hello again, thanks for being with us. it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york with this special second hour on this federal holiday, and we are following breaking news this morning. america s secretary of state holding a high pressure meeting with china s president xi. did that one-on-one do anything to settle the simmering tensions between our two countries. extreme weather, millions remain under threat, even as communities reel from the aftermath of devastating tornados also ahead, a terrifying close call at one of the busiest airports in the country, a passenger capturing the video of this plane s wing almost hitting another plane on the runway. and later, celebrating juneteenth, we ll take you to galveston, texas, known as the birthplace of this federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery here in america. but first the breaking news out of china where u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met just a couple of hours ago with pres
the gentleman from the state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. it was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite sometimes contentions and negotiations with the narrow faction of his conference, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. cnn s eva mckend is live on capitol hill. eva, what finally pushed mccarthy over the edge for these republican holdouts? reporter: well, he was able to convince those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately vote present and that is how he secured this victory on the 15th try, fred, but also by making some key concessions. so, for instance, those
captions by vitac www.vitac.com by this time tomorrow night, kevin mccarthy down the next speaker of the house or he could be the frustrated would-be speaker. house republicans could still be fighting over who the next speaker will be. that s where we could be tomorrow because that s where we are tonight. nothing is certain for republicans right now. what is certain is what gop members tend to do with their majority because they ve said so. they intend to investigate the biden administration. we have details on that now from our randi kaye. we would love to talk to people in the biden family. reporter: republican congressman james comer of kentucky, as the incoming chair of the house oversight and reform committee, he s determined to investigate whether joe biden and his son, hunter, are, as he puts it, compromised. this evidence raises troubling questions about whether president biden is a national security risk and about whether he is compromised by foreign gove
welcome to fox news live. if you plan to fly, be prepared from some turbulence. the heat across parts of the u.s. and around the globe is forcing airlines to take some drastic actions, reducing fuel loads, limiting the number of passengers and baggage on board, or waiting for temperatures to drop before taking to the skies. all of this is also leading to flight delays. experts say extreme heat can reduce the performance of engines and affect the lift of airplane wings. greece is just one of the places suffering through the extreme temperatures. the country is on track to beat its record for the longest heat wave in its history. greece is also dealing with multiple wildfires. the biggest fires are on the island of roads, a popular tourist destination known for its beaches and ancient ruins. more than 20,000 people have been evacuated from the island
welcome to fox news live, i m marianne rafferty. if you plan to fly in the future, be prepared for turbulence due to the heat. waiting for temperatures to drop before taking to the sky, is leading to flight delays. extreme heat can reduce performance of engine and affect the lift of airplane wings. greece is suffering, longest heat wave in history, and greece is dealing with multiple forest fires on tourist destinations.