much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter century as
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 covid-19 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 thursday s funeral mass. good day, i m 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 it s going to take for republicans to secure the majority vote
market. major industries in the mud yesterday part of a week-long slide chipping away at your retirement funds, 401k coming off the worst quarter since the start of the pandemic. dana: adding insult to injury the price of gas hitting another all-time high. $4.41 a gallon right now. close to $6 in some states. bill: president biden blaming these issues on just about everything and everyone from climate change to covid but according to larry kudlow it s time to take a look in the mirror. president biden should start to own this problem. the blame game doesn t work. it is not working for him. ordinary working folks don t buy into the blame game at all. you are in an emergency inflation crisis. and so you have to start taking emergency action. peter doocy rocks off the show report being live from the north lawn this morning. good morning, peter. good morning. we have new insight this morning from inside the white house. we know more this morning about how the president
willing to go to jail to prevent americans to know how see no biden is in angle fat checked on the latest lies, but first another 9/11? that is the focus of tonight s angle. you wouldn t think the president or the cabinet would ever forget what america endured september 11, 2001, all the death, loss, the destruction, it took 19 hijackers. and they were here right under our noses taking flying lessons, lacks visa policies, national complacency, and of course, the rest is tragic history. we let our guard down and it triggered the longest war in american history. well, have we learned? well, the biden administration clearly has not because protecting america first was never this administration s priority. their sole priority was and is to facilitate a mass influx of individuals from around the world into our own america in order to change america. end of border patrol, by the way, tries to stop migrants from crossing, they were terminated to. what do you think the executiv