msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news, the u.s. racing to recover and learn more about that mysterious object shot down by u.s. fighter jets over alaska. here s what we know at this hour. the high altitude object was described as roughly the size of a small car, it was likely not man. it was flying in 40,000 feet, is for spotted on thursday before being brought down on friday. this comes a week after the u.s. military shot down the chinese spy balloon off the south carolina coast after flying over several states. here is what democratic congressman told me in the last hour. i don t know that anyone, on the committees have been briefed. recovery operations are taking place, it is quite possible at 40,000 feet, a very expensive missile shooting down a weather balloon. other than that, we just do not know. it didn t seem to have its own ability to maneuver. that limits it s two more breaking news, th
after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting. the house finally elects a speaker. how the chaos ended and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. and there are new details in the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what we re learning from a recently released affidavit and a former fbi agent will be joining us with her perspective on that investigation. also remarkable progress for buffalo bills player damar hamlin. an update on his condition and the moment he face timed his teammates from a hospital bed. and a major policy for military parents. the change that will allow them to spend more time with their newborn coming up on cnn. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s january 7th. alex is gracing us with his presence. thank you for being with us, alex. hopefully you got some sleep last night. i got some sleep, that means i missed the historic, you know, end of the speakership race. yeah. and woke up to that news
the football field last weekend. we ll be joined by a former basketball player who experienced the very same thing. we ll have his story and how he used that scary moment to help save lives. plus, the new study that says social media could be changing your kids dreams. that s all ahead on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us, especially you, alex. good to be with you. great to be back with you. how late did you manage to stay up watching the drama unfold? about 8:00 p.m. that was the latest for me. how about you? 9:45. you got a little more in. it was quite dramatic as well as being historic and chaotic. kevin mccarthy finally won the race for speaker of the house after 15, 15 rounds of voting, which ended earlier this morningening. the next speaker of the united states for the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers ] [ applause ] mccarthy engaged in some intense negotiations and made some major
. welcome back to humanity. . yep. oh, i got one. me too, bro. thank you, chris. as always. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the list of tips reads like a training manual for undercover espionage. in person monitoring through the night is may not be feasible, but if undertaken should be done with caution and well armed as criminals caught in the act can be dangerous. now this is not mission impossible or even james bond or even rear window. this is a manual for poll watchers in michigan. the things being monitored here are drop boxes. the manual that details the tips is 28 pages long. this is local chapter of a group called the america project. the spokes people for the america project, spokes people are these guys. former overstock.com patrick burn ander trump national security adviser michael flynn. which is particularly concerning. you probably remember michael flynn for a million reasons and none of them very good. and you might even remember the ove
i mean actual housewives. to their kitchen windows. i kid i would never do such a thing but maybe. but the aggressiveness at the working families party are launching their newest goal to radicalize the manse of the real housewives franchise the goal is to organize the fan base to embrace woke beliefs. i was at work? i do organize people who believe skinny girl martini is a healthy breakfast? [laughter] now, rubber when he heard someone say organized, it s not in the typical definition. a solid company get your taxes in order, or alphabetizing a record collection. replacing your meds on a shelf that kat can t reach. organize means radicalize. we just wrote the lease organize person on earth is a radical. that s why they boycott businesses instead of running them. the reason why looting doesn t start at 7:00 a.m. this is a new left-wing thing called fandom organization which social media streams and litter them with love wings platitudes. it s funny try to radicalize people who