Hometown News: Capital Chaos

The showdown in Albany continues today. Republicans plan to reconvene the state Senate after failing to meet yesterday, while disposed Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith goes to court. Senate Republicans and two renegade Democrats were supposed to call the new governing coalition into order yesterday, but that did not happen. Bronx Senator Pedro Espada Junior says he needed more time to attempt to sway other Democrats to join the new bipartisan caucus.

Meanwhile, Queens state Senator Hiram Monserrate held closed-door meetings with the GOP and Democrats, both courting his support. But Monserrate says he's sticking with the Senate Republicans in forming a reform government. Governor David Paterson is calling on state senators to resolve their power struggle and is pledging to work with whoever wins.