his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. plus, new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and, story of survival. how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, there is political chaos in the house of representatives, unlike anything we ve seen in a century, after the new congress adjourns on a on day one without a speaker. plus, the ongoing weather threat snow, ice and at least a dozen tornadoes have already been reported. but we do want to begin tonight with that terrifying scene in cincinnati, after buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed following a tackle. hamlin tonight is still in critical condition. his family in their first statement saying they are asking to please keep damar in your prayers. in
jumpsuit, agreeing to be extradited back to idaho. his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. blues new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and story of survival, how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, political chaos in the house of representatives, nlike anything we ve seen in a century. after the new congress adjourns on a day on day one without a speaker. plus, the ongoing weather threat a dozen tornadoes have already been reported. but we want to begin tonight with the terrifying scene in in cincinnati after buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed following a tackle. hamlin tonight still in critical condition. his family in their first statement saying they are asking to please keep damar in your prayers. in an emotio
in the faulkner focus. it had analysts the looks of an ordinary tackle. for all the fans that s what we saw. damar hamlin bringing down cincinnati s higgins in the first quarter of last night s highly anticipated last-season game. nobody was thinking of sports when hamlin collapsed on the turf. many players visibly shaken, tears. nine minutes of cpr. hamlin s mother, who was at the game, rushed onto the field. and then she was helped into the ambulance to be with him to go with him to the hospital as they fought for his life. today s back cover of the new york post tears on the field. doctors say the next 12 to 24 hours will be the most critical and crucial for damar hamlin. his recovery could depend on how long he spent in cardiac arrest. the direct blow to the chest. that stuns the heart at exactly the wrong time. we don t know where it s leading but clearly they got him to the hospital in critical condition with his vitals back to normal. good signs. i don t know whe
battle over everything from immigration policy to inflation. before it all happens, republicans will first have to elect a new speaker. kevin mccarthy is having big problems with his bid for the position. minutes ago he said he won t drop out, and even though the house could go to a second vote for the first time in a hundred years. wow. on the senate side, mitch mcconnell is poised to make history. before a very different reason. hello. this is outnumbered. happy new year. i m harris faulkner here with my cohost, and a leg up on you. also joining us today, kennedy, dr. janette nesheiwat, and bill hemmer. watch out! at least 14 members of kevin mccarthy s own political party say they have doubts of whether they are going to support him for speaker. five of those are firm nos at this point. with the g.o.p. holding the slimmest of majorities already in the house, kevin mccarthy can only afford to lose four votes. so he s already upside down right now. if he can t marshal supp
the gavel. this morning, he was not able to bring along a handful of far right lawmakers who oppose his nomination and are demanding more big power concessions from him as the price for going forward. we may have a battle on the floor. but the battle is for the conference and the country. that s fine with me. i don t see how a few people maybe it s 5, maybe it s 20 sit because they want a gravel that they can t earn. that s not what the constituents voted them for. this as house democrats united behind hakeem jeffries, with a new younger ship team holding business cards to play as the republicans dissolve into chaos. why is choosing a speaker important? the house cannot form committees or do work on any legislation until there is a presiding officer. it s been a century since it has taken more than one roll call vote to fill the position. at this hour, we don t know how many votes it will take to elect the next speaker or how long it will drag out and da minute dimi