determine the balance of power here in washington. joe biden is spending like a drunken sailor at every single opportunity. he just says yes. i ve stood up to democrats when they re wrong on this issue including, by the way yes? including the president. when the president decided to do something dumb on this and change the rules, you know, that would create a bigger crisis, i told him he was wrong. back to that in a moment. up first, strong new economic numbers and why they just might clash with how you feel about things right now. the government s monthly jobs report came out, 263,000 jobs were added to the economy in september. and you see upward revisions in the july and august numbers, too. unemployment falling to the lowest level in 50 years. 3.5%. the superlatives are plenty. 21 consecutive months of job growth. half a million more jobs now than in february 2020. wage growth up, too, but a little bit slower. americans going back to the office. in normal time
good to see you i m yasmin vossoughian. we are following news on several fronts today. he was on a mission to kill. he was out hunting. a mission to kill, a suspected serial killer caught in california after a reign of terror as he was out hunting for his next victim. we are going to have a live report on that coming up, we are also covering politics everybody. just 23 days until the midterm elections. that will decide who controls congress. we will take you live to georgia, where everybody is watching for the latest in the senate race there. a day look before early voting begins. also, caught on camera. a republican elections official taped stealing democratic signs. we are going to look at what else republicans are doing leading up to a whole bunch, today. will he actually do it? speculation today that the former president may actually say yes to testifying before the january 6th committee. we will have that to you, live as well. shocking showing california. stopped in
holding last-ditch talks tonight fighting to win the speaker s job. we ll tell you who s been heading into his office. also, the suspect in the brutal stabbing deaths of four college students is expected in court tomorrow. authorities seeking his return to idaho to face first degree murder charges, even as they remain silent about a possible mo motive. a deadly new year of war in ukraine. russia suffers today what may be the biggest loss of life since the start of the invasion. ukraine claiming a major strike against russian forces as moscow unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles and drones, including in kyiv. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a very big cloud of uncertainty hanging over republican kevin mccarthy s bid to be the next speaker. lawmakers will vote tomorrow on whether kevin mccarthy should hold one of the most powerful positions in washington that puts him second
house minority leader hakeem jefferys. happy new year to you. happy new year to you, my friend. absolutely. i want to welcome everybody to the beat, and i wish you a happy new year as well on our first show of 2023. so, thank you for starting the new year with us. now, we are already tracking new developments tonight. i have a special report coming up about the pressure on d.o.j. to act on the evidence that is in that lengthy january 6th report which dropped heading into the holiday period. while our stop story is the election eve, of sorts, in washington. democrats expanding their power in the senate and republicans taking over the house where the faces of each caucus leader here actually reveal a lot about the state of these parties. hakeem jeffries replacing nancy pelosi with a show of democratic unity, while republican kevin mccarthy is in the fight of his career as his own close allies now find it hard to see a path for him to win tomorrow. mccarthy facing down r
one of them was detained on suspicion of murder. people in chile are voting in a referendum on a new consitution that would radically reshape the country s social rights. we start in the uk the conservative party will announce in less than 2a hours who will replace borisjohnson as its leader and become the new british prime minister. whoever wins will have to tackle the enormous challenge of soaring energy prices. the frontrunner, liz truss, has promised she ll set out immediate action on energy bills if she s elected. meanwhile, rishi sunak says he s got a clear plan to help people struggling with bills, including support to insulate their homes. our political correspondent ian watson reports. with serious economic challenges to confront, you might wonder why anyone would want to move in here, but this week there will be a new occupant of number ten. the pollsters favourite is liz truss. rishi sunak has described himself as the underdog. the winning candidate will have to