here is scott mcfarland. >> reporter: in the largest prosecution in american history, two years and twoeeks after the capitol siege nearly half of the phargav of the approximately 50 defendants to go to trial before a jury, every single one has been convicted. >> the most photographed crime potentially in american history. makes these cases difficult to defend. >> right. and what you are seeing is a lot of defendants saying, well, trump told me to do it, or i was authorized by trump. and that is a problem because it's not working. >> reporter: the past week might have been prosecutors' most impactful. securing guilty verdict in some of the highest profile cases against richard barnett the rioter who put his feet on nancy pelosi's desk and stole her mail. >> i don't agree with that decision. >> reporter: against a pennsylvania woman accused of violent words towards the former house speaker. and against four members of the far-right oath keepers group for seditious conspiracy, plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power that america, which lucius outlaw calls historic. >> they don't

scott mcfarland has a quote from kevin mccarthy, telling reporters we are unified. this is not about me. this is about the conference because the members who are holding out, it is what they want. something for their personal selves. we will keep you covered -- coverage going here on c-span. you can watch on our website. c-span.org or on our free mobile app c-span now. the clerk of the house: the house will be in order. will the house be in order. the tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 434. of which the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. the honorable jim jordan of the state of ohio has received 19. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> i rise to nominate kevin mccarthy for the position of speaker of the house. the clerk of the house: the gentleman is recognized. the gentleman is recognize

scott mcfarland tweets out.st spoke with representative dan webster, mccarthy supporter and asked if anything will change before house reconvenes at 8:00 p.m. he said very unlikely based on what has happened so far. elliott, democrat in new york. what do you think about today's proceedings? caller: the c-span camera angles are excellent. i found it very, very interesting that during the election season, there were eight republican house members that lost primaries in the republican party because somebody had put up a candidate more hardlined than them. those eight probably would be voting for kevin mccarthy. and george santos from nearby here, they said were letting george santos come into the house chamber because mccarthy needed every vote. host: he was also dual elected, wasn't he? caller: sure, by following fraud and not filling out full disclosure forms. you know, i mean that would probably be undone at some point. if they want to have infighting in the party like they did during those primaries, and also d

scott mcfarland is a reporter for nbc news and here is a video he took of kevin mccarthy walking to thatre 9:30. >> [inaudible conversations] >> senator mccarthy, have you got the votes yet? [inaudible conversations] >> they're saying he's going to have a good day today. plenty of reporters posted outside that meeting room, including robert costa of cbs news talking about that meeting room in the basement of the capitol, hc-5 is what it's referred to as. he said many new members don't know where hc-5 is. they'll get to know it. the majority basement meeting room is there perhaps best known for the john boehner meetings and members walked into the meeting, marjorie taylor greene says she'll speak in support of kevin mccarthy and urging critics to back down, given the concessions on the table as a win. matt gaetz of florida saying he's still a no and silent after asking about other options he's eyeing. just repeating he's a no. and one more from punch bowl news and maxco hen is a reporter saying steve scalise is expected to be majority leader, but who knows what could happen if kevin mccar