i think at the end of the day we ll get everybody together. you failed three times, how do you possibly pull this off? you get to 218. how do you do it? you come back, you continue what you re doing right now, talking, solve the small problems. they say if you do the same thing over and over insanity. and expect the same that s the definition of insanity. it was supposed to be kevin mccarthy s big moment. so what the heck happened? good morning, america, good to see you. poppy and i are here in new york. kaitlan is live in washington d.c. hi, kaitlan, doing okay? we re bracing. it s the worst episode of the west wing ever playing out right now. we ll see what happens today. a chaotic day on the hill. no speaker elected. some in the republican party turned against their leader. ahead kaitlan collins is going to speak with a member who switched his vote after first saying yes. plus we have buffalo bills safety damar hamlin news, still in critical c
good morning to you, a day of vote counting here in washington. i m jim sciutto. vote counting part deuce, i m erica hill. good morning. we are keeping a close watch on washington for just that purpose. a few short hours from now the gop controlled house set to gavel in for a second day as they try to elect a speaker because of course remember without one not much is happening. new members can t even be sworn in. after three rounds of voting presumptive front runner kevin mccarthy not only failed to corral his caucus and secure the 218 votes needed to become speaker, he actually lost support as the day dragged on. we are live from capitol hill. and we will be talking to a member of congress who is central to these negotiations, plus buffalo bills damar hamlin remains sedated in critical condition on a ventilator. this after experiencing that shocking cardiac arrest during monday night football. his uncle tells cnn that he had to be resuscitated not just once on the field
welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we begin with continuing drama on capitol hill. day two for the chaotic and his tor historic fight for the speaker of the house. i ve never seen this. the house has adjourned until 8:00 p.m. after mccarthy failed on his attempt not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six, six attempts to win a majority of votes in the house to become speaker. a source says republicans believe there may be a path forward between the promccarthy and anti mccarthy republicans to negotiate, to choose a house speaker. let s go to manu raju on capitol hill. i am hearing as you are hearing from members of congress, you re hearing from them off the record i guess and hearing from them on camera, who are saying yeah, they think there actually might be a way forward. some are saying that too, on the record chip roy being one of them. others are suggesting there is not. there is still very little room for error for kevin mccarthy but mccarthy just le
i m christine romans. new day starts right now . two weeks from today. the midterm elections. brace yourself. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the race for control of the senate looks to be tight. new cnn polling shows democrat john fetterman with a slight edge over republican mehmet oz in pennsylvania. and in wisconsin ron johnson, democratic challenger men della barnes basically even. inflation the top issue. followed by abortion rights. early voting in that state begins today. in pennsylvania 44% of likely voters sight the economy. and more on debates in a moment. tonight in new york, a highly anticipated debate between incumbent democratic governor kathy hochul and republican challenge lee zeldin. zeldin made crime the focus of his campaign. and last night desantis and crist going toe-to-toe on abortion. and theian going poulter wars and may have his eye on the white house refusing to commit all four years if he wins the election. according to a top official,
good morning, i m erica hill, it is a busy tuesday at this hour. we are officially two weeks away from the midterms. a major focus on the senate battle in pennsylvania today, one of the most critical races this cycle. tonight republican mehmet oz and democrat john fetterman will face off for their first and only debate, and we are on the ground in harrisburg. overnight in florida incumbent republican governor ron desantis going toe to toe with his democratic challenger charlie crist. the two sparring on a number of topics, we will discuss with charlie crist in our next hour. plus new this morning, adidas officially severing ties with kanye west following a rash ant submit tick comments. a moscow regional court upholding the drug smuggling conviction of american basketball star brittney griner. she was sentenced to nine years behind bars in russia. cnn s kylie atwood is live at the state department for us this morning. kylie, what more are we hearing about what this coul