happening now, breaking news, we re following chaos at the u.s. capitol. republicans huddling behind closed doors tonight after kevin mccarthy s bid for the speaker s gavel lands with a thud for the second straight day. the next moves for mack arthy and his to popponents are very unclear right now. new information emerging about the terrifying on-field collapse of damar hamlin. the buffalo bills say hamlin is showing signs of improvement although he remains in critical condition in the icu. this hour, the chief medical officer for the nfl joins me live for an exclusive interview. welcome. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the spectacle on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives now adjourned until 8:00 p.m. eastern. manu is standing by for us. republicans there working behind the scenes right now to try to resolve this deadlock. i understand you re getting new information. reporter: yeah.
uncertainty. the house cannot move forward, cannot govern , is paralyzed until they decide who the speaker of the house is. will they move forward with another vote, will the house republicans try to adjourn for the night, something that will require 218 votes to do as they are behind closed doors trying to close a deal as republican parties have been battling with each other with no end in sight. i know you re working your sources. we ll get back to you. let s get some analysis right now from our political experts right now. john king, two full days now in this chaos in the house of representatives continues, so where do things stand, and where are they going? kevin mccarthy and the house of republicans are at a cross roads. can he get enough of them to vote for him and get some of the others to maybe try to change the parliamentary math a little