unknown. will they keep voting throughout the night? does mccarthy drop out? does a new speaker emerge? and we are living this in realtime and watching these developments in washington. they are behind closed doors right now. in just a few minutes going to be gaveling back in session. so we re going to be much more on that in just a moment. i do want to update you though first on another story that all of us and you have been following. new details tonight about the condition of the buffalo bills safety damar hamlin. so, what we understand right now is that he has been showing signs of improvement but still remains in critical condition. all of this after his heart stopped on the field after that hit during monday night s game against the bengals. president biden says he spoke at length with the family, offered few details though about those conversations. brian young is outfront with the latest tonight from cincinnati. reporter: outside a hospital in cincinnati, balloons, candles
tweeting an update that hamlin showed signs of improvement but is still in critical condition, breathing with the help of a ventilator and expected to stay in the icu. the 24-year-old fighting to recover nearly two days after suffering cardiac arrest following a tackle. the nfl now crediting the league s emergency action plan for the rapid response that resuscitated damar hamlin once on the field quickly getting him to an ambulance and rushing him to the icu. we never want to see events like this occur. but if there were to be a medical emergency, there was absolutely the right team with the right equipment and the right training on site able to provide care. reporter: and with reporters wednesday a rare and raw display of emotion from a top nfl official. it gave our brother damar another day to live. by those who train for
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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. an extraordinary day in washington as congress fails to elect a house speaker in the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. in brazil, thousands of people line the streets to say farewell to the football legend pele who has been laid to rest. the european commission says there s majority support for eu wide travel restrictions for people arriving from china. it comes amid a surge of covid cases there. and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime national football league game.
and american football star damar hamlin remains in a critical condition, after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime nfl game. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the first day of the new us congress has been full of drama. after the swearing in of new members, the house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle. for the first time in 100 years, the house failed to elect a speaker in the first ballot. the house has now adjourned until wednesday, after three rounds of votes. the latest saw the republican kevin mccarthy fall 16 votes short of the 218 majority required his chances scuppered by members of his own party. nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected.