mike clark.ntroduction by abbie yant. >> thank you. >> you have on the screen the rates and benefits calendar for plan year 26. as of today. as we know things get adjusted throughout the cycle this is the plan as of today. and -- so we are kickoff with a depth explanation of the cycle we have a couple new members. if you have questions raise them during the presentation. this silent rates and benefits. what other upon responsibilities for entity and other elements that will cover during the rate and benefits cycle from today through the june meeting. so, you see a full agenda but each correlates page in the presentation. starting on page two duties and responsibilities under the sanning front city charter section a8. that is 422 the health service board. that does play an important role in designing the benefit plans covered include adopting plans for the rendering of medical care and members and designing the benefit plans and changes. to members covering the health plans, medical and prescripti

mike johnson. >> johnson. >> cisneros. jeffries. clark of massachusetts. jeffries. clark of new york. jeffries. jeffries. johnson. cloud. cloud. clyburn. >> jeffries. >> jeffries. clyde. clyde. cohen. >> all right, high drama on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to keep the e been listening live, the house is voting right now on his speakership. this happens to be the first vote. there are some members who believe this will go into multiple rounds of voting. tempetim burchett sending out at just moments ago. right now johnson is scary staring down a difficult path to gain the gavel despite endorsement from president-elect donald trump who has asked republicans to fall in line. the question right now, will they? hello and welcome everyone. i'm sandra smith in new york. bret, great to have you with us today. >> bret: thank you, sandra. it's history. i'm bret baier in for john roberts. this is "america reports." republicans hold a historically narrow house majority. the 119 congress. mike johnson from louisiana, hakeem jeffries the democrat from new york. the math is tricky for johnson because

mike johnson. >> cisneros. >> jeffries. >> clark of massachusetts. jeffries.rk. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. cleaver. jeffries. klein. johnson. cloud. cloud. clybourne. >> jeffries. >> clyde. clyde.: cohan. jeffries. coal. johnson. collins. >> mike johnson. >> johnson. comer. >> johnson. >> conaway. jeffries. connolly. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. correa. jeffries. costa. jeffries. courtney. jeffries. craig. >> hakeem jeffries. >> jeffries. crane. johnson. crank. johnson. crawford. johnson. crenshaw. johnson. crockett. jeffries. crow. jeffries. cuellar . jeffries. david's of kansas. jeffries. davidson. johnson. davis of illinois. jeffries. davis of north carolina. jeffries. dean of pennsylvania. jeffries. diggett. jeffries. de la cruz. johnson. de lauro. jeffries. del benet. jeffries. jeffries. dejarlay. johnson. dexter. jeffries. diaz-balart. johnson. dingle. jeffries. doggett. jeffries. donald's. johnson. downing. johnson. dunn of florida. johnson. edwards. johnson. elfreth. jeffries. lc. johnson. amer. johnson. escobar. jeffries. espiat. jeffries. e

mike. johnson. johnson. cisneros jeffries. clark of massachusetts. jeffries. clark of new york. hakeem. jeffries. jeffries. cleaver jeffries. klein johnson. cloud cloud clyburn. jeffries. jeffries. clyde clyde cohen. jeffries cole. johnson. johnson. collins mike. johnson. johnson. comer. johnson. johnson. conaway jeffries. connolly. jeffries. jeffries. correia. jeffries costa. the gentleman from brooklyn. mike. dean. jeffries. courtney. jeffries. jeffries. craig hakeem. jeffries. jeffries. crane. johnson. crank mike. johnson. johnson. >> so we should just take a moment here to note that three house republicans who are among the holdouts were watching. among those who have not who had not committed to vote for speaker johnson have not voted at all. the three are congressman andy biggs of arizona, michael cloud of texas, and andrew clyde of georgia. um, speaker mchenry, what is your thought on this? surely this is not a coincidence? >> it's not a coincidence. this is an organized, organized event. um, and biggs and was visible on the house floor. um, he's present in the chamber somewhere or stepped

mike johnson from the state of louisiana. [applause] >> the clerk now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> thank you, mr. clark. [applause] thank you, mr. clark. i have had a little bit of practice, and clearly my colleagues took notice. i rise to place in name a nomination, but first i want to acknowledge my calling from michigan for her heartfelt speech. i can say you serve your conference well, representative mcclain. [applause] bud, mr. clark, today i rise on it i have of the governing majority of the house of representatives. [applause] the american people have sent a strong message that they want their elected leaders working together to tackle the affordability crisis. there is only one leader in this chamber with a track record of compromise, conviction, and compassion. there is only one leader who understands the needs of the working people and has lived the american dream himself. and is committed to ensuring its promise for future generations. there is only one leader who knows how to negotiate a bipartisan deal and then stick to that deal. [applause] house democrats are united behind the most power

clark, speaker elect, mike johnson from the state of louisiana. [ cheers and applause ] applaus >> mike , if you could elaborat on that, as the speaker elect makes his way down to the chair. with nine who could potentially oust him from his job, that would all be compromise to republicans, that's correct, because of the rule that was put in place when nancy pelosi was speaker of the house, that's correct? >> yeah, now, again, and, you know, it's like could be a different number. that's the number they have set. this doesn't sound like a big number, but a lot of people to get down there to file such a resolution. this was matt gaetz in 2023. but, you know, this is obviously starting with norman and self, obviously that group of members that we're watching, that five to seven to ten to see what they're saying about the speaker, and also what they're saying to the president and his team. remember, that's a big faction now. you think about this as the moderates and conservatives, now mike has this sort of third action he's going to watch, which is the president and his team. they're in the

the weekend, he kept harkening back to four years ago, admonishing mike pence for not rejecting electors, he had the likes of jeffrey clark, rudy giuliani, and peter navarro on the grounds of mar-a-lago inside of ballroom, praising each of those men, rudy giuliani as well. there was another social media post which in all capitals, he said, quote, congress certifies our great election victory today, a big moment in history. maga! i think if i may here, there's one other social media post that was not from donald trump s specifically, chris. but instead it was the former vice president of the united states mike pence who is now residing in indiana. he just moments after vice president kamala harris formally certified the election results inside of that chamber, instead of both congressional bodies, mike pence, he posted on x, quote, the peaceful transfer of power is the hallmark of a democracy and today members of deboth parties in the house and senate, along with the vice president certified the election of our new president, vice president, without controversy or objection. i welcome the return of order and civility to th

were waiting elon musk and we also saw former vice president mike pence along with president-elect family, don jr. and barron trump and yvonne clarkpresident george w. bush and his family arrived and for an hour and a half away were president-elect donald trump to be sworn into office to cap what many consider to be the greatest political comeback of all time. a lot has changed at the capital since the first inauguration, the first one george washington is up in new york in 1789, the first one in washington was thomas jefferson 1801, the first one on the east was andrew jackson of course in 1829, the first to have that in east portico every president since has came to the east portico until ronald reagan he went to the westside the first one in 1981. the first inauguration was held out here in january and 1937. alexander hamilton wrote the federalist about the energy of the executive and there's no question that president donald trump will bring the energy to the white house especially with the 200 executive actions that we are expecting in the next few hours and were waiting for the departure of joe biden after he leaves marine o

gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker, the united states house of representatives well, welcome to you all good afternoon and and i want to welcome my democratic katherine clark my fellow members of congress lieutenant governor henderson, the cannon family and the sculptor of this great statue, ben hammond, as is speaker of the house i have the privilege of welcoming you to the capital on this very special occasion. our building is filled with monuments, our nation's history. and as those men and women stand tall, they remind us of where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. today. martha hughes cannon joins ranks as one who exemplifies the pioneering of the american west martha and her parents to america to settle the west and to follow their dreams. but along the journey her sister died and just days after arriving her father. their dreams of settling the west and building a life in america were cut. but that adversity and heartache gave birth to a new dream for martha to become a doctor. oftentimes through our own suffering, we learn that we can comfort others who go through similar, similar struggles. that's what she did. rather than spiral

mike johnson from the state of louisiana. [applause] >> the clerk now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> thank you, mr. clark. [applause] thank you, mr. clark. i have had a little bit of practice, and clearly my colleagues took notice. i rise to place in name a nomination, but first i want to acknowledge my calling from michigan for her heartfelt speech. i can say you serve your conference well, representative mcclain. [applause] bud, mr. clark, today i rise on it i have of the governing majority of the house of representatives. [applause] the american people have sent a strong message that they want their elected leaders working together to tackle the affordability crisis. there is only one leader in this chamber with a track record of compromise, conviction, and compassion. there is only one leader who understands the needs of the working people and has lived the american dream himself. and is committed to ensuring its promise for future generations. there is only one leader who knows how to negotiate a bipartisan deal and then stick to that deal. [applause] house democrats are united behind the most power

mike johnson from the state of louisiana. mr. jeffries: speaker johnson, speaker emerita pelosi, it's great to see you back in the chamber. whip clark, chairman aguilar, thank you for your kind and generous words of nomination. to my colleagues in government, new members of congress, families, friends, all those assembled. it's a high honor and a distinct privilege to welcome you to the people's house and the 119th congress. the bible teaches us in ecclesiastes, third chapter, first verse, that for everything there is a season. and a time for every matter under heaven. it's fair to say that in a democracy, there's a time to campaign, and a time to govern. the election is over. this is a new congress. the american people need us as their elected representatives in this season, to put down our partisan swords and pick up bipartisan plowshares. it's time for us to come together, not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. to get things done for the people. in that spirit, house democrats will work hard to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues and the incoming administration on any issue, whenever, and wher

vice president mike pence had the power to reject electors to stop the certification of the presidential election. and among those in attendance were marco rubio, rudy giuliani, jeffrey clarkchael flynn. in a video apparently taken from the audience trump sang eastman's praises saying he was right the whole time. we start with msnbc's vaughn hillyard in west palm beach. what do we know about the gathering at mar-a-lago? it was quite the collection of characters. >> reporter: giorgia meloni, the prime minister of italy, was there for it all, even watching the film sitting between president-elect trump and marco rubio, the nominee to be the secretary of state. they watched this film about john eastman that attorney who was one of those individuals who was also indicted along with donald trump in georgia as part of the sprawling racketeering charges that came from the district attorney down in fulton county. but then you look at the likes of rudy giuliani, who also got a shout out from donald trump, who was at mar-a-lago last night. peter navarro, served four months in jail for defying the january 6th select smith's subpoena. you also had michael flynn, who the january 6th se

mike pence, reflecting discussions pence had with trump. it looks like there's some signal communications he got between scott perry, congressman perry and jeffrey clark be acting attorney general. that's some stuff beyond the evidence that we had, but it's essentially the same core story, an intentional, multi-part plan intentionally designed to disrupt the joint session and prevent the transfer of power. that's what's laid out in the report, very similar to what was in the select committee's report. >> okay, tim hafey, always good to see you, my friend. thank you much. thank you. new reaction from california as firefighters try to turn a corner beating try to turn a corner beating back those flames. ♪♪ nature knows best. that's why new chapter vitamins... ...follows her example. ♪♪ transforming nature's 4 billion years of wisdom... ♪♪ ...into supplements. with key vitamins, minerals, and herbs, sourced from whole food ingredients... ♪♪ ...all crafted to work with your body. ♪♪ bringing the power of nature... ...into your new chapter. dangerous ladders. gutter muck. yuck. no wonder you hate cleaning your gutters. good thing there's leaffilter. our pa

mike johnson of louisiana. as the house comes to order. let's listen in. >> speaker johnson. speaker emerita pelosi, it's great to see you back in the chamber. whip clark. chairman aguilar, thank you for your kind and generous words of nomination to my colleagues in government. new members of congress, families, friends, all those assembled. it's a high honor and a distinct privilege to welcome you to the people's house and the 119th congress. the bible teaches us in ecclesiastes, the third chapter, first verse, that for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. it's fair to say that in a democracy there's a time to campaign and a time to govern. the election is over. this is a new congress. the american people need us as their elected representatives in this season to put down our partisan swords and pick up bipartisan plowshares. it's time for us to come together, not as democrats or republicans, but as americans, to get things done for the people in that spirit, house democrats will work hard to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues and the incoming administration on any issue. whenever and whereve

mike johnson from the state of louisiana. mr. jeffries: speaker johnson, speaker emerita pelosi, it's great to see you back in the chamber. whip clark chairman aguilar, thank you for your kind and generous words of nomination. to my colleagues in government, new members of congress, families, friends, all those assembled. it's a high honor and a distinct privilege to welcome you to the people's house and the 119th congress. the bible teaches us in ecclesiastes, third chapter, first verse, that for everything there is a season. and a time for every matter under heaven. it's fair to say that in a democracy, there's a time to campaign, and a time to govern. the election is over. this is a new congress. the american people need us as their elected representatives in this season, to put down our partisan swords and pick up bipartisan plowshares. it's time for us to come together, not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. to get things done for the people. in that spirit, house democrats will work hard to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues and the incoming administration on any issue, whenever, and where