newsroom. i m paula reed in washington in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a machete attack on three police officers in times square. the attack unfolded outside a security screening zone set up for last night s festivities. police say the man wielding the machete was just 19 years old. fortunately, all three officers injured are in stable condition. cnn s correspondent is following this story from new york city. gloria, what else do we know about this violent attack? reporter: certainly a trosh f terrifying attack for these three officers. one of the officers just graduating the police academy last week. this happened, as you mentioned, outside of a security zone because everyone who goes to times square to watch the new year s eve ball drop has to go through these screening points for this reason. they are being checked for weapons, items not permitted into this event. and that is where police say a 19-year-old male approached these officers completely unprovoke
in just two days, 118 congress will be sworn in with republicans in the majority in the house and kevin mccarthy is vowing to fight to become house speaker until the very end. but the question remains. could a group of heart rate lawmakers keep them from reaching the magical number of 219 votes. also one of the most controversial members of the new congress, new york republican george santos said take his seat lying about everything for his family history to his finances. we ll talk to another new yorker, democratic congressman richie torres, with reprising which insulation to make in a crime for candidates to lie. in the new year brings new concerns about a new variant. new covid variant. according to the cdc. it now presents over 40% new cases. well astronauts prior to what we should do to protect our family and ourselves. we bring with you begin with you with some for some breaking news out of new york city. where three police officers were injured in a machete attack
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
not simply a democracy at. we re but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen kevin mccarthy s new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthy s bid this year was only the 15th time that has happened, it was 15 ballots but it was only the 15th time that it is happened. there were only four other instances when the volker shut went on for longer, all of which were in the 1800s, which was an era in which political parties were influx and factions were ideologically split over the issue of slavery. take the 16th congress as an example. henry clay was initially elected as the speaker at the start of the term and 1819 but, he opted to step down in the midd
the house this morning. lawmakers set to vote again in two hours. but gop leader kevin mccarthy has put up a new offer he hopes will win over a faction of his party. that has been fighting against his candidate us is. what he s giving up now and why it might hurt him with moderates. also what is president trump trump s roul roel? he s made call to holdouts asking them to vote for mccarthy. what they told him to do instead and why he s now predicting a big win today. plus the man accused of stabbing four university of idaho students is back in idaho. what new body camera footage released by police shows. and the latest on buffalo bills safety damar hamlin three days after he suffered cardiac arrest in the game against the bengals. what the bills are saying about the change in his condition. next hour, president biden will address the southern border ahead of his first trip since taking office. what his administration is doing while the supreme court wait s to reconsider