prices up, taxes down? possibly the one good thing about inflation. the changes uyou could see in your paychecks on your tax returns. welcome to the lead i m john berman in for jake tapper. we begin in the world lead in a few minutes russian president s vladimir putin rule of martial law goes into effect. this despite the fact that putin s army doesn t have full control over the area. and as the campaign to plunge ukraine into darkness continues, energy officials said they had no choice but to introduce blackouts following days of devastating russian cruise missile and drone strikes. missiles hit at least three power stations just today, that s according to the ukraine. nick roberts is in kyiv. reporter: ukrainian civilians now under russian martial law. lined up to be evacuated in kherson city. potentially to russia. russian imposed officially, in illegally annexed kherson told them it s not safe to stay. up to 60,000 forced out, boats used to ferry them away from the fron
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iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests. and it s a huge weekend for the technology industry as the annual consumer electronics show gets under way in las vegas. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after r
i m jake tapper in d.c. kevin mccarthy is living on a prayer today is a day a deal will come together. we ll shock you, mccarthy promised reporters last night. so far shockingly no deal. only assurances of some progress. we were told that yesterday, of course, and the day before and the day before. the math today looks nearly identical to the math on tuesday, ballot one, ballot two, 19 rebels, ballot 3, add another rebel to the resistance, four, five, six, a present vote on top of the 20 hard-liners, seven, eight, nine, the math remains the same, more evidence the opposition is dug in. ballots 10 and 11, no show of momentum towards mccarthy. something his allies said he needed to demonstrate then and still needs to demonstrate soon. this farce in the house is also clashing with a deadly and sobering anniversary. lawmakers crowded the capitol steps earlier today to mark two years since the mob emboldened and incited by donald trump s many lies about the election tried to preve
is that, you know, to have a congress that can t function, it is just embarrassing. we re the greatest nation in the world. how can that be? president biden calls the drama playing out on the house floor embarrassing. this morning, there s still no speaker after three more rounds of voting. we ll have the latest from capitol hill. plus, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin is still in critical condition, but the team says he s showing signs of improvement. we ll get an update on his health. and the president says he s planning a trip to the southern border amid a record number of migrants crossing into the united states. what we re learning this morning about that trip. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the house of representatives is set to vote again today on its next speaker after republicans failed to unite around a single nominee for the second straight day. after thr