in a major victory for the justice department, a jury just found four members of the proud boys guilty of seditious conspiracy, including the group s leader, enrique tarrio. we re going to be live outside the courthouse. ludicrous, that s what the u.s. is calling russian accusation it was involved in a drone attack on the kremlin. meantime, retaliation strikes inte intensify. we re live from the battlefield next. the suspect in the atlanta mass shooting waived his right to his first court appearance today. his mother is now speaking out. what we are learning about him and one of the victims, all of these developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. an historic verdict today on some of the most serious charges related to the january 6th insurrection. four members of the far-right group known as the proud boys were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. enrique tarrio, zachary rehl, joseph biggs, and ethan nordean were on trial for their
fleeing the banks of sudan has just docked. these stories and more coming into cnn news central. this morning, a manhunt across the state of texas for the man accused of shooting and killing four adults and a 9-year-old child. officers say that the incident was sparked all because someone simply asked him to stop firing his gun because a baby was sleeping. a $90,000 reward is being asked for his arrest. there is a huge number of officers searching for him but right now, josh campbell, we are hearing zero leads? yes, that is right. federal, state, and local officers are fanning across southeast texas, north of houston where on friday, authorities say that the man, the 38-year-old francisco oropeza conducted this brutal killing of five of his neighbors, and now they were originally able to track the cell phone. he discarded the phone, authorities said, and no leads but an $80,000 reward right now leading to the capture. and now, to walk you through the events. witnesses s
Mitchell reports, House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Also this hour, i will speak to dr. Zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid19 in the u. S. And we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to Pope Emeritus Benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursdays funeral mass. Good day, im andrea in mitchell. Happy new year, everyone. Well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, Kevin Mccarthy has to win over the hard line House Conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Tomorrow the new Congress Returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. But at this hour no one knows how long its going to take for republicans to secure the Majority Vote needed to appoint a le
i don t know, sittinge beach with this gentleman all summer and having a great summer, and the summer of a 12-year-old. reporter: the former cnn host seemingly upbeat alongside long time partner tim malone. two high profile stars breaking their silence, just days after major shakeups left their on air futures up in the air. stephanie gosk, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, 2024 hopeful ron desantis is making moves in a country that s crucial for any impact the anxiety inside dhs as the country prepares for what s expected to be a massive surge at the southern border in just a few weeks. president zelenskyy not mincing words, saying russia won t get away with the latest deadly attack in a city in southern ukraine we have a live report from kyiv. also, kevin mccarthy notches a political win but his debt ceiling plan is dead on arrival in the senate. where does it go from here our nbc
putin should he step outside russia and now apparently china. speaking of china, what to make of its peace efforts in ukraine? the white house saying not much. some republicans on capitol hill are saying not much more. but they re talking about the billions of dollars we ve been forking over to ukraine and many have had enough. you name it, we are on it. with mike tobin and kyiv on what ukrainians are saying about this and aishah hasnie on capitol hill on the fight over the cost of all of this. welcome, everybody. glad to have you. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it in kyiv, ukraine with reaction to the fast-moving developments and mike tobin. mike? well, neil, day two of xi s visit to moscow is pledging strategic support between russia and china. new public comments have stopped short of china saying that they will supply russia with weapons. the very visual of the chinese president showing up in moscow is a visual that creates the notion that china is breaking down russia s