happy holiday. my first time seeing you. i m fredricka whitfield. it s official. after a grueling 15 rounds of voting, the house speaker has a new speaker. the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] newly elected speaker of the house kevin mccarthy grabbing the gavel after four days of voting. the longest speaker contest in 164 years. despite the sometimes c contentious days of negotiations, republicans in the end rallied around mccarthy and his vision for america. i make this promise. i ll never give up for you, the american people. and i will never give up on keeping our commitment to america. our nation is worth fighting for. our rights are worth fighting for. our dreams are worth fighting for. our future is worth fighting for. cnn s eve a mckenna is live on capitol hill. good to see you. happy holiday. what a way to begin the new year, right? i mean, how did you know, what
after the texas school shooting. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? a major review of leadership across the nhs and social care sector in england has found evidence of bullying, discrimination and blame culture. scientists have made the most precise map yet, of the floor of the southern ocean around antarctica. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. state media in russia say more than 1,000 ukrainian soldiers who surrendered in the ruined city of mariupol have been transferred to russia for investigation. russian politicians have called for some of them to be treated as terrorists and there are fears they may be put on trial. meanwhile, russia and ukraine have carried out an exchange of the deceased, with each side handing over 160 bodies. this all comes as two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in
Young child. A little earlier we saw these pictures from inside the Shopping Centre which seemed to show the attacker on black on the and a work out or somebody inside in white, briefly with a ballard it seems trying to block the path of that attacker. In the last 30 minutes or so, we had our second update from police. Lets have a look now at what we know so far. Emergency services arrived at around 340 54 3 45 Emergency Services arrived at around 340 54 3 45 piano time. Local time. At least six people have been killed by a man with a knife, five women one man. Eight people are in hospital, being treated for various injuries, including a nine month old baby. The attacker has been shot dead, and police say he was a 40 year old man known to police. Police say its too early to make an assessment on what could have been the attacker s motivation. He was shot dead by a female Police Officer who was in the area at the time the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praising her for her heroic effor