Speaker of the house is entering his first full day in office after 51 year old congressman mike johnson took the gavel yesterday. He said the peoples house is back in business. Abcs andrea fujii has more. After more than three weeks, the house has finally elected a speaker. Congressman mike johnson of louisiana. The honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. Having served only six and a half years in congress, he has the least experience of any speaker in 140 years. Johnson is known for his conservative views and led efforts to overturn the 2020 president ial Election Results the country demands strong leadership of this body, and we must not waver. Hes earned the support of former president trump, who is taking credit for johnsons win this time yesterday. Nobody was thinking of mike and then we put out the word and now hes the speaker of the house, congressman matt gaetz, a n
The hamas run Ministry Of Health in gaza publishes a detailed list of the more than 7000 people it says have been killed since israels bombardment began, but tonight, the Us Government says that while a signifcant number of people have died, it still doesnt trust the figures from hamas. Tonight, we will look at the lessons learnt from the costly battle with isis in iraq as israel prepares for the next stage of its Military Operation in gaza. And also check in on the diplomatic efforts under way at the United Nations and in brussels, where eu leaders have been discussing action on the israel gaza conflict. We will also be live in lewiston, maine, after a gunman opened fire at a Bowling Alley and a restaurant, killing at least 18 people and sparking a Massive Police manhunt. Police say the ao year old suspect is still armed and dangerous. The situation in gaza is growing more desperate by the hour, with humanitarian supplies critically low and the Death Toll Jumping by hundreds every day
Interest. A military veteran and firearms instructor said to be armed and very dangerous. This morning a shelter in place order is in effect. Our team is on the scene in lewiston, maine, right now. Republicans finally elect a speaker after three weeks of chaos in the house. Who is louisiana congressman mike johnson . The house gets back to work with a shutdown looming. Growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. Hospitals forced to close as fuel runs out, with israel ramping up its air strikes. Driving to a deal. United autoworkers and ford reach a tentative deal. Nearly six weeks after workers first starrted walking off the job. What it could mean for two other major automakers . New scrutiny for Clarence Thomas, facing ethics and tax questions after reportedly taking 250,000 loan from a friend that he never had to pay back. The strongest hurricane on record to hit Mexicos Pacific coast. And one of the fastest rapid intensifications on earth. Pummelling the popular resort area. Ginger is tra
The ongoing manhunt in lewiston, maine. And the surrounding communities. Where theres fear among residents this may not be over. E death toll from two separate shootings at a Bowling Alley and restaurant is 18 with 13 others injured, after a senseless assault devastating the community and the state of maine. Look, lewiston is a special place. Its a closeknit community with a long history of hard work, persistence, of faith, of opening its big heart to people everywhere. I love this place, just as i love our whole state with my entire heart. Im so deeply saddened, as is everyone of the 1. 3 Million People of this beautiful state. This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. No city does. No state, no people. This Attack Strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. Devastating and emotional for the governor and all the residents. Photos released overnight show
Covering Breaking News from the United States, specifically lewis on the, maine as you see on the right hand side. Lewiston had a shooting. The earlier numbers we were given is somebody walked into a Bowling Alley and opened fire. Apparently that same person walked into a restaurant pool hall and opened fire and fled the scene. The death toll we were given earlier is 22. Police are now not giving numbers. Of course the number of wounded was given as 30. We do know that there are a number of victims that ever been taken to local hospitals and are being treated and one of those is a level 2 Trauma Center surgeons on stand by. He is 40yearold robert card. He is said to be an active reserve issa in firearms. You see him him coming out of the Bowling Alley. There are pictures of of him coming out the other location mg its interesting when you look at this because this person is still on the run. Police have found a car they believe belongs to robert card up in Lisbon Outside Lewiston and be