jen, thank you very much. >>> happening today, homeland security secretary jeh johnson visits the flood-damaged areas of south carolina. he'll be joined by representatives from fema. they will discuss the recovery with federal, state, and local this comes as the state's governor is urging towns to evacuate. >>> republican lawmakers will meet today in the struggle to choose the next speaker of the house. republicans turning now, hopefully, to paul ryan, they say, to pick up the leadership gavel, but the former vice presidential candidate is saying is no, thanks. at least publicly. now representative jason chaffetz of utah and daniel webster both want the job, but apparently neither can muster votes. the gop scrambling after the front runner, kevin mccarthy, yesterday suddenly withdrew from consideration. >> i'll stay on as majority leader, but the one thing i found in talking to everybody, if we are going to unite and be strong, we need a new face to help do that. >> meanwhile, the current dilemma would leave congress almost paralyzed, and this comes deadlines. president joe biden may be closer to making his o