very good day to all of you. i m alex witt in new york. here are the top stories in the final days of 2022. we have breaking news from law enforcement officials. a person in pennsylvania has been taken into custody in connection to the gruesome murders of four idaho college students back in november. this is huge news. we will get to that. former president trump s federal tax returns made public with redactions by house democrats days before losing their majority. we will have the latest on this huge news with analysis as well. also this hour, southwest airlines trying to end a disastrous week on a high note by helping frustrated customers reach their destinations and locate their luggage. we have major developments. the new developments in the murder case involving four university of idaho students. a suspect has been arrested in monroe county, pennsylvania. taken into custody now in connection with the homicides. four law enforcement officials are telling this to nbc
the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel there after four days of voting, the longest speaker contest in 164 years. but despite the sometimes contentious days of 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. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. [ cheers and applause ] cnn s eva mckend is live for us on capitol hill. so, eva, you know, how did mccarthy eventually get those votes that he needed? reporter: fred, by convincing those holdouts, those never-kevin lawmakers ultimately to vote present. that isn t a ringing endors
rolodex. he clenched the record for the longest speaker contest in 164 years. this was the scene after four days and 15 rounds of voting. [ cheering and applause ] mccarthy s journey to the speakership was fraught with drama. it got a little intense. it almost came to blows last night. the 14th vote should have been the clencher as mccarthy and allies thought they had the vote in the bag. but matt gaetz thought they had it in the bag. he waited to the end to vote present even though mccarthy needed just one vote to win. mccarthy appeared stunned and walked up to confront gaetz himself. mike rogers appears to suddenly lunge at gaetz and had to be physically restrained by a fellow republican. i spoke to republican congressman tim burchett who was in the area of the incident when it happened. here is what he saw. realized that both sides have some older members and it was getting late, and i suspect most of them had missed the early bird special at the sizzler and they were
if you are in it when you are young, you are indoctrinated. she has deprogrammed herself. virginia s attorney general is vowing to investigate after at least 13 schools withheld merit awards. governor youngkin saying the schools have a focus on outcomes. undercutting so many students. good protection, the pass wide open, touchdown lamb. on behalf of all football fans, thank you and appreciate the memories. what a career. you re a shining star no matter who you are shining bright to see who you can truly be steve: i ve got news for the control room, that is philadelphia. i mean, you know what, maybe it s being taken from jersey. no, it s not. that s pennsylvania. you can tell. i had two kids who went to school there. so i know for sure. let s go live to new york city, currently 36°, mostly cloudy, the high today according to my watch, 46. but it s going to be a little overcast as we listen to earth, wind and fire. are we going to get snow this season
three days, 11 votes and still no us house speaker as kevin mccarthy fails to win over conservative hardliners. the nhs remains under relentless pressure, says a health leader, urging people get the flu jab, help save lives. good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. more revelations from prince harry s autobiography have emerged including accounts of drug taking, details of his time in the army, and a claim that he and prince william urged their father, king charles, not to marry camilla, now the queen consort. the revelations come from his book, spare, due to be published in the uk next week. copies have gone on sale in spain, and some newspapers also got hold of it in advance. other claims come from interviews prince harry has given to promote the book. in the book, prince harry makes a number of accusations about his family. there are also details about intimate moments of his private life and, as reported yesterday, a claim that he was physically attacked by