House Republicans nominate Rep. Steve Scalise to be speaker

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS ON THE HOUSE SPEAKER. STEVE, WE’LL COME BACK. THANK YOU BOTH. LET’S BRING IN EMILY WILL KINGS. DO WE HAVE A CANDIDATE? >> Reporter: WE DO HAVE A CANDIDATE. STEVE SCALISE HAS JUST HIT THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS. THEY VOTED FOR HIM TO BE THE NOMINEE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR SPEAKER. NOW, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ANYTHING IS DONE YET. SCALISE HAS A LONG ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM AT THIS POINT. NOW, HE WON THE VOTE AMONG HOUSE REPUBLICANS. 113-99. THAT MEANS THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT IN THE ROOM

FOR JIM JORDAN. WE’RE HEARING SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO VOTE FOR JORDAN NOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO LEAVE THE CLOSED ROOM SESSION AND GO TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR THAT VOTE. REMEMBER, BACK IN JANUARY, WE SAW THAT ROLE CALL. THAT’S ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING INTO AGAIN. IT’S NOT CLEAR AT THIS POINT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR REPUBLICANS TO CO-LESS BEHIND STEVE SCALISE. WE WERE TALKING TO A COUPLE OF LAWMAKERS WHO SAID LOOK, REPUBLICANS NEED TO BE UNIFIED AND ACT TOGETHER. OTHERWISE, THAT DOESN’T SEND A GOOD SIGNAL. LISTEN TO

WHAT HE TOLD ME. IT DOESN’T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE THE SOUND RIGHT NOW. BASICALLY, HE SAID, AMERICANS ARE TIRED OF CHAOS AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS SEE

A GOVERNMENT THAT’S ACTUALLY WORKING AND UNIFIED. AT THIS POINT, IT’S NOT CLEAR HOW MANY ROUNDS WE COULD SEE FOR SPEAKER ON THE FLOOR. BUT WE KNOW AT THIS POINT, THAT STEVE SCALISE IS GOING TO BE THE NOMINEE FOR REPUBLICANS. OF COURSE, DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO REMAIN UNITED AROUND THEIR LEADER, HAKIM JEFFERIES. >> REMIND US WHEN THE VOTE IS BY THE HOUSE FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP. >> Reporter: THAT

COULD HAPPEN AS SOON AS TODAY. REPUBLICANS DECIDED THEY JUST WANTED A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO GO FORWARD, THEY DIDN’T WANT 217 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. SO REALLY, IF REPUBLICANS WANT TO MOVE QUICKLY, WE COULD SEE A VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR WITHIN THE HOUR. >> ALL RIGHT. THEY NEED IS IT 221 OR SO? >> Reporter: 217. THE MATH