newsroom the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting and tense moments on the floor, the house elects a speaker. i never thought we d get up here. how the drama played out and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. we got our boy. excitement from buffalo bills players on safety damar hamlin. the latest on his condition and more on that moment when he facetimed his teammates. california slammed with heavy rain, flooding and mudslides and the danger isn t over. we re tracking the next line of storms as millions remain under flood warnings. it was really devastating and me not knowing exactly what the situation was, because all i heard was gunshots. shock and anger in virginia after a 6-year-old shoots his teacher. what we are learning about the moments that led up to the shooting. the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug and it s a mixed bag of benefits and risks. could
disease and try to reduce the amount of cognitive decline. and so it offers this novel therapy. there is a lot of po fence for it. but i think there is still a number of unanswered questions, including about side effects. specifically, there are some side effects that seem to be associated with this drug, brain swelling, brain bleeding. the question is, are we able to identify which patients will be eligible for it and which patients for whom the benefits outweigh the risk. another unanswered question is how it will be priced and whether medicare is going to cover it. that s something that the federal agency has yet to make a determination about. this news could provide a lot of hope to millions of americans. the alzheimer s association says that more than 6.5 million people in the u.s. live with alzheimer s. of course, this could give hope to their families. how big a deal is this moment, the potential of this new treatment?