Pyromaniacs and saboteurs are the republican words about his colleagues responsible for removing the speak e of the house, and now furious phone calls in a fight the replace the speaker, and what we are hearing from those jumping into the race now. And reversal of President Biden now supporting a new barrier on the mexican border. A massive strike in ukraine today, and the deadliest russian strike in ukraine for over a year. Im kate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman, and this is cnn news central. This morning, the house is essentially frozen and unable to legi legislate, because it has no leader. The house members have gone home to their districts and that means any legislative work is stalled until the House Republicans can come together to elect a new speaker to replace Kevin Mccarthy hoohios jim jon and Steve Scalise say they will take the job, but the road to 218 votes is fraught. This is what one republican congressman told john berman last hour. If we dont change the found
congress. so major news this week on the house side from the democratic caucus. meanwhile on the minority side, kevin mccarthy trying to become house speaker mccarthy. he is trying to get the votes needed and so far it appears he doesn t have it. matt gates and andy biggs is come out saying they will not support him and bob good and matt rose endale have threatened not to come him. or some republicans to vet present so that he could get the puckso that is another tricky thing here for kevin mccarthy as he s going to have to spend the