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even making violent threats outside his sons childrens party. six moves in six months. running from herschel walkers violence. >> we are live in georgia where walker is getting an assist from two big names in the republican party. democrats currently have the majority in the senate with the vp as tiebreaker so they need to hold on to everything or make a pick up. they are looking at three other tight races in pennsylvania, north carolina, or ohio. all places where democrats are hoping ...

todays vote. and just so you know the prompter could add two asterisks and some boldness to it to make sure i said it. all of this we are told contains more concessions to the conservative fold outs but insiders are signaling that even that may not be enough to get him to 218 votes and the stalemate could continue to route that we can. this is "outnumbered" im harris faulkner with my cohost emily compagno also joining us today kennedy, jessica tarlov, and bill hemmer, you know the news...

ahead on "cnn newsroom." hundreds if not thousands of americans who are stranded all across the nation are unable to get home. >> i have no clothes. i have nothing. i have no way to get home. im beyond frustrated. >> it hurt because i cant see my dad. >> ive lived here my entire life. i remember the blizzard of 77. it was worse. >> anyone who declares victory and says its over, its still a dangerous situation to be out. >> announcer: live there loren done, this is "cnn newsroom" with m...

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. ...

♪♪ it is the top of the hour. im katy tur and were starting again on capitol hill with the question: deadlock or a deal? what will happen today is anyones guess. the house reconvenes in one hour. will the seventh vote be the charm for kevin mccarthy. hes made even more concessions. what they are and will they help? earlier they said they think negotiations could drag on until next week. >> i think were making progress. i think people are talking and thats -- i think that -- very ...

anybody out here. so the sooner we all come together, just keep a calm head, i know you guys are getting excited. i dont think if you watch me that i get excited -- do i want to go through all this, no. but i think at the end of the day its better to go through this now so we could be successful for this term. >> if you fail three times, how do you possibly pull this off? >> you get to 218. >> this morning, a speakership stalemate. the house adjourned last night without a speaker after...

no path to becoming speaker of the house because a bunch of conservative members of the republican conference have dug in against him. what has changed this morning? why should today be any different after the three failed votes yesterday? a couple things mccarthy is doing like send his allies fanning out across the conference, trying to get some members voting present instead of no. well talk about that in a second. keep in mind, the numbers here. mccarthy can only atord four defector...

Chamber as rep elect gates was speaking and kennedy you have a feeling about his speech would you think? >> kennedy: i think he is a blowhard. i dont think he should be speaking about half of the party. you know, matt gaetz, god love you pure you are in this for matt gaetz. its not really about kevin mccarthy, its not about the house, its not about the party, he wants to show us his great blow out and it is a distraction. i mean yesterday he nominated former president trump, today he nominated j...

And really speaks to the diminished power that the former president has in this party right now after, you know, midterms and shellacking that republicans -- well, i guess you cant call it shellacking. they did flip the house, but still trumps diminished power doesnt want to weigh in now because he doesnt want to look like hes backing a loser. you just hinted at. mccarthy has a real problem on his hands right now in that his detractors are furious his allies starting threatening them saying they...

Leaving the party and registering as an independent. >> a growing number of arizonans and people like me dont feel like we fit neatly into a partys box. what is important about this decision and this move is to show up to work as an independent and not be stuck into one partys demands of following without thinking. >> the announcement came as a surprise but the move did not. she is quiet quitting the democratic party for years opposing key agenda items. but senate majority leader schumer assured...