Speaker vote deadlocked again after second day of infighting

12m 48s

After two days and six rounds of votes, the House of Representatives has still not elected a speaker. Nearly two dozen Republicans have blocked Congressman Kevin McCarthy from taking the gavel and there’s no end in sight. Lisa Desjardins reports on the continued battle between GOP leaders and the party's hardliners.

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