good evening. we begin with the very real possibility house republicans tomorrow will do something that has not been done for a hundred years. it s possible perhaps even likely that when the chamber s very first piece of business comes up choosing the next speaker, something necessary for anything else to proceed, they will fail to get the required number of votes to make former minority leader kevin mccarthy nancy pelosi s successor as speaker. and beyond the drama of the history that could be made tomorrow if the first vote fails and it goes to another and then as many as it takes there is the irony. mccarthy who wants to succeed floesa woman widely acknowledged to be one of the most successful legislative head counters and arm twisters of all time is still trying with just hours to go to count enough heads and twist enough arms. do you have the votes tomorrow? i think we have a good day tomorrow. that remains to be seen. just ask a fellow republican. i won t be vot
speak with overnight tweeting damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest with a hit, a gae versus the bengals and on the field he was transferred to the uc medical center for further testing and treatment. he is currently sedated and listed in critical condition. the initial reaction of many was that they had never seen something like this before and damar hamlin briefly stood up on his own after making a tackle and before collapsing back onto the turf. now, an ambulance being brought out on the field. before he was rushed off, hamlin received cpr several minutes and many players visibly shaken and some of his teammates in tears. both teams coming together for an on-field prayer before returning to the locker rooms. again, suspended the game over an hour before the game postponed as everyone awaited updates on damar hamlin s condition. holding an nfl conference call with the decision just after midnight. players, frankly those coming to the game all traumatized. what was most i
allegedly threatening guards from his jail cell. you better believe he has been read his rights anything he says can and will be used against him. the price tag for covid school closures could tropic $28 trillion. a new study by stanford economists project students will miss out on $70,000 each over their lifetime. mitchell for 3. unbelievable. oh my goodness. [cheers] i don t know what to say. that s not necessary. just a dynamite performance. brian: they are celebrating in basketball but not in football. we begin this morning with a fox news alert. damar hamlin is in critical condition after one of the most shocking moments that we have seen ever in any sport. steve: the bills safety leaving the field in an ambulance with his mother after a hit during a monday night football matchup with the bengals. the nfl has postponed the game out of grave concern about mr. hamlin s health. and todd piro joins us live with the latest. todd? steve, ainsley and bri
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holding last-ditch talks tonight fighting to win the speaker s job. we ll tell you who s been heading into his office. also, the suspect in the brutal stabbing deaths of four college students is expected in court tomorrow. authorities seeking his return to idaho to face first degree murder charges, even as they remain silent about a possible mo motive. a deadly new year of war in ukraine. russia suffers today what may be the biggest loss of life since the start of the invasion. ukraine claiming a major strike against russian forces as moscow unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles and drones, including in kyiv. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a very big cloud of uncertainty hanging over republican kevin mccarthy s bid to be the next speaker. lawmakers will vote tomorrow on whether kevin mccarthy should hold one of the most powerful positions in washington that puts him second