i m ann marie walker. i m alex march quart in for boris sanchez. the house of representatives finally elects a speaker. how kevin mccarthy gets the votes. remarkable progress for damar hamlin and the moment he face timed his teammates from his hospital bed. and new details on the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what we re learning from a recently released affidavit and the father of one of the victims tells cnn why he believes the group was targeted. plus, the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug. the reported benefits and the concern coming up on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us. thank you so much for having me back. alex, it s great to be with you. we re matching. we re in lock step together. good to be with you, alex. happy new year. and to you. thank you so much. who needs reality tv when you have cspan. cnn after days of deadlock, 15 ballots and a lot of deal making, republi
newsroom the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting and tense moments on the floor, the house elects a speaker. i never thought we d get up here. how the drama played out and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. we got our boy. excitement from buffalo bills players on safety damar hamlin. the latest on his condition and more on that moment when he facetimed his teammates. california slammed with heavy rain, flooding and mudslides and the danger isn t over. we re tracking the next line of storms as millions remain under flood warnings. it was really devastating and me not knowing exactly what the situation was, because all i heard was gunshots. shock and anger in virginia after a 6-year-old shoots his teacher. what we are learning about the moments that led up to the shooting. the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug and it s a mixed bag of benefits and risks. could
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shooting. the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug and it s a mixed bag of benefits and risks. could bed bath & beyond soon be out of business? newsroom starts right now. good morning. saturday, january 7th. i m alex marquardt. imamara walker. historic, chaotic, kevin mccarthy of california finally won the race for house speaker after 15 rounds of voting. his supporters erupting in applause after the last vote was cast. zinke. the next speaker of the united states house speaker kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ]
to bottom inside and out using surgical gloves. reporter: in court on thursday, kaylee goncalves s father in the front row pointedly staring at kohberger. there have been a lot of questions about why a 911 call wasn t made sooner and i think this affidavit certainly raises even more questions. but i do want to emention i spak with the latah county coroner after this incident and asked if a 911 call had been made sooner could lives have been saved? she said no. veronica miracle, cnn, moscow, idaho. thank you for that report. now 15 million people are under flood alerts as california braces for more heavy rain and flooding next week. where meteorologists say we could see record flooding. a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at school. what we know about how this started and how the teacher is doing. plus, the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug.