right. it s the top of the hour in the cnn newsroom. i m fredricka whitfield in new york and we are moments away from an update on today s deadly mass shooting in louisville, kentucky. a gunman opening fire at a downtown bank, killing at least four people and wounding nine others. police responded quickly getting into a gunfight with the shooter. two officers were injured in the exchange, with one now in critical condition. the shooter is dead and police are still trying to piece together how he was killed and why the former bank employee may have gone on this shooting spree. officials are expecting to hold a briefing at any moment. of course, we ll take that to you, but before it begins, let s go first to cnn s shimon prokupecz. so shimon, what do we know about how all of this unfolded right so sometimes around 8 30 this morning after a 30 before the bank was open. the shooting took place police saying that they were there within three minutes. just think about that for the
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
time. the crowds mostly silent. but then breaking out in applause as the procession neared westminster hall on grounds of parliament. that s where her body now lies in state and will remain until monday morning. the queen s coffin draped with the royal standard, her crown caried into the hall just a few hours ago. taking part in the mile-long walk from the palace to the queen s children, king charles, prince andrew and princess anne and the grandsons william and harry. william s wife kate and meghan, the queen consort rode behind in black cars. they joined the rest of the royal family for a service at westminster after the coffin arrived. amazing to think it was just a few months ago these streets were packed with londoners celebrating the queen s platinum jubilee. today many of those same people have gathered here again. taking the opportunity to bear witness and pay respects, but also to share the royal family s personal grief, a reminder that the queen really served three
fired back calling it racist. dana: president biden staying silent on the fentanyl. 300 people a day die. that is expected to get worse. fentanyl seizures at the border continue to double year-over-year. peter doocy brought it up in yesterday s briefing but according to the white house everything is just fine. 300 overdoses a day now. we know fentanyl is coming in the sfwoo the country across the southern border. we are securing the border. we have record levels of funding from dhs to stop drugs from entering into the country. 300 overdoses designed to target children. drug cartels in mexico want to kill american kids. what is this president doing about it? to say we re not doing enough is categorically wrong. dana: we have reaction from former d.e.a. special agent. matt finn standing by at the border but let s go to grady trimble in chicago with new arrivals. we were there last night as the first two buses arrived. several migrants waved at our cameras and g
accused the fbi of planting evidence? well now trump admits the documents were stored in cartons. remember when trump s lawyer told the justice department that classified material had been returned? well, investigators found more. lots more. remember when trump s team insisted the documents were safely secured? well, his lawyer now admits the former president frequently had guests in an office where highly classified papers were found in his desk. and once again, he does not deny having them. good morning. and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 1st. can you believe it? no, no i can t believe it. just like nobody can believe any of the excuses that have all been thrown around. i love yesterday, willie, his only argument is, not saying why he had the documents, not saying why he didn t return the documents, not saying why he lied to the fbi when they were asking for the documents, and they were moving them, and instead, he goes oh, oh, it s all a setup, they