plus a look ahead at what is expected to be one of the key political storylines of 2023. trump versus desantis. more on that ahead. we are going to start with some breaking news. kevin mccarthy set to hold a call with a gop conference in about an hour s time. he s facing some tough numbers in his fight for the house speaker. abc s ali roth joins me now from capitol hill. ali, what more can you tell us about your scoop. just about an hour from now, this big gop meeting. yeah, lindsay, my colleague haley talbot and i getting the scoop about an hour ago that really explains what kevin mccarthy is doing in these last two days before that make-or-break moment, the speaker s election on tuesday. sources are telling us that in less than an hour at 4 pm he s going to hold this call with members of the house gop caucus, really trying to solidify every last gop vote, every ounce of support he can be for that critical vote on tuesday. the last thing he wants to happen is for, is to no
with a new majority, and who will lead them and congressman kevin mccarthy can t secure enough votes to become speaker? adding to the chaos, there are growing calls for congressman elect george santos to step aside before he s even sworn in. the freshman from new york shows no signs of doing that. will there be consequences for the lies he calls resume embellishments? we are going to ask a fellow new yorker congressman pat ryan in just a moment. case closed, folks, tory lanez was found guilty of shooting megan thee stallion. and now audio has surfaced of a phone call between tory and megan s former best friend. we are getting into all of it in the regroup. first, 2023. i m simone sanders, and i have something to say. new year, new congress in just two days. 118 congress will officially begin. and the new republican house majority will bark upon a legislative agenda divorced from the reality of what americans across our country actually care about. in a recent dear colle
thrilling 51-45 upset over michigan. not to be outdone, georgia and ohio state came down to a last 2nd field goal as the clock struck the night. missed wide left, georgia clinch their 2nd straight trip to the national championship. the big game is next monday. others across the globe are celebrating the new year in a very different way by jumping into a cold body of water. it s known as a polar plunge. on your screen right now, people in the netherlands celebrating in that chilly way. to all of our viewers at home, we want to warmly miss you wish you a very happy and healthy new year. that wraps it up for us this hour. i m lindsay reiser, i will be back here tomorrow at 2 pm eastern. symone starts right now. greetings, everyone, happy new year. you are watching symone. the new year, americas ushering and a new congress. lawmakers will be sworn in on tuesday. global house republicans do