house democrats will always put american values over autocracy. benevolence over bigotry, the constitution over the cult. democracy over demagogs. working families over the well connected. yes, we can over, you can t do it, and zealous representation over zero sum confrontation. house democratic leader hakeem jeffries makes it sound as easy as abc. but after 15 tries it s kevin holding the gavel. we re watching the house floor as republicans try to get organized and what kevin s struggles mean for our democracy. also tonight, the nexus of insurrection. steve bannon and the others who cheered on the january 6th attack on the capitol are now exporting that brand of anti-democratic violence to brazil. and that is where we begin tonight. with the notion of contagion. for most of the 20th century and into the 21st, the u.s. considered itself a leading if not the leading exporter of democracy around the world. and while that sometimes involved nefarious acts like overthrowing
more. bigger than football. damar hamlin gets tonight s last word, the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. tonight, the house is an order, or is it? speaker kevin mccarthy has the gavel, and his party has a preview of what the next two years of divided government could look like. then brazil s big lie, chaotic scenes as far-right supporters of former president bolsonaro stormed the capitol, while he appears to be in florida. the direct line from there to january 6th, tomorrow hamlin s remarkable recovery gets even better, in buffalo tonight with a massive pouring of support. as we get underway on this monday night. ht good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle, after a marathon election, now speaker kevin mccarthy as gather the house into session for the rules, vote tonight. the house will be in order. since the speaker election took a total of four long days, the rules vote became a test of unity prowse republicans, and they managed to pass it with just
returned them the next day. although, not comparable at all to donald trump ignoring subpoenas and keeping hundreds of classified documents for more than a year at mar-a-lago, the justice department is investigating. trump and republicans are pouncing. this hour, house republicans set up an oversight committee with broad powers to see the nation s top secrets. the justice department s investigations into their own alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. new questions about the health of brazil s defeated ex-president as calls mount to extradite him from the u.s. who is the talented congressman george santos? new york democratic lawmakers file an official ethics complaint this morning. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. president biden is under attack from donald trump and from house republicans for the admission that he had classified documents, although very different in quantity and duration, from what donald trump refused to return from hi
of course big drama on capitol hill as well, as kevin mccarthy finally has the gavel. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. i want to provide an update on our ongoing efforts to expose the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place. there is really strong evidence that something happened, that something was changed in the transmission or inside. all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. all converging and now we re on, as they say, the point of attack. look in the streets of brazil. look at the great patriots in brazil that at a lot of danger to themselves, have come forward in the streets of brazil. f brazl a corrupt president, the forces of fascism, and the mobs that believe the lies. this morning, we re following fast moving developments out of brazil where police have arrested hundreds who attacked the presidential palace and congress. we ll have the latest on the unrest
top prize has exceeded 1 billion. the next drawing is tuesday, january 10th. good luck. the next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. i m pamela brown in washington. the top stories for you on this saturday night, republicans search for a path forward of what might be the craziest fight for house speaker ever. i ll talk to the congressman who nominated kevin mccarthy in that all important 15th vote. plus, new details as a virginia teacher lies in a hospital bed after police say she was shot by her 6-year-old student. as football evolves, so does its safety practices. you re in the cnn newsroom. an olive branch this saturday from president biden to the new house speaker kevin mccarthy. the president called mccarthy to congratulate him on his hard-fought win on the 15th vote. it s the kind of civility lacking at times among the speaker s own republican members overnight. moments after mccarthy confronted matt gaetz for forcing that 15th vote, congressman mike ro