a warm welcome to all of your viewers in the united states and around the world. i m paula newton. coming up this hour. and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you re about to enter, so help you god? yes, i do. congratulations and god speed. and god speed indeed. with that, kevin mccarthy finally becomes speaker of the house. hear what mccarthy had to say as he takes over that gavel, and how democrats are already responding. all this comes as washington marks a dark day in its history. how the january 6th insurrection was commemorated and the latest prosecutions against those involved. and a school shooting in virginia leaves a teacher badly wounded, parents shocked and a 6-year-old boy in police custody. announcer: live from cnn center, this is kcnn newsroom with paula newton. four days of marathon voting have finally ended with kevin mccarthy as the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives. right up unt
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and new details on the group of murder investigation in idaho. look at the painstaking hunt that finally led the suspects to capture. plus, cnn s andy scholes joins us here live on the set to discuss damar hamlin s remarkable recovery and what he said to his buffalo bills team. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so it took 15 ballots and an evening of high drama, but kevin mccarthy finally secured enough votes to become speaker of the house. never in modern times has
you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re live in kyiv with the latest. plus, two of the most closely watched congressional candidates face off in their first debate. we ll look at what stood out in the race that could decide the control in the senate. and with the holiday season around the corner, people could have sticker shock. we ll break down the numbers. ukraine is reporting new russian strikes on at least two cities. a short time ago it said a rocket attack hit a community outside the capital kyiv, causing severe damage to an energy infrastructure facility, while multiple missiles and kamikaze drones struck another city. meanwhile more military artillery will be sent to ukraine. russia is reportedly struggling to replenish its own. that s because according to u.s. officials, western sanctions are keeping many components of weapons productions out of russia s hands. a significant amount of russian wea
and the latest economic numbers participate a conflicting picture. we ll help you figure out what it all means. the sri lankan president say they ll resign after tens of thousands of people stormed their residences to protest the country s economic cries. this comes after months of protell uses across the south asian nation. it reached unprecedented levels on saturday. at one point more than 100,000 people converged outside the president s residence calling for his resignation. the prime minister says he s willing to make way for an all party government to take over. sri lanka s parliamentary speaker is calling for calm as the country waits for a transition of power to occur. translator: there is no need to destabilize the country any longer. i respectfully request for the cooperation of everyone on behalf of the country and for the country s future in order to maintain peace. cnn s will rippley joins us now from taipei. the protesters got what they wanted in a sense. t
Welcome to all of our viewers in the United States and around the world. With time running out, to prevent a Government Shutdown, u. S. Lawmakers seem to be making little progress towards a deal. And a dramatic end for the French Mission in niger. As france announces its troops will leave the country, more than a month after a Military Junta seized control of the government. We start with a major breakthrough in hold. The Writers Guild of america has reached a tentative agreement with television and film studios. That means after nearly five months, the Writers Strike that brought the television and film Tre Industries to a standstill could be coming to an end. Even before the agreement is officially ratified. The exact terms of the deal have not been made public. But the use of Artificial Intelligence in production was one of the final sticking points. This could pave the way for hollywood to restart productions that have been halted since may 2nd. Joining me is an Assistant Professor