good tuesday morning, everybody. i am lindsey reiser live at msnbc world headquarters in new york city. right now we are one hour away from the convening of the 118th congress on capitol hill. a scenario unlike anything we have seen before. one question remaining, will kevin mccarthy be the speaker of the house? right now it s not clear the california republican has the votes to secure the gavel. he seemed optimistic about the outcome this morning. do you have the votes yet? we will have a good day today. we do know house republicans spent the last hour huddleded in a closed door meeting where mccarthy addressed his caucus, but was he able to sway any republicans standing in his way. and just in the last hour we heard from congressman, scott perry. over the 14 years he has been in leadership, he has done almost virtually nothing to change it. and under pressure from a group of members that said we are not any longer going to accept the status quo, and we have been abl
the tragedy is a real reminder of the dire dangers these players face every time they step on the field. let s dig deeper, now. a former nfl safety and now a senior neuro surgery resident at harvard mgh, and was named a road scholar while playing football at florida state. and now back with us, the author of big game: the nfl in dangerous times. doctor, you first, an unpress dented effect on the field. what was it like watching this as a player and doctor? it was very disturbing and devastating. i played safety, the same position that damar plays, and i understand what it s like to have a full head of steam and run towards another ball carrier
wear a mask indoors and follow the public health guidance. thank you so much. appreciate you joining us. thanks for having me. pro sports being hit hard by a spike in covid cases. a source telling cnn 28 nfl players tested positive today on top of 37 players testing positive yesterday. the nhl postponing the ninth game this season because of multiple players testing positive and they re not alone. the nba postponing games, players on multiple teams including mvp giannis antetokounmpo. help me with that name. doctor is a neuro surgery resident and former nfl player. thank you, sir. appreciate joining us. how are you doing? doing well. thank you. good to see you. why are we seeing this spike in cases in the professional sports league?
screen and throw out homophobic slurs. reporter: he says she should keep an eye on where his career. he s 28 at the peak of his career but it s said in the future nfl teams may be reluctant to put karlcarl nassi their rosters. lots going on. brian, thank you very, very much. let get some analysis from a former nfl player. he s right now a neuro surgery resident at harvard mass massachusetts general hospital. thank you for joining us. how big of a moment do you believe this potentially is for the nfl? well, thanks for having me, wolf. i think this is a very big moment for the nfl, for carl, for the lbgtq community. being pride month means a lot.