following too close. we have confirmed those reports are accurate, wolf. interesting. i know you re staying on top of this story. thank you very, very much. and erin, i know we re going to turn back to our top story right now. the bitter fight for speaker of the house. that s right, wolf. and a good evening to all of you. i m erin burnett. welcome to a special edition. because right now we are in the midst of an open revolt over who will become speaker of the house. and i m wolf blitzer here in washington. it has been a very, very historic and dramatic day here in washington.ngressman kevin m far unable to secure enough votes to become the next speaker of the house. it s been such an incredible day to watch. here we are making history. he lost the support of 19 members in the first two votes. as we re sitting here, wolf, in the third vote he loses nanothe one. this is not how this is supposed to go. it s not how it ever has gone. it s a bruising rebuke of mccarthy who
taken no more than a single ballot on the first day in session to elect one. today house republicans, who are now in the majority, could not muster the votes needed to make their leader, kevin mccarthy, the speaker. instead, in a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there, smiling at times as votes were cast three times and results were read. the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. [ applause ] acclimation. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. no persons have received a majority of the whole numbers votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. well, after the third rejection, republicans moved to adjourn until noon tomorrow. and this could all begin again. in 1923, it took nine ballots to choose a speaker. the record is 133 over two mo
extended to include the bills mafia. recently he spoke about fulfilling his dream of playing for the pros. you never know when like the last day could be that you get to experience something like this. i m cherishing it every moment i can. reporter: all now keeping this rising star, this hometown hero in their prayers. in the gofundme page hamlin said up for his toy drive, before last night the initial goal was $2500. now since this all happened, it exceeded $5 million. now the family has updated it to say that some of that money is going to go toward his care. but really, what a remarkable man. what a remarkable player. we re all praying for him. brynn, thank you very much. thanks so much to all of you for joining us. ac 360 begins right now. and good evening. take a look. only half of that building is functioning normally tonight. the house of representatives has no speaker. for the last 100 years, it s