next? chief among them, when will congress have a new speaker of the house? plus damar hamlin remains in critical condition in the hospital. we ll talk to his high school football coach. a monster storm is hammering california right now. san francisco s mayor joins us live, as they prepare and are handling what they re going to do about the latest deluge. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being with us. i m kate bolduan. 24 hours later, we have no speaker of the house and no clearer view when that would be decided. very soon the house is supposed to attempt to convene. kevin mccarthy incests he will not be dropping out of the race, and insists he can get to 218, despite failing to secure support in three votes. it is the first time in a century that the house did not elect a speaker on the first round of voting. at the heart of this mess is a small group of conservatives, about 10% of the republican conference, all of whom want more power, all of
at the heart of this mess is a small group of conservatives, about 10% of the republican conference, all of whom want more power, all of whom are taking advantage of the republicans slim majority. but it s messy from here on out. lauren fox is standing by. phone calls, sleepless nights, lots of back room and basement discussions. what is happening right now? reporter: there aren t many options right now, kate. kevin mccarthy doesn t have the votes to be the next speaker. he showed that three times yesterday. the options today are twofold. they can either go to the floor and vote or potential try to adjourn to give themselves a bit more time to wrestle this out behind the scenes. so far the discussions are not yielding any more yes votes for mccarthy, but the question is whether democrats will allow mccarthy to try to adjourn to