the football field last weekend. we ll be joined by a former basketball player who experienced the very same thing. we ll have his story and how he used that scary moment to help save lives. plus, the new study that says social media could be changing your kids dreams. that s all ahead on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us, especially you, alex. good to be with you. great to be back with you. how late did you manage to stay up watching the drama unfold? about 8:00 p.m. that was the latest for me. how about you? 9:45. you got a little more in. it was quite dramatic as well as being historic and chaotic. kevin mccarthy finally won the race for speaker of the house after 15, 15 rounds of voting, which ended earlier this morningening. the next speaker of the united states for the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers ] [ applause ] mccarthy engaged in some intense negotiations and made some major
covid, flu, and rsv. what parents need to know tonight, as some children fight multiple illnesses at once. whit johnson in houston. 12 days until the midterms. and tonight, president biden in syracuse, new york, celebrating the new numbers on the economy today. unexpected good news on gdp. the president saying the deficit cut by $1.4 trillion this year. and the semiconductor company investing $100 billion in factories in central new york to make those chips in america. terry moran tonight. also tonight, in arizona, where about 90% of ballots cast are mail-in ballots, among the highest in the nation, the new images tonight, allegations of voter intimidation. voters being watched closely by groups in camo. what s going on? jon karl on this. and the moment on the tarmac today. president biden and senate majority leader chuck schumer. what schumer can be heard telling the president about the pennsylvania debate between john fetterman and dr. oz. the war in ukraine. new vide
to get out of another s way. the two threw punches, then tumbled down a moving escalator. the suspect was charged with assault. another chilling scene. a man viciously pushed onto subway tracks over the weekend in the bronx. good samaritans thankfully rescued him with second to spare. the suspect is still on the streets in that one. this one yesterday, the suspect has a special place in hell. a 48-year-old man died after he was shoved in front of an oncoming train during rush hour in queens which means you don t have a lot of time to save somebody. the tragedy happened when the victim accidentally bumped into another rider, triggering a fight between the two, according to police. and look at the numbers. transit crime in new york city, up by 41%, compared with last year. new york city mayor eric adams insists it is not what it seems. well, what is it? dealing with actual crimes, those eight homicide, and dealing with the perception of fear that people are feeling. that s th
multiple illnesses at once. whit johnson in houston. 12 days until the midterms. and tonight, president biden in syracuse, new york, celebrating the new numbers on the economy today. unexpected good news on gdp. the president saying the deficit caught by $1.4 trillion this year. and the semindtor company investing $100 billion in factories in central new york to make those chips in america. terry moran tonight. also tonight, in arizona, where about 90% of ballots cast are mail-in ballots, among the highest in the nation, the new images tonight, allegations of voter intimidations. voters being watched closely by groups in camo. what s going on? jon karl on this. and the moment on the tarmac today. president biden and senate majority leader chuck schumer. what schumer can be heard telling the president about the pennsylvania debate between john fetterman and dr. oz. the war in ukraine. new video tonight of a raging fire in eastern ukraine and vladimir putin s new threat t
and welcome back to our continuing coverage of the chaos in washington, d.c.. it has been quite a day in quite a night. first, kevin mccarthy lost his 60 vote to become house speaker. the house then adjourned around temps a deal making. consumed members reconvene briefly, only to adjourn again until noon tomorrow. the would-be speaker announcing more upbeat about his chances. cnn s manu raju first broke that news for us. he joins us again tonight from the capitol. so, why are things looking more upbeat for mccarthy? he s hearing some more positive responses from those opponents, the people who have essentially seemed immovable for the past two days. but after a meeting in which mccarthy made a number of concessions on arranging on political issues, how the outside group engages on some key issues as well as giving more power and more sway over themselves the rank and file, at the expense of the leadership. some these members sound like they re moving in his direction.