plus a look ahead at what is expected to be one of the key political storylines of 2023. trump versus desantis. more on that ahead. we are going to start with some breaking news. kevin mccarthy set to hold a call with a gop conference in about an hour s time. he s facing some tough numbers in his fight for the house speaker. abc s ali roth joins me now from capitol hill. ali, what more can you tell us about your scoop. just about an hour from now, this big gop meeting. yeah, lindsay, my colleague haley talbot and i getting the scoop about an hour ago that really explains what kevin mccarthy is doing in these last two days before that make-or-break moment, the speaker s election on tuesday. sources are telling us that in less than an hour at 4 pm he s going to hold this call with members of the house gop caucus, really trying to solidify every last gop vote, every ounce of support he can be for that critical vote on tuesday. the last thing he wants to happen is for, is to no
i m lindsay reiser in for yasmin of a soup in. a terrifying attack in new york city. a suspect going after police with a machete. questions about why he did it. and the writing suddenly be tied to him. suspect in the midst of murders for college is not a whole mason be on the move. breaking news from capitol s this as republicans grapple with questions about incoming congressman and alleged serial liar george santos. surprising is from the white house involving a joint appearance for president biden and cinnamon art and leader mitch mcconnell. and donald trump brings in a new year. it starts with the doj investigation of the former president heating up a new revelations about his finances. all of that plus how things are looking for our wallets in the new year. i ll talk to an expert about where the economy is heading in 2023. that discussion ahead. we have some breaking news you want to get to. jess confirmed by nbc news. kevin mccarthy will hold a call today at 4 pm as
welcome back, i m lindsey reiser and for yasmin vossoughian. we continue to follow the latest developments and a machete attack on a group of new york city police officers. plus the breaking news we brought you first just last hour, kevin mccarthy holding a sunday call with a gop members. just one hour. as he scrambles for the votes he needs to become speaker of the house on a vote on tuesday. it s not the only issue facing the gop as they take control of the house. they also have to figure out what to do about congressman -elect and alleged serial liar george santos. i think this is troubling and so many ways. certainly he has lied repeatedly. again, this is a decision whether he resigns or stays that needs to be made between he and the voters who elected him. he certainly going to have to consider resigning. the democrat who lost two santos certainly has some ideas about what should be done. robert cimarron joins me in a few minutes.
reiser and for yasmin vossoughian. we continue to follow the latest developments and a machete attack on a group of new york city police officers. plus the breaking news we brought you first just last hour, kevin mccarthy holding a sunday call with a gop members. just one hour. as he scrambles for the votes he needs to become speaker of the house on a vote on tuesday. it s not the only issue facing the gop as they take control of the house. they also have to figure out what to do about congressman -elect and alleged serial liar george santos. i think this is troubling and so many ways. certainly he has lied repeatedly. again, this is a decision whether he resigns or stays that needs to be made between he and the voters who elected him. he certainly going to have to consider resigning. the democrat who lost two santos certainly has some ideas about what should be done. robert cimarron joins me in a few minutes.