we ll get to that, but the big story this morning. oh, yeah. what happened on the football field last night. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the football field. just 24 years old now in the hospital in critical condition. get you updates on that, of course. also, house republican leader kevin mccarthy s bid to be speaker plagued with uncertainty still this morning. the concessions he has made may not be enough to win him the support he needs to become speaker. if you can believe it. kaitlan? yeah. once the new congress is sworn in, the republican majority in the house is promising a wave of investigations. partisan gridlock, could stall president biden s agenda. big questions about what that will look like as well. uh-huh. our big story this morning, we re going to start with buffalo bills player damar hamlin. hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing and suffering cardiac arrest on the field monday night. wha
host of the hbo and hbo max, broadcast at the right time. thank you for being here. saw you shaking your head when poppy s question, can you make it safer or safe? you were saying, oh, no. like trying to make a safe cigarette. it s not how this work, how this game works. and part of why people watch the fact it s not safe. that s an element to the drama of this. the idea of the sacrifice and everything that has to be put in is part of what draws people into this. we feel guilty when we see things like this. always try to come around to find a way to make this safe. they can t. no. not what this game is or ever going to be. whats your reaction when you saw what happened last night? well, what happened for me was interesting, because i kind of missed it. once i saw they were talking in somber tones doing the slum replay,