caucus this morning that he decided to recuse himself from actively participating in the committees while these investigations into his background, his financial situation, campaign contributions, until they are all resolved. this doesn t mean they are stepping down from the committees. his staff was making it clear to us this morning, he s still a member of the committees but will not vote or participate in any committee activity until these issues get resolved. lindsey, it comes against the backdrop of a new poll that showed 70% of his constituents thought he should resign from office, but our cameras caught him a few minutes ago, and he once again said he has no plans to resign. this is a middle ground for republicans. they need his vote in the house chamber, and he will get to vote on all the major pieces of legislation, which will help kevin mccarthy and the slim majority he has, but he will not
not just that this republican party in the house has no interest in governing, but that it is willfully, knowingly, recklessly setting our country, and perhaps the world as well, on a path towards an economic and social catastrophe. but, hey, congratulations on the new gig, kevin. for more on all of this weeks antics in the house and what s coming down the line, let s turn now to two people who used to sit in the house chamber, one of them is recently retired new york congressman, new york democrat, mondaire jones, who lost his primary after being forced out of his own district, also with us is joe walsh, former republican congressman from illinois, now hosting the white flag joe walsh podcast. he is no longer affiliated with the gop. and i don t blame him. happy new year to you both. joe, let me begin with you. we just heard from democratic minority with kathryn clark about the debt ceiling, about using the debt ceiling as leverage. we had right wing congressman chip roy of the republ
are religious, we are secular, we are gay, we are straight, we are young, we are older, we are women, we are men, we are citizens, we are dreamers, out of many, we are one. that s what makes america a great country. [applause] no matter what kind of haters are trying to divide us, we are not going to let anyone take that away from us. not now, not ever. monday, or powerful rhetoric from hakim. he got years from his caucus. he got all 212 votes every round. this is a man who, and you are a progressive, i know, who was not beloved by the progressive wing of the party. how long do you think he can keep the democrats in the house together? is this a honeymoon period? i think hakeem s job is going to be much easier than it would be as speaker because, when you are in the minority in this party, this republican party is in the majority, we
buffalo hospital and the scene inside his hospital room as the bills won. at least 1500 under arrest tonight. the attack in brazil on the government echoing the scenes from the u.s. capitol after their ex-president claimed a rigged election, ex-president bolsonaro here in the u.s., in florida, will be he extradited to brazil? marcus moore is there. president biden in mexico tonight after his visit to the u.s.-mexico border amid this immigration and humanitarian crisis at the border. tonight president biden s new crackdown. how the numbers have already come down in recent weeks. what s driving this. mary bruce with the president. on the hill tonight. house speaker kevin mccarthy s first big test after 15 rounds of votes just to become speaker and a near fight in the house chamber, what did he agree to finally get the votes? tonight the discovery the basement, the husband now facing charges for allegedly misleading
0 3:00 answering questions from experts across the bay area. world news tonight is next. i will see you for abc 7 news at 4:00. tonight, breaking news involving president biden reports that classified documents were discovered from president biden s time as vice president. where they were found the white house just releasing a statement. also tonight, the parade of dangerous storms slamming the u.s., 12 dead already here in california. ten states under alerts for heavy rain, snow, flooding and mudslides, winds gusting more than 80 miles per hour, evacuation orders outside los angeles tonight, another storm hitting this ebbing and another one midweek. rob marciano here to time this out. the stunning move today for buffalo bills star damar hamlin just one week ago collapsing on that field. tonight he s now left a cincinnati hospital flown to a buffalo hospital and the scene inside his hospital room as the bills won. at least 1500 under arrest tonight. the attack in brazil on the