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♪ ♪ ♪ and welcome back to our continuing coverage of the chaos in washington, d.c.. it has been quite a day in quite a night. first, kevin mccarthy lost his 60 vote to become house speaker. the house then adjourned around temps a deal making. consumed members reconvene briefly, only to adjourn again until noon tomorrow. the would-be speaker announcing more upbeat about his chances. cnns manu raju first broke that news for us. he joins us again tonight from the capitol. so, why ar...

>> while the house voted in a nighttime session tonight to adjourn until noon eastern tomorrow, we still dont know why 9 a. m. was not a possibility and what could not be a day three of trying to get a speaker, but that is fine. theyll go into a second and third day tomorrow about this very issue, and of course, republican leader kevin mccarthy has been enduring a series of stinging defeats, now losing a total of six rounds of voting in his attempt to become speaker of the house. he is...

live pictures of st. peters square in vatican city as we continue with our special coverage of the funeral of pope benedict xvi. very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. im bianca nobilo. >> im max foster live from london. funeral for pope emeritus has just come to an end a short while ago at st. peters square at the vatican. pope benedict asked for a simple ceremony. >> pope francis presided over the funeral delivering the homily a sho...

kevin mccarthy does not have 218 votes. kevin mccarthy. >> and you have 20. >> i -- >> i asked you a very specific question. if by friday you dont have 30 -- >> i will not, sean. i will not withdraw. >> i mean, its really uncomfortable when mom my and daddy are fighting. they are fighting. the u.s. house is completely frozen right now with a rebellion under way by far right republicans. good morning, everyone. don lemon with poppy harlow. there you see kaitlan has moved back to washing...

institution. >> hes not alone. kevin mccarthy is now agreeing to major concessions overnight as he tries to appease the group of gop hard liners who are standing between kevin mccarthy and the speakers gavel. we have an update this morning on damar hamlin still in critical condition but showing signs of improvement. well talk to his close friend, indianapolis colts safety rookie robby tomlin who just visited him. first to the speaker drama on capitol hill set to continue for day t...

i think its probably best that people work through it some more. i dont think voting tonight will be any different, but i think the vote in the future will. >> do you have a deal yet? >> not yet. a lot of progress. good morning, everyone. poppy and i are here and kaitlan is on capitol hill. day three of the speaker election, there she is. kaitlan, how you holding up? weve been saying since day one -- you were there tuesday and it could go longer and its playing out like you said. >> ...

good morning. im erica hill. >> im jim sciutto. is there movement on capitol hill? we are watching closely this morning as standoff over who will be the next house speaker has now entered its third day. california republican kevin mccarthy failed to secure the votes needed after a total now of six rounds of voting, but, after furious negotiations last night, lots of coffee, new major concessions to his hard line opponents, mccarthys speaker bid could be showing new signs of life. hard ...

speaker kevin mccarthy said the talks are, in his view, making headway. >> i think were making progress. >> were all working together to find a solution. >> the new concessions first reported by cnn include what was once a red line for mccarthy, agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow just one member of the house to call for a vote to oust the sitting speaker. were learning this morning that the new concessions are not going over well with some gop moderates who mccarthy ca...

be denied the speakers gavel. plus a monster storm is pommeling california and it has turned deadly. more rain and flooding and ferocious winds are battering the state. and the man accused of killing four college students is set to appear in an idaho courtroom today. that is what were watching "at this hour." thanks for being here. im kate bolduan. there are two big stories that were following at though hour. first the house will convene once again in an hour to try to elect the next...

vote for house speaker starts right now. ♪ any minute the house gavels in without a speaker for a third straight day. congress caught in the grips of chaos. no deal to end a first in a century clash over who becomes the next speaker of the united states house of representatives. im erin burn net in new york and you are watching cnns special live coverage. >> im jake tapper in washington. the talks between republican leader kevin mccarthy and his allies and the 20 conservative rebel...