johnson. lucas. johnson. luna. johnson. luttrell. johnson. lynch. jeffries. mace. johnson. mackenzie. johnson. magaziner. jeffries. malliotakis. johnson. maloy. johnson. mann. johnson. mannion. jeffries. massie. emmer. mast. johnson. matsui. jeffries. mcbath. jeffries. mcbride. jeffries. mccaul. johnson. mcclane. johnson. mcclain delaney. jeffries. mcclellan. jeffries. mcclintock. johnson. mccollum. jeffries. mccormick. johnson. mcdonald rivet. jeffries. mcdowell. johnson. mcgarvey. jeffries. mcgovern. jeffries. mcguire. johnson. mciver. jeffries. meeks. jeffries. menendez. jeffries. meng. jeffries. mess her. -- m erveg ssmer. johnson. meuser. johnson. mfume. jeffries. miller of illinois. johnson. miller of ohio. johnson. miller of west virginia. johnson. miller-meeks. johnson. mills. johnson. min. jeffries. moolenaar. johnson. moore of alabama. johnson. moore of north carolina. johnson. moore of utah. johnson. moore of wisconsin. jeffries. moore of west virginia. johnson. moran. johnson. morrelle. jeffries. morrison. jeffries. moskowitz. moskowitz. jeffries. moulton. jeffr

johnson. yakym. johnson. zinke. johnson.the clerk of the house: for what purpose does the gentlelady from the virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. northern mariana, puerto rico, the virgin islands and the district of columbia were not called. representing collectively four million americans. mr. speaker, collectively the largest per capita of veterans in this country. the clerk of the house: does the gentlelady have a parliamentary inquiry? ms. plaskett: i ask why they were not called. >> the house is not in order. the clerk of the house: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. plaskett: i ask why they were not called from the parliamentarian, please. the clerk of the house: delegates-elect in the resident -- and the resident commissioner-elect are not qualified to vote. representatives-elect are the only individuals qualified to vote in the election of a speaker. as provided in section 36 of the house rules and manual, the speaker is elected by a majority of the members-elect v

johnson. stefano. johnson. style. johnson. stubbe. johnson.hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. strong. johnson. stutsman. johnson. suozzi. jeffries. swell well. jeffries. sikes. jeffries. tecano. >> jeffries. >> jeffries. taylor. johnson. tenney. johnson. tenedar. jeffries. thompson of california. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. thompson of mississippi. jeffries. thompson of pennsylvania. johnson. tiffany. >> johnson. >> johnson. timmons. johnson. titus. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. jeffries. tekuda. jeffries. tonco. jeffries. torres of california. >> jeffries. >> jeffries. torres of new york. >> jeffries. >> jeffries. trahan. jeffries. tran. jeffries. turner of ohio. >> johnson. >> johnson. turner of texas. jeffries. underwood. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. valedeo. johnson. van drew. johnson. van dyne. johnson. van orden. >> mike johnson. >> johnson. vargas. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. vasquez. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. veasey. jeffries. lindeman. >> jeffries. >> jeffries. wagner. >> mike johnson. >> johnson. lomberg. johnson.

johnson. >> johnson. >> baird. johnson. >> johnson. balderson. >> johnson. johnson. >> balance. >> jeffries. jeffries. barr mike. >> johnson. >> johnson barragan. jeffries. barrett. >> barrett baumgartner. >> mike. johnson. >> barrett. >> johnson. going back to barrett. >> barrett. >> barrett. johnson. johnson. baumgartner. white. johnson. johnson. being a florida. johnson. johnson beatty. hakeem. >> jeffries. >> jeffries begich. mike. johnson. johnson. bell. hakeem. jeffries. jeffries bentz. johnson. johnson. bera. jeffries. bergman. johnson. johnson. beyer. jeffries. vice. johnson. johnson. biggs of arizona. biggs of arizona. biggs of south carolina. president trump's endorsed candidate. fide johnson. bilirakis. johnson. johnson. bishop hakeem. jeffries. boebert. speaker. mike johnson. johnson. bonamici. jeffries. bost. johnson boyle of pennsylvania. jeffries. racine. johnson. bresnahan johnson. johnson brown. hakeem. jeffries. jeffries. brownlee. jeffries. jeffries. buchanan. mike. johnson. johnson. brodzinsky. jeffries. burgett. gentlemen. johnson. burle

johnson. lucas. johnson peered luna. johnson. luttrell. lynch. johnson. mackenzie. johnson. magziner. jeffries. malliotakis. johnson. maloy. johnson. mann. johnson. mnnnion. jeffries. massie. >> tom emmer. >> emmer. [indistinct conversation] >> bret: okay, so that is thomas massie, and he has voted for bob ever for speaker. so that is another person, you see that 1 there, that was predicted. you can't have another republican go the other way, otherwise we are going to another ballot at the end. remember there are five members have not responded yet. four g.o.p.es, biggs, cloud, . they could come at the end and vote, but if they don't it puts the magic number, the total number at 429 instead of 434 and that means the magic number would be 215 so there is a number of ways this can go just by process. and they could not vote and he could still win with a majority of 215. but it is a dangerous game when you start playing this because hakeem jeffries can also g get a 215. and that is where this is. >> and what happens of carson's shows up, the democrat and the four republicans do

johnson. lucas. johnson. luna. johnson. luttrell. johnson. lynch. jeffries. mace. johnson. mackenzie. johnson. magaziner. jeffries. malliotakis. johnson. maloy. johnson. mann. johnson. mannion. jeffries. massie. emmer. mast. johnson. matsui. jeffries. mcbath. jeffries. mcbride. jeffries. mccaul. johnson. mcclane. johnson. mcclain delaney. jeffries. mcclellan. jeffries. mcclintock. johnson. mccollum. jeffries. mccormick. johnson. mcdonald rivet. jeffries. mcdowell. johnson. mcgarvey. jeffries. mcgovern. jeffries. mcguire. johnson. mciver. jeffries. meeks. jeffries. menendez. jeffries. meng. jeffries. mess her. -- m erveg ssmer. johnson. meuser. johnson. mfume. jeffries. miller of illinois. johnson. miller of ohio. johnson. miller of west virginia. johnson. miller-meeks. johnson. mills. johnson. min. jeffries. moolenaar. johnson. moore of alabama. johnson. moore of north carolina. johnson. moore of utah. johnson. moore of wisconsin. jeffries. moore of west virginia. johnson. moran. johnson. morrelle. jeffries. morrison. jeffries. moskowitz. moskowitz. jeffries. moulton. jeffr

johnson. yakym. johnson. zinke. johnson.the clerk of the house: for what purpose does the gentlelady from the virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. northern mariana, puerto rico, the virgin islands and the district of columbia were not called. representing collectively four million americans. mr. speaker, collectively the largest per capita of veterans in this country. the clerk of the house: does the gentlelady have a parliamentary inquiry? ms. plaskett: i ask why they were not called. >> the house is not in order. the clerk of the house: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. plaskett: i ask why they were not called from the parliamentarian, please. the clerk of the house: delegates-elect in the resident -- and the resident commissioner-elect are not qualified to vote. representatives-elect are the only individuals qualified to vote in the election of a speaker. as provided in section 36 of the house rules and manual, the speaker is elected by a majority of the members-elect voting by surname. m

he endorsed johnson, but his message this morning was, good luck, mike johnson. it was not exactly the most stirring, forceful public message you have ever heard. he does not want to be embarrassed by whatever happens. >> well, that does it for me this hour. as we continue to watch the events on the house floor, and how mike johnson is going to either pull out these votes, and it's only three votes, and secure his speakership on the first ballot, or whether they have to go to a second ballot. alex witt picks up coverage right now. >>> welcome, everyone, good day to all of you. i'm alex witt. we have been watching high drama, bracing for round two after three republican holdouts, appear to have sunk his bid to be speaker of the house, this in just the first round of voting. the defectors being thomas massie, johnson could only lose one vote. massie was a lock at a no. the would be speaker said prior to the vote he is in this for the long haul. let's be clear on this, until a new speaker is elected, the house stands still, essentially. it cannot conduct any other b

johnson. waltz. johnson. the clerk of the house: if there are any representatives-elect who did not answer the call of the roll, they may come to the well and vote at this time. the clerk: clyde. clyde. gosar. johnson. clyde. johnson. it will require a host of conversations. >> when you expect that? >> is a tenuous situation -- it's a tenuous situation. the first order of business will be the clerk officiating results and we will see if johnson decides to huddle with his conference or get back into another round of voting. >> have you been able to be on the floor at all? >> i was in the house chamber for the vote, yes. >> have you had a chance to talk to the dissenting republicans? >> not yet. everyone is waiting to see the final tally into seo johnson goes from there. >> thank you for a few minutes and the update. we will be back in touch with you this afternoon. we appreciate it. >> thanks. >> matt greene of catholic university, could those members change their votes? >> that's why it's great that c-span ha

johnson. waltz. johnson. the clerk of the house: if there are any representatives-elect who did not answer the call of the roll, they may come to the well and vote at this time. the clerk: clyde. clyde. gosar. johnson. clyde. johnson. >> we knew tom massey of kentucky would not rep. johnson:. although many of them ultimately in the second round decided to police johnson, there were three republicans who voted for other named candidates, so as a result johnson did not have the 218 to get elected. >> joining us is ms. schnell. what is going on? >> we are digesting the vote tally, but as the clerk officiates of the votes, it appears mike johnson has fallen short of winning the speaker's gavel. three lawmakers voted for somebody other than johnson. because of that outcome that leaves johnson with support from 216 republicans. all 215 democrats supported hakim jeffries, and that is problematic for mike johnson because it is short of the 218 she needed to clench the gavel. it is not official yet, but according to m

just two voting for someone else other than johnson, johnson loses the gavel.xt hour and a half, ana. >> any sense of what the sticking points are within his own party? >> reporter: in all honesty the biggest sticking point for johnson is the razor thin majority. mccarthy had a similar problem. if he tells some of the hardliners and gives in to their demands, like a chip roy, there are others who want him to commit to fiscal spending cuts, some of which you cannot say yes to because he will lose moderate members in the middle. what's different for johnson and mccarthy, we saw 15 rounds of voting two years ago and it took five days for mccarthy to get the gavel. of course, trump is in his corner. the biggest endorsement coming out this morning saying in multiple posts he has spent time with johnson over the new year holiday. trump knows that without johnson in the speaker chair or anyone else that can get to 218, all business halts. that means his election cannot be certified on january 6th. his legislative agenda items can't get settled either. trump knows that

let's listen. >> johnson. >> carson. carson. carter of georgia. >> mike johnson. >> johnson.ter of louisiana. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. carter of texas. johnson. cassar. >> jeffries. >> jeffries. case. jeffries

johnson. they elected the second time. and we've had we had a little bit of falling out on those last three bills that we ended up voting for one. of course i did not. but just the spending that was involved in that and lifting the caps and things like that. we thought there was a disconnect between president trump, the speaker and us, and we felt like that we were not informed of what was going on. >> and just to sort of make sure that our viewers understand what is happening as we speak, you came off the floor to come and speak to us, which which we appreciate gladly. the vote is not closed. the first vote is not closed. so even though three republicans have voted effectively against mike johnson, what it sounds like you helped arrange was a conversation that he's happening, having as we speak with keith self and with ralph norman. what are they asking for? in addition to rules chair, which it sounds like they're not going to get, i agree with you. >> i think they'll write that portion off b

norman, johnson. mr. self is recorded as donalds. mr. self, johnson. [applause] >> bret: with that, the majority is reached at 218. once this is gavel close, sandra, we will have a new speaker of the house for the 119 congress in mike johnson from louisiana. took a little bit to get there, but you see the celebrations on the house floor. >> sandra: we had a lawmaker on just a few moments ago who said he just chatted with two lawmakers who were among those who voted for someone other than johnson, said he was optimistic. sounds like he had a pretty good conversation because this is obviously the outcome of that and there is probably a pretty elated speaker elect johnson walking back up the aisle there, bret. >> bret: let's listen in. i think we will get a gavel here as he is shaking hands with all the folks. we all know what the conversation was with ralph norman or keith self. that is nancy mace giving him a hug on the floor there. let's listen into the floor. that is claudia tenney from new york with the hug there. everybody giving congrat congratulat

norman, johnson. mr. self, johnson. [applause] christian: so johnson wins on the first round.s the moment in the last few minutes as he was escorted by his fellow congressmen to the dais to begin a second term as house speaker. but the republicans hold the slender rest of margins in the house. not as mild as 2023, nonetheless today's vote will raise concerns about bigger problems ahead. just before we came on air, i spoke to republican congressman tim berdych. initially one of the holdouts. it did look that we were heading for a second round of a vote at the time. you predicted it would go multiple rounds. you did vote for mike johnson in the first round. will you stick with him in the subsequent rounds? >> yes, sir. i don't see any reason to change. they are working through it now, a question of whether they have even closed the boat. they could work it out and get something going. i asked -- the speaker met with one of the members that voted against him and i suspect he is meeting with both of them now. i wouldn't be surprised if president trump wasn't on the phone with both

they need to vote for mike johnson. so again, the president elect here in palm beach county, we're awaiting any comment from him with these unfolding developments. kate. all right, gabe, appreciate that. just for our viewers, we are waiting for the gavel officially to be hit, where we'll know that this vote is final and official. but as of right now, the news is that the house appears to fail in reelecting speaker mike johnson to that position. i want to go back to garrett hake. garrett, i know you're probably actively trying to talk to members as well, but do we have any further guidance on whether they might start voting again anytime soon? no, nothing official, kate, but to be clear, the easiest option for the house is to go right into a next round of voting. that's sort of the way this syststem is designed. if this ve is gaveled closed, unless else. and again, the only realng option is to adjourn. the next round of voting would start automatically. it's not clear that these three members who voted for someone other

i'm not confident about johnson. i think he is just a puppet of the current, i mean of the incoming president. it scares me a little bit. i just hope the president can cynically apply what the job is there. which is to represent us and best represent us, and that may mean going against thehe presidt at times. >> host: annie wanted to see some bipartisanship legislation passedis and sent to the president's desk. a busy washington in january. he begins today with the opening day of the 119th congress. on monday, january 6, they are slated to certify the electoral resultss in congress. it's written out as part of the responsibility here for the federal government. that cannot happen though until a speaker is elected. no business happens in the house ofou representatives until they have a speaker. following today, if they elect a speaker and following the certification of the electionn results, then you have in the comingin weeks nomination, confirmation hearing for president donald trump's pics to serve in his cabinet.

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norman johnson mr. johnson all right. texas had originally voted for fellow freedom caucus member, congressman byron donalds of florida. congressman ralph norman voted for jim jordan, but they both switched their votes. let's talk right now with doug heye. doug, you used to be a leadership aide for majority leader eric cantor of virginia. what did you see happen today? what's your interpretation? what's your an

when asked if he will vote for johnson, saying mccormick's boat to johnson -- mccormick spoke to johnsonesterday saying i feel like he is listening. i do not see a better alternative. we start wasting and we get into the infighting we had last time we will get right back to where we were last time and that is a weak position. the more we realize it is about the congress and not just the speaker the faster we get the job done. that is mychael schnell. reporter from fox news has this on a representative from tennessee, one of those who are not committed to speaker johnson, in a recent interview saying "i am not committed to speaker johnson. still waiting on some conversations. i would like to think if we would get on that point we could go. get on with the american agenda which is why people elected us to do. every time the speaker meets with us i think it is productive and shows he cares. he is listening and he is attentive. he has 435 egos he has to deal with so i get." then frank thorpe, we showed you a picture of the former offices of senator mitch mcconnell, now a new nameplate on tha

however, something to distinguish about johnson separate of kevin mccarthy two years ago, is johnson is saying he does not want to make any promises to the far-right conservatives who want something from him in exchange for a yes vote. he was to be able to say, i'm going to lead this conference. i want to unite this conference and i do not want to specify or make any promises to specific lawmakers paid so it is going to be interesting to see what happens should he fail on that first ballot round. , whether he decides to go back to his office and meet with lawmakers, start talking on house floor, we can watch that play out with the c-span cameras. lots to see what happens in the next hour. >> so, 219-215 is the current breakdown in the house of representatives. republicans-democrats. one wildcard, matt gaetz. was reelected. could he vote for the speaker? >> we are not expecting him to show up today. so far, as i said, i have not seen him in person. near the house chamber. while he was elected into the 119th congress and remember resigned after his nominating -- he was nominated to be

i like johnson a lot.nd when mccarthy didn't make it, he ended up quitting and i'd hate to see the same thing happen to johnson, but for me, i have bigger fish to fry. we have spent a lot of money in this country on immigration. currently about a year ago i married a young lady from kenya, i'm 70 years old. well, in talking-- or watching her talk to her daughter on the phone in kenya, excuse me, she would be happy when she's on the phone talking to her and all of a sudden, after the phone call is over with, it turned to sadness and i couldn't stand it. so i turned around and told her, honey, i will petition for your daughter to come here. my problem is is we have a lot of people that are going about immigration the right way that we have ten times more that are going about immigration the wrong way and it's costing this country a lot of money because of that. >> all right. steve, so steve, in the 119th congress the speaker of the house gets to define the first 10 bills, hr1 through 10. what should hr1 look

manu, a critical vote for speaker mike johnson.e is facing an uphill battle today to see whether or not he can get the votes to remain the speaker. where do things stand right now? >> yeah, look, there's virtually no margin for error because of the narrowness of this house republican majority. mike johnson, for the last several weeks, and particularly over the last day, has been having a flurry of conversations with a number of republican holdouts, people who want him to make certain commitments, some demands to cut federal spending and the like, and also to give them more power in the legislative process. but johnson has been absolutely defiant, saying that he will not cut deals. he says that it is time to get behind his speaker, to try to move ahead with trump's agenda, trying to highlight the fact that donald trump did come out in support of him and saying that supporting him now would are opposing him now, would undercut their ability to move ahead in the single party rule in washington. and just moments ago, mike johnson made

they have no actual position to influence mike johnson. mike johnson is not bipartisan. the democrats are bipartisan on the bills for ukraine and all those type of things. he broke his word there. he is not reliable. everybody keeps forgetting about the 2025. they never speak about the people. they speak about donald trump. that is all i have to say. thank you. host: robert in rogers city, michigan, and independent caller. we believe that house will come in to formally gavel out the 118th congress in just a minute, or maybe less as we simulcast here on c-span one and c-span two. you are watching the washington journal. we have been live from capitol hill this morning. at noon eastern here on c-span we will bring you live coverage of the house and the speaker vote and then we will go to c-span2 for live coverage of the senate. this and it go about gaveling in the 119th congress and their business, their legislative business and procedural agenda they have to do to get the 119th congress underway. on the house side, we will see what happens. nothing gets done until they el

one, we know that not only did he endorse speaker johnson or congressman johnson to be the speaker, hectually went with speaker johnson's timeline on when that endorsement should come. the two of them had discussed doing it on new year's day. johnson told him he thought it needed to come earlier because of all of these holdouts. and and donald trump agreed to doing that. then after that, trump also agreed to having phone calls, having conversations with a number of these holdouts, including chip roy, who many believe that this vote would ultimately hinge on, although it turns out that there were others that voted against speaker johnson or against johnson for the speakership. then, on top of that, once the votes had already been cast, we now know that trump called into the private meeting with these people who had voted against johnson and had a conversation with them. now, i spoke to trump this morning and he said he was all in on johnson, that there was nobody waiting in the wings, that he believed that johnson was the only person in congress who could get the votes. and that's why h

johnson: so help me god. [applause] pres.: my fellow countrymen: on this occasion the oath i have taken before you and before god is not mine alone, but ours together. we are one nation and one people. our fate as a nation and our future as a people rest not upon one citizen but upon all citizens. that is the majesty and the meaning of this moment. for every generation, there is a destiny. for some, history decides. for this generation, the choice must be our own. even now, a rocket moves toward mars. it reminds us that the world will not be the same for our children, or even for ourselves, in a short span of years. the next man to stand here will look out on a scene that is different from our own. because ours is a time of change -- rapid and fantastic change -- bearing the secrets of nature, multiplying the nations, placing in uncertain hands new weapons for mastery and destruction, shaking old values and uprooting old ways. our destiny in the midst of change will rest on the unchanged character of our people and on their f

but johnson can only afford to hughes one.do one round and the speaker said the plan is the first ballot is that what democrats are prepared for. >> these are creatures of chaos. i don't have anything prognostication but it seems like it's likely that we could go to more than one ballot here. and this is the problem. when you are driven by ther to any of the minority you are going to be stuck. the american people are focus on tax cuts for rich and will of the oligarch and chief in elon musk and has agenda that donald trump is pursuing. that's not what the american people care about. >> as we start making this pivot to policy, these close margins yes they could be chaos and could be opportunity for democrats. what are policy points you think you could find commonality in this razor thin congress. >> ultimately when you look at numbers of the house, however the speaker vote turns out, republicans will need democrats to get the basics done. so we have to return to the spending discussion again in march. and as you saw last time w

an assist from trump put mike johnson over the line.ake on that. >> yeah, no, this is the take. i was thinking about this because i've not been a huge fan of speaker johnson. he's not a bad guy, he's a good guy, and it's a very hard job. might be the hardest job in all of washington, speaker of the house so you have to have a bit of sympathy for whoever takes that on. i found myself rooting more for trump to win and get what he wanted than for johnson to lose. it's a big congrats to both of them but especially to president trump actually. larry: i think, steve forbes said this in the last segment, you know, for tram top win with respect to his agenda. border, taxes and so forth, he had to stop and no time touchilily shaly and dawdle around the house leadership thing and trump realized that. >> yeah, he did and he's smart. he gets the stuff and he's been around the block once before as we all know and the hard work gets going and with such a narrow majority, we'll have maybe three bites of the apple with the reconciliation packages and w

generally, that is the good news for johnson. the bad news? he is going to be the house speaker over this republican caucus. this is a caucus that ended their previous congress yesterday with the most embarrassing -- it is the same congress that had its house speaker kevin mccarthy ousted after just nine months on the job. why? because he dared to work with democrats to actually legislate. oh, the audacity. in typical republican fashion, they have no backup plan to mccarthy, so it took weeks of chaos to find a fifth contender in mike johnson. this was also the same congress that saw the expulsion of disgraced former congressman angela favorite george santos amid findings of fraud and misuse of campaign funds by the house ethics committee. again, remember that mess? there was james coleman's expedition suggesting infusion inquiries against president joe biden that went nowhere. not to mention the resignation of congressman matt gaetz, and his failed attorney general nominee. he resigned ahead of a house at the coming weeks -- house ethics repor

i am not voting for mike johnson. >> walking a thin line today, speaker johnson's bid to hold the gavel goes to a vote, putting the gop's razor thin majority to its first big test. plus, he was 100% inspired by i.s.i.s.. piecing together a timeline. the key details we're learning about the driver in new orleans in the hours leading up to the deadly attack, and we know we have a bombing. >> absolutely. and it's a bombing that certainly has factors that raise concern. >> the search for a motive, investigators trying to find out why an active duty green beret orchestrated a cybertruck explosion outside of trump's las vegas hotel, and then looking for a new leader. a crowded field of candidates have tossed their hats into the ring to chair the dnc. the vote, now just weeks away. all right, 6 a.m. on the east coast, a live look at capitol hill on this friday morning. a very busy friday set to unfold underneath that dome. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us groveling for the gavel in just hours, house speaker mike johnson will find out if all the meetings

on one rounder, speaker johnson -- round, speaker johnson maintains the gavel. >> he did.ce the fascinating, and you could feel people holding their breath when certain names were called and waiting to hear how they would vote. president trump, ultimately, is the one when who got speaker johnson across the finish line. there's no question about that. he made calls to the holdouts, but people were willing to vote for him initially who had withheld support from speaker mccarthy. representative self voted for speaker johnson, and he said up front, i'm sporting president trump, so i'm -- supporting president trump. griff: but the how old ott -- holdouts did make the point that because of their support for trump, they got behind johnson, but they're not particularly, you know, happy with johnson. how, richard, do democrats try and work with this gop? >> look, i think this is a very interesting situation. what we know to be true is republicans have one of the slimmest majorities in american history, and for many of the things that donald trump wants to get done in his first hund

he is currently all in for johnson. now, of course, we know donald trump could change at any time, but he not only believed he had the votes, but said that he wasn't eyeing anyone else for speaker and he wants to get this done now. separately, i had spoken to a number of his senior advisers who said that there was no appetite from donald trump to see what happened with mccarthy happen here, particularly given these multiple rounds and how close we are to the inauguration. he did not want a situation in which all of the focus was on the chaos of the republican party. he wants a situation where all the focus is on him coming into washington. so part of this is looking at the landscape. and that's what i'm told by these advisers, and really making the decision that johnson was the only person of all of the members that they believe could get the votes. and that is why he is pushing so hard for johnson right now. >> and it's interesting when you look at how differently donald trump is handling it this time, with johnson rea

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today house lawmakers will decide if house speaker and mike johnson remains house speaker mike johnson lawrence: meanwhile republicans on capitol hill to make it tougher to oust the speaker and the new congress. >> emily: aishah hasnie lived on capitol hill with the latest, good morning. >> good morning to you guys. 11:00 a.m. is when 118th congress will adjourn and then about an hour later, 119th congress will come in and readjourn. that is when the fun begins. we will see if mike johnson can hang on to the gavel. as of this hour, the mass is not napping and the numbers are not there for the speaker. i republicans are entering into congress with a slim majority. we talk about all the time the numbers 219-215 and all democrats to vote for leader hakeem jeffries. they will not vote for mike johnson which means he can only afford to lose one republican. right now there is one republican official no vote, that is thomas massie. multiple undecided voters and people who don't want to say how they are voting until they vote actually takes place. joe johnson walked me through what is going on

and the numbers could be much greater if johnson if trump had not come out in support of johnson on that point. >> matt, one thing you know very well, you know, donald trump really only likes winners, doesn't like it when people start to lose. so what happens if the first ballot doesn't go johnson's way? maybe the second ballot. how nervous do you think trump will get behind the scenes? >> i mean, look, i'll push back. i think i agree with speaker johnson. he's probably going to get done on this first ballot. and the reason is it's pretty telling that you haven't seen a single other member come out in open opposition to him at this point. they likely would have done it. you know, i mean, there are a couple wild cards that are on that, you know, undecided, let's call them category right now. but i think they even recognize the fact that there's going to be limited acceptance from their colleagues and probably from their constituents if they try to play games today and delay what inevitably they want to see happen. most of these members are in strong republican districts that voted overwhe

host: tyree speaking in favor of speaker johnson, mike johnson being reelected to that position. from this morning's "washington post," it mentions that johnson spent the last week trying to persuade roughly a dozen republicans that remain skeptical of his candidacy, reaching out by phone and holding in-person meetings as late as friday morning. trump heaped praise on johnson, casting him as key to enacting conservative policies. and "president trump is probably the most powerful president and his boys is of singular importance," johnson said after winning reelection. "i think it was a big factor." to your calls. john on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. i would like to -- the lady that called and said taxes for the millionaires and billionaires, she don't realize when taxes run out if it is not extended everybody working for $15 an hour on up is going to have taxes taken out of their check because they've got to -- because they got a tax code too. johnson, i like johnson. reagan said if you get 80% of what you want in a bill, you take the win. not enough people rem

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johnson. mr self. johnson _ johnson.se tojohnson�*s on the first round this was the moment the last few minutes as he was escorted by his fellow congressmen to begin a second term as house speaker. at the republicans hope the slender list of margins in the house this was not as wild as 2023, nonetheless the vote today will raise concerns of bigger problems ahead. before we came on airas but air as but the republican just before we came on air, i spoke to republican congressman from tennessee tim burchett. he was initially one of the holdouts. at the time we spoke, it looked as though we were heading into a second round. congressman, you predicted it would go multiple rounds. you did vote for mikejohnson in the first round. will you stick with him in the subsequent rounds? yes, sir. i don't see any reason to change. i think they're working it out now and there's a question of whether they've even closed the vote so they could work it out and get something going. i asked the speaker, i mean, the speaker met with one of the

mike johnson. when the vote for speaker began, three republicans voted against johnson for speaker. thomas massie of kentucky, ralph norman of south carolina, and keith self of texas. which left johnson two votes shy of victory. but then johnson huddled in a cloakroom with representative norman and self. punch bowl news was first to report that during that meeting donald trump got on the phone with the two holdouts and lobbied them to change their votes, which they probably did, giving mike johnson just enough support to remain speaker of the house. earlier this evening, speaker johnson was asked about trump's role in helping him remain speaker. >> how important was trump's support and endorsement and phone calls to those members? >> president trump is probably the most powerful president, certainly the most powerful president of the modern era, maybe in all of american history, and his voice and his influence is of singular importance. >> so the question was how important was trump's phone call to

norman, johnson. mr. self is recorded as johnson. [applause] >> let's bring in former white house deputy chief of of staff under president george w. bush and a fox news contributor. carl, thanks for being here. i guess my question to you is, is it your sense that if it wasn't going to be mike johnson today, that it wasn't going to be mike johnson? >> no, i think it was going to be mike johnson in matter what, whether it took one ballot or several. because there was nobody else in the caucus who was as well liked and respected as he is, and who has done in difficult circumstances a good job. and he had the president's backing. and i thought that that was critical to his success. he was going to be the speaker. the question was was he going to be the speaker on the first ballot or was he going to be a weakened speaker after subsequent ballots. but no, he was the man. and the president's blessing carried a big, big, big part of the load for him. >> so if it was always going to be mike johnson and these were just a couple members being f

mike johnson as speaker with a democratic president is a different mike johnson as speaker with a republican >> yeah. >> and a republican president who is named donald trump. trump's no winner in all this because what was shown yesterday was that there were nine people who were willing to defy him because he came out and said vote for mike johnson. >> yeah, but, jonathan, everybody was expecting two to three to four days of craziness. trump made sure that didn't happen. trump made sure that didn't happen because he wants his election certified on monday. make no mistake. >> okay. it always goes back to trump. >> it's him and his calendar. that's all this is about. that's why when you get into policy issues, forget about it. >> forget about it meaning? >> it's going to be chaos and they'll all go their own way. >> here's the thing. this is what's so fascinating. we got the debt ceiling fight coming up. >> yeah. >> donald trump, when he blew up the budget thing last month, he said we should get rid of the debt ceiling and i'm sitting there thinking well, wait. that will earn some democratic vo

emily, donald trump, again, is saying he supports mike johnson.everal congressmen if women though that are planning to at least have questions and maybe some challenges today on the floor. >> we certainly have some outliers in the republican performance, but i think the post from president trump shows you once again this is donald trump's washington with. if mike johnson is speaker at the end of the day today, it's going to be to president trump taking a strong stance in support of him and being really dedicated to moving forward his agenda. it's got a a lot less to do with mike johnson and the republican conference. cheryl: so you're not concerned, obviously, monday, january 6th, is when the election is certified. heavy got to have this buttoned up by tonight. >> while they certainly could go into several rounds in the future, i think mike if mike johnson's going to lock it in in the first or second round. cheryl: listen, thanks to both of you for being with me. again, we've had a couple big pieces of breaking news during the program. dow right n

members all voted for someone besides johnson but the incoming president push them to support johnson. >> he said mike johnson is the only one who has support to become speaker. are you going to give us specific examples? he said yes. i said we will take you at your word and that's why i changed my vote. >> reporter: though vote for speaker remained open for nearly an hour as republicans decided what to do. they wanted johnson to win on the first ballot. >> the vote did not close until the members came back down, presented themselves and asked to change their recorded vote. once that was completed, the votes closed. >> reporter: johnson promised change and fast. >> in coordination with president trump and his administration, we are going to create a leaner, faster and more efficient federal workforce. >> reporter: but johnson has a narrow majority. he could need democrats to pass some bills. >> i think he's going to have a problem but it's a lot harder when you have all three chambers of government and you actually have to govern. that means you have to bring the vote. >> reporter: jo

on speaker mike johnson. she's another one who says that she wants concrete demands to be answered from the speaker of the house. i should note that earlier this week, donald trump, the incoming president, made clear that he is standing with speaker mike johnson, and that is weighing on some of the remaining holdouts. i talked to representative tim burchett yesterday, who still had not made up his mind definitively, but he made clear to me that trump's support for mike johnson was not something that members could simply ignore. john. >> yeah, we will see if anyone joins thomas massie and the fingernail caucus this morning. i mean, even one, even one member joining him on the first vote could cost johnson the job, or at least make it deeply uncomfortable for him. lauren fox being photobombed by jim jordan and others. we will come back to you as soon as we can. and of course, stay with cnn all morning long. we're covering the ins and outs of this vote. coverage continues after noon as well. sarah. >> all right.

>> there will be if johnson loses, i think that through a wrench into the works, but the u.s. economy is strong, i think the big surprise this year is going to be real wages, this is the natural part of the business cycle for labor to get its share back. remember, real wages actually fell during four years of president biden so it is time for them to call back and the higher wages are going to raise costs for business, the market participant, it looks like they just approved him, that is why people are applauding. >> i'm holding my breath until they tell me anything officially. >> well, they wouldn't have the applause going on if they haven't elected somebody. >> let me quickly say this before we have to come back to the boat outcome, what you about blocking nippon steel, arguably better technology, may use it from taking over u.s. steel, are you siding with biden and even trump on this one? >> either we believe in free trade, generally free trade agenda with our allies in japan, remember, it's one of our oldest allies since 1945, and not only that, it is good for u.s. steel,

finally, greg johnson was off the list.at moment where the police came to see you and said you're not a suspect anymore? i remember it very well. it was a relief. it was a good day for me, it really was. andrea canning: that left sandi's friend from work, cliff reed. cold case detective jim allen, now retired, decided to see if he could find some physical evidence tying cliff reed to the death of sandi johnson. it turned out the passage of time in the case gave police new tools. forensics had changed over the years. so there was the potential of testing a lot of things that wouldn't have been able to be tested back then for dna, specifically. they went back to where cliff reed had lived in 1996 all these years later and tore the place apart. they found what looked to them like a bloodstain under the carpet. could it be something? jim allen: we took all the carpet from his room. andrea canning: they still had sandi's teal green ford wagon. they ripped that apart, too. we re-searched her car and collected some more evidence a