shut down while the fire department responded, but there weren't any serious injuries. >>> west virginia mountain mama take me home country roads ♪ ♪. >> dueling pianos on the stage today for the inaugural kickoff of somethi

john boehner. california representative ketch mccarthy says he wants the job. does it mean a big shift in strategy for the republican party? scott thuman has the answer. scott: want a line to summarize the turmoil on the hill? >> we are in unchartered waters and we're trying to figure it out. scott: the betting and the begging began. will the current number two kevin mccarthy get the gavel? someone from the conservative side move up? it auz always said that boehner was undercut by the tea party members who felt he was too spot. >> speaker is a tough job. you disappoint people every day. >> if we just move even up a notch in the washington machine then we fail to listen to the message the people send us. >> we are looking at a shakeup of the republican leadership. depending on how the races go. scat: the backdoor deal and horse trading make it impossible to predict what the spot will look like in weeks or even days. >> this will be controversial and contentious battle. >> boehner had his own warning about supporting the promising revolutions. >> the baseball say

which means that john boehner had to go. i suspect kevin mccarthy will face much the same fate. he will not be able to effectuate getting around the constitution. that is not possible. jon: kevin mccarthy is odds-on-favorite to win the speaker's job. a guy named sean trend writes this in "real clear politics." he says, the biggest accomplishment of boehner's term as speaker, keeping the warring factions of the tea party wing and establishment wing away from each other's folks. there is no guarranty mccarthy will be up to the task. there is a reasonable chance he won't be. if he isn't, conservatives could lose everything. he suggests, guy, conservatives might rue the day john boehner turned in his rest nation. >> who is up to that task? that is the question i keep asking, right? when the whispers and the frustration with boehner would vent out and there were discussions about deposing him as speaker, and i don't think anyone is expecting him to just leave the way he decided to do and resign from congress. when there was question, okay if boehner is gone, who is next speaker of th

search under way for the republican who will take over for outgoing house speaker john boehner. kevin mccarthyg his run for the post. >> i think the republican conference needs somebody who can unite the body and represent as far as wide and can articulate the message. you know what, trey is the best person to do that having spoken to him, i think he'll do it if we get behind it and support it. i think him as the majority leader would be heaven sent. it would propel republicans in the right direction. >> they're not all behind the same woman or man, larry. what do you think about it? >> the fact he says he hasn't made a decision tells me he is up for grabs here. in he were the majorityfrom som base a lot every day, he sets them on fire. they are only concern is they would want to make sure he could finish his job on the benghazi hearing. if we're about to hear simon's advice, it's about as valid as that facebook disclaimer that everybody has been posting. take it with grain of salt. >> just because you set me up now, i have to ask. who do you want to see? >> to me what's most interesting about

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. >> pelley: in washington today, house majority leader kevin mccarthy said that he will run to succeed john boehner as speaker of the house. mccarthy is from california and promised fellow republicans he will lead the fight for scwerve principles. no word on when the house will vote on a new speaker. lawyers for former house speaker dennis hastert and federal prosecutors revealed today that they're working on a plea deal. hastert is charged with violating banking laws and lying to federal agents reportedly about paying hush money to someone who accused him of sexual misconduct. pope francis returned to the vatican today, and on the flight from the u.s., he told reporters that priests who sexually abuse children violate the calling of god. the pope also coined a new word in italian to describe his reception in the u.s. it translates "beyond all limits." also beyond limits today is the discovery on mars that nasa has announced. chip reid has that. >> reporter: scientists have been puzzled over the past few years by photos from a nasa satellite showing long black streaks on mars that seem to f

mccarthy just announced his candidacy for speaker of the house. he's promising to uphold conservative principles and listen to his fellow lawmakers and voters. outgoing speaker johnhner praised mccarthy when he announced his resignation under pressure from conservatives. >> back here at home, the former kids' hockey coach could go to prison for decades for propositioning boys online. today timothy bodenheimer pleaded built guilty although hr touched a minor. he'll be sentenced in december. >>> i'm melissa ma lay with your first 4 traffic and we have changes on the blue line that go into effect tomorrow on tuesday. the blue line will be the only line to go through trade yum armory station during rush hour and this is an effort to reduce con skwegz on the orange, silver and blue lines here. shuttle busses will be running through stadium armory and minnesota avenue when the orange and silver lines are bypassing stadium armory. have a great day. >>> punishment for the pitcher. we are live at nats park learning about the fallout for this brawl. >>> thousands of local students did not get properly immunized and why they may be ordered to stop going to school and who is

the year we hope back to you. >> thank you so much house majority leader kevin mccarthy announcing will seek to replace johnthe house once he steps down next month joining us is house majority leader kevin mccarthy congressman good to have you on the program welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for joining us the conversation joins boehner announced he is stepping down has been all about what has gotten done what hasn't gotten down i want your take congressman on why it has been so tough we had eric cantor on show yesterday made the point that you know people were excited after november republicans won the majority, in congress because they thought that you would do a lot for the billso president obamas's desk he would veto why has it been so difficult? >> well, if you watched just the house we have passed more than 300 bills, from repealing obamacare medical device taxes bills to a lot of things that would change it has lives of average day americans, the challenge has been in the senate take 60 vote rule those bills have not been getting to the president's desk, i think that has been more the frust

. >> it's easy to see why john and kathy mccarthy have been married for 52 years. >> we got married about nine months after i graduated from nursing school. >> back then they didn't know it would be honored today with a visit with pope francis. it was their priest who selected them but they worried about traffic. >> i said if you really want to go -- >> i really want to go. >> -- we'll go. because i figure he has some real plans. like the pope was coming up here. >> reporter: and that wasn't their only concern. >> knowing we were going to be there, becoming more comfortable with meeting him. >> but even talking about him. >> yeah. and then i think wait a minute, this is a big deal. we should be in awe. but i don't want to be not saying anything. i mean -- yeah. i've never really been dumbfounded in my life. >> you should put a new battery in your hearing aid. >> i did. i tend to say welcome we've been waiting for you. because he's approachable. >> glad you got here. >> reporter: the couple is trying not to be too nervous. kathy just recovered from an illness. of course meeting pope franci

mccarthy, just walked out of the conference meeting. they meet later today to discuss a new speaker and perhaps other adjustments, heather. >> do john boehner'sritics think kevin mccarthy is the answer? >> reporter: it is interesting, kevin mccarthy called entire 247 house republican conference over weekend to ask their advice and seek their support. one boehner critic says he personally likes mccarthy's leadership style? >> i describe it as ground up as opposed to top down. john boehner and eric cantor, would walk into meeting here is the deal. kevin walks into a meeting says, what do you think? he is inclusive type of leader wants to hear from all sides. i always felt like i at least had a say on issues when i had a chance to talk with kevin. i think that will be marked improvement way john john pass ran the place. >> reporter: to be fair to boehner, they passed many conservative bills because you need 60 votes to pass the senate and that will not change anytime soon. there is different way to cultivate ideas and argue them in the public. heather. >> jason chaffetz threw his support behind trey gowdy for speaker. >> reporter: we've be watch

. >> in washington today, house majority leader kevin mccarthy said he will run to succeed john boehner as speaker of the house. mccarthy from california promised fellow republicans that he will lead the fight for conservative principles. no word yet on when the house will vote on a new speaker. >> lawyers for former house speaker dennis hastert and federal prosecutors revealed today that they're working on a plea deal. hastert is charged with violating banking laws and lying to federal agents. reportedly about paying hush money to some one who accused hem of sexual misconduct. >> pope francis returned to the vatican today. on the flight from the u.s., he told reporters, that priests who sexually abused children violate the calling of god. the pope also coined a new word in italian to describe his reception in the u.s., it translates "beyond all limits." also, beyond limits today is the discovery on mars that nasa has announced. chip reid has that. >> reporter: scientists have been puzzled over the past few years by photos from a nasa satellite showing long black streaks on mars that se

. >> in washington today, house majority leader kevin mccarthy said he will run to succeed john boehner as speaker of the house. mccarthy from california promised fellow republicans that he will lead the fight for conservative principles. no word yet on when the house will vote on a new speaker. >> lawyers for former house speaker dennis hastert and federal prosecutors revealed today that they're working on a hastert is charged with violating banking laws and lying to federal agents. reportedly about paying hush money to some one who accused him of sexual misconduct. >> pope francis returned to the vatican today. on the flight from the u.s., he told reporters, that priests who sexually abused children violate the calling of god. the pope also coined a new word in italian to describe his reception in the u.s., it translates "beyond all limits." also, beyond limits today is the discovery on mars that nasa has announced. chip reid has that. >> reporter: scientists have been puzzled over the past few years by photos from a nasa satellite showing long black streaks on mars that seemed to flo

john boehner. listen here to kevin mccarthy. >> i won't be as tan. john is a very good and decent man.s a man that came into this office. if you looked at those that maybe want to fight, how did the house bank get shut down? john boehner is the last one standing who shut it down. he then fought to give us majority, went into leadership, left, become a committee chairman. he's one of the few standing that won two majorities. but everybody is different. there's a generational difference about us as well. >> there you have it, kevin mccarthy. >>> coming up for us, a new report suggests the u.s. homeland is in danger because of specific security weaknesses. we're going to discuss that. plus, a man pumping gas. he sees a spider. moments later, the station is in flames. see what happens. (wind noise) (road noise) what's happening here... is not normal, it's extraordinary. 291 people, 350 tons, 186 miles per hour... you're not sure what's on the other side to that time after you land. but momentum pushes you forward. you are a test pilot, breaking through where others broke. this is why you t

margaret: we already know kevin mccarthy, the majority leader, is the most obvious conventional wisdom candidate. johnhner gave him his blessing. but you have others like daniel webster waiting in the wings. who are more conservative, who think that kevin mccarthy is too close to the boehner legacy. there are real questions now about raising the debt limit. many of the budget issues that president obama has to contend with. while john boehner has been open to immigration reform, obama was frustrated he would not do it. mccarthy is interesting because he is from california. he is not completely against immigration reform. but he will be very much in the crosshairs if he ascends to the speakership and decides to go that route. phil no question, you talk to : house lawmakers, kevin mccarthy just has the juice to be able to win. the bigger question becomes majority leader and whip, where there is going to be contests. the bigger question, there's 40 lawmakers who have been a thorn in the side of john boehner. the rabble-rousers who caused him so much problems. ok, now is your opportunity. let's see you ba

margaret: we know mccarthy is the most obvious candidate. john boehner gave him his lessing.re are others like daniel webster waiting in the wings. -- john boehner gave him his blessing. there are more questions about what will happen in terms of raising the debt limit. many of the budget issues that president obama has to contend with. while john boehner has been open to immigration reform, obama was frustrated he would not do it. mccarthy is interesting because he is from california. he is not completely against immigration reform. he will be very much in the crosshairs if he ascends to the speakership. >> no question to you talk to house lawmakers, kevin mccarthy just has the juice to be able to win. the bigger question becomes majority leader and whip, where there is going to be contests. there are 40 lawmakers wrote always been a thorn in the side of john boehner. ok, now is your opportunity. let's see you back up or you have been doing. it is easy to throw bombs. throw bombs from the back bench. lets you organize and try to put somebody up. i think that is the big quest

tear ducts from overflowing but is congressman kevin mccarthy, republican from california, really different enough from suddening retiring speaker john boehner to get dissatisfied conservatives in the house on board? what will make mccarthy any different than his predecessor? 4 will he be able to keep 218 frongs in a wheelbarrow to get something passed. the behind the scenes battle to become the next speaker has the halls of congress buzzing. leader mccarthy sat down with the first interview since tossing his hat in the ring for speaker what happen are you hearing hearing in halls from republicans? do they want a conservative to challenge mccarthy? >> reporter: standing outside the republican conference meeting where they're going to have their first extended discussion about the way forward for their party after that sudden resignation of john boehner. right now there's only one republican who has stepped up to challenge kevin mccarthy. that's daniel webster from florida, a conservative republican, but he really does not have wide support. not even among the conservative wing, of the party he just got 12 votes when he ran against jo

mccarthy is another john boehner. what you make of that? caller: he doesn't want to fight. you can shut down the government. you send the budget up, send the legislation. if obama vetoes it, shut down the government. msnbc will never say that, but -- what itit is area is. who do you think leads the republican party? republicans only for the next half hour or so. richard, florida, good morning. caller: good morning. to me, it looks like we have one , insideny washington the beltway. the republicans and democrats are basically the same party against the people. grain did nothing you said he was going to do. he said he would cut the budget. wereast i heard, they arguing about a few million that they never did cut the budget at all. nothing got done. obamacare, they took all of these vote sign a congress. had 30 something to do away with obama care and it never happened. they never presented obama with the bill. boehner is ineffective. the caller is right. obama should be impeached for abuse of power. abuse of his position. host: is there a republican you would like to see as l

kevin mccarthy is very much like john boehner. so will that change anything? hard to imagine. >> kelly o'donnell, thanks. also on our team at that press conference, the opening question went to luke russert, who is now wired up. luke, it sounds like to your question, the pope's visit while it wasn't the catalyst for his decision, probably played a role in the speaker's decision to wake up this morning and decide today was the day. >> reporter: certainly, brian. i asked the question because of a "washington post" report that a colleague robert costa did that talked about how last night, john boehner left the capitol, he was very emotional. he put his arm around bob costa, and another reporter from politico, jake sherman, and re-enacted the entire moment of when the pope walked down the hall with him and recounted the story about how the pope asked him to pray for his holiness. i asked john boehner whether or not it was in fact the grace of pope francis that led him to this. he didn't say it outwardly but i got the sense from covering boehner for the last six ye

john boehner proved deeply unpopular with the conservative part of this conference. kevin mccarthyhe relationships he has with these members, he'll have an opportunity at least in the beginning to try his hand at the speaker's gavel. but he'll face an ele

. >>> house majority leader kevin mccarthy is making his case on why he should be the next house speaker, standing alongside outgoing speaker john boehner this morning, mccarthy explained how he differs from boehner. mccarthy announced his intention for the job on monday. the 50-year-old california republican faces some skepticism from conservatives who fear he's nothing more than a boehner clone. >> i know what's going on across the country. and i'm concerned about what we hear. a lot of people in washington concerned about power and institutions. i'm concerned about making a difference in everybody's lives. >> boehner announced last week he would resign from congress at the end of october. >>> 48 hours after pope francis left philadelphia, all the streets in center city are now reopened, with one exception. >> the inner lanes of the ben franklin parkway will reopen by tomorrow night. while that's welcome news to most people, a new petition is asking for the opposite, more street closures in center city soon. a group called open street philadelphia created the petition on change.org. this is what they are asking for, for the ci

john boehner is opting out. kevin mccarthy thinks he is the perfect guy for the job.ren't a lot of people racing for the job. we could go through multiple attempts at this before they do settle on a candidate. whoever wins doesn't necessarily have it for long. that is a sign of the tumultuous times. ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (vo) wit runs on optimism.un on? it's what sparks ideas. moves the world forward. invest with those who see the world as unstoppable. who have the curiosity to look beyond the expected and the conviction to be in it for the long term. oppenheimerfunds believes that's the right way to invest... ...in this big, bold, beautiful world. or building the best houses in town. or becoming the next highly-unlikely dotcom superstar. and us, we'll be right there with you, helping with the questions you need answered to get your brand new business started. we're legalzoom and we've already partnered with over a million new business owners to do just that. check us

. >>> that was house majority leader kevin mccarthy, right there, joking about how he would be different than speaker john boehner if and when he replaces boehner when he retires at the end of next month. mccarthy is the favorite right now to win the speakership. the real race seems to be the race to replace him as majority leader, the number two spot. right now the main contenders are majority whip, steve scalise, and georgia congressman, tom price. earlier this week, some suggested that trey gowdy, the congressman from south carolina, suggested that he should are up. but just a few moments ago, goudy with us asked about it. this is what he said. >> if you couldn't make out what he said, he said, i'm not running. i don't want to do this. how does this shake up the race? let's go to msnbc political correspondent, kasie hunt. casey, a few moments ago, gowdy saying he's not going to run. what's that mean? >> that's not unexpected. conservatives have been trying really hard to draft gowdy. they've been saying they're trying to get him to serve the conference, but you heard him say he's definitely out. i thin

right now on capitol hill about just how things will play out, and what a mccarthy speakership would look like compared to john boehner. randall? in >> a lot is going on. thank you very much. libby casey in washington. ♪ >>> we're taking a look at live pictures of the leaders summit, countering isil and violent extremism, the summit called by president obama. we'll check in with the summit and the u.n. right after this. ♪ >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. >>> back live at the united nations. let's listen to president obama's remarks. >> -- some 120 civil society groups from around the world, and partners from the private sector. i believe what we have here today is the emergence of a global movement that has united by the mission of degrading and ultimately destroying isil. together we're pursuing a comprehensive strategy that has been formed over many years and crippling the