here so explain thoughts coming up, plus mark furman whether defense attorneys could use this to their advantage in a trial. it s a photo op, they cleaned up the streets, show them clean, not like they look normally. we were hoping he would get to see the chaos he has caused. this is a self-inflicted wound and he is the inflicter, it s ridiculous. one word for biden, enforce the laws. he does not have create new laws, just enforce them. john: president biden in mexico city after finally visiting the southern border for the first time ever since taking office. but critics say it was just a photo op for the president as he eyes a re-election bid in 2024. i m john roberts in washington. welcome to a new week, sandra. sandra: sandra smith in new york. this is america reports. a trip the president has avoided making for nearly two years now, residents and border officials say biden failed to get a full grasp of the crisis in the three hours he spent in el paso, he chos
of his teeth. and coming back to vote again because there has not yet been a speaker of the house elected. and it s all right now seemingly about buying time for more negotiations behind closed doors. so the fact the motion to adjourn even passed, well, that s a little bit of good news for kevin mccarthy. he did speak to manu raju just a little while ago saying he still believes that he will become the next speaker of the house, but he wouldn t commit to when that would actually take place or even getting it wrapped up by tomorrow. wrap it up tomorrow? no, no, i m not putting any time line on it. i think we ve got members talking. i think we ve got a little movement so we ll see. we ll have more from manu raju in just a moment. kevin mccarthy has suffered what many are calling five humiliating defeats. well, that was just today, and you can add that to what s happened in the past over the past several days. his own party has told him, nope. that comes of course from con
the cnn newsroom on this new year s day. we have a major development on that bizarre attack that unfolded near last night s new year s eve festivities in times square. three new york city police officers are recovering after an unprovoked attack by a man wielding a machete. multiple law enforcement sources tell us the 19-year-old suspect was carrying some of his writings and his radical views. what have you learned, gloria? that s right, pamela. good evening. we ve been trying to learn more about this suspect as you said, a 19-year-old man. we can now tell you he was, in fact, carrying a hand written dillry. in it he expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. that s according to multiple law enforcement sources. now, investigators believe the suspect arrived in new york city on thursday and he checked into a hotel in the leer east side. investigators and sources also telling my colleague john miller that he traveled to times square on satur
we ve seen. the bags have not gone away, and southwest tells us it s still working on reuniting passengers with their unclaimed bags. it s not just here at reagan national airport, but also other places. we hope those bags get ato their owners soon. thank you so much. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. happy new year, everyone. i m bianna golodryga. well, the father of one of the murdered college students in idaho is responding to the arrest of his daughter s accused killer. you will be hearing from steve goncalves in just a few moments, but the suspect, bryan kohberger is expected to waive extradition in pennsylvania, his home state. he was arrested there friday. kohberger, a graduate student in criminology attends washington state university in pullman which is a 15-minute drive from moscow, idaho. that s where on november 13th, police found the bloodied bodies of 20-year-old ethan chapin, xana kernodle, madison mogen, and kaylee goncalves. many students have
michigan. on november 7th, a senior staffer tells him he only has a five to 10% chance of winning the election, now this is important here because it goes to trump s state of mind. that he knew he had lost and his challenge is to the results were made in bad faith. that same day, joe biden is declared president elect. and soon, people in trump s orbit, one by one, begin to acknowledge that loss. in fact, on november 13th, trump s campaign attorneys recognized in court that he had lost arizona, and the election. the next day, according to the indictment, trump turned to coconspirator number one who appears to be rudy giuliani, to execute a strategy to impair, obstruct, and to fake the electoral voting system. between november 20th and november 25th, trump and his coconspirators began confident leaders across targeted swing states. including michigan, arizona, georgia, pennsylvania.