we re monitoring any developments on that and we ll bring them to you. i m harris falkier and you with in the faulkner focus. mccarthy suggesting votes would continue through the weekend if the stalemate continues. the vote failed again on the 11th round last night. we re so far beyonn anything li this since 1859. and we re in a whole new territory. mccarthy and allies hoping their ne give him a viable path to speakership. they include pretty much all of the demands of the anti-mccarthy members. no word on any defectors budging yet. mccarthy backers aren t happy, to say the least. i m not a member of congress now. i can t get classified briefings. i can t do my job. i can t do what we are supposed to do to fix the border. i can t tell you what is go being on with the cartels. we can t do any of that because 20 people don t like kevin mccarthy. this is an extreme disservice to the american people. harris: former house speaker newt gingrich in focus. let s begin with se
be denied the speaker s gavel. plus a monster storm is pommeling california and it has turned deadly. more rain and flooding and ferocious winds are battering the state. and the man accused of killing four college students is set to appear in an idaho courtroom today. that is what we re watching at this hour. thanks for being here. i m kate bolduan. there are two big stories that we re following at though hour. first the house will convene once again in an hour to try to elect the next speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy has lost rounds of voting and making more concessions to lawmakers to try and turn the tide for him. in the meantime. the house is paralyzed. members could not sworn in, committees cannot be formed or do any business. and now the incoming chairs of the key national security committees foreign affairs armed services and intel, they say this delay is putting the safety and security of the united states at risk. as a republican stalemate grips congress, p
does intend to southern border next week. question the timing of this. we need to take action now. getting ready to say their final farewell to benedict. truly a doctor of the church. because he diagnosed the problem of this age. urging updates on damar hamlin doctor saw some signs of improvement. praying for damar hamlin looking for a positive outlook. > lit up the park to show support. brian: there was a time when womennens bands were hot. blonde, go goes. women the only ones singing for a while. no one is singing about what is taking place in washington. six rounds and kevin mccarthy is still not out. the question is if he is out, who is in. a lot of drama as we slowly move and zoom out and gradually, this is not a robot camera, is it? this is a human being. ainsley: the song is entirely ugly and very ugly in the capitol. six votes and still no speaker. steve: one way or another they re going to getcha. they re going to getcha. is today the day or only we hal
is the seventh time the charm? we ll find out at noon eastern when the house reconvenes for another round of voting. bill: you have 20 republicans refusing to back mccarthy. because of their narrow majority mccarthy could only lose four. dana: the two sides talked about the impasse. he hopes to agree to more demands. among them a lower threshold to try to oust him from the speaker s chair and want more freedom caucus members on committees and guaranteed votes on bills conservatives have been pushing for. is that enough to move the needle? both size expressing optimism but republicans still aren t unified. a reason kevin mccarthy doesn t want to continue having vote. with each vote he seems to be decreasing in his vote share. we suspect the trend is likely to continue. what exactly do you want? you want what, four out of nine positions on the rules committee? i want to be able to have enough members on the rules committee we can block bad bills. kevin mccarthy ha
now. president biden says he intends to visit the southern border next week. he s doing it because he s being forced to come and because he wants actual sources. the vatican getting ready to say the final farewell to pope emeritus benedict. encouraging updates on damar hamlin. he remains in the icu. signs of improvement noted yesterday and overnight. things are moving in a positive direction. pulling for damar. niagara falls lit up in blue for support. can you meet me halfway right at the border line is where i m going to wait for you i ll be looking at night and day ainsley: this is called dance club mornings on fox & friends. every morning we started out with something that people dance to at the club s. brian: but that has something to do with the standoff we ve been witnessing been witnessing. ainsley: what are the lyrics of that sans? steve: meet me halfway. ainsley: that s appropriate. steel and our sound guy is our musical