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picking nominee for next speaker. paul ryan appears to have majority of the support. if chosen he would be youngest speaker of the house in 150 years. florida congressman dan webster is not backing down. he is only candidate running against paul ryan and sending out emails to for money. blake, any real contest here? reporter: if we learned anything over last month or so, trish, first with john boehner, or kevin mccarthy, just about anything can happen when house republicans huddle behind closed doors. a major surprise is not expected to be the case. congresswoman marcia blackburn told neil cavuto, she feels that paul ryan has the title all but locked up. >> yes, paul will have my support and i anticipate he is going to have a solid, solid number. he will get past the 218 in the conference this afternoon. reporter: you heard the number there, 211. that is indeed the magic number. appears just how many of 30 to 40 house freedom caucus members will support ryan to get him over the 218-vote hurdle. house republicans have been in private meeting last 20 or 25 minutes or some we anticipate a

our families. my special thanks to my husband, paul, our five children, our nine grandchildren and the entire pelosi and delasandro families for their support. my deep gratitude to the city of san francisco for the honor to represent them here and my heart felt thanks to my democratic colleagues for extending to me the honor of being nominated to be speaker of the house. thank you, my colleagues. today we bid farewell to a speaker who has served his constituents and this congress with honor for 25 years, speaker john boehner. [ applause ] in his story, we are reminded of the enduring exceptional promise of america, this hard-working son of an ohio bartender and owner who grew up to be the speaker of the house of representatives. john boehner talked about the american dream. john boehner, you are the personification of the person dream. [ applause ] as you all know, speaker boehner was a formidable spokesman for the republican agenda. my republican colleagues, i'm sure you know and i can attest to the fact that he was always true and loyal to the members of his caucus in any negotia

. pressure is mounting on former vice presidential candidate paul ryan to step up now and accept the job he's insisted he doesn't want. here's kevin mccarthy just in the past hour. >> we have very good conference, working together, trying to work together. i know a lot of speculation about who should run and others. paul is looking at it, but it's his decision. if he decides to do it, he'd be an amazing speaker, but he's got to decide on his own. >>> and in today's "gut check" powered by bing pulse, we're asking you, what does your gut tell you? do you think that paul ryan will change his mind and run for speaker? cast that vote at pulse.msnbc.com. let me bring in nbc's luke russert. he joins us live now on capitol hill. a couple of things there, this behind closed-door meeting. what have you learned? and let's compare what paul ryan said to you yesterday, luke, when you were chasing him down yesterday to what we're hearing now that he's going home to think about it. >> reporter: yeah, hi there, tamron. i'm actually in the room where the house gop conference just met. you see it's empty right

the meeting with paul ryan. we'll find out if he thinks he heard enough of paul ryan. one way or another. whether he's for or against him because of what he heard. thanks, rachel. we're covering the breaking news tonight that paul ryan has agreed to serve as speaker of the house, if and only if republicans in the house unify to support his candidacy by the end of this week. republican members of the house met behind closed doors for an hour tonight listening to paul ryan, a member of the freedom caucus who was in that room will join us and tell us whether he's satisfied with what he heard paul ryan say. after that meeting, paul ryan held a short press briefing in which he laid down his four conditions for being speaker. only one of which is actually substantive -- update house rules. >> first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our house rules and it needs to include fixes that ensure we do not experience constant leadership challenges and crises. third, we as a conference should unify now and not after divisive speake

mark: i am mark halperin. joe: i am john heilemann. with all due respect to paul ryan, we will put you down as a maybe. happy national multi-cheese day, sports fans. the thunder neighing -- fundraising numbers are not lying. bernie sanders ain't crying. the next speaker of the house, paul ryan? >> if he decides to do it, he would be an amazing speaker. he has got to decide on his own. >> there is a good chance. >> i will not run against paul ryan. if paul ryan gets the nomination, i would support paul ryan. >> his time is now. many of us believe you will answer the call. >> i think he has gone from a hard no to he knows he has to consider it. all of us are trying to make sure he understands the he\ understands the support will be behind him if he chooses to do it. >> mitt romney's 2012 running mate in the current ways and means chairman is under pressure from all sides to run for the speakership. his answer is no, definitely not, almost certainly not. probably not. mark, does that mean he is going to definitively be the guy? mark: he might be. right now, it is the most likely optio

opposition paul ryan is poised to become the next speaker. we would like to hear from you and our first 45 minutes, what you think the -- the next speaker should accomplish. what is your message for the next speaker of the house? three lines to choose from. republicans, (202) 737-0002. --ocrats, (202) 737-0001 748-8002.nce 202- if you want to post on our social media channel, you can at c-span wj, our twitter page you can post on facebook at facebook.com/cspan or you can send an e-mail to journal@c-span.org. postings on facebook about this question, including scott recess keep a copy of the cost to should in front of you. kevin says he liked to go meal and bring bills from both parties to the floor and negotiate to get a decent compromise done. other saying the speaker of the house should be to the left. bill king adding his thoughts this morning. he says just remember, you are the speaker of the house, not the speaker of the freedom caucus. that is just on social media. on the phone lines you can give your thoughts on the next speaker. 48-800 rev. bryant: the republicans -- 4 --

well @c-span and this one is from mason. he said -- democrats line. caller: i think that paul ryan one of the five young guns, and paul ryan just signed a piece of paper in an agreement that he would not bring up immigration or even go along with immigration or anything else that most hispanics, which they do so need, to come aboard as citizens of the united states. they've been here for a very long time, but he has already gned and stated one of his co-republicans, which wrote to him and asked him to go against all this and he made a promise already. he's a flip-flopper and he's not for the people. host: do you think -- sharon, you're on our democrats' line, so do you think as he as speaker will work better or worse with house democrats? caller: no. no, no, no. i don't think so at all. host: so you think he will not be as good as john boehner in his relations with house democrats? caller: i think john boehner should have stayed on a little bit longer. host: all right. let's go to abilene, texas, and marty's on the republican line. caller: yes. host: go ahead, marty. caller: i just

gavel to paul ryan. speaker boehner is about to deliver his farewell remarks. and just before 10:00 there will be a roll call and then speaker boehner will announce the election of speaker-elect ryan and then at 11:20 the oath of office will be administered. speaker boehner tweeted out, i'll remember this well. let's go live to capitol hill and, luke, russert, we'll start with you. what can we expect with the resignation of speaker boehner? any change? >> taking a job right here after college and working his way up the ranks, paul ryan is promising to bring change not only to washington but the gop conference. look at how he sees himself leading. >> we are turning the page. we are not going to have a house that looks like it looked the last few years. we are going to move forward. we are going to unify. our party has lost its vision and we're going to replace it with a vision. >> a subtle jab at boehner right there, i think pointing to the fact that boehner had sort of governed from chaos to chaos over the last two years and that's what ryan wants to get away from. ironically, he'll

. >> fox news confirms that a full court press is on for paul ryan to run for speaker. sources say boehner has been personally involved and other high-profile republicans are reaching out, believing paul ryan is the consensus candidate. >> let's get more reaction now. south carolina republican congressman mitt mulvaney is a founding member of the freedom caucus. congressman, thanks for being here. you were surprised by this, correct? >> i was, i talked to kevin about half an hour before we walked in the meeting room. i had no indication he was going to do this. we walked into the meeting. microphones didn't work very well. half the people didn't hear what hav happened. >> your caucus stuck together. was this simple math? was this simply numbers? that kevin mccarthy, you believe just couldn't get to the magic number of 218 and decided he should step aside? >> i honestly don't know. i assume math had something to do with it i can't tell how much the house freedom caucus had to do with it. how much kevin's comments about benghazi had to do with it. it's a fluid situation. it's all spe

order he pulled out of the running. the name on g.o.p. lips around washington was paul ryan. chairman of the house and weighs means committee and 2012 vice presidential nominee. but the speculation continued, pressure from other members never stopped and by the way, no plausible contenders stepped up to the breach. flou the wisconsin lawmaker is saying if you make him, he'll do it. >> we need to do this as a team and including the fixes so we don't experience the challenges and the crisis in leadership. i cannot and will not give up the family time. i pledge to make up for it communicating the vision, the message. what i told the members is if you can agree to these requests, and if i can be a unifying figure, then i will gladly serve. >> ryan doesn't want be in the pitch fork revolution. the head of the tea party caucus holds ryan's conditions entirely unreasonable, one of the leaders of the social media win of the republican party said going along with the demands would be house conservatives signing a death warrant. joining me from capitol hill is michael sewure, the reac

boehner's farewell aaerddresadd. and the voter fellow paul ryan you see there on the floor. >> today is a ceremonial day. the house just gavelled into the session to begin that process of finding the successor to john boehner. boehner is going to address the house for the last time in his quarter century career on capitol hill about 9:40. we're expecting a very emotional john boehner to give a speech. he's a man who is not afraid to cry in public. and we're expecting that to happen o on the house floor. and certainly after that is when the votes will take place to skooed john boehner. and of course paul ryan is expected to get the votes.ecede. and of course paul ryan is expected to get the votes. the message is this is a new day for the house. a new generation of leadership. he's been a member of congress for 19 years. but he's only 45 years old. the 2012 vice presidential nominee. and in the speakers box as a guest will be mitt romney and ann romney who are accompanying him with his family. but as soon as today ends ryan will celebrate at the library of congress tonight with a lot o

republicans are set to meet again tomorrow. a new name is emerging tonight, paul ryan, republican of wisconsin, chairman of the house ways and means committee. there is tremendous pressure on him tonight including perhaps from speaker boehner's house to get into the race. so far, he has not done that. but in talking to conservative and moderate forces in the republican party, it's thought he might be able to be the only house republican to get the votes to be speaker. if ryan doesn't do it, perhaps speaker boehner stays on the job. then plan c, where we are, there is talk of perhaps nominate ago carcaretaker speaker who does te job short term until the next speaker is elected. then there is truck of perhaps getting someone outside of congress to come in as a caretaker speaker. some are musing about mitt romney. i don't know if that's feasible. but seems it's romney's runningmate paul ryan who's getting the attention. >> woodruff: sounds like something from a hollywood movie. lisa desjardins. thank you. we'll explore the political dynamics of what happened today, and what comes next,

carson about his provocative comments about guns and the holocaust. and as paul ryan considers jumping into the speaker's race, we talk to a key conservative in the house. congressman knick a terist account in turkey. >> and the political panel, all ahead on "face the nation". captioning sponsored by cbs >> i'm john dickerson, we have a new poll. donald trump is in first place in the republican field with 27%, the same as last month. ben carson is running second at 21%. ted cruz comes in next at 9%, followed by marco rubio, and jeb bush and carly fiorina are at 6% with the remaining coming in at less than 5% among primeary voters. democratic contenders, hillary clinton remains ahead of bernie sanders by a wide margin. if you include vice president joe biden, clinton still has a considerable lead. the rest of the democratic field comes in at 2% or less >> it has been a tumultuous week as they scramble to find someone who can be speaker of the house. that's where we began when he sat down with donald trump on friday. >> paul ryan's name was mentioned as a possible speaker. what do you th

the next speaker will be. boehner will stay on as needed. paul ryan who could be the candidate says he does not want the job. conservatives as we saw earlier on your show in the 3:00 hour, said we don't want an enterm candidate. we want somebody who is going to move it forward. 218 votes on the house floor? it remains to be seen who will emerge. as of right now, there are ongoing conversations saying what can we do? what concessions can establishment make? what concessions can conservatives make to make sure we have 218 votes for somebody so we don't look rudderless out here in d.c. >> luke, i'm getting word here of a new report you don't know about yet. i'm going to bring in steve kornacki on the set. "the washington post" is reporting that boehner has been personally calling paul ryan trying to convince him to take the job this afternoon. saying he's the only person that can unite the party? >> yeah, talk about a dilemma. if that is true, talk about a dilemma for paul ryan. he clearly doesn't want this job. what i would like -- >> he came out and said i don't want the job. >> for

2012 running mate paul ryan who was on this show last night sounding supportive of mccarthy is perhaps the only person who could get the 218 votes quickly. he released a statement saying he's disappointed and will not be speaker. jason chaffetz says he's still in the race. >> i was absolutely stunned, surprised and shocked that this happened. but our conference is going to have to do a lot of deep soul searching. and we'll see what happens. i said that i would support the nominee on the floor, but we don't have yet have a nominee. the fact it's delayed. i will continue to campaign. >> well, he does not have the endorsement of the conservative freedom caucus. they've backed daniel webster who is also resolute about continuing his campaign. >> it doesn't change what i'm running on. that is i want to have a principled base. and i'm riding on that. >> luke russert joins me from capitol hill. one of the denials i read was from paul ryan. a lot of people don't want to take no for an answer. >> the pressure on paul ryan, chuck, i think is fair to say has been turned up to 11 to run fo

about because republicans are hud huddling for a secret vote. we could find out if paul ryan gets the full backing of his part. the wisconsin congressman facing criticism over his demands shouldn't take the job and reluctance to take the position. he has the backing of ultraconservatives and party establishment but the question is will he have enough members behind him for the full house vote tomorrow. what do we know about what's going on behind the closed doors? >> it's a secret ballot process that adds drama. he should have plenty of vote. we await house republicans to come out of their conference meeting where they will pick a speaker nominee. we're told that should not be an issue. we know that south carolina republican congressman trey gowdy is nominating ryan. we caught up with some of ryan's colleagues about the idea of ryan for speaker. >> paul ryan has unique ability to help create a compelling messa message. >> i'll be voting for paul ryan. he's the right person at the right time. he knows more about the budget and the appropriations process than anybody else on capital

make it. all eyes have to turn on paul ryan right now. i know paul doesn't want to do it. there are a thousand reasons he doesn't want to do it. these are one of those moments, i don't want to be melodramatic talking about a man or woman having to step up. this is a unique time and place for a republican party that's lost five of the last six presidential elections in the popular vote. they are back on their heels right now, losing a presidency in 2016 because of chaos on the hill and a close election that could happen, could be devastating. i don't think paul ryan has any choice if he cares about the conservative movement, the republican party and the future of this country as he sees it, but to jump in the race and run. how does he stay away? >> he has the job he wants. it means flying to florida and other places. it's not the job that paul ryan wants. if trying to convince him if it's possible, will involve a huge deal where boehner stays long enough to solve all these short-term problems. they give him a deputy to fund raise and deal with the other members. i don't think that de

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, it's this contest. this is congressman paul ryan tonight being chased by reporters. and looking fairly miserable about it. as he and other house republicans started meeting tonight at the u.s. capitol. meetings at wit the new republican leader of congress might have been or might not have been chosen. current speaker john boehner surprises everyone three weeks ago announced he would quit as speaker. for a hot minute, it appeared he would be replaced by house majority leader kevin mccarthy but then mccarthy's bid disappeared into a puff of smoke and since then everybody and his sister has been floated as a potential speaker of the house. only problem being none of them appear to have the support necessary to get the job if they ran for it. tonight on fox news with my friend bret baier, outgoing house speaker john boehner expressed high hopes that all this republican drama would be over soon. >> why should ryan even consider taking this job after the treatment you received as house speaker in this job? >> well, somebody has to have this job. and while i've taken my share of grief,

actually think paul ryan eventually will get into this. >> i think -- >> do you support him for speaker? >> he's not a candidate, is he? >> paul is looking at it but it's his decision. if he decides to do it, he would be an amazing speaker. >> if paul ryan runs, clearly he would be somebody that i would support. >> the interview, presidential candidate ben carson weighs in on the chaos on capitol hill and what it means for the republican party ahead. >> i think it was a magnanimous gesture by representative mccarty to step aside, recognizing that there was a lot of turmoil. >> what do you think about paul ryan as a compromise choice? >> i like paul ryan. >> and protesting the president. the president flies to oregon today to console the families of those killed in that campus shooting but not everyone wants him in roseburg. >> it's a heart issue. it's not a gun issue. he is not wanted out here to push his agenda and using the families for that agenda is not just unacceptable, it's utterly despicable. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. what a day it is. a roller coa

, tom price, and, oh, yeah, paul ryan. that last one, i know that one. paul ryan. but as that pile of 20, right? as that wild, giant scrum in the republican party takes shape, the second wild, giant scrum in the republican party this year, as that is bestowed upon us, there is this other thing going on right new in today's news that is also about how the parties are doing in general with and this looming question of who's going to be the next president and how those two things speak to each other. i have to say, this other story, it cuts totally across the currents of the speaker of the house catastrophe that house republicans have just brought upon themselves, though. because at catastrophically bad as things are for republicans in washington right now, things are actually kind of good right now in washington for democrats. and that has consequences that may be just as big. things are good, specifically, in washington for des moinmocra one very, very specific way. and that is, you'll be surprised to hear, the u.s. senate, right now, obviously, republicans control the senate. they have 5

brave enough to be volunteered by other people. >> pressure is growing on congressman paul ryan to throw his hat in the ring. >> reportedly paul ryan got two calls from speaker boehner saying you're the only one who can unite the party. >> i did everything but carry his gym bag. >> he said, do you have something to tell me, mr. ryan and paul ryan said, no, i don't. >> trevor: because he's at the gym! he's always being accosted at the gym. he must feel like every woman at the gym. (laughter) paul ryan isn't an idiot either. >> he said his answer is still no and he's still not running. >> i haven't changed my mind. my answer is still the same. i have nothing more to say or nothing new to add. >> trevor: leave paul ryan alone! he's just not that into you. at this rate in a few days, i feel like paul ryan will probably grow a beard and someone will be like are you running? and someone will answer the door and say, paul ryan, you just missed him. i'm his brother paul brian, yeah, i don't know why our names are like that either. one more reason why paul ryan may not want to leave his par

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dropping out of the race. supports paul ryan and really wants him to get in. so ryan is about to address reporters shortly and talk a little bit about what he told those -- that closed gop conference meeting. > all right, alex. i want tonight read a little bit of the statement that brendon buck who is ryan's spokesperson put out. gives a little sense where ryan is. to get the context, in the wake of boehner's announced retirement, everyone thought kevin mccarthy, the whip would ascend to become speaker. he said how essentially the benghazi committee resulted in hillary clinton's poll numbers coming down and he also faced a kind of insurgent attack from the house freedom caucus, those very hard right lawmakers incredibly adept at leveraging those votes to the veto and hold sway overleadership. kevin mccarthy announced last week he would not speak the speakership before the house recess. that the left everyone looking to ryan. paul ryan is the only saviour for republican party, seemingly incapable of governing itself despite having the largest majority notice house since the 1920s.

after this conference meeting you were asked about paul ryan, sir, you said you're not running against the person or personality but rather the process and a set of principles. what did you mean by that? >> well, i meant that the process -- the way it exists now is a power-base process where a few people at the top of that pyramid of power have all the power but they also run everything. and what i want to do is have something based on principle -- let me give you an example. when i was in the state legislature before i became speaker, i had a bill, the bill was killed not because of what it said, it was killed because i was a lowly freshman rapport whatever, it was my position that killed it. that's the way power works. principle says, look, everybody gets a shot. push down the pyramid of power, let every member have a opportunity. they represent 700,000 people, they ought to be able to represent them through amendments and bills and speakers and kinds of things and that's the process we're talking about. neil: so it sounds to me, sir, what you're saying is unlike your cospeak

people every day. paul polman has formed a core strategy for having a positive impact on the environment. in an exclusive interview i speak with him about sustainability, cop 21 and what it takes to be a good leader. there is a lot of talk about sustainability. paul: i'm very confident that we have an agreement, we have 169 targets. in this decade, we have seen a few forces coming together. monetary boundaries starting to show up. we see disaster hitting our planets, with scarce resources. we see poverty and migration issues. all these problems are what is being addressed. we will address it in a more sustainable and equitable way. business wants to be part of that because no business as a case of dealing with out poverty. if the society does not function, it is very difficult for business to function as well. >> are you confident businesses will translate into the increase? paul: if you go back to the real reason for this, i'm sure there are exceptions. hopefully we will solve some of the problems that are out there. the problems are for security. the proms of climate change

hearings. and the freedom caucus comparing paul ryan to a maid who won't wash windows. >> if i can truly be a unifying figure, then i will gladly serve. >> the latest on the mutiny in d.c. when "all in" starts right now. after more than 80 days of will he or won't he speculation, and more than 40 years of pursuing his dream of becoming vice president of the united states. >>, jokes beaden took to the rose garden with his wife jill and president obama to tell the world he will not seek the democratic nomination for president. >> as my family and i have worked through the grieving process, i'm said all along what i have said time and again to others, that it may very well be that process by the time we get through it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign for president. that it might close. i've concluded it has closed. >> biden and his family have been mourning the death in may of his son beau. according -- in the months since that column ran, biden has been openly considering a late entrance into the race, though he warned he may not have the, quote, emotional energy to do so.

around that issue in the past. this year could be a very, very big circus. whoo-hoo. rand paul, this is reason enough for you to not drop out yet. get in on that. but that was only one of the big surprises in republican presidential politics today. it was also today when the news broke that i have to tell you broke on an obscure conservative website, this news broke that the man who is running second to donald trump in the republican primary, dr. ben carson he reportedly has only been a member of the republican party for less than a year. their got prominent placement on conservative website the drudge report today after it broke in this again, this -- it broke on an obscure website. but the drudge report picked it up like injecting it directly into the blood stream of conservative media. it's apparently a florida voter registration form from the palm beach county board of elections which shows that dr. ben carson only became a republican for the first time apparently last october. last halloween, october 31st, 2014. so ben carson is doing great in the republican presidential primary

overnight. congressman paul ryan says he will run for speaker of the house on his terms. >>> and vice president joe biden is sounding more like he is jumping into the 2016 race. more on that in a moment. >>> first, expecting to hear from outgoing speaker john hain boehner. we'll bring you the remarks live. after weeks of intense pressure, ryan last night said he'll take the third most powerful job in the country under three conditions. >> first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our house rules. last point is personal. i cannot and i will not give up my family time. what i told members is, if you can agree to these requests and if i can truly be a unifying figure, then i will gladly serve. >> let's get the latest from capitol hill. nbc's kelly o'donnell and luke russert are there. kelly, you heard the terms from paul ryan. will republicans agree to them? >> many republicans in the conference will see those terms as a good solution to get someone with the national recognition of paul ryan and the respect of his colleagues.

? forte is underway right now paul ryan to replace john boehner is because the house. -- as speaker of the house. breaking news on u.s. pending home sales. pending home sales coming out disappointingly because of the economist estimates. pending home sales down month over month by 2.3%. economists had been looking for a gain of 1%. ofve seen a little bit shopping is coming into these home sales data recently. the new number came in disappointing last week. this is adding to that. pending home sales are forward-looking. if you look at what's going on in markets more broadly, selling going on today. doesn't seem to be accelerating with these pending home sales numbers, but we had jobless claims that beat estimates. gdp coming in a bit below what economists have been estimating. if you look at my bloomberg terminal here at the various groups on the move, we have utilities doing the worst today. this new expectation coming back -- renewed expectation coming and that the fed is opening the door to a rate increase in september. -- in december. energy, materials and health care of helping mit

we're told paul ryan is meeting with the house freedom caucus. talking with them. clearly an indication that he's warmed to throwing his hat in the ring. do you know what paul ryan is going to do? >> knno, but-day expect we'll kw later on this evening what his answer is. i think paul would be a great speaker. i think he has the skills to do the job and i think he also has the credentials to reach out to traditional conservative organizations to help bridge the gap that we have in the house today. >> can he get to the 218 votes needed? >> i think so. >> he's getting a lot of heat from conservatives about different votes and his immigration stance. today senator reid, democratic leader in the senate adorised him. you think he won't have a problem? >> i think he'll be all right. >> what about this meeting tonight? the debt ceiling? are you talking about the debt ceiling vote? >> we'll be talking to our members tonight and tomorrow about the debt ceiling. as i made clear, we're not going to default on our debt there are several paths forward that i'm going to lay out for the memb

trust of our constituents and the love of our families. my special thanks to my husband paul, our five children, nine grandchildren and entire pelosi families for their support. my deep gratitude to the people of san francisco for the continued honor they give me to represent them here. and my heartfelt thanks to my democratic colleagues for extending to me the honor of being nominated to be speaker of house. thank you, my colleagues. [ applause ] today we bid farewell to a speaker who has served his constituents and this congress with honor for 25 years. speaker john boehner. [ applause ] in his story we are reminded of the enduring exceptional promise of america. this hard-working son of an ohio bartender and owner, who grew up to be the speaker of the house of representatives. john boehner talked about the american dream. john boehner, you are the personification of the american dream. as you all know, speaker boehner was a formidable spokesman for the republican agenda. my republican colleagues, i'm sure you know, and i can attest to the fact that he was always true and loyal to th

here actually heard what he said. so now that mccarthy is out who is in? one name being floated is paul ryan. ryan says he does not want the job. but will he be able to withstand the pressure. here to discuss is manu raju. manu, it seems like the situation is so fluid, what is the latest word this morning? >> well paul ryan just walked into this republican conference meeting in the doors right behind he mere. as members are starting to gather to figure out their way forward after that bomb shell by kevin mccarthy. we're expecting ryan to get a lot of pressure to run. he's seen as probably the one guy who can really unite this badly divided party right now. and i spoke to jason chaffetz on the way in. he said we'll see what happens, when i asked if he would endorse paul ryan and get out of the race if ryan were to join. clearly the pressure is going to build. we tried to get ryan to weigh in on whether or not he would run. when he walked in he declined all reporters questions and that is a real shift. because he had been a hard no for months and months and now he just refuses to rule out

in on that story on the side there. look at that. paul ryan may accept speaker position. oh my god! how did they know! >> there could be a breakthrough this morning in the search for a new speaker of the house. >> the search for a new house leader has been in turmoil ever since john boehner announced he was stepping down. >> gop leaders wanted paul ryan to take over as speaker of the house. the former vice presidential candidate resisted at first. >> paul ryan says he is willing to serve as speaker of the house. but there is a big but here. >> trevor: there say big but-- well, i wouldn't call it a big but. so much as a firm "but." sure you could bounce a quarter off it. you could probably use it as your marble counselor top and eat a sandwich off of it. and you know when paul ryan does that thing-- i'm sorry, what were we taking about. sorry, sorry, sorry. oh yeah, speaker of the house. of course. ed job no republican wants because the party is soÑi fractured. including paul ryan. he was definitely out of the running. but now he might be back in. what changed his mind? >> my great

president. it is expected to pick paul ryan as speaker. >>> the dynamics of diplomacy to push the end to the crisis in syria. >>> and china is ending its one-child policy. why the government says that aging population is behind their change. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city, i'm del walters. the house of representatives at this hour is in the process of selecting a new speaker. the roll call is underway, and once it is over, paul ryan is expected to have that job. libby what is happening. >> reporter: the roll call is underway. and so far paul ryan has over 180 votes cast for me. democrats traditionally vote for their leader, so they are casting a vote for nancy pelosi. we're watching if any republicans choose not to vote for paul ryan. yesterday behind closed doors, there were about 40 republicans who chose congressman webster instead. a representative from florida. very conservative. now as we talk to republicans last night, a lot of them said, including some of the big members of this freedom caucus, that that fight is over, and we're going to support paul ryan

on this. luke? >> reporter: no, not necessarily breaking. what's breaking is paul ryan just walked into the house conference meeting. obviously paul ryan is the man who has the house gop in a holding pattern right now because they will not make decision as to who willbe spoke what butch has not flks did to do it, many are aing he needs to get into this and save the race. iffy wants it, it's there but he has to figure it out. speculation is he's probably going to go become to wisconsin this weekend. it's dlg see hide away from the past but lot of poohing still a dogmatic no as well we staub? he released a statement saying he not interested in the job immediately after mccarthy pulled out. butch he had an opportunity in front of ul of us reporters to say a definitive no, i don't want to do it, don't want to add it was a soft moeas ryan to def netly backing away from it. all eyes will be on him. we don't know if he'll speak up today. ryan is not somebody who makes a huge life decision at the spurt of the moment. he tushl likes to talk it out withes advisers, talk it out with his famil