First, new year, new congress and new problems for Kevin Mccarthy as he struggles to secure the speakers gavel. The pushback hes getting from his caucus with time right nowing out to secure the votes he needs before republicans take control of the house. Its one of the busiest travel days for what has been one of the craziest travel seasons in recent memory. Ahead, were on the ground at one of americas busiest airports. And youll want to turn up the volume for this one. Who stands to benefit from new big changes for Retirement Plans and Student Loan Payments this year . How it could affect your bottom line. Plus, the new restrictions for women in afghanistan that groups say will cost lives. About 25 hours from now, the 118th Congress will convene with republicans in charge of the house of representatives. But its still far from certain who their next speaker will be. Nbc news has obtained a letter Written On Sunday by a group of nine current and incoming House Republicans expressing sk
what we ve just learned. chilling new details about a hate crime investigation under way in los angeles. police say a gunman now under arrest is admitting he was targeting jewish victims. two men shot and wounded, leaving separate synagogues on back-to-back days. what authorities are now saying about the suspect. matt gutman standing by. overseas tonight, four u.s. service members and a service dog wounded in a deadly helicopter raid targeting an isis leader in syria. images coming in the deadly shooting in a rural town in mississippi. six people shot and killed in a series of shootings. nearby schools briefly placed on lockdown while police hunted the gunman. late details at this hour. two weeks after that toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, the biden administration responding to a request from the governor, deploying medical personnel and toxicology teams. many residents not convinced the air and water are safe. the war in ukraine tonight. now nearly
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firefighters injured battling a fire in new york s staten island, part of a burning home collapsing. what we ve just learned. chilling new details about a hate crime investigation under way in los angeles. police say a gunman now under arrest is admitting he was targeting jewish victims. two men shot and wounded, leaving separate synagogues on back-to-back days. what authorities are now saying about the suspect. matt gutman standing by. overseas tonight, four u.s. service members and a service dog wound in the a deadly helicopter raid targeting an isis leader in syria. images coming in, the deadly shooting in a rural town in mississippi. six people shot and kill in the a series of shootings. nearby schools briefly placed on lockdown while police hunted the gunman. late details at this hour. two weeks after that toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, the biden administration responding to a question from the govern earthquake deploying medical personnel and toxicol
. house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing growing pushback within his own party over his new plan to raise the debt limit . we re following this critical test for the speaker for congress and for the president as the clock ticks towards a potential economic crisis. also tonight, alec baldwin s attorney says criminal charges against the actor are being dropped a year and a half after the deadly accidental shooting on the set of his film rust. and trump ally and my pillow chief mike lindell has been ordered to pay $5 million in connection with his false claims about the 2020 election. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news, but we do begin with breaking news out of the white house. cnn senior chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is here with details. phil. what are you learning? well, alex we have known for several months, the p