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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...

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 ...

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...

does intend to southern border next week. >> question the timing of this. we need to take action now. >> getting ready to say their final farewell to benedict. >> truly a doctor of the church. because he diagnosed the problem of this age. >> urging updates on damar hamlin doctor saw some signs of improvement. praying for damar hamlin looking for a positive outlook. > lit up the park to show support. >> brian: there was a time when womennens bands were hot. blonde, go goes. women the on...

>> well have another vote at noon. youll see some progress. i think there is light at the end of the tunnel. if that happens, hopefully that progress snowballs and members who are holding out feel pressure in their districts or from others to unify with the party and do the right thing and elect a speaker so we can work on the issues that matter. >> bill: brand-new hour begins now. david spunt has the duties in d.c. >> hi. two hours until the house is back in session. a lot of people t...

good evening from new york, im chris hayes, youre looking at a live image of the well of the house of representatives, the nations capital, where theyre set to reconvene out there about three and a half hours pm journey, when they do reconvene, theyll be setting about the business of electing a speaker of the house, for the 118th congress, something they have failed to do for the first time in 100 years. today, kevin mccarthy, the house leader of the republican party, long expected to ...

good evening to you lawrence! >> it evening alex. i have a funny feeling that tomorrow will be very much like today. well see how far we debt whether we have a speaker or not. but we want to see a lot of same stuff tomorrow. >> i think that the official term is groundhog day, congress. >> while there is that! we will see. kevin mccarthy might, he might be on his way to breaking the hundred year old record of number of votes most since -- i think like nine is the most that we have for. ...

is that, you know, to have a congress that cant function, it is just embarrassing. were the greatest nation in the world. how can that be? >> president biden calls the drama playing out on the house floor embarrassing. this morning, theres still no speaker after three more rounds of voting. well have the latest from capitol hill. plus, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin is still in critical condition, but the team says hes showing signs of improvement. well get an update on his health. ...

the house this morning. lawmakers set to vote again in two hours. but gop leader kevin mccarthy has put up a new offer he hopes will win over a faction of his party. that has been fighting against his candidate us is. what hes giving up now and why it might hurt him with moderates. also what is president trump trumps roul roel? hes made call to holdouts asking them to vote for mccarthy. what they told him to do instead and why hes now predicting a big win today. plus the man accused ...

headquarters in new york city and the political drama captivating washington and paralyzing the house of representatives now in a third day with no end in sight. were well into the seventh vote. still no speaker ask it does not appear the concessions kevin mccarthy agreed to last night made any difference in the vote count today. the biggest backlash against those conservative rebels coming from other members of their party. slamming them as egotistical opportunists. one of those membe...