weeks from now. we ll discuss the really dire implications for the u.s. economy if that happens with the former treasury secretary larry summers. also tonight, a huge dust storm causes multiple deaths and dozens of car wrecks in a massive interstate pileup. we re tracking this weather disaster in illinois. and an intensifying man hunt in texas after a gunman killed five neighbors including a 9-year-old little boy. authorities pleading for the public s help as this armed and very dangerous suspect has been on the loose since friday. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and let s get straight to the breaking news. trashy secretary janet yellen s very very blunt warning about the u.s. debt limit. cnn is covering the story from every angle. our correspondents are standing by over at the white house on capitol hill, and in the nation s financial cente
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
Jet ski champion turned real life green goblin Franky Zapata has been zipping around our airways for a while now but four years on, im back to meet the Hoverboard Inventor who many have branded a daredevil. Its wrong, you know . Im just a dreamer that is doing everything he can to achieve his dream. And franky certainly has been dreaming, big. This is huge. Whats up here, then . Thanks to a Deep Pocketed german investor, hes taken his business to new heights. Hes got workers behind desks and lab counters, workshops, and even a Factory Floor grand halls for grand ideas. We plan to build 1,000 machines a year. Im here to see his latest inovation, thejetracer. Check this out sadly, im not legally permitted to fly this thing due to french regulation. And lets definitely not mention the fact that im dangerously close to the maximum weight limit of 110kg. So, its over to franky to show us how its done. Enjoy the flight. Rock music plays. With ten rocket fuel powered jet engines, this so call
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