i m ann marie walker. i m alex march quart in for boris sanchez. the house of representatives finally elects a speaker. how kevin mccarthy gets the votes. remarkable progress for damar hamlin and the moment he face timed his teammates from his hospital bed. and new details on the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what we re learning from a recently released affidavit and the father of one of the victims tells cnn why he believes the group was targeted. plus, the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug. the reported benefits and the concern coming up on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us. thank you so much for having me back. alex, it s great to be with you. we re matching. we re in lock step together. good to be with you, alex. happy new year. and to you. thank you so much. who needs reality tv when you have cspan. cnn after days of deadlock, 15 ballots and a lot of deal making, republi
offenses and should be considered armed and dangerous. just yesterday the fda granted accelerated approval for a new alzheimer s drug called mckenna. hard to pronounce. try it. we ll get there. give us a couple hours to nail it down. it is one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the cognitive decline. cnn s dr. sanjay gupta has more on this incredible story. reporter: at first the signs can be subtle, missing your exit on the freeway, for getting what you need at the grocery store, misplacing your keys. i look at my phone and read the names and a lot of them don t mean anything. reporter: your life marches on independently with the markers of memory slowly, surely