hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and new details on the group of murder investigation in idaho. look at the painstaking hunt that finally led the suspects to capture. plus, cnn s andy scholes joins us here live on the set to discuss damar hamlin s remarkable recovery and what he said to his buffalo bills team. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so it took 15 ballots and an evening of high drama, but kevin mccarthy finally secured enough votes to become speaker of the house. never in modern times has
gary tuchman looks at what we know how the police cracked the case. reporter: in the probable cause affidavit amos could you, idaho police said after finding the victims who were killed, i noticed what appeared to be a tan leather knife sheath laying on the bed. the idaho state lab later located a single source of male dna left on the button snap. the dna was suspect bryan kohberger s. this is the house where they were killed. when police arrived they went through the door where the christmas wreath is. on the second floor to the right of the door is the beth room where xana kernodle and ethan chapin were killed. on the second door to the left, according to the affidavit, that s where the witness bn was.